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Luz Long

1913 - 1943

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Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long (27 April 1913 – 14 July 1943) was a German Olympic long jumper who won the silver medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and had a friendship with Jesse Owens, who won the gold medal in that event. Luz Long won the German long jump championship six times: in 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luz Long is the 32nd most popular athlete (down from 30th in 2019), the 1,289th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,275th in 2019) and the most popular German Athlete.

Luz Long was a German Olympic athlete who helped Jesse Owens win a gold medal in the 1936 Olympics.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Luz Long ranks 32 out of 6,025. Before him are Georgios Roubanis, Mike Powell, Archie Hahn, Bruno, Ronnie Coleman, and Lee Evans. After him are Stanisława Walasiewicz, Percy Williams, Viktor Saneyev, Felix Baumgartner, Michael Johnson, and Tamara Press.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Luz Long ranks 64. Before him are Tony Martin, Jan Kubiš, Heinz Linge, Tadao Horie, Irwin Shaw, and Tito Gobbi. After him are Stewart Granger, Stanley Kramer, Mark Robson, Vinicius de Moraes, Gert Fröbe, and Joe Simon. Among people deceased in 1943, Luz Long ranks 44. Before him are Charley Paddock, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Nordahl Grieg, Lydia Litvyak, Jane Avril, and Franz Oppenheimer. After him are Viktor Lutze, Akira Matsunaga, Pavel Milyukov, Abdelaziz of Morocco, Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, and Vito Cascio Ferro.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Luz Long ranks 1,289 out of 7,253. Before him are John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1589), Hans Aumeier (1906), Klaus Schulze (1947), Claudia Schiffer (1970), Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690), and Alfred von Waldersee (1832). After him are Adolf Strauss (1879), Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1721), Ludwig Prandtl (1875), Werner Haase (1900), August Landmesser (1910), and Niklot (1100).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Luz Long ranks 1. After him are Marita Koch (1957), Fritz Hofmann (1871), Dora Ratjen (1918), Friedrich Traun (1876), Klaus Wolfermann (1946), Karl Hein (1908), Gisela Mauermayer (1913), Karin Balzer (1938), Annelie Ehrhardt (1950), Tilly Fleischer (1911), and Rosemarie Ackermann (1952).

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