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Luz Long

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Also known as Lutz Long

German long jumper (1913-1943)

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  • La Repercusion del Conflicto del 36 En La Obra de Miguel Delibes

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Known for

  • Les Champions d'Hitler — Self2016
  • Jesse Owens et Luz Long : le temps d'une étreinte — Self (archive footage)2015
  • Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations — Self (uncredited)1938

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Type
Person
Country
NL
Active from
1943-10-22
Active to
2006-12-13

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Key facts

National team
Germany
Born
Carl Ludwig Long , ( 1913-04-27 ) 27 April 1913, Leipzig , German Empire
Died
14 July 1943 (1943-07-14) (aged 30), Acate , Sicily, Italy
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Branch
German Army
Service years
1941–1943
Conflicts
World War II Italian Campaign Allied Invasion of Sicily †
Awards
Unknown

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Mass
72
Image
Luz Long.jpg
Height
184
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Luz Long
date of birth
1913-04-27
date of death
1943-07-14
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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.

Long was killed while serving in the German Army under the Wehrmacht during World War II.

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