The men's long jump event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria,[1] on 31 August and 1 September 1961.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Soviet Union
|
Takayuki Okazaki Japan
|
Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria
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Results edit
Qualifications edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Ter-Ovanesyan | Soviet Union |
7.64 | q | |
| Takayuki Okazaki | Japan |
7.20 | q | |
| Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria |
7.10 | q | |
| Maurizio Terenziani |  Italy |
7.07 | q | |
| Pedro de Almeida |  Portugal |
6.96 | q | |
| Wolfgang Klein |  West Germany |
6.95 | q | |
| Katsumi Hanada | Japan |
6.91 | q | |
| László Mihályfi |  Hungary |
6.85 | q | |
| Newton de Castro |  Brazil |
6.82 | q | |
| Todor Dashkov | Bulgaria |
6.77 | q | |
| Harald Ihmig | West Germany |
6.72 | q | |
| 13 | Hüseyin Çakmak |  Turkey |
6.65 | |
| 14 | Sabaudin Ramku |  Albania |
6.31 | |
| 15 | Antonio Bortoli | Italy |
6.20 | |
| 16 | Ramanathan Sundaralingama |  Ceylon |
5.64 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan | Soviet Union |
7.90w | |
 |
Takayuki Okazaki | Japan |
7.67w | |
 |
Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria |
7.58w | |
| 4 | Aarre Asiala |  Finland |
7.54 | |
| 5 | Wolfgang Klein | West Germany |
7.45 | |
| 6 | Katsumi Hanada | Japan |
7.31 | |
| 7 | Newton de Castro | Brazil |
7.22 | |
| 8 | Harald Ihmig | West Germany |
7.18 | |
| 9 | Todor Dashkov | Bulgaria |
6.99 | |
| 10 | Pedro de Almeida | Portugal |
6.91 | |
| László Mihályfi | Hungary |
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| Maurizio Terenziani | Italy |
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