Luz Long

Luz Long
(L–R) Naoto Tajima, Jesse Owens, and Long
Personal information
Birth nameCarl Ludwig Long
National teamGermany
Born(1913-04-27)27 April 1913
Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died14 July 1943(1943-07-14) (aged 30)
Acate, Sicily, Italy
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Military career
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch German Army
Years of service1941–1943
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsUnknown
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Long jump
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1934 Turin Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Paris Long jump

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 during World War II.