Luz Long, German long jumper and soldier (died 1943)

Luz Long

German long jumper (1913–1943)

Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long 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,…