Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men’s long jump Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.These are the official results of the Men’s Long Jump event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Australia. The qualifying stage and the final both were held on the second day of the track and field competition on Saturday November 24 1956. bronze medalist Jorma Valkama event Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics games 1956 Summer gold medalist Greg Bell (athlete) next event Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump previous event Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump siler medalist John Bennett (athlete) Learn more... Loading...