Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
The men's long jump field event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on September 2.
Results
All jumpers reaching 7.40 metres advanced to the finals. All distances are listen in metres.Qualifying
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | Bo Roberson | 7.81 | ||
| 2 | Igor Ter-Ovanesyan | 7.79 | ||
| 3 | Henk Visser | 7.72 | ||
| 4 | Manfred Steinbach | 7.70 | ||
| 5 | Jorma Valkama | 7.63 | ||
| 6 | Ralph Boston | 7.60 | ||
| 7 | Takayuki Okazaki | 7.58 | ||
| 8 | Attilio Bravi | 7.57 | ||
| 9 | Dmytro Bondarenko | 7.49 | ||
| 10 | Manfred Molzberger | 7.46 | ||
| 11 | Dimos Manglaras | 7.45 | ||
| 12 | Fred Alsop | 7.42 | ||
| 13 | Paul Foreman | 7.42 | ||
| 14 | Christian Collardot | 7.40 | ||
| 15 | John Oladipo Oladitan | 7.38 | ||
| 16 | Kazimierz Kropidłowski | 7.37 | ||
| 17 | Yukishige Yasuma | 7.34 | ||
| 18 | Juhani Manninen | 7.34 | ||
| 19 | Fritz Köppen | 7.32 | ||
| 20 | Anthony Watson | 7.32 | ||
| 21 | Gustav Schlosser | 7.27 | ||
| 22 | Jan Netopilík | 7.26 | ||
| 23 | Fermín Donazar | 7.24 | ||
| 24 | Roberto Procel | 7.23 | ||
| 25 | David Kushnir | 7.20 | ||
| 26 | Ali Brakchi | 7.20 | ||
| 27 | John Howell | 7.19 | ||
| 28 | Pedro de Almeida | 7.10 | ||
| 29 | Roar Berthelsen | 7.09 | ||
| 30 | B. V. Satyanarayan | 7.08 | ||
| 31 | Luis Felipe Areta | 7.04 | ||
| 32 | Dave Norris | 7.04 | ||
| 33 | Ian Tomlinson | 7.03 | ||
| 34 | Seo Yeong-Ju | 6.98 | ||
| 35 | Yalçın Ünsal | 6.97 | ||
| 36 | John Baguley | 6.96 | ||
| 37 | Mahmoud Atter Abdel Fattah | 6.94 | ||
| 38 | Romain Poté | 6.92 | ||
| 39 | Jun Ebina | 6.83 | ||
| 40 | Revaz Kvachakidze | 6.82 | ||
| 41 | Prajim Wongsuwan | 6.78 | ||
| 42 | Vilhjálmur Einarsson | 6.76 | ||
| 43 | Kaimar-ud-Din bin Maidin | 6.74 | ||
| 44 | Virsa Singh | 6.70 | ||
| 45 | Bevyn Baker | 6.43 | ||
| 46 | A. Abdul Razzak | 6.37 | ||
| - | Clive Bonas | NM | ||
| - | Luigi Ulivelli | NM | ||
| - | Muhammad Ramzan Ali | NM |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Notes |
| Ralph Boston | 8.12 | 7.82 | X | 8.12 OR | 7.80 | X | 7.96 | OR | ||
| Bo Roberson | 8.11 | X | 8.03 | 7.88 | 7.75 | 7.62 | 8.11 | |||
| Igor Ter-Ovanesyan | 8.04 | 7.90 | 7.80 | X | X | 7.68 | 8.04 | |||
| 4 | Manfred Steinbach | 8.00 | 7.81 | X | 7.76 | X | X | 8.00 | ||
| 5 | Jorma Valkama | 7.69 | 7.52 | 7.69 | 7.36 | 7.31 | X | 7.29 | ||
| 6 | Christian Collardot | 7.68 | 7.67 | X | 7.68 | 6.96 | 7.50 | X | ||
| 7 | Henk Visser | 7.66 | 7.59 | 7.43 | 7.66 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8 | Dmytro Bondarenko | 7.58 | 7.27 | 7.58 | 7.37 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9 | Manfred Molzberger | 7.49 | 7.35 | 7.49 | 7.47 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 | Attilio Bravi | 7.47 | 7.30 | 7.22 | 7.47 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11 | Dimos Manglaras | 7.45 | 7.16 | 7.32 | 7.45 | - | - | - | - | |
| 12 | Paul Foreman | 7.26 | 7.26 | XX | XX | - | - | - | - | |
| 13 | Fred Alsop | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.18 | 7.16 | - | - | - | - |
Key: OR = Olympic record; NR = no mark; X = foul; XX = pass