title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
  
  The men's long jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 and 26 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Torfi Bryngeirsson Iceland |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Gerard Wessels Netherlands |
  | Bronze | Jaroslav Fikejz Czechoslovakia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  26 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Torfi Bryngeirsson | Iceland | 7.32 |
  | | Gerard Wessels | Netherlands | 7.22 |
  | | Jaroslav Fikejz | Czechoslovakia | 7.20 |
  | 4 | Álvaro Cachulo | Portugal | 7.00 |
  | 5 | Rune Nilsen | Norway | 6.96 |
  | 6 | Fred Hammer | Luxembourg | 6.92 |
  | 7 | Paul Faucher | France | 6.81 |
  | 8 | Boris Brnad | Yugoslavia | 6.52 |
  | | Harry Whittle | Great Britain | DNS |
  
  ### Qualification
  
  25 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Álvaro Cachulo | Portugal | 7.32 | Q |
  | 2 | Paul Faucher | France | 7.22 | Q |
  | 3 | Torfi Bryngeirsson | Iceland | 7.20 | Q |
  | 4 | Gerard Wessels | Netherlands | 7.17 | Q |
  | 5 | Jaroslav Fikejz | Czechoslovakia | 7.10 | Q |
  | 6 | Fred Hammer | Luxembourg | 7.02 | Q |
  | 7 | Rune Nilsen | Norway | 7.00 | Q |
  | 8 | Harry Whittle | Great Britain | 7.00 | Q |
  | 9 | Boris Brnad | Yugoslavia | 6.96 | Q |
  | 10 | Walter Lombardi | Italy | 6.95 | |
  | 11 | Pierre Knepper | Luxembourg | 6.92 | |
  | 12 | Felix Würth | Austria | 6.86 | |
  | 13 | Luís García | Portugal | 6.78 | |
  | 14 | René Valmy | France | 6.72 | |
  | 15 | Harry Askew | Great Britain | 6.69 | |
  | 16 | René Libert | Belgium | 6.47 | |
  | 17 | Raymond Driesen | Belgium | 6.20 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Austria (1)
  * Belgium (2)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * France (2)
  * Iceland (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Luxembourg (2)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Norway (1)
  * Portugal (2)
  * Great Britain (2)
  * Yugoslavia (1)
  