Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's standing long jump

Men's standing long jump
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue Francis Field
Dates August 29
Competitors 4 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ray Ewry  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Charles King  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) John Biller  United States

The men's standing long jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. The competition was held on Monday, August 29, 1904. Four athletes, all from the United States, competed.

Ray Ewry continued his dominance of the standing jumps at the Olympics, successfully defending his championships in this one as well as the other two. He also set a new world record.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World Record 3.45 United States Ray Ewry ? ?
Olympic Record 3.21 United States Ray Ewry Paris (FRA) July 16, 1900

Ray Ewry set a new world record with 3.47 metres.

Results

PlaceAthleteDistance
1 Ray Ewry (USA)3.47 WR
2 Charles King (USA)3.27
3 John Biller (USA)3.25
4 Henry Field (USA)3.18

Sources

  • sports-reference.com
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.
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