Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue White City Stadium
Date July 25
Competitors 20 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Tim Ahearne  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Garfield Macdonald  Canada
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Edvard Larsen  Norway

The men's triple jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 25, 1908. Twenty athletes from eight nations competed.[1]

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.

World Record 15.35(*) United Kingdom John Breshnihan Bandon (GBR) August 26, 1906
Olympic Record 14.47 United States Myer Prinstein Paris (FRA) July 16, 1900

(*) unofficial

At first Tim Ahearne set a new Olympic record with 14.73 metres. Then Garfield Macdonald improved the record to 14.76 metres and finally Ahearne took the new Olympic record with 14.92 metres.

Results

All jumpers performed three jumps. The best three made another three attempts to improve their marks. Best marks are known for the top six jumpers, placing for the top seventeen, and no information about marks or placement for the bottom three.

PlaceNameNationDistance
1Tim Ahearne Great Britain14.92 metres OR
2Garfield Macdonald Canada14.76 metres
3Edvard Larsen Norway14.39 metres
4Calvin Bricker Canada14.10 metres
5Platt Adams United States14.07 metres
6Frank Mount Pleasant United States13.97 metres
7Karl Fryksdal Sweden13.65 metres
8John Brennan United States13.59 metres
9Martin Sheridan United States13.42 metres
10Doug Stupart South Africa13.40 metres
11Cyril Dugmore Great Britain13.31 metres
12Michael Dineen Great Britain13.23 metres
13Henry Olsen Norway13.17 metres
14Oscar Guttormsen Norway13.16 metres
15Dimitrios Muller Greece13.09 metres
16Frank Irons United States12.67 metres
17Sam Bellah United States12.55 metres
18-20Nathaniel Sherman United StatesUnknown
George Mayberry Great BritainUnknown
Juho Halme FinlandUnknown

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

Sources

  • Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at .
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