Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
The men's long jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. There were nine contestants in the long jump, held on 7 April. The American jumpers proved themselves dominant in taking the top three spots. Clark's first two jumps were fouls, but his third was by far the best of the field.
| Men's long jump at the Games of the I Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | April 7 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.35 | OR |
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Robert Garrett | |
6.18 | |
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James Connolly | |
6.11 | |
| 4 | Alexandre Tufferi |  |
5.98 | |
| 5 | Adolphe Grisel | |
5.83 | |
| 6 | Henrik Sjöberg | .svg.png){kind=small} |
5.80 | |
| 7 | Alexandros Chalkokondylis | .svg.png){kind=small} |
5.74 | |
| 8 | Carl Schuhmann | .svg.png){kind=small} |
5.70 | |
| 9 | Athanasios Skaltsogiannis | |
Unknown |
References
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J. & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at la84foundation.org)
- Mallon, Bill & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0379-0. (Excerpt available at la84foundation.org)
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 978-1-86197-342-9.
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