Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
The men's long jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. Nine athletes from three nations participated. The competition was held on Thursday, September 1, 1904.[1]
| Men's long jump at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Myer Prinstein during the jump on the way to finish in first place. | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 1 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 3 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Track events | |
| 60 m | men |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 200 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 2590 m steeplechase | men |
| 4 mile team race | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Standing long jump | men |
| Standing triple jump | men |
| Standing high jump | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| 56 pound weight throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Triathlon | men |
| All-around | men |
Myer Prinstein, who had taken second place in 1900 after leading in the first round of jumping but declining to compete in the second due to it being held on a Sunday, won the contest and set a new Olympic record for distance.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 7.61 |  |
Dublin (GBR) | August 5, 1901 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 7.185 |  |
Paris (FRA) | July 15, 1900 |
Myer Prinstein set a new Olympic record with 7.34 metres.
Results
Final
| Place | Athlete | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7.34 OR |
| 2 | | 6.89 |
| 3 | | 6.88 |
| 4 | | 6.63 |
| 5 | | |
| 6 | | |
| 7-9 | .svg.png){kind=small} | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | ||
|
References
- "Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.