Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
The men's triple 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. Seven athletes, all from the United States, participated. The competition was held on Thursday, September 1, 1904.[1]
| Men's triple jump at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 1 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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| 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 successfully defended his Olympic championship in the event, though was unable to better his previous Olympic record distance of 14.47 metres.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 15.26(*) |  |
Gort (GBR) | August 15, 1895 |
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| Olympic Record | 14.47 |  |
Paris (FRA) | July 16, 1900 |
(*) unofficial
Results
Final
| Place | Athlete | Distance |
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| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 14.35 |
| 2 | | 13.90 |
| 3 | | 13.36 |
| 4 | | 12.91 |
| 5 | | |
| 6 | | |
| 7 | |
References
- "Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.
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