Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's standing long jump
The men's standing long jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Monday, July 20, 1908.
| Men's standing long jump at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 20 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5 miles | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3200 m steeplechase | men |
| Medley relay | men |
| 3 mile team race | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| 3500 m walk | men |
| 10 mile walk | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Standing long jump | men |
| Standing high jump | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| Greek discus | men |
| Freestyle javelin | men |
Twenty-five long jumpers from eleven nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[1]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3.47 |  |
St. Louis (USA) | September 3, 1904 |
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| Olympic Record | 3.47 | |
St. Louis (USA) | September 3, 1904 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ray Ewry | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3.33 |
 | Konstantinos Tsiklitiras | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3.235 |
 | Martin Sheridan | | 3.23 |
| 4 | John Biller | | 3.21 |
| 5 | Ragnar Ekberg |  | 3.19 |
| 6 | Platt Adams | | 3.11 |
| Frank Holmes | | 3.11 | |
| 8–25 | Tim Ahearne |  | Unknown |
| George Barber | .svg.png){kind=small} | Unknown | |
| Wilfred Bleaden | | Unknown | |
| Lionel Cornish | | Unknown | |
| Léon Dupont | .svg.png){kind=small} | Unknown | |
| Bram Evers |  | Unknown | |
| Walter Henderson | | Unknown | |
| Jacobus Hoogveld | | Unknown | |
| Frank Irons | | Unknown | |
| Jarl Jakobsson |  | Unknown | |
| Henri Jardin |  | Unknown | |
| Frederick Kitching | | Unknown | |
| Evert Koops | | Unknown | |
| Svend Langkjær |  | Unknown | |
| Arthur Mallwitz | .svg.png){kind=small} | Unknown | |
| Alfred Motte | | Unknown | |
| Sigmund Muenz | | Unknown | |
| Lancelot Stafford | | Unknown |
Sources
- Official report, p. 32.
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