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

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] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueWhite City Stadium
DateJuly 25
Competitors20 from 8 nations
Medalists
Tim Ahearne  Great Britain
Garfield MacDonald  Canada
Edvard Larsen  Norway
Athletics at the
1908 Summer Olympics
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Records

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

World Record 15.35(*) John Breshnihan Bandon (GBR) August 26, 1906
Olympic Record 14.47 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 seventeen jumpers, but no information about marks or placement for the bottom three.

RankAthleteNationDistanceNotes
Tim Ahearne Great Britain14.92OR
Garfield MacDonald Canada14.76
Edvard Larsen Norway14.39
4Calvin Bricker Canada14.10
5Platt Adams United States14.07
6Frank Mount Pleasant United States13.97
7Karl Fryksdal Sweden13.65
8John Brennan United States13.59
9Martin Sheridan United States13.42
10Doug Stupart South Africa13.40
11Cyril Dugmore Great Britain13.31
12Michael Dineen Great Britain13.23
13Henry Olsen Norway13.17
14Oscar Guttormsen Norway13.16
15Dimitrios Muller Greece13.09
16Frank Irons United States12.67
17Sam Bellah United States12.55
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. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. Official report, p. 32.

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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