Athletics at the 1912 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 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Friday, July 12, 1912. Thirty long jumpers from 13 nations competed.[1]
| Men's long jump at the Games of the V Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Gutterson on the way to win the gold medal. | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 12 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 4×100 m relay | men |
| 4×400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 10 km walk | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | 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 |
| 2-hand shot put | men |
| 2-hand discus | men |
| 2-hand javelin | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
Silver medalist Calvin Bricker.
And the bronze medalist Georg Åberg in action.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 7.61 |  |
Dublin (GBR) | August 5, 1901 |
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| Olympic Record | 7.48 |  |
London (GBR) | July 22, 1908 |
Gutterson's first jump broke the Olympic record of 7.48 metres by 12 centimetres. He matched the old record with his second jump, but could not better his first mark.
Results
The top three jumpers after three jumps received another three attempts; only Åberg was able to better his own mark.
| Place | Athlete | Preliminary | Final | Best mark | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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7.60 OR | 7.48 | 7.25 | 1st | 7.18 | 7.09 | 7.09 | 7.60 | |
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6.92 | 7.07 | 7.21 | 2nd | 7.04 | 6.85 | — | 7.21 | |
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7.04 | 6.70 | 6.99 | 3rd | 6.98 | 7.18 | 6.63 | 7.18 | |
| 4 | |
7.03 | 6.96 | 6.65 | 4th | 7.03 | ||||
| 5 | |
6.97 | 6.84 | 6.84 | 5th | 6.97 | ||||
| 6 | |
— | 6.94 | 6.91 | 6th | 6.94 | ||||
| 7 | |
6.67 | 6.89 | 6.62 | 7th | 6.89 | ||||
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6.82 | 6.80 | 6.54 | 8th | 6.82 | ||||
| 9 | |
— | 6.80 | 6.72 | 9th | 6.80 | ||||
| 10 | |
6.61 | 6.78 | — | 10th | 6.78 | ||||
| 11 |  |
6.75 | 6.70 | 6.36 | 11th | 6.75 | ||||
| 12 | |
6.74 | 6.54 | 6.52 | 12th | 6.74 | ||||
| 13 | |
6.71 | 6.36 | 6.46 | 13th | 6.71 | ||||
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6.71 | — | 6.65 | 13th | 6.71 | |||||
| 15 | |
6.52 | 6.65 | 6.33 | 15th | 6.65 | ||||
| 16 |  |
6.21 | 6.64 | 6.55 | 16th | 6.64 | ||||
| 17 | |
6.44 | 6.52 | 6.62 | 17th | 6.62 | ||||
| 18 |  |
6.57 | 6.53 | 6.50 | 18th | 6.57 | ||||
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6.25 | 6.44 | — | 19th | 6.44 | ||||
| 20 | |
6.06 | 6.28 | — | 20th | 6.28 | ||||
| 21 | |
6.24 | — | — | 21st | 6.24 | ||||
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5.80 | 5.97 | 6.15 | 22nd | 6.15 | ||||
| 23 | |
5.95 | 6.10 | 6.14 | 23rd | 6.14 | ||||
| 24 |  |
6.11 | 5.92 | 5.98 | 24th | 6.11 | ||||
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5.98 | — | — | 25th | 5.98 | ||||
| 26 | |
— | — | 5.96 | 26th | 5.96 | ||||
| 27 | |
5.89 | 5.95 | — | 27th | 5.95 | ||||
| 28 | |
5.87 | 5.72 | 5.86 | 28th | 5.87 | ||||
| 29 | |
— | 5.50 | — | 29th | 5.50 | ||||
| 30 |  |
— | — | — | 30th | None | ||||
References
- "Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
Sources
- Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 3 January 2007.
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