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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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Men's triple jump
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Myer Prinstein jumping
VenueFrancis Field
DateSeptember 1
Competitors7 from 1 nation
Winning distance14.35
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Myer Prinstein
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fred Englehardt
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert Stangland
 United States
← 1900
1908 →

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]

Myer Prinstein successfully defended his Olympic championship in the event, though was unable to better his previous Olympic record distance of 14.47 metres. He was the first to successfully defend (himself beating the 1896 champion, James Brendan Connolly, in 1900) and the second to receive two medals of any color (after Connolly). With only American competitors, the second consecutive U.S. medal sweep was inevitable.

Background

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This was the third appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Myer Prinstein of the United States, the defending champion, was the only jumper to return after the 1900 Games. There was no favorite as "the event was rarely held".[2]

No nations made their debut in the event, as only the United States competed. The United States competed for the third time, having competed at each of the Games so far.

Competition format

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There was a single round of jumping.[2]

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World record  Matthew Roseingreue (GBR) 15.26(*) Gort, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 28 April 1900
Olympic record  Myer Prinstein (USA) 14.47 Paris, France 16 July 1900

(*) unofficial

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Thursday, 1 September 1904 Final

Results

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Rank Athlete Nation Distance
1st place, gold medalist(s) Myer Prinstein  United States 14.32
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fred Englehardt  United States 13.90
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert Stangland  United States 13.36
4 John Fuhrer  United States 12.91
5 Gilbert Van Cleve  United States Unknown
6 John Hagerman  United States Unknown
7 Samuel Jones  United States Unknown
Frank Connolly  United States DNS
Ray Ewry  United States DNS
John Flanagan  United States DNS
Edward French  United States DNS
Louis Heyden  United States DNS
Béla Mező  Hungary DNS
Frederick Schule  United States DNS
Garrett Serviss  United States DNS

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

Sources

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