The men's standing long jump was a track & field athletics

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 event at the 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

 in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. It was held on July 16, 1900. Four athletes from two nations competed in the standing long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.

World Record		?
Olympic Record		none

Ray Ewry

Ray Ewry

Raymond "Ray" Clarence Ewry was an American track and field athlete who won 8 gold medals at the Olympic Games and 2 gold medals at the "Intercalated Games" . This puts him among the most successful Olympians of all time...

set the first Olympic record in this event with 3.21 metres.

Results

Place	Athlete	Distance
1		3.21 m
2		3.135 m
3		3.03 m
4		3.02 m

Ewry won all three of the standing jumps in 1900. Just as in the others, he had little difficulty winning the standing long jump.

Sources

• International Olympic Committee.
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at .