Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump
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The men's long 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. Ten athletes from three nations participated. The competition was held on Thursday, September 1, 1904.
Myer Prinstein
, who had taken second place in 1900 after leading in the first round of jumping but declining to compete in the second due to it being held on a Sunday, won the contest and set a new Olympic record for distance.
Myer Prinstein
set a new Olympic record with 7.34 metres.
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 held as part of the athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested, all for men only.Multi-event competitions, the decathlon and triathlon, were introduced for the first time. The short steeplechase was lengthened slightly, from 2500 to 2590 metres, while the long steeplechase was...
programme. It was the third time the event was held. Ten athletes from three nations participated. The competition was held on Thursday, September 1, 1904.
Myer Prinstein
Myer Prinstein
Myer Prinstein was an American athlete and member of the Irish American Athletic Club...
, who had taken second place in 1900 after leading in the first round of jumping but declining to compete in the second due to it being held on a Sunday, won the contest and set a new Olympic record for distance.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 7.61 |  Peter O'ConnorPeter O'Connor Peter O'Connor was an Irish athlete who set a long-standing world record for the long jump and won two Olympic medals in the 1906 Games.-Early career:... |
Dublin (GBR United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it.... ) |
August 5, 1901 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 7.185 |  Alvin KraenzleinAlvin Kraenzlein Alvin Christian Kraenzlein was an American athlete. He was the first sportsman to win four Olympic titles in a single Olympic Games... |
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... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
July 15, 1900 |
Myer Prinstein
Myer Prinstein
Myer Prinstein was an American athlete and member of the Irish American Athletic Club...
set a new Olympic record with 7.34 metres.
Results
Final| Place | Athlete | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.34 OR | |
| 2 | 6.89 | |
| 3 | 6.88 | |
| 4 | 6.63 | |
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7-10 | ||