The men's long jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England, 26 athletics events were contested, all for men only.Each nation was allowed to enter up to 12 competitors in most of the events. In the team races , each nation entered one team. The medley relay was run by four athletes, with four alternates...

 programme in London

London

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. The competition was held on July 22, 1908.

Records

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

World Record	7.61	Peter O'Connor Peter 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	7.34	Myer Prinstein Myer Prinstein Myer Prinstein was an American athlete and member of the Irish American Athletic Club...	St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	September 1, 1904

Frank Irons

Frank Irons

Francis "Frank" Cleveland Irons was an American athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and died in Palatine, Illinois....

 set two Olympic records. At first he jumped 7.44 metres and finally he set the new Olympic record with 7.48 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 six jumpers, placing for the top twenty, and no information about marks or placement for the bottom twelve.

Place	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Frank Irons Frank Irons Francis "Frank" Cleveland Irons was an American athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and died in Palatine, Illinois....		7.48 metres OR
2	Daniel Kelly		7.09 metres
3	Calvin Bricker Calvin Bricker Calvin David Bricker was a Canadian athlete, who mainly competed in the long jump.Bricker competed for Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain, where he won the bronze medal in the men's long jump event...		7.08 metres
4	Edward Cook		6.97 metres
5	John Brennan John Brennan (athlete) John Brennan was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He died in Wisconsin....		6.86 metres
6	Albert Weinstein Albert Weinstein Albert Weinstein was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished sixth or seventh in the long jump competition.-External links:*...		6.77 metres
7	Frank Mount Pleasant Frank Mount Pleasant Franklin P. Mount Pleasant was an American football player, track and field athlete, and college athletics coach in the United States. He played college football at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and at Dickinson College and competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics...		6.82 metres
8	Tim Ahearne Tim Ahearne Tim Ahearne was an Irish athlete who competed for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the 1908 Summer Olympics....		6.72 metres
9	Denis Murray Denis Murray (athlete) Denis Murray was an Irish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 100 metres, Murray placed third in his first round heat to be eliminated from competition. In the Men's Long jump, Murray finished 9th.-References:...		6.71 metres
10	Gunnar Rönström Gunnar Rönström Gunnar Vilhelm Rönström was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....		6.66 metres
11	Charles Williams Charles Williams (athlete) Charles Harold Williams was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wolverhampton and died in Malvern, Worcestershire....		6.65 metres
12	Sam Bellah Sam Bellah Sam Bellah was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Metz, Monterey County, California and died in Oregon....		6.64 metres
13	Frank Lukeman Frank Lukeman Francis Lawrence Lukeman , was a Canadian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....		6.59 metres
14	Ödön Holits		6.54 metres
15	Arthur Hoffmann Arthur Hoffmann (athlete) Arthur Hoffmann was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Danzig and died in Hamburg....		6.50 metres
16	Alfred Bellerby		6.44 metres
17	Wilfred Bleaden		6.43 metres
18	William Watt		6.42 metres
19	George Barber		6.41 metres
20	Carl Silfverstrand Carl Silfverstrand Carl Johan Silfverstrand was a Swedish athlete and gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished tenth in the pole vault event and twentieth long jump competition....		6.34 metres
21-32	Hermann von Bönninghausen Hermann von Bonninghausen Hermann von Bönninghausen was a German athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He died after World War I due to injury by being shot in the face....		Unknown
	Lionel Cornish		Unknown
	Géza Kövesdi		Unknown
	Bram Evers		Unknown
	Henri Guttierez		Unknown
	Jacobus Hoogveld Jacobus Hoogveld Jacobus Johannes Hoogveld was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London....		Unknown
	Garfield MacDonald		Unknown
	John O'Connell		Unknown
	Henry Olsen Henry Olsen Henry Martinus Olsen was a Norwegian track and field athlete who specialized in the jumping events. He represented Kristiania IF....		Unknown
	Arvid Ringstrand Arvid Ringstrand Arvid Ringstrand was a Swedish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 400 metres, Ringstrand finished third in his preliminary heat and did not advance to the semifinals.-References:...		Unknown
	Ludwig Uettwiller Ludwig Uettwiller Octav Lucian Uettwiller was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished 17th in the standing high jump competition...		(6.05 metres)
	Hugo Wieslander Hugo Wieslander Karl Hugo Wieslander was a Swedish athlete, who competed in combined events. He set the inaugural world record in the pentathlon in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1911 with a score of 5516 points. He was born in Ljuder....		Unknown

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 .