Athletics at the 1904 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 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. Nine athletes from three nations participated. The competition was held on Thursday, September 1, 1904.[1]

Men's long jump
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Myer Prinstein during the jump on the way to finish in first place.
VenueFrancis Field
DatesSeptember 1
Competitors9 from 3 nations
Winning distance7.34 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Myer Prinstein
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Frank
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert Stangland
 United States
← 1900
1908 →

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. It was the third straight victory for the United States and the second time (after 1896) the Americans had swept the medals in the event. Prinstein became the first man to win two medals in the event.

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, who took silver in 1900, was the only jumper from Paris to return in 1904. Peter O'Connor would have been the favorite, but again did not appear. That left Prinstein as the favorite, though Daniel Frank had beaten him at the AAU meet.[2]

Australia made its first appearance in the event. The United States appeared for the third time, the only nation to have long jumpers at each of the first three Games.

Competition format

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After having two rounds in 1900, the 1904 format returned to the single-round format used in 1896.[2]

Records

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

World record   Peter O'Connor (GBR) 7.61 Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 5 August 1901
Olympic record   Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) 7.185 Paris, France 15 July 1900

Myer Prinstein set a new Olympic record with 7.34 metres.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Thursday, 1 September 1904 Final

Results

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Rank Athlete Nation Distance Notes
  Myer Prinstein   United States 7.34 OR
  Daniel Frank   United States 6.89
  Robert Stangland   United States 6.88
4 Fred Englehardt   United States 6.63
5 Gilbert Van Cleve   United States Unknown
6 John Hagerman   United States Unknown
7–9 Corrie Gardner   Australia Unknown
Béla Mező   Hungary Unknown
John Oxley   United States Unknown
Ervin Barker   United States DNS
Edward French   United States DNS
William Hunter   United States DNS
Leslie McPherson   Australia DNS
Louis Mertz   United States DNS
Percival Molson   Canada DNS
Frederick Schule   United States DNS
Garrett Serviss   United States DNS
George Smith   United States DNS
Ollie Snedigar   United States DNS
William Thompson   United States DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

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