Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's standing long jump
The men's standing long jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 16, 1900. Four athletes from two nations competed in the standing long jump. The event was won by Ray Ewry of the United States, with his teammate Irving Baxter the runner-up; the two dominated all three of the standing jumps in 1900, finishing first and second in each. Ewry would take gold medals in all eight standing jump events from 1900 to 1908 (as well as both events at the 1906 Intercalated Games). The bronze medal was won by Émile Torchebœuf of France.
| Men's standing long jump at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Ray Ewry competing | ||||||||||
| Venue | Bois de Boulogne | |||||||||
| Date | July 16 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 4 from 2 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 3.21 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Background
editThis was the first appearance of the event, which was held four times from 1900 to 1912.[1]
Competition format
editThere was a single round of jumping.
Records
editThere was no extant world record. This was the first appearance of the event at the Olympics, so there was no Olympic record either. Ray Ewry set the initial Olympic record with 3.30 metres.
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 16 July 1900 | Final |
Results
editEwry won all three of the standing jumps in 1900. Just as in the others, he had little difficulty winning the standing long jump, also setting the first Olympic record.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ray Ewry |  United States |
3.30 | OR |
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Irving Baxter | United States |
3.135 | |
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Émile Torchebœuf |  France |
3.03 | |
| 4 | Lewis Sheldon | United States |
3.02 |
References
edit- ^ "Standing Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
Sources
edit- International Olympic Committee.
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 11 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.