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 | ||||||||||
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 Myer Prinstein during the jump on the way to finish in first place. | ||||||||||
| Venue | Francis Field | |||||||||
| Dates | September 1 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 3 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 7.34 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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
editThis 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
editAfter having two rounds in 1900, the 1904 format returned to the single-round format used in 1896.[2]
Records
editThese 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
edit| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 1 September 1904 | Final |
Results
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
Sources
edit- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.