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
Myer Prinstein
 United States
Daniel Frank
 United States
Robert Stangland
 United States
Athletics at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Track events
60 mmen
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400 mmen
800 mmen
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Road events
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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

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

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

Records

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

World record Peter O'Connor (GBR)7.61Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland5 August 1901
Olympic record Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)7.185Paris, France15 July 1900

Myer Prinstein set a new Olympic record with 7.34 metres.

Schedule
Date Time Round
Thursday, 1 September 1904Final

Results
RankAthleteNationDistanceNotes
Myer Prinstein United States7.34OR
Daniel Frank United States6.89
Robert Stangland United States6.88
4Fred Englehardt United States6.63
5Gilbert Van Cleve United StatesUnknown
6John Hagerman United StatesUnknown
7–9Corrie Gardner AustraliaUnknown
Béla Mező HungaryUnknown
John Oxley United StatesUnknown
—Ervin Barker United StatesDNS
Edward French United StatesDNS
William Hunter United StatesDNS
Leslie McPherson AustraliaDNS
Louis Mertz United StatesDNS
Percival Molson CanadaDNS
Frederick Schule United StatesDNS
Garrett Serviss United StatesDNS
George Smith United StatesDNS
Ollie Snedigar United StatesDNS
William Thompson United StatesDNS

References
  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. "Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

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