Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
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Men's triple jump at the Games of the II Olympiad
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Venue | Bois de Boulogne | |||||||||
Dates | July 16 | |||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics |
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Track events | ||
60 m | men | |
100 m | men | |
200 m | men | |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
200 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
2500 m steeplechase | men | |
4000 m steeplechase | men | |
5000 m team race | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | |
Pole vault | men | |
Standing long jump | men | |
Standing triple jump | men | |
Standing high jump | men | |
Shot put | men | |
Discus throw | men | |
Hammer throw | men |
The men's triple jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 16, 1900. 13 athletes from six nations competed in the triple jump.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 15.26(*) | Matthew Roseingreue | Gort (GBR) | August 15, 1895 |
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Olympic Record | 13.71 | James Connolly | Athens (GRE) | April 6, 1896 (NS) |
(*) unofficial
Myer Prinstein set a new Olympic record with 14.47 metres.
Results
Prinstein defeated the defending champion Connolly to win the second Olympic triple jump competition. Distances for most of the competitors are unknown, as are placings after sixth.
Place | Athlete | Distance |
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1 | Myer Prinstein (USA) | 14.47 m |
2 | James Connolly (USA) | 13.97 m |
3 | Lewis Sheldon (USA) | 13.64 m |
4 | Patrick Leahy (GBR) | Unknown |
5 | Albert Delannoy (FRA) | Unknown |
6 | Alexandre Tuffèri (FRA) | Unknown |
7-13 | Daniel Horton (USA) | Unknown |
Frank Jarvis (USA) | Unknown | |
Pál Koppán (HUN) | Unknown | |
Erik Lemming (SWE) | Unknown | |
John McLean (USA) | Unknown | |
Karl Staaf (SWE) | Unknown | |
Waldemar Steffen (GER) | Unknown |
Sources
- International Olympic Committee.
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
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