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Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump

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Men's long jump
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Alvin Kraenzlein
VenueBois de Boulogne
DatesJuly 14 (qualifier)
July 15 (final)
Competitors12 from 6 nations
Winning distance7.185 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alvin Kraenzlein
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Myer Prinstein
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrick Leahy
 Great Britain
← 1896
1904 →

The men's long jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 15, 1900. 12 athletes from six nations competed. The event was won by Alvin Kraenzlein of the United States, the second consecutive victory for the American team. Myer Prinstein, also an American, took silver. Patrick Leahy, an Irish athlete competing for Great Britain, took bronze; it was the first long jump medal for a non-American athlete as the United States had swept the 1896 medals.

Background

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This was the second appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the jumpers from 1896 returned. The top three jumpers in the world at the time were Americans Alvin Kraenzlein and Myer Prinstein and Irishman Peter O'Connor. All three were entered, but O'Connor did not appear.[1]

Great Britain and Hungary each made their first appearance in the event. France, Germany, Sweden, and the United States all appeared for the second time.

Competition format

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Unlike in 1896, where there was a single round of jumping, the 1900 competition featured two rounds: a qualifier and a final. The top five jumpers in the qualifier advanced to the final round. Scores from the qualifier carried over and could be used for the final result.[1]

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.

World record  Myer Prinstein (USA) 7.50(*) Philadelphia, United States 28 April 1900
Olympic record  Ellery Harding Clark (USA) 6.35 Athens, Greece 7 April 1896 (NS)

(*) unofficial

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Saturday, 14 July 1900 11:40 Qualifying
Sunday, 15 July 1900 17:15 Final

Results

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All twelve jumpers competed in the qualifier, with the top five moving on to the final.

For the final, scores from the qualifier remained valid. Prinstein, citing an agreement between Kraenzlein and himself not to compete on a Sunday, did not compete in the final on 15 July. Kraenzlein, however, did compete and outperformed Prinstein's mark from the previous day. This infuriated Prinstein, who attempted to strike Kraenzlein. Sources vary as to whether any of the blows actually landed, however.

Delannoy did not improve upon his qualifier mark and dropped to fifth place.

Rank Athlete Nation Distance Notes
Qualifier Final Best
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alvin Kraenzlein  United States 6.930 7.185 7.185 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Myer Prinstein  United States 7.175 DNS 7.175
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrick Leahy  Great Britain 6.710 6.950 6.950
4 William Remington  United States 6.725 6.825 6.825
5 Albert Delannoy  France 6.755 Unknown 6.755
6 John McLean  United States 6.655 Did not advance 6.655
7 Thaddeus McClain  United States 6.435 Did not advance 6.435
8 Waldemar Steffen  Germany 6.300 Did not advance 6.300
9 Ernő Schubert  Hungary 6.050 Did not advance 6.050
10 Gyula Strausz  Hungary 6.010 Did not advance 6.010
11 Tore Blom  Sweden 5.770 Did not advance 5.770
12 Eric Lemming  Sweden 5.500 Did not advance 5.500
Umberto Colombo  Italy DNS
Peter O'Connor  Great Britain DNS
Lewis Sheldon  United States DNS
Albert Witbeck  United States DNS

References

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  1. ^ a b "Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

Sources

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