Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
Men's long jump at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Alvin Kraenzlein | ||||||||||
Venue | Bois de Boulogne | |||||||||
Dates | July 14 (qualifier) July 15 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 6 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 7.185 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
World record | ![]() |
7.50(*) | Philadelphia, United States | 28 April 1900 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
6.35 | Athens, Greece | 7 April 1896 (NS) |
(*) unofficial
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Round |
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Saturday, 14 July 1900 | 11:40 | Qualifying |
Sunday, 15 July 1900 | 17:15 | Final |
Results
[edit]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 | ||
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Qualifier | Final | Best | ||||
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Alvin Kraenzlein | ![]() |
6.930 | 7.185 | 7.185 | OR |
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Myer Prinstein | ![]() |
7.175 | DNS | 7.175 | |
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Patrick Leahy | ![]() |
6.710 | 6.950 | 6.950 | |
4 | William Remington | ![]() |
6.725 | 6.825 | 6.825 | |
5 | Albert Delannoy | ![]() |
6.755 | Unknown | 6.755 | |
6 | John McLean | ![]() |
6.655 | Did not advance | 6.655 | |
7 | Thaddeus McClain | ![]() |
6.435 | Did not advance | 6.435 | |
8 | Waldemar Steffen | ![]() |
6.300 | Did not advance | 6.300 | |
9 | Ernő Schubert | ![]() |
6.050 | Did not advance | 6.050 | |
10 | Gyula Strausz | ![]() |
6.010 | Did not advance | 6.010 | |
11 | Tore Blom | ![]() |
5.770 | Did not advance | 5.770 | |
12 | Eric Lemming | ![]() |
5.500 | Did not advance | 5.500 | |
— | Umberto Colombo | ![]() |
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Peter O'Connor | ![]() |
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Lewis Sheldon | ![]() |
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Albert Witbeck | ![]() |
DNS |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
Sources
[edit]- International Olympic Committee.
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 2006-02-11 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.