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

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Men's standing long jump
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Ray Ewry competing
VenueBois de Boulogne
DateJuly 16
Competitors4 from 2 nations
Winning distance3.21 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ray Ewry
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Irving Baxter
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Émile Torchebœuf
 France
1904 →

The men's standing long jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 16, 1900. Four athletes from two nations competed in the standing long jump. The event was won by Ray Ewry of the United States, with his teammate Irving Baxter the runner-up; the two dominated all three of the standing jumps in 1900, finishing first and second in each. Ewry would take gold medals in all eight standing jump events from 1900 to 1908 (as well as both events at the 1906 Intercalated Games). The bronze medal was won by Émile Torchebœuf of France.

Background

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This was the first appearance of the event, which was held four times from 1900 to 1912.[1]

Competition format

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There was a single round of jumping.

Records

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There was no extant world record. This was the first appearance of the event at the Olympics, so there was no Olympic record either. Ray Ewry set the initial Olympic record with 3.30 metres.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Monday, 16 July 1900 Final

Results

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Ewry won all three of the standing jumps in 1900. Just as in the others, he had little difficulty winning the standing long jump, also setting the first Olympic record.

Rank Athlete Nation Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ray Ewry  United States 3.30 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Irving Baxter  United States 3.135
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Émile Torchebœuf  France 3.03
4 Lewis Sheldon  United States 3.02

References

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  1. ^ "Standing Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

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