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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's standing triple jump

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Men's standing triple jump
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Ray Ewry
VenueFrancis Field
DateSeptember 3
Competitors4 from 1 nation
Winning time10.54
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ray Ewry
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charles King
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joseph Stadler
 United States
← 1900

The men's standing triple jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. It was held on September 3, 1904. Four athletes, all from the United States, competed. Ray Ewry continued his dominance of the standing jumps at the Olympics, successfully defending his championships in this one as well as the other two. Charles King took silver, with Joseph Stadler earning bronze. With only Americans competing, the second consecutive sweep was assured; with the event no longer held after these Games, no non-American athlete ever won a medal in the standing triple jump.

Background

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This was the second and final appearance of the event, which was held twice in 1900 and 1904 (in contrast to the other standing jumps, which continued to be held in 1908 and 1912). American Ray Ewry, the defending champion, was a heavy favorite.[1]

Competition format

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There was a single round of jumping. The rules for the jump are not known; the event was called the "hop, step, and jump" at the time but it appears that jumpers could use three standing long jumps rather than a continuous movement.[1]

Records

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

World record None
Olympic record  Ray Ewry (USA) 10.58 Paris, France 16 July 1900

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Saturday, 3 September 1904 Final

Results

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Rank Athlete Nation Distance
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ray Ewry  United States 10.54
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charles King  United States 10.16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joseph Stadler  United States 9.60
4 Garrett Serviss  United States 9.53
John Biller  United States DNS
Henry Field  United States DNS
John Fuhrer  United States DNS
Thomas Peebles  United States DNS
Lawson Robertson  United States DNS
Frederick Schule  United States DNS
Paul Weinstein  Germany DNS

Sources

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  1. ^ a b "Standing Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.