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

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the II Olympiad
VenueBois de Boulogne
DatesJuly 16
Competitors13 from 6 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
Athletics at the
1900 Summer Olympics
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(*) United Kingdom Matthew Roseingreue Gort (GBR) August 15, 1895
Olympic Record 13.71 United States 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
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 Tuffère (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

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