Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
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| Men's triple jump at the Games of the II Olympiad |
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| Venue | Bois de Boulogne | ||||||
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| Dates | July 16 | ||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 6 nations | ||||||
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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 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.
[edit] Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 15.26(*) |  Matthew Roseingreue |
Gort (GBR) | August 15, 1895 |
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| Olympic Record | 13.71 |  James Connolly |
Athens (GRE) | April 6, 1896 (NS) |
(*) unofficial
Myer Prinstein set a new Olympic record with 14.47 metres.
[edit] 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 |
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| 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 Tuffèri (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 |
[edit] Sources
- International Olympic Committee.
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
- 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.
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