Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
| Men's long jump at the Games of the I Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | April 7 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
The men's long jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. There were nine contestants in the long jump, held on 7 April. The American jumpers proved themselves dominant in taking the top three spots. Clark's first two jumps were fouls, but his third was by far the best of the field.
Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ellery Clark |  United States
|
6.35 | OR |
|
Robert Garrett | United States
|
6.18 | |
|
James Connolly | United States
|
6.11 | |
| 4 | Alexandre Tufferi |  France
|
5.98 | |
| 5 | Adolphe Grisel | France
|
5.83 | |
| 6 | Henrik Sjöberg |  Sweden
|
5.80 | |
| 7 | Alexandros Chalkokondylis |  Greece
|
5.74 | |
| 8 | Carl Schuhmann |  Germany
|
5.70 | |
| 9 | Athanasios Skaltsogiannis | Greece
|
Unknown |
References
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) (Digitally available at la84foundation.org) - Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0379-0.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) (Excerpt available at la84foundation.org) - Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 978-1-86197-342-9.