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

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Men's standing long jump
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Ray Ewry competing
VenueFrancis Field
DateAugust 29
Competitors4 from 1 nation
Winning distance3.47 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ray Ewry
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charles King
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Biller
 United States
← 1900
1908 →

The men's standing long 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. The competition was held on Monday, August 29, 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. He also set a new world record. Charles King took silver, with John Biller receiving bronze.

The winning margin was 20 cm which was the only time the men's standing long jump was won by more than 17 cm at the Olympics.

Background

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This was the second appearance of the event, which was held four times from 1900 to 1912. American Ray Ewry returned as the defending Olympic champion and world record holder; he was heavily favored in this as well as all the standing jumps.[1]

Competition format

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There was a single round of jumping. Jumpers each had four jumps.

Records

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

World record  Ray Ewry (USA) 3.45
Olympic record  Ray Ewry (USA) 3.21 Paris, France 16 July 1900

Ray Ewry set a new world record with 3.47 metres.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Monday, 29 August 1904 Final

Results

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Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ray Ewry  United States 3.40 3.41 3.46 3.47 3.47 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charles King  United States Unknown 3.27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Biller  United States Unknown 3.25
4 Henry Field  United States Unknown 3.18

References

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

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