Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's standing long jump

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Men's standing long jump
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Paris JO 1900 - Ray Ewry au saut en longueur sans elan.jpg
Ray Ewry competing
Venue Bois de Boulogne
DateJuly 16
Competitors4 from 2 nations
Winning distance3.21 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ray Ewry
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Irving Baxter
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Émile Torchebœuf
Flag of France.svg  France
1904  

The men's standing long jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 16, 1900. Four athletes from two nations competed in the standing long jump. The event was won by Ray Ewry of the United States, with his teammate Irving Baxter the runner-up; the two dominated all three of the standing jumps in 1900, finishing first and second in each. Ewry would take gold medals in all eight standing jump events from 1900 to 1908 (as well as both events at the 1906 Intercalated Games). The bronze medal was won by Émile Torchebœuf of France.

Background

This was the first appearance of the event, which was held four times from 1900 to 1912. [1]

Competition format

There was a single round of jumping.

Records

There was no extant world record. This was the first appearance of the event at the Olympics, so there was no Olympic record either. Ray Ewry set the initial Olympic record with 3.30 metres.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Monday, 16 July 1900Final

Results

Ewry won all three of the standing jumps in 1900. Just as in the others, he had little difficulty winning the standing long jump, also setting the first Olympic record.

RankAthleteNationDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ray Ewry US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 3.30 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Irving Baxter US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 3.135
Bronze medal icon.svg Émile Torchebœuf Flag of France.svg  France 3.03
4 Lewis Sheldon US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 3.02

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References

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

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