Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump

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Men's long jump
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
1908 Frank Irons.JPG
Frank Irons
Venue White City Stadium
DateJuly 22
Competitors32 from 9 nations
Winning distance7.48 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Frank Irons
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Daniel Kelly
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Calvin Bricker
Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada
  1904
1912  

The men's long jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 22, 1908. [1] Thirty-two athletes from 9 nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. [2] The event was won by Frank Irons of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive victory in the first four Olympic Games. Calvin Bricker of Canada took bronze to break up the Americans' attempt at another sweep (which they had accomplished in 1896 and 1904).

Background

This was the fourth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the jumpers from 1904 returned. The world's best jumpers, American Myer Prinstein and Irishman Peter O'Connor, had retired; there was no favorite coming into the event. [3]

Canada, the Netherlands, and Norway each made their first appearance in the event. The United States appeared for the fourth time, the only nation to have long jumpers at each of the Games so far.

Competition format

The 1908 format returned to the two-round format used in 1900. Only the top three jumpers in the qualifying round advanced to the final. Each jumper had three jumps in the qualifying round; finalists received an additional three jumps, with qualifying round jumps still counting if the final jumps were not better. [3]

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Peter O'Connor  (GBR)7.61 Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 5 August 1901
Olympic recordUS flag 45 stars.svg  Myer Prinstein  (USA)7.34 St. Louis, United States 1 September 1904

Frank Irons set two Olympic records. At first he jumped 7.44 metres and finally he set the new Olympic record with 7.48 metres.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 22 July 190810:30Qualifying
Final

Results

All jumpers performed three jumps. The best three made another three attempts to improve their marks. Best marks are known for the top twenty jumpers, but no information about marks or placement for the bottom twelve.

RankAthleteNationDistanceNotes
QualifierFinalBest
Gold medal icon.svg Frank Irons US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.447.487.48 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Daniel Kelly US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.09Unknown7.09
Bronze medal icon.svg Calvin Bricker Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada 7.08Unknown7.08
4 Edward Cook US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 6.97Did not advance6.97
5 John Brennan US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 6.86Did not advance6.86
6 Frank Mount Pleasant [4] US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 6.82Did not advance6.82
7 Albert Weinstein [4] Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany 6.77Did not advance6.77
8 Tim Ahearne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6.72Did not advance6.72
9 Denis Murray Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6.71Did not advance6.71
10 Gunnar Rönström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6.66Did not advance6.66
11 Charles Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6.65Did not advance6.65
12 Sam Bellah US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 6.64Did not advance6.64
13 Frank Lukeman Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada 6.59Did not advance6.59
14 Ödön Holits Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 6.54Did not advance6.54
15 Arthur Hoffmann Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany 6.50Did not advance6.50
16 Alfred Bellerby Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6.44Did not advance6.44
17 Wilfred Bleaden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6.43Did not advance6.43
18 William Watt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6.42Did not advance6.42
19 George Barber Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada 6.41Did not advance6.41
20 Carl Silfverstrand Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6.34Did not advance6.34
21–32 Hermann von Bönninghausen Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany UnknownDid not advanceUnknown
Lionel Cornish Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain UnknownDid not advanceUnknown
Géza Kövesdi Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary UnknownDid not advanceUnknown
Bram Evers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands UnknownDid not advanceUnknown
Henri Gutierrez Flag of France.svg  France UnknownDid not advanceUnknown
Jacobus Hoogveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands UnknownDid not advanceUnknown
Garfield MacDonald Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada UnknownDid not advanceUnknown
James O'Connell US flag 45 stars.svg  United States UnknownDid not advanceUnknown
Henry Olsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway UnknownDid not advanceUnknown
Arvid Ringstrand Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden UnknownDid not advanceUnknown
Ludwig Uettwiller Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany 6.05Did not advance6.05
Hugo Wieslander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden UnknownDid not advanceUnknown
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Géo André Flag of France.svg  France DNS
Carl Bechler Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany DNS
Martin BrustmannFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany DNS
István CzurgayFlag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary DNS
Cyril Dugmore Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DNS
Karl FryksdahlFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNS
A. GordonFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DNS
Oswald Groenings Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DNS
Juho Halme Flag of Russia.svg  Finland DNS
Ernest Hutcheon Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia DNS
Evert Koops Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNS
Nándor Kovács Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary DNS
Gustav Krojer Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria DNS
Sven Låftman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNS
Karl LampelmayerFlag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria DNS
Edvard Larsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNS
Con Leahy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DNS
Jeremiah Mahoney US flag 45 stars.svg  United States DNS
Erik MajunkoFlag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary DNS
Gaston MartensFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNS
Henri Meslot Flag of France.svg  France DNS
Robert Pascarel Flag of France.svg  France DNS
Armas Pesonen Flag of Russia.svg  Finland DNS
Uuno Railo Flag of Russia.svg  Finland DNS
Ede RökkFlag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary DNS
Ted Savage Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada DNS
Nate ShermanUS flag 45 stars.svg  United States DNS
István Somodi Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary DNS
E. SteinerFlag of France.svg  France DNS
Ragnar Stenberg Flag of Russia.svg  Finland DNS
Knut Stenborg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNS
Ben StephensonUS flag 45 stars.svg  United States DNS
Doug Stupart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  South Africa DNS
Kálmán Szathmáry Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary DNS
Andor Szende Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary DNS
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Sandór VeresFlag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary DNS
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