Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump

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James B. Connolly won the triple jump and became the first Olympic Champion since the 4th century AD

The men's triple jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. There were 7 competitors in the triple jump, then known as the "hop, skip, and jump" despite the wide range of techniques used by the competitors. The event was held on 6 April, immediately after the first heats of the 100 metre race. Since there was only one round of the triple jump, the winner was crowned as the first modern Olympic champion.

[edit] Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
James Connolly United States	Alexandre Tuffèri France	Ioannis Persakis Greece

[edit] Results

Place	Athlete	Nation	Distance
1	James Connolly	United States	13.71 metres
2	Alexandre Tuffèri	France	12.70 metres
3	Ioannis Persakis	Greece	12.52 metres
4	Alojz Sokol	Hungary	11.26 metres
5	Carl Schuhmann	Germany	Unknown
6-7	Fritz Hoffmann	Germany	Unknown
	Khristos Zoumis	Greece	Unknown

[edit] 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. (Digitally available at AAFLA.org)
• Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at AAFLA.org)
• Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.