Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump

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The men's long jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on 14 July and 15 July 1900. 12 athletes from six nations competed in the long jump.

1 Medallists
2 Results
- 2.1 Qualifier
- 2.2 Final
3 Sources

[edit] Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Alvin Kraenzlein United States	Meyer Prinstein United States	Patrick Leahy Great Britain

[edit] Results

[edit] Qualifier

All twelve jumpers competed in the qualifier, with the top five moving on to the final.

Place	Athlete	Nation	Distance
1	Meyer Prinstein	United States	7.175 metres
2	Alvin Kraenzlein	United States	6.93 metres
3	Albert Delannoy	France	6.755 metres
4	William Remington	United States	6.725 metres
5	Patrick Leahy	Great Britain	6.710 metres
6	John McLean	United States	6.655 metres
7	Thaddeus McClain	United States	6.435 metres
8	Waldemar Steffen	Germany	6.300 metres
9	Ernö Schubert	Hungary	6.050 metres
10	Gyula Strausz	Hungary	6.010 metres
11	Tore Blom	Sweden	5.770 metres
12	Erik Lemming	Sweden	5.500 metres

[edit] Final

For the final, scores from the qualifier remained valid. Prinstein, citing an agreement between Kraenzlein and himself not to compete on a Sunday, did not compete in the final on 15 July. Kraenzlein, however, did compete and bested Prinstein's mark from the previous day. This infuriated Prinstein, who attempted to strike Kraenzlein. Sources vary as to whether any of the blows actually landed, however.

Delannoy did not improve upon his qualifier mark and dropped to fifth place.

Place	Athlete	Nation	Distance	Qualifier
1	Alvin Kraenzlein	United States	7.185 metres	6.930 metres
2	Meyer Prinstein	United States	----	7.175 metres
3	Patrick Leahy	Great Britain	6.950 metres	6.710 metres
4	William Remington	United States	6.825 metres	6.725 metres
5	Albert Delannoy	France	----	6.755 metres

[edit] Sources

International Olympic Committee.
De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.