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

Men's long jump
at the Games of the II Olympiad
VenueBois de Boulogne
DatesJuly 14 (qualifier)
July 15 (final)
Competitors12 from 6 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
Athletics at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Track events
60 m   men
100 m men
200 m men
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
110 m hurdles men
200 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
2500 m steeplechase men
4000 m steeplechase men
5000 m team race men
Road events
Marathon men
Field events
Long jump men
Triple jump men
High jump men
Pole vault men
Standing long jump men
Standing triple jump men
Standing high jump men
Shot put men
Discus throw men
Hammer throw men

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

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.

World Record 7.50(*) United States Myer Prinstein Philadelphia (USA) April 28, 1900
Olympic Record 6.35 United States Ellery Clark Athens (GRE) April 7, 1896 (NS)

(*) unofficial

Results

Qualifier

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

Place Athlete Distance
1  Myer Prinstein (USA) 7.175 m
2  Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) 6.930 m
3  Albert Delannoy (FRA) 6.755 m
4  William Remington (USA) 6.725 m
5  Patrick Leahy (GBR) 6.710 m
6  John McLean (USA) 6.655 m
7  Thaddeus McClain (USA) 6.435 m
8  Waldemar Steffen (GER) 6.300 m
9  Ernő Schubert (HUN) 6.050 m
10  Gyula Strausz (HUN) 6.010 m
11  Tore Blom (SWE) 5.770 m
12  Erik Lemming (SWE) 5.500 m

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 outperformed 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 Distance Qualifier
1  Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) 7.185 m 6.930 m
2  Myer Prinstein (USA) NM 7.175 m
3  Patrick Leahy (GBR) 6.950 m 6.710 m
4  William Remington (USA) 6.825 m 6.725 m
5  Albert Delannoy (FRA) Unknown 6.755 m

Sources

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