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Men's triple jump at the Games of the III Olympiad
Myer Prinstein jumping
Venue	Francis Field
Date	September 1, 1904
Competitors	7 from 1 nation
Winning distance	14.35
Medalists
Myer Prinstein  United States Fred Englehardt  United States Robert Stangland  United States
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The men's triple jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. Seven athletes, all from the United States, participated. The competition was held on Thursday, September 1, 1904.

Myer Prinstein successfully defended his Olympic championship in the event, though was unable to better his previous Olympic record distance of 14.47 metres. He was the first to successfully defend (himself beating the 1896 champion, James Brendan Connolly, in 1900) and the second to receive two medals of any color (after Connolly). With only American competitors, the second consecutive U.S. medal sweep was inevitable.

Background

This was the third appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Myer Prinstein of the United States, the defending champion, was the only jumper to return after the 1900 Games. There was no favorite as "the event was rarely held".

No nations made their debut in the event, as only the United States competed. The United States competed for the third time, having competed at each of the Games so far.

Competition format

There was a single round of jumping.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World record	Matthew Roseingreue (GBR)	15.26(*)	Gort, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	28 April 1900
Olympic record	Myer Prinstein (USA)	14.47	Paris, France	16 July 1900

(*) unofficial

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Distance
	Myer Prinstein	United States	14.32
	Fred Englehardt	United States	13.90
	Robert Stangland	United States	13.36
4	John Fuhrer	United States	12.91
5	Gilbert Van Cleve	United States	Unknown
6	John Hagerman	United States	Unknown
7	Samuel Jones	United States	Unknown
—	Frank Connolly	United States	DNS
	Ray Ewry	United States	DNS
	John Flanagan	United States	DNS
	Edward French	United States	DNS
	Louis Heyden	United States	DNS
	Béla Mező	Hungary	DNS
	Frederick Schule	United States	DNS
	Garrett Serviss	United States	DNS

References

1. "Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
2. ^ "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.

• Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
• Triple jump at the Olympics