Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
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Men's long jump at the Games of the III Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Francis Field | |||||||||
Dates | September 1 | |||||||||
Competitors | 9 from 3 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 7.34 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's long 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. Nine athletes from three nations participated. The competition was held on Thursday, September 1, 1904.[1]
Myer Prinstein, who had taken second place in 1900 after leading in the first round of jumping but declining to compete in the second due to it being held on a Sunday, won the contest and set a new Olympic record for distance. It was the third straight victory for the United States and the second time (after 1896) the Americans had swept the medals in the event. Prinstein became the first man to win two medals in the event.