Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
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Men's triple jump at the Games of the III Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Francis Field | |||||||||
Date | September 1 | |||||||||
Competitors | 7 from 1 nation | |||||||||
Winning distance | 14.35 | |||||||||
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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.[1]
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.