Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's standing long jump
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Quick Facts Men's standing long jump at the Games of the IV Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's standing long jump at the Games of the IV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
Date | July 20 | |||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 11 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 3.33 | |||||||||
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The men's standing long jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Monday, July 20, 1908. Twenty-five long jumpers from eleven nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[1] The event was won by Ray Ewry of the United States, his third consecutive victory in the event. Ewry won all eight standing jump events from 1900 to 1908 as well as both events at the 1906 Intercalated Games. Konstantinos Tsiklitiras of Greece took silver. American Martin Sheridan earned bronze.