Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on 25 July 1908. Twenty athletes from eight nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]
Men's triple jump at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 25 July | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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Track events | |
100 m | men |
200 m | men |
400 m | men |
800 m | men |
1500 m | men |
5 miles | men |
110 m hurdles | men |
400 m hurdles | men |
3200 m steeplechase | men |
Medley relay | men |
3 mile team race | men |
Road events | |
Marathon | men |
3500 m walk | men |
10 mile walk | men |
Field events | |
Long jump | men |
Triple jump | men |
High jump | men |
Pole vault | men |
Standing long jump | men |
Standing high jump | men |
Shot put | men |
Discus throw | men |
Hammer throw | men |
Javelin throw | men |
Greek discus | men |
Freestyle javelin | men |
Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 15.35(*) | Bandon (GBR) | 26 August 1906 | |
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Olympic Record | 14.47 | Paris (FRA) | 16 July 1900 |
(*) unofficial
At first Tim Ahearne set a new Olympic record with 14.73 metres. Then Garfield MacDonald improved the record to 14.76 metres and finally Ahearne took the new Olympic record with 14.92 metres.
Results
All jumpers performed three jumps. The best three made another three attempts to improve their marks. Best marks are known for the top seventeen jumpers, but no information about marks or placement for the bottom three.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Distance | Notes |
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Tim Ahearne | 14.92 | OR | ||
Garfield MacDonald | 14.76 | |||
Edvard Larsen | 14.39 | |||
4 | Calvin Bricker | 14.10 | ||
5 | Platt Adams | 14.07 | ||
6 | Frank Mount Pleasant | 13.97 | ||
7 | Karl Fryksdal | 13.65 | ||
8 | John Brennan | 13.59 | ||
9 | Martin Sheridan | 13.42 | ||
10 | Doug Stupart | 13.40 | ||
11 | Cyril Dugmore | 13.31 | ||
12 | Michael Dineen | 13.23 | ||
13 | Henry Olsen | 13.17 | ||
14 | Oscar Guttormsen | 13.16 | ||
15 | Dimitrios Muller | 13.09 | ||
16 | Frank Irons | 12.67 | ||
17 | Sam Bellah | 12.55 | ||
18–20 | Nathaniel Sherman | Unknown | ||
George Mayberry | Unknown | |||
Juho Halme | Unknown |
References
- "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Official report, p. 32.