Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump

The men's long jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 22, 1908.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]

Men's long jump at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue	White City Stadium
Date	July 22
Competitors	32 from 9 nations
Medalists
Frank Irons  United States Daniel Kelly  United States Calvin Bricker  Canada

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.

World Record	7.61	Peter O'Connor	Dublin (GBR)	August 5, 1901
Olympic Record	7.34	Myer Prinstein	St. Louis (USA)	September 1, 1904

Frank Irons set two Olympic records. At first he jumped 7.44 metres and finally he set the new Olympic record with 7.48 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 twenty jumpers, but no information about marks or placement for the bottom twelve.

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Distance	Notes
	Frank Irons	United States	7.48	OR
	Daniel Kelly	United States	7.09
	Calvin Bricker	Canada	7.08
4	Edward Cook	United States	6.97
5	John Brennan	United States	6.86
6	Albert Weinstein[3]	Germany	6.77
7	Frank Mount Pleasant[3]	United States	6.82
8	Tim Ahearne	Great Britain	6.72
9	Denis Murray	Great Britain	6.71
10	Gunnar Rönström	Sweden	6.66
11	Charles Williams	Great Britain	6.65
12	Sam Bellah	United States	6.64
13	Frank Lukeman	Canada	6.59
14	Ödön Holits	Hungary	6.54
15	Arthur Hoffmann	Germany	6.50
16	Alfred Bellerby	Great Britain	6.44
17	Wilfred Bleaden	Great Britain	6.43
18	William Watt	Great Britain	6.42
19	George Barber	Canada	6.41
20	Carl Silfverstrand	Sweden	6.34
21–32	Hermann von Bönninghausen	Germany	Unknown
	Lionel Cornish	Great Britain	Unknown
	Géza Kövesdi	Hungary	Unknown
	Bram Evers	Netherlands	Unknown
	Henri Guttierez	France	Unknown
	Jacobus Hoogveld	Netherlands	Unknown
	Garfield MacDonald	Canada	Unknown
	James O'Connell	United States	Unknown
	Henry Olsen	Norway	Unknown
	Arvid Ringstrand	Sweden	Unknown
	Ludwig Uettwiller	Germany	(6.05)
	Hugo Wieslander	Sweden	Unknown

References

1. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
2. Official report, p. 32.
3. De Wael gives Mount Pleasant as 6th and Weinstein as 7th. The Official Report gives Weinstein's place as 6th.

Sources

• Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at .