Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's standing long jump
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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 | |
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 July 20, 1908.
25 long jumpers from eleven nations competed.
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[edit] Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Ray EwryUnited States (USA) |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Greece_(1828-1978).svg.png){kind=small} Konstantinos TsiklitirasGreece (GRE) |
Martin Sheridan United States (USA) |
[edit] Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | - | ? | - | - |
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| Olympic Record | 3.47 |  Ray Ewry |
St. Louis (USA) | September 3, 1904 |
[edit] Results
| Place | Athlete | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Ewry (USA) |
3.33 metres |
| 2 | Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (GRE) |
3.235 metres |
| 3 | Martin Sheridan (USA) |
3.23 metres |
| 4 | John Biller (USA) |
3.21 metres |
| 5 |  Ragnar Ekberg (SWE) |
3.19 metres |
| 6 | Platt Adams (USA) |
3.11 metres |
| Frank Holmes (USA) |
3.11 metres | |
| 8-25 |  Timothy Ahearne (GBR) |
Unknown |
 George Barber (CAN) |
Unknown | |
| Wilfred Bleaden (GBR) |
Unknown | |
| Lionel Cornish (GBR) |
Unknown | |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Léon Dupont (BEL) |
Unknown | |
 Bram Evers (NED) |
Unknown | |
| Walter Henderson (GBR) |
Unknown | |
| Jacobus Hoogveld (NED) |
Unknown | |
| Frank Irons (USA) |
Unknown | |
 Jarl Jakobsson (FIN) |
Unknown | |
 Henri Jardin (FRA) |
Unknown | |
| Frederick Kitching (GBR) |
Unknown | |
| Evert Koops (NED) |
Unknown | |
 Svend Langkjær (DEN) |
Unknown | |
 Arthur Mallwitz (GER) |
Unknown | |
| Alfred Motte (FRA) |
Unknown | |
| Sigmund Muenz (USA) |
Unknown | |
| Lancelot Stafford (GBR) |
Unknown |
[edit] 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 [1].
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