Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
| Men's long jump at the Games of the II Olympiad
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| Venue | Bois de Boulogne | |||||||||
| Dates | July 14 (qualifier) July 15 (final) |
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| Competitors | 12 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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Alvin Kraenzlein United States
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Myer Prinstein United States
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Patrick Leahy Great Britain
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The men's long jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 15, 1900. 12 athletes from six nations competed in the long jump.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial
All twelve jumpers competed in the qualifier, with the top five moving on to the final.
For the final, scores from the qualifier remained valid. Prinstein, citing an agreement between Kraenzlein and himself not to compete on a Sunday, did not compete in the final on 15 July. Kraenzlein, however, did compete and outperformed Prinstein's mark from the previous day. This infuriated Prinstein, who attempted to strike Kraenzlein. Sources vary as to whether any of the blows actually landed, however.
Delannoy did not improve upon his qualifier mark and dropped to fifth place.
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