Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's standing long jump
| Men's standing long jump at the Games of the III Olympiad
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 29 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 4 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
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Ray Ewry |
 United States
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Charles King |
United States
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John Biller |
United States
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The men's standing long jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. The competition was held on Monday, August 29, 1904. Four athletes, all from the United States, competed.
Ray Ewry continued his dominance of the standing jumps at the Olympics, successfully defending his championships in this one as well as the other two. He also set a new world record.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Ray Ewry set a new world record with 3.47 metres.
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