Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
| Men's triple jump at the Games of the IV Olympiad
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| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 25 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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Tim Ahearne |
 Great Britain
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Garfield MacDonald |
 Canada
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Edvard Larsen |
 Norway
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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 July 25, 1908.
Twenty athletes from eight nations competed.
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
(*) 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.
All jumpers performed three jumps. The best three made another three attempts to improve their marks. Best marks are known for the top six jumpers, placing for the top seventeen, and no information about marks or placement for the bottom three.
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