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Standing Long Jump, Men

Standing Long Jump, Men

Date	20 July 1908
Status	Olympic
Location	White City Stadium, London
Participants	26 from 11 countries

In winning the first leg of his “double” in the standing jumps, Ray Ewry defeated Kostas Tsiklitiras (GRE), who was to succeed Ewry as Olympic champion in this event in 1912. It was Ewry’s fourth successive Olympic title in this event.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	Ray Ewry	👁 Image USA	3.32 (1)	3.33 (1)	Gold
2	Kostas Tsiklitiras	👁 Image GRE	3.23 (2)	3.22 (2)	Silver
3	Martin Sheridan	👁 Image USA	3.22 (3)	3.22 (3)	Bronze
4	John Biller	👁 Image USA	3.21 (4)	–
5	Ragnar Ekberg	👁 Image SWE	3.19 (5)	–
=6	Platt Adams	👁 Image USA	3.11 (=6)	–
=6	Frank Holmes	👁 Image USA	3.11 (=6)	–
Frank Irons	👁 Image USA	– ()	–
Evert Koops	👁 Image NED	– ()	–
Jacobus Hoogveld	👁 Image NED	– ()	–
Bram Evers	👁 Image NED	– ()	–
Lionel Cornish	👁 Image GBR	– ()	–
Lancelot Stafford	👁 Image GBR	– ()	–
Walter Henderson	👁 Image GBR	– ()	–
Frederick Kitching	👁 Image GBR	– ()	–
Tim Ahearne	👁 Image GBR	– ()	–
Wilf Bleaden	👁 Image GBR	– ()	–
Jarl Jakobsson	👁 Image FIN	– ()	–
George Barber	👁 Image CAN	– ()	–
Svend Langkjær	👁 Image DEN	– ()	–
Henri Jardin	👁 Image FRA	– ()	–
Alfred Motté	👁 Image FRA	– ()	–
Léon Dupont	👁 Image BEL	– ()	–
Arthur Mallwitz	👁 Image GER	– ()	–
Sigmund Muenz	👁 Image USA	– ()	–
Ludwig Uettwiller	👁 Image GER	– ()	–	1
Boldizsár Horvath	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Andor Horner	👁 Image HUN	–	–
František Vyskocil	👁 Image BOH	–	–
John Schommer	👁 Image USA	–	–
Sandy Quinn	👁 Image CAN	–	–
Arthur Rado	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Andor Szende	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Pierre Durand	👁 Image FRA	–	–
Ernest Hutcheon	👁 Image ANZ	–	–
Georges Dubois	👁 Image FRA	–	–
Pierre Failliot	👁 Image FRA	–	–
Pat Leahy	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Con Leahy	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Hermann von Bönninghausen	👁 Image GER	–	–
Nándor Kovács	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Imre Mudin	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Wilhelm Blystad	👁 Image NOR	–	–
Doug Stupart	👁 Image RSA	–	–
John Brennan	👁 Image USA	–	–
Lawson Robertson	👁 Image USA	–	–
Karl Lampelmayer	👁 Image AUT	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	20 July 1908 — 14:30
Format	Each competitor was allowed three jumps, after which the leading eight were allowed a further three trials. The eight scheduled qualifying sections were consolidated into four pools.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Ray Ewry	👁 Image USA	3.32	10-11
2	Kostas Tsiklitiras	👁 Image GRE	3.23	10-7¼
3	Martin Sheridan	👁 Image USA	3.22	10-7
4	John Biller	👁 Image USA	3.21	10-6½
5	Ragnar Ekberg	👁 Image SWE	3.19	10-5¾
=6	Platt Adams	👁 Image USA	3.11	10-2½
=6	Frank Holmes	👁 Image USA	3.11	10-2½
Frank Irons	👁 Image USA	–	–
Evert Koops	👁 Image NED	–	–
Jacobus Hoogveld	👁 Image NED	–	–
Bram Evers	👁 Image NED	–	–
Lionel Cornish	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Lancelot Stafford	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Walter Henderson	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Frederick Kitching	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Tim Ahearne	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Wilf Bleaden	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Jarl Jakobsson	👁 Image FIN	–	–
George Barber	👁 Image CAN	–	–
Svend Langkjær	👁 Image DEN	–	–
Henri Jardin	👁 Image FRA	–	–
Alfred Motté	👁 Image FRA	–	–
Léon Dupont	👁 Image BEL	–	–
Arthur Mallwitz	👁 Image GER	–	–
Sigmund Muenz	👁 Image USA	–	–
Ludwig Uettwiller	👁 Image GER	–	–	2

Group A

Date	20 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Kostas Tsiklitiras	👁 Image GRE	3.23	10-7¼
2	Martin Sheridan	👁 Image USA	3.22	10-7
3	Platt Adams	👁 Image USA	3.11	10-2½

Group B

Date	20 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Ray Ewry	👁 Image USA	3.32	10-11
2	Frank Holmes	👁 Image USA	3.11	10-2½
Sigmund Muenz	👁 Image USA	–	–

Group C

Date	20 July 1908

Group D

Date	20 July 1908

Final Round

Date	20 July 1908 — 17:45

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Ray Ewry	👁 Image USA	3.33	10-11¼
2	Kostas Tsiklitiras	👁 Image GRE	3.22	10-7
3	Martin Sheridan	👁 Image USA	3.22	10-7

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/56475