Men's triple jump
at the Games of the I Olympiad
James B. Connolly won the triple jump and became the first Olympic Champion since the 4th century AD
VenuePanathinaiko Stadium
Dates6 April 1896
Competitors7 from 5 nations
Winning distance13.71 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) James Brendan Connolly
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexandre Tuffèri
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ioannis Persakis
 Greece

The men's triple jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. There were 7 competitors from 5 nations in the triple jump, then known as the "hop, skip, and jump" despite the wide range of techniques used by the competitors. The event was held on 6 April, immediately after the first heats of the 100 metre race. Since there was only one round of the triple jump, the winner was crowned as the first modern Olympic champion.[1]

Background

This was the first appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. There were 11 entrants, but only 7 men actually started.[2][3]

Competition format

There was a single round of jumping. There were no rules on the jumps allowed. "The styles of the medalists were described in The Field as follows: Connolly took two hops on his right foot and then a jump; Tuffèri performed a hop, step and a jump in the standard English method; and Persakis used two steps and a jump."[2][3]

Records

There were no standing Olympic records (as this was the first Games) before the event.

World record Matthew Roseingreue (IRL)*15.26 m (50 ft 3⁄4 in) Gort15 August 1895[4]
Olympic recordN/AN/A N/AN/A

* unofficial

The following record was established during the competition:

DateEventAthleteNationDistance (m)Record
April 6FinalJames Brendan Connolly United States13.71OR

Schedule

The exact time of the contest is not known; it was the second event of the Games. The first day began with the arrival of the King and a brief opening ceremony at 3 p.m., followed by the first round of the 100 metres before the triple jump began.

Date Time Round
Gregorian Julian
Monday, 6 April 1896Monday, 25 March 1896Final

Results

RankAthleteNationDistanceNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s) James Brendan Connolly United States 13.71 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexandre Tuffèri France 12.70
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ioannis Persakis Greece 12.52
4 Alajos Szokolyi Hungary 11.26
5 Carl Schuhmann Germany Unknown
6–7 Fritz Hofmann Germany Unknown
Khristos Zoumis Greece Unknown
—Alfred Flatow Germany DNS
Adolphe Grisel France DNS
Pál Péthy Hungary DNS
Friedrich Traun Germany DNS

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1896 Athens Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 Official Report, pp. 62–63.
  4. ↑ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

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