Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump

The men's long jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. There were nine contestants in the long jump, held on 7 April. The American jumpers proved themselves dominant in taking the top three spots. Clarks first two jumps were invalid, but his third was far the best of the field.

Medallists

Results

The individual ranking of the fifth through ninth place contestants is unclear.

References

* (Digitally available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1896/1896.pdf AAFLA.org] )
* (Excerpt available at [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/Mallon/1896.pdf AAFLA.org] )
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