- Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump was one of four jumping events on the
Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. There were 7 competitors in thetriple jump , then known as the "hop, skip, and jump" despite the wide range of techniques used by the competitors. The event was held on6 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.Medallists
Results
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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