1896 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Triple Jump (Men)

sport	athletics
discipline	Triple jump
gender	Men
place	Panathinaic Stadium
Attendees	7 to 10 athletes from 5 countries
Competition phase	April 6, 1896
Medalist
Winner: silver	James Connolly ( FRA )
Pl. 2: bronze	Alexandre Tuffèri ( USA )

Time schedule
date	Time	round
Monday April 6th	3:40 pm	final

The men's triple jump at the Olympic Games in 1896 was held on April 6, 1896 in the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens . It took - according to sources - 7 to 10 athletes from five countries participated.

Records

World record	15.26 m	Ireland	Matthew Roseingreve	Gort ( Ireland ), August 15, 1895

Other sources name the American Edward Bloss with 14.78 m (1893) or his compatriot Daniel Shanahan with 15.28 m (1888) as record holders. The differences apparently also have to do with whether different jumping techniques were recognized or not. For a long time now there has been a rule with regard to the order of the legs used when jumping that it is either left - left - right or right - right - left . At that time, however, this regulation was not yet clearly established and was not yet applied to the Olympic competition in Athens .

Course of the competition

The Hungarian Alajos Szokolyi - here at the hurdles - finished in the triple jump in fourth

The German Fritz Hofmann - among others also second over 100 m and fourth over 400 m - probably also placed in the triple jump

April 6, 1896, 3:40 p.m.

The triple jump was the first decision of the modern Olympic Games, making Connolly the first modern Olympic champion. Before that, only the prelims over 100 meters had taken place. It is reported from the competition that there was still no uniform jumping style. Only Tuffèri jumped in the usual sequence left - left - right or right - right - left , today's designation of the individual sections: "Hop-Step-Jump". Connolly performed his jumps in the form left - right - left .

James Connolly was a student at Harvard University and, contrary to the prohibition of his teaching establishment, drove to Athens, with which he accepted the threat of de-registration. When he returned, he decided not to apply for a readmission. He became a journalist and a successful writer. In 1949 Harvard University awarded him the title of Dr. honoris causa. In 1957, James Connolly died at the age of 88.

There are also different results versions for this competition, depending on the source. The names of the first four jumpers are identical, the width for Alajos Szokolyi on rank four differs and from rank six the order and number of participants do not match.

Results

Result according to the IOC space Surname country Width (m)   1 James Connolly  United States 13.71 OR 2 Alexandre Tuffèri  FRA 12.70 3 Ioannis Persakis  GRE 12.52 4th Alajos Szokolyi  HUN 12.30 5 Christos Zoumis  GRE k. A. 6th Fritz Hofmann  GER

Result according to SportsReference space Surname country Width (m)   1 James Connolly  United States 13.71 OR 2 Alexandre Tuffèri  FRA 12.70 3 Ioannis Persakis  GRE 12.52 4th Alajos Szokolyi  HUN 11.26 5 Christos Zoumis  GRE k. A. 6th Carl Schuhmann  GER

Result to the Megede space Surname country Width (m)   1 James Connolly  United States 13.71 OR 2 Alexandre Tuffèri  FRA 12.70 3 Ioannis Persakis  GRE 12.52 4th Alajos Szokolyi  HUN 12.30 5 Christos Zoumis  GRE k. A. 6th Alexandros Chalcocondylis  GRE 7-10 Alphonse Grisel  FRA Fritz Hofmann  GER Alfred Flatow  GER Carl Schuhmann  GER

literature

• Volker Kluge , Olympic Summer Games - The Chronicle I, Berlin 1997 ( ISBN 3-328-00715-6 )
• Ekkehard zur Megede , The history of Olympic athletics, Volume 1: 1896–1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970

Web links

• SportsReference, Men's Triple Jump , accessed July 16, 2018
• Olympic Games Athens 1896, Athletics, triple jump men , IOC page on athletics at the Olympic Games 1896 at olympic.org, English, accessed July 16, 2018

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896–1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, p. 24