Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
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Men's triple jump at the Games of the I Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 6 April 1896 | |||||||||
Competitors | 7 from 5 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 13.71 OR | |||||||||
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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]