Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
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Men's triple jump at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Bois de Boulogne | |||||||||
Dates | July 16 | |||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 6 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 14.47 OR | |||||||||
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The men's triple jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 16, 1900. 13 athletes from six nations competed.[1] The event was won by Myer Prinstein of the United States, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's triple jump. Prinstein became the first, and through the 2016 Games, only, person to have won both the long jump and the triple jump.[2] James Brendan Connolly took second, making him the first man to medal twice in the triple jump (he had won in 1896). Lewis Sheldon finished third, completing what would later be known as a medal sweep.