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Long Jump, Men

Date	22 July 1908 — 10:30
Status	Olympic
Location	White City Stadium, London
Participants	31 from 9 countries

The British Isles had no top jumper since Ireland’s Peter O’Connor had retired after the 1906 Olympics. America also was lacking a dominant long jumper as Meyer Prinstein was no longer competing. O’Connor was the holder of the world record of 24-11¾ (7.61), which he had set in 1901 and which, amazingly enough, remained an Irish record until 1990.

Frank Irons (USA) easily surpassed his best form at home and his victory was one of the major upsets of the 1908 Olympics. He led the qualifying with 24-5 (7.44) and improved to 24-6 (7.48) in the final. He was the only one of the three finalists to improve on his performance in the qualifying round and his winning mark placed him third on the all-time list behind O’Connor and Prinstein. Irons later won the AAU long jump title in both 1909 and 1910 and in 1909 also won the triple jump. He competed at the 1912 Olympics as well, but finished 9th in the long jump.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	–	Frank Irons	USA	– (1)	– (1)	Gold	OR
2	–	Dan Kelly	USA	– (2)	– (2)	Silver
3	–	Cal Bricker	CAN	– (3)	– (3)	Bronze
4	–	Ed Cook	USA	– (4)	–
5	–	John Brennan	USA	– (5)	–
6	–	Frank Mount Pleasant	USA	– (6)	–
7	–	Albert Weinstein	GER	– (7)	–
8	–	Tim Ahearne	GBR	– (8)	–
9	–	Denis Murray	GBR	– (9)	–
10	–	Gunnar Rönström	SWE	– (10)	–
11	–	Charles Williams	GBR	– (11)	–
12	–	Sam Bellah	USA	– (12)	–
13	–	Frank Lukeman	CAN	– (13)	–
14	–	Ödön Holits	HUN	– (14)	–
15	–	Arthur Hoffmann	GER	– (15)	–
16	–	Al Bellerby	GBR	– (16)	–
17	–	Wilf Bleaden	GBR	– (20)	–
18	–	Willie Watt	GBR	– (17)	–
19	–	George Barber	CAN	– (18)	–
20	–	Carl Silfverstrand	SWE	– (19)	–
AC	–	Bram Evers	NED	– (AC)	–
AC	–	James O'Connell	USA	– (AC)	–
AC	–	Jacobus Hoogveld	NED	– (AC)	–
AC	–	Hugo Wieslander	SWE	– (AC)	–
AC	–	Hermann von Bönninghausen	GER	– (AC)	–
AC	–	Henri Gutierrez	FRA	– (AC)	–
AC	–	Lionel Cornish	GBR	– (AC)	–
AC	–	Garfield MacDonald	CAN	– (AC)	–
AC	–	Arvid Ringstrand	SWE	– (AC)	–
AC	–	Henry Olsen	NOR	– (AC)	–
AC	–	Ludwig Uettwiller	GER	– (AC)	–			1
DNS	–	Géza Kövesdi	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Uuno Railo	FIN	–	–
DNS	–	Gaston Martens	BEL	–	–
DNS	–	Eugène Steiner	FRA	–	–
DNS	–	Sandór Veres	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	F. Young	USA	–	–
DNS	–	Ben Stephenson	USA	–	–
DNS	–	Erik Majunko	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Ede Rökk	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Andor Szende	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	István Czurgay	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Alex Gordon	GBR	–	–
DNS	–	Jeremiah Mahoney	USA	–	–
DNS	–	Ernest Hutcheon	ANZ	–	–
DNS	–	Gustav Krojer	AUT	–	–
DNS	–	Ted Savage	CAN	–	–
DNS	–	Juho Halme	FIN	–	–
DNS	–	Armas Pesonen	FIN	–	–
DNS	–	Ragnar Stenberg	FIN	–	–
DNS	–	Géo André	FRA	–	–
DNS	–	Henri Meslot	FRA	–	–
DNS	–	Robert Pascarel	FRA	–	–
DNS	–	Cyril Dugmore	GBR	–	–
DNS	–	Oswald Groenings	GBR	–	–
DNS	–	Con Leahy	GBR	–	–
DNS	–	Karl Bechler	GER	–	–
DNS	–	Nándor Kovács	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	István Somodi	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Kálmán Szathmáry	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Gaspare Torretta	ITA	–	–
DNS	–	Evert Koops	NED	–	–
DNS	–	Edvard Larsen	NOR	–	–
DNS	–	Doug Stupart	RSA	–	–
DNS	–	Julius Wagner	SUI	–	–
DNS	–	Karl Fryksdahl	SWE	–	–
DNS	–	Sven Låftman	SWE	–	–
DNS	–	Knut Stenborg	SWE	–	–
DNS	–	Platt Adams	USA	–	–
DNS	–	Nate Sherman	USA	–	–
DNS	–	Karl Lampelmayer	AUT	–	–
DNS	–	Martin Brustmann	GER	–	–

Qualifying Round (22 July 1908 — 10:30)

Each competitor was allowed three jumps, after which the leading three were allowed a further three trials. The nine scheduled qualifying sections were consolidated into five pools.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imp.)
1	Frank Irons	USA	–	–	QOR
2	Dan Kelly	USA	–	–	Q
3	Cal Bricker	CAN	–	–	Q
4	Ed Cook	USA	–	–
5	John Brennan	USA	–	–
6	Frank Mount Pleasant	USA	–	–
7	Albert Weinstein	GER	–	–
8	Tim Ahearne	GBR	–	–
9	Denis Murray	GBR	–	–
10	Gunnar Rönström	SWE	–	–
11	Charles Williams	GBR	–	–
12	Sam Bellah	USA	–	–
13	Frank Lukeman	CAN	–	–
14	Ödön Holits	HUN	–	–
15	Arthur Hoffmann	GER	–	–
16	Al Bellerby	GBR	–	–
17	Willie Watt	GBR	–	–
18	George Barber	CAN	–	–
19	Carl Silfverstrand	SWE	–	–
20	Wilf Bleaden	GBR	–	–
AC	Bram Evers	NED	–	–
AC	James O'Connell	USA	–	–
AC	Jacobus Hoogveld	NED	–	–
AC	Hugo Wieslander	SWE	–	–
AC	Hermann von Bönninghausen	GER	–	–
AC	Henri Gutierrez	FRA	–	–
AC	Lionel Cornish	GBR	–	–
AC	Garfield MacDonald	CAN	–	–
AC	Arvid Ringstrand	SWE	–	–
AC	Henry Olsen	NOR	–	–
AC	Ludwig Uettwiller	GER	–	–		2

Qualifying Round, Group A (22 July 1908)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imp.)
1	Ed Cook	USA	6.97	22-10½
2	Sam Bellah	USA	6.64	21-9½
3	Ödön Holits	HUN	6.54	21-5½
4	Wilf Bleaden	GBR	6.13	21-1½

Qualifying Round, Group B (22 July 1908)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imp.)
1	Dan Kelly	USA	7.09	23-3¼	Q
2	John Brennan	USA	6.86	22-6¼
3	Albert Weinstein	GER	6.77	22-2¾
4	Tim Ahearne	GBR	6.72	22-0¾
5	Al Bellerby	GBR	6.44	21-1¾
6	George Barber	CAN	6.41	21-0½
7	Carl Silfverstrand	SWE	6.34	20-9½

Qualifying Round, Group C (22 July 1908)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imp.)
1	Frank Irons	USA	7.44	24-5	QOR
2	Frank Mount Pleasant	USA	6.82	22-4½
3	Charles Williams	GBR	6.65	21-10
AC	Bram Evers	NED	–	–
AC	James O'Connell	USA	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group D (22 July 1908)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imp.)
1	Denis Murray	GBR	6.71	22-0¼
2	Frank Lukeman	CAN	6.59	21-7½
3	Willie Watt	GBR	6.42	21-0¾
AC	Jacobus Hoogveld	NED	–	–
AC	Hugo Wieslander	SWE	–	–
AC	Hermann von Bönninghausen	GER	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group E (22 July 1908)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imp.)
1	Cal Bricker	CAN	7.08	23-3	Q
2	Gunnar Rönström	SWE	6.67	21-10½
3	Arthur Hoffmann	GER	6.50	21-4
AC	Henri Gutierrez	FRA	–	–
AC	Lionel Cornish	GBR	–	–
AC	Garfield MacDonald	CAN	–	–
AC	Arvid Ringstrand	SWE	–	–
AC	Henry Olsen	NOR	–	–

Final Round (22 July 1908 — 15:30)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imp.)
1	Frank Irons	USA	–	–	OR
2	Dan Kelly	USA	–	–
3	Cal Bricker	CAN	–	–