| Date | 12 July 1924 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes |
| Participants | 20 from 12 countries |
Vilho “Ville” Tuulos (FIN) had the longest mark prior to the Olympics, with 15.48 (50-9½), the second best ever produced. In round one, Luis Brunetto (ARG) jumped 15.425 (50-7¼), bettering his PR and South American record by 27 centimetres. In round two, Anthony “Nick” Winter set an Australian record with 15.18 (49-9¾). He bettered that in round six, with 15.525 (50-11¼), also bettering the world record to win an very unlikely gold medal.
Top six (and ties) advanced to the final.
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Brunetto | ARG | 15.425 | |||
| 2 | Nick Winter | AUS | 15.180 | |||
| 3 | Folke Jansson | SWE | 14.970 | |||
| 4 | Väinö Rainio | FIN | 14.940 | |||
| 5 | Ville Tuulos | FIN | 14.840 | |||
| 6 | Mikio Oda | JPN | 14.350 | |||
| 7 | Earle Wilson | USA | 14.235 | |||
| 8 | Ivar Sahlin | SWE | 14.160 | |||
| 9 | Merwin Graham | USA | 14.000 | |||
| 10 | John O'Connor | IRL | 13.990 | |||
| 11 | Wim Peters | NED | 13.860 | |||
| 12 | John Odde | GBR | 13.400 | |||
| 13 | Jack Higginson | GBR | 13.340 | |||
| 14 | Phil MacDonald | CAN | 13.330 | |||
| 15 | Harold Langley | GBR | 12.740 | |||
| 16 | Ross Sheppard | CAN | 12.720 | |||
| 17 | Louis Wilhelme | FRA | 12.660 | |||
| 18 | Kiril Petrunov | BUL | 12.015 | |||
| DeHart Hubbard | USA | – | ||||
| André Clayeux | FRA | – |
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Brunetto | ARG | 15.425 | |||
| 2 | Väinö Rainio | FIN | 14.940 | |||
| 3 | Mikio Oda | JPN | 14.350 | |||
| 4 | Earle Wilson | USA | 14.235 | |||
| 5 | Ivar Sahlin | SWE | 14.160 | |||
| 6 | Wim Peters | NED | 13.860 | |||
| 7 | Phil MacDonald | CAN | 13.330 | |||
| 8 | Harold Langley | GBR | 12.740 | |||
| 9 | Kiril Petrunov | BUL | 12.015 | |||
| DeHart Hubbard | USA | – | ||||
| André Clayeux | FRA | – |
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Winter | AUS | 15.180 | |||
| 2 | Folke Jansson | SWE | 14.970 | |||
| 3 | Ville Tuulos | FIN | 14.840 | |||
| 4 | Merwin Graham | USA | 14.000 | |||
| 5 | John O'Connor | IRL | 13.990 | |||
| 6 | John Odde | GBR | 13.400 | |||
| 7 | Jack Higginson | GBR | 13.340 | |||
| 8 | Ross Sheppard | CAN | 12.720 | |||
| 9 | Louis Wilhelme | FRA | 12.660 |
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Nick Winter | AUS | 15.525 | × | 15.180 | × | 15.130 | × | 15.525 | |||
| 2 | – | Luis Brunetto | ARG | 15.425 | 15.425 | 14.800 | – | 15.200 | 14.780 | – | |||
| 3 | – | Ville Tuulos | FIN | 15.370 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 4 | – | Väinö Rainio | FIN | 15.010 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 5 | – | Folke Jansson | SWE | 14.970 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 6 | – | Mikio Oda | JPN | 14.350 | – | – | – | – | – | – |