| Date | 1 September 1904 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Francis Field, Washington University, St. Louis | |
| Participants | 7 from 1 countries | |
| Format | Final only. | |
| Olympic Record | 14.47 / Meyer Prinstein  USA / 16 July 1900 / Details | |
It was virtually impossible to predict a favorite as the event was rarely held. Meyer Prinstein defended the title he had won four years earlier, but failed to break his own Olympic record, missing it by four inches. Prinstein never led until his last jump, when he came through for the victory.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Distance (Imperial) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 136 | Meyer Prinstein | USA | 14.32 | 47-0 | Gold | ||
| 2 | 32 | Fred Engelhardt | USA | 13.90 | 45-7¼ | Silver | 1 | |
| 3 | 158 | Robert Stangland | USA | 13.36 | 43-10¼ | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 172 | John Fuhrer | USA | 12.91 | 42-4½ | 2 | ||
| 5 | 20 | Gilbert Van Cleve | USA | – | – | |||
| 6 | 30 | Percy Hagerman | USA | – | – | |||
| 7 | 163 | Sam Jones | USA | – | – | |||
| 189 | Edward French | USA | – | – | ||||
| 106 | Louis Heyden | USA | – | – | ||||
| 31 | Béla Mező |  HUN | – | – | ||||
| 150 | Ray Ewry | USA | – | – | ||||
| 148 | John Flanagan | USA | – | – | ||||
| 169 | Fred Schule | USA | – | – | ||||
| 88 | Garrett Serviss | USA | – | – | ||||
| 123 | Frank Connolly | USA | – | – |
