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Standing Long Jump, Men

Date	20 July 1908
Status	Olympic
Location	White City Stadium, London
Participants	26 from 11 countries

In winning the first leg of his “double” in the standing jumps, Ray Ewry defeated Kostas Tsiklitiras (GRE), who was to succeed Ewry as Olympic champion in this event in 1912. It was Ewry’s fourth successive Olympic title in this event.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	Ray Ewry	USA	3.32 (1)	3.33 (1)	Gold
2	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	3.23 (2)	3.22 (2)	Silver
3	Martin Sheridan	USA	3.22 (3)	3.22 (3)	Bronze
4	John Biller	USA	3.21 (4)	–
5	Ragnar Ekberg	SWE	3.19 (5)	–
=6	Platt Adams	USA	3.11 (=6)	–
=6	Frank Holmes	USA	3.11 (=6)	–
AC	Frank Irons	USA	– (AC)	–
AC	Evert Koops	NED	– (AC)	–
AC	Jacobus Hoogveld	NED	– (AC)	–
AC	Bram Evers	NED	– (AC)	–
AC	Lionel Cornish	GBR	– (AC)	–
AC	Lancelot Stafford	GBR	– (AC)	–
AC	Walter Henderson	GBR	– (AC)	–
AC	Frederick Kitching	GBR	– (AC)	–
AC	Tim Ahearne	GBR	– (AC)	–
AC	Wilf Bleaden	GBR	– (AC)	–
AC	Jarl Jakobsson	FIN	– (AC)	–
AC	George Barber	CAN	– (AC)	–
AC	Svend Langkjær	DEN	– (AC)	–
AC	Henri Jardin	FRA	– (AC)	–
AC	Alfred Motté	FRA	– (AC)	–
AC	Léon Dupont	BEL	– (AC)	–
AC	Arthur Mallwitz	GER	– (AC)	–
AC	Sigmund Muenz	USA	– (AC)	–
AC	Ludwig Uettwiller	GER	– (AC)	–		1
DNS	Boldizsár Horvath	HUN	–	–
DNS	Andor Horner	HUN	–	–
DNS	František Vyskocil	BOH	–	–
DNS	John Schommer	USA	–	–
DNS	Sandy Quinn	CAN	–	–
DNS	Arthur Rado	HUN	–	–
DNS	Andor Szende	HUN	–	–
DNS	Pierre Durand	FRA	–	–
DNS	Ernest Hutcheon	ANZ	–	–
DNS	Georges Dubois	FRA	–	–
DNS	Pierre Failliot	FRA	–	–
DNS	Pat Leahy	GBR	–	–
DNS	Con Leahy	GBR	–	–
DNS	Hermann von Bönninghausen	GER	–	–
DNS	Nándor Kovács	HUN	–	–
DNS	Imre Mudin	HUN	–	–
DNS	Wilhelm Blystad	NOR	–	–
DNS	Doug Stupart	RSA	–	–
DNS	John Brennan	USA	–	–
DNS	Lawson Robertson	USA	–	–
DNS	Karl Lampelmayer	AUT	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	20 July 1908 — 14:30
Format	Each competitor was allowed 3 jumps, after which the leading 8 were allowed a further 3 trials. The 8 scheduled qualifying sections were consolidated into 4 pools.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Ray Ewry	USA	3.32	10-11	Q
2	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	3.23	10-7¼	Q
3	Martin Sheridan	USA	3.22	10-7	Q
4	John Biller	USA	3.21	10-6½
5	Ragnar Ekberg	SWE	3.19	10-5¾
=6	Platt Adams	USA	3.11	10-2½
=6	Frank Holmes	USA	3.11	10-2½
AC	Frank Irons	USA	–	–
AC	Evert Koops	NED	–	–
AC	Jacobus Hoogveld	NED	–	–
AC	Bram Evers	NED	–	–
AC	Lionel Cornish	GBR	–	–
AC	Lancelot Stafford	GBR	–	–
AC	Walter Henderson	GBR	–	–
AC	Frederick Kitching	GBR	–	–
AC	Tim Ahearne	GBR	–	–
AC	Wilf Bleaden	GBR	–	–
AC	Jarl Jakobsson	FIN	–	–
AC	George Barber	CAN	–	–
AC	Svend Langkjær	DEN	–	–
AC	Henri Jardin	FRA	–	–
AC	Alfred Motté	FRA	–	–
AC	Léon Dupont	BEL	–	–
AC	Arthur Mallwitz	GER	–	–
AC	Sigmund Muenz	USA	–	–
AC	Ludwig Uettwiller	GER	–	–		2

Group A

Date	20 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	3.23	10-7¼
2	Martin Sheridan	USA	3.22	10-7
3	Platt Adams	USA	3.11	10-2½

Group B

Date	20 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Ray Ewry	USA	3.32	10-11
2	Frank Holmes	USA	3.11	10-2½
AC	Sigmund Muenz	USA	–	–

Group C

Date	20 July 1908

Group D

Date	20 July 1908

Final Round

Date	20 July 1908 — 17:45

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Ray Ewry	USA	3.33	10-11¼
2	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	3.22	10-7
3	Martin Sheridan	USA	3.22	10-7