The men's triple jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England, 26 athletics events were contested, all for men only.Each nation was allowed to enter up to 12 competitors in most of the events. In the team races , each nation entered one team. The medley relay was run by four athletes, with four alternates...

 programme in London

London

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. The competition was held on July 25, 1908.

Twenty athletes from eight nations competed.

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.

World Record	15.35(*)	John Breshnihan	Bandon Bandon, County Cork Bandon is a town in County Cork, Ireland. With a population of 5,822 as of census 2006, Bandon lies on the River Bandon between two hills. The name in Irish means "Bridge of the Bandon", a reference to the origin of the town as a crossing-point on the river. In 2004 Bandon celebrated its...  (GBR United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it.... )	August 26, 1906
Olympic Record	14.47	Myer Prinstein Myer Prinstein Myer Prinstein was an American athlete and member of the Irish American Athletic Club...	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...  (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	July 16, 1900

(*) unofficial

At first Tim Ahearne

Tim Ahearne

Tim Ahearne was an Irish athlete who competed for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the 1908 Summer Olympics....

 set a new Olympic record with 14.73 metres. Then Garfield MacDonald improved the record to 14.76 metres and finally Ahearne took the new Olympic record with 14.92 metres.

Results

All jumpers performed three jumps. The best three made another three attempts to improve their marks. Best marks are known for the top six jumpers, placing for the top seventeen, and no information about marks or placement for the bottom three.

Place	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Tim Ahearne Tim Ahearne Tim Ahearne was an Irish athlete who competed for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the 1908 Summer Olympics....		14.92 metres OR
2	Garfield MacDonald		14.76 metres
3	Edvard Larsen Edvard Larsen Edvard Larsen was a Norwegian triple jumper. He represented Kristiania IF....		14.39 metres
4	Calvin Bricker Calvin Bricker Calvin David Bricker was a Canadian athlete, who mainly competed in the long jump.Bricker competed for Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain, where he won the bronze medal in the men's long jump event...		14.10 metres
5	Platt Adams Platt Adams Platt Adams was an American athlete. He competed for the United States in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London and in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden.-Biography:...		14.07 metres
6	Frank Mount Pleasant Frank Mount Pleasant Franklin P. Mount Pleasant was an American football player, track and field athlete, and college athletics coach in the United States. He played college football at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and at Dickinson College and competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics...		13.97 metres
7	Karl Fryksdal Karl Fryksdal Karl Fryksdal was a Swedish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 100 metres, Fryksdal took third place in his first round heat and did not advance to the semifinals.-References:...		13.65 metres
8	John Brennan John Brennan (athlete) John Brennan was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He died in Wisconsin....		13.59 metres
9	Martin Sheridan Martin Sheridan Martin John Sheridan was "one of the greatest athletes [the United States] has ever known" according to his obituary in the New York Times. He was born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland and died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the day before his 37th birthday, a very early casualty...		13.42 metres
10	Doug Stupart Doug Stupart Douglas Annesley David Stupart was a South African track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....		13.40 metres
11	Cyril Dugmore Cyril Dugmore Cyril Patrick William Francis Radclyffe Dugmore was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Birr and died on Guernsey....		13.31 metres
12	Michael Dineen		13.23 metres
13	Henry Olsen Henry Olsen Henry Martinus Olsen was a Norwegian track and field athlete who specialized in the jumping events. He represented Kristiania IF....		13.17 metres
14	Oscar Guttormsen Oscar Guttormsen Oscar Guttormsen was a Norwegian athlete who specialized in the sprints, jumps and hurdles. He represented the sports club Ørnulf IF in Oslo....		13.16 metres
15	Dimitrios Muller		13.09 metres
16	Frank Irons Frank Irons Francis "Frank" Cleveland Irons was an American athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and died in Palatine, Illinois....		12.67 metres
17	Sam Bellah Sam Bellah Sam Bellah was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Metz, Monterey County, California and died in Oregon....		12.55 metres
18-20	Nathaniel Sherman Nathaniel Sherman Nathaniel "Nate" Alden Sherman was an American athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts....		Unknown
	George Mayberry George Mayberry George Mahoney Mayberry was an Irish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.He was born in Kenmare and died in Frant....		Unknown
	Juho Halme Juho Halme Juho Halme was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Helsinki and died in Helsinki....		Unknown

Sources

• Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at .