Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump
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The men's triple jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London.
[edit] Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Timothy AhearneGreat Britain |
 John Garfield MacDonaldCanada |
 Edvard LarsenNorway |
[edit] 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 | Timothy Ahearne | Great Britain |
14.92 metres |
| 2 | John Garfield MacDonald | Canada |
14.76 metres |
| 3 | Edvard Larsen | Norway |
14.39 metres |
| 4 | Calvin Bricker | Canada |
14.10 metres |
| 5 | Platt Adams |  United States of America |
14.07 metres |
| 6 | Frank Mount Pleasant | United States of America |
13.97 metres |
| 7 | Karl Fryksdal |  Sweden |
13.65 metres |
| 8 | John Brennan | United States of America |
13.59 metres |
| 9 | Martin Sheridan | United States of America |
13.42 metres |
| 10 | Douglas Stupart | South Africa |
13.40 metres |
| 11 | Cyril Dugmore | Great Britain |
13.31 metres |
| 12 | Michael Dineen | Great Britain |
13.23 metres |
| 13 | Henry Olsen | Norway |
13.17 metres |
| 14 | Oscar Guttormsen | Norway |
13.16 metres |
| 15 | Dimitrios Muller |  Greece |
13.09 metres |
| 16 | Frank Irons | United States of America |
12.67 metres |
| 17 | Sam Bellah | United States of America |
12.55 metres |
| 18-20 | Nathaniel Sherman | United States of America |
Unknown |
| George Mayberry | Great Britain |
Unknown | |
| Juho Halme |  Finland |
Unknown |
[edit] 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 [1].
| The 1908 Summer Olympics in London |
| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
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100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 110 m hurdles | 400 m hurdles | 3200 m steeplechase | medley relay | 3 mile team race | 5 miles | marathon | 3500 m walk | 10 mile walk |
