Long jump at the Olympics gold medals in its brief history. From 1900 to 1912 a variation of the event was contested at the Olympics where athletes had to long jump from a standing position. This was one of three standing jumps to have featured on the Olympic programme, alongside the standing high jump (present for the same period) and the standing triple jump (1900 and 1904 only). The standing jump competitions were dominated by Ray Ewry, who won the Olympic standing long jump titles in 1900, 1904 and 1908. His clearance of at the 1904 Olympics remained as the Olympic record for the event
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's standing triple jump Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's standing triple jump The men's standing triple jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It was held on July 16, 1900. 10 athletes from four nations competed in the standing triple jump. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics. Ray Ewry set the first Olympic record in this event with 10.58 metres. Ewry won all three of the standing jumps, with Baxter in second each time. The standing triple jump was the most international