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
High jump at the Olympics Intercalated Games. After Ewry's retirement, Platt Adams became the winner of the final Olympic standing high jump competition in 1912. The standing high jump—and standing jump events in general—had been a relatively common type of athletics event at the end of the 19th century, but became increasingly rare at top level national and international competitions as the 20th century progressed. The Olympic event remains the only major international competition to have featured the event, except for the 1919 and 1920 editions of the South American Championships in Athletics. The standing high jump retained some popularity as a championship event in