Myer Prinstein restrained from doing so. The following day, he won the gold medal in the hop, step and jump (triple jump), beating 1896 champion James Connolly with a leap of 14.47 meters which simultaneously set the Olympic Record. Competing as a member of the Irish American Athletic Club in St. Louis 1904 he won both the long jump (setting a new Olympic record) and the hop, step and jump on the same day, the only athlete ever to win both events in the same games. He also came 5th in both the 60 m and 400 m dash. In Athens 1906
Jump to the Beat Jump to the Beat "Jump to the Beat" is a song written by Narada Michael Walden and Lisa Walden. It was originally released by Stacy Lattisaw in 1980 when it became a big hit in the UK, peaking at No.3. It was later covered by Australian singer Dannii Minogue on her debut album "Love and Kisses" in 1991. Stacy Lattisaw was only 13 years old when "Jump to the Beat" was released in May 1980. Although it failed to chart on the Billboard 100, it reached No.1 (along with another song "Dynamite!") on the Billboard dance charts. It became a