Triple jump at the Olympics successful nation in the event, with eight gold medals to its name. The Soviet Union is the next most successful, with four golds. A short-lived standing triple jump variant of the event was contested in 1900 and 1904 and standing jumps specialist Ray Ewry won both gold medals. In 1900 and 1904 a variation of the event was contested at the Olympics where athletes had to triple jump from a standing position. This was one of three standing jumps to have featured on the Olympic programme, alongside the standing high jump and the standing long jump (both running from 1900
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