Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's standing long jump
The men's standing long jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth and final appearance of the event. The competition was held on Monday, July 8, 1912.
Nineteen long jumpers from eight nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.
Ray Ewry, who was the three-time defending champion in the event, did not compete in 1912. The silver medalist from 1908, Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, won the event. Platt Adams, the sixth-place finisher four years earlier, took second. Benjamin Adams finished third. Each of the three standing long jump medalists also medaled in the standing high jump, though in a different order.Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Results
Ray Ewry