Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump
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The men's long jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. There were nine contestants in the long jump, held on 7 April. The American jumpers proved themselves dominant in taking the top three spots. Curtis's first two jumps were invalid, but his third was far the best of the field.
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Ellery Clark United States | Robert Garrett United States | James Connolly United States |
Results
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Distance
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellery Clark | United States
| 6.35 metres
|
| 2 | Robert Garrett | United States
| 6.00 metres
|
| 3 | James Connolly | United States
| 5.84 metres
|
| 4 | Alexandros Khalkokondilis |
Greece | 5.74 metres
|
| 5-9 | Alphonse Grisel |
France | Unknown
|
| Carl Schuhmann |
Germany | Unknown
| |
| Henrik Sjöberg |  Sweden
| Unknown
| |
| Athanasios Skaltsogiannis |
Greece | Unknown
| |
| Alexandre Tuffèri |
France | Unknown |
The individual ranking of the fifth through ninth place contestants is unclear.
References
| The 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens Games of the I Olympiad |
| Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics |
| 100 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 110 m hurdles | marathon | long jump | triple jump | high jump | pole vault | shot put | discus |
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