Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
| Men's triple jump at the Games of the III Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Francis Field | |||||||||
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| Dates | September 1 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 1 nation | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics  | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | |
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 200 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 2590 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 mile team race | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Standing long jump | men | |
| Standing triple jump | men | |
| Standing high jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| 56 pound weight throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Triathlon | men | |
| All-around | men | |
The men's triple jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. Seven athletes, all from the United States, participated. The competition was held on Thursday, September 1, 1904.
Myer Prinstein successfully defended his Olympic championship in the event, though was unable to better his previous Olympic record distance of 14.47 metres.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 15.26(*) |  Matthew Roseingreue |
Gort (GBR) | August 15, 1895 |
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| Olympic Record | 14.47 |  Myer Prinstein |
Paris (FRA) | July 16, 1900 |
(*) unofficial
Results
Final
| Place | Athlete | Distance |
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| 1 |  Myer Prinstein (USA) | 14.35 |
| 2 | Fred Englehardt (USA) | 13.90 |
| 3 | Robert Stangland (USA) | 13.36 |
| 4. | John Fuhler (USA) | 12.91 |
| 5. | George Van Cleaf (USA) | |
| 6. | John Hagerman (USA) | |
| 7. | Samuel Jones (USA) |
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.
- sports-reference
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