Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
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| Men's triple jump at the Games of the I Olympiad
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James B. Connolly won the triple jump and became the first Olympic Champion since the 4th century AD
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| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | April 6 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 5 nations | |||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
The men's triple jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. There were 7 competitors in the triple jump, then known as the "hop, skip, and jump" despite the wide range of techniques used by the competitors. The event was held on 6 April, immediately after the first heats of the 100 metre race. Since there was only one round of the triple jump, the winner was crowned as the first modern Olympic champion.
Results
| Place | Athlete | Distance |
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| 1 |  James Connolly (USA) |
13.71 m |
| 2 |  Alexandre Tuffèri (FRA) |
12.70 m |
| 3 |  Ioannis Persakis (GRE) |
12.52 m |
| 4 |  Alojz Sokol (HUN) |
11.26 m |
| 5 |  Carl Schuhmann (GER) |
Unknown |
| 6-7 | Fritz Hofmann (GER) |
Unknown |
| Khristos Zoumis (GRE) |
Unknown |
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