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Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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Venue
  
Panathinaiko Stadium

Competitors
  
7 from 5 nations

Dates
  
April 6

Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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.

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Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump Wikipedia