The men's long jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, July 12, 1912. Thirty long jumpers fr
Gutterson on the way to win the gold medal.
Silver medalist Calvin Bricker.
And the bronze medalist Georg Åberg in action.
Frank Irons
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Francis Cleveland Irons was an American athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and died in Palatine, Illinois.
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
…the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The 1908 gold and bronze medalists, Frank Irons of the United States and Calvin Bricker of Canada, returned. Irons was a "slight favorite" after winning the 1909 and 1910 AAU championships and the…
Frank Irons in 1908