| Final | Distance |  | 1. Myer Prinstein |   United States | 14.47m OR |  | 2. James Brendan Connolly |   United States | 13.97m |  | 3. Lewis Sheldon |   United States | 13.64m |  | 4. Patrick Leahy |   Great Britain | Unknown |  | 5. Albert Delannoy |   France | Unknown |  | 6. Alexandre Tuffère |   France | Unknown |  | 7-13.Daniel Horton |   United States | Unknown |  | 7-13.Frank Jarvis |   United States | Unknown |  | 7-13.Koppán Pál |   Hungary | Unknown |  | 7-13.Eric Lemming |   Sweden | Unknown |  | 7-13.John McLean |   United States | Unknown |  | 7-13.Karl Staaf |   Sweden | Unknown |  | 7-13.Waldemar Steffen |   Germany | Unknown |   
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|   |  | Venue: Bois de Boulogne. |  | 13 competitors from 6 nations. |   
| World record: 15.26m(*) Matthew Roseingreue, Great Britain Gort, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 28 April 1900 |  | Olympic record: 13.71m James Brendan Connolly, United States  Athens, Greece 6 April 1896 (NS) |   
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