Myer Prinstein

Myer Prinstein
Prinstein at 26 in 1904, in the Winged-Fist Jersey of the Irish-American Athletic Club
Personal information
Birth nameMejer Prinsztejn
Born(1878-12-22)December 22, 1878
Szczuczyn, Northeast Poland
DiedMarch 10, 1925(1925-03-10) (aged 46)
New York City, United States
EducationSyracuse U. 1902, Law
Occupation(s)Business, Law
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
(sources vary)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Spouse(s)Henrietta Northshield
m. 1908[2]
Children1 b. June 1916
Sport
ClubIrish American Athletic Club, Syracuse U.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis Long jump
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Long jump
Intercalated Games
Gold medal – first place 1906 Athens Long jump

Myer (or Meyer) Prinstein (born Mejer Prinsztejn, December 22, 1878 – March 10, 1925) was a Polish American track and field athlete who held the world record for the long jump in 1900 and won four gold medals in three Olympic Games for the long jump and triple jump. He was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club in Queens, New York. A 1902 law graduate and track team captain for Syracuse University, after college he became a New York real estate lawyer and businessman while living in Jamaica Plains, Queens. To date, he is the only Olympic track athlete to win both the triple and long jump in the same Olympics, earning the distinction in St. Louis in 1904.[3]

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  3. ^ "Myer Prinstein". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2020.