Meyer Prinstein

Meyer Prinstein (born Dec. 22, 1878, Szczuczyn, Pol.—died March 10, 1925, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was an American jumper who won three gold medals in Olympic competition in the early 20th century. As a student at Syracuse University, Prinstein set a world record in the long jump, 7.24 metres (23 feet 8.875 inches), in 1898. He finished second in the long jump to his great rival, Alvin Kraenzlein, in an intercollegiate meet the next year,...