Medal record
Ray Ewry
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Gold	1900 Paris	Standing high jump
Gold	1900 Paris	Standing long jump
Gold	1900 Paris	Standing triple jump
Gold	1904 St. Louis	Standing high jump
Gold	1904 St. Louis	Standing long jump
Gold	1904 St. Louis	Standing triple jump
Gold	1908 London	Standing high jump
Gold	1908 London	Standing long jump

Raymond Clarence "Ray" Ewry (October 14, 1873 – September 29, 1937) was an American track and field athlete who won 8 gold medals at the Olympic Games and 2 gold medals at the "Intercalated Games" (1906 in Athens). This puts him among the most successful Olympic athletes of all time. Ray C. Ewry. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested. ... participants The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested, all for men only. ... The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, twenty-six athletics events were contested. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The Intercalated Olympic Games were to be a series of International Olympic Games half-way between what we now call Games of the olympiad. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα - Athína) is the largest city and capital of Greece, located in the Attica prefecture of Southern Greece. ...

Ewry was born in Lafayette, Indiana, and contracted polio as a young boy. For a short while, he was in a wheelchair, and it was feared that he might become paralysed for life. Lafayette (IPA: ) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis. ... Poliomyelitis (polio), or infantile paralysis, is a viral paralytic disease. ...

However, Ewry did his own exercises and overcame his illness. Ewry attended Purdue University, where he became a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. After receiving a graduate degree in engineering at Purdue, he became a member of the New York Athletic Club. There, he specialised in now defunct events, the standing jumps: the standing high jump, the standing long jump and the standing triple jump. These events are identical to their normal versions, but are contested without a run-up. Purdue redirects here. ... ΣΝ (Sigma Nu) is an undergraduate college fraternity with chapters in the United States and Canada. ... The New York Athletic Club was founded in 1868 and is located in New York City. ... Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ... The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, step and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ...

Ewry proved to be the best standing jumper in the world. At his first Olympics, held in Paris (1900), he won gold medals in all three standing jumps. Incidentally, all three finals were held on the same day (July 16). The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 168 days remaining. ...

At the 1904 Summer Olympics, Ewry successfully defended all three of his titles. The standing triple jump event was discontinued after those Olympics, but Ewry continued to dominate the two remaining standing jump events at both the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 Games, thus bringing his total to 10 Olympic titles including two from the Intercalated Games, the highest number ever achieved. It should be noted that the 1906 Intercalated Games are currently not officially recognised by the IOC, although they were organized as an Olympic event by the IOC. Most historians do consider them as real Olympics, though. Even if the 1906 games are removed from his totals, he stands (As of 2005) as the 10th most successful Olympic athlete of all time. The standing jumping events were no longer held in the Olympics after 1912. participants The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England. ... (Redirected from 1906 Intercalated Games) The fourth modern Olympic games, held in sports Opening ceremonies April 22, 1906 Closing ceremonies May 2, 1906 Officially opened by George I of Greece Athletes Oath not applicable Judges Oath not applicable Olympic Torch not applicable First Intercalated Games These games were... Stamp The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23, 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece between 776 BC to 396 AD. Its membership is 203 National Olympic Committees. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ewry's superiority is also displayed by the fact that his world record in the standing long jump (3.47 m) was still standing when the event was discontinued internationally in the 1930s. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ...