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metcalfe 1938 . competing in the high jump at sydney in jack metcalfe

jack metcalfe

john `` jack '' patrick metcalfe -lrb- 3 february 1912 -- 16 january 1994 -rrb- was an australian athlete who competed in high jump , long jump and javelin events , though he is best remembered as a triple jumper .
he was educated at sydney boys high school and competed for sydney university athletics club .
at the 1934 empire games , metcalfe won the triple jump and took a bronze medal in the long jump .
in the high jump event he finished fourth .
competing in sydney on 14 december 1935 , metcalfe set a new world record in the triple jump , leaping 15.78 metres .
in 1936 , metcalfe won the bronze medal in the men 's triple jump at the olympic games held in berlin , germany .
the winner naoto tajima of japan broke the australian 's world record during the competition .
it was later reported that metcalfe , who was self-coached , assisted the japanese athletes during the competition and that german officials had complained about this .
metcalfe also participated in the high jump competition and finished twelfth .
metcalfe 's bronze was the only medal won by the entire australian team at this olympic games .
at his final international competition - the 1938 british empire games in his home-town of sydney - metcalfe defended his triple jump gold medal and also took bronze in the javelin .
in the long jump event he finished fifth and in the high jump competition he finished seventh .
