m dash. In Athens 1906 he again won the long jump competition, beating the world record holder, Peter O'Connor. The only judge for the competition was Matthew Halpin, who was manager of the American team. O'Connor protested, but was overruled. He continued to protest Halpin's decisions through the remainder of the competition. The distances were not announced until the end of the competition. When they were, Prinstein had won with his very first jump. Later career Prinstein did not compete in the Olympics after 1906. He practiced law in Jamaica, Queens, and later became a businessman. He died in 1925 at age 46 of a heart ailment at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. Myer Prinstein was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. See also List of Jewish American athletes List of select Jewish track and field athletes Notes References External links Jewish community of Szczuczyn Winged Fist Organization 1878 births 1925 deaths People from Grajewo County People from Łomża Governorate Sportspeople from Podlaskie Voivodeship Congress Poland emigrants to the United States American people of Polish-Jewish descent Track and field athletes from New York (state) Sportspeople from Syracuse, New York American male triple jumpers American male long jumpers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games World record setters in athletics (track and field) Jewish American sportspeople Jewish male athletes (track and field) Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games