Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's standing high jump

The men's standing high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 23, 1908. 23 high jumpers from eleven nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[1] The event was won by Ray Ewry of the United States, his third consecutive victory in the event. Ewry won all eight standing jump events from 1900 to 1908 as well as both events at the 1906 Intercalated Games. Konstantinos Tsiklitiras of Greece took silver, tying with American John Biller. Tsiklitiras was the first non-American to medal in the event; the United States had swept the medals in both 1900 and 1904.

Men's standing high jump
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Ray Ewry during standing high jump competition.
VenueWhite City Stadium
DateJuly 23
Competitors23 from 11 nations
Winning height1.57
Medalists
Ray Ewry
 United States
John Biller
 United States
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
 Greece
Athletics at the
1908 Summer Olympics
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Background

This was the third appearance of the event, which was held four times from 1900 to 1912. Two-time defending champion (three-time if the 1906 Intercalated Games are counted) Ray Ewry of the United States was heavily favored.[2]

Australasia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Norway, and Sweden each made their debut in the event. The United States made its third appearance, the only nation to have competed in each appearance of the event to that point.

Competition format

There were two rounds of jumping, though the results from the qualifying round carried over to the final. The top four jumpers in the qualifying round advanced to the final. Each competitor received three attempts at each height. The judges determined the initial height of the bar and any increases. "Diving" and "somersaulting" were not allowed.[2][3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.

World record Ray Ewry (USA)1.655Paris, France16 July 1900
Olympic record Ray Ewry (USA)1.655Paris, France16 July 1900

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule
Date Time Round
Thursday, 23 July 1908Qualifying
Final

Results
RankAthleteNationHeight
Ray Ewry United States1.57
John Biller United States1.55
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras Greece1.55
4Frank Holmes United States1.52
5Platt Adams United States1.47
Géo André France1.47
Alfred Motté France1.47
8Wilhelm Blystad Norway1.42
Léon Dupont Belgium1.42
Walter Henderson Great Britain1.42
Frank Irons United States1.42
Svend Langkjær Denmark1.42
Arthur Mallwitz Germany1.42
14Allan Bengtsson Sweden1.40
Karl Fryksdal Sweden1.40
16Martin Sheridan United States1.37
17Lancelot Stafford Great Britain1.32
Ludwig Uettwiller Germany1.32
19–23George Barber CanadaUnknown
Alfred Flaxman Great BritainUnknown
Ernest Hutcheon AustralasiaUnknown
Henri Jardin FranceUnknown
Lawson Robertson United StatesUnknown

References
  1. Official report, p. 32.
  2. "Standing High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. Official Report, p. 405.

Sources
  • Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at .
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