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

The men's high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 21, 1908. Twenty-two high jumpers from ten nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]

Men's high jump
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueWhite City Stadium
DateJuly 21
Competitors22 from 10 nations
Medalists
Harry Porter  United States
Géo André  France
Con Leahy  Great Britain
István Somodi  Hungary
Athletics at the
1908 Summer Olympics
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Records

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

World Record 1.97(*) Michael Sweeney New York (USA) September 21, 1895
Olympic Record 1.90 Irving Baxter Paris (FRA) July 15, 1900

(*) unofficial

Harry Porter equalized the standing Olympic record with 1.90 metres.

Competition format

Each athlete was allowed three jumps at each height. "Diving" and "somersaulting" were not allowed.[3]

Results
RankAthleteNationHeight
Harry Porter United States1.90
Géo André France1.88
István Somodi Hungary1.88
Con Leahy Great Britain1.88
5Herbert Gidney United States1.85
Tom Moffitt United States1.85
7Neil Patterson United States1.83
8Axel Hedenlund Sweden1.80
9Patrick Leahy Great Britain1.78
10George Barber Canada1.77
Edward Leader Great Britain1.77
Haswell Wilson Great Britain1.77
13József Haluzsinsky Hungary1.72
Garfield MacDonald Canada1.72
Henry Olsen Norway1.72
16Léon Dupont Belgium1.67
Folke Hellstedt Sweden1.67
Lauri Pihkala Finland1.67
19Herman van Leeuwen Netherlands1.65
20Al Bellerby Great Britain1.59
–Otto Monsen NorwayNM
Lauri Wilskman FinlandNM

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. Official report, p. 32.
  3. Official Report, p. 86.

Sources
  • Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 31 March 2006. Available electronically at .
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