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.
| Men's standing high jump at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 23 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5 miles | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3200 m steeplechase | men |
| Medley relay | men |
| 3 mile team race | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| 3500 m walk | men |
| 10 mile walk | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Standing long jump | men |
| Standing high jump | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| Greek discus | men |
| Freestyle javelin | men |
23 high jumpers from eleven nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[1]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1.655 |  |
Paris (FRA) | July 16, 1900 |
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| Olympic Record | 1.655 | |
Paris (FRA) | July 16, 1900 |
Results
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ray Ewry | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1.57 |
 | John Biller | | 1.55 |
| Konstantinos Tsiklitiras | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1.55 | |
| 4 | Frank Holmes | | 1.52 |
| 5 | Platt Adams | | 1.47 |
| Géo André |  | 1.47 | |
| Alfred Motté | | 1.47 | |
| 8 | Wilhelm Blystad |  | 1.42 |
| Léon Dupont | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1.42 | |
| Walter Henderson |  | 1.42 | |
| Frank Irons | | 1.42 | |
| Svend Langkjær |  | 1.42 | |
| Arthur Mallwitz | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1.42 | |
| 14 | Allan Bengtsson |  | 1.40 |
| Karl Fryksdal | | 1.40 | |
| 16 | Martin Sheridan | | 1.37 |
| 17 | Lancelot Stafford | | 1.32 |
| Ludwig Uettwiller | | 1.32 | |
| 19–23 | George Barber | .svg.png){kind=small} | Unknown |
| Alfred Flaxman | | Unknown | |
| Ernest Hutcheon |  | Unknown | |
| Henri Jardin | | Unknown | |
| Lawson Robertson | | Unknown |
References
- Official report, p. 32.
Sources
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