Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Sunday 15 to Tuesday 17 August 1920. 22 high jumpers from nine nations competed.[1]
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 15–17 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men |
| 4×100 m relay | men |
| 4×400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 3 km walk | men |
| 10 km walk | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| 56 lb weight throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 2.01 |  |
Berkeley (USA) | 2 May 1914 |
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| Olympic Record | 1.93 | |
Stockholm (SWE) | 8 July 1912 |
Richmond Landon set a new Olympic record with 1.936 metres.
Results
The best six high jumpers qualified for the final.
| Place | Athlete | Qual. | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1.80 | 1.936 OR |
| 2 | | 1.80 | 1.90 |
| 3 |  | 1.80 | 1.90 |
| 4 | | 1.80 | 1.85 |
| 5 | | 1.80 | 1.85 |
| 6 |  | 1.80 | 1.85 |
| 7 | | 1.80 | 1.80 |
 | 1.80 | 1.80 | |
| 9 | | 1.80 | 1.75 |
| 1.80 | 1.75 | |
| 1.80 | 1.75 | |
| 1.80 | 1.75 | |
| 13 | | 1.75 | — |
| 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1.70 | — |
| 1.70 | — | |
| 16 | | 1.65 | — |
| 1.65 | — | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 1.65 | — | |
 | 1.65 | — | |
| 20 |  | 1.60 | — |
| 21 | .svg.png){kind=small} | NM | — |
| NM | — |
References
- "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
Sources
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 23 August 2007.
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