The men's high jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England, 26 athletics events were contested, all for men only.Each nation was allowed to enter up to 12 competitors in most of the events. In the team races , each nation entered one team. The medley relay was run by four athletes, with four alternates...

 programme in London

London

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. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 21, 1908.

Twenty-two high jumpers from ten nations competed.

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 New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	September 21, 1895
Olympic Record	1.90	Irving Baxter Irving Baxter Irving Knot Baxter was an American athlete, who won the gold medal in both the men's high jump and the pole vault at the 1900 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France....	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...  (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	July 15, 1900

(*) unofficial

Harry Porter

Harry Porter

For the Fictional character, see Harry Potter.Harry Franklin Porter was a high jumper from the United States of America. He was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and won gold in the High Jump in the 1908 Summer Olympics at a mark of 6'3"...

 equalized the standing Olympic record with 1.90 metres.

Results

Place	Name	Nation	Height
1	Harry Porter Harry Porter For the Fictional character, see Harry Potter.Harry Franklin Porter was a high jumper from the United States of America. He was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and won gold in the High Jump in the 1908 Summer Olympics at a mark of 6'3"...		1.90 metres
2	Géo André		1.88 metres
	István Somodi István Somodi István Somodi was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.He competed for a Hungary in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the high jump where he won the silver medal....		1.88 metres
	Con Leahy		1.88 metres
5	Herbert Gidney		1.85 metres
	Tom Moffitt		1.85 metres
7	Neil Patterson		1.83 metres
8	Axel Hedenlund Axel Hedenlund Axel Hedenlund, Jr. was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished eighth in the high jump competition.-External links:*...		1.80 metres
9	Patrick Leahy Patrick Leahy (athlete) Patrick Leahy was an Irish athlete who won Olympic medals in the high jump and long jump at the 1900 Summer Olympics....		1.78 metres
10	George Barber		1.77 metres
	Edward Leader		1.77 metres
	Haswell Wilson		1.77 metres
13	József Haluzsinsky		1.72 metres
	Garfield MacDonald		1.72 metres
	Henry Olsen Henry Olsen Henry Martinus Olsen was a Norwegian track and field athlete who specialized in the jumping events. He represented Kristiania IF....		1.72 metres
16	Léon Dupont Léon Dupont Léon Dupont was a Belgian athlete who competed mainly in the standing high jump.He competed for Belgium in the 1906 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in the standing high jump where he won the silver medal jointly with American pair Lawson Robertson and Martin Sheridan and behind American...		1.67 metres
	Folke Hellstedt		1.67 metres
	Lauri Pihkala Lauri Pihkala Lauri Pihkala was the inventor of pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball. He also competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....		1.67 metres
19	Herman van Leeuwen Herman van Leeuwen Hermanus "Herman" Nicolaas van Leeuwen was a Dutch gymnast and high jumper who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event...		1.65 metres
20	Al Bellerby		1.59 metres
-	Otto Monsen Otto Monsen Otto Monsen was a Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he participated in the high jump competition but failed to clear a height....		NM
-	Lauri Wilskman		NM

Sources

• sports-reference.com
• 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 .