Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
| Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
These are the official results of the men's high jump event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Twenty-eight contestants met on the morning of the first day of the athletic contests, on Friday November 23, 1956, and 22 cleared the qualifying height of 1.92 metres, to meet again in the afternoon.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Charles Dumas United States
|
Chilla Porter Australia
|
Igor Kashkarov Soviet Union
|
Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 2.15 |  Charles Dumas
|
Los Angeles (USA) | June 29, 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 2.04 | Walt Davis
|
Helsinki (FIN) | July 20, 1952 |
The standing Olympic record was bettered or equalized ten times.
Charles Dumas, Chilla Porter, Igor Kashkarov, and Stig Pettersson cleared 2.06 metres. Then Charles Dumas, Chilla Porter, and Igor Kashkarov also cleared 2.08 metres. Charles Dumas and Chilla Porter were also able to clear 2.10 metres. Finally Charles Dumas set the new Olympic record with 2.12 metres.
Results
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
|
 Charles Dumas (USA)
|
2.12 m |
|
 Chilla Porter (AUS)
|
2.10 m |
|
 Igor Kashkarov (URS)
|
2.08 m |
| 4. |  Stig Pettersson (SWE)
|
2.06 m |
| 5. |  Ken Money (CAN)
|
2.03 m |
| 6. | Vladimir Sitkin (URS)
|
2.00 m |
| 7. | Phil Reavis (USA)
|
2.00 m |
| 7. | Colin Ridgway (AUS)
|
2.00 m |
| 9. |  Julius Chigbolu (NGR)
|
2.00 m |
| 10. | Vernon Wilson (USA)
|
2.00 m |
| 11. |  Maurice Fournier (FRA)
|
1.96 m |
| 12. |  Patrick Etolu (UGA)
|
1.96 m |
| 13. |  Yukio Ishikawa (JPN)
|
1.96 m |
| 14. |  Ajit Singh (IND)
|
1.96 m |
| 15. |  Ernle Haisley (JAM)
|
1.96 m |
| 16. |  Peter Wells (GBR)
|
1.96 m |
| 17. |  Ciriaco Baronda (PHI)
|
1.92 m |
| 18. |  Joseph Leresae (KEN)
|
1.92 m |
| 19. | Vincent Gabriel (NGR)
|
1.92 m |
| 20. |  Yang Chuan-Kwang (ROC)
|
1.86 m |
| 21. |  Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam (CEY)
|
1.86 m |
| 22. |  José Telles da Conçeicão (BRA)
|
1.86 m |
| — |  Gianmario Roveraro (ITA)
|
DNQ |
| — | John Vernon (AUS)
|
DNQ |
| — |  I Gusti Putu Oka Mona (INA)
|
DNQ |
| — | Maridjo Wirjodimedjo (INA)
|
DNQ |
| — | Bengt Nilsson (SWE)
|
DNQ |
| — | Vladimir Polyakov (URS)
|
DNQ |
References
- The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956 (PDF) (PDF). p. 326.
- Results