Standing high jump
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The standing high jump is an athletics event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912.
It is performed in the same way as high jump, with the difference being that the athlete stands still and jumps with both feet together.
Ray Ewry was the best of the Olympic era, setting world records for the standing high jump (1.65 m on July 16, 1900) and the standing long jump (3.47 m on September 3, 1904).
One of the best results ever is 1.90 m by Swedish athlete Rune Almén [1] in 1980 which at the time was a Swedish record and an unofficial world record.[2] Later he also jumped 1.90 m, which today is the world record.[3]
The Norwegian record is 1.82 by Sturle Kalstad in 1983.[4]
[edit] Olympic and Intercalated medalists
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1900 Paris |  Ray Ewry (USA) |
Irving Baxter (USA) |
Lewis Sheldon (USA) |
| 1904 St. Louis | Ray Ewry (USA) |
Joseph Stadler (USA) |
Lawson Robertson (USA) |
| 1906 Athens, Intercalated Games | Ray Ewry (USA) |
 Léon Dupont (BEL) Lawson Robertson (USA) Martin Sheridan (USA) |
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| 1908 London | Ray Ewry (USA) |
John Biller (USA) Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (GRE) |
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| 1912 Stockholm |  Platt Adams (USA) |
Benjamin Adams (USA) |
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (GRE) |
[edit] References
- ^ Rune Almén
- ^ Borgström, Anders. "Jubileumsanekdoter från 100 år" (in Swedish). IFGOTA. http://www.ifgota.se/arkiv/Anekdot_02.html. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ Crona, Per. "Rekorden som inte är" (in Swedish). GFIF. http://www.gfif.se/NR/exeres/B733F5BB-46A0-462D-AE3B-8E3822B62F55.htm?NewsIndex=20. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Norges beste innendørs gjennom alle tider" (in Norwegian). friidrett.no. Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20080603033608/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/atinnemenn.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
[edit] See also
- Standing long jump
- Standing triple jump
- Youtube video of a 1.80 standing high jump
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