Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
| Men's high jump at the Games of the I Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 A picture from events | ||||||||||
| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | April 10 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 5 from 3 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | 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 |
The men's high jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The high jump was held on 10 April. Five competitors took part in the event, three of them Americans. Ellery Clark, who had previously won the long jump, also won this event. Garrett and Connolly tied for second place.[1]
Results
All five cleared the bar at 1.50 and 1.55 metres. Hofmann was unable to clear 1.60 metres. Sjöberg made that jump, but could not clear 1.625 metres. All three Americans made that mark and the next, at 1.65 metres, but only Clark was able to clear 1.675 metres. He then cleared 1.70, 1.75, and 1.81 metres successively.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Height | Notes |
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Ellery Clark |  United States
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1.81 | OR |
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Robert Garrett | United States
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1.65 | |
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James Connolly | United States
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1.65 | |
| 4 | Henrik Sjöberg |  Sweden
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1.62 | |
| 5 | Fritz Hofmann |  Germany
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1.62 |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1896 Athens Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
Sources
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) (Digitally available at la84foundation.org) - Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) (Excerpt available at la84foundation.org) - Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.