Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
| Men's high jump at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
| Dates | July 6 (qualification) July 7 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1924 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 |
| 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 |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
The men's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Sunday, August 6, 1924 and Monday, August 7, 1924.
Twenty-six high jumpers from 16 nations competed.
Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 2.03 |  Harold Osborn
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Urbana (USA) | May 27, 1924 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 1.936 | Richmond Landon
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Antwerp (BEL) | August 17, 1920 |
At first Harold Osborn set a new Olympic record with 1.95 metres. This height was equalized by Leroy Brown but finally Harold Osborn again improved the Olympic record with 1.98 metres.
Results
Qualification
The qualification was held on Sunday, August 6, 1924. Jumpers had to pass 1.83 metres to qualify for the final. Nine high jumpers were able to clear this height and qualified for the final. Five competitors were not able to clear any height.
Group 1
| Place | Athlete | Height | Overall Rank | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tom Poor (USA) |
1.83 | 1 | Q |
| 2 |  Valter Ever (EST) |
1.75 | 15 | |
| 3 |  Bror Kraemer (FIN) |
1.70 | 19 | |
| – |  Édouard Dupiré (FRA) |
NM | - | |
 Mikuláš Kucsera (TCH) |
NM | - | ||
 Arthur Willis (GBR) |
NM | - |
Group 2
| Place | Athlete | Height | Overall Rank | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lawrence Roberts (RSA) |
1.83 | 1 | Q |
| Harold Osborn (USA) |
1.83 | 1 | Q | |
| Pierre Guilloux (FRA) |
1.83 | 1 | Q | |
| 4 |  Mikio Oda (JPN) |
1.80 | 10 | |
 Larry Stanley (IRL) |
1.80 | 10 | ||
| 6 | Josef Machaň (TCH) |
1.75 | 15 | |
| 7 |  Giuseppe Palmieri (ITA) |
1.70 | 18 | |
| 8 |  Jack Miller (CAN) |
1.65 | 21 |
Group 3
| Place | Athlete | Height | Overall Rank | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Lewden (FRA) |
1.83 | 1 | Q |
 Jenő Gáspár (HUN) |
1.83 | 1 | Q | |
 Sverre Helgesen (NOR) |
1.83 | 1 | Q | |
 Helge Jansson (SWE) |
1.83 | 1 | Q | |
| – | Crawford Kerr (GBR) |
NM | - | |
| Robert Juday (USA) |
NM | - |
Group 4
| Place | Athlete | Height | Overall Rank | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leroy Brown (USA) |
1.83 | 1 | Q |
| 2 |  Jean Hénault (BEL) |
1.80 | 10 | |
| Édouard Barbazan (FRA) |
1.80 | 10 | ||
| Ivar Sahlin (SWE) |
1.80 | 10 | ||
| 5 | Robert Dickinson (GBR) |
1.75 | 15 | |
 Silvio Cator (HAI) |
1.75 | 15 | ||
| 7 |  Antonios Karyofyllis (GRE) |
1.70 | 18 |
Final
The final was held on Monday, August 7, 1924.
| Place | Athlete | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Osborn (USA) |
1.98 OR |
| 2 | Leroy Brown (USA) |
1.95 |
| 3 | Pierre Lewden (FRA) |
1.92 |
| 4 | Tom Poor (USA) |
1.88 |
| 5 | Jenő Gáspár (HUN) |
1.88 |
| 6 | Helge Jansson (SWE) |
1.85 |
| 7 | Pierre Guilloux (FRA) |
1.85 |
| 8 | Lawrence Roberts (RSA) |
1.83 |
| Sverre Helgesen (NOR) |
1.83 |
References
- Official Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 22 July 2008.