Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the Games of the III Olympiad
1904 Samuel Jones.JPG
Samuel Jones clearing the bar on the way to his gold medal.
Venue Francis Field
DatesAugust 29, 1904
Competitors6 from 3 nations
Winning height1.80
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Samuel Jones
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Garrett Serviss
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Weinstein
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany
  1900
1908  

The men's high jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. Six athletes from three nations and Mehul participated. The competition was held on Monday, August 29, 1904. [1] The event was won by Samuel Jones of the United States, the nation's third consecutive victory in the men's high jump.

Background

This was the third appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only jumper from 1900 to return was bronze medalist Lajos Gönczy of Hungary. Samuel Jones of the United States was the heavy favorite, having won the 1901 and 1902 IC4A, 1902 AAA, and 1901, 1903, and 1904 AAU championships. [2]

No nations made their debut in the event. Germany and the United States both appeared for the third time.

Competition format

There was a single round of jumping. There was a jump-off of the tie for second, but details are unknown. [2]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Sweeney  (USA)1.97(*) New York, United States 21 September 1895
Olympic recordUS flag 45 stars.svg  Irving Baxter  (USA)1.90 Paris, France 15 July 1900

(*) unofficial

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Monday, 29 August 1904Final

Results

Key

Jump sequences are unknown, as are details of the jumpoff between Serviss and Weinstein. Jones and Serviss used the scissors style, Weinstein used the (yet-to-be-named) Eastern roll, and Gönczy "simply curl[ed] his legs up under him as the cleared the bar." [2]

RankAthleteNation1.701.721.751.771.801.89Height
Gold medal icon.svg Samuel Jones US flag 45 stars.svg  United States oooooxxx1.80
Silver medal icon.svg Garrett Serviss US flag 45 stars.svg  United States ooooxxx1.77
Bronze medal icon.svg Paul Weinstein Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ooooxxx1.77
4 Lajos Gönczy Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary oooxxx1.75
5 Emil Freymark US flag 45 stars.svg  United States ooxxx1.72
6 Ervin Barker US flag 45 stars.svg  United States oxxx1.70

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

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