Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Harold Osborn 1924.jpg
Harold Osborn
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DatesJuly 6, 1924 (qualifying)
July 7, 1924 (final)
Competitors27 from 17 nations
Winning height1.98 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Harold Osborn
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Leroy Brown
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Pierre Lewden
Flag of France.svg  France
  1920
1928  

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, July 6, 1924, and Monday, July 7, 1924. Twenty-seven high jumpers from 17 nations competed. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Harold Osborn of the United States, the nation's seventh consecutive victory in the men's high jump. As in 1920, the Americans went 1–2 in the event, with Leroy Brown earning silver. France took its first high jump medal since 1908 with Pierre Lewden's bronze.

Background

This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalist from the 1920 Games was seventh-place finisher Pierre Lewden of France. The heavy favorites in 1924 were Harold Osborn and Leroy Brown of the United States, who "were the dominant jumpers in 1924, with 15 of the best 16 marks on the world lists." [2]

Estonia, Haiti, Ireland, Japan, and South Africa each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the seventh time, having competed at each edition of the Olympic men's high jump to that point.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1912. There were two distinct rounds of jumping with results cleared between rounds. All jumpers clearing 1.83 metres in the qualifying round advanced to the final. There were jump-offs in the final to resolve ties through sixth place. [2]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Harold Osborn  (USA)2.03 Urbana, United States 27 May 1924
Olympic recordUS flag 48 stars.svg  Richmond Landon  (USA)1.936 Antwerp, Belgium 17 August 1920

At first Harold Osborn set a new Olympic record with 1.95 metres. This height was equaled by Leroy Brown, but finally Harold Osborn again improved the Olympic record with 1.98 metres.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 6 July 192414:00Qualifying
Monday, 7 July 192415:00Final

Results

Qualifying

The qualification was held on Sunday, July 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.

RankAthleteNationHeightNotes
1 Leroy Brown US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.83Q
Jenő Gáspár Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 1.83Q
Pierre Guilloux Flag of France.svg  France 1.83Q
Sverre Helgesen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1.83Q
Helge Jansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1.83Q
Pierre Lewden Flag of France.svg  France 1.83Q
Harold Osborn US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.83Q
Tom Poor US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.83Q
Lawrence Roberts Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa 1.83Q
10 Édouard Barbazan Flag of France.svg  France 1.80
Jean Hénault Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1.80
Mikio Oda Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1.80
Ivar Sahlin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1.80
Larry Stanley Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 1.80
15 Silvio Cator Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti 1.75
Robert Dickinson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1.75
Valter Ever Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1.75
Josef Machaň Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1.75
19 Antonios Karyofyllis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 1.70
Bror Kraemer Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1.70
Giuseppe Palmieri Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 1.70
22 Jack Miller Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 1.65
Édouard Dupiré Flag of France.svg  France No mark
Robert Juday US flag 48 stars.svg  United States No mark
Crawford Kerr Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain No mark
Mikuláš Kucsera Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia No mark
Arthur Willis Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain No mark

Final

The final was held on Monday, July 7, 1924. The ties for 4th/5th and for 6th/7th were broken by jump-offs. Osborn attempted 2.02 metres (which would have been a world record) but was unsuccessful; he hit the bar with his hand on the second attempt. [2]

RankAthleteNationHeightNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Harold Osborn US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.98 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Leroy Brown US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.95
Bronze medal icon.svg Pierre Lewden Flag of France.svg  France 1.92
4 Tom Poor US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.88
5 Jenő Gáspár Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 1.88
6 Helge Jansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1.85
7 Pierre Guilloux Flag of France.svg  France 1.85
8 Lawrence Roberts Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa 1.83
Sverre Helgesen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1.83

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 September 2020.