Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Canadian high jumper Duncan McNaughton.jpg
Duncan McNaughton
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DateJuly 31, 1932
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Winning height1.97
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Duncan McNaughton
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Bob Van Osdel
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Simeon Toribio
Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Philippines
  1928
1936  

The men's high jump event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place July 31. It was a final only format, no heats or qualifying jumps. [1] Fourteen athletes from 10 nations competed. [2] The 1930 Olympic Congress in Berlin had reduced the limit from 4 athletes per NOC to 3 athletes. [3] The event was won by Duncan McNaughton of Canada, breaking the United States' dominance over the event; McNaughton was the first non-American to win. Bob Van Osdel of the United States took silver, while Simeon Toribio earned the Philippines' first medal in any track & field athletics event.

Background

This was the ninth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1928 Games were bronze medalist Claude Ménard of France, fourth-place finisher Simeon Toribio of the Philippines, and sixth-place finisher Kazuo Kimura of Japan. American George Spitz had been the best jumper in 1932 but was suffering from an ankle injury. [2]

Poland and Switzerland each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the ninth time, having competed at each edition of the Olympic men's high jump to that point.

Competition format

Due to the small number of competitors (there were fewer entrants in 1932 than there had been finalists in 1928), the competition was a direct final. Athletes had three attempts at each height. [2] [4]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1932 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  Harold Osborn  (USA)1.98 Paris, France 7 July 1924

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

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 31 July 193214:30Final

Results

Key

Jump sequences are not known for the 1.80, 1.85, and 1.90 metres heights. Kimura's jump sequence for 1.94 metres is unknown, but he cleared that height.

There were two jump-offs. For first through fourth place, the jumpers had a jump-off that started at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m); none cleared that height or 1.99 metres. At 1.97 metres (where they had tied during the final itself), McNaughton cleared on the first attempt to win gold. Details of the jump-off after that are not known. A second jump-off for fifth and sixth place was held; details are not known.

RankAthleteNation1.801.851.901.941.972.00Height
Gold medal icon.svg Duncan McNaughton Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada ooxooxxoxxx1.97
Silver medal icon.svg Bob Van Osdel US flag 48 stars.svg  United States ooxoxooxxx1.97
Bronze medal icon.svg Simeon Toribio Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Philippines oooxxoxxoxxx1.97
4 Cornelius Johnson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States oooxoxoxxx1.97
5 Ilmari Reinikka Flag of Finland.svg  Finland ooxoxoxxx1.94
6 Kazuo Kimura Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan oooo [5] xxx1.94
7 Misao Ono Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan ooox1.90
Jerzy Pławczyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland ooox1.90
9 Jack Portland Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada oox1.85
Claude Ménard Flag of France.svg  France oox1.85
George Spitz US flag 48 stars.svg  United States oox1.85
Birger Haug Flag of Norway.svg  Norway oox1.85
Angelo Tommasi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy oox1.85
14 Paul Riesen Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland ox1.80

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles 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.
  3. Official Report, p. 377.
  4. Official Report, p. 443.
  5. Jump sequence unknown.