Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R82532, Berlin, Olympia-Stadion (Luftaufnahme).jpg
Olympiastadion
Venue Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany
DatesAugust 2, 1936
Competitors40 from 23 nations
Winning height2.03 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Cornelius Johnson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Dave Albritton
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Delos Thurber
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1932
1948  

The men's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 2, 1936. Forty athletes from 24 nations competed. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Cornelius Johnson of the United States. [2] It was the nation's ninth victory in the men's high jump. Johnson's fellow Americans Dave Albritton and Delos Thurber took silver and bronze to complete the podium sweep, the second time (after the inaugural Games in 1896) the United States had taken all three medals in the event.

Background

This was the tenth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning jumpers from the 1932 Games were bronze medalist Simeon Toribio of the Philippines (who had also placed fourth in 1928), fourth-place finisher Cornelius Johnson of the United States, and seventh-place finisher Jerzy Pławczyk of Poland. Johnson was the slight favorite over his countryman Dave Albritton; both had jumped 2.07 metres at the U.S. trials to break the world record. [1]

Australia, Austria, Brazil, the Republic of China, Denmark, Iceland, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the tenth time, having competed at each edition of the Olympic men's high jump to that point.

Competition format

The competition returned to the two-round format introduced in 1912. There were two distinct rounds of jumping with results cleared between rounds. All jumpers clearing 1.85 metres in the qualifying round advanced to the final (described at the time as separate semifinals and final, though the results were not reset between them). There were jump-offs in the final to resolve ties through sixth place, though the sixth-place jump-off was cancelled "by special order". [1] [3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Cornelius Johnson  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Dave Albritton  (USA)
2.07 New York, United States 12 July 1936
Olympic recordUS flag 48 stars.svg  Harold Osborn  (USA)1.98 Paris, France 7 July 1924

Four men cleared the bar at 2.00 metres, besting the Olympic record: Cornelius Johnson, Dave Albritton, Delos Thurber, and Kalevi Kotkas. Johnson further improved the new record with a successful jump at 2.03 metres. He then tried for the world record, setting the bar at 2.08 metres, but could not achieve that height.

Schedule

The "semifinal" was in effect just the first half of the final.

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 2 August 193610:30
15:00
17:30
Qualifying
Semifinal
Final

Results

Key

Qualifying

RankAthleteNationHeightNotes
1 Dave Albritton US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.85Q
Günther Gehmert Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 1.85Q
Jerzy Pławczyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1.85Q
Kimio Yada Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1.85Q
Mihály Bodosi Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 1.85Q
Veikko Peräsalo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1.85Q
Reindert Brasser Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1.85Q
Aksel Kuuse Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1.85Q
Simeon Toribio Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 1.85Q
Poul Otto Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1.85Q
Kalevi Kotkas Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1.85Q
Gustav Weinkötz Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 1.85Q
Yoshiro Asakuma Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1.85Q
Joe Haley Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 1.85Q
Rudolf Eggenberg Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1.85Q
Cornelius Johnson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.85Q
Delos Thurber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.85Q
Åke Ödmark Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1.85Q
Lauri Kalima Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1.85Q
Jack Metcalfe Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1.85Q
Hiroshi Tanaka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1.85Q
Edwin Thacker Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1.85Q
23 Alfredo Mendes Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 1.80
Svend Aage Thomsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1.80
Robert Kennedy Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1.80
Ícaro Mello Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 1.80
Jack Newman Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1.80
Gerard Carlier Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1.80
Edvard Natvig Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1.80
Sigurður Sigurðsson Light Blue Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1.80
Fritz Flachberger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1.80
32 Stan West Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1.70
Fritz Neuruhrer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1.70
Břetislav Krátký Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1.70
Hans Mohr Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 1.70
Zdeněk Sobotka Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1.70
Hans Martens Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 1.70
Konstantinos Pantazis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 1.70
Karol Hoffmann Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1.70
Wu Bixian Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 1.70

Final

Details of the jump-off for second through fourth places are unknown. There was supposed to be a jump-off for sixth place, but it "did not take place, by special order." [3]

RankAthleteNation1.701.801.851.901.941.972.002.032.08HeightNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Cornelius Johnson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States ooooooooxxx2.03 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Dave Albritton US flag 48 stars.svg  United States oxooooxoxxoxxx2.00
Bronze medal icon.svg Delos Thurber US flag 48 stars.svg  United States oooooxoxxx2.00
4 Kalevi Kotkas Flag of Finland.svg  Finland ooxxooxxoxxx2.00
5 Kimio Yada Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan ooooooxxx1.97
6 Hiroshi Tanaka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan oooooxxx1.94
Yoshiro Asakuma Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan ooooxoxxx1.94
Lauri Kalima Flag of Finland.svg  Finland ooooxoxxx1.94
Gustav Weinkötz Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany ooxooxxoxxx1.94
10 Aksel Kuuse Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia oooxxoxxx1.90
Günther Gehmert Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany xooxxoxxx1.90
12 Jack Metcalfe Flag of Australia.svg  Australia oooxxx1.85
Reindert Brasser Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands oooxxx1.85
Åke Ödmark Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden oooxxx1.85
Edwin Thacker Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa oooxxx1.85
Joe Haley Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada xooxxx1.85
Simeon Toribio Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines oxooxxx1.85
Poul Otto Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark oxoxoxxx1.85
Veikko Peräsalo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland xooxxoxxx1.85
Rudolf Eggenberg Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland oxxoxxx1.85
Mihály Bodosi Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary ooxxoxxx1.85
22 Jerzy Pławczyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland ooxxx1.80

References

  1. 1 2 3 "High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 Official Report, vol. 2, p. 664.