Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
John Winter London Olypmic Games 1948.jpg
John Winter jumping
Venue Wembley Stadium
DatesJuly 30, 1948 (qualifying and final)
Competitors27 from 16 nations
Winning height1.98
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg John Winter
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Bjorn Paulson
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svg George Stanich
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1936
1952  

The men's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 30, 1948. Twenty-seven athletes from 16 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 John Winter of Australia. [2] It was Australia's first victory in the men's high jump, and only the second time a jumper from outside the United States had won. Bjorn Paulson earned Norway's first medal in the event with a silver. George Stanich took bronze, keeping alive the United States' streak of medaling in every edition of the men's high jump.

Background

This was the 11th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the finalists from the pre-war 1936 Games returned. The American team, which had won 9 of 10 Olympics and had "dominated the world lists in 1948," was favored. [1]

India, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and Uruguay each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the 11th 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. The qualifying round had the bar set at 1.60 metres, 1.70 metres, 1.80 metres, 1.84 metres, and 1.87 metres. All jumpers clearing 1.87 metres in the qualifying round advanced to the final. The final had jumps at 1.80 metres, 1.87 metres, 1.90 metres, 1.95 metres, and 1.98 metres. This competition used the tie-breaker rule of fewer-misses for the first time. [1] [3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Les Steers  (USA)2.11 Los Angeles, United States 17 June 1941
Olympic recordUS flag 48 stars.svg  Cornelius Johnson  (USA)2.03 Berlin, Germany 2 August 1936

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 30 July 194811:00
16:30
Qualifying
Final

Results

Key

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 1.87m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

RankAthleteNationHeightNotes
1 John Winter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1.87Q
Bjørn Paulson Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1.87Q
George Stanich US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.87Q
Dwight Eddleman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.87Q
Georges Damitio Flag of France.svg  France 1.87Q
Art Jackes Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 1.87Q
Alan Paterson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1.87Q
Hans Wahli Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1.87Q
Alfredo Jadresic Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1.87Q
Göran Widenfelt Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1.87Q
Pierre Lacaze Flag of France.svg  France 1.87Q
Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1.87Q
Birger Leirud Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1.87Q
Hércules Azcune Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1.87Q
Lloyd Valberg Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg  Singapore 1.87Q
Vern McGrew US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.87Q
Kuuno Honkonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1.87Q
Gurnam Singh Flag of India.svg  India 1.87Q
Bjørn Gundersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1.87Q
Nils Nicklén Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1.87Q
21 Arnulf Pilhatsch Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1.84
Benjamín Casado Puerto rico national sport flag.svg  Puerto Rico 1.84
Claude Bénard Flag of France.svg  France 1.84
Ioannis Lambrou Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 1.84
Pedro Listur Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1.84
Arne Åhman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1.84
27 Ron Pavitt Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1.80

Final

RankAthleteNation1.801.871.901.951.98Height
Gold medal icon.svg John Winter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia oooxoo1.98
Silver medal icon.svg Bjørn Paulson Flag of Norway.svg  Norway ooooxxx1.95
Bronze medal icon.svg George Stanich US flag 48 stars.svg  United States oooxxoxxx1.95
4 Dwight Eddleman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States ooxoxxoxxx1.95
5 Georges Damitio Flag of France.svg  France ooxxoxxoxxx1.95
6 Art Jackes Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada oooxxx1.90
7 Alan Paterson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain oxoxoxxx1.90
Hans Wahli Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland oxoxoxxx1.90
9 Alfredo Jadresic Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  ? ?xxoxxx1.90
Göran Widenfelt Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  ? ?xxoxxx1.90
Pierre Lacaze Flag of France.svg  France  ? ?xxoxxx1.90
12 Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  ? ?xxoxxx1.90
13 Birger Leirud Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  ? ?xxoxxx1.90
14 Hércules Azcune Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  ?xxx1.80
Lloyd Valberg Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg  Singapore  ?xxx1.80
16 Vern McGrew US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  ?xxx1.80
17 Kuuno Honkonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  ?xxx1.80
18 Gurnam Singh Flag of India.svg  India  ?xxx1.80
Bjørn Gundersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway xxxNo mark
Nils Nicklén Flag of Finland.svg  Finland xxxNo mark

References

  1. 1 2 3 "High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. Official Report, p. 266.

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