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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
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DatesJuly 6 (qualifying)
July 7 (final)
Competitors27 from 17 nations
Winning height1.98 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Harold Osborn
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Leroy Brown
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pierre Lewden
 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

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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

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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

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

World record  Harold Osborn (USA) 2.03 Urbana, United States 27 May 1924
Olympic record  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

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Date Time Round
Sunday, 6 July 1924 14:00 Qualifying
Monday, 7 July 1924 15:00 Final

Results

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Qualifying

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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.

Rank Athlete Nation Height Notes
1 Leroy Brown  United States 1.83 Q
Jenő Gáspár  Hungary 1.83 Q
Pierre Guilloux  France 1.83 Q
Sverre Helgesen  Norway 1.83 Q
Helge Jansson  Sweden 1.83 Q
Pierre Lewden  France 1.83 Q
Harold Osborn  United States 1.83 Q
Tom Poor  United States 1.83 Q
Lawrence Roberts  South Africa 1.83 Q
10 Édouard Barbazan  France 1.80
Jean Hénault  Belgium 1.80
Mikio Oda  Japan 1.80
Ivar Sahlin  Sweden 1.80
Larry Stanley  Ireland 1.80
15 Silvio Cator  Haiti 1.75
Robert Dickinson  Great Britain 1.75
Valter Ever  Estonia 1.75
Josef Machaň  Czechoslovakia 1.75
19 Antonios Karyofyllis  Greece 1.70
Bror Kraemer  Finland 1.70
Giuseppe Palmieri  Italy 1.70
22 Jack Miller  Canada 1.65
Édouard Dupiré  France No mark
Robert Juday  United States No mark
Crawford Kerr  Great Britain No mark
Mikuláš Kucsera  Czechoslovakia No mark
Arthur Willis  Great Britain No mark

Final

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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]

Rank Athlete Nation Height Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Harold Osborn  United States 1.98 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Leroy Brown  United States 1.95
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pierre Lewden  France 1.92
4 Tom Poor  United States 1.88
5 Jenő Gáspár  Hungary 1.88
6 Helge Jansson  Sweden 1.85
7 Pierre Guilloux  France 1.85
8 Lawrence Roberts  South Africa 1.83
Sverre Helgesen  Norway 1.83

References

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  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. ^ a b c "High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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