Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
February 01, 2023
The men's high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 21, 1908. Twenty-two high jumpers from ten nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2] The event was won by Harry Porter of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive victory in the men's high jump. There was a three-way tie for silver (a jump-off was held, but was unable to resolve the tie).
This was the fourth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. No jumpers from the 1904 Games returned. The favorite was Irish jumper Con Leahy, the four-time (1905–1908) AAA champion who had also won the 1907 AAU title and the 1906 Intercalated Games. American Harry Porter, the 1908 AAU champion, was also highly regarded.[3]
Belgium, Canada, Finland, and the Netherlands each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the fourth time, having competed at each edition of the Olympic men's high jump to that point.
Competition format
There were two rounds of jumping, though the results from the qualifying round carried over to the final. The top eight jumpers in the qualifying round advanced to the final. Each competitor received three attempts at each height. The judges determined the initial height of the bar and any increases. There was a jump-off of the tie for second, but details are unknown. "Diving" and "somersaulting" were not allowed.[3][4]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Harry Porter equalized the standing Olympic record with 1.90 metres.
Schedule
Date
Time
Round
Tuesday, 21 July 1908
10:30 14:30
Qualifying Final
Results
After the first of four qualifying groups finished, officials determined that the ground conditions were unsuitable and chose a different location for the remaining three groups. Herbert Gidney protested, resulting in a repeat of the first group. Gidney benefited, improving his height from 1.77 metres in the now-invalidated initial round to 1.85 metres in the re-jump. He displaced as finalists Otto Monsen, who had initially jumped 1.79 metres but refused to participate in the re-jump, and Edward Leader, whose initial 1.79 metres was replaced by the inferior 1.77 metres he achieved in the re-jump.[3]
There was a jump-off for second place after three men jumped 1.88 metres but could not match Porter's 1.90 metres, but none of the three jumpers were able to jump 1.88 metres again and were declared joint silver medalists.[3]
Porter, after winning, attempted the world record height of 1.97 metres; his three attempts at that height were all unsuccessful.[3]
Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 31 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
February 01, 2023
athletics, 1908, summer, olympics, high, jump, high, jump, jumping, events, athletics, 1908, summer, olympics, programme, london, competition, held, tuesday, july, 1908, twenty, high, jumpers, from, nations, competed, nocs, could, enter, athletes, event, harry. The men s high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London The competition was held on Tuesday July 21 1908 Twenty two high jumpers from ten nations competed 1 NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes 2 The event was won by Harry Porter of the United States the nation s fourth consecutive victory in the men s high jump There was a three way tie for silver a jump off was held but was unable to resolve the tie Men s high jumpat the Games of the IV OlympiadCard depicting Harry PorterVenueWhite City StadiumDateJuly 21Competitors22 from 10 nationsWinning height1 90 ORMedalistsHarry Porter United StatesGeo Andre FranceCon Leahy Great BritainIstvan Somodi Hungary 19041912 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 6 References 7 SourcesBackground EditThis was the fourth appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics No jumpers from the 1904 Games returned The favorite was Irish jumper Con Leahy the four time 1905 1908 AAA champion who had also won the 1907 AAU title and the 1906 Intercalated Games American Harry Porter the 1908 AAU champion was also highly regarded 3 Belgium Canada Finland and the Netherlands each made their debut in the event The United States appeared for the fourth time having competed at each edition of the Olympic men s high jump to that point Competition format EditThere were two rounds of jumping though the results from the qualifying round carried over to the final The top eight jumpers in the qualifying round advanced to the final Each competitor received three attempts at each height The judges determined the initial height of the bar and any increases There was a jump off of the tie for second but details are unknown Diving and somersaulting were not allowed 3 4 Records EditThese were the standing world and Olympic records in metres prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics World record Michael Sweeney USA 1 97 New York United States 21 September 1895Olympic record Irving Baxter USA 1 90 Paris France 15 July 1900 unofficialHarry Porter equalized the standing Olympic record with 1 90 metres Schedule EditDate Time RoundTuesday 21 July 1908 10 3014 30 QualifyingFinalResults EditAfter the first of four qualifying groups finished officials determined that the ground conditions were unsuitable and chose a different location for the remaining three groups Herbert Gidney protested resulting in a repeat of the first group Gidney benefited improving his height from 1 77 metres in the now invalidated initial round to 1 85 metres in the re jump He displaced as finalists Otto Monsen who had initially jumped 1 79 metres but refused to participate in the re jump and Edward Leader whose initial 1 79 metres was replaced by the inferior 1 77 metres he achieved in the re jump 3 There was a jump off for second place after three men jumped 1 88 metres but could not match Porter s 1 90 metres but none of the three jumpers were able to jump 1 88 metres again and were declared joint silver medalists 3 Porter after winning attempted the world record height of 1 97 metres his three attempts at that height were all unsuccessful 3 Rank Athlete Nation Height Harry Porter United States 1 90 Geo Andre France 1 88Istvan Somodi Hungary 1 88Con Leahy Great Britain 1 885 Herbert Gidney United States 1 85Tom Moffitt United States 1 857 Neil Patterson United States 1 838 Axel Hedenlund Sweden 1 809 Patrick Leahy Great Britain 1 7810 George Barber Canada 1 77Edward Leader Great Britain 1 77Haswell Wilson Great Britain 1 7713 Jozsef Haluzsinsky Hungary 1 72Garfield MacDonald Canada 1 72Henry Olsen Norway 1 7216 Leon Dupont Belgium 1 67Folke Hellstedt Sweden 1 67Lauri Pihkala Finland 1 6719 Herman van Leeuwen Netherlands 1 6520 Al Bellerby Great Britain 1 59 Otto Monsen Norway No markLauri Wilskman Finland No markReferences Edit Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games Men s High Jump sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 25 December 2017 Official report p 32 a b c d e High Jump Men Olympedia Retrieved 14 September 2020 Official Report p 86 Sources EditOfficial Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad 1908 De Wael Herman Herman s Full Olympians Athletics 1908 Accessed 31 March 2006 Available electronically at 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics Men 27s high jump amp oldid 1030349720, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
