Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
November 27, 2023
The men's high jump event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place July 29. Thirty-five athletes from 17 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4.[2]Bob King won the final with a jump of 1.94 metres. Four other competitors cleared 1.91 metres, and their placement was decided via a jump-off.[3] King's victory was the United States' eighth consecutive victory in the men's high jump; Benjamin Hedges's silver made it the third straight Games in which Americans went 1–2. Claude Ménard earned France's second consecutive bronze medal in the event.
This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1924 Games were gold medalist Harold Osborn of the United States and bronze medalist (and 1920 finalist) Pierre Lewden of France. While Osborn was defending champion and world record holder, his countryman Bob King was undefeated in 1928.[1]
Argentina, Lithuania, the Philippines, Romania, and Turkey each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the eighth time, having competed at each edition of the Olympic men's high jump to that point.
Competition formatedit
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, 1.77 metres, and 1.83 metres. All jumpers clearing 1.83 metres in the qualifying round advanced to the final. In the final, the bar was set at 1.70 metres, 1.80 metres, 1.84 metres, 1.88 metres, and then increased by .03 metres at a time. There were jump-offs in the final to resolve ties through sixth place.[1][4]
Recordsedit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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The men s high jump event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place July 29 Thirty five athletes from 17 nations competed 1 The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4 2 Bob King won the final with a jump of 1 94 metres Four other competitors cleared 1 91 metres and their placement was decided via a jump off 3 King s victory was the United States eighth consecutive victory in the men s high jump Benjamin Hedges s silver made it the third straight Games in which Americans went 1 2 Claude Menard earned France s second consecutive bronze medal in the event Men s high jumpat the Games of the IX OlympiadBob KingVenueOlympic StadiumDateJuly 29Competitors35 from 17 nationsWinning height1 94MedalistsBob King United StatesBenjamin Hedges United StatesClaude Menard France 19241932 Official Video Highlights Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Qualifying 5 2 Final 6 ReferencesBackground editThis was the eighth appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics The returning finalists from the 1924 Games were gold medalist Harold Osborn of the United States and bronze medalist and 1920 finalist Pierre Lewden of France While Osborn was defending champion and world record holder his countryman Bob King was undefeated in 1928 1 Argentina Lithuania the Philippines Romania and Turkey each made their debut in the event The United States appeared for the eighth time having competed at each edition of the Olympic men s high jump to that point Competition format editThe 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 77 metres and 1 83 metres All jumpers clearing 1 83 metres in the qualifying round advanced to the final In the final the bar was set at 1 70 metres 1 80 metres 1 84 metres 1 88 metres and then increased by 03 metres at a time There were jump offs in the final to resolve ties through sixth place 1 4 Records editThese were the standing world and Olympic records in metres prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics World record nbsp Harold Osborn USA 2 03 Urbana United States 27 May 1924Olympic record nbsp Harold Osborn USA 1 98 Paris France 7 July 1924No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition Schedule editDate Time RoundSunday 29 July 1928 16 00 QualifyingFinalResults editKey o Height cleared x Height failed Height passed r Retired SB Season s best PB Personal best NR National record AR Area record OR Olympic record WR World record WL World lead NM No mark DNS Did not start DQ Disqualified Qualifying edit All jumpers clearing 1 83 meters advanced to the final round Jump sequences are not known Rank Athlete Nation 1 60 1 70 1 77 1 83 Height Notes1 Herbert Adolfsson nbsp Sweden o o o o 1 83 QWolf Boneder nbsp Germany o o o o 1 83 QAndre Cherrier nbsp France o o o o 1 83 QColin Gordon nbsp Great Britain o o o o 1 83 QBenjamin Hedges nbsp United States o o o o 1 83 QFritz Huhn nbsp Germany o o o o 1 83 QKornel Kesmarki nbsp Hungary o o o o 1 83 QKazuo Kimura nbsp Japan o o o o 1 83 QBob King nbsp United States o o o o 1 83 QFritz Kopke nbsp Germany o o o o 1 83 QPierre Lewden nbsp France o o o o 1 83 QCharles McGinnis nbsp United States o o o o 1 83 QClaude Menard nbsp France o o o o 1 83 QMikio Oda nbsp Japan o o o o 1 83 QHarold Osborn nbsp United States o o o o 1 83 QHarry Simmons nbsp Great Britain o o o o 1 83 QEinar Tommelstad nbsp Norway o o o o 1 83 QSimeon Toribio nbsp Philippines o o o o 1 83 Q19 Carl van Geyzel nbsp Great Britain o o o x 1 77Antonios Karyofyllis nbsp Greece o o o x 1 77Ioannis Karyofyllis nbsp Greece o o o x 1 77Oscar Midtlyng nbsp Norway o o o x 1 77Ferenc Orban nbsp Hungary o o o x 1 77Henri Thesingh nbsp Netherlands o o o x 1 77Geoffrey Turner nbsp Great Britain o o o x 1 77Valerio Vallania nbsp Argentina o o o x 1 77Paavo Yrjola nbsp Finland o o o x 1 7728 Haydar Asan nbsp Turkey o o x 1 70Frits Buhrman nbsp Netherlands o o x 1 70Joop Kamstra nbsp Netherlands o o x 1 70Tiberiu Rusu nbsp Romania o o x 1 70Otto Schopp nbsp Romania o o x 1 7033 Adolfas Akelaitis nbsp Lithuania o x 1 60 Alex Munroe nbsp Canada o o o x DSQArmas Wahlstedt nbsp Finland x No markFinal edit Jump sequences are not known Jump offs were conducted for 2nd through 5th place and for 6th place Rank Athlete Nation 1 70 1 80 1 84 1 88 1 91 1 94 Height nbsp Bob King nbsp United States o o o o o o 1 94 nbsp Benjamin Hedges nbsp United States o o o o o x 1 91 nbsp Claude Menard nbsp France o o o o o x 1 914 Simeon Toribio nbsp Philippines o o o o o x 1 915 Harold Osborn nbsp United States o o o o o x 1 916 Kazuo Kimura nbsp Japan o o o o x 1 887 Andre Cherrier nbsp France o o o o x 1 88Pierre Lewden nbsp France o o o o x 1 88Charles McGinnis nbsp United States o o o o x 1 88Mikio Oda nbsp Japan o o o o x 1 8811 Herbert Adolfsson nbsp Sweden o o o x 1 84Kornel Kesmarki nbsp Hungary o o o x 1 84Fritz Kopke nbsp Germany o o o x 1 84Harry Simmons nbsp Great Britain o o o x 1 84Einar Tommelstad nbsp Norway o o o x 1 8416 Wolf Boneder nbsp Germany o o x 1 8017 Colin Gordon nbsp Great Britain o x 1 70Fritz Huhn nbsp Germany o x 1 70References edit a b c High Jump Men Olympedia Retrieved 15 September 2020 Official Report p 374 Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games Men s High Jump sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 26 December 2017 Official Report p 440 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics Men 27s high jump amp oldid 1091614447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
