Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5 miles | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3200 m steeplechase | men | |
| Medley relay | men | |
| 3 mile team race | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 3500 m walk | men | |
| 10 mile walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Standing long jump | men | |
| Standing high jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| Greek discus | men | |
| Freestyle javelin | men | |
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 July 21, 1908.
22 high jumpers from ten nations competed.
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[edit] Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Harry PorterUnited States (USA) |
 Georges AndréFrance (FRA)  István SomodiHungary (HUN)
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none awarded |
[edit] Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1.97(*) |  Michael Sweeney |
New York (USA) | September 21, 1895 |
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| Olympic Record | 1.90 | Irving Baxter |
Paris (FRA) | July 15, 1900 |
(*) unofficial
Harry Porter equalized the standing Olympic record with 1.90 metres.
[edit] Results
| Place | Name | Nation | Height |
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| 1 | Harry Porter | United States |
1.90 metres |
| 2 | Georges André | France |
1.88 metres |
| István Somodi | Hungary |
1.88 metres | |
| Con Leahy |  Great Britain |
1.88 metres | |
| 5 | Herbert Gidney | United States |
1.85 metres |
| Thomas Moffitt | United States |
1.85 metres | |
| 7 | Norman Patterson | United States |
1.83 metres |
| 8 | Axel Hedenlund |  Sweden |
1.80 metres |
| 9 | Patrick Leahy | Great Britain |
1.78 metres |
| 10 | George Barber |  Canada |
1.77 metres |
| Edward Leader | Great Britain |
1.77 metres | |
| George Wilson | Great Britain |
1.77 metres | |
| 13 | József Haluszinsky | Hungary |
1.72 metres |
| John Garfield MacDonald | Canada |
1.72 metres | |
| Henry Olsen |  Norway |
1.72 metres | |
| 16 | Léon Dupont | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
1.67 metres |
| Folke Hellstedt | Sweden |
1.67 metres | |
| Lauri Pihkala |  Finland |
1.67 metres | |
| 19 | Herman van Leeuwen |  Netherlands |
1.65 metres |
| 20 | Alfred Bellerby | Great Britain |
1.59 metres |
| - | Otto Monsen | Norway |
NM |
| - | Lauri Wilskman | Finland |
NM |
[edit] Sources
- 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].
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