The men's high jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 15, 1900. Eight athletes from seven nations competed in the high jump.[1] The event was won by Irving Baxter of the United States, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's high jump. Great Britain (Patrick Leahy's silver) and Hungary (Lajos Gönczy's bronze) each took medals in their first appearance in the event.
| Men's high jump at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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.jpg) Irving Baxter jumping | ||||||||||
| Venue | Bois de Boulogne | |||||||||
| Date | July 15 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning height | 1.90 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Background edit
This was the second appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the jumpers from 1896 returned. Irving Baxter of the United States was the 1900 AAA champion, while Patrick Leahy of Great Britain had won in 1898 and 1899.[2]
France, Great Britain, Hungary, and Norway each competed for the first time in the event. Germany, Sweden, and the United States all appeared for the second time.
Competition format edit
There was a single round of jumping. The bar started at 1.50 metres. When the victor was the only man left, he was able to choose the height.[2]
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
| World record |  Michael Sweeney (USA) |
1.97(*) | New York, United States | 21 September 1895 |
| Olympic record |  Ellery Clark (USA) |
1.81 | Athens, Greece | 10 April 1896 (NS) |
(*) unofficial
Irving Baxter improved the Olympic record twice. At first he jumped 1.85 metres and finally he also cleared 1.90 metres.
Schedule edit
The Sunday schedule prevented two Americans, William Remington and Walter Carroll, from competing.
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 15 July 1900 | 15:45 | Final |
Results edit
Key
- 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
Baxter won easily, clearing 1.85 metres and 1.90 metres. With no one else close, he attempted to break the world record, 1.97 metres at the time. He failed all three times he attempted it, but still took the gold medal. Jump sequences are known only for Baxter's jumps at 1.85 metres and above.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 1.50 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.90 | 1.98 | Height | Notes |
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Irving Baxter |  United States |
o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.90 | OR |
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Patrick Leahy |  Great Britain |
o | o | o | o | o | x | — | 1.78 | |||
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Lajos Gönczy |  Hungary |
o | o | o | o | x | — | 1.75 | ||||
| 4 | Carl Albert Andersen |  Norway |
o | o | o | o | x | — | 1.70 | ||||
| Eric Lemming |  Sweden |
o | o | o | o | x | — | 1.70 | |||||
| Waldemar Steffen |  Germany |
o | o | o | o | x | — | 1.70 | |||||
| 7 | Louis Monnier |  France |
o | o | o | x | — | 1.60 | |||||
| 8 | Tore Blom | Sweden |
o | o | x | — | 1.50 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ a b "High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
Sources edit
- International Olympic Committee.
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 2006-02-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.