Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

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.

Men's high jump
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Bob King
VenueOlympic Stadium
DateJuly 29
Competitors35 from 17 nations
Winning height1.94
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bob King
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Benjamin Hedges
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Claude Ménard
 France
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Background

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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 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. 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

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World record   Harold Osborn (USA) 2.03 Urbana, United States 27 May 1924
Olympic record   Harold Osborn (USA) 1.98 Paris, France 7 July 1924

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Sunday, 29 July 1928 16:00 Qualifying
Final

Results

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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

Qualifying

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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 Notes
1 Herbert Adolfsson   Sweden o o o o 1.83 Q
Wolf Boneder   Germany o o o o 1.83 Q
André Cherrier   France o o o o 1.83 Q
Colin Gordon   Great Britain o o o o 1.83 Q
Benjamin Hedges   United States o o o o 1.83 Q
Fritz Huhn   Germany o o o o 1.83 Q
Kornél Késmárki   Hungary o o o o 1.83 Q
Kazuo Kimura   Japan o o o o 1.83 Q
Bob King   United States o o o o 1.83 Q
Fritz Köpke   Germany o o o o 1.83 Q
Pierre Lewden   France o o o o 1.83 Q
Charles McGinnis   United States o o o o 1.83 Q
Claude Ménard   France o o o o 1.83 Q
Mikio Oda   Japan o o o o 1.83 Q
Harold Osborn   United States o o o o 1.83 Q
Harry Simmons   Great Britain o o o o 1.83 Q
Einar Tommelstad   Norway o o o o 1.83 Q
Simeon Toribio   Philippines o o o o 1.83 Q
19 Carl van Geyzel   Great Britain o o o x 1.77
Antonios Karyofyllis   Greece o o o x 1.77
Ioannis Karyofyllis   Greece o o o x 1.77
Oscar Midtlyng   Norway o o o x 1.77
Ferenc Orbán   Hungary o o o x 1.77
Henri Thesingh   Netherlands o o o x 1.77
Geoffrey Turner   Great Britain o o o x 1.77
Valerio Vallania   Argentina o o o x 1.77
Paavo Yrjölä   Finland o o o x 1.77
28 Haydar Aşan   Turkey o o x 1.70
Frits Bührman   Netherlands o o x 1.70
Joop Kamstra   Netherlands o o x 1.70
Tiberiu Rusu   Romania o o x 1.70
Otto Schöpp   Romania o o x 1.70
33 Adolfas Akelaitis   Lithuania o x 1.60
Alex Munroe   Canada o o o x DSQ
Armas Wahlstedt   Finland x No mark

Final

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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
  Bob King   United States o o o o o o 1.94
  Benjamin Hedges   United States o o o o o x 1.91
  Claude Ménard   France o o o o o x 1.91
4 Simeon Toribio   Philippines o o o o o x 1.91
5 Harold Osborn   United States o o o o o x 1.91
6 Kazuo Kimura   Japan o o o o x 1.88
7 André Cherrier   France o o o o x 1.88
Pierre Lewden   France o o o o x 1.88
Charles McGinnis   United States o o o o x 1.88
Mikio Oda   Japan o o o o x 1.88
11 Herbert Adolfsson   Sweden o o o x 1.84
Kornél Késmárki   Hungary o o o x 1.84
Fritz Köpke   Germany o o o x 1.84
Harry Simmons   Great Britain o o o x 1.84
Einar Tommelstad   Norway o o o x 1.84
16 Wolf Boneder   Germany o o x 1.80
17 Colin Gordon   Great Britain o x 1.70
Fritz Huhn   Germany o x 1.70

References

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  1. ^ a b c "High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 374.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Official Report, p. 440.