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The men's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Sunday 15 to Tuesday 17 August 1920. 22 high jumpers from nine nations competed.[1] No nation had more than 4 jumpers, suggesting the limit had been reduced from the 12 maximum in force in 1908 and 1912. The event was won by Richmond Landon of the United States, the nation's sixth consecutive victory in the men's high jump. The American team also took silver, with Harold Muller finishing second. Sweden won its first medal in the event with Bo Ekelund's bronze.
Men's high jump at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympisch Stadion | |||||||||
Dates | 15–17 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 22 from 9 nations | |||||||||
Winning height | 1.936 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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This was the sixth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1912 Games were ninth-place finisher Timothy Carroll and eleventh-place finisher Benjamin Howard Baker, both of Great Britain. The American team was favored; John Murphy had won the U.S. trials, with Richmond Landon second and Harold Muller third.[2]
Czechoslovakia, Greece, and Luxembourg each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the sixth time, having competed at each edition of the Olympic men's high jump to that point.
The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1912. There were two distinct rounds of jumping with results cleared between rounds. All jumpers clearing 1.80 metres in the qualifying round advanced to the final. There were jump-offs in the final to resolve ties.[2]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World record | ![]() | 2.01 | Berkeley, United States | 2 May 1914 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 1.93 | Stockholm, Sweden | 8 July 1912 |
Richmond Landon set a new Olympic record with 1.936 metres.
Date | Time | Round |
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Sunday, 15 August 1920 | 16:30 | Qualifying |
Tuesday, 17 August 1920 | 14:30 | Final |
High jumpers clearing 1.80 metres advanced to the final.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Height | Notes |
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1 | Benjamin Howard Baker | ![]() | 1.80 | Q |
Timothy Carroll | ![]() | 1.80 | Q | |
Bo Ekelund | ![]() | 1.80 | Q | |
Hans Jagenburg | ![]() | 1.80 | Q | |
René Labat | ![]() | 1.80 | Q | |
Richmond Landon | ![]() | 1.80 | Q | |
Pierre Lewden | ![]() | 1.80 | Q | |
Harold Muller | ![]() | 1.80 | Q | |
John Murphy | ![]() | 1.80 | Q | |
Thorvig Svahn | ![]() | 1.80 | Q | |
Einar Thulin | ![]() | 1.80 | Q | |
Walter Whalen | ![]() | 1.80 | Q | |
13 | Pierre Guilloux | ![]() | 1.75 | |
14 | Georges Henrion | ![]() | 1.70 | |
Eric Dunbar | ![]() | 1.70 | ||
16 | Jean Mahy | ![]() | 1.65 | |
Jean Hénault | ![]() | 1.65 | ||
Dimitrios Andronidas | ![]() | 1.65 | ||
František Stejskal | ![]() | 1.65 | ||
20 | Henri Pleger | ![]() | 1.60 | |
21 | William Kennedy | ![]() | No mark | |
William Hunter | ![]() | No mark |
In a jump-off for silver, Muller beat Ekelund 1.88 metres to 1.85 metres. In a jump-off for fourth and fifth place, Whalen prevailed over Murphy though both jumped 1.89 metres.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Height | Notes |
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![]() | Richmond Landon | ![]() | 1.936 | OR |
![]() | Harold Muller | ![]() | 1.90 | |
![]() | Bo Ekelund | ![]() | 1.90 | |
4 | Walter Whalen | ![]() | 1.85 | |
5 | John Murphy | ![]() | 1.85 | |
6 | Benjamin Howard Baker | ![]() | 1.85 | |
7 | Pierre Lewden | ![]() | 1.80 | |
Einar Thulin | ![]() | 1.80 | ||
9 | Timothy Carroll | ![]() | 1.75 | |
Hans Jagenburg | ![]() | 1.75 | ||
René Labat | ![]() | 1.75 | ||
Thorvig Svahn | ![]() | 1.75 |
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