The men's high jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

event was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:657 athletes from 40 nations competed. Ten nations competed in athletics for the first time...

 at the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

. The competition was held from Sunday, August 6, 1924 and Monday, August 7, 1924.

Twenty-six high jumpers from 16 nations competed.

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record	2.03	Harold Osborn Harold Osborn Harold Marion Osborn was a U.S. track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924....	Urbana Urbana, Illinois Urbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,250. Urbana is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area....  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	May 27, 1924
Olympic Record	1.936	Richmond Landon Richmond Landon Richmond Wilcox Landon was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.He competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the high jump where he won the gold medal.He was born in Salisbury, Connecticut and died in Lynbrook, New York.-External...	Antwerp (BEL Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... )	August 17, 1920

At first Harold Osborn

Harold Osborn

Harold Marion Osborn was a U.S. track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924....

 set a new Olympic record with 1.95 metres. This height was equalized by Leroy Brown

Leroy Brown (athlete)

Leroy Taylor Brown was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.He competed for the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the high jump where he won the silver medal....

 but finally Harold Osborn

Harold Osborn

Harold Marion Osborn was a U.S. track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924....

again improved the Olympic record with 1.98 metres.

Qualification

The qualification was held on Sunday, August 6, 1924. Jumpers had to pass 1.83 metres to qualify for the final. Nine high jumpers were able to clear this height and qualified for the final. Five competitors were not able to clear any height.

Group 1

Place	Athlete	Height	Overall Rank	Qual.
1		1.83	1	Q
2		1.70	18
–		NM	-
		NM	-
		NM	-

Group 2

Place	Athlete	Height	Overall Rank	Qual.
1		1.83	1	Q
		1.83	1	Q
		1.83	1	Q
4		1.80	10
		1.80	10
6		1.75	15
7		1.70	18
8		1.65	21

Group 3

Place	Athlete	Height	Overall Rank	Qual.
1		1.83	1	Q
		1.83	1	Q
		1.83	1	Q
		1.83	1	Q
–		NM	-
		NM	-

Group 4

Place	Athlete	Height	Overall Rank	Qual.
1		1.83	1	Q
2		1.80	10
		1.80	10
		1.80	10
5		1.75	15
		1.75	15
7		1.70	18

Final

The final was held on Monday, August 7, 1924.

Place	Athlete	Height
1		1.98
2		1.95
3		1.92
4		1.88
5		1.88
6		1.85
7		1.85
8		1.83
		1.83