Men High Jump Athletics II Olympic Games Paris, France 1900 - Sunday, 15th July - Gold Medal: Irving Baxter, United States
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1. Irving BaxterUSA United States1.90m OROOOOOOOOXXX
2. Patrick LeahyGBR Great Britain1.78mOOOOOX
3. Lajos GönczyHUN Hungary1.75mOOOOX
4. Carl Albert AndersenNOR Norway1.70mOOOX
4. Eric LemmingSWE Sweden1.70mOOOX
4. Waldemar SteffenGeR Germany1.70mOOOX
7. Louis MonnierFRA France1.60mOOX
8. Tore BlomSWE Sweden1.50mOX

world Men High Jump History

Venue: Bois de Boulogne.
8 competitors from 7 nations.
There was also Men Standing High Jump on same day.
World Record: 1.97m (unoficial) Michael Sweeney, Unitrd States New York, Unoted States September 21, 1895
Olympic Record: 1.81m Ellery Clark, United States Athens, Greece April 10, 1896 NS
Irving Baxter improved the Olympic record twice. At first he jumped 1.85 metres and finally he also cleared 1.90 metres.
Baxter, winner of the US title in 1898-99, was the co-favourite with Leahy. The Irishman had jumped 1.96 in 1898, but Baxter had cleared 1.92 at the end of May. With Leahy unable to clear 1.81, Baxter was the undisputed winner, and he went on to clear 1.90 with his Eastern cut-off style. Attempts at equalling Sweeney’s world best of 1.97 were truncat- ed by the crowd being allowed to get too close to the jumping area. The event was held on a Sunday, meaning that two religious Americans, Walter Carroll and William Remington, by-passed the event.
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