Men High Jump Athletics VII Olympic Games Antwerp, Belgium 1920 - 17th August - Gold Medal: Richmond Landon, United States
Final 14:30Height1801851901936
1. Richmond LandonUSA United States1.94mOXOXOXXX
2. Harold MullerGeR Germany1.90mOXOOXXX
3. Bo EkelundSWE Sweden1.90mOOXOXXX
4. Walter WhalenUSA United States1.85mOOXXX
5. John MurphyUSA United States1.85mOOXXX
6. Howard BakerGBR Great Britain1.85mOOXXX
7. Einar ThulinSWE Sweden1.80mOXXX
7. Pierre LewdenFRA France1.80mXXOXXX
9. Timothy CarrolGBR Great Britain1.75m
9. Hans JagenburgSWE Sweden1.75m
9. Rene LabatFRA France1.75m
9. Thorvig SvahnSWE Sweden1.75m

world Men High Jump History

Venue: Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp.
22 competitors from 9 nations. Finalists: 12
Qualification
None of the 10 best of all-time was present for the Antwerp final, and only Murphy – winner of the US Trials with 1.936 – and Ekelund with 1.93 in 1919 had jumped as high as 1.93. While this seemed an indica- tion that the standard was not high, constant rain had forced the organ- isers to move the high jump site and use a soggy turf run-up. The decisive stages saw three men clear at 1.90 – Ekelund, IC4A Champion, Landon and American football player Muller, a powerful though not enomous (1.86/86kg) jumper. Muller had cleared 1.90 first time, but only Landon, using the still prevalent Eastern cut-off style, could clear 1.935. The French jumper Lewden later noted with horror in his autobiography that as Ekelund began his run-up on one of his attempts at 1.935, an American official moved Landon’s marker – next to that of the Swede, an act which must have affected Ekelund’s con- centration. There was a tie for second and fourth places, decided by jump-offs. Muller cleared 1.88 against 1.85 for Ekelund – while Whalen and Murphy both cleared 1.89 before Murphy failed at a lower height. Baker, who was an international in soccer and water polo, had declined to take part in the fourth place jump-off.

Qualification - 15th August 16:30

Mark 1.80m. 12 Athletes passed the Mark and advanced to Final.
RankingHeight
1. Richmond LandonUSA United States1.80m
1. Harold MullerUSA United States1.80m
1. Bo EkelundSWE Sweden1.80m
1. Walter WhalenUSA United States1.80m
1. John MurphyUSA United States1.80m
1. Benjamin Howard BakerGBR Great Britain1.80m
1. Einar ThulinSWE Sweden1.80m
1. Pierre LewdenFRA France1.80m
1. René LabatFRA France1.80m
1. Timothy CarrollGBR Great Britain1.80m
1. Hans JagenburgSWE Sweden1.80m
1. Thorvig SvahnSWE Sweden1.80m
eliminated
13.Pierre GuillouxFRA France1.75m
14.Georges HenrionBEL Belgium1.70m
14.Eric DunbarGBR Great Britain1.70m
16.Jean MahyBEL Belgium1.65m
16.Jean HénaultBEL Belgium1.65m
16.Dimitrios AndronidasGRE Greece1.65m
16.František StejskalTCH Czechoslovakia1.65m
20.Henri PlegerLUX Luxembourg1.60m
-. William KennedyCAN CanadaNM
-. William HunterGBR Great BritainNM
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