World Record: 2.03m Harold Osborn, United States, Urbana, Unites States, May 27, 1924
Olympic Record: 1.936m Austin Saunders, United States, Antwerp, Belgium August 17, 1920
Osborn and Brown dominated the world scene in 1924, producing 15
of the 16 best marks for that year. Osborn cleared every height first
time, and had company from Brown until the winning height. Lewden,
a small man (1.69) with great spring thrilled the crowd by winning a
medal, and jumped within 1cm of his national record for third place.
Osborn attempted a world record of 2.02, and on his second jump
cleared the bar, but dislodged it with his hand. This was ironic as on
occasion he would hit the crossbar, and with great dexterity, set it back
on the uprights with his hand, a practice which was soon outlawed.
Places fourth to seventh were determined by jump-offs.
United States
France
Hungary
Sweden
Norway
ZAF
Estonia
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
South Africa
Japan
Ireland
Italy
Canada
Belgium
Haiti
Greece
