Final Height 184 188 191 194 200 age 1. Robert King 1.94m O- XXX 21 2. Benjamin Hedges 1.91m O- XXX 20 3. Claude Ménard 1.91m O- XXX 21 4. Simeon Toribio 1.91m O- XXX 22 5. Harold Osborn 1.91m O- XXX 29 6. Kazuo Kimura 1.88m O- XXX 18 7. André Cherrier 1.88m O- XXX 23 7. Pierre Lewden 1.88m O- XXX 27 7. Charles McGinnis 1.88m O- XXX 21 7. Mikio Oda 1.88m O- XXX 23 11.Herbert Adolfsson 1.84m O- XXX 21 11.Kornél Késmárki 1.84m O- XXX 24 11.Einar Tommelstad 1.84m O- XXX 19 11.Harry Simmons 1.84m O- XXX 17 11.Fritz Köpke 1.84m O- XXX 26 16.Wolf Boneder 1.80m XXX 33 17.Colin Gordon 1.70m 20 17.Fritz Huhn 1.70m 27
Venue: Olympic Stadium 31,600. 35 competitors from 17 nations. Qualification
World Record: 2.03m Harold Osborn, United States, Urbana, Unites States, May 27, 1924 Olympic Record: 2.03m Harold Osborn, United States, Paris, France, July 7, 1924
The final, held on a spongy take-off area, had 18 men and lasted five
hours. Five men made 1.91 including reigning champion Osborn,
though the ’24 bronze medallist Lewden had to be content with 1.88.
All the principals remaining were “western rollers”, with the exception
of the springy Toribio, who used the old “eastern cut-off”. Only King
was able to clear 1.94, and he then had three failures at 2.00, just 3 mil-
limetres beyond his best. King went through 1928 undefeated, and had
six of the top eight jumps of the season. Places two to five were decided
in a jump-off with the bar raised and lowered five times.
Mark 1.83m. 18 Athletes passed the Mark and advanced to Final.
Group 1 Height Rk. 1. Colin Gordon 1.83m 1. Q 1. Kornél Késmárki 1.83m 1. Q 1. Pierre Lewden 1.83m 1. Q 1. Harold Osborn 1.83m 1. Q 1. Simeon Toribio 1.83m 1. Q 6. Antonios Karyofyllis 1.77m 19. 6. Valerio Vallania 1.77m 19. 8. Joop Kamstra 1.70m 19. 8. Otto Schop 1.70m 19. 10.Adolfas Akelaitis 1.60m 19.
Group 2 Height Rk. 1. Wolf Boneder 1.83m 1. Q 1. André Cherrier 1.83m 1. Q 1. Benjamin Hedges 1.83m 1. Q 4..Carl van Geyzel 1.77m 19. 4. Ioannis Karyofyllis 1.77m 19. 4. Oscar Midtlyng 1.77m 19. 7. Tiberiu Rusu 1.70m 19. -. Armas Wahlstedt NH
Group 3 Height Rk. 1. Fritz Huhn 1.83m 1. Q 1. Kazuo Kimura 1.83m 1. Q 1. Charles McGinnis 1.83m 1. Q 1. Claude Ménard 1.83m 1. Q 1. Harry Simmons 1.83m 1. Q 1. Einar Tommelstad 1.83m 1. Q 7. Henri Thesingh 1.77m 19. 8. Haydar Aşan 1.70m 19. -. Alex Munroe DQ
Group 4 Height Rk. 1. Herbert Adolfsson 1.83m 1. Q 1. Robert King 1.83m 1. Q 1. Fritz Köpke 1.83m 1. Q 1. Mikio Oda 1.83m 1. Q 5. Ferenc Orbán 1.77m 19. 5. Geoffrey Turner 1.77m 19. 5. Paavo Yrjölä 1.77m 19. 8. Frits Bührman 1.70m 19.
Final Ranking Qual. Final 1. Robert King 1.83m 1.94m 2. Benjamin Hedges 1.83m 1.91m 3. Claude Ménard 1.83m 1.91m 4. Simeon Toribio 1.83m 1.91m 5. Harold Osborn 1.83m 1.91m 6. Kazuo Kimura 1.83m 1.88m 7. André Cherrier 1.83m 1.88m 7. Pierre Lewden 1.83m 1.88m 7. Charles McGinnis 1.83m 1.88m 7. Mikio Oda 1.83m 1.88m 11.Herbert Adolfsson 1.83m 1.84m 11.Kornél Késmárki 1.83m 1.84m 11.Einar Tommelstad 1.83m 1.84m 11.Harry Simmons 1.83m 1.84m 11.Fritz Köpke 1.83m 1.84m 16.Wolf Boneder 1.83m 1.80m 17.Colin Gordon 1.83m 1.70m 17.Fritz Huhn 1.83m 1.70m eliminated 19.Antonios Karyofyllis 1.77m 19.Valerio Vallania 1.77m 19.Carl van Geyzel 1.77m 19.Ioannis Karyofyllis 1.77m 19.Oscar Midtlyng 1.77m 19.Henri Thesingh 1.77m 19.Ferenc Orbán 1.77m 19.Geoffrey Turner 1.77m 19.Paavo Yrjölä 1.77m 28.Joop Kamstra 1.70m 28.Otto Schop 1.70m 28.Tiberiu Rusu 1.70m 28.Haydar Aşan 1.70m 28.Frits Bührman 1.70m 33.Adolfas Akelaitis 1.60m -. Armas Wahlstedt NH -. Alex Munroe DQ
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