Men High Jump Athletics XV Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 1952 - Sunday 20 July - Gold Medal: Walter Davis, United States
Final 15:00HeightSOLMJ170180190195198201204207
1. Walter DavisUSAUSA2.04m OR28.117 OOOOOXOXXX
2. Kenneth WiesnerUSAUSA2.01m10.005 OOOOOXXX
3. Jose Telles da ConceicaoBRABRA1.98m6.004 OOOOXXX
4. Gosta SvenssonSWESWE1.98m7.224 O XXOXXX
5. Ronald PavittGBRGBR1.95m5.004OOOOXXX
6. Ion SoeterROMROM1.95m4.113 OXOXXX
7. Arnold BettonUSAUSA1.95m11.114 OOXOXXX
8. Bjorn GundersenNORNOR1.90m23.001 OXXX
9. Josiah Olatunji MajekodunmiNGRNGR1.90m 002 OOXXX
9. Jacques DelelienneBELBEL1.90m 002 OOXXX
11.Pekka HalmeFINFIN1.90m 003OOOXXX
11.Peter WellsGBRGBR1.90m 003OOOXXX
13.Georges DamitioFRAFRA1.90m 013 XOOXXX
13.Yury IljasovURSURS1.90m 013 XOOXXX
15.Arne LjungqvistSWESWE1.90m 112 XOXXX
16.Hans WahliSUISUI1.90m 113 OXOXXX
17.Birger LeirudNORNOR1.90m 223 XXOXXX
18.Nafiu Belo OsagieNGRNGR1.90m 224 OXXOXXX
18.Claude BenardFRAFRA1.90m 224 OXXOXXX
20.Boniface Aggrey GuobadiaNGRNGR1.80m 001 OXXX
20.James OwooGHAGHA1.80m 001 OXXX
20.Maram SudarmodjoINAINA1.80m 001 OXXX
20.Mihaljo DimitrijevicYUGYUG1.80m 001 OXXX
24.Albert KoskinenFINFIN1.80m 002OOXXX
24.Alan PatersonGBRGBR1.80m 002OOXXX
24.Teofilo Davis BellVENVEN1.80m 002OOXXX
24.Patrick LeaneAUSAUS1.80m 002OOXXX
28.Yevgeny VansovitshURSURS1.80m 112 XOXXX
_ world Men High Jump History>.
Venue: Helsingin Olympiastadion 70,000. 38 competitors from 25 nations.
First tie-break:
L - Misses of last clear Height.
Second tie-break:
M - Total misses.
Third tie-break:
J - Total attempts excluding misses after last cleared Height.
Davis had suffered from polio as a child, but recovered to become the world’s dominant high jumper in 1952-53 before becoming a profes- sional basketball player. In 1952 he used his western roll to win 18 of his 21 competitions, and by the time the bar was raised to 2.01 only three others remained – Svensson, da Conceição and Wiesner. Da Conceição had equalled his best with a 1.98 clearance, but failed at 2.01. He would be an Olympic finalist again ... in the 1956 200m. Svensson also missed, leaving the smooth-straddling Wiesner and Davis to battle for the gold. Up to that point both men had been fault- less, but 2.04 decided the competition, with the tall (2.04) Davis getting over on his second attempt. The competition had taken more than four hours, because the meagre 1.87 qualifying mark meant that only ten of the 38 entrants were eliminated.

Qualification - Sinday 20.07 10:00

Mark 1.87m. 28 Athletes passed the mark and advanced to Final.

Group A

Group BHeight RkLMJ160170180184187
1. Arnie BettonUSAUSA1.87mQ1.001----O
1. Buddy DavisUSAUSA1.87mQ1.001----O
3. Bjørn GundersenNORNOR1.87mQ4.002--O-O
4. Boniface GuobadiaNGRNGR1.87mQ9.003--OOO
5. Claude BénardFRAFRA1.87mQ10.004-OOOO
5. Jacques DelelienneBELBEL1.87mQ10.004-OOOO
5. Mihajlo DimitrijevićYUGYUG1.87mQ10.004-OOOO
5. Pekka HalmeFINFIN1.87mQ10.004-OOOO
5. Albert KoskinenFINFIN1.87mQ10.004-OOOO
10.Georges DamitioFRAFRA1.87mQ20.015-OOXOO
11.Yury IlyasovURSURS1.87mQ24.136--XOXOXO
12.Pat LeaneAUSAUS1.87mQ25.137-OXOXOXO
13.Téofilo DavisVENVEN1.87mQ27.226-OOOXXO
eliminated
14.Nagalingam EthirveerasinghamCEYCEY1.84m 29.025-OXXOOXXX
15.Walter HerssensBELBEL1.84m 30.225-OOXXOXXX
16.Andrés FrancoPHIPHI1.84m 31.236-OXOXXOXXX
17.Hércules AzcuneURUURU1.80m 32.002-OOXXX
17.Ernesto LagosCHICHI1.80m 32.002-OOXXX
19.Arieh Batun-KleinstubISRISR1.70m 35.002OXXX

Group B

Group BHeight RkLMJ160170180184187
1. Gösta SvenssonSWESWE1.87mQ1.001----O
2. Josiah MajekodunmiNGRNGR1.87mQ4.002--O-O
2. Nafiu OsagieNGRNGR1.87mQ4.002--O-O
2. James OwooGHAGHA1.87mQ4.002--O-O
2. Ken WiesnerUSAUSA1.87mQ4.002---OO
6. Alan PatersonGBRGBR1.87mQ10.004-OOOO
6. Ron PavittGBRGBR1.87mQ10.004-OOOO
6. José da ConceiçãoBRABRA1.87mQ10.004-OOOO
6. Hans WahliSUISUI1.87mQ10.004-OOOO
6. Peter WellsGBRGBR1.87mQ10.004-OOOO
11.Birger LeirudNORNOR1.87mQ21.025--XOXOO
12.Arne LjungqvistSWESWE1.87mQ22.112----XO
12.Ion SöterROUROU1.87mQ22.112----XO
14.Maram SudarmodjoINAINA1.87mQ26.225--OOXXO
15.Yevgeny VansovichURSURS1.87mQ28.247--XOXOXXO
eliminated
16.Mehnga SinghINDIND1.70m 34.001-OXXX
17.Emad El-Din ShafeiEGyEGy1.70m 36.112-XOXXX
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index Athletics
Helsinki 1952 index
Helsinki_1952
Athletics Helsinki 1952
Men 100mWomen 100m
Men 200mWomen 200m
Men 400m
Men 800m
Men 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m HurdlesWomen 80m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m RelayWomen 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Men High JumpWomen High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long JumpWomen Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot PutWomen Shot Put
Men Discus ThrowWomen Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin ThrowWomen Javelin Throw
Men 10km Track Walk
Men 50km Walk
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Men Decathlon
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