Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's standing high jump

Men's standing high jump
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Ray Ewry during standing high jump competition.
VenueFrancis Field
DateAugust 31
Competitors5 from 2 nations
Winning height1.60
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ray Ewry
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joseph Stadler
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lawson Robertson
 United States
← 1900
1908 →

The men's standing high jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. It was held on August 31, 1904. 5 athletes from 2 nations competed. Ray Ewry continued his dominance of the standing jumps at the Olympics, successfully defending his championships in this one as well as the other two. Joseph Stadler took silver, with Lawson Robertson earning bronze to complete the American sweep (this was only one of the three standing jumps with a non-American competitor, so the sweep here was not guaranteed).

Background

This was the second appearance of the event, which was held four times from 1900 to 1912. Defending champion Ray Ewry of the United States was heavily favored.[1]

Hungary made its debut in the event. The United States made its second appearance, the only nation to have competed previously in the 1900 Games.

Competition format

There was a single round of jumping.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World record  Ray Ewry (USA) 1.655 Paris, France 16 July 1900
Olympic record  Ray Ewry (USA) 1.655 Paris, France 16 July 1900

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

Date Time Round
Thursday, 31 August 1904 Final

Results

Rank Athlete Nation Height
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ray Ewry  United States 1.60
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joseph Stadler  United States 1.44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lawson Robertson  United States 1.44
4 John Biller  United States 1.42
5 Lajos Gönczy  Hungary 1.35
Gwynne Evans  United States DNS
John Fuhrer  United States DNS
Frederick Schule  United States DNS

Sources

  1. ^ "Standing High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.