Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
John Winter jumping
VenueWembley Stadium
DatesJuly 30 (qualifying and final)
Competitors27 from 16 nations
Winning height1.98
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Winter
 Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bjorn Paulson
 Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) George Stanich
 United States
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The men's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 30, 1948. Twenty-seven athletes from 16 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by John Winter of Australia.[2] It was Australia's first victory in the men's high jump, and only the second time a jumper from outside the United States had won. Bjorn Paulson earned Norway's first medal in the event with a silver. George Stanich took bronze, keeping alive the United States' streak of medaling in every edition of the men's high jump.

Background[edit]

This was the 11th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the finalists from the pre-war 1936 Games returned. The American team, which had won 9 of 10 Olympics and had "dominated the world lists in 1948," was favored.[1]

India, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and Uruguay each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the 11th time, having competed at each edition of the Olympic men's high jump to that point.

Competition format[edit]

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1912. There were two distinct rounds of jumping with results cleared between rounds. The qualifying round had the bar set at 1.60 metres, 1.70 metres, 1.80 metres, 1.84 metres, and 1.87 metres. All jumpers clearing 1.87 metres in the qualifying round advanced to the final. The final had jumps at 1.80 metres, 1.87 metres, 1.90 metres, 1.95 metres, and 1.98 metres. This competition used the tie-breaker rule of fewer-misses for the first time.[1][3]

Records[edit]

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Les Steers (USA) 2.11 Los Angeles, United States 17 June 1941
Olympic record  Cornelius Johnson (USA) 2.03 Berlin, Germany 2 August 1936

Schedule[edit]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Friday, 30 July 1948 11:00
16:30		 Qualifying
Final

Results[edit]

Key

  • o = Height cleared
  • x = Height failed
  • – = Height passed
  • r  = Retired
  • SB = Season's best
  • PB = Personal best
  • NR = National record
  • AR = Area record
  • OR = Olympic record
  • WR = World record
  • WL = World lead
  • NM = No mark
  • DNS = Did not start
  • DQ = Disqualified

Qualifying round[edit]

Qual. rule: qualification standard 1.87m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank Athlete Nation Height Notes
1 John Winter  Australia 1.87 Q
Bjørn Paulson  Norway 1.87 Q
George Stanich  United States 1.87 Q
Dwight Eddleman  United States 1.87 Q
Georges Damitio  France 1.87 Q
Art Jackes  Canada 1.87 Q
Alan Paterson  Great Britain 1.87 Q
Hans Wahli  Switzerland 1.87 Q
Alfredo Jadresic  Chile 1.87 Q
Göran Widenfelt  Sweden 1.87 Q
Pierre Lacaze  France 1.87 Q
Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin  Great Britain 1.87 Q
Birger Leirud  Norway 1.87 Q
Hércules Azcune  Uruguay 1.87 Q
Lloyd Valberg  Singapore 1.87 Q
Vern McGrew  United States 1.87 Q
Kuuno Honkonen  Finland 1.87 Q
Gurnam Singh  India 1.87 Q
Bjørn Gundersen  Norway 1.87 Q
Nils Nicklén  Finland 1.87 Q
21 Arnulf Pilhatsch  Austria 1.84
Benjamín Casado  Puerto Rico 1.84
Claude Bénard  France 1.84
Ioannis Lambrou  Greece 1.84
Pedro Listur  Uruguay 1.84
Arne Åhman  Sweden 1.84
27 Ron Pavitt  Great Britain 1.80

Final[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation 1.80 1.87 1.90 1.95 1.98 Height
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Winter  Australia o o o xo o 1.98
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bjørn Paulson  Norway o o o o xxx 1.95
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) George Stanich  United States o o o xxo xxx 1.95
4 Dwight Eddleman  United States o o xo xxo xxx 1.95
5 Georges Damitio  France o o xxo xxo xxx 1.95
6 Art Jackes  Canada o o o xxx — 1.90
7 Alan Paterson  Great Britain o xo xo xxx — 1.90
Hans Wahli  Switzerland o xo xo xxx — 1.90
9 Alfredo Jadresic  Chile ? ? xxo xxx — 1.90
Göran Widenfelt  Sweden ? ? xxo xxx — 1.90
Pierre Lacaze  France ? ? xxo xxx — 1.90
12 Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin  Great Britain ? ? xxo xxx — 1.90
13 Birger Leirud  Norway ? ? xxo xxx — 1.90
14 Hércules Azcune  Uruguay ? xxx — 1.80
Lloyd Valberg  Singapore ? xxx — 1.80
16 Vern McGrew  United States ? xxx — 1.80
17 Kuuno Honkonen  Finland ? xxx — 1.80
18 Gurnam Singh  India ? xxx — 1.80
— Bjørn Gundersen  Norway xxx — No mark
Nils Nicklén  Finland xxx — No mark

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 266.

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