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

Men's standing high jump
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Men's standing high jump; at the Games of the III Olympiad
	Ray Ewry during standing high jump competition.
Venue	Francis Field
Date	August 31
Competitors	5 from 2 nations
Winning height	1.60
Medalists
	← 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
	Ray Ewry	United States	1.60
	Joseph Stadler	United States	1.44
	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

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

Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.

[Olympedia-1] "Standing High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

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