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High Jump, Men

Date29 July 1928
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Participants35 from 17 countries

Defending champion Harold Osborn was back and was still the world record holder at 2.03 (6-7¾). The finals took almost five hours to complete. Bob King was the only jumper to clear 1.94 to win the gold medal. He was undefeated in the 1928 season. Places two-five were decided in jump-offs.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCQualifyingFinal
1541Bob KingUSA1.83 (=1)1.94 (1)Gold
2538Ben HedgesUSA1.83 (=1)1.91 (2)Silver
381Claude MénardFRA1.83 (=1)1.91 (3)Bronze
4415Simeon ToribioPHI1.83 (=1)1.91 (4)
5552Harold OsbornUSA1.83 (=1)1.91 (5)
6252Kazuo KimuraJPN1.83 (=1)1.88 (6)
=755André CherrierFRA1.83 (=1)1.88 (=7)
=792Pierre LewdenFRA1.83 (=1)1.88 (=7)
=7257Mikio OdaJPN1.83 (=1)1.88 (=7)
=7549Charles McGinnisUSA1.83 (=1)1.88 (=7)
=11485Harry SimmonsGBR1.83 (=1)1.84 (=11)
=11721Fritz KöpkeGER1.83 (=1)1.84 (=11)
=1123Kornél KésmárkiHUN1.83 (=1)1.84 (=11)
=11201Einar TommelstadNOR1.83 (=1)1.84 (=11)
=11841Herbert AdolfssonSWE1.83 (=1)1.84 (=11)
16705Wolf BonederGER1.83 (=1)1.80 (16)
=17457Colin GordonGBR1.83 (=1)1.70 (=17)
=17713Fritz HuhnGER1.83 (=1)1.70 (=17)
=19 r1/2596Valerio VallaníaARG1.77 (=19)–
=19 r1/2813Paavo YrjöläFIN1.77 (=19)–
=19 r1/2455Carl van GeyzelGBR1.77 (=19)–
=19 r1/2493Geoffrey TurnerGBR1.77 (=19)–
=19 r1/2129Antonios KaryofyllisGRE1.77 (=19)–
=19 r1/2130Ioannis KaryofyllisGRE1.77 (=19)–
=19 r1/232Ferenc OrbánHUN1.77 (=19)–
=19 r1/2331Henri ThesinghNED1.77 (=19)–
=19 r1/2192Oscar MidtlyngNOR1.77 (=19)–
=28 r1/2310Joop KamstraNED1.70 (=28)–
=28 r1/2299Frits BührmanNED1.70 (=28)–
=28 r1/2363Otto SchöppROU1.70 (=28)–
=28 r1/2362Tiberiu RussuROU1.70 (=28)–
=28 r1/2399Haydar AşanTUR1.70 (=28)–
33 r1/2155Adolfas AkelaitisLTU1.60 (33)–
AC r1/2811Armas WahlstedtFIN– (NH)–
AC r1/2662Alex MunroeCAN[1.77] (DQ)–
DNS391Štefán StanislauTCH– (DNS)–
DNS859Ivan NilssonSWE– (DNS)–
DNS289Johannes ViljoenRSA– (DNS)–
DNS234Giuseppe PalmieriITA– (DNS)–
DNS327Willem SchefferNED– (DNS)–
DNS409Fritz UmfahrerAUT– (DNS)–
DNS812Iivari YrjöläFIN– (DNS)–
DNS843Nils BergströmSWE– (DNS)–
DNS820Evald RohtEST– (DNS)–
DNS106Jean SabatierFRA– (DNS)–
DNS187Gunnar HagenNOR– (DNS)–
DNS837Karlo TeleskoYUG– (DNS)–
DNS169Francisco CostasMEX– (DNS)–

Qualifying Round

Date29 July 1928
FormatAll those clearing 1.83 metres advanced to the final.
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBest Height Cleared
=1457Colin GordonGBR1.83Q
=1552Harold OsbornUSA1.83Q
=123Kornél KésmárkiHUN1.83Q
=192Pierre LewdenFRA1.83Q
=1415Simeon ToribioPHI1.83Q
=155André CherrierFRA1.83Q
=1538Ben HedgesUSA1.83Q
=1705Wolf BonederGER1.83Q
=1549Charles McGinnisUSA1.83Q
=181Claude MénardFRA1.83Q
=1201Einar TommelstadNOR1.83Q
=1713Fritz HuhnGER1.83Q
=1485Harry SimmonsGBR1.83Q
=1252Kazuo KimuraJPN1.83Q
=1721Fritz KöpkeGER1.83Q
=1841Herbert AdolfssonSWE1.83Q
=1257Mikio OdaJPN1.83Q
=1541Bob KingUSA1.83Q
=19129Antonios KaryofyllisGRE1.77
=19596Valerio VallaníaARG1.77
=19455Carl van GeyzelGBR1.77
=19130Ioannis KaryofyllisGRE1.77
=19192Oscar MidtlyngNOR1.77
=19331Henri ThesinghNED1.77
=1932Ferenc OrbánHUN1.77
=19493Geoffrey TurnerGBR1.77
=19813Paavo YrjöläFIN1.77
=28310Joop KamstraNED1.70
=28363Otto SchöppROU1.70
=28362Tiberiu RussuROU1.70
=28399Haydar AşanTUR1.70
=28299Frits BührmanNED1.70
33155Adolfas AkelaitisLTU1.60
NH811Armas WahlstedtFIN–
DQ662Alex MunroeCAN[1.77]
DNS391Štefán StanislauTCH–
DNS859Ivan NilssonSWE–
DNS289Johannes ViljoenRSA–
DNS234Giuseppe PalmieriITA–
DNS327Willem SchefferNED–
DNS409Fritz UmfahrerAUT–
DNS812Iivari YrjöläFIN–
DNS843Nils BergströmSWE–
DNS820Evald RohtEST–
DNS106Jean SabatierFRA–
DNS187Gunnar HagenNOR–
DNS837Karlo TeleskoYUG–
DNS169Francisco CostasMEX–

Group A

Date29 July 1928
PosStart OrderCompetitorNOCBest Height Cleared
=18Colin GordonGBR1.83
=17Harold OsbornUSA1.83
=14Kornél KésmárkiHUN1.83
=15Pierre LewdenFRA1.83
=112Simeon ToribioPHI1.83
=62Antonios KaryofyllisGRE1.77
=61Valerio VallaníaARG1.77
=811Joop KamstraNED1.70
=810Otto SchöppROU1.70
106Adolfas AkelaitisLTU1.60
DNS3Štefán StanislauTCH–
DNS9Ivan NilssonSWE–

Group B

Date29 July 1928
PosStart OrderCompetitorNOCBest Height Cleared
=15André CherrierFRA1.83
=16Ben HedgesUSA1.83
=14Wolf BonederGER1.83
=47Carl van GeyzelGBR1.77
=42Ioannis KaryofyllisGRE1.77
=49Oscar MidtlyngNOR1.77
710Tiberiu RussuROU1.70
NH1Armas WahlstedtFIN–
DNS3Johannes ViljoenRSA–
DNS8Giuseppe PalmieriITA–
DNS11Willem SchefferNED–
DNS12Fritz UmfahrerAUT–

Group C

Date29 July 1928
PosStart OrderCompetitorNOCBest Height Cleared
=16Charles McGinnisUSA1.83
=15Claude MénardFRA1.83
=19Einar TommelstadNOR1.83
=14Fritz HuhnGER1.83
=17Harry SimmonsGBR1.83
=12Kazuo KimuraJPN1.83
711Henri ThesinghNED1.77
83Haydar AşanTUR1.70
DQ12Alex MunroeCAN[1.77]
DNS1Iivari YrjöläFIN–
DNS8Nils BergströmSWE–
DNS10Evald RohtEST–

Group D

Date29 July 1928
PosStart OrderCompetitorNOCBest Height Cleared
=14Fritz KöpkeGER1.83
=18Herbert AdolfssonSWE1.83
=12Mikio OdaJPN1.83
=16Bob KingUSA1.83
=53Ferenc OrbánHUN1.77
=57Geoffrey TurnerGBR1.77
=51Paavo YrjöläFIN1.77
810Frits BührmanNED1.70
DNS5Jean SabatierFRA–
DNS9Gunnar HagenNOR–
DNS11Karlo TeleskoYUG–
DNS12Francisco CostasMEX–

Final Round

Date29 July 1928 — 16:00
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBest Height Cleared
1541Bob KingUSA1.94
2538Ben HedgesUSA1.91
381Claude MénardFRA1.91
4415Simeon ToribioPHI1.91
5552Harold OsbornUSA1.91
6252Kazuo KimuraJPN1.88
=755André CherrierFRA1.88
=792Pierre LewdenFRA1.88
=7549Charles McGinnisUSA1.88
=7257Mikio OdaJPN1.88
=11841Herbert AdolfssonSWE1.84
=1123Kornél KésmárkiHUN1.84
=11201Einar TommelstadNOR1.84
=11485Harry SimmonsGBR1.84
=11721Fritz KöpkeGER1.84
16705Wolf BonederGER1.80
=17457Colin GordonGBR1.70
=17713Fritz HuhnGER1.70