| | Event type
Standing High Jump, Men
| Date | 31 August 1904 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Francis Field, Washington University, St. Louis | |
| Participants | 5 from 2 countries | |
| Format | Final only. | |
As he had in 1900, Ray Ewry dominated the three standing jumping events. In the standing high jump, Lawson Robertson and Joseph Stadler tied and settled second place on a jump-off. This went to Stadler, a black man from Cleveland, who became one of the first of his race to win an Olympic medal.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Height | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 150 | Ray Ewry |  USA | 1.60 | Gold | ||
| 2 | 3 | Joseph Stadler | USA | 1.44 | Silver | ||
| 3 | 138 | Lawson Robertson | USA | 1.44 | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 9 | John Biller | USA | 1.42 | |||
| 5 | 39 | Lajos Gönczy |  HUN | 1.35 | |||
| 158 | Gwynne Evans | USA | – | ||||
| 172 | John Fuhrer | USA | – | ||||
| 169 | Fred Schule | USA | – |