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Standing High Jump, Men

Date	13 July 1912
Status	Olympic
Location	Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Participants	17 from 8 countries

Ray Ewry had won the standing high jump every time it had been contested at the Olympics, from 1900-1908, with four consecutive victories. However, he retired in early 1911 and was not present in Stockholm. In 1909 and 1910, Platt Adams had won the AAU indoor title in this event, although Ewry did not compete in either year. After Ewry’s retirement, Adams seemed poised to take over as the top standing jumper. For the second time in Olympic history, brothers won the gold and silver medals, with Platt defeating his brother Ben. This feat had been accomplished at Athens in 1896, in the 25-metre military pistol event, in which John Paine won the gold medal, and his brother Sumner, the silver. The standing high jump was never again contested at the Olympics.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	Platt Adams	USA	1.50 (NP)	1.63 (1)	Gold	OR
2	Ben Adams	USA	1.50 (NP)	1.60 (2)	Silver
3	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.50 (NP)	1.55 (3)	Bronze
=4	Edvard Möller	SWE	1.50 (NP)	1.50 (=4)
=4	Dick Byrd	USA	1.50 (NP)	1.50 (=4)
=4	Leo Goehring	USA	1.50 (NP)	1.50 (=4)
NP r1/2	Rodolfo Hammersley	CHI	1.40 (NP)	–
NP r1/2	Géo André	FRA	1.45 (NP)	–
NP r1/2	Howard Baker	GBR	1.35 (NP)	–
NP r1/2	Birger Brodtkorb	NOR	1.40 (NP)	–
NP r1/2	Alfred Schwarz	RUS	1.40 (NP)	–
NP r1/2	Karl Bergh	SWE	1.45 (NP)	–
NP r1/2	Rolf Smedmark	SWE	1.45 (NP)	–
NP r1/2	Leif Ekman	SWE	1.45 (NP)	–
NP r1/2	Forest Fletcher	USA	1.45 (NP)	–
NP r1/2	Frank Belote	USA	1.45 (NP)	–
NP r1/2	Helmer Måhl	SWE	1.30 (NP)	–
DNS	John Johansson	SWE	–	–
DNS	Carl Frick	SWE	–	–
DNS	Isaac Kahn	FRA	–	–
DNS	Ernö Holecsek	HUN	–	–			1
DNS	Andor Szende	HUN	–	–
DNS	Daniel Campbell	GBR	–	–
DNS	Maurice Garon	FRA	–	–
DNS	Géza Vadon	HUN	–	–
DNS	Russ Palmer	USA	–	–
DNS	Leone Linardi	ITA	–	–
DNS	Russell Beatty	USA	–	–
DNS	Paul Smutný	BOH	–	–
DNS	Martin Jacobsen	NOR	–	–
DNS	Georg Holmqvist	SWE	–	–
DNS	Giulio Alvisi	ITA	–	–
DNS	André Peux	FRA	–	–
DNS	Clive Taylor	GBR	–	–
DNS	Rafael Peltonen	FIN	–	–
DNS	Colombo Zevola	ITA	–	–
DNS	André Pettré	FRA	–	–
DNS	Francesco d'Ercole	ITA	–	–
DNS	Hans Langkjær	DEN	–	–
DNS	Ladislav Jiránek-Strana	BOH	–	–
DNS	Svend Langkjær	DEN	–	–
DNS	Marius Delaby	FRA	–	–
DNS	Armand Estang	FRA	–	–
DNS	Henri Jardin	FRA	–	–
DNS	Alfred Motté	FRA	–	–
DNS	Timothy Carroll	GBR	–	–
DNS	Walter Henderson	GBR	–	–
DNS	Thomas O'Donohue	GBR	–	–
DNS	Iván, Báró Wardener	HUN	–	–
DNS	Manlio Legat	ITA	–	–
DNS	Angelo Tonini	ITA	–	–
DNS	Georg Åberg	SWE	–	–
DNS	Douglas Melin	SWE	–	–
DNS	Gunnar Nilsson	SWE	–	–
DNS	John Biller	USA	–	–
DNS	Frank Irons	USA	–	–
DNS	Andor Horner	HUN	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	13 July 1912 — 9:30
Format	Qualifiers were separated into 3 groups. All those clearing 1.50 metres advanced to the final round.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared
NP	Platt Adams	USA	1.50	Q
NP	Ben Adams	USA	1.50	Q
NP	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.50	Q
NP	Dick Byrd	USA	1.50	Q
NP	Leo Goehring	USA	1.50	Q
NP	Edvard Möller	SWE	1.50	Q
NP	Karl Bergh	SWE	1.45
NP	Forest Fletcher	USA	1.45
NP	Rolf Smedmark	SWE	1.45
NP	Frank Belote	USA	1.45
NP	Leif Ekman	SWE	1.45
NP	Géo André	FRA	1.45
NP	Rodolfo Hammersley	CHI	1.40
NP	Birger Brodtkorb	NOR	1.40
NP	Alfred Schwarz	RUS	1.40
NP	Howard Baker	GBR	1.35
NP	Helmer Måhl	SWE	1.30

Group A

Date	13 July 1912 — 9:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 1.30 m	Attempts at 1.35 m	Attempts at 1.40 m	Attempts at 1.45 m	Attempts at 1.48 m	Attempts at 1.50 m
1	Platt Adams	USA	1.50	o	o	o	o	o	o	Q
2	Karl Bergh	SWE	1.45	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–
=3	Rodolfo Hammersley	CHI	1.40	o	o	o	xxx	–	–
=3	Birger Brodtkorb	NOR	1.40	xo	xo	xo	xxx	–	–
5	Howard Baker	GBR	1.35	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–

Group B

Date	13 July 1912 — 9:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 1.30 m	Attempts at 1.35 m	Attempts at 1.40 m	Attempts at 1.45 m	Attempts at 1.50 m
=1	Ben Adams	USA	1.50	o	o	o	o	o	Q
=1	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.50	o	o	o	o	o	Q
=1	Dick Byrd	USA	1.50	o	o	o	o	xxo	Q
=1	Leo Goehring	USA	1.50	o	o	o	xxo	xo	Q
=5	Forest Fletcher	USA	1.45	o	o	o	o	xxx
=5	Rolf Smedmark	SWE	1.45	o	o	o	o	xxx
=5	Frank Belote	USA	1.45	o	o	xxo	o	xxx
8	Alfred Schwarz	RUS	1.40	o	o	o	xxx	–

Group C

Date	13 July 1912 — 9:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 1.30 m	Attempts at 1.35 m	Attempts at 1.40 m	Attempts at 1.45 m	Attempts at 1.50 m
1	Edvard Möller	SWE	1.50	o	o	o	o	o	Q
=2	Leif Ekman	SWE	1.45	o	o	o	xxo	xxx
=2	Géo André	FRA	1.45	-	o	xo	xo	xxx
4	Helmer Måhl	SWE	1.30	o	-	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	13 July 1912 — 16:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 1.30 m	Attempts at 1.40 m	Attempts at 1.45 m	Attempts at 1.50 m	Attempts at 1.55 m	Attempts at 1.60 m	Attempts at 1.63 m	Attempts at 1.66 m
1	Platt Adams	USA	1.63	o	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx	OR
2	Ben Adams	USA	1.60	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	–
3	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.55	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxx	–	–
=4	Dick Byrd	USA	1.50	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–
=4	Leo Goehring	USA	1.50	o	xo	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
=4	Edvard Möller	SWE	1.50	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–