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High Jump, Men

Date	29 July 1928
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Participants	35 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.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	541	Bob King	USA	1.83 (=1)	1.94 (1)	Gold
2	538	Ben Hedges	USA	1.83 (=1)	1.91 (2)	Silver
3	81	Claude Ménard	FRA	1.83 (=1)	1.91 (3)	Bronze
4	415	Simeon Toribio	PHI	1.83 (=1)	1.91 (4)
5	552	Harold Osborn	USA	1.83 (=1)	1.91 (5)
6	252	Kazuo Kimura	JPN	1.83 (=1)	1.88 (6)
=7	55	André Cherrier	FRA	1.83 (=1)	1.88 (=7)
=7	92	Pierre Lewden	FRA	1.83 (=1)	1.88 (=7)
=7	257	Mikio Oda	JPN	1.83 (=1)	1.88 (=7)
=7	549	Charles McGinnis	USA	1.83 (=1)	1.88 (=7)
=11	485	Harry Simmons	GBR	1.83 (=1)	1.84 (=11)
=11	721	Fritz Köpke	GER	1.83 (=1)	1.84 (=11)
=11	23	Kornél Késmárki	HUN	1.83 (=1)	1.84 (=11)
=11	201	Einar Tommelstad	NOR	1.83 (=1)	1.84 (=11)
=11	841	Herbert Adolfsson	SWE	1.83 (=1)	1.84 (=11)
16	705	Wolf Boneder	GER	1.83 (=1)	1.80 (16)
=17	457	Colin Gordon	GBR	1.83 (=1)	1.70 (=17)
=17	713	Fritz Huhn	GER	1.83 (=1)	1.70 (=17)
=19 r1/2	596	Valerio Vallanía	ARG	1.77 (=19)	–
=19 r1/2	813	Paavo Yrjölä	FIN	1.77 (=19)	–
=19 r1/2	455	Carl van Geyzel	GBR	1.77 (=19)	–
=19 r1/2	493	Geoffrey Turner	GBR	1.77 (=19)	–
=19 r1/2	129	Antonios Karyofyllis	GRE	1.77 (=19)	–
=19 r1/2	130	Ioannis Karyofyllis	GRE	1.77 (=19)	–
=19 r1/2	32	Ferenc Orbán	HUN	1.77 (=19)	–
=19 r1/2	331	Henri Thesingh	NED	1.77 (=19)	–
=19 r1/2	192	Oscar Midtlyng	NOR	1.77 (=19)	–
=28 r1/2	310	Joop Kamstra	NED	1.70 (=28)	–
=28 r1/2	299	Frits Bührman	NED	1.70 (=28)	–
=28 r1/2	363	Otto Schöpp	ROU	1.70 (=28)	–
=28 r1/2	362	Tiberiu Rusu	ROU	1.70 (=28)	–
=28 r1/2	399	Haydar Aşan	TUR	1.70 (=28)	–
33 r1/2	155	Adolfas Akelaitis	LTU	1.60 (33)	–
AC r1/2	811	Armas Wahlstedt	FIN	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	662	Alex Munroe	CAN	[1.77] (DQ)	–
DNS	391	Štefán Stanislau	TCH	– (DNS)	–
DNS	859	Ivan Nilsson	SWE	– (DNS)	–
DNS	289	Johannes Viljoen	RSA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	234	Giuseppe Palmieri	ITA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	327	W. F. Scheffer	NED	– (DNS)	–
DNS	409	Fritz Umfahrer	AUT	– (DNS)	–
DNS	812	Iivari Yrjölä	FIN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	843	Nils Bergström	SWE	– (DNS)	–
DNS	820	Evald Roht	EST	– (DNS)	–
DNS	106	Jean Sabatier	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	187	Gunnar Hagen	NOR	– (DNS)	–
DNS	837	Karlo Telesko	YUG	– (DNS)	–
DNS	169	Francisco Costas	MEX	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (29 July 1928)

All those clearing 1.83 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height
=1	Colin Gordon	GBR	1.83	Q
=1	Harold Osborn	USA	1.83	Q
=1	Kornél Késmárki	HUN	1.83	Q
=1	Pierre Lewden	FRA	1.83	Q
=1	Simeon Toribio	PHI	1.83	Q
=1	André Cherrier	FRA	1.83	Q
=1	Ben Hedges	USA	1.83	Q
=1	Wolf Boneder	GER	1.83	Q
=1	Charles McGinnis	USA	1.83	Q
=1	Claude Ménard	FRA	1.83	Q
=1	Einar Tommelstad	NOR	1.83	Q
=1	Fritz Huhn	GER	1.83	Q
=1	Harry Simmons	GBR	1.83	Q
=1	Kazuo Kimura	JPN	1.83	Q
=1	Fritz Köpke	GER	1.83	Q
=1	Herbert Adolfsson	SWE	1.83	Q
=1	Mikio Oda	JPN	1.83	Q
=1	Bob King	USA	1.83	Q
=19	Antonios Karyofyllis	GRE	1.77
=19	Valerio Vallanía	ARG	1.77
=19	Carl van Geyzel	GBR	1.77
=19	Ioannis Karyofyllis	GRE	1.77
=19	Oscar Midtlyng	NOR	1.77
=19	Henri Thesingh	NED	1.77
=19	Ferenc Orbán	HUN	1.77
=19	Geoffrey Turner	GBR	1.77
=19	Paavo Yrjölä	FIN	1.77
=28	Joop Kamstra	NED	1.70
=28	Otto Schöpp	ROU	1.70
=28	Tiberiu Rusu	ROU	1.70
=28	Haydar Aşan	TUR	1.70
=28	Frits Bührman	NED	1.70
33	Adolfas Akelaitis	LTU	1.60
NH	Armas Wahlstedt	FIN	–
DQ	Alex Munroe	CAN	[1.77]
DNS	Štefán Stanislau	TCH	–
DNS	Ivan Nilsson	SWE	–
DNS	Johannes Viljoen	RSA	–
DNS	Giuseppe Palmieri	ITA	–
DNS	W. F. Scheffer	NED	–
DNS	Fritz Umfahrer	AUT	–
DNS	Iivari Yrjölä	FIN	–
DNS	Nils Bergström	SWE	–
DNS	Evald Roht	EST	–
DNS	Jean Sabatier	FRA	–
DNS	Gunnar Hagen	NOR	–
DNS	Karlo Telesko	YUG	–
DNS	Francisco Costas	MEX	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (29 July 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height
=1	Colin Gordon	GBR	1.83
=1	Harold Osborn	USA	1.83
=1	Kornél Késmárki	HUN	1.83
=1	Pierre Lewden	FRA	1.83
=1	Simeon Toribio	PHI	1.83
=6	Antonios Karyofyllis	GRE	1.77
=6	Valerio Vallanía	ARG	1.77
=8	Joop Kamstra	NED	1.70
=8	Otto Schöpp	ROU	1.70
10	Adolfas Akelaitis	LTU	1.60
DNS	Štefán Stanislau	TCH	–
DNS	Ivan Nilsson	SWE	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (29 July 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height
=1	André Cherrier	FRA	1.83
=1	Ben Hedges	USA	1.83
=1	Wolf Boneder	GER	1.83
=4	Carl van Geyzel	GBR	1.77
=4	Ioannis Karyofyllis	GRE	1.77
=4	Oscar Midtlyng	NOR	1.77
7	Tiberiu Rusu	ROU	1.70
NH	Armas Wahlstedt	FIN	–
DNS	Johannes Viljoen	RSA	–
DNS	Giuseppe Palmieri	ITA	–
DNS	W. F. Scheffer	NED	–
DNS	Fritz Umfahrer	AUT	–

Qualifying Round, Group C (29 July 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height
=1	Charles McGinnis	USA	1.83
=1	Claude Ménard	FRA	1.83
=1	Einar Tommelstad	NOR	1.83
=1	Fritz Huhn	GER	1.83
=1	Harry Simmons	GBR	1.83
=1	Kazuo Kimura	JPN	1.83
7	Henri Thesingh	NED	1.77
8	Haydar Aşan	TUR	1.70
DQ	Alex Munroe	CAN	[1.77]
DNS	Iivari Yrjölä	FIN	–
DNS	Nils Bergström	SWE	–
DNS	Evald Roht	EST	–

Qualifying Round, Group D (29 July 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height
=1	Fritz Köpke	GER	1.83
=1	Herbert Adolfsson	SWE	1.83
=1	Mikio Oda	JPN	1.83
=1	Bob King	USA	1.83
=5	Ferenc Orbán	HUN	1.77
=5	Geoffrey Turner	GBR	1.77
=5	Paavo Yrjölä	FIN	1.77
8	Frits Bührman	NED	1.70
DNS	Jean Sabatier	FRA	–
DNS	Gunnar Hagen	NOR	–
DNS	Karlo Telesko	YUG	–
DNS	Francisco Costas	MEX	–

Final Round (29 July 1928 — 16:00)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height
1	Bob King	USA	1.94
2	Ben Hedges	USA	1.91
3	Claude Ménard	FRA	1.91
4	Simeon Toribio	PHI	1.91
5	Harold Osborn	USA	1.91
6	Kazuo Kimura	JPN	1.88
=7	André Cherrier	FRA	1.88
=7	Pierre Lewden	FRA	1.88
=7	Charles McGinnis	USA	1.88
=7	Mikio Oda	JPN	1.88
=11	Herbert Adolfsson	SWE	1.84
=11	Kornél Késmárki	HUN	1.84
=11	Einar Tommelstad	NOR	1.84
=11	Harry Simmons	GBR	1.84
=11	Fritz Köpke	GER	1.84
16	Wolf Boneder	GER	1.80
=17	Colin Gordon	GBR	1.70
=17	Fritz Huhn	GER	1.70