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Standing High Jump, Men

Date	23 July 1908
Status	Olympic
Location	White City Stadium, London
Participants	23 from 11 countries

Ray Ewry concluded his remarkable Olympic career with his fourth successive double in the standing high jump and long jump. He also won the standing triple jump in 1900 and 1904 to bring his total of individual gold medals to ten, a record which has never been surpassed.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	Ray Ewry	USA	1.55 (=1)	1.57 (1)	Gold
=2	John Biller	USA	1.50 (4)	1.55 (=2)	Silver
=2	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.55 (=1)	1.55 (=2)	Silver
4	Frank Holmes	USA	1.52 (3)	1.52 (4)
=5	Platt Adams	USA	1.47 (=5)	–
=5	Géo André	FRA	1.47 (=5)	–
=5	Alfred Motté	FRA	1.47 (=5)	–
=8	Frank Irons	USA	1.45 (=8)	–
=8	Arthur Mallwitz	GER	1.45 (=8)	–
=10	Léon Dupont	BEL	1.42 (=10)	–
=10	Walter Henderson	GBR	1.42 (=10)	–
=10	Wilhelm Blystad	NOR	1.42 (=10)	–
=10	Svend Langkjær	DEN	1.42 (=10)	–
=10	Karl Fryksdahl	SWE	1.42 (=10)	–
=10	Allan Bengtsson	SWE	1.42 (=10)	–
=16	Martin Sheridan	USA	1.37 (=16)	–
=16	Ernest Hutcheon	ANZ	1.37 (=16)	–		1
=18	Lancelot Stafford	GBR	1.32 (=18)	–
=18	Ludwig Uettwiller	GER	1.32 (=18)	–		2
=18	Henri Jardin	FRA	1.32 (=18)	–
NP	Alfred Flaxman	GBR	– (NP)	–
NP	George Barber	CAN	– (NP)	–
NP	Lawson Robertson	USA	– (NP)	–
DNS	Róbert Abarbanell	HUN	–	–
DNS	Raymond Berthet	FRA	–	–
DNS	Géza Vadon	HUN	–	–
DNS	Ferenc Blaszek	HUN	–	–
DNS	Pierre Durand	FRA	–	–
DNS	Paul Cazenave	FRA	–	–
DNS	Sandy Quinn	CAN	–	–
DNS	Andor Horner	HUN	–	–
DNS	John Macmeikan	GBR	–	–
DNS	John Schommer	USA	–	–
DNS	Andor Szende	HUN	–	–
DNS	Tim Ahearne	GBR	–	–
DNS	Edward Leader	GBR	–	–
DNS	Con Leahy	GBR	–	–
DNS	Robert Pasemann	GER	–	–
DNS	Lajos Gönczy	HUN	–	–
DNS	Nándor Kovács	HUN	–	–
DNS	István Mudin	HUN	–	–
DNS	Herman van Leeuwen	NED	–	–
DNS	Coen van Veenhuijsen	NED	–	–
DNS	Doug Stupart	RSA	–	–
DNS	John Brennan	USA	–	–
DNS	Sigmund Muenz	USA	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	23 July 1908 — 11:00
Format	Each competitor was allowed three jumps, after which the leading eight were allowed a further three trials. The eight qualifying sections were consolidated into four pools.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Best Height Cleared (Imperial)
=1	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.55	5-1	Q
=1	Ray Ewry	USA	1.55	5-1	Q
3	Frank Holmes	USA	1.52	5-0	Q
4	John Biller	USA	1.50	4-11	Q
=5	Platt Adams	USA	1.47	4-10
=5	Géo André	FRA	1.47	4-10
=5	Alfred Motté	FRA	1.47	4-10
=8	Frank Irons	USA	1.45	4-9
=8	Arthur Mallwitz	GER	1.45	4-9
=10	Léon Dupont	BEL	1.42	4-8
=10	Walter Henderson	GBR	1.42	4-8
=10	Wilhelm Blystad	NOR	1.42	4-8
=10	Svend Langkjær	DEN	1.42	4-8
=10	Karl Fryksdahl	SWE	1.42	4-8		3
=10	Allan Bengtsson	SWE	1.42	4-8
=16	Martin Sheridan	USA	1.37	4-6
=16	Ernest Hutcheon	ANZ	1.37	4-6		4
=18	Lancelot Stafford	GBR	1.32	4-4
=18	Ludwig Uettwiller	GER	1.32	4-4		5
=18	Henri Jardin	FRA	1.32	4-4
NP	Alfred Flaxman	GBR	–	–
NP	George Barber	CAN	–	–
NP	Lawson Robertson	USA	–	–

Group A

Date	23 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Best Height Cleared (Imperial)
1	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.55	5-1	Q
2	Platt Adams	USA	1.47	4-10
3	Léon Dupont	BEL	1.42	4-8
AC	Alfred Flaxman	GBR	–	–

Group B

Date	23 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Best Height Cleared (Imperial)
1	Ray Ewry	USA	1.55	5-1	Q
2	John Biller	USA	1.50	4-11	Q
3	Géo André	FRA	1.47	4-10
=4	Walter Henderson	GBR	1.42	4-8
=4	Wilhelm Blystad	NOR	1.42	4-8
6	Martin Sheridan	USA	1.37	4-6
=7	Lancelot Stafford	GBR	1.32	4-4
=7	Ludwig Uettwiller	GER	1.32	4-4

Group C

Date	23 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Best Height Cleared (Imperial)
1	Frank Holmes	USA	1.52	5-0	Q
2	Frank Irons	USA	1.45	4-9
3	Arthur Mallwitz	GER	1.45	4-9
AC	Ernest Hutcheon	ANZ	1.37	4-6		6
AC	George Barber	CAN	–	–

Group D

Date	23 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Best Height Cleared (Imperial)
=1	Alfred Motté	FRA	1.42	4-8
=1	Svend Langkjær	DEN	1.42	4-8	7
=1	Allan Bengtsson	SWE	1.42	4-8
4	Henri Jardin	FRA	1.32	4-4
AC	Lawson Robertson	USA	–	–

Final Round

Date	23 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Best Height Cleared (Imperial)
1	Ray Ewry	USA	1.57	5-2
=2	John Biller	USA	1.55	5-1
=2	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.55	5-1
4	Frank Holmes	USA	1.52	5-0