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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	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
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	–	Léon Dupont	BEL	1.42 (=8)	–
=8	–	Walter Henderson	GBR	1.42 (=8)	–
=8	–	Wilhelm Blystad	NOR	1.42 (=8)	–
=8	–	Frank Irons	USA	1.42 (=8)	–
=8	–	Arthur Mallwitz	GER	1.42 (=8)	–
=8	–	Svend Langkjær	DEN	1.42 (=8)	–
=14	–	Karl Fryksdahl	SWE	1.40 (=14)	–
=14	–	Allan Bengtsson	SWE	1.40 (=14)	–
16	–	Martin Sheridan	USA	1.37 (16)	–
=17	–	Lancelot Stafford	GBR	1.32 (=17)	–
=17	–	Ludwig Uettwiller	GER	1.32 (=17)	–		1
AC	–	Alfred Flaxman	GBR	– (NP)	–
AC	–	Ernest Hutcheon	ANZ	– (NP)	–		2
AC	–	George Barber	CAN	– (NP)	–
AC	–	Henri Jardin	FRA	– (NP)	–
AC	–	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 (23 July 1908 — 11:00)

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	Athlete	NOC	Height
=1	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.55	Q
=1	Ray Ewry	USA	1.55	Q
3	Frank Holmes	USA	1.52	Q
4	John Biller	USA	1.50	Q
=5	Platt Adams	USA	1.47
=5	Géo André	FRA	1.47		3
=5	Alfred Motté	FRA	1.47
=8	Léon Dupont	BEL	1.42
=8	Walter Henderson	GBR	1.42
=8	Wilhelm Blystad	NOR	1.42
=8	Frank Irons	USA	1.42
=8	Arthur Mallwitz	GER	1.42
=8	Svend Langkjær	DEN	1.42		4
=14	Karl Fryksdahl	SWE	1.40		5
=14	Allan Bengtsson	SWE	1.40
16	Martin Sheridan	USA	1.37
=17	Lancelot Stafford	GBR	1.32
=17	Ludwig Uettwiller	GER	1.32		6
NP	Alfred Flaxman	GBR	–
NP	Ernest Hutcheon	ANZ	–		7
NP	George Barber	CAN	–
NP	Lawson Robertson	USA	–
NP	Henri Jardin	FRA	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (23 July 1908)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height
1	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.55	Q
2	Platt Adams	USA	1.47
3	Léon Dupont	BEL	1.42
AC	Alfred Flaxman	GBR	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (23 July 1908)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height
1	Ray Ewry	USA	1.55	Q
2	John Biller	USA	1.50	Q
=3	Walter Henderson	GBR	1.42
=3	Wilhelm Blystad	NOR	1.42
5	Martin Sheridan	USA	1.37
=6	Lancelot Stafford	GBR	1.32
=6	Ludwig Uettwiller	GER	1.32

Qualifying Round, Group C (23 July 1908)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height
1	Frank Holmes	USA	1.52	Q
2	Frank Irons	USA	1.42
3	Arthur Mallwitz	GER	1.42
AC	Ernest Hutcheon	ANZ	–		8
AC	George Barber	CAN	–

Qualifying Round, Group D (23 July 1908)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height
1	Alfred Motté	FRA	1.42
2	Allan Bengtsson	SWE	1.40
AC	Lawson Robertson	USA	–
AC	Henri Jardin	FRA	–

Final Round (23 July 1908)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height
1	Ray Ewry	USA	1.57
=2	John Biller	USA	1.55
=2	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	1.55
4	Frank Holmes	USA	1.52