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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. But 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	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
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 Horvay	HUN	–	–

Qualifying Round (13 July 1912 — 9:30)

Qualifiers were seperated into three groups. All those clearing 1.50 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height
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

Qualifying Round, Group A (13 July 1912 — 9:30)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	1.30 m	1.35 m	1.40 m	1.45 m	1.48 m	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	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (13 July 1912 — 9:30)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	1.30 m	1.35 m	1.40 m	1.45 m	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	–

Qualifying Round, Group C (13 July 1912 — 9:30)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	1.30 m	1.35 m	1.40 m	1.45 m	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	p	–	–	–

Final Round (13 July 1912 — 16:00)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	1.30 m	1.40 m	1.45 m	1.50 m	1.55 m	1.60 m	1.63 m	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	–	–	–