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High Jump, Men

Date	20 July 1952
Status	Olympic
Location	Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Participants	36 from 24 countries

Buddy Davis was the heavy favorite as he had threatened the 7-foot barrier several times in practice. In 1953 he would set the last sub-7 world record with 2.13 = 6-11⅝. In the final he battled teammate Ken Wiesner, both straddlers, and both were perfect thru 2.01 (6-7), but only Davis cleared 2.04 (6-8¼). Bronze medalist José Telles da Conceição also made an Olympic final in 1956 – the 200 metres. Davis later professional basketball for five years in the NBA, backing up Wilt Chamberlain for a year with the Philadelphia Warriors.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	1016	Buddy Davis	USA	1.87 (=1)	2.04 (1)	Gold	OR
2	1015	Ken Wiesner	USA	1.87 (=4)	2.01 (2)	Silver
3	58	José da Conceição	BRA	1.87 (=10)	1.98 (3)	Bronze
4	696	Gösta Svensson	SWE	1.87 (=1)	1.98 (4)
5	203	Ron Pavitt	GBR	1.87 (=10)	1.95 (5)
6	659	Ion Söter	ROU	1.87 (=22)	1.95 (6)
7	1017	Arnie Betton	USA	1.87 (=1)	1.95 (7)
8	514	Bjørn Gundersen	NOR	1.87 (=4)	1.90 (8)
=9	51	Jacques Delelienne	BEL	1.87 (=10)	1.90 (=9)
=9	501	Josiah Majekodunmi	NGR	1.87 (=4)	1.90 (=9)
=11	801	Pekka Halme	FIN	1.87 (=10)	1.90 (=11)
=11	204	Peter Wells	GBR	1.87 (=10)	1.90 (=11)
=13	625	Georges Damitio	FRA	1.87 (20)	1.90 (=13)
=13	445	Yury Ilyasov	URS	1.87 (24)	1.90 (=13)
15	697	Arne Ljungqvist	SWE	1.87 (=22)	1.90 (15)
16	861	Hans Wahli	SUI	1.87 (=10)	1.90 (16)
17	515	Birger Leirud	NOR	1.87 (21)	1.90 (17)
=18	626	Claude Bénard	FRA	1.87 (=10)	1.90 (=18)
=18	502	Nafiu Osagie	NGR	1.87 (=4)	1.90 (=18)
=20	392	James Owoo	GHA	1.87 (=4)	1.80 (=20)
=20	136	Maram Sudarmodjo	INA	1.87 (26)	1.80 (=20)
=20	500	Boniface Guobadia	NGR	1.87 (9)	1.80 (=20)
=20	332	Mihajlo Dimitrijević	YUG	1.87 (=10)	1.80 (=20)
=24	28	Pat Leane	AUS	1.87 (25)	1.80 (=24)
=24	802	Albert Koskinen	FIN	1.87 (=10)	1.80 (=24)
=24	202	Alan Paterson	GBR	1.87 (=10)	1.80 (=24)
=24	975	Téofilo Davis	VEN	1.87 (27)	1.80 (=24)
28	447	Yevgeny Vansovich	URS	1.87 (28)	1.80 (28)
29 r1/2	72	Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam	SRI	1.84 (29)	–
30 r1/2	52	Walter Herssens	BEL	1.84 (30)	–
31 r1/2	117	Andrés Franco	PHI	1.84 (31)	–
=32 r1/2	81	Ernesto Lagos	CHI	1.80 (=32)	–
=32 r1/2	966	Hércules Azcune	URU	1.80 (=32)	–
34 r1/2	142	Mehnga Singh	IND	1.70 (34)	–
35 r1/2	234	Arieh Batun-Kleinstub	ISR	1.70 (35)	–
36 r1/2	92	Emad Shafei	EGY	1.70 (36)	–
DNS	446	Oleg Mamonov	URS	– (DNS)	–
DNS	892	Kamtorn Sanidwong	THA	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (20 July 1952 — 10:00)

All those clearing 1.87 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	1.60 m	1.70 m	1.80 m	1.84 m	1.87 m
=1	Arnie Betton	USA	1.87	0	0	1	-	-	-	-	o	Q
=1	Buddy Davis	USA	1.87	0	0	1	-	-	-	-	o	Q
=1	Gösta Svensson	SWE	1.87	0	0	1	-	-	-	-	o	Q
=4	Bjørn Gundersen	NOR	1.87	0	0	2	-	-	o	-	o	Q
=4	Josiah Majekodunmi	NGR	1.87	0	0	2	-	-	o	-	o	Q
=4	Nafiu Osagie	NGR	1.87	0	0	2	-	-	o	-	o	Q
=4	James Owoo	GHA	1.87	0	0	2	-	-	o	-	o	Q
=4	Ken Wiesner	USA	1.87	0	0	2	-	-	-	o	o	Q
9	Boniface Guobadia	NGR	1.87	0	0	3	-	-	o	o	o	Q
=10	Claude Bénard	FRA	1.87	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
=10	Jacques Delelienne	BEL	1.87	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
=10	Mihajlo Dimitrijević	YUG	1.87	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
=10	Pekka Halme	FIN	1.87	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
=10	Albert Koskinen	FIN	1.87	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
=10	Alan Paterson	GBR	1.87	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
=10	Ron Pavitt	GBR	1.87	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
=10	José da Conceição	BRA	1.87	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
=10	Hans Wahli	SUI	1.87	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
=10	Peter Wells	GBR	1.87	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
20	Georges Damitio	FRA	1.87	0	1	5	-	o	o	xo	o	Q
21	Birger Leirud	NOR	1.87	0	2	5	-	-	xo	xo	o	Q
=22	Arne Ljungqvist	SWE	1.87	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	xo	Q
=22	Ion Söter	ROU	1.87	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	xo	Q
24	Yury Ilyasov	URS	1.87	1	3	6	-	-	xo	xo	xo	Q
25	Pat Leane	AUS	1.87	1	3	7	-	o	xo	xo	xo	Q
26	Maram Sudarmodjo	INA	1.87	2	2	5	-	-	o	o	xxo	Q
27	Téofilo Davis	VEN	1.87	2	2	6	-	o	o	o	xxo	Q
28	Yevgeny Vansovich	URS	1.87	2	4	7	-	-	xo	xo	xxo	Q
29	Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam	SRI	1.84	0	2	5	-	o	xxo	o	xxx
30	Walter Herssens	BEL	1.84	2	2	5	-	o	o	xxo	xxx
31	Andrés Franco	PHI	1.84	2	3	6	-	o	xo	xxo	xxx
=32	Ernesto Lagos	CHI	1.80	0	0	2	-	o	o	xxx	–
=32	Hércules Azcune	URU	1.80	0	0	2	-	o	o	xxx	–
34	Mehnga Singh	IND	1.70	0	0	1	-	o	xxx	–	–
35	Arieh Batun-Kleinstub	ISR	1.70	0	0	2	o	o	xxx	-	–
36	Emad Shafei	EGY	1.70	1	1	2	-	xo	xxx	–	–
DNS	Oleg Mamonov	URS	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Kamtorn Sanidwong	THA	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (20 July 1952 — 15:00)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	1.70 m	1.80 m	1.90 m	1.95 m	1.98 m	2.01 m	2.04 m	2.07 m
1	Buddy Davis	USA	2.04	1	1	7	-	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx	OR
2	Ken Wiesner	USA	2.01	0	0	5	-	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	–
3	José da Conceição	BRA	1.98	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–
4	Gösta Svensson	SWE	1.98	2	2	4	-	-	o	-	xxo	xxx	–	–
5	Ron Pavitt	GBR	1.95	0	0	4	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
6	Ion Söter	ROU	1.95	1	1	3	-	-	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–
7	Arnie Betton	USA	1.95	1	1	4	-	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–
8	Bjørn Gundersen	NOR	1.90	0	0	1	-	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
=9	Jacques Delelienne	BEL	1.90	0	0	2	-	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
=9	Josiah Majekodunmi	NGR	1.90	0	0	2	-	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
=11	Pekka Halme	FIN	1.90	0	0	3	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
=11	Peter Wells	GBR	1.90	0	0	3	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
=13	Georges Damitio	FRA	1.90	0	1	3	-	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
=13	Yury Ilyasov	URS	1.90	0	1	3	-	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
15	Arne Ljungqvist	SWE	1.90	1	1	2	-	-	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
16	Hans Wahli	SUI	1.90	1	1	3	-	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
17	Birger Leirud	NOR	1.90	2	2	3	-	-	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–
=18	Claude Bénard	FRA	1.90	2	2	4	-	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–
=18	Nafiu Osagie	NGR	1.90	2	2	4	-	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–
=20	Mihajlo Dimitrijević	YUG	1.80	0	0	1	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=20	Boniface Guobadia	NGR	1.80	0	0	1	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=20	James Owoo	GHA	1.80	0	0	1	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=20	Maram Sudarmodjo	INA	1.80	0	0	1	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=24	Téofilo Davis	VEN	1.80	0	0	2	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=24	Albert Koskinen	FIN	1.80	0	0	2	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=24	Pat Leane	AUS	1.80	0	0	2	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=24	Alan Paterson	GBR	1.80	0	0	2	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
28	Yevgeny Vansovich	URS	1.80	1	1	2	-	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–