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High Jump, Men

Date	23 November 1956
Status	Olympic
Location	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria
Participants	28 from 19 countries

At the US Olympic Trials in June, Charlie Dumas had cleared 7-0⅝, becoming the first man to legally jump over 7-feet. The mark was ratified by the IAAF as 2.15 and 7-0½. The Americans dominated the world list with only Sweden’s Bengt Nilsson, 1954 European Champion, considered a threat, but he was injured shortly before leaving for Melbourne and failed to qualify for the final. The big surprise of the competition was Charles “Chilla” Porter, jumping in front of his home fans, who delighted in his successes. He had little reputation but pushed Dumas to the end. Dumas was clear thru 2.08 (6-9¾) and then had one miss at 2.10 (6-10¾), Porter also clearing on his third attempt. That had Dumas in the lead but he also went over 2.12 (6-11½) on his third attempt to solidify the gold.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	323	Charlie Dumas	USA	1.92 (=4)	2.12 (1)	Gold	OR
2	307	Charles Porter	AUS	1.92 (=4)	2.10 (2)	Silver	OR
3	326	Igor Kashkarov	URS	1.92 (=1)	2.08 (3)	Bronze	OR
4	321	Stig Pettersson	SWE	1.92 (=7)	2.06 (4)		OR
5	310	Ken Money	CAN	1.92 (17)	2.03 (5)
6	328	Vladimir Sitkin	URS	1.92 (=1)	2.00 (6)
=7	308	Colin Ridgeway	AUS	1.92 (16)	2.00 (=7)
=7	324	Phil Reavis	USA	1.92 (=7)	2.00 (=7)
9	316	Julius Chigbolu	NGR	1.92 (=4)	2.00 (9)
10	325	Vern Wilson	USA	1.92 (=7)	2.00 (10)
11	619	Maurice Fournier	FRA	1.92 (3)	1.96 (11)
=12	315	Yukio Ishikawa	JPN	1.92 (=13)	1.96 (=12)
=12	322	Patrick Etolu	UGA	1.92 (=7)	1.96 (=12)
14	620	Ajit Singh	IND	1.92 (=13)	1.96 (14)
15	621	Ernie Haisley	JAM	1.92 (19)	1.96 (15)
16	312	Peter Wells	GBR	1.92 (=7)	1.96 (16)
17	320	Ciriaco Baronda	PHI	1.92 (21)	1.92 (17)
18	317	Joseph Leresae	KEN	1.92 (=13)	1.92 (18)
19	318	Vincent Gabriel	NGR	1.92 (22)	1.92 (19)
20	288	Yang C. K.	TPE	1.92 (=7)	1.86 (20)
=21	62	José da Conceição	BRA	1.92 (18)	1.86 (=21)
=21	311	Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam	SRI	1.92 (20)	1.86 (=21)
23 r1/2	314	Gian Mario Roveraro	ITA	1.88 (23)	–
=24 r1/2	309	John Vernon	AUS	1.82 (=24)	–
=24 r1/2	466	Maridjo Wirjodimedjo	INA	1.82 (=24)	–
26 r1/2	320	Bengt Nilsson	SWE	1.82 (26)	–
27 r1/2	467	I Gusti Putu Oka Mona	INA	1.82 (27)	–
AC r1/2	327	Vladimir Polyakov	URS	– (NH)	–
DNS	639	Víctor Carmona	PUR	– (DNS)	–
DNS	313	Brendan O'Reilly	IRL	– (DNS)	–
DNS	286	Walter Herssens	BEL	– (DNS)	–
DNS	76	Richard Estick	JAM	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (23 November 1956 — 10:00)

All those clearing 1.92 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	1.70 m	1.78 m	1.82 m	1.88 m	1.92 m
=1	Igor Kashkarov	URS	1.92	0	0	1	-	-	-	-	o	Q
=1	Vladimir Sitkin	URS	1.92	0	0	1	-	-	-	-	o	Q
3	Maurice Fournier	FRA	1.92	0	0	2	-	-	o	-	o	Q
=4	Charles Porter	AUS	1.92	0	0	3	o	-	-	o	o	Q
=4	Julius Chigbolu	NGR	1.92	0	0	3	o	-	o	-	o	Q
=4	Charlie Dumas	USA	1.92	0	0	3	o	-	-	o	o	Q
=7	Peter Wells	GBR	1.92	0	0	4	o	-	o	o	o	Q
=7	Stig Pettersson	SWE	1.92	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
=7	Yang C. K.	TPE	1.92	0	0	4	o	-	o	o	o	Q
=7	Patrick Etolu	UGA	1.92	0	0	4	o	o	-	o	o	Q
=7	Phil Reavis	USA	1.92	0	0	4	o	-	o	o	o	Q
=7	Vern Wilson	USA	1.92	0	0	4	o	-	o	o	o	Q
=13	Ajit Singh	IND	1.92	0	0	5	o	o	o	o	o	Q
=13	Yukio Ishikawa	JPN	1.92	0	0	5	o	o	o	o	o	Q
=13	Joseph Leresae	KEN	1.92	0	0	5	o	o	o	o	o	Q
16	Colin Ridgeway	AUS	1.92	0	1	4	o	-	xo	-	o	Q
17	Ken Money	CAN	1.92	0	1	5	xo	o	-	o	o	Q
18	José da Conceição	BRA	1.92	0	1	6	o	xo	o	o	o	Q
19	Ernie Haisley	JAM	1.92	0	2	5	o	-	-	xxo	o	Q
20	Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam	SRI	1.92	1	1	5	o	-	o	o	xo	Q
21	Ciriaco Baronda	PHI	1.92	1	1	6	o	o	o	o	xo	Q
22	Vincent Gabriel	NGR	1.92	1	3	6	o	-	-	xxo	xo	Q
23	Gian Mario Roveraro	ITA	1.88	0	0	3	o	-	o	o	xxx
=24	John Vernon	AUS	1.82	0	0	3	o	o	o	x--	–
=24	Maridjo Wirjodimedjo	INA	1.82	0	0	3	o	o	o	xxx	–
26	Bengt Nilsson	SWE	1.82	1	3	6	xo	xo	xo	-	xxx
27	I Gusti Putu Oka Mona	INA	1.82	2	2	4	-	o	xxo	x--	–
NH	Vladimir Polyakov	URS	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Víctor Carmona	PUR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Brendan O'Reilly	IRL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Walter Herssens	BEL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Richard Estick	JAM	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (23 November 1956 — 14:30)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	1.80 m	1.86 m	1.92 m	1.96 m	2.00 m	2.03 m	2.06 m	2.08 m	2.10 m	2.12 m	2.14 m
1	Charlie Dumas	USA	2.12	2	4	12	-	-	o	o	o	xo	o	o	xo	xxo	xx-	OR
2	Charles Porter	AUS	2.10	2	3	11	o	-	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–	OR
3	Igor Kashkarov	URS	2.08	0	0	6	-	-	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	OR
4	Stig Pettersson	SWE	2.06	2	2	7	-	-	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	OR
5	Ken Money	CAN	2.03	1	1	7	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
6	Vladimir Sitkin	URS	2.00	0	0	3	-	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=7	Colin Ridgeway	AUS	2.00	0	0	4	o	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=7	Phil Reavis	USA	2.00	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
9	Julius Chigbolu	NGR	2.00	0	4	8	-	xo	xxo	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
10	Vern Wilson	USA	2.00	1	1	5	-	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
11	Maurice Fournier	FRA	1.96	0	0	2	-	-	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
=12	Yukio Ishikawa	JPN	1.96	0	0	3	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
=12	Patrick Etolu	UGA	1.96	0	0	3	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	Ajit Singh	IND	1.96	0	0	4	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	Ernie Haisley	JAM	1.96	1	1	4	o	-	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	Peter Wells	GBR	1.96	1	2	6	o	o	xo	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
17	Ciriaco Baronda	PHI	1.92	1	1	3	-	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
18	Joseph Leresae	KEN	1.92	1	1	4	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
19	Vincent Gabriel	NGR	1.92	2	2	5	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
20	Yang C. K.	TPE	1.86	0	0	1	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
=21	José da Conceição	BRA	1.86	0	0	2	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
=21	Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam	SRI	1.86	0	0	2	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–