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Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games:

Men's Standing High Jump

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Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): White City Stadium, London; White City Stadium, London
Date Started: July 23, 1908
Date Finished: July 23, 1908

Gold: USA Ray Ewry
Silver: GRE Kostas Tsiklitiras
USA John Biller

Summary

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.

Final Standings

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC Medal H(M) H(I)
1 Ray Ewry 34 United States USA Gold 1.57 5-2
2T John Biller 30 United States USA Silver 1.55 5-1
2T Kostas Tsiklitiras 19 Greece GRE Silver 1.55 5-1
4 Frank Holmes 23 United States USA 1.52 5-0
5T Platt Adams 23 United States USA 1.47 4-10
5T Géo André 18 France FRA 1.47 4-10
5T Alfred Motté 20 France FRA 1.47 4-10
8T Léon Dupont 26 Belgium BEL 1.42 4-8
8T Walter Henderson 27 Great Britain GBR 1.42 4-8
8T Wilhelm Blystad 26 Norway NOR 1.42 4-8
8T Frank Irons 22 United States USA 1.42 4-8
8T Arthur Mallwitz 27 Germany GER 1.42 4-8
8T Svend Langkjær 21 Denmark DEN 1.42 4-8
14T Karl Fryksdahl 22 Sweden SWE 1.40 4-7
14T Allan Bengtsson 18 Sweden SWE 1.40 4-7
16 Martin Sheridan 27 United States USA 1.37 4-6
17T Lancelot Stafford 21 Great Britain GBR 1.32 4-4
17T Ludwig Uettwiller 21 Germany GER 1.32 4-4
AC Alfred Flaxman 28 Great Britain GBR
AC Ernest Hutcheon 18 Australasia ANZ
AC George Barber 23 Canada CAN
AC Henri Jardin 26 France FRA
AC Lawson Robertson 24 United States USA