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Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games:
Men's High Jump
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Host City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
Date Started: July 29, 1928
Date Finished: July 29, 1928
| Gold: |  Bob King |
| Silver: | Ben Hedges |
| Bronze: |  Claude Ménard |
Summary
Defending champion Harold Osborn was back and was still the world record holder at 2.03 (6-7¾). The finals took almost five hours to complete. Bob King was the only jumper to clear 1.94 to win the gold medal. He was undefeated in the 1928 season. Places two-five were decided in jump-offs.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob King | 21 | United States | USA | Gold | |
| 2 | Ben Hedges | 20 | United States | USA | Silver | |
| 3 | Claude Ménard | 21 | France | FRA | Bronze | |
| 4 | Simeon Toribio | 22 | Philippines | PHI | ||
| 5 | Harold Osborn | 29 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 | Kazuo Kimura | 18 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 7T | André Cherrier | 23 | France | FRA | ||
| 7T | Pierre Lewden | 27 | France | FRA | ||
| 7T | Mikio Oda | 23 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 7T | Charles McGinnis | 21 | United States | USA | ||
| 11T | Harry Simmons | 17 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 11T | Fritz Köpke | 26 | Germany | GER | ||
| 11T | Kornél Késmárki | 24 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 11T | Einar Tommelstad | 19 | Norway | NOR | ||
| 11T | Herbert Adolfsson | 21 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 16 | Wolf Boneder | 33 | Germany | GER | ||
| 17T | Colin Gordon | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 17T | Fritz Huhn | 27 | Germany | GER | ||
| 19T QR | Valerio Vallania | 21 | Argentina | ARG | ||
| 19T QR | Paavo Yrjölä | 25 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 19T QR | Carl van Geyzel | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 19T QR | Geoffrey Turner | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 19T QR | Antonios Karyofyllis | Greece | GRE | |||
| 19T QR | Ioannis Karyofyllis | Greece | GRE | |||
| 19T QR | Ferenc Orbán | 24 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 19T QR | Henri Thesingh | 25 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 19T QR | Oscar Midtlyng | 21 | Norway | NOR | ||
| 28T QR | Joop Kamstra | 22 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 28T QR | Frits Bührman | 23 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 28T QR | Otto Schop | Romania | ROU | |||
| 28T QR | Tiberiu Rusu | Romania | ROU | |||
| 28T QR | Haydar Aşan | Turkey | TUR | |||
| 33 QR | Adolfas Akelaitis | 18 | Lithuania | LTU | ||
| AC QR | Alex Munroe | 19 | Canada | CAN | ||
| AC QR | Armas Wahlstedt | 22 | Finland | FIN |
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