Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games:

For the first time, ties were broken by the countback rule of fewer misses at heights. The final had 20 competitors, and seemed endless. The Americans had dominated the world lists in 1948. Jack Winter (AUS) was perfect thru 1.90 (6-2¾) but had a miss at 1.95 (6-4¾), which put Bjørn Paulson (NOR) into the lead as he had a first attempt clearance at that height. But Winter was the only jumper able to clear 1.98 (6-6) to win the gold medal. He used the scissors style, actually termed the Eastern cut-off, and is the last jumper to win Olympic gold using that technique. Winter would also win the 1950 Commonwealth Games gold medal.