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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Wiesner (left) and Davis
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
DateJuly 20
Competitors36 from 24 nations
Winning height2.04 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Walt Davis  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ken Wiesner  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) José da Conceição  Brazil
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The men's high jump at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on 20 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Thirty-six athletes from 24 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. American athlete Walt Davis won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record.[2] It was the Americans' 10th victory in the men's high jump. José da Conceição won Brazil's first medal in the men's high jump, with bronze.

Background

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This was the 12th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1948 Games were fifth-place finisher Georges Damitio of France, seventh-place finishers Alan Paterson of Great Britain and Hans Wahli of Switzerland, thirteenth-place finisher Birger Leirud of Norway, fourteenth-place finisher Hércules Azcune of Uruguay, and nineteenth-place finisher Bjørn Gundersen of Norway. The "heavy favorite" in 1952 was Walt Davis.[1]

Ceylon, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Israel, Nigeria, the Soviet Union, and Venezuela each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the 12th time, having competed at each edition of the Olympic men's high jump to that point.

Competition format

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The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1912. There were two distinct rounds of jumping with results cleared between rounds. The qualifying round had the bar set at 1.70 metres, 1.80 metres, 1.84 metres, and 1.87 metres; some jumpers apparently took jumps at lower heights as well. All jumpers clearing 1.87 metres in the qualifying round advanced to the final. The final had jumps at 1.70 metres (which most finalists skipped), 1.80 metres, 1.90 metres, 1.95 metres, 1.98 metres, 2.01 metres, 2.04 metres, and 2.07 metres. Each athlete had three attempts at each height.[1][3]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Lester Steers (USA) 2.11 Los Angeles, United States 17 June 1941
Olympic record  Cornelius Johnson (USA) 2.03 Berlin, Germany 2 August 1936

Walt Davis cleared 2.04 metres to break the Olympic record. His attempts at 2.07 metres were unsuccessful.

Schedule

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All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 20 July 1952 10:00
15:00		 Qualifying
Final

Results

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Key

  • o = Height cleared
  • x = Height failed
  • – = Height passed
  • r  = Retired
  • SB = Season's best
  • PB = Personal best
  • NR = National record
  • AR = Area record
  • OR = Olympic record
  • WR = World record
  • WL = World lead
  • NM = No mark
  • DNS = Did not start
  • DQ = Disqualified

Qualifying round

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Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 1.87 advance to the Final.

Rank Group Athlete Nation 1.70 1.80 1.84 1.87 Height Notes
1 A Arnold Betton  United States — — — o 1.87 Q
A Walt Davis  United States — — — o 1.87 Q
B Gösta Svensson  Sweden — — — o 1.87 Q
4 A Bjørn Gundersen  Norway — — o o 1.87 Q
B Josia Majekodummi  Nigeria — — o o 1.87 Q
B Nafiu Osagie  Nigeria — — o o 1.87 Q
B James Owoo  Ghana — — o o 1.87 Q
B Ken Wiesner  United States — — o o 1.87 Q
9 A Boniface Guobadia  Nigeria — o o o 1.87 Q
10 A Claude Bénard  France o o o o 1.87 Q
A Jacques Delelienne  Belgium o o o o 1.87 Q
A Mihajlo Dimitrijević  Yugoslavia o o o o 1.87 Q
A Pekka Halme  Finland o o o o 1.87 Q
A Albert Koskinen  Finland o o o o 1.87 Q
B Alan Paterson  Great Britain o o o o 1.87 Q
B Ron Pavitt  Great Britain o o o o 1.87 Q
B José da Conceição  Brazil o o o o 1.87 Q
B Hans Wahli  Switzerland o o o o 1.87 Q
B Peter Wells  Great Britain o o o o 1.87 Q
20 A Georges Damitio  France ? ? ? o 1.87 Q, one miss before 1.87
21 B Birger Leirud  Norway — ? ? o 1.87 Q, two misses before 1.87
22 B Arne Ljungqvist  Sweden — — — xo 1.87 Q
B Ioan Soter  Romania — — — xo 1.87 Q
24 A Yury Ilyasov  Soviet Union — ? ? xo 1.87 Q, two misses before 1.87
25 A Pat Leane  Australia ? ? ? xo 1.87 Q, two misses before 1.87
26 B Maram Sudarmodjo  Indonesia — o o xxo 1.87 Q
27 A Teófilo Davis  Venezuela o o o xxo 1.87 Q
28 B Yevhen Vansovych  Soviet Union — ? ? xxo 1.87 Q, two misses before 1.87
29 A Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam  Ceylon ? ? o xxx 1.84 Two misses before 1.84, started under 1.70 metres
30 A Walter Herssens  Belgium o o xxo xxx 1.84 Started under 1.70 metres
31 A Andres Franco  Philippines ? ? xxo xxx 1.84 One miss before 1.84, started under 1.70 metres
32 A Hércules Azcune  Uruguay o o xxx — 1.80
A Ernesto Lagos  Chile o o xxx — 1.80
34 B Mehnga Singh  India o xxx — 1.70
35 A Arieh Batun-Kleinstub  Israel o xxx — 1.70 Started under 1.70 metres
36 B Emad El-Din Shafei  Egypt xo xxx — 1.70

Final

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The final was held on July 20.

Rank Athlete Nation 1.70 1.80 1.90 1.95 1.98 2.01 2.04 2.07 Height Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Walt Davis  United States – o o o o o o xxx 2.04 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ken Wiesner  United States – o o o o o xxx — 2.01
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) José da Conceição  Brazil – o o o o xxx — 1.98
4 Gösta Svensson  Sweden – – o – xxo xxx — 1.98
5 Ron Pavitt  Great Britain o o o o xxx — 1.95
6 Ioan Soter  Romania – – o xo xxx — 1.95
7 Arnold Betton  United States – o o xo xxx — 1.95
8 Bjørn Gundersen  Norway – – o xxx — 1.90
9 Jacques Delelienne  Belgium – o o xxx — 1.90
Josiah Majekodunmi  Nigeria – o o xxx — 1.90
11 Pekka Halme  Finland o o o xxx — 1.90
Peter Wells  Great Britain o o o xxx — 1.90
13 Georges Damitio  France – xo o xxx — 1.90
Yury Ilyasov  Soviet Union – xo o xxx — 1.90
15 Arne Ljungqvist  Sweden – – xxo xxx — 1.90
16 Hans Wahli  Switzerland – o xo xxx — 1.90
17 Birger Leirud  Norway – – xxo xxx — 1.90
18 Claude Bénard  France – o xxo xxx — 1.90
Nafiu Osagie  Nigeria – o xxo xxx — 1.90
20 Mihajlo Dimitrijević  Yugoslavia – o xxx — 1.80
Boniface Guobadia  Nigeria – o xxx — 1.80
James Owoo  Ghana – o xxx — 1.80
Maram Sudarmodjo  Indonesia – o xxx — 1.80
24 Téofilo Davis  Venezuela o o xxx — 1.80
Albert Koskinen  Finland o o xxx — 1.80
Pat Leane  Australia o o xxx — 1.80
Alan Paterson  Great Britain o o xxx — 1.80
28 Yevhen Vansovych  Soviet Union – xo xxx — 1.80

References

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  1. ^ a b c "High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 308.
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