Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's standing high jump

The men's standing high jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 16, 1900. Three athletes, all from the United States, competed in the standing high jump.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Ray Ewry set the first Olympic record in this event with 1.655 metres.

Results

Ewry had little difficulty winning this event, setting a world record at 1.630 metres and then another at 1.655 metres.

Sources

• International Olympic Committee.
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.