Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

Men's high jump
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Dates July 30 (qualifying and final)
Medalists
 
 
 
«1936 1952»
Athletics at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
10 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Decathlon men

The men's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 30, 1948. The final was won by Australian John Winter.

Contents

Results

Qualifying

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality 1.87 1.90 1.95 1.98 Result Notes
John Winter Australia o o xo o 1.98
Bjorn Paulson Norway o o o xxx 1.95
George Stanich United States o o xxo xxx 1.95
4 Dike Eddleman United States o xo xxo xxx 1.95
5 Georges Damitio France o xxo xxo xxx 1.95
6 Art Jackes Canada o o 1.90
7 Alan Paterson Great Britain xo xo 1.90
7 Hans Wahli Switzerland xo xo 1.90
9 Alfredo Jadresic Chile xxo 1.90
9 Göran Widenfelt Sweden xxo 1.90
9 Pierre Lacaze France xxo 1.90
12 Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin Great Britain xxo 1.90
13 Birger Leirud Norway xxo 1.90
14 Hércules Azcune Uruguay 1.80
14 Lloyd Valberg Singapore 1.80
16 Vern McGrew United States 1.80
17 Kuuno Honkonen Finland 1.80
18 Gurnam Singh India 1.80
Bjørn Gundersen Norway NH
Nils Nicklén Finland NH

Key: NH = No height

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