Men's high jump
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Wiesner (left) and Davis
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
DateJuly 20
Competitors36 from 24 nations
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

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

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

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

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

World record Lester Steers (USA)2.11 Los Angeles, United States17 June 1941
Olympic record Cornelius Johnson (USA)2.03 Berlin, Germany2 August 1936

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

Schedule

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

Date Time Round
Sunday, 20 July 195210:00
15:00		Qualifying
Final

Results

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

Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 1.87 advance to the Final.

RankGroupAthleteNation1.701.801.841.87HeightNotes
1AArnold Betton United States ———o1.87Q
AWalt Davis United States ———o1.87Q
BGösta Svensson Sweden ———o1.87Q
4ABjørn Gundersen Norway ——oo1.87Q
BJosia Majekodummi Nigeria ——oo1.87Q
BNafiu Osagie Nigeria ——oo1.87Q
BJames Owoo Ghana ——oo1.87Q
BKen Wiesner United States ——oo1.87Q
9ABoniface Guobadia Nigeria —ooo1.87Q
10AClaude Bénard France oooo1.87Q
AJacques Delelienne Belgium oooo1.87Q
AMihajlo Dimitrijević Yugoslavia oooo1.87Q
APekka Halme Finland oooo1.87Q
AAlbert Koskinen Finland oooo1.87Q
BAlan Paterson Great Britain oooo1.87Q
BRon Pavitt Great Britain oooo1.87Q
BJosé da Conceição Brazil oooo1.87Q
BHans Wahli Switzerland oooo1.87Q
BPeter Wells Great Britain oooo1.87Q
20AGeorges Damitio France  ? ? ?o1.87Q, one miss before 1.87
21BBirger Leirud Norway — ? ?o1.87Q, two misses before 1.87
22BArne Ljungqvist Sweden ———xo1.87Q
BIoan Soter Romania ———xo1.87Q
24AYury Ilyasov Soviet Union — ? ?xo1.87Q, two misses before 1.87
25APat Leane Australia  ? ? ?xo1.87Q, two misses before 1.87
26BMaram Sudarmodjo Indonesia —ooxxo1.87Q
27ATeófilo Davis Venezuela oooxxo1.87Q
28BYevhen Vansovych Soviet Union — ? ?xxo1.87Q, two misses before 1.87
29ANagalingam Ethirveerasingam Ceylon  ? ?oxxx1.84Two misses before 1.84, started under 1.70 metres
30AWalter Herssens Belgium ooxxoxxx1.84Started under 1.70 metres
31AAndres Franco Philippines  ? ?xxoxxx1.84One miss before 1.84, started under 1.70 metres
32AHércules Azcune Uruguay ooxxx—1.80
AErnesto Lagos Chile ooxxx—1.80
34BMehnga Singh India oxxx—1.70
35AArieh Batun-Kleinstub Israel oxxx—1.70Started under 1.70 metres
36BEmad El-Din Shafei Egypt xoxxx—1.70

Final

The final was held on July 20.

RankAthleteNation1.701.801.901.951.982.012.042.07HeightNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Walt Davis United States –ooooooxxx2.04OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ken Wiesner United States –oooooxxx—2.01
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)José da Conceição Brazil –ooooxxx—1.98
4Gösta Svensson Sweden ––o–xxoxxx—1.98
5Ron Pavitt Great Britain ooooxxx—1.95
6Ioan Soter Romania ––oxoxxx—1.95
7Arnold Betton United States –ooxoxxx—1.95
8Bjørn Gundersen Norway ––oxxx—1.90
9Jacques Delelienne Belgium –ooxxx—1.90
Josiah Majekodunmi Nigeria –ooxxx—1.90
11Pekka Halme Finland oooxxx—1.90
Peter Wells Great Britain oooxxx—1.90
13Georges Damitio France –xooxxx—1.90
Yury Ilyasov Soviet Union –xooxxx—1.90
15Arne Ljungqvist Sweden ––xxoxxx—1.90
16Hans Wahli Switzerland –oxoxxx—1.90
17Birger Leirud Norway ––xxoxxx—1.90
18Claude Bénard France –oxxoxxx—1.90
Nafiu Osagie Nigeria –oxxoxxx—1.90
20Mihajlo Dimitrijević Yugoslavia –oxxx—1.80
Boniface Guobadia Nigeria –oxxx—1.80
James Owoo Ghana –oxxx—1.80
Maram Sudarmodjo Indonesia –oxxx—1.80
24Téofilo Davis Venezuela ooxxx—1.80
Albert Koskinen Finland ooxxx—1.80
Pat Leane Australia ooxxx—1.80
Alan Paterson Great Britain ooxxx—1.80
28Yevhen Vansovych Soviet Union –xoxxx—1.80

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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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