Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's standing high jump

Men's standing high jump at the Games of the III Olympiad
Ray Ewry during standing high jump competition.
Venue	Francis Field
Dates	August 31
Competitors	5 from 2 nations
Medalists
Ray Ewry   United States   Joseph Stadler   United States   Lawson Robertson   United States

Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Track events
60 m		men
100 m		men
200 m		men
400 m		men
800 m		men
1500 m		men
110 m hurdles		men
200 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
2590 m steeplechase		men
4 mile team race		men
Road events
Marathon	men
Field events
Long jump	men
Triple jump	men
High jump	men
Pole vault	men
Standing long jump	men
Standing triple jump	men
Standing high jump	men
Shot put	men
Discus throw	men
Hammer throw	men
56 pound weight throw	men
Combined events
Triathlon	men
All-around	men

The men's standing high jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. It was held on August 31, 1904. 5 athletes from 2 nations competed.

Ray Ewry continued his dominance of the standing jumps at the Olympics, successfully defending his championships in this one as well as the other two.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World Record		?
Olympic Record	1.655	Ray Ewry	Paris (FRA)	July 16, 1900

Results

Place	Athlete	Height
1	Ray Ewry (USA)	1.60
2	Joseph Stadler (USA)	1.44
3	Lawson Robertson (USA)	1.44
4	John Biller (USA)	1.42
5	Lajos Gönczy (HUN)	1.35

Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.