Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
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| Men's high jump at the Games of the II Olympiad
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| Venue | Bois de Boulogne | |||||||||
| Date | July 15 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 7 nations | |||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics  |
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| 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 | |
| 2500 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 5000 m 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 | |
The men's high jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 15, 1900. Eight athletes from seven nations competed in the high jump.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1.97(*) |  Michael Sweeney |
New York (USA) | September 21, 1895 |
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| Olympic Record | 1.81 | Ellery Clark |
Athens (GRE) | April 10, 1896 (NS) |
(*) unofficial
Irving Baxter improved the Olympic record twice. At first he jumped 1.85 metres and finally he also cleared 1.90 metres.
Results
Baxter won easily, clearing 1.85 metres and 1.90 metres. With no one else close, he attempted to break the world record, 1.97 metres at the time. He failed all three times he attempted it, but still took the gold medal.
| Place | Athlete | Height |
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| 1 |  Irving Baxter (USA) |
1.90 m |
| 2 |  Patrick Leahy (GBR) |
1.78 m |
| 3 |  Lajos Gönczy (HUN) |
1.75 m |
| 4 |  Carl Albert Andersen (NOR) |
1.70 m |
 Erik Lemming (SWE) |
1.70 m | |
 Waldemar Steffen (GER) |
1.70 m | |
| 7 |  Louis Monnier (FRA) |
1.60 m |
| 8 | Tore Blom (SWE) |
1.50 m |
Sources
- International Olympic Committee.
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
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