Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's standing high jump
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| Men's standing high jump at the Games of the II Olympiad
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| Venue | Bois de Boulogne | |||||||||
| Date | July 16 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 3 from 1 nation | |||||||||
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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 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.
Results
| Place | Athlete | Height |
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| 1 |  Ray Ewry (USA) |
1.655 m WR |
| 2 | Irving Baxter (USA) |
1.525 m |
| 3 | Lewis Sheldon (USA) |
1.500 m |
Ewry had little difficulty winning this event, setting a world record at 1.630 metres and then another at 1.655 metres, also the first Olympic record.
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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