The men's standing high jump

Standing high jump

The standing high jump is an athletics event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912.It is performed in the same way as high jump, with the difference being that the athlete stands still and jumps with both feet together....

was a track and field athletics

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.The athletics programme grew by 4 events since the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 5000 and 10000 metre races were introduced for the first time, as the 5 mile event was eliminated...

 programme. It was the fourth and final appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, July 13, 1912.

Ray Ewry

Ray Ewry

Raymond "Ray" Clarence Ewry was an American track and field athlete who won 8 gold medals at the Olympic Games and 2 gold medals at the "Intercalated Games" . This puts him among the most successful Olympians of all time...

, who was the three-time defending champion in the event, did not compete in 1912. The silver medalist from 1908, Konstantinos Tsiklitiras

Konstantinos Tsiklitiras

Konstantinos Tsiklitiras was a Greek athlete and Olympic champion.Born in Pylos, he moved to Athens to study commerce. Tsiklitiras soon took up sports. He practiced soccer and water polo, but is best remembered for winning four Olympic medals in standing long jump and standing high jump...

, took bronze. Platt Adams

Platt Adams

Platt Adams was an American athlete. He competed for the United States in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London and in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden.-Biography:...

, the fifth-place finisher four years earlier, won the event. Benjamin Adams

Benjamin Adams (athlete)

Benjamin "Ben" Willard Adams was an American athlete who competed mainly in the standing jumps.-Biography:He was born in Newark, New Jersey and died in Neptune City, New Jersey...

 finished second. Each of the three standing high jump medalists also medaled in the standing long jump

Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's standing long jump

The men's standing long jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth and final appearance of the event. The competition was held on Monday, July 8, 1912....

, though in a different order.

Eighteen high jumpers from nine nations competed.

Results

Place	Athlete	Preliminary							Final								Mark
		1.30	1.35	1.40	1.45	1.48	1.50	Qual.	1.30	1.40	1.45	1.50	1.55	1.60	1.63	1.66
		O	O	O	O	O	O	QF	O	O	O	O	O	XO	O	XXX	1.63
		O	O	O	O	---	O	QF	O	O	O	O	O	O	XXX	---	1.60
		O	O	O	O	---	O	QF	O	O	O	XO	XO	XXX	---	---	1.55
4		O	O	O	O	---	O	QF	O	O	O	O	XXX	---	---	---	1.50
		O	O	O	XXO	---	XO	QF	O	XO	O	O	XXX	---	---	---	1.50
		O	O	O	O	---	XXO	QF	O	O	O	XO	XXX	---	---	---	1.50
7		O	O	O	O	---	XXX										1.45
		O	O	O	O	---	XXX										1.45
		O	O	XXO	O	---	XXX										1.45
		---	O	XO	XO	---	XXX										1.45
		O	O	O	XXO	---	XXX										1.45
		O	O	O	XXO	XXX	---										1.45
13		O	O	O	XXX	---	---										1.40
		O	O	O	XXX	---	---										1.40
		XO	XO	XO	XXX	---	---										1.40
16		XO	O	XXX	---	---	---										1.35
17		O	---	---	---	---	---										1.30
18		---	XXX	---	---	---	---										None