Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's standing high jump

Men's standing high jump at the Games of the II Olympiad
Ray Ewry competing
Venue	Bois de Boulogne
Date	July 16
Competitors	3 from 1 nation
Winning height	1.655 WR
Medalists
Ray Ewry  United States Irving Baxter  United States Lewis Sheldon  United States

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. The event was won by Ray Ewry of the United States, who took gold in all three of the standing jumps in 1900 (and in both that remained on the programme in each of the 1904, 1906 Intercalated, and 1908 Games). His teammate Irving Baxter earned silver in all three 1900 standing jumps. The American sweep (guaranteed with only Americans competing) was completed with Lewis Sheldon taking bronze.

Background

This was the first appearance of the event, which was held four times from 1900 to 1912.^[1]

Competition format

There was a single round of jumping.

Records

This was a new event with no standing Olympic record. The world record prior to the Games is not clear, though Ray Ewry is credited with breaking it both at 1.63 metres and again at 1.655 metres.

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
Monday, 16 July 1900		Final

Results

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.

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Height	Notes
	Ray Ewry	United States	1.655	WR
	Irving Baxter	United States	1.525
	Lewis Sheldon	United States	1.500

References

1. "Standing High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

Sources

• International Olympic Committee.
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 11 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.