Men High Jump Athletics XV Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 1952 - Sunday 20 July

Men High Jump Athletics XV Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 1952 - Sunday 20 July - Gold Medal: Walter Davis, United States

Final 15:00

Height

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1. Walter Davis

USA

2.04m OR

28.

XXX

2. Kenneth Wiesner

USA

2.01m

10.

XXX

3. Jose Telles da Conceicao

BRA

1.98m

XXX

4. Gosta Svensson

SWE

1.98m

XXO

XXX

5. Ronald Pavitt

GBR

1.95m

XXX

6. Ion Soeter

ROM

1.95m

XXX

7. Arnold Betton

USA

1.95m

11.

XXX

8. Bjorn Gundersen

NOR

1.90m

23.

XXX

9. Josiah Olatunji Majekodunmi

NGR

1.90m

XXX

9. Jacques Delelienne

BEL

1.90m

XXX

11.Pekka Halme

FIN

1.90m

XXX

11.Peter Wells

GBR

1.90m

XXX

13.Georges Damitio

FRA

1.90m

XXX

13.Yury Iljasov

URS

1.90m

XXX

15.Arne Ljungqvist

SWE

1.90m

XXX

16.Hans Wahli

SUI

1.90m

XXX

17.Birger Leirud

NOR

1.90m

XXO

XXX

18.Nafiu Belo Osagie

NGR

1.90m

XXO

XXX

18.Claude Benard

FRA

1.90m

XXO

XXX

20.Boniface Aggrey Guobadia

NGR

1.80m

XXX

20.James Owoo

GHA

1.80m

XXX

20.Maram Sudarmodjo

INA

1.80m

XXX

20.Mihaljo Dimitrijevic

YUG

1.80m

XXX

24.Albert Koskinen

FIN

1.80m

XXX

24.Alan Paterson

GBR

1.80m

XXX

24.Teofilo Davis Bell

VEN

1.80m

XXX

24.Patrick Leane

AUS

1.80m

XXX

28.Yevgeny Vansovitsh

URS

1.80m

XXX

_ world Men High Jump History>.

Venue: Helsingin Olympiastadion 70,000. 38 competitors from 25 nations.

First tie-break:

L - Misses of last clear Height.

Second tie-break:

M - Total misses.

Third tie-break:

J - Total attempts excluding misses after last cleared Height.

Davis had suffered from polio as a child, but recovered to become the world’s dominant high jumper in 1952-53 before becoming a profes- sional basketball player. In 1952 he used his western roll to win 18 of his 21 competitions, and by the time the bar was raised to 2.01 only three others remained – Svensson, da Conceição and Wiesner. Da Conceição had equalled his best with a 1.98 clearance, but failed at 2.01. He would be an Olympic finalist again ... in the 1956 200m. Svensson also missed, leaving the smooth-straddling Wiesner and Davis to battle for the gold. Up to that point both men had been fault- less, but 2.04 decided the competition, with the tall (2.04) Davis getting over on his second attempt. The competition had taken more than four hours, because the meagre 1.87 qualifying mark meant that only ten of the 38 entrants were eliminated.

Qualification - Sinday 20.07 10:00

Mark 1.87m. 28 Athletes passed the mark and advanced to Final.

Group A

Group B		Height		Rk	L	M	J	160	170	180	184	187
1. Arnie Betton	USA	1.87m	Q	1.	0	0	1	-	-	-	-	O
1. Buddy Davis	USA	1.87m	Q	1.	0	0	1	-	-	-	-	O
3. Bjørn Gundersen	NOR	1.87m	Q	4.	0	0	2	-	-	O	-	O
4. Boniface Guobadia	NGR	1.87m	Q	9.	0	0	3	-	-	O	O	O
5. Claude Bénard	FRA	1.87m	Q	10.	0	0	4	-	O	O	O	O
5. Jacques Delelienne	BEL	1.87m	Q	10.	0	0	4	-	O	O	O	O
5. Mihajlo Dimitrijević	YUG	1.87m	Q	10.	0	0	4	-	O	O	O	O
5. Pekka Halme	FIN	1.87m	Q	10.	0	0	4	-	O	O	O	O
5. Albert Koskinen	FIN	1.87m	Q	10.	0	0	4	-	O	O	O	O
10.Georges Damitio	FRA	1.87m	Q	20.	0	1	5	-	O	O	XO	O
11.Yury Ilyasov	URS	1.87m	Q	24.	1	3	6	-	-	XO	XO	XO
12.Pat Leane	AUS	1.87m	Q	25.	1	3	7	-	O	XO	XO	XO
13.Téofilo Davis	VEN	1.87m	Q	27.	2	2	6	-	O	O	O	XXO
eliminated
14.Nagalingam Ethirveerasingham	CEY	1.84m		29.	0	2	5	-	O	XXO	O	XXX
15.Walter Herssens	BEL	1.84m		30.	2	2	5	-	O	O	XXO	XXX
16.Andrés Franco	PHI	1.84m		31.	2	3	6	-	O	XO	XXO	XXX
17.Hércules Azcune	URU	1.80m		32.	0	0	2	-	O	O	XXX
17.Ernesto Lagos	CHI	1.80m		32.	0	0	2	-	O	O	XXX
19.Arieh Batun-Kleinstub	ISR	1.70m		35.	0	0	2	O	XXX

Group B

Group B		Height		Rk	L	M	J	160	170	180	184	187
1. Gösta Svensson	SWE	1.87m	Q	1.	0	0	1	-	-	-	-	O
2. Josiah Majekodunmi	NGR	1.87m	Q	4.	0	0	2	-	-	O	-	O
2. Nafiu Osagie	NGR	1.87m	Q	4.	0	0	2	-	-	O	-	O
2. James Owoo	GHA	1.87m	Q	4.	0	0	2	-	-	O	-	O
2. Ken Wiesner	USA	1.87m	Q	4.	0	0	2	-	-	-	O	O
6. Alan Paterson	GBR	1.87m	Q	10.	0	0	4	-	O	O	O	O
6. Ron Pavitt	GBR	1.87m	Q	10.	0	0	4	-	O	O	O	O
6. José da Conceição	BRA	1.87m	Q	10.	0	0	4	-	O	O	O	O
6. Hans Wahli	SUI	1.87m	Q	10.	0	0	4	-	O	O	O	O
6. Peter Wells	GBR	1.87m	Q	10.	0	0	4	-	O	O	O	O
11.Birger Leirud	NOR	1.87m	Q	21.	0	2	5	-	-	XO	XO	O
12.Arne Ljungqvist	SWE	1.87m	Q	22.	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	XO
12.Ion Söter	ROU	1.87m	Q	22.	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	XO
14.Maram Sudarmodjo	INA	1.87m	Q	26.	2	2	5	-	-	O	O	XXO
15.Yevgeny Vansovich	URS	1.87m	Q	28.	2	4	7	-	-	XO	XO	XXO
eliminated
16.Mehnga Singh	IND	1.70m		34.	0	0	1	-	O	XXX
17.Emad El-Din Shafei	EGy	1.70m		36.	1	1	2	-	XO	XXX

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index Athletics

Helsinki 1952 index

Athletics Helsinki 1952
Men 100m	Women 100m
Men 200m	Women 200m
Men 400m
Men 800m
Men 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m Hurdles	Women 80m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m Relay	Women 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Men High Jump	Women High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump	Women Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put	Women Shot Put
Men Discus Throw	Women Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw	Women Javelin Throw
Men 10km Track Walk
Men 50km Walk
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Men Decathlon
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