Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
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The men's high jump event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place July 29. Thirty-five athletes from 17 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4.[2] Bob King won the final with a jump of 1.94 metres. Four other competitors cleared 1.91 metres, and their placement was decided via a jump-off.[3] King's victory was the United States' eighth consecutive victory in the men's high jump; Benjamin Hedges's silver made it the third straight Games in which Americans went 1–2. Claude Ménard earned France's second consecutive bronze medal in the event.
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | July 29 | |||||||||
Competitors | 35 from 17 nations | |||||||||
Winning height | 1.94 | |||||||||
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