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Harry Porter

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Harry Porter

Medal record
Men'sathletics
Representingthe United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1908 LondonHigh jump
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Harry Franklin Porter (August 31, 1882 inBridgeport, Connecticut – June 27, 1965) was ahigh jumper from theUnited States of America. He was a member of theIrish American Athletic Club, and won gold in theHigh Jump in the1908 Summer Olympics setting anOlympic record at mark of 6'3".

Porter was born on August 31, 1882 inBridgeport, Connecticut and graduated fromCornell University in 1905.[1][2]

According to his 1910 trading card; "it was not until after his graduation that he became imbued with the athletic spirit. In 1907 and 1908, Porter won the NationalAmateur Athletic Union championship indoor running high jump title, making a new record, 6ft 1½ inches, and in the latter year he won the outdoor National and MetropolitanAmateur Athletic Union championship."[3] Porter won five United States championships,[4] including four AAU high jump championships, from 1908 to 1911.[2]

Porter used a modifiedscissors jump to set a newOlympic record of 1.905m (6 ft 3in).[5]

Porter also helped found the Society of Industrial Engineers in 1907.[2]

Porter was inducted into the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987, and into the Niagara Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2010.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^"Harry Porter".Olympedia. Retrieved12 March 2021.
  2. ^abc"Harry Porter (1987) - Hall of Fame".Cornell University Athletics.
  3. ^1910 Mecca Cigarette Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter Series.
  4. ^ab"Porter, Best Inducted Into Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame".Cornell University Athletics. 5 June 2024.
  5. ^"BBC - History - British History in depth: The 1908 London Olympics Gallery - image 6 of 9".www.bbc.co.uk.

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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men'shigh jump(standing high jump)
Standing high jump
High jump
Notes
* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by theAmateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted underThe Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted byUSA Track & Field.
1876–1878
New York Athletic Club
1879–1888
NAAAA
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Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993-onwards
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
  • OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932 and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
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