Thestanding high jump is anathletics event that was featured in theOlympics from1900 to1912. It is performed in the same way ashigh jump, with the difference being that the athlete has no run-up and must stand still and jump with both feet together.
Ray Ewry was the best of the Olympic era, settingworld records for the standing high jump (1.65 m on July 16, 1900). He was also highly successful in thestanding long jump and thestanding triple jump.
The event previously enjoyed wide competition, featuring on theOlympics athletics programme from 1900 to 1912,[1] as well as at the1922 and1926 Women's World Games.[2] The event was contested at theAmateur Athletic Union championships in the United States as an indoor event around the turn of the 20th century.[3] Its popularity waned in the 20th century, although it maintained championship status for a longer period of time in Scandinavian countries.[4][5]
One of the best results ever is 1.90 m bySwedish athleteRune Almén in 1980 which at the time was a Swedish record and an unofficial world record.[6] Later he also jumped 1.90 m, which today is the world record.[7] TheNorwegian record is 1.82 bySturle Kalstad in 1983.[8]
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| 1906 Athens details |  Ray Ewry (USA) | Martin Sheridan (USA) Léon Dupont (BEL) Lawson Robertson (USA) |
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