Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
| Men's high jump at the Games of the IV Olympiad
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| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | July 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Harry Porter |
 United States
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Géo André |
 France
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Con Leahy |
 Great Britain
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István Somodi |
 Hungary
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The men's high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 21, 1908.
Twenty-two high jumpers from ten nations competed.
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial
Harry Porter equalized the standing Olympic record with 1.90 metres.
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