Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
| Men's high jump at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Dates | July 30 (qualifying and final) | |||||||||
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John Winter Australia
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Bjorn Paulson Norway
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George Stanich United States
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The men's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 30, 1948. The final was won by Australian John Winter.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Qual. rule: qualification standard 1.87m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Key: NH = No height
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