Date July 20 | Competitors 36 from 24 nations | |
The Men's high jump at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on 20 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. American athlete Walt Davis won the gold medal and set a new Olympic Record.
Contents
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following Olympic record was set during this competition.
Qualifying round
Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 1.87 advance to the Final.
Final
The final was held on August 19.
References
Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA