The standing high jump is an

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event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912. It is performed in the same way as high jump, with the difference being that the athlete has no run-up and must stand still and jump with both feet together.

Ray Ewry Raymond "Ray" Clarence Ewry (October 14, 1873 – September 29, 1937) was an American track and field athlete who won eight gold medals at the Olympic Games and two gold medals at the Intercalated Games (1906 in Athens). This puts him among the ...

was the best of the Olympic era, setting

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s for the standing high jump (1.65 m on July 16, 1900). He was also highly successful in the

standing long jump The standing long jump, also known as the standing broad jump, is an athletics event. It was an Olympic event until 1912. It is one of three standing variants of track and field jumping events, which also include the standing high jump and ...

and the

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. The event previously enjoyed wide competition, featuring on the

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from 1900 to 1912, as well as at the 1922 and 1926 Women's World Games. The event was contested at the

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championships in the United States as an indoor event around the turn of the 20th century.Ray Ewry
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-07. Its popularity waned in the 20th century, although it maintained championship status for a longer period of time in Scandinavian countries. One of the best results ever is 1.90 m by

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athlete

Rune Almén Rune Almén (born 20 October 1952 in Trollhättan, Västra Götaland County) is a former Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the high jump. Almén became Swedish junior champion in high jump three years in a row between 1970 and 197 ...

in 1980 which at the time was a Swedish record and an unofficial world record. Later he also jumped 1.90 m, which today is the world record. The

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record is 1.82 by Sturle Kalstad in 1983.

Olympic medalists

Intercalated Games

References

External links

Youtube video
of a 1.80 standing high jump {{Athletics events __NOTOC__ Events in track and field High jump Discontinued Summer Olympic disciplines in athletics