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Standing High Jump
The standing high jump was an Olympic Track and Field event held in 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908 and 1912. Unlike the conventional high jump event which is part of the current track and field program, the standing version does not allow any run up. The technique is performed from a position with both feet together.
A champion in this discipline, Ray Ewry won the standing high jump (and also the standing long jump) in 1900, 1904, 1906, and 1908. He set the world record for the standing high jump of 1.65 m on July 16, 1900. His feats were even more impressive as Ray had spent his childhood in a wheelcahir partially paralysed with polio.
Related Pages
- other standing events: standing broad jump, standing triple jump
- other Track and Field discontinued events
- Full list of all Discontinued Events
