High Jump, Men
| Date | 15 July 1900 — 15:45 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Croix Catelan, Bois de Boulogne, Paris | |
| Participants | 8 from 7 countries | |
| Format | Final only. | |
There was no qualifying. There were 12 entrants but only eight starters as the Sunday start eliminated two Americans, William Remington and Walter Carroll. Irv Baxter defeated Pat Leahy by clearing 1.90 metres, and then attempted to equal the world record of 1.97, but failed, in part because unrestrained spectators made it difficult for him to concentrate. Leahy had won the 1898 and 1899 AAA titles, but had also lost the 1900 AAA championship to Baxter.
Baxter was America’s top high jumper since Michael Sweeney’s professional defection. Baxter had been second in the 1897 IC4A while representing Trinity College and won that event in 1899 for Penn. He also won the 1899 AAU high jump title. Sweeney, however, also made his presence felt in Paris, as he had competed in the professional competitions earlier in the summer, winning the 100 metres, the high jump, and the long jump.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Height | 1.85 m | 1.90 m | 1.98 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Irv Baxter | 1.90 | o | o | xxx | Gold | |||
| 2 | – | Pat Leahy | 1.78 | – | – | – | Silver | |||
| 3 | – | Lajos Gönczy | 1.75 | – | – | – | Bronze | |||
| =4 | – | Carl Albert Andersen | 1.70 | – | – | – | ||||
| =4 | – | Eric Lemming | 1.70 | – | – | – | ||||
| =4 | – | Waldemar Steffen | 1.70 | – | – | – | ||||
| 7 | – | Léon Monnier | 1.60 | – | – | – | ||||
| 8 | – | Tore Blom | 1.50 | – | – | – | ||||
| – | Walter Carroll | – | – | – | – | |||||
| – | Árpád Danos | – | – | – | – | |||||
| – | William Remington | – | – | – | – | |||||
| – | Peter O'Connor | – | – | – | – |