1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump

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The men's high jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 and 27 August 1950.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Alan Paterson
 Great Britain
Silver Arne Åhman
 Sweden
Bronze Claude Bénard
 France

Results[edit]

Final[edit]

27 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alan Paterson  Great Britain 1.96
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arne Åhman  Sweden 1.93
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Claude Bénard  France 1.93
4 Hans Wahli   Switzerland 1.90
5 Gösta Svensson  Sweden 1.90
6 Georges Damitio  France 1.90
7 Jacques Delelienne  Belgium 1.85
8 Yuriy Ilyasov  Soviet Union 1.85
9 Mihajlo Dimitrijević  Yugoslavia 1.85
10 Walter Herssens  Belgium 1.85

Qualification[edit]

25 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
Jacques Delelienne  Belgium 1.90 Q
Arne Åhman  Sweden 1.90 Q
Georges Damitio  France 1.90 Q
Alan Paterson  Great Britain 1.90 Q
Hans Wahli   Switzerland 1.90 Q
Gösta Svensson  Sweden 1.85 Q
Claude Bénard  France 1.85 Q
Walter Herssens  Belgium 1.85 Q
Mihajlo Dimitrijević  Yugoslavia 1.85 Q
Yuriy Ilyasov  Soviet Union 1.85 Q
Ronald Pavitt  Great Britain 1.80

Participation[edit]

According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.

References[edit]

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014