American high jumper (1885–1973)
Harry Grumpelt
Harry Grumpelt in 1912
Born March 2, 1885New York City , United States Died November 3, 1973 (aged 88)Bronxville , New York, United States Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 64 kg (141 lb) Sport Athletics Event High jump Club NYAC, New York Personal best 1.905 m (1911)[ 1] [ 2]
Harry John Grumpelt (March 2, 1885 – November 3, 1973) was an American high jumper and accountant.[ 3] He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished sixth. Grumpelt won the AAU title in 1910 (indoors) and 1911 (outdoors); he placed second outdoors in 1908, 1910 and 1912, and third in 1914.[ 1] Grumpelt was bursar of the New York Public Library until his 1950 retirement.[ 4]
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932 and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Standing high jump High jump 1906 : Herbert Gidney 1907 : Harry Porter 1908 : Harry Porter 1909 : Harry Porter 1910 : Harry Grumpelt 1911 : Samuel Lawrence 1913 : John Johnstone 1914 : Eugene Jennings 1915 : Wesley Oler 1916 : Jo Loomis 1917 : Jo Loomis 1918 : Egon Erickson 1919 : Walter Whalen 1920 : Walter Whalen 1921 : Richmond Landon 1922 : Leroy Brown 1923 : Harold Osborn 1924 : Harold Osborn 1925 : Harold Osborn 1926 : Harold Osborn 1927 : Charles W. Major 1928 : Anton Burg 1929 : Charles W. Major 1930 : Anton Burg 1931 : Anton Burg 1932 : George Spitz 1933 : George Spitz 1934 : Walter Marty , George Spitz 1935 : Cornelius Johnson 1936 : Ed Burke 1937 : Ed Burke 1938 : Lloyd Thompson 1939 : Mel Walker 1940 : Arthur Byrnes 1941 : Mel Walker 1942 : Adam Berry , Josh Williamson 1943 : Bill Vessie , Josh Williamson 1944 : Dave Albritton , Bill Vessie 1945 : Ken Wiesner , Josh Williamson 1946 : John Vislocky 1947 : John Vislocky 1948 : John Vislocky 1949 : Dick Phillips 1950 : John Vislocky 1951 : John Heintzmann , Jack Razetto , Josh Williamson 1952 : Lewis Hall 1953 : Lewis Hall 1954 : Herman Wyatt 1955 : Lewis Hall , Ernie Shelton 1956 : Ernie Shelton 1957 : Phil Reavis 1958 : Herman Wyatt 1959 : John Thomas 1960 : John Thomas 1961 : Valeriy Brumel (URS ) , John Thomas (2nd) 1962 : John Thomas 1963 : Valeriy Brumel (URS ) , John Thomas (2nd) 1964 : John Thomas 1965 : Valeriy Brumel (URS ) , Gene Johnson (3rd) 1966 : John Thomas 1967 : John Rambo 1968 : Valentin Gavrilov (URS ) , Steve Kelly (2nd) 1969 : John Rambo 1970 : Otis Burrell 1971 : Reynaldo Brown 1972 : Gene White 1973 : Dwight Stones 1974 : Tom Woods 1975 : Dwight Stones 1976 : Robert Forget (CAN ) , Bill Knoedel (2nd) 1977 : Paul Underwood 1978 : Dwight Stones 1979 : Benn Fields 1980 : Franklin Jacobs 1981 : Jeff Woodard 1982 : Dwight Stones 1983 : Tyke Peacock 1984 : Dennis Lewis 1985 : Jim Howard 1986 : Jim Howard 1987 : Igor Paklin (URS ) , Jim Howard (2nd) 1988 : Igor Paklin (URS ) , Jim Howard (2nd), Tom McCants (2nd) 1989 : Troy Kemp (BAH ) , Tom McCants (2nd) 1990 : Hollis Conway 1991 : Javier Sotomayor (CUB ) , Hollis Conway (2nd) 1992 : Hollis Conway 1993 : Hollis Conway 1994 : Hollis Conway 1995 : Tony Barton 1996 : Charles Austin 1997 : Charles Austin 1998 : Sam Hill 1999 : Henry Patterson 2000 : Matt Hemingway 2001 : Nathan Leeper 2002 : Nathan Leeper 2003 : Charles Austin 2004 : Jamie Nieto 2005 : Tora Harris 2006 : Adam Shunk 2007 : Tora Harris 2008 : Andra Manson 2009 : Andra Manson 2010 : Jesse Williams 2011 : Jesse Williams 2012 : Jesse Williams 2013 : Dusty Jonas 2014 : Erik Kynard 2015 : Erik Kynard 2016 : Erik Kynard 2017 : Erik Kynard 2018 : Erik Kynard 2019 : Jeron Robinson 2020 : Erik Kynard 2022 : JuVaughn Harrison 2023 : Shelby McEwen 2024 : Shelby McEwen Notes