1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

Jumping.SPECIAL RULES.Running High Jump.The competitors shall be divided into three groups.The competition shall start at a height of 160 centimetres and, at the tries, thebar shall be raised successively in accordance with the following scale.cm.and, after this, by a further 2 cm. at each try. Three jumps are allowed at eachheight, and a failure at the third attempt shall disqualify.A competitor may commence at any height he choses above the minimum height,but having done so, he must jump at every following height until he fails in threejumps and thus forfeits his right to continue.A wooden bar will be used for the cross-piece.Neither a "saltomortal” nor a flying leap over the bar shall be permitted. Bya “saltomortal” is meant a somersault over the bar, and by a flying leap, a jumpover the bar, head and hands first, with the breast towards the bar, so that theupper part of the body comes to the ground first.As soon as a competitor has made a spring upwards in order to jump, this willbe counted as a try. If the competitor passes under the bar without having madea spring, this will not count as a jump, but three runs will be regarded as a full try.All measurements shall be made perpendicularly from the ground to the upperside of the bar where it is lowest.If two or more competitors tie at a jump in the finals, their order shall be decidedby a re-jumping.All employment of weights is forbidden.The final competition, which shall take place the following day, and in whichshall compete all who have cleared 183 cm., or such lower height as the leaderof the competition may specially determine, shall be carried out in accordance withthe same scale, with the exception, however, that the bar can be placed at otherheights if all the competitors so desire. Trial jumps shall not be permitted.The jumpers shall be allowed to mark the take-off at pleasure, but they shall beobliged to remove the take-off mark they have made, immediately after they havejumped.If it is necessary to have re-jumping for the purpose of determining the orderof the prize-winners, the tie shall be determined by means of a fourth, extra jump.If both or all the competitors in question clear the bar, this shall be raised; ifboth knock down the bar, it shall be lowered to the previous height, to be oncemore raised if this height be cleared. If the new height be cleared by all thecompetitors in question, the bar is raised still more, and so on, but only the resultreached in the ordinary competition shall be recorded as the official figure.If a competitor does not come on the field before the competition has begun,he has the right to compete, but he must begin at the height the other competitorswere jumping at, or had just jumped at, when he presented himself.Standing High Jump.The competitors shall, if necessary, be divided into three groups.The competition shall start with the bar at a height of 130 cm. and, after eachtry, the bar shall be raised successively in accordance with the following scale:cm.1005