Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump set a new Olympic record with 2.18 metres. Jumpers had to pass 2.06 metres to qualify for the final. The bar started at 1.90 metres, increasing gradually to 2.06 metres. Each jumper had three attempts at each height or could skip any lower height (but could not return to a lower height if he determined that he could not succeed). Each jumper again had three attempts at each height, with the bar starting at 1.90 metres. Three jumpers were unable to perform as well as they had in the qualification. Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
Beach Jumpers the Beach Jumper mission was assigned to Fleet Composite Operational Readiness Group One (). In 1986, Fleet Tactical Deception Group Pacific () and Fleet Tactical Deception Group Atlantic () were formed, with the mission of "Assisting Commanders in the planning and conduct of tactical military deception operations." Former Beach Jumpers are eligible to join the U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers Association and to be Associate Members of the UDT-SEAL Association. Many Beach Jumpers went to their graves without ever revealing, even to their wives and children, what they had done in the Navy. Beach Jumpers Beach Jumpers were U.S. Navy special