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
How to Get Tough About It it became a massive international success. How to Get Tough About It How to Get Tough About It is a 1938 dramatic play by Robert Ardrey. "How to Get Tough About It" is Robert Ardrey's third play, preceded by "Star Spangled" and "Casey Jones", the latter of which opened on Broadway within ten days of it. Ardrey's next play, "Thunder Rock", is his most famous. "How to Get Tough About it" opened on Broadway in 1938. It was presented by Guthrie McClintic, who bought the script after a single reading. The production starred Katherine Locke and Myron McCormick, who were