Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

The men's high jump was one of four men's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Mexico City. Dick Fosbury won by using a backward jumping style that was called the Fosbury Flop.[1] This was the unveiling of the new style on the world stage. The style completely revolutionized the sport. By the mid 1970s and ever since, virtually all of the top competitors were using the new style.

Men's high jump
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DatesOctober 19–20
Medalists
Dick Fosbury  United States
Ed Caruthers  United States
Valentin Gavrilov  Soviet Union
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Athletics at the
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At 2.18 metres, high school 'phenomena', Reynaldo Brown and Valery Skvortsov topped out leaving the three medalists Valentin Gavrilov, Ed Caruthers and Richard Fosbury. The medalists were all clean at 2.20 metres. Fosbury took the lead by remaining clean at 2.22 metres, Caruthers needing a second attempt. Garilov couldn't make it. Richard Fosbury established his win by jumping over 2.24 metres on his last attempt, while Caruthers brushed his last attempt off.

Medalists
Gold Dick Fosbury
United States (USA)
Silver Ed Caruthers
United States (USA)
Bronze Valentin Gavrilov
USSR (USSR)

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Valeriy Brumel (URS)2.28 mMoscow, Soviet Union21 July 1963
Olympic record Valeriy Brumel (URS)2.18 mTokyo, Japan21 October 1964

Results

Qualifying
RankNameNationalityMarkNotes
1Dick Fosbury United States2.14Q
2Ed Caruthers United States2.14Q
3Valeriy Skvortsov Soviet Union2.14Q
4Ahmed Senoussi Chad2.14Q
5Giacomo Crosa Italy2.14Q
6Lawrie Peckham Australia2.14Q
7Miodrag Todosijević Yugoslavia2.12Q
8Ingomar Sieghart West Germany2.12Q
9Reynaldo Brown United States2.12Q
10Valentin Gavrilov Soviet Union2.12Q
11Luis María Garriga Spain2.12Q
12Robert Sainte-Rose France2.12Q
13Gunther Spielvogel West Germany2.12Q
14Thomas Zacharias West Germany2.09
15Kuniyoshi Sugioka Japan2.09
16Viktor Bolshov Soviet Union2.09
17Bhim Singh India2.09
18Henry Elliott France2.09
19Jaroslav Alexa Czechoslovakia2.09
20Ioannis Kousoulas Greece2.09
21Mahamat Idriss Chad2.06
22Tony Sneazwell Australia2.06
23Teodoro Palacios Guatemala2.06
24Kenneth Lundmark Sweden2.06
25Rudolf Hübner Czechoslovakia2.06
26Peter Boyce Australia2.06
27Jón Ólafsson Iceland2.06
28Michel Portmann Switzerland2.06
29Fernando Abugattas Peru2.03
30Fernand Tovondray Madagascar2.03
31Thomas Wieser Switzerland2.03
32Csaba Dosa Romania2.03
33Wilf Wedmann Canada2.00
34Polde Milek Yugoslavia2.00
35Roberto Abugattas Peru2.00
36Anthony Balfour Bahamas1.95
37Hong Son-long Republic of China1.95
38Nurullah Candan Turkey1.95
39Marconi Turay Sierra Leone1.90

Final

Held on October 20, 1968

Each jumper again had three attempts at each height, with the bar starting at 2.00 metres. Three jumpers were unable to perform as well as they had in the qualification.

Key: o = clear ; p = pass; x = fail; DNS = did not start

PlaceAthleteNationBest mark 2.002.032.062.092.122.142.162.182.202.222.242.29
1Dick Fosbury United States2.24 metres OR-O-O-O-OOOXXOXXX
2Ed Caruthers United States2.22 metres---O-XXO-XXOOXOXXX
3Valentin Gavrilov Soviet Union2.20 metresOOOOOOO-OXXX
4Valery Skvortsov Soviet Union2.16 metres-OXOOXXOOXXOXXX
5Reynaldo Brown United States2.14 metres-O-O-O-XXX
6Giacomo Crosa Italy2.14 metresO-XOOOOXXX
7Gunther Spielvogel West Germany2.14 metres--OOXXOXOXXX
8Lawrie Peckham Australia2.12 metres-OOOXOXXX
9Robert Sainte-Rose France2.09 metresO-OOXXX
Ingomar Sieghart West Germany2.09 metres-OOOXXX
11Luis María Garriga Spain2.09 metresOOOXXOXXX
12Ahmed Senoussi Chad2.09 metres--XOXXOXXX
13Miodrag Todosijević Yugoslavia2.06 metresO-OXXX

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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