Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

The Men's High Jump Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 27 competitors, with two qualifying groups (27 jumpers) before the final (16) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988. There were two bronze medals awarded.[1]

Men's high jump
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date24 September
Competitors27 from 11 nations
Winning height2.38 OR
Medalists
Hennadiy Avdyeyenko
 Soviet Union
Hollis Conway
 United States
Rudolf Povarnitsyn
 Soviet Union
Patrik Sjöberg
 Sweden

Medalists

GoldHennadiy Avdyeyenko
 Soviet Union
SilverHollis Conway
 United States
BronzeRudolf Povarnitsyn
 Soviet Union
BronzePatrik Sjöberg
 Sweden

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record 2.43 Javier Sotomayor Salamanca (ESP) September 8, 1988
Olympic Record 2.36 Gerd Wessig Moscow (URS) August 1, 1980

The following Olympic record was set during this competition.

DateEventAthleteHeightORWR
September 25, 1988Final Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS)2.38mOR

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.28 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

RankGroupNameNationality2.052.102.152.192.222.252.28ResultNotes
1ADietmar Mögenburg West Germanyooo2.28Q
1AIgor Paklin Soviet Unionooo2.28Q
3AGeoff Parsons Great Britainoxoo2.28Q
4AClarence Saunders Bermudaoxxoo2.28Q
5ADalton Grant Great Britainoxoxo2.28Q
5AHollis Conway United Statesooxoxo2.28Q
7AArturo Ortiz Spainooxoxoxo2.28Q
8BPatrik Sjöberg Swedenooo2.25q
9ARobert Ruffini Czechoslovakiaooxooxxx2.25q
9BRudolf Povarnitsyn Soviet Unionxooo2.25q
9BBrian Stanton United Statesooxoo2.25q
12BHennadiy Avdyeyenko Soviet Unionoxxoo2.25q
13BCarlo Thränhardt West Germanyoxo2.25q
13BJim Howard United Statesoooxo2.25q
15BKrzysztof Krawczyk Polandoxoxo2.25q
16ALuca Toso Italyoxoxxoxxx2.25q
17BMilton Ottey Canadaxooxxx2.22
18BCho Hyun-wook South Koreaooxxoxxx2.22
19BBrian Marshall Canadaoxxoxxoxxoxxx2.22
20ATroy Kemp Bahamasooxxx2.19
20ASorin Matei Romaniaoxxx2.19
20BArtur Partyka Polandoooxxx2.19
23BZhu Jianhua Chinaoxoxxx2.19
24AFloyd Manderson Great Britainoooxxoxxx2.19
25APaul Ngadjadoum Chadooor2.15
26BFernando Pastoriza Argentinaooxxx2.10
BCheick Seynou Burkina FasoxxxNM

Final

RankAthleteNationality2.152.202.252.282.312.342.362.382.402.44ResultNotes
Hennadiy Avdyeyenko Soviet Unionoooooxox–xx2.38OR
Hollis Conway United Statesxoxoooxooxxx2.36
Rudolf Povarnitsyn Soviet Unionoooooxoxxx2.36
Patrik Sjöberg Swedenooxoxxx2.36
5Clarence Saunders Bermudaoxox–ox–xx2.34
6Dietmar Mögenburg West Germanyoxoxox–xx2.34
7Dalton Grant Great Britainooxxx2.31
7Igor Paklin Soviet Unionooox–xx2.31
7Carlo Thränhardt West Germanyooxx–x2.31
10Jim Howard United Statesooxooxxx2.31
11Brian Stanton United Statesoooxoxxx2.31
12Krzysztof Krawczyk Polandooxoxxoxxx2.31
13Luca Toso Italyxoooxxx2.25
14Arturo Ortiz Spainoxxoxxx2.25
15Robert Ruffini Czechoslovakiaoxxoxxx2.20
16Geoff Parsons Great Britainoxxx2.15

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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