Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

Summary

Forty-four athletes competed in the qualification round, all, save for one, having achieved the Olympic qualifying mark of 2.29 m. Eleven of those competitors cleared 2.29 m to advance to the final, with an additional four who jumped 2.26 m also advancing.

The 2012 Olympic champion Ivan Ukhov was absent as a result of the Russian team's ban for doping. Another major absence, due to injury, was Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi who ranked second in the world and had won the 2016 World Indoor Championships. The top ranked athlete with 2.40 m was Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim, who won the 2012 Olympic bronze medal and had previously jumped 2.43m in competition in 2014, the second-highest clearance in history. Derek Drouin of Canada, who shared the 2012 bronze with Barshim, was ranked third in the world in 2016 and was the winner at the 2015 World Championships. The 2015 silver and bronze medallists Bohdan Bondarenko and Zhang Guowei, American Olympic medallist Erik Kynard, and 31-year-old Donald Thomas of the Bahamas (ranked fourth), also qualified for the event. All those athletes, save for Zhang, advanced to the final.[2][3]

The opening height in the final was 2.20 m. Of the 15 men who qualified for the final, two failed to clear the next height, 2.25 m, and a further three were eliminated at 2.29 m. Six athletes remained clean through 2.29 m, having no misses on any of their attempts (though Bondarenko passed at the height). At 2.33 m, five competitors cleared on their initial attempt, four were eliminated and six remained in the competition. Barshim, Drouin, and Bondarenko remained clean at 2.33 m; Robert Grabarz and Andriy Protsenko also cleared 2.33 m on their first attempts, but both men had a single miss at earlier heights and were tied for fourth. Erik Kynard was in sixth place after taking three attempts to get over 2.33 m. Barshim and Drouin remained perfect at 2.36 m; Grabarz, Protsenko and Kynard were unable to advance while Bondarenko passed at the height. Barshim, Drouin and Bondarenko were now guaranteed medals, as Barshim and Drouin were the only ones over 2.36 m, and Bondarenko had fewer misses in the competition than the three others (besides Drouin, Barshim and himself) who had cleared 2.33 m. With the bar now set at 2.38 m (7 ft 9 12 in) , Drouin cleared on his first attempt. Barshim was unable to clear 2.38 m after three attempts, and was eliminated. Bondarenko failed twice to clear at the height and, following Barshim's second failure, he elected to pass his third attempt. With the bar raised to an Olympic-record height of 2.40 m, he hoped to clear and take the lead from Drouin, but he had only a single attempt. Jumping before Drouin, he failed at his attempt and Drouin won the competition, securing Canada's first gold medal in the event since 1932. Having won the gold medal, Drouin elected to attempt the height and thus set a new Olympic record. His single attempt was a failure and he decided to retire from the competition. Barshim received the silver medal and Bondarenko received the bronze.

The medals for the competition were presented by Samih Moudallal, Syria, member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Dahlan Al Hamad, Vice President of the International Association of Athletics Federations.

Competition format

The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. In qualification, each athlete had three attempts at each height and was eliminated if they had three consecutive failed attempts, either at one height, or over two (or even three) heights if they chose to pass after one or two failures at one height. Athletes who successfully jumped the qualifying height moved on to the final. If fewer than 12 reached that height, the best 12 moved on. Cleared heights reset for the final, which followed the same three-attempts-per-height format until all athletes recorded three consecutive failed attempts, save for the victor who could opt not to make any more attempts.

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 14 August 201620:30Qualifications
Tuesday, 16 August 201620:30Finals

Records

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

World record  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.45 m Salamanca, Spain 27 July 1993
Olympic record  Charles Austin (USA) 2.39 m Atlanta, Georgia, United States 28 July 1996
2016 World leading  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2.40 m Opole, Poland 11 June 2016

Results

Key

  • o = Height cleared
  • x = Height failed
  • = Height passed
  • r  = Retired
  • SB = Season's best
  • PB = Personal best
  • NR = National record
  • AR = Area record
  • OR = Olympic record
  • WR = World record
  • WL = World lead
  • NM = No mark
  • DNS = Did not start
  • DQ = Disqualified

Qualifying round

Qualification rule: Qualifying performance 2.31 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

RankGroupNameNationality2.172.222.262.29ResultNote
1AMutaz Essa Barshim Qataroooo2.29q
ABohdan Bondarenko Ukraine-o-o2.29q
BDerek Drouin Canadaoooo2.29q
BTihomir Ivanov Bulgariaoooo2.29q, SB
5BRobert Grabarz Great Britain-oxoo2.29q
BErik Kynard United Statesooxoo2.29q
7BMajd Eddin Ghazal Syria-ooxo2.29q
AAndriy Protsenko Ukraineoooxo2.29q
9BDonald Thomas Bahamasooxoxo2.29q
10ATrevor Barry Bahamasooxoxxo2.29q, SB
ABrandon Starc Australiaxoooxxo2.29q, SB
12BJaroslav Bába Czech Republicoooxxx2.26q
ALuis Castro Puerto Ricooooxxx2.26q
BDimitrios Chondrokoukis Cyprusoooxxx2.26q, SB
AKyriakos Ioannou Cyprusoooxxx2.26q
16AChris Baker Great Britainxoooxxx2.26
17ARicky Robertson United Statesooxoxxx2.26
18AMichael Mason Canadaxooxoxxx2.26
BNauraj Singh Randhawa Malaysiaxooxoxxx2.26
20BDmytro Yakovenko Ukraineoxxoxoxxx2.26SB
21BBradley Adkins United Statesxxoxoxoxxx2.26
22AWoo Sang-hyeok South Koreaooxxoxxx2.26
23BDavid Adley Smith II Puerto Ricooxoxxoxxx2.26
24AEike Onnen Germanyoxxoxxoxxx2.26
25AWojciech Theiner Polandooxxx2.22
BJamal Wilson Bahamasooxxx2.22
BZhang Guowei Chinaooxxx2.22
28BMateusz Przybylko Germanyxooxxx2.22
29BArturo Chávez Peruxxooxxx2.22
30BSylwester Bednarek Polandoxoxxx2.22
AAndrei Churyla Belarusoxoxxx2.22
32AWang Yu Chinaxoxoxxx2.22
33ASilvano Chesani Italyoxxoxxx2.22
34AKonstadinos Baniotis Greecexoxxoxxx2.22
35AMatúš Bubeník Slovakiaoxxx2.17
ATakashi Eto Japanoxxx2.17
AHsiang Chun-hsien Chinese Taipeioxxx2.17
BEdgar Rivera Mexicooxxx2.17
AEugenio Rossi San Marinooxxx2.17
BTalles Frederico Silva Braziloxxx2.17
41BJoel Baden Australiaxoxxx2.17
ADmitry Kroyter Israelxoxxx2.17
43BDzmitry Nabokau Belarusxxoxxx2.17
BYun Seung-hyun South Koreaxxoxxx2.17

Final

RankNameNationality2.202.252.292.332.362.382.40ResultNote[4]
Derek Drouin Canadaoooooox2.38
Mutaz Essa Barshim Qataroooooxxx2.36
Bohdan Bondarenko Ukraineooxx–x2.33
4Robert Grabarz Great Britainoxoooxxx2.33=SB
Andriy Protsenko Ukraineooxooxxx2.33SB
6Erik Kynard United Statesoxooxxoxxx2.33
7Majd Eddin Ghazal Syriaoooxxx2.29
Kyriakos Ioannou Cyprusoooxxx2.29
Donald Thomas Bahamasoooxxx2.29
10Tihomir Ivanov Bulgariaoxooxxx2.29=PB
11Trevor Barry Bahamasooxxx2.25
12Dimitrios Chondrokoukis Cyprusxooxxx2.25
13Luis Castro Puerto Ricooxxoxxx2.25
14Jaroslav Bába Czech Republicoxxx2.20
15Brandon Starc Australiaxoxxx2.20

References

  1. "Men's High Jump - Standings". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. Minshull, Phil (2016-08-08). Preview: men's high jump – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  3. Senior outdoor 2016 High Jump men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  4. "Men's High Jump – Final". London 2016 Organising Committee. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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