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High Jump, Men

Date	17 – 19 August 2008
Status	Olympic
Location	Beijing Guojia Tiyuchang, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing
Participants	40 from 28 countries

The automatic qualifying height of 2.29 (7-6) proved difficult and took out the 2007 World Champion Donald Thomas (BAH) and bronze medalist Kyriakos Iannou (CYP). The 2004 Olympic champion, Sweden’s Stefan Holm, was back but had had a difficult year with injuries. In the final, Russia’s Andrey Silnov was a comfortable winner, clearing six consecutive heights on his first attempt, finishing with 2.36 (7-8¾). He tried 2.42 (7-11¼) and had two close misses but could not get over the bar. Britain’s Germaine Mason and Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS) both cleared 2.34 (7-8) on their first attempt, with Mason winning the silver medal based on fewer misses at lower heights. Holm placed fourth. For the first time ever at the Olympics, save 1980, no American jumper made the final. Silnov had not actually qualified for the Russian team at the Russian Olympic Trials, placing fourth, but his post-Trials performances led to his being placed on the team, in lieu of Andrey Tereshin, who had placed third at the Trials.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	2776	Andrey Silnov	RUS	2.29 (=6)	2.36 (1)	Gold
2	1814	Germaine Mason	GBR	2.29 (=1)	2.34 (2)	Silver
3	2807	Yaroslav Rybakov	RUS	2.25 (=9)	2.34 (3)	Bronze
4	2953	Stefan Holm	SWE	2.29 (=6)	2.32 (4)
5	1870	Raúl Spank	GER	2.29 (5)	2.32 (5)
6	1509	Jaroslav Bába	CZE	2.29 (=1)	2.29 (6)
7	1516	Tomáš Janků	CZE	2.29 (=1)	2.29 (7)
8	1822	Tom Parsons	GBR	2.25 (12)	2.25 (8)
9	1788	Martyn Bernard	GBR	2.29 (=6)	2.25 (9)
=10	2089	Filippo Campioli	ITA	2.25 (=9)	2.20 (=10)
=10	1243	Jessé de Lima	BRA	2.29 (=1)	2.20 (=10)
12	2881	Rožle Prezelj	SLO	2.25 (=9)	2.20 (12)
13 r1/2	3198	Andra Manson	USA	2.25 (13)	–
=14 r1/2	2086	Andrea Bettinelli	ITA	2.25 (=14)	–
=14 r1/2	1741	Mickaël Hanany	FRA	2.25 (=14)	–
=14 r1/2	2854	Vyacheslav Voronin	RUS	2.25 (=14)	–
17 r1/2	2905	Dragutin Topić	SRB	2.25 (17)	–
18 r1/2	1505	Kyriakos Ioannou	CYP	2.25 (18)	–
=19 r1/2	1314	Mike Mason	CAN	2.25 (=19)	–
=19 r1/2	3279	Jesse Williams	USA	2.25 (=19)	–
=21 r1/2	3088	Dmytro Dem'ianiuk	UKR	2.20 (=21)	–
=21 r1/2	2061	Niki Palli	ISR	2.20 (=21)	–
=21 r1/2	1103	Donald Thomas	BAH	2.20 (=21)	–
=24 r1/2	2570	Michał Bieniek	POL	2.20 (=24)	–
=24 r1/2	2967	Majed Ghazal	SYR	2.20 (=24)	–
=26 r1/2	3187	Dusty Jonas	USA	2.20 (=26)	–
=26 r1/2	2956	Linus Thörnblad	SWE	2.20 (=26)	–
28 r1/2	1026	James Grayman	ANT	2.20 (28)	–
=29 r1/2	1616	Javier Bermejo	ESP	2.20 (=29)	–
=29 r1/2	1201	Kabelo Kgosiemang	BOT	2.20 (=29)	–
=29 r1/2	2120	Alessandro Talotti	ITA	2.20 (=29)	–
32 r1/2	2413	Lee Hup Wei	MAS	2.20 (32)	–
=33 r1/2	2934	Peter Horák	SVK	2.15 (=33)	–
=33 r1/2	3095	Yuriy Krimarenko	UKR	2.15 (=33)	–
=33 r1/2	2438	Gerardo Martínez	MEX	2.15 (=33)	–
36 r1/2	2190	Naoyuki Daigo	JPN	2.15 (36)	–
=37 r1/2	1957	Kostas Baniotis	GRE	2.10 (=37)	–
=37 r1/2	2228	Sergey Zasimovich	KAZ	2.10 (=37)	–
39 r1/2	3109	Oleksandr Nartov	UKR	2.10 (39)	–
AC r1/2	1349	Huang Haiqiang	CHN	– (NH)	–

Qualifying Round (17 August 2008)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 2.32 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses
=1	Tomáš Janků	CZE	2.29	0	0	Q
=1	Jaroslav Bába	CZE	2.29	0	0	Q
=1	Jessé de Lima	BRA	2.29	0	0	Q
=1	Germaine Mason	GBR	2.29	0	0	Q
5	Raúl Spank	GER	2.29	0	1	Q
=6	Stefan Holm	SWE	2.29	1	1	Q
=6	Martyn Bernard	GBR	2.29	1	1	Q
=6	Andrey Silnov	RUS	2.29	1	1	Q
=9	Yaroslav Rybakov	RUS	2.25	0	0	Q
=9	Rožle Prezelj	SLO	2.25	0	0	Q
=9	Filippo Campioli	ITA	2.25	0	0	Q
12	Tom Parsons	GBR	2.25	0	1	Q
13	Andra Manson	USA	2.25	0	2
=14	Vyacheslav Voronin	RUS	2.25	1	1
=14	Andrea Bettinelli	ITA	2.25	1	1
=14	Mickaël Hanany	FRA	2.25	1	1
17	Dragutin Topić	SRB	2.25	1	2
18	Kyriakos Ioannou	CYP	2.25	1	3
=19	Mike Mason	CAN	2.25	2	2
=19	Jesse Williams	USA	2.25	2	2
=21	Niki Palli	ISR	2.20	0	0
=21	Donald Thomas	BAH	2.20	0	0
=21	Dmytro Dem'ianiuk	UKR	2.20	0	0
=24	Majed Ghazal	SYR	2.20	0	1
=24	Michał Bieniek	POL	2.20	0	1
=26	Linus Thörnblad	SWE	2.20	1	1
=26	Dusty Jonas	USA	2.20	1	1
28	James Grayman	ANT	2.20	1	4
=29	Alessandro Talotti	ITA	2.20	2	2
=29	Javier Bermejo	ESP	2.20	2	2
=29	Kabelo Kgosiemang	BOT	2.20	2	2
32	Lee Hup Wei	MAS	2.20	2	3
=33	Gerardo Martínez	MEX	2.15	1	1
=33	Peter Horák	SVK	2.15	1	1
=33	Yuriy Krimarenko	UKR	2.15	1	1
36	Naoyuki Daigo	JPN	2.15	2	4
=37	Kostas Baniotis	GRE	2.10	1	1
=37	Sergey Zasimovich	KAZ	2.10	1	1
39	Oleksandr Nartov	UKR	2.10	2	2
NH	Huang Haiqiang	CHN	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (17 August 2008 — 20:20)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	2.10 m	2.15 m	2.20 m	2.25 m	2.29 m
=1	Jaroslav Bába	CZE	2.29	0	0	-	o	o	o	o
=1	Germaine Mason	GBR	2.29	0	0	-	o	o	o	o
3	Raúl Spank	GER	2.29	0	1	-	o	o	xo	o
4	Stefan Holm	SWE	2.29	1	1	-	-	o	o	xo
=5	Yaroslav Rybakov	RUS	2.25	0	0	-	o	o	o	xxx
=5	Rožle Prezelj	SLO	2.25	0	0	-	o	o	o	xxx
7	Andra Manson	USA	2.25	0	2	-	xo	xo	o	xxx
=8	Vyacheslav Voronin	RUS	2.25	1	1	-	o	o	xo	xxx
=8	Andrea Bettinelli	ITA	2.25	1	1	-	o	o	xo	xxx
=8	Mickaël Hanany	FRA	2.25	1	1	o	o	o	xo	xxx
11	Dragutin Topić	SRB	2.25	1	2	-	o	xo	xo	xxx
=12	Niki Palli	ISR	2.20	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–
=12	Donald Thomas	BAH	2.20	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–
=14	Majed Ghazal	SYR	2.20	0	1	o	xo	o	xxx	–
=14	Michał Bieniek	POL	2.20	0	1	-	xo	o	xxx	–
16	Dusty Jonas	USA	2.20	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–
=17	Gerardo Martínez	MEX	2.15	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–	–
=17	Peter Horák	SVK	2.15	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–	–
19	Kostas Baniotis	GRE	2.10	1	1	xo	xxx	–	–	–
20	Oleksandr Nartov	UKR	2.10	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (17 August 2008 — 20:20)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	2.10 m	2.15 m	2.20 m	2.25 m	2.29 m
=1	Tomáš Janků	CZE	2.29	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=1	Jessé de Lima	BRA	2.29	0	0	-	o	o	o	o
=3	Martyn Bernard	GBR	2.29	1	1	-	o	o	o	xo
=3	Andrey Silnov	RUS	2.29	1	1	-	o	o	o	xo
5	Filippo Campioli	ITA	2.25	0	0	o	o	o	o	xxx
6	Tom Parsons	GBR	2.25	0	1	-	o	xo	o	xxx
7	Kyriakos Ioannou	CYP	2.25	1	3	-	xo	xo	xo	xxx
=8	Mike Mason	CAN	2.25	2	2	-	o	o	xxo	xxx
=8	Jesse Williams	USA	2.25	2	2	-	o	o	xxo	xxx
10	Dmytro Dem'ianiuk	UKR	2.20	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–
11	Linus Thörnblad	SWE	2.20	1	1	-	o	xo	xxx	–
12	James Grayman	ANT	2.20	1	4	xo	xxo	xo	xxx	–
=13	Alessandro Talotti	ITA	2.20	2	2	o	o	xxo	xxx	–
=13	Javier Bermejo	ESP	2.20	2	2	o	o	xxo	xxx	–
=13	Kabelo Kgosiemang	BOT	2.20	2	2	-	o	xxo	xxx	–
16	Lee Hup Wei	MAS	2.20	2	3	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–
17	Yuriy Krimarenko	UKR	2.15	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–	–
18	Naoyuki Daigo	JPN	2.15	2	4	xxo	xxo	xxx	–	–
19	Sergey Zasimovich	KAZ	2.10	1	1	xo	xxx	–	–	–
NH	Huang Haiqiang	CHN	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (19 August 2008 — 19:10)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	2.15 m	2.20 m	2.25 m	2.29 m	2.32 m	2.34 m	2.36 m	2.42 m
1	Andrey Silnov	RUS	2.36	0	0	-	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx
2	Germaine Mason	GBR	2.34	0	1	-	o	o	x-	o	o	xxx	–
3	Yaroslav Rybakov	RUS	2.34	0	2	-	o	o	o	xxo	o	xxx	–
4	Stefan Holm	SWE	2.32	0	0	-	o	o	o	o	x-	xx	–
5	Raúl Spank	GER	2.32	2	2	o	o	o	o	xxo	xx-	x--	–
6	Jaroslav Bába	CZE	2.29	0	0	o	o	o	o	x-	x-	x--	–
7	Tomáš Janků	CZE	2.29	1	1	o	o	o	xo	x-	xx-	–	–
8	Tom Parsons	GBR	2.25	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
9	Martyn Bernard	GBR	2.25	1	1	o	o	xo	x-	xx-	–	–	–
=10	Jessé de Lima	BRA	2.20	0	0	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=10	Filippo Campioli	ITA	2.20	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
12	Rožle Prezelj	SLO	2.20	2	2	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–