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High Jump, Men

Date	9 – 10 September 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiastadion, Olympiapark, München
Participants	40 from 26 countries

The top jumper in 1971 was Pat Matzdorf, who broke the world record with 2.29 (7-6) and won the Pan-American Games. But he failed to make the US team for München. The competition was felt to be wide-open with no favorite. Five jumpers survived over 2.18 (7-1¾) metres. At 2.21 (7-3), only Jüri Tarmak (URS/EST), Stefan Junge (GDR), and surprising young American Dwight Stones cleared, and the medalists were settled, but the colors remained to be determined. Only Tarmak could clear 2.23 (7-3¾), succeeding on his second attempt and he had the gold. Junge won silver on the countback, needing two attempts at 2.21 (7-3), while Stones had needed three. Tarmak was a straddler and remains the last man to win Olympic gold using that technique. Junge also jumped with the straddle, and they are the last two straddlers to win Olympic medals.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	962	Jüri Tarmak	URS	2.15 (=3)	2.23 (1)	Gold
2	331	Stefan Junge	GDR	2.15 (16)	2.21 (2)	Silver
3	1021	Dwight Stones	USA	2.15 (=1)	2.21 (3)	Bronze
4	379	Hermann Magerl	FRG	2.15 (12)	2.18 (4)
5	466	Ádám Szepesi	HUN	2.15 (=3)	2.18 (5)
=6	83	John Beers	CAN	2.15 (13)	2.15 (=6)
=6	461	István Major	HUN	2.15 (=3)	2.15 (=6)
8	918	Rustam Akhmetov	URS	2.15 (=3)	2.15 (8)
9	94	John Hawkins	CAN	2.15 (=14)	2.15 (9)
10	516	Enzo Del Forno	ITA	2.15 (=3)	2.15 (10)
11	841	Jan Dahlgren	SWE	2.15 (=3)	2.15 (11)
=12	433	Vasilios Papadimitriou	GRE	2.15 (=3)	2.15 (=12)
=12	954	Kęstutis Šapka	URS	2.15 (=3)	2.15 (=12)
14	248	Bernard Gauthier	FRA	2.15 (=14)	2.15 (14)
15	246	Henry Elliott	FRA	2.15 (=1)	2.10 (15)
16	782	Șerban Ioan	ROU	2.15 (=3)	2.10 (16)
17	534	Gian Marco Schivo	ITA	2.15 (19)	2.10 (17)
18	34	Lawrie Peckham	AUS	2.15 (17)	2.10 (18)
19	566	Hidehiko Tomizawa	JPN	2.15 (18)	2.05 (19)
20 r1/2	982	Chris Dunn	USA	2.12 (20)	–
21 r1/2	880	Roman Moravec	TCH	2.12 (21)	–
22 r1/2	994	Ron Jourdan	USA	2.12 (22)	–
23 r1/2	75	Petar Bogdanov	BUL	2.12 (23)	–
24 r1/2	402	Ingomar Sieghart	FRG	2.12 (24)	–
25 r1/2	491	Teymour Ghiassi	IRI	2.12 (25)	–
26 r1/2	428	Ioannis Kousoulas	GRE	2.12 (26)	–
27 r1/2	468	József Tihanyi	HUN	2.09 (27)	–
28 r1/2	88	Rick Cuttell	CAN	2.09 (28)	–
29 r1/2	865	Jaroslav Alexa	TCH	2.09 (29)	–
30 r1/2	829	Michel Patry	SUI	2.09 (30)	–
31 r1/2	564	Kuniyoshi Sugioka	JPN	2.06 (31)	–
32 r1/2	131	Park Sang-Su	KOR	2.00 (32)	–
=33 r1/2	801	Nor Hamid	SGP	2.00 (=33)	–
=33 r1/2	808	Abdullah Noor Wasughe	SOM	2.00 (=33)	–
35 r1/2	112	Ahmed Sénoussi	CHA	2.00 (35)	–
=36 r1/2	5	Luis Barrionuevo	ARG	1.90 (=36)	–
=36 r1/2	592	Sitha Sin	CAM	1.90 (=36)	–
=36 r1/2	633	Daniel Mkandawire	MAW	1.90 (=36)	–
39 r1/2	123	Hamadou Evelé	CMR	1.90 (39)	–
40 r1/2	473	Suresh Babu	IND	1.90 (40)	–
DNS	710	Bogusław Bialek	POL	– (DNS)	–
DNS	136	Irolan Hechavarría	CUB	– (DNS)	–
DNS	676	Leif Roar Falkum	NOR	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (9 September 1972 — 10:00)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 2.15 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts
=1	Henry Elliott	FRA	2.15	0	0	4	Q
=1	Dwight Stones	USA	2.15	0	0	4	Q
=3	Vasilios Papadimitriou	GRE	2.15	0	0	5	Q
=3	István Major	HUN	2.15	0	0	5	Q
=3	Ádám Szepesi	HUN	2.15	0	0	5	Q
=3	Enzo Del Forno	ITA	2.15	0	0	5	Q
=3	Șerban Ioan	ROU	2.15	0	0	5	Q
=3	Jan Dahlgren	SWE	2.15	0	0	5	Q
=3	Rustam Akhmetov	URS	2.15	0	0	5	Q
=3	Kęstutis Šapka	URS	2.15	0	0	5	Q
=3	Jüri Tarmak	URS	2.15	0	0	5	Q
12	Hermann Magerl	FRG	2.15	0	1	4	Q
13	John Beers	CAN	2.15	0	2	7	Q
=14	John Hawkins	CAN	2.15	1	1	6	Q
=14	Bernard Gauthier	FRA	2.15	1	1	6	Q
16	Stefan Junge	GDR	2.15	1	3	7	Q
17	Lawrie Peckham	AUS	2.15	1	3	8	Q
18	Hidehiko Tomizawa	JPN	2.15	2	5	10	Q
19	Gian Marco Schivo	ITA	2.15	2	5	11	Q
20	Chris Dunn	USA	2.12	0	0	2
21	Roman Moravec	TCH	2.12	0	0	4
22	Ron Jourdan	USA	2.12	0	0	5
23	Petar Bogdanov	BUL	2.12	1	1	5
24	Ingomar Sieghart	FRG	2.12	1	2	7
25	Teymour Ghiassi	IRI	2.12	2	2	6
26	Ioannis Kousoulas	GRE	2.12	2	4	9
27	József Tihanyi	HUN	2.09	0	0	3
28	Rick Cuttell	CAN	2.09	0	2	5
29	Jaroslav Alexa	TCH	2.09	1	1	4
30	Michel Patry	SUI	2.09	1	2	5
31	Kuniyoshi Sugioka	JPN	2.06	0	0	2
32	Park Sang-Su	KOR	2.00	0	0	2
=33	Nor Hamid	SGP	2.00	0	0	3
=33	Abdullah Noor Wasughe	SOM	2.00	0	0	3
35	Ahmed Sénoussi	CHA	2.00	1	1	2
=36	Luis Barrionuevo	ARG	1.90	0	0	1
=36	Sitha Sin	CAM	1.90	0	0	1
=36	Daniel Mkandawire	MAW	1.90	0	0	1
39	Hamadou Evelé	CMR	1.90	1	1	2
40	Suresh Babu	IND	1.90	2	2	3
DNS	Bogusław Bialek	POL	–	–	–	–
DNS	Irolan Hechavarría	CUB	–	–	–	–
DNS	Leif Roar Falkum	NOR	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (9 September 1972)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	1.80 m	1.90 m	2.00 m	2.06 m	2.09 m	2.12 m	2.15 m
=1	Henry Elliott	FRA	2.15	0	0	4	-	-	-	o	o	o	o
=1	Dwight Stones	USA	2.15	0	0	4	-	-	-	o	o	o	o
=3	Vasilios Papadimitriou	GRE	2.15	0	0	5	-	-	o	o	o	o	o
=3	István Major	HUN	2.15	0	0	5	-	-	o	o	o	o	o
=3	Ádám Szepesi	HUN	2.15	0	0	5	-	-	o	o	o	o	o
=3	Șerban Ioan	ROU	2.15	0	0	5	-	-	o	o	o	o	o
=3	Jan Dahlgren	SWE	2.15	0	0	5	-	-	o	o	o	o	o
=3	Rustam Akhmetov	URS	2.15	0	0	5	-	-	o	o	o	o	o
=3	Kęstutis Šapka	URS	2.15	0	0	5	-	-	o	o	o	o	o
=3	Jüri Tarmak	URS	2.15	0	0	5	-	-	o	o	o	o	o
11	Hermann Magerl	FRG	2.15	0	1	4	-	-	-	o	-	xo	o
12	Bernard Gauthier	FRA	2.15	1	1	6	-	-	o	o	o	o	xo
13	Stefan Junge	GDR	2.15	1	3	7	-	-	o	o	-	xxo	xo
14	Lawrie Peckham	AUS	2.15	1	3	8	-	-	o	o	xxo	o	xo
15	Hidehiko Tomizawa	JPN	2.15	2	5	10	-	-	xo	o	o	xxo	xxo
16	Gian Marco Schivo	ITA	2.15	2	5	11	-	o	o	xo	o	xxo	xxo
17	Chris Dunn	USA	2.12	0	0	2	-	-	-	o	-	o	xxx
18	Roman Moravec	TCH	2.12	0	0	4	-	-	o	o	o	o	xxx
19	Ron Jourdan	USA	2.12	0	0	5	-	o	o	o	o	o	xxx
20	Petar Bogdanov	BUL	2.12	1	1	5	-	-	o	o	o	xo	xxx
21	József Tihanyi	HUN	2.09	0	0	3	-	-	o	o	o	xxx	–
22	Jaroslav Alexa	TCH	2.09	1	1	4	-	-	o	o	xo	xxx	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (9 September 1972)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	1.80 m	1.90 m	2.00 m	2.06 m	2.09 m	2.12 m	2.15 m
1	Enzo Del Forno	ITA	2.15	0	0	5	-	-	o	o	o	o	o
2	John Beers	CAN	2.15	0	2	7	-	-	xo	o	o	xo	o
3	John Hawkins	CAN	2.15	1	1	6	-	-	o	o	o	o	xo
4	Ingomar Sieghart	FRG	2.12	1	2	7	-	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxx
5	Teymour Ghiassi	IRI	2.12	2	2	6	-	-	o	o	o	xxo	xxx
6	Ioannis Kousoulas	GRE	2.12	2	4	9	-	o	o	o	xxo	xxo	xxx
7	Rick Cuttell	CAN	2.09	0	2	5	-	-	xo	xo	o	xxx	–
8	Michel Patry	SUI	2.09	1	2	5	-	o	xo	-	xo	-	xxx
9	Kuniyoshi Sugioka	JPN	2.06	0	0	2	-	-	o	o	xxx	–	–
10	Park Sang-Su	KOR	2.00	0	0	2	-	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
=11	Nor Hamid	SGP	2.00	0	0	3	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
=11	Abdullah Noor Wasughe	SOM	2.00	0	0	3	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
13	Ahmed Sénoussi	CHA	2.00	1	1	2	-	-	xo	xxx	–	–	–
=14	Luis Barrionuevo	ARG	1.90	0	0	1	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
=14	Sitha Sin	CAM	1.90	0	0	1	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
=14	Daniel Mkandawire	MAW	1.90	0	0	1	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
17	Hamadou Evelé	CMR	1.90	1	1	2	-	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
18	Suresh Babu	IND	1.90	2	2	3	-	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–
DNS	Bogusław Bialek	POL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Irolan Hechavarría	CUB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Leif Roar Falkum	NOR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (10 September 1972 — 15:00)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	2.00 m	2.05 m	2.10 m	2.15 m	2.18 m	2.21 m	2.23 m	2.26 m
1	Jüri Tarmak	URS	2.23	1	2	7	-	-	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxx
2	Stefan Junge	GDR	2.21	1	2	7	-	xo	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–
3	Dwight Stones	USA	2.21	2	2	6	-	-	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	–
4	Hermann Magerl	FRG	2.18	0	1	5	-	o	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–
5	Ádám Szepesi	HUN	2.18	2	2	7	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–
=6	John Beers	CAN	2.15	0	0	3	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
=6	István Major	HUN	2.15	0	0	3	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
8	Rustam Akhmetov	URS	2.15	0	0	4	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
9	John Hawkins	CAN	2.15	0	1	4	-	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–
10	Enzo Del Forno	ITA	2.15	1	1	5	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–
11	Jan Dahlgren	SWE	2.15	1	2	5	-	o	xo	xo	xxx	–	–	–
=12	Vasilios Papadimitriou	GRE	2.15	2	2	5	-	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
=12	Kęstutis Šapka	URS	2.15	2	2	5	-	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
14	Bernard Gauthier	FRA	2.15	2	3	7	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
15	Henry Elliott	FRA	2.10	0	0	1	-	-	o	-	xxx	–	–	–
16	Șerban Ioan	ROU	2.10	0	0	2	o	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
17	Gian Marco Schivo	ITA	2.10	1	1	3	-	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
18	Lawrie Peckham	AUS	2.10	1	1	4	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
19	Hidehiko Tomizawa	JPN	2.05	0	1	3	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–