| Date | 10 – 11 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California |
| Participants | 30 from 20 countries |
| Olympic Record | 2.36 WR / Gerd Wessig  GDR / 1 August 1980 / Details |
The best jumper since 1980 had been West German Dietmar Mögenburg, who had set a world record of 2.35 (7-8½) in 1980, and had been 1982 European Champion. But in 1983, China produced a superb jumper in Zhu Jianhua, who set three world records leading up to Los Angeles. Also considered was American Dwight Stones, bronze medalist from 1972 and 1976, who was making somewhat of a comeback and had won the US Olympic Trials. Mögenburg won the competition fairly easily, jumping 2.35 (7-8½) with no misses, failing at a world record 2.40 (7-10½). Zhu was clear thru 2.31 (7-7), but when preparing to jump at 2.33 (7-8), lost his concentration when 1,500 metre runner Steve Ovett collapsed near him on the infield, and the officials asked him to hold up for a bit. Surprising 18-year old Sweden Patrik Sjöberg won the silver medal, with Stones finishing fourth.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 326 | Dietmar Mögenburg |  FRG | 2.24 (=1) | 2.35 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 413 | Patrik Sjöberg |  SWE | 2.24 (=1) | 2.33 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 175 | Zhu Jianhua |  CHN | 2.24 (=1) | 2.31 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 942 | Dwight Stones |  USA | 2.24 (8) | 2.31 (4) | |||
| 5 | 927 | Doug Nordquist | USA | 2.24 (=1) | 2.29 (5) | |||
| 6 | 136 | Milt Ottey |  CAN | 2.24 (=1) | 2.29 (6) | |||
| 7 | 168 | Liu Yunpeng | CHN | 2.24 (=1) | 2.29 (7) | |||
| 8 | 164 | Cai Shu | CHN | 2.24 (=9) | 2.27 (8) | |||
| 9 | 262 | Erkki Niemi |  FIN | 2.24 (=9) | 2.24 (9) | |||
| 10 | 339 | Carlo Thränhardt | FRG | 2.24 (12) | 2.15 (10) | |||
| AC r2/2 | 783 | Roland Dalhäuser |  SUI | 2.24 (11) | – ( | |||
| AC r2/2 | 900 | Milton Goode | USA | 2.24 (=1) | – ( | |||
| =13 r1/2 | 22 | John Atkinson |  AUS | 2.21 (=13) | – | |||
| =13 r1/2 | 801 | Thomas Eriksson | SWE | 2.21 (=13) | – | |||
| =15 r1/2 | 65 | Eddy Annijs |  BEL | 2.21 (=15) | – | |||
| =15 r1/2 | 389 | Geoff Parsons |  GBR | 2.21 (=15) | – | |||
| =15 r1/2 | 562 | Takao Sakamoto |  JPN | 2.21 (=15) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 328 | Gerd Nagel | FRG | 2.18 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | 955 | Hrvoje Fižuleto |  YUG | 2.18 (19) | – | |||
| 20 r1/2 | 133 | Alain Metellus | CAN | 2.18 (20) | – | |||
| 21 r1/2 | 76 | Nick Saunders |  BER | 2.18 (21) | – | |||
| =22 r1/2 | 426 | Dimitrios Kattis |  GRE | 2.15 (=22) | – | |||
| =22 r1/2 | 954 | Novica Čanović | YUG | 2.15 (=22) | – | |||
| 24 r1/2 | 303 | Franck Verzy |  FRA | 2.15 (24) | – | |||
| 25 r1/2 | 544 | Desmond Morris |  JAM | 2.15 (25) | – | |||
| =26 r1/2 | 440 | Lam Tin Sau |  HKG | 2.10 (=26) | – | |||
| =26 r1/2 | 847 | Liu Chin-Chiang |  TPE | 2.10 (=26) | – | |||
| 28 r1/2 | 980 | Mutale Mulenga |  ZAM | 2.05 (28) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 56 | Steve Wray |  BAH | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 386 | Mark Naylor | GBR | – ( | – |
| Date | 10 August 1984 — 9:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 2.24 metres advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 136 | Milt Ottey | CAN | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =1 | 168 | Liu Yunpeng | CHN | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =1 | 175 | Zhu Jianhua | CHN | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =1 | 326 | Dietmar Mögenburg | FRG | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =1 | 413 | Patrik Sjöberg | SWE | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =1 | 900 | Milton Goode | USA | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =1 | 927 | Doug Nordquist | USA | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 942 | Dwight Stones | USA | 2.24 | 0 | 1 | ||
| =9 | 164 | Cai Shu | CHN | 2.24 | 1 | 1 | ||
| =9 | 262 | Erkki Niemi | FIN | 2.24 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 783 | Roland Dalhäuser | SUI | 2.24 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 339 | Carlo Thränhardt | FRG | 2.24 | 2 | 3 | ||
| =13 | 22 | John Atkinson | AUS | 2.21 | 0 | 1 | ||
| =13 | 801 | Thomas Eriksson | SWE | 2.21 | 0 | 1 | ||
| =15 | 65 | Eddy Annijs | BEL | 2.21 | 1 | 1 | ||
| =15 | 389 | Geoff Parsons | GBR | 2.21 | 1 | 1 | ||
| =15 | 562 | Takao Sakamoto | JPN | 2.21 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 328 | Gerd Nagel | FRG | 2.18 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 19 | 955 | Hrvoje Fižuleto | YUG | 2.18 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 20 | 133 | Alain Metellus | CAN | 2.18 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 21 | 76 | Nick Saunders | BER | 2.18 | 2 | 2 | ||
| =22 | 426 | Dimitrios Kattis | GRE | 2.15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =22 | 954 | Novica Čanović | YUG | 2.15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 303 | Franck Verzy | FRA | 2.15 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 544 | Desmond Morris | JAM | 2.15 | 1 | 2 | ||
| =26 | 440 | Lam Tin Sau | HKG | 2.10 | 1 | 1 | ||
| =26 | 847 | Liu Chin-Chiang | TPE | 2.10 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 28 | 980 | Mutale Mulenga | ZAM | 2.05 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 56 | Steve Wray | BAH | – | – | – | |||
| 386 | Mark Naylor | GBR | – | – | – |
| Date | 10 August 1984 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 2.05 m | Attempts at 2.10 m | Attempts at 2.15 m | Attempts at 2.18 m | Attempts at 2.21 m | Attempts at 2.24 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 13 | Milt Ottey | CAN | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | o | o | ||
| =1 | 8 | Zhu Jianhua | CHN | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | - | o | - | o | o | o | ||
| =1 | 14 | Dietmar Mögenburg | FRG | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | - | o | o | ||
| =1 | 3 | Patrik Sjöberg | SWE | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | o | o | o | ||
| =1 | 1 | Milton Goode | USA | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | o | o | o | ||
| =1 | 9 | Doug Nordquist | USA | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | o | o | o | ||
| 7 | 7 | Dwight Stones | USA | 2.24 | 0 | 1 | - | - | o | o | xo | o | ||
| 8 | 5 | Erkki Niemi | FIN | 2.24 | 1 | 1 | - | o | o | o | o | xo | ||
| 9 | 10 | Roland Dalhäuser | SUI | 2.24 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | xxo | xo | ||
| 10 | 6 | Carlo Thränhardt | FRG | 2.24 | 2 | 3 | o | - | x- | - | o | xxo | ||
| =11 | 15 | Eddy Annijs | BEL | 2.21 | 1 | 1 | - | - | o | - | xo | xxx | ||
| =11 | 11 | Takao Sakamoto | JPN | 2.21 | 1 | 1 | - | o | o | o | xo | xxx | ||
| 13 | 2 | Gerd Nagel | FRG | 2.18 | 0 | 1 | o | xo | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| 14 | 4 | Franck Verzy | FRA | 2.15 | 1 | 1 | - | o | xo | - | xxx | – | ||
| 12 | Steve Wray | BAH | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 10 August 1984 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 2.05 m | Attempts at 2.10 m | Attempts at 2.15 m | Attempts at 2.18 m | Attempts at 2.21 m | Attempts at 2.24 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Liu Yunpeng | CHN | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | - | o | o | ||
| 2 | 6 | Cai Shu | CHN | 2.24 | 1 | 1 | - | o | o | - | o | xo | ||
| =3 | 11 | John Atkinson | AUS | 2.21 | 0 | 1 | o | o | o | xo | o | xxx | ||
| =3 | 4 | Thomas Eriksson | SWE | 2.21 | 0 | 1 | - | o | o | xo | o | xxx | ||
| 5 | 14 | Geoff Parsons | GBR | 2.21 | 1 | 1 | - | - | o | - | xo | xxx | ||
| 6 | 3 | Hrvoje Fižuleto | YUG | 2.18 | 0 | 3 | o | xxo | xo | o | xxx | – | ||
| 7 | 8 | Alain Metellus | CAN | 2.18 | 1 | 1 | - | o | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| 8 | 12 | Nick Saunders | BER | 2.18 | 2 | 2 | - | o | o | xxo | xxx | – | ||
| =9 | 13 | Dimitrios Kattis | GRE | 2.15 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| =9 | 5 | Novica Čanović | YUG | 2.15 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | - | xxx | – | ||
| 11 | 15 | Desmond Morris | JAM | 2.15 | 1 | 2 | - | xo | xo | xxx | – | – | ||
| =12 | 9 | Lam Tin Sau | HKG | 2.10 | 1 | 1 | o | xo | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| =12 | 2 | Liu Chin-Chiang | TPE | 2.10 | 1 | 1 | o | xo | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| 14 | 10 | Mutale Mulenga | ZAM | 2.05 | 1 | 1 | xo | xxx | – | – | – | – | ||
| 7 | Mark Naylor | GBR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 11 August 1984 — 16:30 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 2.15 m | Attempts at 2.18 m | Attempts at 2.21 m | Attempts at 2.24 m | Attempts at 2.27 m | Attempts at 2.29 m | Attempts at 2.31 m | Attempts at 2.33 m | Attempts at 2.35 m | Attempts at 2.40 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Dietmar Mögenburg | FRG | 2.35 | 0 | 0 | o | - | o | - | o | - | o | o | o | xxx | ||
| 2 | 4 | Patrik Sjöberg | SWE | 2.33 | 1 | 3 | - | - | o | - | xo | o | xo | xo | xxx | – | ||
| 3 | 8 | Zhu Jianhua | CHN | 2.31 | 0 | 0 | o | - | o | - | o | - | o | x- | xx- | – | ||
| 4 | 3 | Dwight Stones | USA | 2.31 | 0 | 1 | - | o | - | o | - | x- | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| 5 | 9 | Doug Nordquist | USA | 2.29 | 0 | 0 | - | o | - | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| 6 | 7 | Milt Ottey | CAN | 2.29 | 0 | 2 | o | - | o | xo | xo | o | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| 7 | 1 | Liu Yunpeng | CHN | 2.29 | 1 | 3 | o | - | o | o | xxo | xo | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | 6 | Cai Shu | CHN | 2.27 | 1 | 2 | o | - | xo | o | xo | x- | xx- | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | 5 | Erkki Niemi | FIN | 2.24 | 2 | 3 | o | - | xo | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 12 | Carlo Thränhardt | FRG | 2.15 | 1 | 1 | xo | - | xx- | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | Roland Dalhäuser | SUI | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2 | Milton Goode | USA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
