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High Jump, Men

Date	24 – 25 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants	27 from 18 countries

The best jumper in 1988 was Cuban world record holder Javier Sotomayor but Cuba participated in a small boycott of six nations in 1988, supporting the North Koreans, and he could not compete. That left the competition wide open. There were five former world record holders in the field. The competition was difficult to follow because of passes and tactical maneuvers. Four jumpers cleared 2.36 (7-8¾), but only Hennadiy Avdieienko (URS) and Hollis Conway (USA) did so on their first attempts, and they led. At 2.38 (7-9¾) there were six jumpers remaining, as two had passed to that height. But only Avdieienko cleared 2.38, and he had the gold medal, the silver going to Conway.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	1026	Gennady Avdeyenko	URS	2.25 (12)	2.38 (1)	Gold	OR
2	1081	Hollis Conway	USA	2.28 (=5)	2.36 (2)	Silver
=3	957	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	2.25 (8)	2.36 (=3)	Bronze
=3	1056	Rudolf Povarnitsyn	URS	2.25 (=9)	2.36 (=3)	Bronze
5	95	Nick Saunders	BER	2.28 (4)	2.34 (5)
6	379	Dietmar Mögenburg	FRG	2.28 (=1)	2.34 (6)
=7	393	Carlo Thränhardt	FRG	2.25 (=13)	2.31 (=7)
=7	422	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.28 (=5)	2.31 (=7)
=7	1052	Igor Paklin	URS	2.28 (=1)	2.31 (=7)
10	1096	Jim Howard	USA	2.25 (=13)	2.31 (10)
11	1131	Brian Stanton	USA	2.25 (=9)	2.31 (11)
12	848	Krzysztof Krawczyk	POL	2.25 (15)	2.31 (12)
13	605	Luca Toso	ITA	2.25 (16)	2.25 (13)
14	275	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.28 (7)	2.25 (14)
15	985	Róbert Ruffíni	TCH	2.25 (=9)	2.20 (15)
16	445	Geoff Parsons	GBR	2.28 (3)	2.15 (16)
17 r1/2	175	Milt Ottey	CAN	2.22 (17)	–
18 r1/2	680	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.22 (18)	–
19 r1/2	168	Brian Marshall	CAN	2.22 (19)	–
=20 r1/2	67	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.19 (=20)	–
=20 r1/2	852	Artur Partyka	POL	2.19 (=20)	–
=20 r1/2	893	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.19 (=20)	–
23 r1/2	211	Zhu Jianhua	CHN	2.19 (23)	–
24 r1/2	435	Floyd Manderson	GBR	2.19 (24)	–
25 r1/2	189	Paul Ngadjadoum	CHA	2.15 (25)	–
26 r1/2	31	Fernando Pastoriza	ARG	2.10 (26)	–
AC r1/2	1208	Cheick Seynou	BUR	– (NH)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	24 September 1988 — 12:00
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 2.28 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared
=1	379	Dietmar Mögenburg	FRG	2.28	0	0	Q
=1	1052	Igor Paklin	URS	2.28	0	0	Q
3	445	Geoff Parsons	GBR	2.28	0	1	Q
4	95	Nick Saunders	BER	2.28	0	2	Q
=5	422	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.28	1	2	Q
=5	1081	Hollis Conway	USA	2.28	1	2	Q
7	275	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.28	1	3	Q
8	957	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	2.25	0	0	q
=9	985	Róbert Ruffíni	TCH	2.25	0	1	q
=9	1056	Rudolf Povarnitsyn	URS	2.25	0	1	q
=9	1131	Brian Stanton	USA	2.25	0	1	q
12	1026	Gennady Avdeyenko	URS	2.25	0	2	q
=13	393	Carlo Thränhardt	FRG	2.25	1	1	q
=13	1096	Jim Howard	USA	2.25	1	1	q
15	848	Krzysztof Krawczyk	POL	2.25	1	2	q
16	605	Luca Toso	ITA	2.25	2	3	q
17	175	Milt Ottey	CAN	2.22	0	1
18	680	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.22	2	2
19	168	Brian Marshall	CAN	2.22	2	6
=20	67	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.19	0	0
=20	852	Artur Partyka	POL	2.19	0	0
=20	893	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.19	0	0
23	211	Zhu Jianhua	CHN	2.19	1	1
24	435	Floyd Manderson	GBR	2.19	2	2
25	189	Paul Ngadjadoum	CHA	2.15	0	0
26	31	Fernando Pastoriza	ARG	2.10	0	0
NH	1208	Cheick Seynou	BUR	–	–	–

Group A

Date	24 September 1988

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 2.19 m	Attempts at 2.22 m	Attempts at 2.25 m	Attempts at 2.28 m
=1	379	Dietmar Mögenburg	FRG	2.28	0	0	-	-	-	o	-	o	o
=1	1052	Igor Paklin	URS	2.28	0	0	-	-	-	o	-	o	o
3	445	Geoff Parsons	GBR	2.28	0	1	-	-	o	-	-	xo	o
4	95	Nick Saunders	BER	2.28	0	2	-	-	-	o	-	xxo	o
=5	422	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.28	1	2	-	-	-	o	-	xo	xo
=5	1081	Hollis Conway	USA	2.28	1	2	-	-	-	o	o	xo	xo
7	275	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.28	1	3	o	-	o	-	xo	xo	xo
8	985	Róbert Ruffíni	TCH	2.25	0	1	-	-	o	o	xo	o	xxx
9	605	Luca Toso	ITA	2.25	2	3	-	-	o	xo	-	xxo	xxx
=10	67	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.19	0	0	-	-	o	o	-	-	xxx
=10	893	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.19	0	0	-	-	-	o	-	xxx	–
12	435	Floyd Manderson	GBR	2.19	2	2	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–
13	189	Paul Ngadjadoum	CHA	2.15	0	0	o	o	o	-	–	–	–

Group B

Date	24 September 1988

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 2.19 m	Attempts at 2.22 m	Attempts at 2.25 m	Attempts at 2.28 m
1	957	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	2.25	0	0	-	-	-	o	o	o	-
=2	1056	Rudolf Povarnitsyn	URS	2.25	0	1	-	-	-	xo	o	o	-
=2	1131	Brian Stanton	USA	2.25	0	1	-	-	o	o	xo	o	-
4	1026	Gennady Avdeyenko	URS	2.25	0	2	-	-	o	-	xxo	o	-
=5	393	Carlo Thränhardt	FRG	2.25	1	1	-	-	-	o	-	xo	-
=5	1096	Jim Howard	USA	2.25	1	1	-	o	o	-	o	xo	-
7	848	Krzysztof Krawczyk	POL	2.25	1	2	-	-	o	-	xo	xo	-
8	175	Milt Ottey	CAN	2.22	0	1	-	-	-	xo	o	xxx	–
9	680	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.22	2	2	-	o	o	-	xxo	-	xxx
10	168	Brian Marshall	CAN	2.22	2	6	-	o	xxo	xxo	xxo	xxx	–
11	852	Artur Partyka	POL	2.19	0	0	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–
12	211	Zhu Jianhua	CHN	2.19	1	1	-	o	-	xo	xxx	–	–
13	31	Fernando Pastoriza	ARG	2.10	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
NH	1208	Cheick Seynou	BUR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	25 September 1988 — 12:10

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 2.20 m	Attempts at 2.25 m	Attempts at 2.28 m	Attempts at 2.31 m	Attempts at 2.34 m	Attempts at 2.36 m	Attempts at 2.38 m	Attempts at 2.40 m	Attempts at 2.44 m
1	1026	Gennady Avdeyenko	URS	2.38	1	1	-	o	o	-	o	o	o	xo	x--	xx-	OR
2	1081	Hollis Conway	USA	2.36	0	3	-	xo	xo	o	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–	=OR
=3	957	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	2.36	1	1	-	-	o	-	o	-	xo	xxx	–	–	=OR
=3	1056	Rudolf Povarnitsyn	URS	2.36	1	1	-	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	=OR
5	95	Nick Saunders	BER	2.34	0	2	-	o	xo	-	x--	o	x--	xx-	–	–
6	379	Dietmar Mögenburg	FRG	2.34	1	2	-	-	o	-	xo	xo	x--	xx-	–	–
=7	422	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.31	0	0	-	-	o	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
=7	393	Carlo Thränhardt	FRG	2.31	0	0	-	-	o	-	o	xx-	x--	–	–	–
=7	1052	Igor Paklin	URS	2.31	0	0	-	o	o	-	o	x--	xx-	–	–	–
10	1096	Jim Howard	USA	2.31	0	1	-	o	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
11	1131	Brian Stanton	USA	2.31	1	1	o	-	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
12	848	Krzysztof Krawczyk	POL	2.31	2	3	-	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–
13	605	Luca Toso	ITA	2.25	0	1	xo	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	275	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.25	2	2	o	-	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	985	Róbert Ruffíni	TCH	2.20	2	2	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	445	Geoff Parsons	GBR	2.15	0	0	o	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–