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High Jump, Men

Date	26 – 28 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	37 from 27 countries

Defending champion Javier Sotomayor (CUB) was back but an injured ankle prevented him from being at his best and he would finish 11th. The 1991 World Champion, Charles Austin, had battled injuries since 1991, but was now healthy again. Three jumpers remained at 2.35 (7-8½) – Austin, 1992 bronze medalist Artur Partyka (POL), and Britain’s Steve Smith. At 2.37 (7-9¼) Partyka cleared on his second attempt. Austin and Smith missed twice, and then passed to 2.39 (7-10). At 2.39, Austin cleared to take the lead, Smith went out, while Partyka missed once, and passed to 2.41 (7-10¾). When he missed twice at that height, Austin had the gold medal. He took three attempts at a world record 2.46 (8-0¾), but failed to clear. Partyka won silver, and in seven major international championships between 1992-98 – Olympic, World, and European – he never failed to medal.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	2328	Charles Austin	USA	2.28 (=1)	2.39 (1)	Gold	OR
2	2054	Artur Partyka	POL	2.28 (=1)	2.37 (2)	Silver
3	1510	Steve Smith	GBR	2.28 (=11)	2.35 (3)	Bronze
4	2444	Dragutin Topić	SCG	2.28 (=1)	2.32 (4)
5	2005	Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.28 (5)	2.32 (5)
6	1607	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	2.28 (=6)	2.32 (6)
7	1045	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.28 (=1)	2.32 (7)
8	1833	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.28 (=9)	2.29 (8)
9	1558	Wolfgang Kreißig	GER	2.28 (=11)	2.29 (9)
10	2055	Przemysław Radkiewicz	POL	2.28 (=13)	2.29 (10)
=11	1287	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.28 (=9)	2.25 (=11)
=11	2051	Jarosław Kotewicz	POL	2.28 (=6)	2.25 (=11)
13	1085	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.28 (=6)	2.25 (13)
14	1305	Tomáš Janků	CZE	2.28 (=13)	2.25 (14)
15 r1/2	1205	Charles Lefrançois	CAN	2.26 (15)	–
16 r1/2	2321	V'iacheslav Tyrtyshnik	UKR	2.26 (16)	–
17 r1/2	1687	Konstantin Matusevich	ISR	2.26 (17)	–
18 r1/2	1365	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.26 (18)	–
19 r1/2	1485	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.26 (19)	–
20 r1/2	1092	Ian Thompson	BAH	2.26 (20)	–
21 r1/2	1251	Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.26 (21)	–
22 r1/2	1386	Marko Turban	EST	2.24 (22)	–
23 r1/2	1673	Mark Mandy	IRL	2.20 (23)	–
24 r1/2	1953	Khemraj Naïko	MRI	2.20 (24)	–
25 r1/2	2469	Julio Luciano	DOM	2.20 (25)	–
26 r1/2	2407	Cameron Wright	USA	2.20 (26)	–
=27 r1/2	1031	Chris Anderson	AUS	2.15 (=27)	–
=27 r1/2	1766	Tomohiro Nomura	JPN	2.15 (=27)	–
=27 r1/2	2445	Stevan Zorić	SCG	2.15 (=27)	–
30 r1/2	1916	Loo Kum Zee	MAS	2.15 (30)	–
31 r1/2	2336	Ed Broxterman	USA	2.15 (31)	–
32 r1/2	2470	Kim Tae-Hui	KOR	2.15 (32)	–
33 r1/2	1826	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.10 (33)	–
34 r1/2	1754	Fakhredin Fouad Al-Dien Gor	JOR	2.10 (34)	–
AC r1/2	1187	Olivier Sanou	BUR	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2032	Hugo Muñoz	PER	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2187	Wong Yew Tong	SGP	– (NH)	–
DNS	2255	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	26 July 1996 — 9:00
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	1045	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.28	0	0	Q
=1	2054	Artur Partyka	POL	2.28	0	0	Q
=1	2328	Charles Austin	USA	2.28	0	0	Q
=1	2444	Dragutin Topić	SCG	2.28	0	0	Q
5	2005	Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.28	0	2	Q
=6	1085	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.28	1	1	Q
=6	1607	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	2.28	1	1	Q
=6	2051	Jarosław Kotewicz	POL	2.28	1	1	Q
=9	1287	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.28	1	2	Q
=9	1833	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.28	1	2	Q
=11	1510	Steve Smith	GBR	2.28	1	3	Q
=11	1558	Wolfgang Kreißig	GER	2.28	1	3	Q
=13	1305	Tomáš Janků	CZE	2.28	2	3	Q
=13	2055	Przemysław Radkiewicz	POL	2.28	2	3	Q
15	1205	Charles Lefrançois	CAN	2.26	0	0
16	2321	V'iacheslav Tyrtyshnik	UKR	2.26	0	1
17	1687	Konstantin Matusevich	ISR	2.26	0	3
18	1365	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.26	1	2
19	1485	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.26	1	3
20	1092	Ian Thompson	BAH	2.26	2	3
21	1251	Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.26	2	4
22	1386	Marko Turban	EST	2.24	0	1
23	1673	Mark Mandy	IRL	2.20	0	0
24	1953	Khemraj Naïko	MRI	2.20	1	1
25	2469	Julio Luciano	DOM	2.20	1	2
26	2407	Cameron Wright	USA	2.20	2	2
=27	1031	Chris Anderson	AUS	2.15	0	0
=27	1766	Tomohiro Nomura	JPN	2.15	0	0
=27	2445	Stevan Zorić	SCG	2.15	0	0
30	1916	Loo Kum Zee	MAS	2.15	0	1
31	2336	Ed Broxterman	USA	2.15	0	2
32	2470	Kim Tae-Hui	KOR	2.15	2	3
33	1826	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.10	0	0
34	1754	Fakhredin Fouad Al-Dien Gor	JOR	2.10	2	2
NH	1187	Olivier Sanou	BUR	–	–	–
NH	2032	Hugo Muñoz	PER	–	–	–
NH	2187	Wong Yew Tong	SGP	–	–	–
DNS	2255	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	–	–	–

Group A

Date	26 July 1996

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 2.10 m	Attempts at 2.15 m	Attempts at 2.20 m	Attempts at 2.24 m	Attempts at 2.26 m	Attempts at 2.28 m
1	15	Charles Austin	USA	2.28	0	0	-	-	o	-	o	o
2	17	Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.28	0	2	-	o	o	o	xxo	o
=3	10	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.28	1	1	-	o	-	o	o	xo
=3	4	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	2.28	1	1	-	-	o	o	o	xo
=3	12	Jarosław Kotewicz	POL	2.28	1	1	-	o	-	o	o	xo
6	7	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.28	1	2	-	o	xo	o	o	xo
7	14	Steve Smith	GBR	2.28	1	3	-	o	-	xo	xo	xo
=8	9	Tomáš Janků	CZE	2.28	2	3	o	o	o	o	xo	xxo
=8	11	Przemysław Radkiewicz	POL	2.28	2	3	-	o	o	xo	o	xxo
10	5	Charles Lefrançois	CAN	2.26	0	0	-	o	o	o	o	xxx
11	6	Mark Mandy	IRL	2.20	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–	–
12	18	Julio Luciano	DOM	2.20	1	2	o	xo	xo	xxx	–	–
13	8	Cameron Wright	USA	2.20	2	2	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–
=14	16	Chris Anderson	AUS	2.15	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
=14	13	Tomohiro Nomura	JPN	2.15	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
=14	2	Stevan Zorić	SCG	2.15	0	0	-	o	xxx	–	–	–
17	19	Kim Tae-Hui	KOR	2.15	2	3	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
NH	1	Hugo Muñoz	PER	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	3	Wong Yew Tong	SGP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Group B

Date	26 July 1996

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 2.10 m	Attempts at 2.15 m	Attempts at 2.20 m	Attempts at 2.24 m	Attempts at 2.26 m	Attempts at 2.28 m
=1	7	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.28	0	0	-	-	o	o	o	o
=1	9	Artur Partyka	POL	2.28	0	0	-	-	o	-	o	o
=1	14	Dragutin Topić	SCG	2.28	0	0	-	-	o	o	o	o
4	17	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.28	1	2	-	-	o	-	xo	xo
5	19	Wolfgang Kreißig	GER	2.28	1	3	-	o	xo	xo	o	xo
6	8	V'iacheslav Tyrtyshnik	UKR	2.26	0	1	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx
7	18	Konstantin Matusevich	ISR	2.26	0	3	-	xo	o	xxo	o	xxx
8	12	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.26	1	2	-	o	o	xo	xo	xxx
9	5	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.26	1	3	o	o	xo	xo	xo	xxx
10	13	Ian Thompson	BAH	2.26	2	3	-	o	-	xo	xxo	xxx
11	15	Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.26	2	4	-	o	xo	xo	xxo	xxx
12	6	Marko Turban	EST	2.24	0	1	-	xo	o	o	xxx	–
13	1	Khemraj Naïko	MRI	2.20	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–
14	16	Loo Kum Zee	MAS	2.15	0	1	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–
15	4	Ed Broxterman	USA	2.15	0	2	xxo	o	xxx	–	–	–
16	10	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.10	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
17	3	Fakhredin Fouad Al-Dien Gor	JOR	2.10	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–
NH	11	Olivier Sanou	BUR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	2	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	28 July 1996 — 18:00

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 2.29 m	Attempts at 2.32 m	Attempts at 2.35 m	Attempts at 2.37 m	Attempts at 2.39 m	Attempts at 2.41 m	Attempts at 2.46 m
1	9	Charles Austin	USA	2.39	0	2	o	-	o	-	o	o	xx-	o	-	xxx	OR
2	1	Artur Partyka	POL	2.37	1	1	-	o	-	o	-	o	xo	x-	xx-	–
3	13	Steve Smith	GBR	2.35	1	2	-	-	xo	-	o	xo	xx-	x--	–	–
4	4	Dragutin Topić	SCG	2.32	0	0	-	o	o	o	o	xx-	x-	–	–	–
5	3	Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.32	0	1	-	o	o	xo	o	xx-	x-	–	–	–
6	7	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	2.32	1	1	-	o	o	o	xo	xx-	x-	–	–	–
7	2	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.32	2	2	-	o	o	o	xxo	xx-	x-	–	–	–
8	10	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.29	0	1	-	xo	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
9	14	Wolfgang Kreißig	GER	2.29	0	2	-	xo	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
10	6	Przemysław Radkiewicz	POL	2.29	1	3	-	xo	xo	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=11	5	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.25	0	0	-	-	o	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=11	8	Jarosław Kotewicz	POL	2.25	0	0	o	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
13	11	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.25	1	1	-	-	xo	-	x-	xx-	–	–	–	–
14	12	Tomáš Janků	CZE	2.25	1	3	xo	xo	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–