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High Jump, Men

Date	22 – 24 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	35 from 24 countries

Favored was 1999 World Champion Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS) who had the best jump of the year (2.40 (7-10½)) and had won 14 of 20 meets in 2000. Defending champion Charles Austin was back and considered a medal contender. Also returning, and controversially, was Cuban super jumper Javier Sotomayor, the 1992 gold medalist. In 1999, Soto tested positive for cocaine at the Pan-American Games and was given a two-year suspension. But the IAAF reinstated him just before the Olympics, allowing him to compete. In the final seven jumpers got over 2.32 (7-7¼). But of those, only Russian Sergey Klyugin succeeded at 2.35 (7-8½) and that earned him the gold medal. Soto had no misses thru 2.32 (7-7¼) which earned him the silver medal.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	Sergey Klyugin	RUS	2.27 (5)	2.35 (1)	Gold
2	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.27 (=7)	2.32 (2)	Silver
3	Abderrahmane Hammad	ALG	2.27 (=7)	2.32 (3)	Bronze
4	Stefan Holm	SWE	2.27 (=1)	2.32 (4)
5	Konstantin Matusevich	ISR	2.27 (=1)	2.32 (5)
=6	Mark Boswell	CAN	2.27 (13)	2.32 (=6)
=6	Staffan Strand	SWE	2.27 (=7)	2.32 (=6)
8	Wolfgang Kreißig	GER	2.27 (=1)	2.29 (8)
9	Serhiy Dymchenko	UKR	2.27 (=7)	2.29 (9)
10	Vyacheslav Voronin	RUS	2.27 (=1)	2.29 (10)
11	Nathan Leeper	USA	2.27 (6)	2.25 (11)
12	Kwaku Boateng	CAN	2.27 (=7)	2.25 (12)
13	Kenny Evans	USA	2.27 (12)	2.20 (13)
=14 r1/2	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.24 (=14)	–
=14 r1/2	Elvir Krehmić	BIH	2.24 (=14)	–
=16 r1/2	Mika Polku	FIN	2.24 (=16)	–
=16 r1/2	Christian Rhoden	GER	2.24 (=16)	–
=16 r1/2	Andriy Sokolovskyi	UKR	2.24 (=16)	–
19 r1/2	Yury Pakhlyayev	KAZ	2.24 (19)	–
20 r1/2	Charles Austin	USA	2.20 (20)	–
=21 r1/2	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.20 (=21)	–
=21 r1/2	Dragutin Topić	SCG	2.20 (=21)	–
=23 r1/2	Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.20 (=23)	–
=23 r1/2	Brendan Reilly	IRL	2.20 (=23)	–
=23 r1/2	Wilbert Pennings	NED	2.20 (=23)	–
26 r1/2	Toni Huikuri	FIN	2.20 (26)	–
=27 r1/2	Ben Challenger	GBR	2.15 (=27)	–
=27 r1/2	Takahisa Yoshida	JPN	2.15 (=27)	–
=27 r1/2	Glenn Howard	NZL	2.15 (=27)	–
=27 r1/2	Pyotr Brayko	RUS	2.15 (=27)	–
=27 r1/2	Stevan Zorić	SCG	2.15 (=27)	–
=27 r1/2	Ruslan Hlivinskyi	UKR	2.15 (=27)	–
33 r1/2	Jean-Claude Rabbath	LBN	2.15 (33)	–
34 r1/2	Aliaksei Lelin	BLR	2.15 (34)	–
AC r1/2	Hugo Muñoz	PER	– (NH)	–
DNS	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	22 September 2000
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 2.30 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared
=1	Wolfgang Kreißig	GER	2.27	0	0	q
=1	Konstantin Matusevich	ISR	2.27	0	0	q
=1	Vyacheslav Voronin	RUS	2.27	0	0	q
=1	Stefan Holm	SWE	2.27	0	0	q
5	Sergey Klyugin	RUS	2.27	0	1	q
6	Nathan Leeper	USA	2.27	0	2	q
=7	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.27	1	1	q
=7	Abderrahmane Hammad	ALG	2.27	1	1	q
=7	Kwaku Boateng	CAN	2.27	1	1	q
=7	Staffan Strand	SWE	2.27	1	1	q
=7	Serhiy Dymchenko	UKR	2.27	1	1	q
12	Kenny Evans	USA	2.27	1	2	q
13	Mark Boswell	CAN	2.27	2	3	q
=14	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.24	0	0
=14	Elvir Krehmić	BIH	2.24	0	0
=16	Christian Rhoden	GER	2.24	1	1
=16	Mika Polku	FIN	2.24	1	1
=16	Andriy Sokolovskyi	UKR	2.24	1	1
19	Yury Pakhlyayev	KAZ	2.24	2	2
20	Charles Austin	USA	2.20	0	0
=21	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.20	0	1
=21	Dragutin Topić	SCG	2.20	0	1
=23	Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.20	1	1
=23	Brendan Reilly	IRL	2.20	1	1
=23	Wilbert Pennings	NED	2.20	1	1
26	Toni Huikuri	FIN	2.20	2	2
=27	Stevan Zorić	SCG	2.15	0	0
=27	Ben Challenger	GBR	2.15	0	0
=27	Takahisa Yoshida	JPN	2.15	0	0
=27	Glenn Howard	NZL	2.15	0	0
=27	Pyotr Brayko	RUS	2.15	0	0
=27	Ruslan Hlivinskyi	UKR	2.15	0	0
33	Jean-Claude Rabbath	LBN	2.15	1	1
34	Aliaksei Lelin	BLR	2.15	2	2
NH	Hugo Muñoz	PER	–	–	–
DNS	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	–	–	–

Group A

Date	22 September 2000 — 19:25

Pos	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 2.24 m	Attempts at 2.27 m
=1	Konstantin Matusevich	ISR	2.27	0	0	o	o	o	o
=1	Stefan Holm	SWE	2.27	0	0	-	o	o	o
3	Sergey Klyugin	RUS	2.27	0	1	-	xo	o	o
4	Abderrahmane Hammad	ALG	2.27	1	1	-	o	o	xo
5	Mark Boswell	CAN	2.27	2	3	-	o	xo	xxo
=6	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.24	0	0	o	o	o	xxx
=6	Elvir Krehmić	BIH	2.24	0	0	o	o	o	xxx
=8	Christian Rhoden	GER	2.24	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx
=8	Mika Polku	FIN	2.24	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx
=8	Andriy Sokolovskyi	UKR	2.24	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx
11	Yury Pakhlyayev	KAZ	2.24	2	2	o	o	xxo	xxx
12	Charles Austin	USA	2.20	0	0	-	o	x--	xx-
=13	Stevan Zorić	SCG	2.15	0	0	o	xxx	–	–
=13	Ben Challenger	GBR	2.15	0	0	o	xxx	–	–
=13	Takahisa Yoshida	JPN	2.15	0	0	o	xxx	–	–
=13	Ruslan Hlivinskyi	UKR	2.15	0	0	o	xxx	–	–
17	Jean-Claude Rabbath	LBN	2.15	1	1	xo	xxx	–	–
18	Aliaksei Lelin	BLR	2.15	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–

Group B

Date	22 September 2000 — 19:25

Pos	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 2.24 m	Attempts at 2.27 m
=1	Wolfgang Kreißig	GER	2.27	0	0	-	o	o	o
=1	Vyacheslav Voronin	RUS	2.27	0	0	-	o	o	o
3	Nathan Leeper	USA	2.27	0	2	-	o	xxo	o
=4	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.27	1	1	-	o	-	xo
=4	Kwaku Boateng	CAN	2.27	1	1	o	-	o	xo
=4	Staffan Strand	SWE	2.27	1	1	-	o	o	xo
=4	Serhiy Dymchenko	UKR	2.27	1	1	o	o	o	xo
8	Kenny Evans	USA	2.27	1	2	o	xo	o	xo
=9	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.20	0	1	x-	o	xxx	–
=9	Dragutin Topić	SCG	2.20	0	1	xo	o	xx-	x--
=11	Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.20	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–
=11	Brendan Reilly	IRL	2.20	1	1	-	xo	xxx	–
=11	Wilbert Pennings	NED	2.20	1	1	-	xo	-	xxx
14	Toni Huikuri	FIN	2.20	2	2	o	xxo	xxx	–
=15	Glenn Howard	NZL	2.15	0	0	o	xxx	–	–
=15	Pyotr Brayko	RUS	2.15	0	0	o	xxx	–	–
NH	Hugo Muñoz	PER	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	24 September 2000 — 18:10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	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
1	Sergey Klyugin	RUS	2.35	0	1	o	-	o	xo	o
2	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.32	0	0	-	o	-	o	xxx
3	Abderrahmane Hammad	ALG	2.32	0	1	o	o	xo	o	xxx
4	Stefan Holm	SWE	2.32	0	2	o	o	xxo	o	xxx
5	Konstantin Matusevich	ISR	2.32	2	2	o	o	o	xxo	xxx
=6	Mark Boswell	CAN	2.32	2	3	xo	o	-	xxo	xxx
=6	Staffan Strand	SWE	2.32	2	3	-	xo	o	xxo	xxx
8	Wolfgang Kreißig	GER	2.29	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–
9	Serhiy Dymchenko	UKR	2.29	0	1	o	xo	o	xxx	–
10	Vyacheslav Voronin	RUS	2.29	2	2	o	o	xxo	xxx	–
11	Nathan Leeper	USA	2.25	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–
12	Kwaku Boateng	CAN	2.25	1	2	xo	xo	xxx	–	–
13	Kenny Evans	USA	2.20	1	1	xo	xxx	–	–	–