Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - High Jump (Men)

Athletics on 2008 Summer Olympics
Track Disciplines
100 meters	men	women
200 meters	men	women
400 meters	men	women
800 meters	men	women
1,500 meters	men	women
5000 meters	men	women
10,000 meters	men	women
100 meters with barriers		women
110 meters with barriers	men
400 meters with barriers	men	women
3000 meters with obstacles	men	women
Relay race 4 × 100 meters	men	women
Relay race 4 × 400 meters	men	women
Highway Disciplines
Marathon	men	women
20 kilometers walking	men	women
50 kilometers walking	men
Technical disciplines
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
High jump	men	women
Pole vaulting	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin-throwing	men	women
Hammer throwing	men	women
All-around
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men

Men's high jump competition at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics was held on August 17 and 19 at the Beijing National Stadium .

Content

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Andrey Silnov Russia	Jermain Mason Great Britain	Yaroslav Rybakov Russia

Qualification of participants

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of each country had the right to declare for participation in the competition no more than three athletes who met standard A (2.30 m) during the qualification period from January 1, 2007 to July 23, 2008 . Also, the NOC could declare no more than one athlete from among those who fulfilled the B standard (2.27 m) in the same period. Qualification standards were established by the IAAF . ^[one]

Records

Data shown at the start of the Olympic Games.

World record	Javier Sotomayor ( Cuba )	2.45 m ^[2]	Salamanca ( Spain )	July 27, 1993
Olympic record	Charles Austin ( USA )	2.39 m	Atlanta ( USA )	July 28, 1996

According to the results of the competition, both records remained the same.

Competition

To qualify for the finals, athletes must show in the qualification a result no worse than 2.32 m. A minimum of 12 athletes enter the finals. If the number of those who completed the qualification is greater, then all athletes who have completed the qualification will qualify for the final. In the event that the number of those who completed the qualification is less than 12, then the athletes are selected in the finals for the best result.

Results are shown in meters. The following abbreviations are also used:

Q - qualification standard fulfilled
q - qualified for the best result among those who failed to meet the qualification standard

SB - the best result of the season
PB is the best career result

NR - national record
NM - there are no credible attempts

Qualification

A place	Sportsman	2.10	2.15	2.20	2.25	2.29	Result	Notes
one.	Yaroslav Baba ( CZE )	-	about	about	about	about	2.29	q
one.	Jermain Mason ( GBR )	-	ο	about	about	about	2.29	q
3.	Raul Shpunk ( GER )	-	about	about	ho	about	2.29	q
four.	Stefan Holm ( SWE )	-	-	about	about	ho	2.29	q
five.	Rogle Presell ( SLO )	-	about	about	about	xxx	2.25	q
five.	Yaroslav Rybakov ( RUS )	-	about	about	about	xxx	2.25	q
7.	Andra Manson ( USA )	-	ho	ho	about	xxx	2.25
eight.	Andrea Bettinelli ( ITA )	-	about	about	ho	xxx	2.25
eight.	Michael Anani ( FRA )	about	about	about	ho	xxx	2.25
eight.	Vyacheslav Voronin ( RUS )	-	about	about	ho	xxx	2.25
eleven.	Dragutin Topic ( SRB )	-	about	ho	ho	xxx	2.25
12.	Nicky Palli ( ISR )	about	about	about	xxx		2.20
12.	Donald Thomas ( BAH )	-	about	about	xxx		2.20
14.	Michal Beneck	-	ho	about	xxx		2.20
14.	Majed Aldin Ghazal	about	ho	about	xxx		2.20	= NR
sixteen.	Dusty Jonas	about	about	ho	xxx		2.20
17.	Peter Gorak	about	ho	xxx			2.15
17.	Gerardo Martinez	about	ho	xxx			2.15
nineteen.	Konstantinos Baniotis	ho	xxx				2.10
20.	Alexander Nartov	hho	xxx				2.10

A place	Sportsman	2.10	2.15	2.20	2.25	2.29	Result	Notes
one.	Jesse de Lima ( BRA )	-	about	about	about	about	2.29	q
one.	Tomas Janku ( CZE )	about	about	about	about	about	2.29	q
3.	Martin Bernard ( GBR )	-	about	about	about	ho	2.29	q
3.	Andrey Silnov ( RUS )	-	about	about	about	ho	2.29	q
five.	Filippo Campioli ( ITA )	about	about	about	about	xxx	2.25	q
6.	Tom Parsons ( GBR )	-	about	ho	about	xxx	2.25	q
7.	Kyriakos John ( CYP )	-	ho	ho	ho	xxx	2.25
eight.	Mike mason	-	about	about	hho	xxx	2.25
eight.	Jesse Williams	-	about	about	hho	xxx	2.25
ten.	Dmitry Demyanjuk	about	about	about	xxx		2.20
eleven.	Linus Turnblad	-	about	ho	xxx		2.20
12.	James Greyman ( ANT )	ho	hho	ho	xxx		2.20
13.	Javier Bermejo	about	about	hho	xxx		2.20
13.	Kabelo Kgosjemang	-	about	hho	xxx		2.20
13.	Alessandro Talotti	about	about	hho	xxx		2.20
sixteen.		about	ho	hho	xxx		2.20
17.	Yuri Krimarenko	about	ho	xxx			2.15
18.	Naoyuki Daigo	hho	hho	xxx			2.15
nineteen.	Sergey Zasimovich	ho	xxx				2.10
	Huang Haijiang	xxx					NM

Final

A place	Sportsman	2.15	2.20	2.25	2.29	2.32	2.34	2.36	2.42	Result	Notes
01!	Andrey Silnov ( RUS )	-	about	about	about	about	about	about	xxx	2.36
02!	Jermain Mason ( GBR )	-	about	about	x-	about	about	xxx		2.34	= PB
03!	Yaroslav Rybakov ( RUS )	-	about	about	about	hho	about	xxx		2.34	SB
four.	Stefan Holm ( SWE )	-	about	about	about	about	x-	xx		2.32
five.	Raul Shpunk ( GER )	about	about	about	about	xx o	xx	x		2.32	PB
6.	Yaroslav Baba ( CZE )	about	about	about	about	x-	x-	x		2.29
7.	Tomas Janku ( CZE )	about	about	about	x o	x-	xx			2.29
eight.	Tom Parsons ( GBR )	about	about	about	xxx					2.25
9.	Martin Bernard ( GBR )	about	about	x o	x-	xx				2.25
ten.	Filippo Campioli ( ITA )	about	about	xxx						2.20
ten.	Jesse de Lima ( BRA )	-	about	xxx						2.20
12.	Rogle Presell ( SLO )	about	xx o	xxx						2.20

Notes

↑ Qualification Standards for the 2008 Summer Olympics (Neopr.) . IAAF . Date of treatment August 4, 2008. Archived March 17, 2012.
↑ World and Olympic records on the IOC official website (neopr.) . IOC . Archived March 17, 2012.

[1] Qualification Standards for the 2008 Summer Olympics (Neopr.) . IAAF . Date of treatment August 4, 2008. Archived March 17, 2012.

[2] World and Olympic records on the IOC official website (neopr.) . IOC . Archived March 17, 2012.