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Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date25 September
Competitors27 from 18 nations
Winning height2.38 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hennadiy Avdyeyenko
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hollis Conway
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rudolf Povarnitsyn
 Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrik Sjöberg
 Sweden
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The men's high jump competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, had an entry list of 27 competitors from 18 nations, with two qualifying groups (27 jumpers) before the final (16) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. There were two bronze medals awarded.[1] The event was won by Hennadiy Avdyeyenko of the Soviet Union, the nation's first victory in the men's high jump since 1972 and fourth overall. Hollis Conway's silver returned the United States to the podium after a two-Games absence (boycotted in 1980; best place was fourth in 1984) that had disrupted the American streak of medaling in every Olympic men's high jump. Patrik Sjöberg's bronze made Sweden the fourth nation (and Sjöberg the fifth man) to medal in two consecutive Games, after the United States, the Soviet Union, and France. The other bronze medal went to Rudolf Povarnitsyn of the Soviet Union after the countback could not break the tie for third.

Background

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This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1984 Games were gold medalist Dietmar Mögenburg of West Germany, silver medalist Patrik Sjöberg of Sweden, bronze medalist Zhu Jianhua of China, sixth-place finisher Milton Ottey of Canada, and tenth-place finisher Carlo Thränhardt of West Germany. For the third straight Games, a boycott affected the high jump favorites; this time, world record holder Javier Sotomayor of Cuba was unable to compete. Without Sotomayor, it was difficult to select a favorite among the strong field which included five former world record holders. All three of the returning medalists had held the record at some point, as had Soviet team members Rudolf Povarnitsyn and Igor Paklin. The third Soviet, Hennadiy Avdyeyenko, had won the world championship in 1983 before missing the 1984 Games due to the boycott. Sjöberg was the reigning (1987) world champion.[2]

Burkina Faso made its debut in the event. The United States made its 20th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

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The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1912. There were two distinct rounds of jumping with results cleared between rounds. Jumpers were eliminated if they had three consecutive failures, whether at a single height or between multiple heights if they attempted to advance before clearing a height.

The qualifying round had the bar set at 2.05 metres, 2.10 metres, 2.15 metres, 2.19 metres, 2.22 metres, 2.25 metres, and 2.28 metres. All jumpers clearing 2.28 metres in the qualifying round advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 jumpers could achieve it, the top 12 (including ties) would advance to the final.

The final had jumps at 2.15 metres, 2.20 metres, 2.25 metres, 2.28 metres, 2.31 metres, 2.34 metres, 2.36 metres, 2.38 metres, and 2.40 metres.[2][3]

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World record  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.43 Salamanca, Spain 8 September 1988
Olympic record  Gerd Wessig (GDR) 2.36 Moscow, Soviet Union 1 August 1980

All four medalists matched the Olympic record at 2.36 metres before Hennadiy Avdyeyenko broke it at 2.38 metres to win the gold.

Schedule

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All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 24 September 1988 12:00 Qualifying
Sunday, 25 September 1988 12:10 Final

Results

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Key

  • o = Height cleared
  • x = Height failed
  • = Height passed
  • r  = Retired
  • SB = Season's best
  • PB = Personal best
  • NR = National record
  • AR = Area record
  • OR = Olympic record
  • WR = World record
  • WL = World lead
  • NM = No mark
  • DNS = Did not start
  • DQ = Disqualified

Qualifying

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Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.28 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nation 2.05 2.10 2.15 2.19 2.22 2.25 2.28 Height Notes
1 A Dietmar Mögenburg  West Germany o o o 2.28 Q
A Igor Paklin  Soviet Union o o o 2.28 Q
3 A Geoff Parsons  Great Britain o xo o 2.28 Q
4 A Clarence Saunders  Bermuda o xxo o 2.28 Q
5 A Dalton Grant  Great Britain o xo xo 2.28 Q
A Hollis Conway  United States o o xo xo 2.28 Q
7 A Arturo Ortiz  Spain o o xo xo xo 2.28 Q
8 B Patrik Sjöberg  Sweden o o o 2.25 q
9 A Robert Ruffini  Czechoslovakia o o xo o xxx 2.25 q
B Rudolf Povarnitsyn  Soviet Union xo o o 2.25 q
B Brian Stanton  United States o o xo o 2.25 q
12 B Hennadiy Avdyeyenko  Soviet Union o xxo o 2.25 q
13 B Carlo Thränhardt  West Germany o xo 2.25 q
B Jim Howard  United States o o o xo 2.25 q
15 B Krzysztof Krawczyk  Poland o xo xo 2.25 q
16 A Luca Toso  Italy o xo xxo xxx 2.25 q
17 B Milton Ottey  Canada xo o xxx 2.22
18 B Cho Hyun-wook  South Korea o o xxo xxx 2.22
19 B Brian Marshall  Canada o xxo xxo xxo xxx 2.22
20 A Troy Kemp  Bahamas o o xxx 2.19
A Sorin Matei  Romania o xxx 2.19
B Artur Partyka  Poland o o o xxx 2.19
23 B Zhu Jianhua  China o xo xxx 2.19
24 A Floyd Manderson  Great Britain o o o xxo xxx 2.19
25 A Paul Ngadjadoum  Chad o o o r 2.15
26 B Fernando Pastoriza  Argentina o o xxx 2.10
B Cheick Seynou  Burkina Faso xxx No mark

Final

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The competition was marked by "passes and tactical maneuvers."[2]

Rank Athlete Nation 2.15 2.20 2.25 2.28 2.31 2.34 2.36 2.38 2.40 2.44 Height Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hennadiy Avdyeyenko  Soviet Union o o o o o xo x– xx 2.38 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hollis Conway  United States xo xo o o xo o xxx 2.36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rudolf Povarnitsyn  Soviet Union o o o o o xo xxx 2.36
Patrik Sjöberg  Sweden o o xo xxx 2.36
5 Clarence Saunders  Bermuda o xo x– o x– xx 2.34
6 Dietmar Mögenburg  West Germany o xo xo x– xx 2.34
7 Dalton Grant  Great Britain o o xxx 2.31
Igor Paklin  Soviet Union o o o x– xx 2.31
Carlo Thränhardt  West Germany o o xx– x 2.31
10 Jim Howard  United States o o xo o xxx 2.31
11 Brian Stanton  United States o o o xo xxx 2.31
12 Krzysztof Krawczyk  Poland o o xo xxo xxx 2.31
13 Luca Toso  Italy xo o o xxx 2.25
14 Arturo Ortiz  Spain o xxo xxx 2.25
15 Robert Ruffini  Czechoslovakia o xxo xxx 2.20
16 Geoff Parsons  Great Britain o xxx 2.15

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 242.
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