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High Jump, Men

Date9 – 10 September 1972
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympiastadion, Olympiapark, München
Participants40 from 26 countries

The top jumper in 1971 was Pat Matzdorf, who broke the world record with 2.29 (7-6) and won the Pan-American Games. But he failed to make the US team for München. The competition was felt to be wide-open with no favorite. Five jumpers survived over 2.18 (7-1¾) metres. At 2.21 (7-3), only Jüri Tarmak (URS/EST), Stefan Junge (GDR), and surprising young American Dwight Stones cleared, and the medalists were settled, but the colors remained to be determined. Only Tarmak could clear 2.23 (7-3¾), succeeding on his second attempt and he had the gold. Junge won silver on the countback, needing two attempts at 2.21 (7-3), while Stones had needed three. Tarmak was a straddler and remains the last man to win Olympic gold using that technique. Junge also jumped with the straddle, and they are the last two straddlers to win Olympic medals.

PosNrAthleteNOCQualifying RoundFinal Round
1962Jüri TarmakURS2.15 (=3)2.23 (1)Gold
2331Stefan JungeGDR2.15 (16)2.21 (2)Silver
31021Dwight StonesUSA2.15 (=1)2.21 (3)Bronze
4379Hermann MagerlFRG2.15 (12)2.18 (4)
5466Ádám SzepesiHUN2.15 (=3)2.18 (5)
=683John BeersCAN2.15 (13)2.15 (=6)
=6461István MajorHUN2.15 (=3)2.15 (=6)
8918Rustam AkhmetovURS2.15 (=3)2.15 (8)
994John HawkinsCAN2.15 (=14)2.15 (9)
10516Enzo Del FornoITA2.15 (=3)2.15 (10)
11841Jan DahlgrenSWE2.15 (=3)2.15 (11)
=12433Vasilios PapadimitriouGRE2.15 (=3)2.15 (=12)
=12954Kęstutis ŠapkaURS2.15 (=3)2.15 (=12)
14248Bernard GauthierFRA2.15 (=14)2.15 (14)
15246Henry ElliottFRA2.15 (=1)2.10 (15)
16782Șerban IoanROU2.15 (=3)2.10 (16)
17534Gian Marco SchivoITA2.15 (19)2.10 (17)
1834Lawrie PeckhamAUS2.15 (17)2.10 (18)
19566Hidehiko TomizawaJPN2.15 (18)2.05 (19)
20 r1/2982Chris DunnUSA2.12 (20)
21 r1/2880Roman MoravecTCH2.12 (21)
22 r1/2994Ron JourdanUSA2.12 (22)
23 r1/275Petar BogdanovBUL2.12 (23)
24 r1/2402Ingomar SieghartFRG2.12 (24)
25 r1/2491Teymour GhiassiIRI2.12 (25)
26 r1/2428Ioannis KousoulasGRE2.12 (26)
27 r1/2468József TihanyiHUN2.09 (27)
28 r1/288Rick CuttellCAN2.09 (28)
29 r1/2865Jaroslav AlexaTCH2.09 (29)
30 r1/2829Michel PatrySUI2.09 (30)
31 r1/2564Kuniyoshi SugiokaJPN2.06 (31)
32 r1/2131Park Sang-SuKOR2.00 (32)
=33 r1/2801Nor HamidSGP2.00 (=33)
=33 r1/2808Abdullah Noor WasugheSOM2.00 (=33)
35 r1/2112Ahmed SénoussiCHA2.00 (35)
=36 r1/25Luis BarrionuevoARG1.90 (=36)
=36 r1/2592Sitha SinCAM1.90 (=36)
=36 r1/2633Daniel MkandawireMAW1.90 (=36)
39 r1/2123Hamadou EveléCMR1.90 (39)
40 r1/2473Suresh BabuIND1.90 (40)
DNS710Bogusław BialekPOL– (DNS)
DNS136Irolan HechavarríaCUB– (DNS)
DNS676Leif Roar FalkumNOR– (DNS)

Qualifying Round (9 September 1972 — 10:00)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 2.15 metres advanced to the final.

PosAthleteNOCHeightMissesTotal MissesTotal Attempts
=1Henry ElliottFRA2.15004Q
=1Dwight StonesUSA2.15004Q
=3Vasilios PapadimitriouGRE2.15005Q
=3István MajorHUN2.15005Q
=3Ádám SzepesiHUN2.15005Q
=3Enzo Del FornoITA2.15005Q
=3Șerban IoanROU2.15005Q
=3Jan DahlgrenSWE2.15005Q
=3Rustam AkhmetovURS2.15005Q
=3Kęstutis ŠapkaURS2.15005Q
=3Jüri TarmakURS2.15005Q
12Hermann MagerlFRG2.15014Q
13John BeersCAN2.15027Q
=14John HawkinsCAN2.15116Q
=14Bernard GauthierFRA2.15116Q
16Stefan JungeGDR2.15137Q
17Lawrie PeckhamAUS2.15138Q
18Hidehiko TomizawaJPN2.152510Q
19Gian Marco SchivoITA2.152511Q
20Chris DunnUSA2.12002
21Roman MoravecTCH2.12004
22Ron JourdanUSA2.12005
23Petar BogdanovBUL2.12115
24Ingomar SieghartFRG2.12127
25Teymour GhiassiIRI2.12226
26Ioannis KousoulasGRE2.12249
27József TihanyiHUN2.09003
28Rick CuttellCAN2.09025
29Jaroslav AlexaTCH2.09114
30Michel PatrySUI2.09125
31Kuniyoshi SugiokaJPN2.06002
32Park Sang-SuKOR2.00002
=33Nor HamidSGP2.00003
=33Abdullah Noor WasugheSOM2.00003
35Ahmed SénoussiCHA2.00112
=36Luis BarrionuevoARG1.90001
=36Sitha SinCAM1.90001
=36Daniel MkandawireMAW1.90001
39Hamadou EveléCMR1.90112
40Suresh BabuIND1.90223
DNSBogusław BialekPOL
DNSIrolan HechavarríaCUB
DNSLeif Roar FalkumNOR

Qualifying Round, Group A (9 September 1972)

PosAthleteNOCHeightMissesTotal MissesTotal Attempts1.80 m1.90 m2.00 m2.06 m2.09 m2.12 m2.15 m
=1Henry ElliottFRA2.15004---oooo
=1Dwight StonesUSA2.15004---oooo
=3Vasilios PapadimitriouGRE2.15005--ooooo
=3István MajorHUN2.15005--ooooo
=3Ádám SzepesiHUN2.15005--ooooo
=3Șerban IoanROU2.15005--ooooo
=3Jan DahlgrenSWE2.15005--ooooo
=3Rustam AkhmetovURS2.15005--ooooo
=3Kęstutis ŠapkaURS2.15005--ooooo
=3Jüri TarmakURS2.15005--ooooo
11Hermann MagerlFRG2.15014---o-xoo
12Bernard GauthierFRA2.15116--ooooxo
13Stefan JungeGDR2.15137--oo-xxoxo
14Lawrie PeckhamAUS2.15138--ooxxooxo
15Hidehiko TomizawaJPN2.152510--xoooxxoxxo
16Gian Marco SchivoITA2.152511-ooxooxxoxxo
17Chris DunnUSA2.12002---o-oxxx
18Roman MoravecTCH2.12004--ooooxxx
19Ron JourdanUSA2.12005-oooooxxx
20Petar BogdanovBUL2.12115--oooxoxxx
21József TihanyiHUN2.09003--oooxxx
22Jaroslav AlexaTCH2.09114--ooxoxxx

Qualifying Round, Group B (9 September 1972)

PosAthleteNOCHeightMissesTotal MissesTotal Attempts1.80 m1.90 m2.00 m2.06 m2.09 m2.12 m2.15 m
1Enzo Del FornoITA2.15005--ooooo
2John BeersCAN2.15027--xoooxoo
3John HawkinsCAN2.15116--ooooxo
4Ingomar SieghartFRG2.12127-oooxoxoxxx
5Teymour GhiassiIRI2.12226--oooxxoxxx
6Ioannis KousoulasGRE2.12249-oooxxoxxoxxx
7Rick CuttellCAN2.09025--xoxooxxx
8Michel PatrySUI2.09125-oxo-xo-xxx
9Kuniyoshi SugiokaJPN2.06002--ooxxx
10Park Sang-SuKOR2.00002-ooxxx
=11Nor HamidSGP2.00003oooxxx
=11Abdullah Noor WasugheSOM2.00003oooxxx
13Ahmed SénoussiCHA2.00112--xoxxx
=14Luis BarrionuevoARG1.90001-oxxx
=14Sitha SinCAM1.90001-oxxx
=14Daniel MkandawireMAW1.90001-oxxx
17Hamadou EveléCMR1.90112-xoxxx
18Suresh BabuIND1.90223-xxoxxx
DNSBogusław BialekPOL
DNSIrolan HechavarríaCUB
DNSLeif Roar FalkumNOR

Final Round (10 September 1972 — 15:00)

PosAthleteNOCHeightMissesTotal MissesTotal Attempts2.00 m2.05 m2.10 m2.15 m2.18 m2.21 m2.23 m2.26 m
1Jüri TarmakURS2.23127--oooxoxoxxx
2Stefan JungeGDR2.21127-xooooxoxxx
3Dwight StonesUSA2.21226--oooxxoxxx
4Hermann MagerlFRG2.18015-ooxooxxx
5Ádám SzepesiHUN2.18227ooooxxoxxx
=6John BeersCAN2.15003-oooxxx
=6István MajorHUN2.15003-oooxxx
8Rustam AkhmetovURS2.15004ooooxxx
9John HawkinsCAN2.15014-oxooxxx
10Enzo Del FornoITA2.15115oooxoxxx
11Jan DahlgrenSWE2.15125-oxoxoxxx
=12Vasilios PapadimitriouGRE2.15225-ooxxoxxx
=12Kęstutis ŠapkaURS2.15225-ooxxoxxx
14Bernard GauthierFRA2.15237ooxoxxoxxx
15Henry ElliottFRA2.10001--o-xxx
16Șerban IoanROU2.10002o-oxxx
17Gian Marco SchivoITA2.10113-oxoxxx
18Lawrie PeckhamAUS2.10114ooxoxxx
19Hidehiko TomizawaJPN2.05013xooxxx