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High Jump, Men

Date	31 July – 2 August 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	43 from 27 countries

The best jumper of the 1980s had been Cuban Javier Sotomayor but he had been boycotted out of both the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. Sotomayor had set his first world record in 1988 with 2.43 (7-11½). On 29 July 1989, at the Central American and Caribbean Championships, he broke that with a second-attempt clearance of 2.44. It was a historic jump for Imperial-measure fans, as that was the first jump over 8 feet – actually it would be 8-0⅛. Soto bettered that in 1993 with 2.45, and thru 2025 he remains the only jumper to clear the 8-foot barrier. He was favored in 1992, with other jumpers to watch being Sweden’s Patrik Sjöberg, 1987 World Champion, 1991 World Champion Charles Austin, and the 1988 Olympic silver medalist, Hollis Conway. After 2.34 (7-8) five jumpers remained, Soto, Sjöberg, Conway, and Australia’s Tim Forsyth and Poland’s Artur Partyka, but Soto led as he had not missed at the height. and that decided the competition, as nobody succeeded at 2.37 (7-9¼). Sjöberg won the silver medal with fewer total misses.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	367	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.26 (=3)	2.34 (1)	Gold
2	1574	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	2.26 (=3)	2.34 (2)	Silver
=3	44	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.26 (14)	2.34 (=3)	Bronze
=3	1377	Artur Partyka	POL	2.26 (13)	2.34 (=3)	Bronze
=3	1679	Hollis Conway	USA	2.26 (=10)	2.34 (=3)	Bronze
6	850	Ralf Sonn	GER	2.26 (7)	2.31 (6)
7	88	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.26 (=10)	2.31 (7)
=8	341	Marino Drake	CUB	2.29 (1)	2.28 (=8)
=8	943	Dragutin Topić	IOA	2.26 (=3)	2.28 (=8)
=8	1665	Charles Austin	USA	2.26 (=3)	2.28 (=8)
11	401	Gustavo Becker	ESP	2.26 (=8)	2.28 (11)
12	760	Steve Smith	GBR	2.29 (2)	2.24 (12)
13	1460	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.26 (=8)	2.24 (13)
14	174	Georgi Dakov	BUL	2.26 (12)	2.24 (14)
15 r1/2	1317	Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.23 (15)	–
=16 r1/2	91	Ian Thompson	BAH	2.23 (=16)	–
=16 r1/2	751	Brendan Reilly	GBR	2.23 (=16)	–
18 r1/2	1749	Darrin Plab	USA	2.23 (18)	–
=19 r1/2	883	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	2.20 (=19)	–
=19 r1/2	1154	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.20 (=19)	–
=19 r1/2	1321	Håkon Särnblom	NOR	2.20 (=19)	–
=22 r1/2	68	Lochsley Thomson	AUS	2.20 (=22)	–
=22 r1/2	543	Igor Paklin	EUN	2.20 (=22)	–
24 r1/2	558	Yury Sergiyenko	EUN	2.20 (24)	–
25 r1/2	785	Hendrik Beyer	GER	2.20 (25)	–
26 r1/2	291	Xu Yang	CHN	2.20 (26)	–
=27 r1/2	441	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.15 (=27)	–
=27 r1/2	830	Dietmar Mögenburg	GER	2.15 (=27)	–
=29 r1/2	713	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.15 (=29)	–
=29 r1/2	944	Stevan Zorić	IOA	2.15 (=29)	–
=31 r1/2	33	David Anderson	AUS	2.15 (=31)	–
=31 r1/2	252	Alex Zaliauskas	CAN	2.15 (=31)	–
=33 r1/2	11	Yacine Mousli	ALG	2.10 (=33)	–
=33 r1/2	881	Kosmas Michalopoulos	GRE	2.10 (=33)	–
=33 r1/2	946	Hossein Shahyan	IRI	2.10 (=33)	–
=33 r1/2	1262	Khemraj Naïko	MRI	2.10 (=33)	–
=33 r1/2	1437	Abdullah Mohamed Al-Sheib	QAT	2.10 (=33)	–
=33 r1/2	1506	Danny Beauchamp	SEY	2.10 (=33)	–
=39 r1/2	1037	Karl Scatliffe	IVB	2.10 (=39)	–
=39 r1/2	1146	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.10 (=39)	–
41 r1/2	674	Hilaire Onwanlélé-Ozimo	GAB	2.05 (41)	–
42 r1/2	1073	Fakhredin Fouad Al-Dien Gor	JOR	2.05 (42)	–
AC r1/2	116	Nick Saunders	BER	– (NH)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	31 July 1992 — 18:10
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 2.29 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared
1	341	Marino Drake	CUB	2.29	1	4	Q
2	760	Steve Smith	GBR	2.29	2	4	Q
=3	367	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.26	0	0	q
=3	1574	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	2.26	0	0	q
=3	1665	Charles Austin	USA	2.26	0	0	q
=3	943	Dragutin Topić	IOA	2.26	0	0	q
7	850	Ralf Sonn	GER	2.26	0	1	q
=8	401	Gustavo Becker	ESP	2.26	0	2	q
=8	1460	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.26	0	2	q
=10	88	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.26	1	1	q
=10	1679	Hollis Conway	USA	2.26	1	1	q
12	174	Georgi Dakov	BUL	2.26	1	3	q
13	1377	Artur Partyka	POL	2.26	2	2	q
14	44	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.26	2	3	q
15	1317	Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.23	1	1
=16	91	Ian Thompson	BAH	2.23	2	3
=16	751	Brendan Reilly	GBR	2.23	2	3
18	1749	Darrin Plab	USA	2.23	2	5
=19	883	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	2.20	0	0
=19	1154	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.20	0	0
=19	1321	Håkon Särnblom	NOR	2.20	0	0
=22	68	Lochsley Thomson	AUS	2.20	1	1
=22	543	Igor Paklin	EUN	2.20	1	1
24	558	Yury Sergiyenko	EUN	2.20	1	2
25	785	Hendrik Beyer	GER	2.20	2	2
26	291	Xu Yang	CHN	2.20	2	3
=27	441	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.15	0	0
=27	830	Dietmar Mögenburg	GER	2.15	0	0
=29	713	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.15	1	1
=29	944	Stevan Zorić	IOA	2.15	1	1
=31	33	David Anderson	AUS	2.15	2	2
=31	252	Alex Zaliauskas	CAN	2.15	2	2
=33	11	Yacine Mousli	ALG	2.10	0	0
=33	881	Kosmas Michalopoulos	GRE	2.10	0	0
=33	946	Hossein Shahyan	IRI	2.10	0	0
=33	1262	Khemraj Naïko	MRI	2.10	0	0
=33	1437	Abdullah Mohamed Al-Sheib	QAT	2.10	0	0
=33	1506	Danny Beauchamp	SEY	2.10	0	0
=39	1037	Karl Scatliffe	IVB	2.10	1	1
=39	1146	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.10	1	1
41	674	Hilaire Onwanlélé-Ozimo	GAB	2.05	0	0
42	1073	Fakhredin Fouad Al-Dien Gor	JOR	2.05	1	1
NH	116	Nick Saunders	BER	–	–	–

Group A

Date	31 July 1992

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 2.00 m	Attempts at 2.05 m	Attempts at 2.10 m	Attempts at 2.15 m	Attempts at 2.20 m	Attempts at 2.23 m	Attempts at 2.26 m
1	7	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.26	0	0	-	-	-	-	o	-	o
2	20	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.26	0	2	-	-	-	xo	o	xo	o
3	19	Hollis Conway	USA	2.26	1	1	-	-	-	o	o	o	xo
4	9	Georgi Dakov	BUL	2.26	1	3	-	-	-	o	xo	xo	xo
5	5	Artur Partyka	POL	2.26	2	2	-	-	o	-	o	-	xxo
6	8	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.26	2	3	-	-	-	o	xo	o	xxo
7	1	Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.23	1	1	-	-	-	o	o	xo	xxx
8	15	Ian Thompson	BAH	2.23	2	3	-	-	-	xo	o	xxo	xxx
9	18	Darrin Plab	USA	2.23	2	5	-	-	-	xxo	xo	xxo	xxx
10	6	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.20	0	0	-	-	-	o	o	-	xxx
11	18	Yury Sergiyenko	EUN	2.20	1	2	-	-	o	xo	xo	xxx	–
12	4	Hendrik Beyer	GER	2.20	2	2	-	-	-	o	xxo	xxx	–
13	3	Xu Yang	CHN	2.20	2	3	-	o	xo	o	xxo	xxx	–
=14	13	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.15	0	0	-	-	-	o	-	xxx	–
=14	11	Dietmar Mögenburg	GER	2.15	0	0	-	-	-	o	xxx	–	–
=16	14	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.15	1	1	-	-	-	xo	xxx	–	–
=16	10	Stevan Zorić	IOA	2.15	1	1	-	-	-	xo	xxx	–	–
=18	16	Kosmas Michalopoulos	GRE	2.10	0	0	-	-	o	-	xxx	–	–
=18	2	Hossein Shahyan	IRI	2.10	0	0	-	-	o	xxx	–	–	–
=18	17	Khemraj Naïko	MRI	2.10	0	0	-	-	o	xxx	–	–	–
21	21	Karl Scatliffe	IVB	2.10	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–
22	12	Hilaire Onwanlélé-Ozimo	GAB	2.05	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–

Group B

Date	31 July 1992

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 2.00 m	Attempts at 2.05 m	Attempts at 2.10 m	Attempts at 2.15 m	Attempts at 2.20 m	Attempts at 2.23 m	Attempts at 2.26 m	Attempts at 2.29 m
1	6	Marino Drake	CUB	2.29	1	4	-	-	-	o	-	xxo	xo	xo
2	11	Steve Smith	GBR	2.29	2	4	-	-	-	o	-	o	xxo	xxo
=3	4	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	2.26	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	o	o	x-
=3	1	Charles Austin	USA	2.26	0	0	-	-	-	-	o	-	o	x-
=3	13	Dragutin Topić	IOA	2.26	0	0	-	-	-	-	o	-	o	-
6	20	Ralf Sonn	GER	2.26	0	1	-	-	-	o	xo	o	o	-
7	14	Gustavo Becker	ESP	2.26	0	2	-	-	-	xo	xo	-	o	-
8	2	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.26	1	1	-	-	-	-	o	-	xo	x-
9	8	Brendan Reilly	GBR	2.23	2	3	-	-	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–
=10	3	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	2.20	0	0	-	-	-	-	o	-	xxx	–
=10	17	Håkon Särnblom	NOR	2.20	0	0	-	-	o	o	o	-	xxx	–
=12	7	Lochsley Thomson	AUS	2.20	1	1	-	-	o	-	xo	-	xxx	–
=12	16	Igor Paklin	EUN	2.20	1	1	-	-	-	-	xo	-	xxx	–
=14	15	David Anderson	AUS	2.15	2	2	-	-	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
=14	9	Alex Zaliauskas	CAN	2.15	2	2	-	-	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
=16	5	Yacine Mousli	ALG	2.10	0	0	-	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
=16	19	Abdullah Mohamed Al-Sheib	QAT	2.10	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
=16	10	Danny Beauchamp	SEY	2.10	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
19	12	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.10	1	1	-	-	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
20	21	Fakhredin Fouad Al-Dien Gor	JOR	2.05	1	1	o	xo	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	18	Nick Saunders	BER	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	2 August 1992 — 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 2.24 m	Attempts at 2.28 m	Attempts at 2.31 m	Attempts at 2.34 m	Attempts at 2.37 m	Attempts at 2.39 m
1	14	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.34	0	1	-	-	xo	-	o	o	xx-	x--
2	6	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	2.34	1	1	-	-	o	-	o	xo	xxx	–
=3	4	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.34	1	2	-	o	o	-	xo	xo	xxx	–
=3	8	Artur Partyka	POL	2.34	1	2	o	-	xo	-	o	xo	xxx	–
=3	10	Hollis Conway	USA	2.34	1	2	-	o	-	xo	-	xo	xxx	–
6	11	Ralf Sonn	GER	2.31	0	0	-	o	o	o	o	xx-	x--	–
7	1	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.31	0	1	-	o	-	xo	o	xxx	–	–
=8	12	Marino Drake	CUB	2.28	0	0	-	o	-	o	xxx	–	–	–
=8	13	Charles Austin	USA	2.28	0	0	-	o	-	o	-	x--	xx-	–
=8	5	Dragutin Topić	IOA	2.28	0	0	-	o	-	o	xx-	x--	–	–
11	7	Gustavo Becker	ESP	2.28	0	1	-	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–
12	9	Steve Smith	GBR	2.24	0	0	o	-	o	-	xx-	x--	–	–
13	3	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.24	1	1	-	-	xo	-	xxx	–	–	–
14	2	Georgi Dakov	BUL	2.24	2	2	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–