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High Jump, Men

Date	26 – 28 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	37 from 27 countries

Defending champion Javier Sotomayor (CUB) was back but an injured ankle prevented him from being at his best and he would finish 11th. The 1991 World Champion, Charles Austin, had battled injuries since 1991, but was now healthy again. Three jumpers remained at 2.35 (7-8½) – Austin, 1992 bronze medalist Artur Partyka (POL), and Britain’s Steve Smith. At 2.37 (7-9¼) Partyka cleared on his second attempt. Austin and Smith missed twice, and then passed to 2.39 (7-10). At 2.39, Austin cleared to take the lead, Smith went out, while Partyka missed once, and passed to 2.41 (7-10¾). When he missed twice at that height, Austin had the gold medal. He took three attempts at a world record 2.46 (8-0¾). Partyka won silver, and in seven major international championships between 1992-98 – Olympic, World, and European – he never failed to medal.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	2328	Charles Austin	USA	2.28 (=1)	2.39 (1)	Gold	OR
2	2054	Artur Partyka	POL	2.28 (=1)	2.37 (2)	Silver
3	1510	Steve Smith	GBR	2.28 (=11)	2.35 (3)	Bronze
4	2444	Dragutin Topić	SCG	2.28 (=1)	2.32 (4)
5	2005	Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.28 (5)	2.32 (5)
6	1607	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	2.28 (=6)	2.32 (6)
7	1045	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.28 (=1)	2.32 (7)
8	1833	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.28 (=9)	2.29 (8)
9	1558	Wolfgang Kreißig	GER	2.28 (=11)	2.29 (9)
10	2055	Przemysław Radkiewicz	POL	2.28 (=13)	2.29 (10)
=11	1287	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.28 (=9)	2.25 (=11)
=11	2051	Jarosław Kotewicz	POL	2.28 (=6)	2.25 (=11)
13	1085	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.28 (=6)	2.25 (13)
14	1305	Tomáš Janků	CZE	2.28 (=13)	2.25 (14)
15 r1/2	1205	Charles Lefrançois	CAN	2.26 (15)	–
16 r1/2	2321	V'iacheslav Tyrtyshnik	UKR	2.26 (16)	–
17 r1/2	1687	Konstantin Matusevich	ISR	2.26 (17)	–
18 r1/2	1365	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.26 (18)	–
19 r1/2	1485	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.26 (19)	–
20 r1/2	1092	Ian Thompson	BAH	2.26 (20)	–
21 r1/2	1251	Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.26 (21)	–
22 r1/2	1386	Marko Turban	EST	2.24 (22)	–
23 r1/2	1673	Mark Mandy	IRL	2.20 (23)	–
24 r1/2	1953	Khemraj Naïko	MRI	2.20 (24)	–
25 r1/2	2469	Julio Luciano	DOM	2.20 (25)	–
26 r1/2	2407	Cameron Wright	USA	2.20 (26)	–
=27 r1/2	1031	Chris Anderson	AUS	2.15 (=27)	–
=27 r1/2	1766	Tomohiro Nomura	JPN	2.15 (=27)	–
=27 r1/2	2445	Stevan Zorić	SCG	2.15 (=27)	–
30 r1/2	1916	Loo Kum Zee	MAS	2.15 (30)	–
31 r1/2	2336	Ed Broxterman	USA	2.15 (31)	–
32 r1/2	2470	Kim Tae-Hui	KOR	2.15 (32)	–
33 r1/2	1826	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.10 (33)	–
34 r1/2	1754	Fakhredin Fouad Al-Dien Gor	JOR	2.10 (34)	–
AC r1/2	1187	Olivier Sanou	BUR	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2032	Hugo Muñoz	PER	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2187	Wong Yew Tong	SGP	– (NH)	–
DNS	2255	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (26 July 1996 — 9:00)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 2.28 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses
=1	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.28	0	0	Q
=1	Artur Partyka	POL	2.28	0	0	Q
=1	Charles Austin	USA	2.28	0	0	Q
=1	Dragutin Topić	SCG	2.28	0	0	Q
5	Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.28	0	2	Q
=6	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.28	1	1	Q
=6	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	2.28	1	1	Q
=6	Jarosław Kotewicz	POL	2.28	1	1	Q
=9	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.28	1	2	Q
=9	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.28	1	2	Q
=11	Steve Smith	GBR	2.28	1	3	Q
=11	Wolfgang Kreißig	GER	2.28	1	3	Q
=13	Tomáš Janků	CZE	2.28	2	3	Q
=13	Przemysław Radkiewicz	POL	2.28	2	3	Q
15	Charles Lefrançois	CAN	2.26	0	0
16	V'iacheslav Tyrtyshnik	UKR	2.26	0	1
17	Konstantin Matusevich	ISR	2.26	0	3
18	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.26	1	2
19	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.26	1	3
20	Ian Thompson	BAH	2.26	2	3
21	Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.26	2	4
22	Marko Turban	EST	2.24	0	1
23	Mark Mandy	IRL	2.20	0	0
24	Khemraj Naïko	MRI	2.20	1	1
25	Julio Luciano	DOM	2.20	1	2
26	Cameron Wright	USA	2.20	2	2
=27	Chris Anderson	AUS	2.15	0	0
=27	Tomohiro Nomura	JPN	2.15	0	0
=27	Stevan Zorić	SCG	2.15	0	0
30	Loo Kum Zee	MAS	2.15	0	1
31	Ed Broxterman	USA	2.15	0	2
32	Kim Tae-Hui	KOR	2.15	2	3
33	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.10	0	0
34	Fakhredin Fouad Al-Dien Gor	JOR	2.10	2	2
NH	Olivier Sanou	BUR	–	–	–
NH	Hugo Muñoz	PER	–	–	–
NH	Wong Yew Tong	SGP	–	–	–
DNS	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (26 July 1996)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	2.10 m	2.15 m	2.20 m	2.24 m	2.26 m	2.28 m
1	Charles Austin	USA	2.28	0	0	-	-	o	-	o	o
2	Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.28	0	2	-	o	o	o	xxo	o
=3	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.28	1	1	-	o	-	o	o	xo
=3	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	2.28	1	1	-	-	o	o	o	xo
=3	Jarosław Kotewicz	POL	2.28	1	1	-	o	-	o	o	xo
6	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.28	1	2	-	o	xo	o	o	xo
7	Steve Smith	GBR	2.28	1	3	-	o	-	xo	xo	xo
=8	Tomáš Janků	CZE	2.28	2	3	o	o	o	o	xo	xxo
=8	Przemysław Radkiewicz	POL	2.28	2	3	-	o	o	xo	o	xxo
10	Charles Lefrançois	CAN	2.26	0	0	-	o	o	o	o	xxx
11	Mark Mandy	IRL	2.20	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–	–
12	Julio Luciano	DOM	2.20	1	2	o	xo	xo	xxx	–	–
13	Cameron Wright	USA	2.20	2	2	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–
=14	Chris Anderson	AUS	2.15	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
=14	Tomohiro Nomura	JPN	2.15	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
=14	Stevan Zorić	SCG	2.15	0	0	-	o	xxx	–	–	–
17	Kim Tae-Hui	KOR	2.15	2	3	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
NH	Hugo Muñoz	PER	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Wong Yew Tong	SGP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (26 July 1996)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	2.10 m	2.15 m	2.20 m	2.24 m	2.26 m	2.28 m
=1	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.28	0	0	-	-	o	o	o	o
=1	Artur Partyka	POL	2.28	0	0	-	-	o	-	o	o
=1	Dragutin Topić	SCG	2.28	0	0	-	-	o	o	o	o
4	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.28	1	2	-	-	o	-	xo	xo
5	Wolfgang Kreißig	GER	2.28	1	3	-	o	xo	xo	o	xo
6	V'iacheslav Tyrtyshnik	UKR	2.26	0	1	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx
7	Konstantin Matusevich	ISR	2.26	0	3	-	xo	o	xxo	o	xxx
8	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.26	1	2	-	o	o	xo	xo	xxx
9	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.26	1	3	o	o	xo	xo	xo	xxx
10	Ian Thompson	BAH	2.26	2	3	-	o	-	xo	xxo	xxx
11	Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.26	2	4	-	o	xo	xo	xxo	xxx
12	Marko Turban	EST	2.24	0	1	-	xo	o	o	xxx	–
13	Khemraj Naïko	MRI	2.20	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–
14	Loo Kum Zee	MAS	2.15	0	1	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–
15	Ed Broxterman	USA	2.15	0	2	xxo	o	xxx	–	–	–
16	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.10	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
17	Fakhredin Fouad Al-Dien Gor	JOR	2.10	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–
NH	Olivier Sanou	BUR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (28 July 1996 — 18:00)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	2.15 m	2.20 m	2.25 m	2.29 m	2.32 m	2.35 m	2.37 m	2.39 m	2.41 m	2.46 m
1	Charles Austin	USA	2.39	0	2	o	-	o	-	o	o	xx-	o	-	xxx	OR
2	Artur Partyka	POL	2.37	1	1	-	o	-	o	-	o	xo	x-	xx-	–
3	Steve Smith	GBR	2.35	1	2	-	-	xo	-	o	xo	xx-	x--	–	–
4	Dragutin Topić	SCG	2.32	0	0	-	o	o	o	o	xx-	x-	–	–	–
5	Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.32	0	1	-	o	o	xo	o	xx-	x-	–	–	–
6	Lampros Papakostas	GRE	2.32	1	1	-	o	o	o	xo	xx-	x-	–	–	–
7	Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.32	2	2	-	o	o	o	xxo	xx-	x-	–	–	–
8	Lee Jin-Taek	KOR	2.29	0	1	-	xo	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
9	Wolfgang Kreißig	GER	2.29	0	2	-	xo	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
10	Przemysław Radkiewicz	POL	2.29	1	3	-	xo	xo	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=11	Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.25	0	0	-	-	o	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=11	Jarosław Kotewicz	POL	2.25	0	0	o	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
13	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.25	1	1	-	-	xo	-	x-	xx-	–	–	–	–
14	Tomáš Janků	CZE	2.25	1	3	xo	xo	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–