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High Jump, Men

Date30 July – 1 August 2021
StatusOlympic
LocationJapan National Stadium, Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Participants33 from 24 countries

The best jumper over the past few years had been Qatari Mutaz Essa Barshim, but he had only managed a season’s best of 2.30 and was expected to be challenged by Russian Olympic Committee jumper Ilya Ivanyuk. There was some focus on the United States’ JuVaughn Harrison, who was competing in both the high jump and long jump, the first American to do that at the Olympics since Jim Thorpe in 1912.

The level of jumping was high as seven cleared 2.33, the most ever at a competition, and four jumpers cleared 2.35 metres, with two passing to the next height of 2.37. At 2.37 three jumpers cleared on their first attempt – Barshim, Italian Gianmarco Tamberi, and Belarussian Maksim Nedasekau. With passes, however, there were still six jumpers in the competition at 2.39, but Harrison, Korea’s Wu Sang-Hyeok, and Australian Brandon Starc would not clear and the medals were decided.

When Barshim, Tamberi, and Nedasekau missed all three attempts at 2.39, the bronze medal went to the Belarussian as he had one miss at his opening height of 2.19 and Barshim and Tamberi had been clear. A jump-off for gold seemed in the offing.

Or did it? An official met with the two jumpers and they asked if they had to jump-off, or if they could share the gold medal. The official informed them they could do that, and both Barshim and Tamberi would take gold. Tamberi, a decided underdog, was exultant and his victory celebration was one of the highlights of the athletics competition at Tokyo. Two gold medals in an Olympic athletics event had not happened since the 1908 pole vault, when A. C. Gilbert and Ed Cook had shared gold.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCQualifyingFinal
=13290Mutaz Essa BarshimQAT2.28 (=1)2.37 (=1)Gold
=12442Gianmarco TamberiITA2.28 (=9)2.37 (=1)Gold
31252Maksim NedasekauBLR2.28 (12)2.37 (3)Bronze
42816Wu Sang-HyeokKOR2.28 (=9)2.35 (4)
51098Brandon StarcAUS2.28 (=4)2.35 (5)
63331Mikhail AkimenkoROC2.28 (=1)2.33 (6)
73930JuVaughn HarrisonUSA2.28 (=4)2.33 (7)
81433Django LovettCAN2.28 (=1)2.30 (8)
93334Ilya IvanyukROC2.28 (11)2.30 (9)
103103Hamish KerrNZL2.28 (=4)2.30 (10)
112045Tom GaleGBR2.28 (13)2.27 (11)
123954Shelby McEwenUSA2.28 (8)2.27 (12)
132716Naoto TobeJPN2.28 (=4)2.24 (13)
=14 r1/21434Mike MasonCAN2.25 (=14)
=14 r1/21251Dzmitry NabokauBLR2.25 (=14)
=14 r1/23797Andriy ProtsenkoUKR2.25 (=14)
=17 r1/22689Takashi EtoJPN2.21 (=17)
=17 r1/21504Wang YuCHN2.21 (=17)
=19 r1/23581Majed GhazalSYR2.21 (=19)
=19 r1/22932Edgar RiveraMEX2.21 (=19)
=21 r1/21323Fernando FerreiraBRA2.21 (=21)
=21 r1/21332Thiago MouraBRA2.21 (=21)
=23 r1/23519Loïc GaschSUI2.21 (=23)
=23 r1/22174Mateusz PrzybylkoGER2.21 (=23)
25 r1/21138Donald ThomasBAH2.21 (25)
=26 r1/22865Adrijus GlebauskasLTU2.17 (=26)
=26 r1/21370Tihomir IvanovBUL2.17 (=26)
=26 r1/22440Stefano SottileITA2.17 (=26)
=26 r1/21597Luis Enrique ZayasCUB2.17 (=26)
=30 r1/22788Mathew SaweKEN2.17 (=30)
=30 r1/23971Darryl SullivanUSA2.17 (=30)
32 r1/21139Jamal WilsonBAH2.17 (32)
AC r1/22906Lee Hup WeiMAS– (NM)

Qualifying Round

Date30 July 2021 — 9:19
FormatTop 12 and ties and all those clearing 2.30 metres advanced to the final.
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBest Height ClearedMisses at Best Height ClearedTotal Misses thru Best Height Cleared
=13290Mutaz Essa BarshimQAT2.2800q
=11433Django LovettCAN2.2800q
=13331Mikhail AkimenkoROC2.2800q
=43103Hamish KerrNZL2.2801q
=43930JuVaughn HarrisonUSA2.2801q
=41098Brandon StarcAUS2.2801q
=42716Naoto TobeJPN2.2801q
83954Shelby McEwenUSA2.2803q
=92442Gianmarco TamberiITA2.2811q
=92816Wu Sang-HyeokKOR2.2811q
113334Ilya IvanyukROC2.2812q
121252Maksim NedasekauBLR2.2813q
132045Tom GaleGBR2.2823q
=141251Dzmitry NabokauBLR2.2500
=143797Andriy ProtsenkoUKR2.2500
=141434Mike MasonCAN2.2500
=172689Takashi EtoJPN2.2100
=171504Wang YuCHN2.2100
=193581Majed GhazalSYR2.2112
=192932Edgar RiveraMEX2.2112
=211323Fernando FerreiraBRA2.2122
=211332Thiago MouraBRA2.2122
=233519Loïc GaschSUI2.2123
=232174Mateusz PrzybylkoGER2.2123
251138Donald ThomasBAH2.2124
=262865Adrijus GlebauskasLTU2.1700
=261597Luis Enrique ZayasCUB2.1700
=261370Tihomir IvanovBUL2.1700
=262440Stefano SottileITA2.1700
=302788Mathew SaweKEN2.1711
=303971Darryl SullivanUSA2.1711
321139Jamal WilsonBAH2.1722
NM2906Lee Hup WeiMAS

Group A

Date30 July 2021 — 9:19
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBest Height ClearedMisses at Best Height ClearedTotal Misses thru Best Height ClearedAttempts at 2.17 mAttempts at 2.21 mAttempts at 2.25 mAttempts at 2.28 m
=13290Mutaz Essa BarshimQAT2.2800poooq
=11433Django LovettCAN2.2800ooooq
33103Hamish KerrNZL2.2801ooxooq
43954Shelby McEwenUSA2.2803xoxxoooq
52442Gianmarco TamberiITA2.2811oooxoq
63334Ilya IvanyukROC2.2812ooxoxoq
72045Tom GaleGBR2.2823ooxoxxoq
=81251Dzmitry NabokauBLR2.2500oooxxx
=83797Andriy ProtsenkoUKR2.2500oooxxx
=102689Takashi EtoJPN2.2100ooxxx
=101504Wang YuCHN2.2100ooxxx
121323Fernando FerreiraBRA2.2122oxxoxxx
131138Donald ThomasBAH2.2124xxoxxoxxx
=142865Adrijus GlebauskasLTU2.1700oxxx
=141597Luis Enrique ZayasCUB2.1700oxxx
162788Mathew SaweKEN2.1711xoxxx
NM2906Lee Hup WeiMASxxx

Group B

Date30 July 2021 — 9:20
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBest Height ClearedMisses at Best Height ClearedTotal Misses thru Best Height ClearedAttempts at 2.17 mAttempts at 2.21 mAttempts at 2.25 mAttempts at 2.28 m
13331Mikhail AkimenkoROC2.2800ooooq
=23930JuVaughn HarrisonUSA2.2801ooxooq
=21098Brandon StarcAUS2.2801ooxooq
=22716Naoto TobeJPN2.2801oxoooq
52816Wu Sang-HyeokKOR2.2811oooxoq
61252Maksim NedasekauBLR2.2813ooxxoxoq
71434Mike MasonCAN2.2500oooxxx
=83581Majed GhazalSYR2.2112xoxoxxx
=82932Edgar RiveraMEX2.2112xoxoxxx
101332Thiago MouraBRA2.2122oxxoxxx
=113519Loïc GaschSUI2.2123xoxxoxxx
=112174Mateusz PrzybylkoGER2.2123xoxxoxxx
=131370Tihomir IvanovBUL2.1700oxxx
=132440Stefano SottileITA2.1700oxxr
153971Darryl SullivanUSA2.1711xoxxx
161139Jamal WilsonBAH2.1722xxoxxx

Final Round

Date1 August 2021 — 21:39
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBest Height ClearedMisses at Best Height ClearedTotal Misses thru Best Height ClearedAttempts at 2.19 mAttempts at 2.24 mAttempts at 2.27 mAttempts at 2.30 mAttempts at 2.33 mAttempts at 2.35 mAttempts at 2.37 mAttempts at 2.39 m
=13290Mutaz Essa BarshimQAT2.3700pooooooxxx
=12442Gianmarco TamberiITA2.3700oooooooxxx
31252Maksim NedasekauBLR2.3702xoooooxpoxxx
42816Wu Sang-HyeokKOR2.3501ooooxooxpxx
51098Brandon StarcAUS2.3502ooooxxooxpxx
63331Mikhail AkimenkoROC2.3312oooxoxoxxpx
73930JuVaughn HarrisonUSA2.3314ooxxoxoxopxpxx
81433Django LovettCAN2.3000ooooxxx
93334Ilya IvanyukROC2.3011oooxoxxx
103103Hamish KerrNZL2.3024ooxxoxxoxxx
112045Tom GaleGBR2.2700oooxxx
123954Shelby McEwenUSA2.2702oxxooxxx
132716Naoto TobeJPN2.2401xooxxx