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High Jump, Men

Date	31 July – 1 August 1980
Status	Olympic
Location	Bolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva
Participants	30 from 19 countries

The best jumpers early in 1980 were the defending champion Jacek Wszoła of Poland, the FRG’s Dietmar Mögenburg, and Soviet Volodomyr Yashchenko. But Mögenburg was out because of the boycott and Yashchenko, who had set a world record of 2.34 (7-8) in 1978 – the last straddler to do so, was injured and did not compete. This left Wszoła as a heavy favorite. At 2.29 (7-6), four jumpers cleared, Wszoła on his first attempt, as did Jörg Freimuth and Henry Lauterbach, and Gerd Wessig, who needed two attempts (all GDR). Lauterbach went out at 2.31 (7-7) and Wessig took the lead with a first-attempt clearance. He was also the only jumper to get over 2.33 (7-7¾), securing the gold medal. But he kept going, and on his second attempt, broke the world record in clearing 2.36 (7-8¾).

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	343	Gerd Wessig	GDR	2.21 (=2)	2.36 (1)	Gold	WR
2	556	Jacek Wszoła	POL	2.21 (11)	2.31 (2)	Silver	OR
3	302	Jörg Freimuth	GDR	2.21 (=2)	2.31 (3)	Bronze	OR
4	315	Henry Lauterbach	GDR	2.21 (=2)	2.29 (4)		OR
5	609	Roland Dalhäuser	SUI	2.21 (5)	2.24 (5)
6	757	Vaso Komnenić	YUG	2.21 (=6)	2.24 (6)
7	570	Adrian Proteasa	ROU	2.21 (12)	2.21 (7)
8	703	Aleksandr Grigoryev	URS	2.21 (13)	2.21 (8)
9	276	Mark Naylor	GBR	2.21 (1)	2.21 (9)
10	691	Gennady Belkov	URS	2.21 (=6)	2.21 (10)
11	696	Aleksey Demyanyuk	URS	2.21 (=6)	2.21 (11)
12	553	Janusz Trzepizur	POL	2.21 (15)	2.18 (12)
13	568	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.21 (10)	2.18 (13)
14	45	Guy Moreau	BEL	2.21 (14)	2.18 (14)
15	436	Marco Tamberi	ITA	2.21 (=6)	2.15 (15)
16	146	Roberto Cabrejas	ESP	2.21 (16)	2.10 (16)
17 r1/2	224	Francis Agbo	FRA	2.18 (17)	–
18 r1/2	435	Oscar Raise	ITA	2.18 (18)	–
19 r1/2	391	Zoltán Társi	HUN	2.18 (19)	–
20 r1/2	421	Paolo Borghi	ITA	2.18 (20)	–
21 r1/2	9	Abdel Hamid Sahil	ALG	2.18 (21)	–
22 r1/2	159	Martín Perarnau	ESP	2.15 (22)	–
23 r1/2	372	István Gibicsár	HUN	2.15 (23)	–
=24 r1/2	92	Atanas Mladenov	BUL	2.10 (=24)	–
=24 r1/2	449	Desmond Morris	JAM	2.10 (=24)	–
26 r1/2	124	Juan Francisco Centelles	CUB	2.10 (26)	–
27 r1/2	577	Moussa Sagna Fall	SEN	2.10 (27)	–
28 r1/2	4	Othmane Belfaa	ALG	2.05 (28)	–
=29 r1/2	77	Cláudio Freire	BRA	2.05 (=29)	–
=29 r1/2	630	Ahmad Balkis	SYR	2.05 (=29)	–

Qualifying Round (31 July 1980 — 10:00)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 2.21 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts
1	Mark Naylor	GBR	2.21	0	0	4	Q
=2	Jörg Freimuth	GDR	2.21	0	0	5	Q
=2	Henry Lauterbach	GDR	2.21	0	0	5	Q
=2	Gerd Wessig	GDR	2.21	0	0	5	Q
5	Roland Dalhäuser	SUI	2.21	0	1	5	Q
=6	Marco Tamberi	ITA	2.21	0	2	7	Q
=6	Gennady Belkov	URS	2.21	0	2	7	Q
=6	Aleksey Demyanyuk	URS	2.21	0	2	7	Q
=6	Vaso Komnenić	YUG	2.21	0	2	7	Q
10	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.21	0	3	7	Q
11	Jacek Wszoła	POL	2.21	1	1	5	Q
12	Adrian Proteasa	ROU	2.21	1	4	8	Q
13	Aleksandr Grigoryev	URS	2.21	2	2	6	Q
14	Guy Moreau	BEL	2.21	2	3	8	Q
15	Janusz Trzepizur	POL	2.21	2	4	8	Q
16	Roberto Cabrejas	ESP	2.21	2	5	10	Q
17	Francis Agbo	FRA	2.18	0	0	3
18	Oscar Raise	ITA	2.18	0	1	5
19	Zoltán Társi	HUN	2.18	0	2	6
20	Paolo Borghi	ITA	2.18	1	1	5
21	Abdel Hamid Sahil	ALG	2.18	2	3	7
22	Martín Perarnau	ESP	2.15	0	1	4
23	István Gibicsár	HUN	2.15	2	3	6
=24	Atanas Mladenov	BUL	2.10	0	0	2
=24	Desmond Morris	JAM	2.10	0	0	2
26	Juan Francisco Centelles	CUB	2.10	1	1	2
27	Moussa Sagna Fall	SEN	2.10	1	1	3
28	Othmane Belfaa	ALG	2.05	0	0	1
=29	Cláudio Freire	BRA	2.05	1	1	2
=29	Ahmad Balkis	SYR	2.05	1	1	2

Qualifying Round, Group A (31 July 1980)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	2.05 m	2.10 m	2.15 m	2.18 m	2.21 m
=1	Jörg Freimuth	GDR	2.21	0	0	5	o	o	o	o	o
=1	Henry Lauterbach	GDR	2.21	0	0	5	o	o	o	o	o
=1	Gerd Wessig	GDR	2.21	0	0	5	o	o	o	o	o
4	Roland Dalhäuser	SUI	2.21	0	1	5	-	o	o	xo	o
=5	Marco Tamberi	ITA	2.21	0	2	7	o	o	o	xxo	o
=5	Gennady Belkov	URS	2.21	0	2	7	o	o	o	xxo	o
=5	Aleksey Demyanyuk	URS	2.21	0	2	7	xo	xo	o	o	o
8	Jacek Wszoła	POL	2.21	1	1	5	-	o	o	o	xo
9	Adrian Proteasa	ROU	2.21	1	4	8	-	xxo	o	xo	xo
10	Aleksandr Grigoryev	URS	2.21	2	2	6	-	o	o	o	xxo
11	Janusz Trzepizur	POL	2.21	2	4	8	-	xo	xo	o	xxo
12	Francis Agbo	FRA	2.18	0	0	3	-	o	o	o	xxx
13	Oscar Raise	ITA	2.18	0	1	5	o	o	xo	o	xxx
14	Zoltán Társi	HUN	2.18	0	2	6	o	xo	xo	o	xxx
15	Paolo Borghi	ITA	2.18	1	1	5	o	o	o	xo	xxx

Qualifying Round, Group B (31 July 1980)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	2.05 m	2.10 m	2.15 m	2.18 m	2.21 m
1	Mark Naylor	GBR	2.21	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o
2	Vaso Komnenić	YUG	2.21	0	2	7	o	o	o	xxo	o
3	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.21	0	3	7	-	o	xo	xxo	o
4	Guy Moreau	BEL	2.21	2	3	8	o	o	o	xo	xxo
5	Roberto Cabrejas	ESP	2.21	2	5	10	o	o	xo	xxo	xxo
6	Abdel Hamid Sahil	ALG	2.18	2	3	7	xo	o	o	xxo	xxx
7	Martín Perarnau	ESP	2.15	0	1	4	o	xo	o	xxx	–
8	István Gibicsár	HUN	2.15	2	3	6	xo	o	xxo	xxx	–
=9	Atanas Mladenov	BUL	2.10	0	0	2	o	o	xxx	–	–
=9	Desmond Morris	JAM	2.10	0	0	2	o	o	xxx	–	–
11	Juan Francisco Centelles	CUB	2.10	1	1	2	-	xo	xxx	–	–
12	Moussa Sagna Fall	SEN	2.10	1	1	3	o	xo	xxx	–	–
13	Othmane Belfaa	ALG	2.05	0	0	1	o	xxx	–	–	–
=14	Cláudio Freire	BRA	2.05	1	1	2	xo	xxx	–	–	–
=14	Ahmad Balkis	SYR	2.05	1	1	2	xo	xxx	–	–	–

Final Round (1 August 1980 — 16:30)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	2.10 m	2.15 m	2.18 m	2.21 m	2.24 m	2.27 m	2.29 m	2.31 m	2.33 m	2.36 m	2.38 m
1	Gerd Wessig	GDR	2.36	1	3	11	-	o	-	o	o	o	xo	o	xo	xo	xxx	WR
2	Jacek Wszoła	POL	2.31	1	3	9	-	o	-	xo	xo	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	OR
3	Jörg Freimuth	GDR	2.31	1	3	10	o	-	o	o	o	xxo	o	xo	xxx	–	–	OR
4	Henry Lauterbach	GDR	2.29	0	3	8	-	o	-	xxo	xo	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	OR
5	Roland Dalhäuser	SUI	2.24	1	1	4	-	o	-	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
6	Vaso Komnenić	YUG	2.24	2	2	6	o	o	-	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
7	Adrian Proteasa	ROU	2.21	0	0	3	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
8	Aleksandr Grigoryev	URS	2.21	0	0	4	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
9	Mark Naylor	GBR	2.21	0	1	4	-	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
10	Gennady Belkov	URS	2.21	0	1	5	o	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
11	Aleksey Demyanyuk	URS	2.21	2	3	7	o	o	xo	xxo	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
12	Janusz Trzepizur	POL	2.18	0	0	2	-	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
13	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.18	0	0	3	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	Guy Moreau	BEL	2.18	1	1	4	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	Marco Tamberi	ITA	2.15	0	0	2	o	o	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	Roberto Cabrejas	ESP	2.10	0	0	1	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–