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High Jump, Men

Date	24 – 25 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants	27 from 18 countries

The best jumper in 1988 was Cuban world record holder Javier Sotomayor but Cuba participated in a small boycott of six nations in 1988, supporting the North Koreans, and he could not compete. That left the competition wide open. There were five former world record holders in the field. The competition was difficult to follow because of passes and tactical maneuvers. Four jumpers cleared 2.36 (7-8¾), but only Hennadiy Avdieienko (URS) and Hollis Conway (USA) did so on their first attempts, and they led. At 2.38 (7-9¾) there were six jumpers remaining, as two had passed to that height. But only Avdieienko cleared 2.38, and he had the gold medal, the silver going to Conway.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	1026	Gennady Avdeyenko	URS	2.25 (12)	2.38 (1)	Gold	OR
2	1081	Hollis Conway	USA	2.28 (=5)	2.36 (2)	Silver
=3	957	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	2.25 (8)	2.36 (=3)	Bronze
=3	1056	Rudolf Povarnitsyn	URS	2.25 (=9)	2.36 (=3)	Bronze
5	95	Nick Saunders	BER	2.28 (4)	2.34 (5)
6	379	Dietmar Mögenburg	FRG	2.28 (=1)	2.34 (6)
=7	393	Carlo Thränhardt	FRG	2.25 (=13)	2.31 (=7)
=7	422	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.28 (=5)	2.31 (=7)
=7	1052	Igor Paklin	URS	2.28 (=1)	2.31 (=7)
10	1096	Jim Howard	USA	2.25 (=13)	2.31 (10)
11	1131	Brian Stanton	USA	2.25 (=9)	2.31 (11)
12	848	Krzysztof Krawczyk	POL	2.25 (15)	2.31 (12)
13	605	Luca Toso	ITA	2.25 (16)	2.25 (13)
14	275	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.28 (7)	2.25 (14)
15	985	Róbert Ruffíni	TCH	2.25 (=9)	2.20 (15)
16	445	Geoff Parsons	GBR	2.28 (3)	2.15 (16)
17 r1/2	175	Milt Ottey	CAN	2.22 (17)	–
18 r1/2	680	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.22 (18)	–
19 r1/2	168	Brian Marshall	CAN	2.22 (19)	–
=20 r1/2	67	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.19 (=20)	–
=20 r1/2	852	Artur Partyka	POL	2.19 (=20)	–
=20 r1/2	893	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.19 (=20)	–
23 r1/2	211	Zhu Jianhua	CHN	2.19 (23)	–
24 r1/2	435	Floyd Manderson	GBR	2.19 (24)	–
25 r1/2	189	Paul Ngadjadoum	CHA	2.15 (25)	–
26 r1/2	31	Fernando Pastoriza	ARG	2.10 (26)	–
AC r1/2	1208	Cheick Seynou	BUR	– (NH)	–

Qualifying Round (24 September 1988 — 12:00)

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

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses
=1	Dietmar Mögenburg	FRG	2.28	0	0	Q
=1	Igor Paklin	URS	2.28	0	0	Q
3	Geoff Parsons	GBR	2.28	0	1	Q
4	Nick Saunders	BER	2.28	0	2	Q
=5	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.28	1	2	Q
=5	Hollis Conway	USA	2.28	1	2	Q
7	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.28	1	3	Q
8	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	2.25	0	0	q
=9	Róbert Ruffíni	TCH	2.25	0	1	q
=9	Rudolf Povarnitsyn	URS	2.25	0	1	q
=9	Brian Stanton	USA	2.25	0	1	q
12	Gennady Avdeyenko	URS	2.25	0	2	q
=13	Carlo Thränhardt	FRG	2.25	1	1	q
=13	Jim Howard	USA	2.25	1	1	q
15	Krzysztof Krawczyk	POL	2.25	1	2	q
16	Luca Toso	ITA	2.25	2	3	q
17	Milt Ottey	CAN	2.22	0	1
18	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.22	2	2
19	Brian Marshall	CAN	2.22	2	6
=20	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.19	0	0
=20	Artur Partyka	POL	2.19	0	0
=20	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.19	0	0
23	Zhu Jianhua	CHN	2.19	1	1
24	Floyd Manderson	GBR	2.19	2	2
25	Paul Ngadjadoum	CHA	2.15	0	0
26	Fernando Pastoriza	ARG	2.10	0	0
NH	Cheick Seynou	BUR	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (24 September 1988)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	2.05 m	2.10 m	2.15 m	2.19 m	2.22 m	2.25 m	2.28 m
=1	Dietmar Mögenburg	FRG	2.28	0	0	-	-	-	o	-	o	o
=1	Igor Paklin	URS	2.28	0	0	-	-	-	o	-	o	o
3	Geoff Parsons	GBR	2.28	0	1	-	-	o	-	-	xo	o
4	Nick Saunders	BER	2.28	0	2	-	-	-	o	-	xxo	o
=5	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.28	1	2	-	-	-	o	-	xo	xo
=5	Hollis Conway	USA	2.28	1	2	-	-	-	o	o	xo	xo
7	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.28	1	3	o	-	o	-	xo	xo	xo
8	Róbert Ruffíni	TCH	2.25	0	1	-	-	o	o	xo	o	xxx
9	Luca Toso	ITA	2.25	2	3	-	-	o	xo	-	xxo	xxx
=10	Troy Kemp	BAH	2.19	0	0	-	-	o	o	-	-	xxx
=10	Sorin Matei	ROU	2.19	0	0	-	-	-	o	-	xxx	–
12	Floyd Manderson	GBR	2.19	2	2	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–
13	Paul Ngadjadoum	CHA	2.15	0	0	o	o	o	-	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (24 September 1988)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	2.05 m	2.10 m	2.15 m	2.19 m	2.22 m	2.25 m	2.28 m
1	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	2.25	0	0	-	-	-	o	o	o	-
=2	Rudolf Povarnitsyn	URS	2.25	0	1	-	-	-	xo	o	o	-
=2	Brian Stanton	USA	2.25	0	1	-	-	o	o	xo	o	-
4	Gennady Avdeyenko	URS	2.25	0	2	-	-	o	-	xxo	o	-
=5	Carlo Thränhardt	FRG	2.25	1	1	-	-	-	o	-	xo	-
=5	Jim Howard	USA	2.25	1	1	-	o	o	-	o	xo	-
7	Krzysztof Krawczyk	POL	2.25	1	2	-	-	o	-	xo	xo	-
8	Milt Ottey	CAN	2.22	0	1	-	-	-	xo	o	xxx	–
9	Jo Hyeon-Uk	KOR	2.22	2	2	-	o	o	-	xxo	-	xxx
10	Brian Marshall	CAN	2.22	2	6	-	o	xxo	xxo	xxo	xxx	–
11	Artur Partyka	POL	2.19	0	0	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–
12	Zhu Jianhua	CHN	2.19	1	1	-	o	-	xo	xxx	–	–
13	Fernando Pastoriza	ARG	2.10	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
NH	Cheick Seynou	BUR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (25 September 1988 — 12:10)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	2.15 m	2.20 m	2.25 m	2.28 m	2.31 m	2.34 m	2.36 m	2.38 m	2.40 m	2.44 m
1	Gennady Avdeyenko	URS	2.38	1	1	-	o	o	-	o	o	o	xo	x--	xx-	OR
2	Hollis Conway	USA	2.36	0	3	-	xo	xo	o	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–	=OR
=3	Patrik Sjöberg	SWE	2.36	1	1	-	-	o	-	o	-	xo	xxx	–	–	=OR
=3	Rudolf Povarnitsyn	URS	2.36	1	1	-	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	=OR
5	Nick Saunders	BER	2.34	0	2	-	o	xo	-	x--	o	x--	xx-	–	–
6	Dietmar Mögenburg	FRG	2.34	1	2	-	-	o	-	xo	xo	x--	xx-	–	–
=7	Dalton Grant	GBR	2.31	0	0	-	-	o	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
=7	Carlo Thränhardt	FRG	2.31	0	0	-	-	o	-	o	xx-	x--	–	–	–
=7	Igor Paklin	URS	2.31	0	0	-	o	o	-	o	x--	xx-	–	–	–
10	Jim Howard	USA	2.31	0	1	-	o	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
11	Brian Stanton	USA	2.31	1	1	o	-	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
12	Krzysztof Krawczyk	POL	2.31	2	3	-	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–
13	Luca Toso	ITA	2.25	0	1	xo	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.25	2	2	o	-	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	Róbert Ruffíni	TCH	2.20	2	2	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	Geoff Parsons	GBR	2.15	0	0	o	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–