| Date | 18 – 21 August 2008 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Beijing Guojia Tiyuchang, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing |
| Participants | 39 from 26 countries |
The favorite was Portugal’s Nelson Évora, who had won the 2007 World Championships. Jumping fifth in the early rounds of the final, Évora led off with 17.31 (56-9½) but two jumpers later was surpassed by Britain’s Phillips Idowu, who bounded 17.51 (57-5½). Évora responded in round two with 17.56 (57-7½), but Idowu re-took the lead in round three with 17.62 (57-9¾), Évora fouling. Leevan Sands (BAH) moved into second place with his third effort of 17.59 (57-8½). In round four, Évora got off the gold medal winner, 17.67 (57-11¾), as Idowu and Sands could not improve their earlier marks, winning the silver and bronze medals respectively. No Americans qualified for the final, continuing the poor US performance in the jumps, in which only one American qualified for a final – pole vaulter Derek Miles.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2667 | Nelson Évora |  POR | 17.34 (2) | 17.67 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 1809 | Phillips Idowu |  GBR | 17.44 (1) | 17.62 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 1097 | Leevan Sands |  BAH | 17.25 (5) | 17.59 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 1494 | Arnie Giralt |  CUB | 17.30 (4) | 17.52 (4) | |||
| 5 | 2709 | Marian Oprea |  ROU | 17.17 (8) | 17.22 (5) | |||
| 6 | 1229 | Jadel Gregório |  BRA | 17.15 (9) | 17.20 (6) | |||
| 7 | 1851 | Larry Achike | GBR | 17.18 (7) | 17.17 (7) | |||
| 8 | 3108 | Viktor Kuznietsov |  UKR | 17.11 (12) | 16.87 (8) | |||
| 9 | 2837 | Igor Spasovkhodsky |  RUS | 17.23 (6) | 16.79 (9) | |||
| 10 | 1339 | Li Yanxi |  CHN | 17.30 (3) | 16.77 (10) | |||
| 11 | 1271 | Momchil Karailiev |  BUL | 17.12 (11) | 16.48 (11) | |||
| 12 | 1451 | Héctor Fuentes | CUB | 17.14 (10) | 16.28 (12) | |||
| 13 r1/2 | 1492 | Alexis Copello | CUB | 17.09 (13) | – | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 2943 | Dmitrij Val'ukevič |  SVK | 17.08 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 1968 | Randy Lewis |  GRN | 17.06 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 3100 | Mykola Savolainen | UKR | 17.00 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 2751 | Aleksandr Petrenko | RUS | 16.97 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 2297 | Kim Deok-Hyeon |  KOR | 16.88 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | 3153 | Rafeeq Curry |  USA | 16.88 (19) | – | |||
| 20 r1/2 | 1800 | Nathan Douglas | GBR | 16.72 (20) | – | |||
| 21 r1/2 | 2094 | Fabrizio Donato |  ITA | 16.70 (21) | – | |||
| 22 r1/2 | 2750 | Daniil Burkenya | RUS | 16.69 (22) | – | |||
| 23 r1/2 | 1955 | Dimitrios Tsiamis |  GRE | 16.65 (23) | – | |||
| 24 r1/2 | 2424 | Vladimir Letnicov |  MDA | 16.62 (24) | – | |||
| 25 r1/2 | 3141 | Kenta Bell | USA | 16.55 (25) | – | |||
| 26 r1/2 | 3111 | Viktor Yastrebov | UKR | 16.52 (26) | – | |||
| 27 r1/2 | 1157 | Dzmitry Platnitski |  BLR | 16.51 (27) | – | |||
| 28 r1/2 | 1230 | Jefférson Sabino | BRA | 16.45 (28) | – | |||
| 29 r1/2 | 1739 | Colomba Fofana |  FRA | 16.42 (29) | – | |||
| 30 r1/2 | 2224 | Roman Valiyev |  KAZ | 16.20 (30) | – | |||
| 31 r1/2 | 2690 | Ibrahim Aboubaker |  QAT | 16.03 (31) | – | |||
| 32 r1/2 | 1407 | Hugo Mamba-Schlick |  CMR | 16.01 (32) | – | |||
| 33 r1/2 | 3260 | Aarik Wilson | USA | 15.97 (33) | – | |||
| 34 r1/2 | 1360 | Gu Junjie | CHN | 15.94 (34) | – | |||
| 35 r1/2 | 2017 | Renjith Maheshwary |  IND | 15.77 (35) | – | |||
| 36 r1/2 | 1363 | Zhong Minwei | CHN | 15.59 (36) | – | |||
| 37 r1/2 | 2462 | Redžep Selman |  MKD | 15.29 (37) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 2861 | Ndiss Kaba Badji |  SEN | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 2403 | Tarik Bouguetaïb |  MAR | – ( | – |
| Date | 18 August 2008 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Wind (m/s) | 2nd-Best Mark Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1809 | Phillips Idowu | GBR | 17.44 | +1.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 2667 | Nelson Évora | POR | 17.34 | +1.1 | – | ||
| 3 | 1339 | Li Yanxi | CHN | 17.30 | +0.6 | 16.93 | ||
| 4 | 1494 | Arnie Giralt | CUB | 17.30 | +0.9 | p | ||
| 5 | 1097 | Leevan Sands | BAH | 17.25 | +0.5 | – | ||
| 6 | 2837 | Igor Spasovkhodsky | RUS | 17.23 | +0.4 | – | ||
| 7 | 1851 | Larry Achike | GBR | 17.18 | +1.1 | – | ||
| 8 | 2709 | Marian Oprea | ROU | 17.17 | -0.7 | – | ||
| 9 | 1229 | Jadel Gregório | BRA | 17.15 | +0.4 | – | ||
| 10 | 1451 | Héctor Fuentes | CUB | 17.14 | +1.1 | – | ||
| 11 | 1271 | Momchil Karailiev | BUL | 17.12 | +0.6 | – | ||
| 12 | 3108 | Viktor Kuznietsov | UKR | 17.11 | +0.1 | – | ||
| 13 | 1492 | Alexis Copello | CUB | 17.09 | +0.6 | – | ||
| 14 | 2943 | Dmitrij Val'ukevič | SVK | 17.08 | +0.5 | – | ||
| 15 | 1968 | Randy Lewis | GRN | 17.06 | +0.6 | – | ||
| 16 | 3100 | Mykola Savolainen | UKR | 17.00 | +0.9 | – | ||
| 17 | 2751 | Aleksandr Petrenko | RUS | 16.97 | +1.1 | – | ||
| 18 | 2297 | Kim Deok-Hyeon | KOR | 16.88 | +0.4 | 16.68 | ||
| 19 | 3153 | Rafeeq Curry | USA | 16.88 | +0.4 | 16.23 | ||
| 20 | 1800 | Nathan Douglas | GBR | 16.72 | +0.1 | – | ||
| 21 | 2094 | Fabrizio Donato | ITA | 16.70 | +0.1 | – | ||
| 22 | 2750 | Daniil Burkenya | RUS | 16.69 | +1.0 | – | ||
| 23 | 1955 | Dimitrios Tsiamis | GRE | 16.65 | +1.0 | – | ||
| 24 | 2424 | Vladimir Letnicov | MDA | 16.62 | +0.5 | – | ||
| 25 | 3141 | Kenta Bell | USA | 16.55 | +0.9 | – | ||
| 26 | 3111 | Viktor Yastrebov | UKR | 16.52 | +0.4 | – | ||
| 27 | 1157 | Dzmitry Platnitski | BLR | 16.51 | +0.1 | – | ||
| 28 | 1230 | Jefférson Sabino | BRA | 16.45 | +1.0 | – | ||
| 29 | 1739 | Colomba Fofana | FRA | 16.42 | +1.2 | – | ||
| 30 | 2224 | Roman Valiyev | KAZ | 16.20 | +0.6 | – | ||
| 31 | 2690 | Ibrahim Aboubaker | QAT | 16.03 | +0.4 | – | ||
| 32 | 1407 | Hugo Mamba-Schlick | CMR | 16.01 | +0.3 | – | ||
| 33 | 3260 | Aarik Wilson | USA | 15.97 | +0.9 | – | ||
| 34 | 1360 | Gu Junjie | CHN | 15.94 | +1.0 | – | ||
| 35 | 2017 | Renjith Maheshwary | IND | 15.77 | +0.5 | – | ||
| 36 | 1363 | Zhong Minwei | CHN | 15.59 | +0.4 | – | ||
| 37 | 2462 | Redžep Selman | MKD | 15.29 | +1.6 | – | ||
| 2861 | Ndiss Kaba Badji | SEN | – | – | – | |||
| 2403 | Tarik Bouguetaïb | MAR | – | – | – |
| Date | 18 August 2008 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Wind (m/s) | 2nd-Best Mark Distance | Round #1 Distance (Wind [m/s]) | Round #2 Distance (Wind [m/s]) | Round #3 Distance (Wind [m/s]) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Phillips Idowu | GBR | 17.44 | +1.0 | – | 17.44 (+1.0) | p | p | ||
| 2 | 4 | Nelson Évora | POR | 17.34 | +1.1 | – | x (+1.3) | 17.34 (+1.1) | p | ||
| 3 | 18 | Arnie Giralt | CUB | 17.30 | +0.9 | – | 17.30 (+0.9) | p | p | ||
| 4 | 14 | Igor Spasovkhodsky | RUS | 17.23 | +0.4 | – | 16.79 (+1.8) | 16.85 (+1.2) | 17.23 (+0.4) | ||
| 5 | 19 | Marian Oprea | ROU | 17.17 | -0.7 | – | x (+0.8) | 16.99 (-0.1) | 17.17 (-0.7) | ||
| 6 | 1 | Jadel Gregório | BRA | 17.15 | +0.4 | – | 17.15 (+0.4) | p | p | ||
| 7 | 15 | Viktor Kuznietsov | UKR | 17.11 | +0.1 | – | 16.70 (+0.8) | 17.11 (+0.1) | p | ||
| 8 | 3 | Alexis Copello | CUB | 17.09 | +0.6 | – | 17.09 (+0.6) | 16.92 (+0.1) | x (+0.7) | ||
| 9 | 17 | Dmitrij Val'ukevič | SVK | 17.08 | +0.5 | – | x (+0.2) | 16.86 (+0.4) | 17.08 (+0.5) | ||
| 10 | 16 | Kim Deok-Hyeon | KOR | 16.88 | +0.4 | 16.68 | 16.68 (+0.4) | 14.68 (+1.0) | 16.88 (+0.4) | ||
| 11 | 13 | Rafeeq Curry | USA | 16.88 | +0.4 | 16.23 | x (+0.6) | 16.23 (+1.7) | 16.88 (+0.4) | ||
| 12 | 11 | Fabrizio Donato | ITA | 16.70 | +0.1 | – | 16.10 (+0.4) | x (+1.1) | 16.70 (+0.1) | ||
| 13 | 5 | Kenta Bell | USA | 16.55 | +0.9 | – | 16.55 (+0.9) | x (+0.5) | 16.17 (0.0) | ||
| 14 | 6 | Dzmitry Platnitski | BLR | 16.51 | +0.1 | – | 16.51 (+0.1) | x (+1.1) | x (+1.4) | ||
| 15 | 10 | Jefférson Sabino | BRA | 16.45 | +1.0 | – | 16.12 (+0.6) | 16.45 (+1.0) | x (+0.4) | ||
| 16 | 2 | Roman Valiyev | KAZ | 16.20 | +0.6 | – | x (+0.5) | 16.20 (+0.6) | 15.93 (+0.3) | ||
| 17 | 9 | Ibrahim Aboubaker | QAT | 16.03 | +0.4 | – | 16.03 (+0.4) | 16.02 (+1.4) | 15.90 (+0.1) | ||
| 18 | 12 | Zhong Minwei | CHN | 15.59 | +0.4 | – | 15.59 (+0.4) | x (+1.5) | 14.91 (+0.8) | ||
| 19 | 8 | Redžep Selman | MKD | 15.29 | +1.6 | – | 14.98 (+0.5) | 15.29 (+1.6) | 15.28 (+0.2) |
| Date | 18 August 2008 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Wind (m/s) | Round #1 Distance (Wind [m/s]) | Round #2 Distance (Wind [m/s]) | Round #3 Distance (Wind [m/s]) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Li Yanxi | CHN | 17.30 | +0.6 | 16.93 (+0.6) | 16.83 (-0.5) | 17.30 (+0.6) | ||
| 2 | 8 | Leevan Sands | BAH | 17.25 | +0.5 | 17.25 (+0.5) | p | p | ||
| 3 | 14 | Larry Achike | GBR | 17.18 | +1.1 | x (+0.6) | 17.18 (+1.1) | p | ||
| 4 | 4 | Héctor Fuentes | CUB | 17.14 | +1.1 | 16.73 (+0.3) | 16.42 (+0.8) | 17.14 (+1.1) | ||
| 5 | 20 | Momchil Karailiev | BUL | 17.12 | +0.6 | 17.06 (+0.4) | 17.12 (+0.6) | p | ||
| 6 | 18 | Randy Lewis | GRN | 17.06 | +0.6 | x (+0.5) | 17.06 (+0.6) | x (+0.6) | ||
| 7 | 13 | Mykola Savolainen | UKR | 17.00 | +0.9 | 17.00 (+0.9) | 16.55 (+0.5) | 16.29 (+0.5) | ||
| 8 | 10 | Aleksandr Petrenko | RUS | 16.97 | +1.1 | 16.84 (+0.6) | 16.97 (+1.1) | 16.74 (+0.9) | ||
| 9 | 19 | Nathan Douglas | GBR | 16.72 | +0.1 | 16.45 (+0.8) | 16.68 (+1.2) | 16.72 (+0.1) | ||
| 10 | 6 | Daniil Burkenya | RUS | 16.69 | +1.0 | 16.44 (+0.5) | 16.69 (+1.0) | 15.65 (+0.5) | ||
| 11 | 9 | Dimitrios Tsiamis | GRE | 16.65 | +1.0 | 16.37 (+0.6) | 16.65 (+1.0) | 16.48 (+0.5) | ||
| 12 | 16 | Vladimir Letnicov | MDA | 16.62 | +0.5 | 16.62 (+0.5) | x (+0.7) | x (+0.2) | ||
| 13 | 15 | Viktor Yastrebov | UKR | 16.52 | +0.4 | x (+0.2) | x (+0.4) | 16.52 (+0.4) | ||
| 14 | 1 | Colomba Fofana | FRA | 16.42 | +1.2 | 16.42 (+1.2) | 15.47 (+0.6) | x (+0.4) | ||
| 15 | 3 | Hugo Mamba-Schlick | CMR | 16.01 | +0.3 | 16.01 (+0.3) | 14.98 (+0.6) | x (+0.5) | ||
| 16 | 2 | Aarik Wilson | USA | 15.97 | +0.9 | x (+1.1) | 15.51 (+0.8) | 15.97 (+0.9) | ||
| 17 | 5 | Gu Junjie | CHN | 15.94 | +1.0 | 15.94 (+1.0) | 15.87 (+0.8) | x (+1.2) | ||
| 18 | 17 | Renjith Maheshwary | IND | 15.77 | +0.5 | 15.77 (+0.5) | x (+0.4) | 15.51 (+0.5) | ||
| 11 | Ndiss Kaba Badji | SEN | – | – | x (+0.4) | x (+0.8) | p | |||
| 7 | Tarik Bouguetaïb | MAR | – | – | x (+0.5) | x (+0.5) | x (+0.7) |
| Date | 21 August 2008 — 20:25 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Wind (m/s) | Round #1 Distance (Wind [m/s]) | Round #2 Distance (Wind [m/s]) | Round #3 Distance (Wind [m/s]) | Round #4 Distance (Wind [m/s]) | Round #5 Distance (Wind [m/s]) | Round #6 Distance (Wind [m/s]) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 / 6 / 8 | Nelson Évora | POR | 17.67 | +1.1 | 17.31 (-0.5) | 17.56 (0.0) | x (+1.8) | 17.67 (+1.1) | 17.24 (+0.4) | 16.52 (+0.5) | ||
| 2 | 7 / 8 / 7 | Phillips Idowu | GBR | 17.62 | +0.9 | 17.51 (-0.3) | 17.31 (0.0) | 17.62 (+0.9) | x (+0.2) | 17.26 (+0.2) | 16.41 (+0.2) | ||
| 3 | 8 / 7 / 6 | Leevan Sands | BAH | 17.59 | +0.9 | 16.91 (-0.6) | 16.55 (+0.4) | 17.59 (+0.9) | 17.26 (+1.1) | 17.32 (+0.5) | x (+0.6) | ||
| 4 | 9 / 5 / 5 | Arnie Giralt | CUB | 17.52 | +0.2 | 17.27 (-0.5) | 17.52 (+0.2) | 17.24 (+1.0) | 17.48 (+1.6) | x (+0.4) | 17.08 (+0.3) | ||
| 5 | 12 / 4 / 4 | Marian Oprea | ROU | 17.22 | -0.2 | 17.22 (-0.2) | x (-0.1) | x (+0.5) | x (+0.8) | x (+0.5) | 16.69 (+0.1) | ||
| 6 | 4 / 2 / 2 | Jadel Gregório | BRA | 17.20 | +0.2 | 17.14 (-0.7) | 16.55 (+0.2) | 13.79 (-0.9) | 16.83 (+0.5) | 16.78 (-0.1) | 17.20 (+0.2) | ||
| 7 | 11 / 3 / 3 | Larry Achike | GBR | 17.17 | -0.2 | 16.74 (-0.2) | x (+0.5) | 17.17 (-0.2) | x (+0.4) | 17.04 (-0.2) | x (+0.3) | ||
| 8 | 6 / 1 / 1 | Viktor Kuznietsov | UKR | 16.87 | -0.3 | 16.71 (-0.3) | 16.87 (-0.3) | x (+0.7) | 16.81 (+0.3) | 16.48 (-0.5) | x (+0.2) | ||
| 9 | 3 | Igor Spasovkhodsky | RUS | 16.79 | -0.6 | 16.79 (-0.6) | 16.37 (-0.3) | 15.63 (-0.9) | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 10 | Li Yanxi | CHN | 16.77 | +1.2 | 15.93 (-0.5) | 16.35 (0.0) | 16.77 (+1.2) | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 1 | Momchil Karailiev | BUL | 16.48 | -0.2 | 16.48 (-0.2) | 16.39 (-0.1) | 16.38 (-0.4) | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 2 | Héctor Fuentes | CUB | 16.28 | -0.6 | 15.92 (0.0) | x (-0.2) | 16.28 (-0.6) | – | – | – |
