1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump

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These are the official results of the men's high jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Wednesday 1997-08-06.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of Cuba.svg Javier Sotomayor
Cuba (CUB)
Silver Flag of Poland.svg Artur Partyka
Poland (POL)
Bronze Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Forsyth
Australia (AUS)

Results

Qualifying round

4 August

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.28 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

RankGroupNameNationality2.152.192.232.262.28ResultNotes
1A Gilmar Mayo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia ooooo2.28Q, PB
1A Lee Jin-taek Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea ooo2.28Q
1B Artur Partyka Flag of Poland.svg Polandooo2.28Q
1B Javier Sotomayor Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba ooo2.28Q
1B Steinar Hoen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway oo2.28Q
6A Lambros Papakostas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece oooxo2.28Q
7A Martin Buß Flag of Germany.svg Germanyoxooxoxo2.28Q
8B Tim Forsyth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australiaooxxo2.28Q
9B Konstantin Matusevich Flag of Israel.svg  Israel ooxoxoxxo2.28Q
10B Dalton Grant Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britainxooxxoxxo2.28Q, SB
11B Jan Janků Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic oxooxxx2.26q
12B Sergey Klyugin Flag of Russia.svg Russiaoxxoooxxx2.26q
13A Charles Austin Flag of the United States.svg United Statesoxoxxx2.26
14B Steve Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britainoxoxoxxx2.26
15A Staffan Strand Flag of Sweden.svg Swedenooxxx2.23
15A Charles Lefrançois Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadaooxxx2.23
15B Didier Detchénique Flag of France.svg Franceoooxxx2.23
15B Stevan Zorić Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia ooxxx2.23
15B Brian Brown Flag of the United States.svg United Statesooxxx2.23
20B Dimitrios Kokotis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece xxoooxxx2.23
20B Mustapha Raifak Flag of France.svg Francexxoooxxx2.23
22A Jarosław Kotewicz Flag of Poland.svg Polandoxoxxx2.23
22A Mark Boswell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadaoxoxxx2.23
22A Mark Mandy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland ooxoxx–x2.23
22A Dragutin Topić Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia oxoxxx2.23
26A Elvir Krehmić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina xxooxoxxx2.23
27A Brendan Reilly Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britainoxxoxx–x2.23
28A Arturo Ortíz Flag of Spain.svg Spainoxxx2.19
28A Tomáš Janků Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ooxxx2.19
30A Randy Jenkins Flag of the United States.svg United Statesxxoxxoxxx2.19
31A Konstantinos Liapis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece oxxx2.15
31B Glenn Howard Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealandoxxx2.15
31B Julio Luciano Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic oxxx2.15
34B Michiya Onoue Flag of Japan.svg Japanxoxxx2.15
35B Khemraj Naiko Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius xxoxxx2.15

Final

RankNameNationality2.202.252.292.322.352.372.39ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Javier Sotomayor Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba xoooxo2.37WL
Silver medal icon.svg Artur Partyka Flag of Poland.svg Polandooxoxx–x2.35SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Tim Forsyth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australiaoxooxox–xx2.35
4 Steinar Hoen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway oooxx–x2.32
4 Dalton Grant Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britainoxxx2.32SB
6 Lambros Papakostas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece ooxoxx–x2.32SB
7 Konstantin Matusevich Flag of Israel.svg  Israel oooxxx2.29
8 Lee Jin-taek Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea xoooxxx2.29
9 Martin Buß Flag of Germany.svg Germanyxxoooxxx2.29
10 Gilmar Mayo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia ooxoxxx2.29
11 Sergey Klyugin Flag of Russia.svg Russiaxoxoxxor2.29
12 Jan Janků Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ooxxx2.25

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