Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram for athletics
Venues Centennial Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 26 (qualifications)
July 28 (final)
Competitors37 from 27 nations
Winning height2.39 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Charles Austin
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Artur Partyka
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg Steve Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
  1992
2000  

The men's high jump was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 38 competitors from 28 nations, with one non-starter (three-time medalist Patrik Sjöberg). [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Charles Austin of the United States, the nation's first victory in the men's high jump since 1968 and 13th overall. Artur Partyka of Poland became the seventh man to win two medals in the event, following his 1992 bronze with silver in these Games. Steve Smith's bronze was Great Britain's first medal in the men's high jump since 1908.

Background

This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1992 Games were gold medalist Javier Sotomayor of Cuba, bronze medalists Artur Partyka of Poland and Tim Forsyth of Australia, seventh-place finisher Troy Kemp of the Bahamas, eighth-place finishers Charles Austin of the United States and Dragutin Topić of Yugoslavia (an Independent Olympic Participant in 1992), and twelfth-place finisher Steve Smith of Great Britain. Sotomayor had broken his own world record in 1993, jumping 2.45 metres for a mark that is still standing as of 2023; however, he was suffering from an ankle injury in Atlanta. Austin, by contrast, had recovered from injuries that had limited him. Kemp was the reigning world champion, while Partyka had placed in the top three at worlds in both 1993 and 1995. [2]

Colombia, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Malaysia, and Ukraine each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 22nd appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1912. There were two distinct rounds of jumping with results cleared between rounds. Jumpers were eliminated if they had three consecutive failures, whether at a single height or between multiple heights if they attempted to advance before clearing a height.

The qualifying round had the bar set at 2.10 metres, 2.15 metres, 2.20 metres, 2.24 metres, 2.26 metres, and 2.29 metres. All jumpers clearing 2.29 metres in the qualifying round advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 jumpers could achieve it, the top 12 (including ties) would advance to the final.

The final had jumps at 2.15 metres, 2.20 metres, 2.25 metres, 2.29 metres, 2.32 metres, 2.35 metres, 2.37 metres, 2.39 metres, and 2.41 metres; the winner also took attempts at 2.46 metres to try to break the world record. [2] [3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of Cuba.svg  Javier Sotomayor  (CUB)2.45 Salamanca, Spain 27 July 1993
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Hennadiy Avdyeyenko  (URS)2.38 Seoul, South Korea 25 September 1988

Charles Austin set a new Olympic record with 2.39 metres.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 26 July 19969:00Qualifying
Sunday, 28 July 199618:00Final

Results

Key

Qualifying round

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

RankGroupAthleteNation2.102.152.202.242.262.28HeightNotes
1A Charles Austin Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooo2.28Q
B Tim Forsyth Flag of Australia.svg  Australia oooo2.28Q
B Artur Partyka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland ooo2.28Q
B Dragutin Topić Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia oooo2.28Q
5A Steinar Hoen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway oooxxoo2.28Q
6A Troy Kemp Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas oooxo2.28Q
A Jarosław Kotewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland oooxo2.28Q
A Lambros Papakostas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece oooxo2.28Q
9A Lee Jin-taek Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea oxoooxo2.28Q
B Javier Sotomayor Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba oxoxo2.28Q
11A Steve Smith Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain oxoxoxo2.28Q
B Wolfgang Kreißig Flag of Germany.svg  Germany oxoxooxo2.28Q
13A Tomáš Janků Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ooooxoxxo2.28Q
A Przemysław Radkiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland ooxooxxo2.28Q
15A Charles Lefrançois Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ooooxxx2.26
16B Viacheslav Tyrtyshnik Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine oooxooxxx2.26
17B Konstantin Matusevich Flag of Israel.svg  Israel xooxxooxxx2.26
18B Arturo Ortíz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain ooxoxoxxx2.26
19B Dalton Grant Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain ooxoxoxoxxx2.26
20B Ian Thompson Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas oxoxxoxxx2.26
21B Gilmar Mayo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia oxoxoxxoxxx2.26
22B Marko Turban Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia xoooxxx2.24
23A Mark Mandy Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland oooxxx2.20
24B Khemraj Naiko Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius ooxoxxx2.20
25A Julio Luciano Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic oxoxoxxx2.20
26A Cameron Wright Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooxxoxxx2.20
27A Chris Anderson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia ooxxx2.15
A Tomohiro Nomura Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan ooxxx2.15
A Stevan Zorić Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia oxxx2.15
30B Loo Kum Zee Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia xooxxx2.15
31B Ed Broxterman Flag of the United States.svg  United States xxooxxx2.15
32A Kim Tae-hoi Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea xoxxoxxx2.15
33B Cho Hyun-wook Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea oxxx2.10
34B Fakhredin Fouad Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Jordan xxoxxx2.10
A Hugo Muñoz Flag of Peru.svg  Peru xxxNo mark
A Wong Yew Tong Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore xxxNo mark
B Olivier Sanou Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso xxxNo mark
B Patrik Sjöberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNS

Final

RankAthleteNation2.152.202.252.292.322.352.372.392.412.46HeightNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Charles Austin Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooooxx–oxxx2.39 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Artur Partyka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland oooxox–xx2.37
Bronze medal icon.svg Steve Smith Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain xooxoxx–x2.35
4 Dragutin Topić Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia ooooxx–x2.32
5 Steinar Hoen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway ooxooxx–x2.32
6 Lambros Papakostas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece oooxoxx–x2.32
7 Tim Forsyth Flag of Australia.svg  Australia oooxxoxx–x2.32
8 Lee Jin-taek Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea xoooxxx2.29
9 Wolfgang Kreißig Flag of Germany.svg  Germany xoxooxxx2.29
10 Przemysław Radkiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland xoxoxoxxx2.29
11 Jarosław Kotewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland ooxxx2.25
12 Javier Sotomayor Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba oxxx2.25
13 Troy Kemp Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas xox–xx2.25
14 Tomáš Janků Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic xoxoxoxx2.25

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