Brian Stanton (high jumper)

Brian Stanton

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	19 February 1961 Los Angeles, California, USa
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Stars and Stripes Track Club

Brian E. Stanton (born February 19, 1961) is an American high jumper who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Stanton was an NCAA champion high jumper for the Houston Cougars track and field team, winning the high jump at the 1983 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. ^[2]

Stanton finished second behind Canadian Milt Ottey in the high jump event at the British 1985 AAA Championships. ^{[3] [4]}

He represented his home country in the men's high jump event at the 1988 Olympic Games, where he finished 11th in the final, jumping 2.31m. ^[5] He also jumped his personal record of 2.34m that same year.

In March 1996, then age 35, he jumped 2.20m at the Long Beach Relays, a mark which is superior to the listed American masters M35 record of 2.15m by Jim Barrineau. Stanton's mark has never been ratified. His mark was equaled by Doug Nordquist on the same track three months later, also never ratified, and Charles Austin improved upon that indoors seven years later, also never ratified.

Brian also appeared on The Price is Right on a March 2, 1983 episode, who ended up winning the Showcase round.

References

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
2. "SMU winner; Lewis, Stanton set records". The Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas). 13 Mar 1983. p. 46. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
5. "Brian Stanton Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-01-07.