Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump


The men's high jump field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 9 & 10. The top jumper of the previous year, world record holder and winner of the Pan American Games, was Pat Matzdorf from the United States. But in a surprise, he failed to make the US team, leaving the field wide open. Jüri Tarmak was the last man to win Olympic gold medal using the straddle technique. The more popular and more widely used Fosbury Flop technique was the most common technique used.

Results

Top 12 and ties and all jumpers clearing advanced to the finals. All heights are listed in metres.

Qualifying

Key: o = clear ; p = pass; x = fail; DNS = did not start
RankNameNationalityGroupMark1.801.902.002.062.092.122.15
1THenry ElliottA2.15pppoooo
1TDwight StonesA2.15pppoooo
3TVasilios PapadimitriouA2.15pppoooo
3TIstván MajorA2.15pppoooo
3TÁdám SzepesiA2.15ppooooo
3TEnzo Del FornoB2.15pppoooo
3TȘerban IoanA2.15pppoooo
3TJan DahlgrenA2.15pppoooo
3TRustam AkhmetovA2.15pppoooo
3TKęstutis ŠapkaA2.15pppoooo
3TJüri TarmakA2.15pppoooo
12Hermann MagerlA2.15pppopxoo
13John BeersB2.15ppxoooxoo
14TJohn HawkinsB2.15ppooooxo
14TBernard GauthierA2.15ppooooxo
16Stefan JungeA2.15ppoopxxoxo
17Lawrie PeckhamA2.15ppooxxooxo
18Hidehiko TomizawaA2.15ppxoooxxoxxo
19Gian Marco SchivoA2.15pooxooxxoxxo
20Chris DunnA2.12pppopoxxx
21Roman MoravecA2.12ppooooxxx
22Ron JourdanA2.12poooooxxx
23Petar BogdanovA2.12ppoooxoxxx
24Ingomar SieghartB2.12poooxoxoxxx
25Teymour GhiassiB2.12ppoooxxoxxx
26Ioannis KousoulasB2.12poooxxoxxoxxx
27József TihanyiA2.09ppoooxxx-
28Rick CuttellB2.09ppxoxooxxx-
29Jaroslav AlexaA2.09ppooxoxxx-
30Michel PatryB2.09poxooxopxxx
31Kuniyoshi SugiokaB2.06ppooxxx--
32Park Sang-suB2.00pooxxx---
33TNoor Azhar HamidB2.00oooxxx---
33TAbdullah Noor WasugheB2.00oooxxx---
35Ahmed SenoussiB2.00ppxoxxx---
36TLuis BarrionuevoB1.90poxxx----
36TSitha SinB1.90poxxx----
36TDaniel MkandawireB1.90poxxx----
39Hamadou EveléB1.90pxoxxx----
40Suresh BabuB1.90pxxoxxx----
-Leif FalkumBDNS-------
-Irolan HechavarriaBDNS-------
-Bogusław BiałekBDNS-------

Final

Key: o = clear ; p = pass; x = fail; DNS = did not start
RankNameNationalityMark2.002.052.102.152.182.212.232.26
Jüri Tarmak2.23ppoooxoxoxxx
Stefan Junge2.21pxooooxoxxx-
Dwight Stones2.21ppoooxxoxxx-
4Hermann Magerl2.18pooxooxxx--
5Ádám Szepesi2.18ooooxxoxxx--
6TJohn Beers2.15poooxxx---
6TIstván Major2.15poooxxx---
8Rustam Akhmetov2.15ooooxxx---
9John Hawkins2.15poxooxxx---
10Enzo Del Forno2.15oooxoxxx---
11Jan Dahlgren2.15poxoxoxxx---
12Vasilios Papadimitriou2.15pooxxoxxx---
13Kęstutis Šapka2.15pooxxoxxx---
14Bernard Gauthier2.15ooxoxxoxxx---
15Henry Elliott2.10ppopxxx---
16Șerban Ioan2.10opoxxx----
17Gian Marco Schivo2.10poxoxxx----
18Lawrie Peckham2.10ooxoxxx----
19Hidehiko Tomizawa2.05xooxxx-----

Key: o = clear ; p = pass; x = fail; DNS = did not start