Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump


The men's high jump competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 5–7 August.
In the qualifying round, nobody needed to take an attempt at the automatic qualifying mark because they were at a tie for the 12th qualifying position at 2.26 metres, with no misses before that height. Because there were two pits going on at the same time, they continued to 2.29 and half the field missed, two heights below the auto-qualifier. All the medalists came from those who made 2.29.
In the final, six athletes did not make it back to the qualifying height, including reigning world champion Jesse Williams and defending champion Andrey Silnov. Derek Drouin, Robert Grabarz and Mutaz Essa Barshim were clean through 2.29 and were in a three-way tie for first place. Erik Kynard cleared the next height at 2.33. Somehow between jumps, Ivan Ukhov had taken off his singlet and it got lost. As time clicked down, he pinned his number to a T-shirt and quickly took his jump at that height. It was successful, to move him into a tie for first place. After the other three had failed, Jamie Nieto made a strategic decision to take an all or nothing jump at 2.36. It was a close attempt, but he missed it.
Nieto finished in 6th, with a three-way tie for the bronze medal. Kynard missed at 2.36, but Ukhov, again in his singlet, cleared. With silver guaranteed, Kynard passed to 2.38 to try to win. He missed but Ukhov again cleared. Kynard again passed to 2.40 to try to winx but he missed, keeping the silver, and Ukhov took the gold.
On February 1 2019, gold medalist Ivan Ukhov was stripped of the gold medal by the Court of Arbitration in Sport for doping offences. At this time, medals have not yet been reallocated.

Competition format

The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. In qualification, each athlete had three attempts at each height and was eliminated if they failed to clear any height. Athletes who successfully jumped the qualifying height moved on the final. If fewer than 12 reached that height, the best 12 moved on. Cleared heights reset for the final, which followed the same three-attempts-per-height format until all athletes reached a height they could not jump.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time
DateTimeRound
Sunday, 5 August 201219:05Qualifications
Tuesday, 7 August 201219:00Finals

Records

, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record2.45 mSalamanca, Spain27 July 1993
Olympic record2.39 mAtlanta, United States28 July 1996
2012 World leading2.39 mCheboksary, Russia5 July 2012

Results

Qualification

Qual. rule: qualification standard 2.32m or at least best 12 qualified.
RankGroupNameNationality2.162.212.262.29ResultNote
1BRobert Grabarz–ooo2.29q
2BIvan Ukhovooxoo2.29q
3AErik Kynardoooxo2.29q
3BJesse Williamsoooxo2.29q
5BAndriy Protsenkooxoxoxo2.29q
6ADerek Drouinoxxoxoxxo2.29q
7BJamie Nietooooxxx2.26q
8AMutaz Essa Barshimooxoxx-2.26q
8ABohdan Bondarenkoooxoxx-2.26q
8AMickael Hananyooxoxxx2.26q
8AAndrey Silnovooxoxxx2.26q
12AKyriakos Ioannouooxxoxxx2.26q
12BMichael Masonooxxoxxx2.26q
12BWanner Millerooxxoxxx2.26q
15AAleksandr Shustovoxoxxoxxx2.26
16BTrevor Barryooxxx2.21
16BGuilherme Cobboooxxx2.21
16ADmytro Dem'yanyukooxxx2.21
16AOsku Torroooxxx2.21
20BVíctor Moyaxooxx-x2.21
21BJaroslav Bábaoxoxxx2.21
21BDiego Ferrínoxoxxx2.21
21BGianmarco Tamberioxoxxx2.21
21AZhang Guoweioxoxxx2.21
25AKonstadínos Baniótisoxxoxxx2.21
25BRožle Prezeljoxxoxxx2.21
27BRaivydas Stanysoxxx2.16
28AMajed Aldin Ghazalxoxxx2.16
28BViktor Ninovxoxxx2.16
30AMichal Kabelkaxxoxxx2.16
30ALee Hup Weixxoxxx2.16
30ADonald Thomasxxo–xxx2.16
AAndrei Churylaxxx'
ADarvin Edwardsxxx'
BDragutin Topićxxx

Final

RankNameNationality2.202.252.292.332.362.382.40ResultNote
Erik Kynardoxooox-x-x2.33
Derek Drouinoooxxx2.29
Robert Grabarz-ooxxx2.29
Mutaz Essa Barshimoooxxx2.29
6Jamie Nietoooxoxx-x2.29
7Bohdan Bondarenkoxooxoxxx2.29
8Michael Masonooxxoxxx2.29
9Wanner Millerooxxx2.25
9Jesse Williamsooxxx2.25
9Andriy Protsenkoooxxx2.25
12Andrey Silnovoxoxxx2.25
13Kyriakos Ioannouoxxx2.20
14Mickael Hananyxoxxx2.20
Ivan Ukhovooxoooox2.38DQ