Men High Jump Athletics VI World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE) - Wednesday 06.08

Men High Jump Athletics VI World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE) - Wednesday 06.08 - Gold Medal: Javier Sotomayor, Cuba

Final 18:10		Height	220	225	229	232	235	237	239
1. Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.37m	-	XO	-	O	O	XO	-
2. Artur Partyka	POL	2.35m	O	-	O	-	XO	XX-	X
3. Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.35m	O	-	XO	O	XO	X-	XX
4. Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.32m	-	O	O	O	XX-	X
4. Dalton Grant	GBR	2.32m	-	-	-	O	XXX
6. Lambros Papakostas	GRE	2.32m	-	O	O	XO	XX-	X
7. Konstantin Matusevich	ISR	2.29m	O	O	O	XXX
8. Jin-Taek Lee	KOR	2.29m	XO	O	O	XXX
9. Martin Buss	GER	2.29m	XXO	O	O	XXX
10.Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.29m	O	O	XO	XXX
11.Sergey Klyugin	RUS	2.29m	XO	XO	XXO	ret
12.Jan Janku	CZE	2.25m	O	O	XXX

Happily recovered from the injuries which had led to the loss of his Olympic crown the previous year, Sotomayor further enhanced his claims to being considered the greatest of all high jumpers by regaining this title. Five men were still left in as the bar was raised to 2.37 but the Cuban was the only one successful. Another remarkable big time competitor, Partyka medalled for the third consecutive time, taking silver on countback against Forsyth.

Men High Jump History

Grant, ever the showman, came in at the greatest starting height ever attempted (2.32), daring indeed for a man who hadn’t gone higher than 2.28 all season. His gamble appeared to be paying off when his first time clearance took him into the lead, but the next height of 2.35 eluded him and he had to settle for equal fourth place with European champion Hoen.

Qualification - Monday 04.08 18:00

Mark 2.28m 10+2 Athletes

Group A		Height	215	219	223	226	228
1. Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.28m	O	O	O	O	O
1. Jin-Taek Lee	KOR	2.28m	-	O	-	O	O
3. Lambros Papakostas	GRE	2.28m	-	O	O	O	XO
4. Martin Buss	GER	2.28m	O	XO	O	XO	XO
5. Charles Austin	USA	2.26m	-	O	-	XO	XXX
6. Staffan Strand	SWE	2.23m	O	-	O	XXX
6. Charles Lefrancois	CAN	2.23m	-	O	O	XXX
8. Jaroslaw Kotewicz	POL	2.23m	O	-	XO	XXX
8. Mark Boswell	CAN	2.23m	-	O	XO	XXX
8. Mark Mandy	IRL	2.23m	O	O	XO	XX-	X
8. Dragutin Topic	YUG	2.23m	O	-	XO	-	XXX
12.Elvir Krehmic	BSH	2.23m	XXO	O	XO	XXX
13.Brendan Reilly	GBR	2.23m	-	O	XXO	XX-	X
14.Arturo Ortiz	ESP	2.19m	-	O	-	XXX
14.Tomas Janku	CZE	2.19m	O	O	XXX
16.Randy Jenkins	USA	2.19m	XXO	XXO	-	XXX
17.Konstantinos Liapis	GRE	2.15m	O	XXX

Group B		Height	215	219	223	226	228
1. Artur Partyka	POL	2.28m	-	O	-	O	O
1. Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.28m	-	-	O	O	O
1. Steinar Hoen	NOR	2.28m	-	-	O	-	O
4. Tim Forsyth	AUS	2.28m	O	-	-	O	XXO
5. Konstantin Matusevich	ISR	2.28m	O	O	XO	XO	XXO
6. Dalton Grant	GBR	2.28m	-	XO	O	XXO	XXO
7. Jan Janku	CZE	2.26m	-	O	XO	O	XXX
7. Cigdem Arslan	TUR	2.26m
8. Sergey Klyugin	RUS	2.26m	O	XXO	O	O	XXX
9. Steve Smith	GBR	2.26m	O	-	XO	XO	XXX
10.Didier Detchenique	FRA	2.23m	O	O	O	XXX
10.Stevan Zoric	YUG	2.23m	-	O	O	XXX
10.Brian Brown	USA	2.23m	O	-	O	XXX
13.Dimitrios Kokotis	GRE	2.23m	XXO	O	O	XXX
13.Mustapha Raifak	FRA	2.23m	XXO	O	O	XXX
15.Glenn Howard	NZL	2.15m	O	XXX
15.Julio Luciano	DOM	2.15m	O	XXX
17.Michiya Onoue	JPN	2.15m	XO	XXX
18.Khemraj Naiko	MRI	2.15m	XXO	XXX