Men High Jump Athletics XIX Olympic Games Mexico 1968 - Sunday 20.10 - Gold Medal: Dick Fosbury, United States
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1. Dick FosburyUSAUSA2.24m OR5.125 O O O OOOXXOXXX
2. Ed CaruthersUSAUSA2.22m13.138 O XXO XXOOXOXXX
3. Valentin GavrilovURSURS2.20m12.113OOOOOOO OXXX
4. Valeriy SkvortsovURSURS2.16m11.148 OXOOXXOOXXOXXX
5. Reynaldo BrownUSAUSA2.14m3.63 O O O XXX
6. Giacomo CrosaITAITA2.14m1.94O XOOOOXXX
7. Gunther SpielvogelFRGFRG2.14m7.106 OOXXOXOXXX
8. Lawrence PeckhamAUSAUS2.12m6.84 OOOXOXXX
9. Robert Sainte-RoseFRAFRA2.09m 63O OOXXX
10.Ingomar SieghartFRGFRG2.09m 63 OOOXXX
11.Luis GarrigaESPESP2.09m 74O XOOXXX
12.Ahmed SennusiCHACHA2.09m 86 XOXXOXXX
13.Miodrag TodosijevicYUGYUG2.06m 53O OXXX
Competitors: 39; Countries: 25
Rather like George Horine with the western roll, Dick Fosbury devel- oped his high jumping style out of necessity, because the shape of his garden inhibited the straddle. By 1967, he had jumped 2.10, but his back-first take-off was still considered a curiosity. After he won the 1968 NCAA Championships, then cleared 2.21 to make the US team behind Carruthers and the 17 year-old Brown, he became a medal threat, bracketed with his US teammates and Russians Gavrilov and Skvortsov. Thirteen men cleared 2.12 to make the final, with six actually reach- ing the qualifying level of 2.14. In the final, seven made that height, with Peckham and Chad’s Ahmed Senoussi unable to repeat their ear- lier 2.14s. Only Gavrilov and Skvortsov made 2.16, but the three Americans passed that height. Brown just missed 2.18, while the other two Americans cleared. Skvortsov also failed. Gavrilov passed 2.18 then cleared 2.20 first time to join Fosbury in the lead. Carruthers also cleared easily. At 2.22, Fosbury again cleared first time, and took sole lead when Gavrilov had his first failure of the competition. He then lost second place to Carruthers who cleared the second time. Fosbury, whose style had amazed the crowd, did so again when clearing 2.24 on his final attempt. He then had three average cracks at a world record of

Qualification - Saturday 19.10

Mark 2.14m 6 + 7 Athletes
Group AHeightIF195200203206209212214
1. Richard FosburyUSAUSA2.14m30 O OO
2. Edward CaruthersUSAUSA2.14m40 OO OO
3. Valery SkvortsovURSURS2.14m61 O OOXOO
4. Lawrence A PeckhamAUSAUS2.14m71OO OOOXO
5. Miodrag TodosijevicYUGYUG2.12m73 O OOOXXX
6. Reynaldo BrownUSAUSA2.12m64 XO OXXX
7. Robert Sainte-RoseFRAFRA2.12m84 O OOXOXXX
8. Valentin GavrilovURSURS2.12m94 OXOOOOXXX
8. Gunther SpielvogelFRGFRG2.12m94 OOOOXOXXX
10.Thomas ZachariasFRGFRG2.09m53 OOXXX
11.Victor BlshovURSURS2.09m85 O XOXOXXX
11.Jaroslav AlexaTCHTCH2.09m85 O OXXOXXX
11.Junior ElliottFRAFRA2.09m85 O OXXOXXX
14.Anthony SneazwellAUSAUS2.06m63OO OXXX
14.Rudolf HubnerTCHTCH2.06m63 OOOXXX
14.Kenneth LundmarkSWESWE2.06m63 OOOXXX
17.Peter BoyceAUSAUS2.06m85OXO XOXXX
18.Polde MilekYUGYUG2.00m43 O XXX
-. Bo-Sven JonssonSWESWEDNS
-. Jan-Erik DahlgrenSWESWEDNS
Group BHeightIF180185190195200203206209212214
1. Ahmed SennussiCHACHA2.14m51 OOOXO
2. Giacomo CrosaITAITA2.14m61 O OOOXO
3. Ingomar SieghartFRGFRG2.12m83 OOOOOXXX
4. Luis GarrigaESPESP2.12m105 XO OXOOOXXX
5. Kuniyoshi SugiokaJPNJPN2.09m73 OO OOXXX
6. Bhim SinghINDIND2.09m105 OOXOOXOXXX
7. Ioannis KoussoulasGREGRE2.09m106 OXOOXXOXXX
8. Mohamet IdrissCHACHA2.06m43 O XXX
9. Teodoro PalaciosGUAGUA2.06m63 O OOXXX
10.Michel PortmannSWISWI2.06m75 O XXOXXX
11.Jon OlafssonISLISL2.06m117 OXOXXOXOXXX
12.Fernando AbugattasPERPER2.03m64 XOOXXX
13.Thomas WiesfrSWISWI2.03m74 OOXOXXX
14.Fernand TovondrayMADMAD2.03m85 OXXOOXXX
15.Csaba DoszaROMROM2.03m127 OOOXXOXXOXXX
16.Wilfriedt WedmannCANCAN2.00m43 O XXX
17.Roberto AbugattasPERPER2.00m54 XO XXX
18.Nurullab CandanTURTUR1.95m71XXOOXXOOXXX
19.Anthony BalfourBAHBAH1.95m63 OOOXXX
20.Son-Long HongTWNTWN1.95m95OOXXOOXXX
21.Marconi TuraySLASLA1.90m85OOXXOXXX
-. Ababacar LySENSENDNS
-. Freddy HerbrandtBELBELDNS
-. Samuel IgunNGRNGRDNS
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