Men High Jump Athletics Olympic Games 2008 Beijing, China - Tuesday 19.08 - Gold Medal: Andrey Silnov, Russia
Final 19.08 19:10
Team
Height
Q
SO
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220
225
229
232
234
236
242
1. Andrey Silnov
RUS
2.36m
5.
11
-
O
O
O
O
O
O
XXX
2. Germaine Mason
GBR
2.34m
1.
2
-
O
O
X-
O
O
XXX
3. Yaroslav Rybakov
RUS
2.34m
9.
8
-
O
O
O
XXO
O
XXX
4. Stefan Holm
SWE
2.32m
5.
3
-
O
O
O
O
X-
XX
5. Raul-Roland Spank
GER
2.32m
5.
1
O
O
O
O
XXO
XX-
X
6. Jaroslav Baba
CZE
2.29m
1.
6
O
O
O
O
X-
X-
X
7. Tomas Janku
CZE
2.29m
1.
4
O
O
O
XO
X-
XX
8. Tom Parsons
GBR
2.25m
12.
9
O
O
O
XXX
9. Martyn Bernard
GBR
2.25m
5.
7
O
O
XO
X-
XX
10. Filippo Campioli
ITA
2.20m
9.
5
O
O
XXX
10. Jesse de Lima
BRA
2.20m
1.
10
-
O
XXX
12. Rozle Prezelj
SLO
2.20m
9.
12
O
XXO
XXX
The qualifying height was 2.32, but only eight jumpers cleared 2.29, so
a further four men with good countback at 2.25 were included. When
the bar reached 2.32 in the final, only reigning champion Holm and
Silnov had a perfect record. Both men went over 2.32 first time, but
were preceded by the surprising Mason, a Jamaican transfer to Britain.
He astounded onlookers by being the first over 2.34, and after Holm
missed once, the Briton was joined by Silnov and Rybakov with first
time clearances at 2.34. Silnov cleared 2.36 first time, and none of the
others could get over that height, Holm, Spank and Bába all making
desperation efforts at 2.36 without a 2.34 clearance.
Silnov, the European Champion, had placed fourth in the Russian
Championships, and was not initially selected for Beijing, but a 2.37
leap in London a week later convinced the Russian selectors to include
him at the expense of Andrey Tereshin.
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