| Host City: Rome, Italy |
Format: Qualifying round (2.29 or best 12 to final) (Sep 5) |
| Dates: August 28 – September 6, 1987 |
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| Nations participating: 159 |
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| Athletes participating: 1451 |
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Main venue: Stadio Olimpico
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| In the best mass-quality high jump in history, a jump of 2.32 – the winning height in 1983 – was good enough only for seventh place. At 2.35, four of the seven men were successful, with Olympic gold and silver medallists, Mögenburg and Sjöberg having no failures. Paklin failed with his first attempt at 2.38, before world record holder Sjöberg maintained his perfect record to take the lead. Avdyeyenko also failed, as did Mögenburg. The two Soviets managed 2.38 on their third trial, while Mögenburg passed his remaining attempts to try unsuccessfully for 2.40. The leading three also failed 2.40, meaning that Sweden took the gold while the two Soviets shared the silver. Coming as it did on the final day of the World Championships, the contest was frequently interrupted by medal ceremonies, during which the athletes were not permitted to jump. |
| These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 38 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday September 6, 1987. |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships |
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| World Record |
 Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) |
2.42 m |
June 30, 1987 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| Event Record |
 Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS) |
2.32 m |
August 13, 1983 |
 Helsinki, Finland |
| Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships |
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| Event Record |
Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) |
2.38 m |
September 6, 1987 |
 Rome, Italy |
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High Jump |
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6 September |
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Final |
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| 1 |
Patrik Sjöberg |
SWE |
5 Jan 65 |
2.38 |
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| 2 |
Igor Paklin |
URS |
15 Jul 63 |
2.38 |
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| 2 |
Gennadiy Avdeyenko |
URS |
4 Nov 63 |
2.38 |
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| 4 |
Dietmar Mögenburg |
FRG |
15 Aug 61 |
2.35 |
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| 5 |
Nick Saunders |
BER |
14 Sep 63 |
2.32 |
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| 6 |
Sorin Matei |
ROU |
6 Jul 63 |
2.32 |
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| 7 |
Ján Zvara |
TCH |
12 Feb 63 |
2.32 |
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| 8 |
Carlo Thränhardt |
FRG |
5 Jul 57 |
2.29 |
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| 9 |
Javier Sotomayor |
CUB |
13 Oct 67 |
2.29 |
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| 10 |
Krzysztof Krawczyk |
POL |
28 Jan 62 |
2.25 |
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| 10 |
Geoff Parsons |
GBR |
14 Aug 64 |
2.25 |
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| 12 |
Tom McCants |
USA |
27 Nov 62 |
2.25 |
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| 12 |
Arturo Ortiz |
ESP |
18 Sep 66 |
2.25 |
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| 14 |
Gerd Nagel |
FRG |
22 Oct 57 |
2.20 |
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| 15 |
Robert Marinov |
BUL |
1 Feb 67 |
2.20 |
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Sergey Malchenko |
URS |
2 Nov 63 |
NH |
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Final |
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Height |
Y |
210 |
215 |
220 |
225 |
229 |
232 |
235 |
238 |
240 |
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| 1 |
Patrik Sjoberg |
SWE |
2.38m CR |
22 |
- |
- |
- |
O |
- |
O |
O |
O |
XXX |
| 2 |
Igor Paklin |
URS |
2.38m PB |
24 |
- |
- |
O |
O |
XO |
O |
XO |
XXO |
XXX |
| 2 |
Gennadiy Avdeyenko |
URS |
2.38m PB |
23 |
- |
- |
O |
O |
O |
O |
XXO |
XXO |
XXX |
| 4 |
Dietmar Mogenburg |
FRG |
2.35m PB |
26 |
- |
- |
- |
O |
O |
O |
O |
X- |
XX |
| 5 |
Clarence Saunders |
BER |
2.32m PB |
23 |
- |
- |
O |
O |
O |
O |
XXX |
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| 6 |
Sorin Matei |
ROU |
2.32m PB |
24 |
- |
- |
O |
XXO |
O |
O |
X- |
XX |
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| 7 |
Jan Zvara |
TCH |
2.32m |
24 |
- |
O |
O |
O |
O |
XXO |
XXX |
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| 8 |
Carlo Thranhardt |
FRG |
2.29m |
30 |
- |
- |
O |
O |
O |
XXX |
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| 9 |
Javier Sotomayor |
CUB |
2.29m |
19 |
- |
- |
O |
O |
XO |
XXX |
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| 10 |
Krzysztof Krawczyk |
POL |
2.25m |
25 |
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-O |
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| 10 |
Geoff Parsons |
GBR |
2.25m |
23 |
- |
O |
- |
O |
XXX |
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| 12 |
Tom McCants |
USA |
2.25m |
24 |
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-O |
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| 12 |
Arturo Ortiz |
ESP |
2.25m |
20 |
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-O |
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| 14 |
Gerd Nagel |
FRG |
2.20m |
29 |
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-O |
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| 15 |
Robert Marinov |
BUL |
2.20m |
20 |
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-O |
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Sergey Malchenko |
URS |
NM |
23 |
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Qualification |
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5 September |
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Group A |
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| 1 |
Patrik Sjoberg |
SWE |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Tom McCants |
USA |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Carlo Thranhardt |
FRG |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Jan Zvara |
TCH |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Sergey Malchenko |
URS |
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2,27 |
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| 6 |
Jianhua Zhu |
CHN |
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2,24 |
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| 6 |
Luca Toso |
ITA |
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2,24 |
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| 6 |
Roland Dalhauser |
SUI |
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2,24 |
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| 9 |
Lee Balkin |
USA |
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2,21 |
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| 9 |
Georgi Dakov |
BUL |
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2,21 |
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| 11 |
Markus Einberger |
AUT |
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2,18 |
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| 12 |
Saso Apostolovski |
YUG |
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2,10 |
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| 12 |
Motochika Inoue |
JPN |
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2,10 |
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| 12 |
Jean-Charles Gicquel |
FRA |
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2,10 |
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| 12 |
Milton Francisco |
BRA |
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2,10 |
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Fahredin Fouad |
JOR |
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NM |
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Hilaire Onwanlele |
GAB |
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NM |
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Group B |
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| 1 |
Geoff Parsons |
GBR |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Sorin Matei |
ROU |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Javier Sotomayor |
CUB |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Robert Marinov |
BUL |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Clarence Saunders |
BER |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Arturo Ortiz |
ESP |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Krzysztof Krawczyk |
POL |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Dietmar Mogenburg |
FRG |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Gerd Nagel |
FRG |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Igor Paklin |
URS |
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2,27 |
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| 1 |
Gennadiy Avdeyenko |
URS |
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2,27 |
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| 12 |
Jerome Carter |
USA |
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2,24 |
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| 12 |
Troy Kemp |
BAH |
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2,24 |
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| 14 |
Robert Ruffini |
TCH |
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2,21 |
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| 15 |
Othmane Belfaa |
ALG |
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2,15 |
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| 15 |
Mikko Levola |
FIN |
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2,15 |
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| 15 |
Paul Ngadjadoum |
CHA |
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2,15 |
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| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1987 |
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Sašo Apostolovski |
 YUG |
2.30 |
2.30 |
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Lee Balkin |
 USA |
2.33 |
2.33 |
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Georgi Dakov |
 BUL |
2.29 |
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Roland Dalhäuser |
 SUI |
2.32i |
2.32i |
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Markus Einberger |
 AUT |
2.28 |
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Fakhredin Fouad Gor |
 JOR |
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Milton Francisco |
 BRA |
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Jean-Charles Gicquel |
 FRA |
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Motochika Inoue |
 JPN |
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Sergey Malchenko |
 URS |
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Tom McCants |
USA |
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Hilaire Onwanlele |
 GAB |
2.05 |
2.05 |
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Patrik Sjöberg |
 SWE |
2.42 |
2.42 |
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Carlo Thränhardt |
 FRG |
2.40i |
2.40i |
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Luca Toso |
 ITA |
2.26 |
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Jianhua Zhu |
 CHN |
2.39 |
2.28i |
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Ján Zvara |
 TCH |
2.36 |
2.36 |
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1987 |
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Gennadiy Avdeyenko |
URS |
2.38i |
2.38i |
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Othmane Belfaa |
 ALG |
2.28 |
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Jerome Carter |
USA |
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Troy Kemp |
 BAH |
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Krzysztof Krawczyk |
 POL |
2.21i |
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Mikko Levola |
 FIN |
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Robert Marinov |
BUL |
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Sorin Matei |
 ROU |
2.32i |
2.32i |
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Dietmar Mögenburg |
FRG |
2.39i |
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Gerd Nagel |
FRG |
2.21i |
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Paul Ngadjadoum |
 CHA |
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Arturo Ortíz |
 ESP |
2.27 |
2.27 |
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Igor Paklin |
URS |
2.41 |
2.38i |
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Geoff Parsons |
 GBR |
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Róbert Ruffini |
TCH |
2.24 |
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Clarence Saunders |
 BER |
2.22 |
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Javier Sotomayor |
 CUB |
2.37 |
2.37 |
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