| Host City: Montréal, Canada |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 2.16 metres advanced to the final. |
| Date Started: July 30, 1976 |
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| Date Finished: July 31, 1976 |
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| (Competitors: 37; Countries: 23; Finalists: 14) |
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Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Montréal, Québec
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| Stones had broken his own world record with 2.31 a month before the Games, and was hot favourite. He was also the most unpopular athlete in Montreal, as far as the local crowd was concerned. The Californian had been misquoted as saying that all French Canadians were rude (he was referring to the organising committee of the Games). Whenever he appeared he was booed. But the garrulous Stones had a bigger problem – the Montreal rain, which affected his run-up. The wet conditions hurt all the jumpers, with only four of the 10 who had cleared 2.18 able to make it over 2.21. At that point the boyish-looking Wszoła led because he passed all heights up to 2.14, with Stones second. The locals had jeered at the sight of Stones sweeping away water from the take-off area, but cheered for local man Greg Joy, who cleared 2.21 first time to move ahead of Budalov, the only straddler in the top group. The Russian failed to clear another height, leaving three floppers as the medal winners for the first time. Wszoła cleared 2.23 first time, which would have been enough for victory after Joy cleared third time and Stones failed. However, the 19 year-old then made 2.25 and had one attempt at 2.29 before calling it a day. The following week, in dry conditions, Stones broke his world record again, jumping 2.32. |
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| Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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| The 1972 bronze medalist, Dwight Stones, was by now the world's best jumper. He had broken the world record in 1983 with 2.30 (7-6½) and had bettered that in 1976, his last world record being at 2.32 (7-7¼). Also an excellent competitive jumper, he was heavily favored going into Montréal. But the final was held on a cool, rainy day, and Stones technique demanded great speed in his take-off – he hated to jump in the rain. After 2.21 (7-3) in the final only four jumpers remained, with Stones in second, trailing the surprising Jacek Wszoła of Poland. Wszoła then got over 2.23 (7-3¾) on his first attempt, as did Canada's Greg Joy, to the delight of the Montréal crowd. Stones failed at that height and had to settle for his second consecutive bronze medal. Wszoła and Joy both cleared 2.25 (7-4½), the Pole in his second attempt and the Canadian on his third, settling gold and silver. Four days later, Stones broke the world record with 2.32 (7-7¼) at a meet in Philadelphia. |
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Results |
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| High jump |
Men |
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Final |
31 July |
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| Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
| 1 |
2.25 |
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Jacek Wszola |
Poland |
POL |
30 Dec 56 |
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| 2 |
2.23 |
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Greg Joy |
Canada |
CAN |
23 Apr 56 |
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| 3 |
2.21 |
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Dwight Stones |
United States |
USA |
6 Dec 53 |
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| 4 |
2.21 |
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Sergey Budalov |
Russia |
RUS |
7 Aug 49 |
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| 5 |
2.18 |
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Sergey Senyukov |
Ukraine |
UKR |
27 Jan 55 |
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| 6 |
2.18 |
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Rodolfo Bergamo |
Italy |
ITA |
23 Aug 55 |
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| 7 |
2.18 |
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Rolf Beilschmidt |
East Germany |
GDR |
8 Aug 53 |
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| 8 |
2.18 |
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Jesper Tørring |
Denmark |
DEN |
27 Sep 47 |
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| 9 |
2.18 |
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Terje Totland |
Norway |
NOR |
14 Feb 57 |
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| 10 |
2.18 |
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Rune Almén |
Sweden |
SWE |
20 Oct 52 |
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| 11 |
2.14 |
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James Barrineau |
United States |
USA |
25 Jun 55 |
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| 12 |
2.14 |
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Claude Ferragne |
Canada |
CAN |
14 Oct 52 |
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| 13 |
2.10 |
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Bill Jankunis |
United States |
USA |
29 Jun 55 |
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| 14 |
2.10 |
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Leif Roar Falkum |
Norway |
NOR |
23 Jun 49 |
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| High jump |
Men |
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Qualification |
30 July |
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| Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
| 1 |
2.16 |
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Jacek Wszola |
Poland |
POL |
30 Dec 56 |
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| 1 |
2.16 |
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James Barrineau |
United States |
USA |
25 Jun 55 |
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| 3 |
2.16 |
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Sergey Senyukov |
Ukraine |
UKR |
27 Jan 55 |
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| 3 |
2.16 |
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Bill Jankunis |
United States |
USA |
29 Jun 55 |
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| 5 |
2.16 |
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Rolf Beilschmidt |
East Germany |
GDR |
8 Aug 53 |
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| 5 |
2.16 |
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Sergey Budalov |
Russia |
RUS |
7 Aug 49 |
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| 7 |
2.16 |
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Leif Roar Falkum |
Norway |
NOR |
23 Jun 49 |
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| 8 |
2.16 |
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Terje Totland |
Norway |
NOR |
14 Feb 57 |
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| 9 |
2.16 |
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Greg Joy |
Canada |
CAN |
23 Apr 56 |
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| 10 |
2.16 |
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Dwight Stones |
United States |
USA |
6 Dec 53 |
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| 11 |
2.16 |
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Claude Ferragne |
Canada |
CAN |
14 Oct 52 |
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| 12 |
2.16 |
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Jesper Tørring |
Denmark |
DEN |
27 Sep 47 |
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| 13 |
2.16 |
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Rodolfo Bergamo |
Italy |
ITA |
23 Aug 55 |
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| 14 |
2.16 |
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Rune Almén |
Sweden |
SWE |
20 Oct 52 |
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| 15 |
2.13 |
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Endre Kelemen |
Hungary |
HUN |
5 Nov 47 |
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| 16 |
2.13 |
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Guy Moreau |
Belgium |
BEL |
15 Oct 54 |
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| 17 |
2.13 |
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Kazumi Fukura |
Japan |
JPN |
21 Feb 53 |
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| 17 |
2.13 |
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Walter Boller |
West Germany |
FRG |
20 May 51 |
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| 19 |
2.13 |
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Kazunori Koshikawa |
Japan |
JPN |
23 Jan 56 |
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| 20 |
2.13 |
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Henry Lauterbach |
East Germany |
GDR |
22 Oct 57 |
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| 21 |
2.10 |
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Danial Temim |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
6 Mar 55 |
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| 22 |
2.10 |
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Teymour Ghiasi |
Iran |
IRI |
15 Apr 46 |
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| 23 |
2.05 |
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Wolfgang Killing |
Germany |
GER |
12 Feb 53 |
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| 24 |
2.05 |
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Juan Carrasco |
Spain |
ESP |
30 Mar 58 |
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| 24 |
2.05 |
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Paul Poaniewa |
France |
FRA |
8 Nov 53 |
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| 24 |
2.05 |
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István Major |
Hungary |
HUN |
20 May 49 |
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| 24 |
2.05 |
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Oscar Raise |
Italy |
ITA |
19 Feb 52 |
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| 28 |
2.05 |
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Francisco Martin |
Spain |
ESP |
1 Feb 55 |
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| 29 |
2.05 |
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Richard Spencer |
Cuba |
CUB |
16 Jul 55 |
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| 29 |
2.05 |
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Jacques Aletti |
France |
FRA |
18 Mar 55 |
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| 29 |
2.05 |
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Marc Romersa |
Luxembourg |
LUX |
1 Feb 56 |
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| 32 |
2.05 |
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Clark Godwin |
Bermuda |
BER |
8 Nov 55 |
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| 33 |
2.05 |
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Riccardo Fortini |
Italy |
ITA |
3 Apr 57 |
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| 33 |
2.05 |
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Robert Forget |
Canada |
CAN |
15 Jan 55 |
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NH |
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Gazi Marzouk Saleh |
Saudi Arabia |
KSA |
5 Mar 51 |
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Carlos Abaunza |
Nicaragua |
NCA |
14 Aug 59 |
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Irajá Cecy |
Brazil |
BRA |
18 May 55 |
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Men High Jump Olympyc Games Montreal 1976 - Saturday 31.07
| Final |
Team |
Height |
n et/em |
200 |
205 |
210 |
214 |
218 |
221 |
223 |
225 |
227 |
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| 1. Jacek Wszola |
POL |
2.25m |
2 6/1 |
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O |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
XX- |
X |
| 2. Greg Joy |
CAN |
2.23m |
1 12/5 |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
XXO |
O |
XXO |
X |
XX |
| 3. Dwight Stones |
USA |
2.21m |
1 4/0 |
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O |
O |
O |
O |
XXX |
| 4. Sergey Budalov |
URS |
2.21m |
6 1/2 |
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O |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
X |
XX |
| 5. Sergey Seniukov |
URS |
2.18m |
1 3/0 |
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O |
O |
O |
XXX |
| 6. Rodolfo Bergamo |
ITA |
2.18m |
1 6/1 |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
O |
XXX |
| 7. Rolf Beilschmidt |
GDR |
2.18m |
2 5/1 |
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O |
O |
O |
XO |
XXX |
| 8. Jesper Torring |
DEN |
2.18m |
2 5/2 |
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O |
XO |
XO |
XXX |
| 9. Terje Totland |
NOR |
2.18m |
2 7/2 |
O |
O |
XO |
O |
XO |
XXX |
| 10.Rune Almen |
SWE |
2.18m |
3 9/4 |
O |
XO |
XO |
O |
XXO |
XXX |
| 11.James Barrineau |
USA |
2.14m |
1 2/0 |
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O |
O |
XXX |
| 12.Claude Ferragne |
CAN |
2.14m |
1 3/0 |
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O |
O |
O |
XXX |
| 13.William Jankunis |
USA |
2.10m |
1 1/0 |
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O |
XXX |
| 14.Leif R. Falkum |
NOR |
2.10m |
2 2/1 |
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XO |
XXX |
| Qualification - Friday 30.07 |
mark 2.16m 14 Athletes |
| Group 1 |
Team |
Height |
n et/em |
200 |
205 |
210 |
213 |
216 |
| 1. Jacek Wszola |
POL |
2.16m |
1 3/0 |
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O |
O |
O |
| 1. James Barrineau |
USA |
2.16m |
1 3/0 |
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O |
O |
O |
| 3. Sergey Seniukov |
URS |
2.16m |
1 4/0 |
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O |
O |
O |
O |
| 4. Rolf Beilschmidt |
GDR |
2.16m |
1 5/0 |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
| 4. Sergey Budalov |
URS |
2.16m |
1 5/0 |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
| 6. Greg Joy |
CAN |
2.16m |
1 6/2 |
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O |
XO |
XO |
O |
| 7. Dwight Stones |
USA |
2.16m |
2 5/1 |
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O |
O |
O |
XO |
| 8. Claude Ferragne |
CAN |
2.16m |
2 8/3 |
XO |
XO |
O |
O |
XO |
| 9. Rodolfo Bergamo |
ITA |
2.16m |
3 8/3 |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
XXO |
| 10.Rune Almen |
SWE |
2.16m |
3 10/5 |
O |
O |
XO |
XXO |
XXO |
| 11.Endre Kelemen |
HUN |
2.13m |
1 3/1 |
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XO |
O |
XXX |
| 12.Guy Moreau |
BEL |
2.13m |
1 4/1 |
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O |
XO |
O |
XXX |
| 13.Walter Boller |
GER |
2.13m |
1 5/1 |
O |
XO |
O |
O |
XXX |
| 14.Henry Lauterbach |
GDR |
2.13m |
3 6/2 |
O |
O |
O |
XXO |
XXX |
| 15.Danial Temim |
YUG |
2.10m |
1 3/0 |
O |
O |
O |
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XXX |
| 16.Teymour Ghiassi |
IRN |
2.10m |
1 4/1 |
O |
XO |
O |
XXX |
| 17.Wolfgang Killing |
GER |
2.05m |
1 1/0 |
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O |
XXX |
| 18.Riccardo Fortini |
ITA |
2.05m |
3 4/2 |
O |
XXO |
XXX |
| 18.Robert Forget |
CAN |
2.05m |
3 4/2 |
O |
XXO |
XXX |
| -.Bruno Brokken |
BEL |
DNS |
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| Group 2 |
Team |
Height |
n et/em |
200 |
205 |
210 |
213 |
216 |
| 1. William Jankunis |
USA |
2.16m |
1 4/0 |
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O |
O |
O |
O |
| 2. Leif R. Falkum |
NOR |
2.16m |
1 5/1 |
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O |
O |
XO |
O |
| 3. Terje Totland |
NOR |
2.16m |
1 6/1 |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
O |
| 4. Jesper Torring |
DEN |
2.16m |
3 7/3 |
O |
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O |
XO |
XXO |
| 5. Katsumi Fukura |
JPN |
2.13m |
1 5/1 |
O |
O |
XO |
O |
X |
| 5. Kazunori Koshikawa |
JPN |
2.13m |
2 5/1 |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
XXX |
| 7. Istvan Major |
HUN |
2.05m |
1 2/0 |
O |
O |
XXX |
| 7. Juan Carrasco |
ESP |
2.05m |
1 2/0 |
O |
O |
XXX |
| 7. Oscar Raise |
ITA |
2.05m |
1 2/0 |
O |
O |
XXX |
| 7. Paul Poaniewa |
FRA |
2.05m |
1 2/0 |
O |
O |
XXX |
| 11.Francis Martin Morillas |
ESP |
2.05m |
2 2/1 |
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XO |
XXX |
| 12.Jacques Aletti |
FRA |
2.05m |
2 4/2 |
XO |
XO |
XXX |
| 12.Marc Romersa |
LUX |
2.05m |
2 4/2 |
XO |
XO |
XXX |
| 12.Richard Spencer |
CUB |
2.05m |
2 4/2 |
XO |
XO |
XXX |
| 15.Clark Godwin |
BER |
2.05m |
3 4/2 |
O |
XXO |
XXX |
| -.Carlos Abhunza |
NCA |
NM |
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XXX |
| -.Iraja Chedid Cecy |
BRA |
NM |
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XXX |
| -.Ghazi Saleh |
ARS |
NM |
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XXX |
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