Host City: Seoul, South Korea |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 2.28 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: September 24, 1988 |
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Date Finished: September 25, 1988 |
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(Competitors: 27; Countries: 18; Finalists: 16) |
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Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
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Overview by IAAF |
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Javier Sotomayor, the world’s best, missed the Seoul Games through yet another (smaller) boycott, leaving the ’87 World Championship medallists – Sjöberg, Paklin and Avdyeyenko – as the most plausible gold medal candidates. The finest competition yet saw 12 men clear 2.31, with six of those making 2.34, the most prominent failure at 2.34 being Paklin. Defending champion Mögenburg cleared 2.34, but looked near his limit for the day, and failed at his next heights, losing fifth place on countback to Nick Saunders of Bermuda. Avdyeyenko, 1983 World Champion, was perfect to 2.38, and led from the surprising Conway, who made 2.36 first time, as compared to second-time clearances for former world record holders Sjöberg and Povarnitsyn. The top six all had at least two attempts at 2.38, with Avdyeyenko grazing the bar on his clearance having missed on his first attempt at the winning height. Avdyeyenko then had one attempt at 2.40 and two more at 2.44. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The best jumper in 1988 was Cuban world record holder Javier Sotomayor but Cuba participated in a small boycott of six nations in 1988, supporting the North Koreans, and he could not compete. That left the competition wide open. There were five former world record holders in the field. The competition was difficult to follow because of passes and tactical maneuvers. Four jumpers cleared 2.36 (7-8¾), but only Gennady Avdeyenko (URS) and Hollis Conway (USA) did so on their first attempts, and they led. At 2.38 (7-9¾) there were six jumpers remaining, as two had passed to that height. But only Avdeyenko cleared 2.38, and he had the gold medal, the silver going to Conway. |
Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
The following Olympic record was set during this competition.
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Results |
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High jump |
Men |
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Final |
25 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
2.38 |
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Gennadiy Avdeyenko |
Soviet Union |
URS |
4 Nov 63 |
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2 |
2.36 |
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Hollis Conway |
United States |
USA |
8 Jan 67 |
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3 |
2.36 |
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Patrik Sjöberg |
Sweden |
SWE |
5 Jan 65 |
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3 |
2.36 |
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Rudolf Povarnitsyn |
Soviet Union |
URS |
13 Jun 62 |
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5 |
2.34 |
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Nick Saunders |
Bermuda |
BER |
14 Sep 63 |
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6 |
2.34 |
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Dietmar Mögenburg |
West Germany |
FRG |
15 Aug 61 |
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7 |
2.31 |
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Igor Paklin |
Soviet Union |
URS |
15 Jul 63 |
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7 |
2.31 |
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Dalton Grant |
Great Britain |
GBR |
8 Apr 66 |
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7 |
2.31 |
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Carlo Thränhardt |
West Germany |
FRG |
5 Jul 57 |
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10 |
2.31 |
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Jim Howard |
United States |
USA |
11 Sep 59 |
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11 |
2.31 |
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Brian Stanton |
United States |
USA |
19 Feb 61 |
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12 |
2.31 |
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Krzysztof Krawczyk |
Poland |
POL |
28 Jan 62 |
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13 |
2.25 |
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Luca Toso |
Italy |
ITA |
15 Feb 64 |
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14 |
2.25 |
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Arturo Ortiz |
Spain |
ESP |
18 Sep 66 |
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15 |
2.20 |
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Róbert Ruffini |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
26 Jan 67 |
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16 |
2.15 |
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Geoff Parsons |
Great Britain |
GBR |
14 Aug 64 |
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High jump |
Men |
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Qualification |
24 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
2.28 |
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Igor Paklin |
Soviet Union |
URS |
15 Jul 63 |
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2.28 |
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Dietmar Mögenburg |
West Germany |
FRG |
15 Aug 61 |
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3 |
2.28 |
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Geoff Parsons |
Great Britain |
GBR |
14 Aug 64 |
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4 |
2.28 |
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Nick Saunders |
Bermuda |
BER |
14 Sep 63 |
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5 |
2.28 |
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Dalton Grant |
Great Britain |
GBR |
8 Apr 66 |
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5 |
2.28 |
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Hollis Conway |
United States |
USA |
8 Jan 67 |
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7 |
2.28 |
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Arturo Ortiz |
Spain |
ESP |
18 Sep 66 |
NUR |
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2.25 |
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Patrik Sjöberg |
Sweden |
SWE |
5 Jan 65 |
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9 |
2.25 |
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Róbert Ruffini |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
26 Jan 67 |
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9 |
2.25 |
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Rudolf Povarnitsyn |
Soviet Union |
URS |
13 Jun 62 |
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9 |
2.25 |
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Brian Stanton |
United States |
USA |
19 Feb 61 |
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12 |
2.25 |
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Gennadiy Avdeyenko |
Soviet Union |
URS |
4 Nov 63 |
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13 |
2.25 |
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Carlo Thränhardt |
West Germany |
FRG |
5 Jul 57 |
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13 |
2.25 |
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Jim Howard |
United States |
USA |
11 Sep 59 |
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15 |
2.25 |
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Krzysztof Krawczyk |
Poland |
POL |
28 Jan 62 |
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16 |
2.25 |
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Luca Toso |
Italy |
ITA |
15 Feb 64 |
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17 |
2.22 |
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Milton Ottey |
Canada |
CAN |
29 Dec 59 |
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18 |
2.22 |
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Cho Hyun-Wook |
South Korea |
KOR |
15 Mar 70 |
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19 |
2.22 |
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Brian Marshall |
Canada |
CAN |
1 Apr 65 |
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20 |
2.19 |
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Troy Kemp |
Bahamas |
BAH |
18 Jun 66 |
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20 |
2.19 |
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Artur Partyka |
Poland |
POL |
25 Jul 69 |
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20 |
2.19 |
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Sorin Matei |
Romania |
ROU |
6 Jul 63 |
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23 |
2.19 |
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Zhu Jianhua |
China |
CHN |
29 May 63 |
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24 |
2.19 |
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Floyd Manderson |
Great Britain |
GBR |
5 Mar 61 |
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25 |
2.15 |
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Paul Ngadjadoum |
Chad |
CHA |
20 Oct 57 |
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26 |
2.10 |
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Fernando Pastoriza |
Argentina |
ARG |
1 Feb 65 |
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NH |
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Cheickack Seymou |
Burkina Faso |
BUR |
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Qualification - Saturday 24.09
Heat 1 |
Team |
Height |
210 |
215 |
219 |
225 |
228 |
1. Dietmar Mogenburg |
FRG |
2.28m |
1. Igor Pakline |
URS |
2.28m |
3. Geoff Parsons |
GBR |
2.28m |
4. Clarence Saunders |
BER |
2.28m |
5. Dalton Grant |
GBR |
2.28m |
6. Hollis Conway |
USA |
2.28m |
7. Arturo Ortiz |
ESP |
2.28m |
8. Robert Ruffini |
TCH |
2.25m |
9. Luca Toso |
ITA |
2.25m |
10.Sorin Matei |
ROM |
2.19m |
11.Troy Kemp |
BAH |
2.19m |
12.Floyd Manderson |
GBR |
2.19m |
13.Paul Ngadjadoum |
CHA |
2.15m |
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Heat 2 |
Team |
Height |
210 |
215 |
219 |
225 |
228 |
1. Patrik Sjoberg |
SWE |
2.25m |
2. Roudolf Povarnitsyne |
URS |
2.25m |
3. Brian Stanton |
USA |
2.25m |
4. Guennadi Avdeenko |
URS |
2.25m |
5. Carlo Tranhardt |
FRG |
2.25m |
6. Jim Howard |
USA |
2.25m |
7. Krzysztof Krawczyk |
POL |
2.25m |
8. Milton Ottey |
CAN |
2.22m |
9. Hyun-wook Cho |
KOR |
2.22m |
10.Brian Marshall |
CAN |
2.22m |
11.Artur Partyka |
POL |
2.19m |
12.Jianhua Zhu |
CHN |
2.19m |
13.Fernando J. Pastoriza |
ARG |
2.10m |
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