2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump


The men's high jump at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 13–15 August.
With 18 over, it took a first attempt clearance and one miss to make it into the [|final].
In the final, three remained perfect to, with Mutaz Essa Barshim just one miss behind, while Donald Thomas passed his personal best. But Barshim seized the lead with a first attempt clearance at. Thomas and home team favorite Ivan Ukhov couldn't make the height, while Derek Drouin set a Canadian national record clearing on his second attempt. World leader Bohdan Bondarenko confidently passed the height knowing it would require him to equal his world leading jump from the previous month and to break Javier Sotomayor's championship record. On his second attempt at, he made it to take the lead. Drouin took his three attempts and settled for bronze. Already above his personal best, Barshim passed to, 1 cm below the world record, to try for the win but couldn't get it. Bondarenko watched, then took three attempts at Sotomayor's world record.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
World record2.45Salamanca, Spain27 July 1993
Championship record2.40Stuttgart, Germany22 August 1993
World leading2.41Lausanne, Switzerland4 July 2013
African record2.38Oudtshoorn, South Africa5 March 2005
Asian record2.40Eugene, United States1 June 2013
North, Central American and Caribbean record2.45Salamanca, Spain27 July 1993
South American record2.33APereira, Colombia17 October 1994
European record2.42Stockholm, Sweden30 June 1987
Oceanian record2.36Melbourne, Australia2 March 1997

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.31 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.
RankGroupNameNationality2.172.222.262.29MarkNotes
1ARobert Grabarzoooo2.29q
1AAleksandr Shustovoooo2.29q
1BBohdan Bondarenko–o–o2.29q
1BIvan Ukhovoooo2.29q
5ADonald Thomasooxxoo2.29q
6AMutaz Essa Barshimoooxxo2.29q
6BZhang Guoweioooxxo2.29q
8BDerek Drouinooxoxxo2.29q
9BRyan Ingrahamoooxxx2.26q
9AKonstadinos Baniotisoooxo2.26q
11AErik Kynardoxooxxx2.26q
11AKabelo Kgosiemangxoooxxx2.26q
13BAdónios Mástorasxxoooxxx2.26
14BMickaël Hananyooxoxxx2.26
14AJaroslav Bábaooxoxxx2.26
16AMihai Donisanoxoxoxxx2.26
16BDusty Jonasxooxoxxx2.26
16BSilvano Chesanixooxoxxx2.26
19BYuriy Krymarenkoooxxx2.22
19AWang Yuooxxx2.22
21BMajed Al-Din Ghazalxooxxx2.22SB
22BEdgar Riveraoxoxxx2.22
23BJesse Williamsoxxoxxx2.22
23AAndriy Protsenkooxxoxxx2.22
25ARožle Prezeljoxxx2.17
25AMichael Masonoxxx2.17
25ADouwe Amelsoxxx2.17
25ADiego FerrínoxR2.17
25BAli Mohd Younes Idrissoxxx2.17
25BAleksey Dmitrikoxxx2.17
25BSzymon Kiecanaoxxx2.17
25BBrandon Starcoxxx2.17
ABi Xiaoliangxxx'
AKeith Moffattxxx'

Final

The final was started at 19:00.
RankNameNationality2.202.252.292.322.352.382.412.442.46MarkNotes
Bohdan Bondarenko––o–o–xo–xxx2.41CR, =NR
Mutaz Essa Barshimoooxooox-xx2.38
Derek Drouinoooooxoxxx2.38NR
Ivan Ukhovoooooxxx2.35SB
Erik Kynardoooxoxxx2.32
Donald Thomasxoooxo–xxx2.32SB
Aleksandr Shustovooxoxxoxxx2.32SB
Robert Grabarzooxoxxx2.29
Zhang Guoweioxxoxoxxx2.29
10Kabelo Kgosiemangooxxx2.25
10Ryan Ingrahamooxxx2.25
10Konstadinos Baniotisooxxx2.25