Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
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| Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
The Men's High Jump Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 27 competitors, with two qualifying groups (27 jumpers) before the final (16) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988. There were two bronze medals rewarded.
Medalists
| Gold | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko Soviet Union |
| Silver | Hollis Conway United States |
| Bronze | Rudolf Povarnitsyn Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Patrik Sjöberg Sweden |
Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 2.43 |  Javier Sotomayor |
Salamanca (ESP) | September 8, 1988 |
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| Olympic Record | 2.36 |  Gerd Wessig |
Moscow (URS) | August 1, 1980 |
The following Olympic record was set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Athlete | Height | OR | WR |
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| September 25, 1988 | Final |  Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS) |
2.38m | OR |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | HEIGHT |
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Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS) |
2.38 m (OR) |
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 Hollis Conway (USA) |
2.36 m |
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Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS) |
2.36 m |
 Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) |
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| 5. | 22x20px Clarence Saunders (BER) | 2.34 m |
| 6. |  Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) |
2.34 m |
| 7. | Carlo Thränhardt (FRG) |
2.31 m |
| Igor Paklin (URS) |
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 Dalton Grant (GBR) |
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| 10. | Jim Howard (USA) |
2.31 m |
| 11. | Brian Stanton (USA) |
2.31 m |
| 12. |  Krzysztof Krawczyk (POL) |
2.31 m |
| 13. |  Luca Toso (ITA) |
2.25 m |
| 14. |  Arturo Ortíz (ESP) |
2.25 m |
| 15. |  Robert Ruffini (TCH) |
2.20 m |
| 16. | Geoff Parsons (GBR) |
2.15 m |
Non-qualifiers
| RANK | NON-QUALIFIERS | HEIGHT |
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| 17. |  Milton Ottey (CAN) |
2.22 m |
 Cho Hyun-Wook (KOR) |
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| Brian Marshall (CAN) |
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| 20. |  Sorin Matei (ROU) |
2.19 m |
| Artur Partyka (POL) |
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 Zhu Jianhua (CHN) |
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 Troy Kemp (BAH) |
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| Floyd Manderson (GBR) |
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| 25. |  Paul Ngadjadoum (CHA) |
2.15 m |
| 26. |  Fernando Pastoriza (ARG) |
2.10 m |
| – |  Cheickak Seynou (BUR) |
NM |
See also
- 1986 Men's European Championships High Jump
- 1987 Men's World Championships High Jump
- 1990 Men's European Championships High Jump
- 1991 Men's World Championships High Jump
- 1992 Men's Olympic High Jump
References
- (English) Official Report
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