1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump explained

These are the official results of the men's high jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Wednesday 1997-08-06.

Medalists

Gold	Javier Sotomayor Cuba (CUB)
Silver	Artur Partyka Poland (POL)
Bronze	Tim Forsyth Australia (AUS)

Results

Qualifying round

4 August

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.28 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	2.15	2.19	2.23	2.26	2.28	Result	Notes
1	A	o	o	o	o	o	2.28	Q, PB
1	A	–	o	–	o	o	2.28	Q
1	B	–	o	–	o	o	2.28	Q
1	B	–	–	o	o	o	2.28	Q
1	B	–	–	o	–	o	2.28	Q
6	A	–	o	o	o	xo	2.28	Q
7	A	o	xo	o	xo	xo	2.28	Q
8	B	o	–	–	o	xxo	2.28	Q
9	B	o	o	xo	xo	xxo	2.28	Q
10	B	–	xo	o	xxo	xxo	2.28	Q, SB
11	B	–	o	xo	o	xxx	2.26	q
12	B	o	xxo	o	o	xxx	2.26	q
13	A	–	o	–	xo	xxx	2.26
14	B	o	–	xo	xo	xxx	2.26
15	A	o	–	o	xxx		2.23
15	A	–	o	o	xxx		2.23
15	B	o	o	o	xxx		2.23
15	B	–	o	o	xxx		2.23
15	B	o	–	o	xxx		2.23
20	B	xxo	o	o	xxx		2.23
20	B	xxo	o	o	xxx		2.23
22	A	o	–	xo	xxx		2.23
22	A	–	o	xo	xxx		2.23
22	A	o	o	xo	xx–	x	2.23
22	A	o	–	xo	–	xxx	2.23
26	A	xxo	o	xo	xxx		2.23
27	A	–	o	xxo	xx–	x	2.23
28	A	–	o	–	xxx		2.19
28	A	o	o	xxx			2.19
30	A	xxo	xxo	–	xxx		2.19
31	A	o	xxx				2.15
31	B	o	xxx				2.15
31	B	o	xxx				2.15
34	B	xo	xxx				2.15
35	B	xxo	xxx				2.15

Final

Rank	2.20	2.25	2.29	2.32	2.35	2.37	2.39	Result	Notes
	–	xo	–	o	o	xo	–	2.37	WL
	o	–	o	–	xo	xx–	x	2.35	SB
	o	–	xo	o	xo	x–	xx	2.35
	–	o	o	o	xx–	x		2.32
	–	–	–	o	xxx			2.32	SB
	–	o	o	xo	xx–	x		2.32	SB
	o	o	o	xxx				2.29
	xo	o	o	xxx				2.29
	xxo	o	o	xxx				2.29
10	o	o	xo	xxx				2.29
11	xo	xo	xxo	r				2.29
12	o	o	xxx					2.25

References

Results