1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump explained

These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Monday 23 August 1999.

Medalists

Gold	Vyacheslav Voronin Russia (RUS)
Silver	Mark Boswell Canada (CAN)
Bronze	Martin Buß Germany (GER)

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.29 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	2.15	2.20	2.23	2.26	2.29	Result	Notes
1	A	–	o	o	o	o	2.29	Q
1	A	o	o	o	o	o	2.29	Q
1	A	o	o	o	o	o	2.29	Q
4	A	o	–	o	xo	o	2.29	Q
4	B	o	–	xo	o	o	2.29	Q
4	B	o	o	–	xo	o	2.29	Q
7	A	–	xxo	o	o	o	2.29	Q
8	A	–	o	o	o	xo	2.29	Q
9	A	o	o	–	xo	xo	2.29	Q
9	B	o	o	–	xo	xo	2.29	Q
11	A	xxo	o	xo	xxo	xxo	2.29	Q
12	B	o	o	–	o	xxx	2.26	q
12	B	–	o	–	o	x–	2.26	q
14	B	–	xo	o	o	xxx	2.26
15	B	o	–	xo	xxo	xxx	2.26
16	B	o	xo	o	xxx		2.23
17	B	o	o	xo	xxx		2.23
18	B	o	xo	xo	xxx		2.23
19	A	o	o	xxo	x–	xx	2.23
20	A	o	o	xxx			2.20
20	A	o	o	xxx			2.20
22	A	xo	o	–	xxx		2.20
23	B	o	xo	xxx			2.20
24	B	xo	xo	xxx			2.20
25	A	o	xxo	xxx			2.20
25	B	o	xxo	–	xxx		2.20
27	A	o	xxx				2.15
27	B	o	xxx				2.15
29	A	xo	–	xxx			2.15
29	B	xo	xxx				2.15
	A	xxx