Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump explained

Event:Men's high jump
Games:2022
Venue:Alexander Stadium
Dates:3 August
Competitors:13
Nations:11
Win Label:Winning height
Win Value:2.25 m
Gold:Hamish Kerr
Goldcga:NZL
Silver:Brandon Starc
Silvercga:AUS
Bronze:Tejaswin Shankar
Bronzecga:IND
Prev:2018
Next:2026

The men's high jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 3 August 2022.

For the fifth time, the gold and silver medallists achieved the same height in this competition. The previous four occasions occurred in 1934, 1982, 1994 and 2006.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record2.45 mSalamanca, Spain23 July 1993
Commonwealth record2.40 mDes Moines, United States25 April 2014
Games record2.36 mAuckland, New Zealand1 February 1990

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

Final

The medals were determined in the final.[2]

Rank Name 2.00 2.052.102.152.192.222.25 2.282.31 Result Notes
o o o oxxx2.25
o o xo xxo xo oxxx2.25
o o o oxx- x2.22
4o o xo xoxxx2.22
5o o o xxoxxx 2.22
6o o o xxx2.19
7o o xo xx-x 2.19
8o xo o xxo xxx 2.19
9 o xxx 2.15
10 o xxx 2.10
11 xxo o xxx 2.10
12 o o xxo xxx 2.10
13 o xxx 2.05

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's High Jump. Birmingham 2022. 3 August 2022. 3 August 2022.
  2. https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/ATH/2022-08-03/ATHMHIGHJUMP----------FNL-000100--__C73M_1.0.pdf Results