Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump

The men's high jump at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 and 11 April 2018.[1]

Men's high jump
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates9 April (qualifying round)
11 April (final)
Competitors20 from 13 nations
Winning height2.32 m
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Bahamas
bronze medal    Canada
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Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record   Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.45 m Salamanca, Spain 23 July 1993
Games record   Clarence Saunders (BER) 2.36 m Auckland, New Zealand 1 February 1990

Schedule edit

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Monday 9 April 2018 10:20 Qualification
Wednesday 11 April 2018 20:05 Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results edit

Qualifying round edit

Across two groups, those who cleared 2.27 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[3]

Rank Group Athlete 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.15 2.18 2.21 Result Notes Qual.
1 A   Jamal Wilson (BAH) o o o o o 2.21 q
B   Chris Baker (ENG) o o o o 2.21 q
B   Django Lovett (CAN) o o o o 2.21 q
4 A   David Smith (SCO) o xo o o 2.21 =SB q
A   Brandon Starc (AUS) o o xo o 2.21 q
6 B   Robbie Grabarz (ENG) o xo 2.21 q
7 A   Lee Hup Wei (MAS) o o o o xo 2.21 q
B   Allan Smith (SCO) o xxo o 2.21 q
9 A   Tejaswin Shankar (IND) o xo o xo 2.21 q
B   Donald Thomas (BAH) o o o xxo 2.21 q
11 A   Manjula Kumara (SRI) o o o xo xo 2.21 q
A   Michael Mason (CAN) o o o xxo 2.21 q
13 B   Nauraj Singh Randhawa (MAS) o xxo o xxo 2.21 q
14 A   Tom Gale (ENG) xxo xxo o xxx 2.18
15 A   Breyton Poole (RSA) o o o xo xxx 2.18
16 B   Mathieu Sawe (KEN) o o o xxx 2.15
17 B   Joel Baden (AUS) o xo xxx 2.15
18 B   Vasilios Konstantinou (CYP) o xx– x 2.10
19 B   Kivarno Handfield (TCA) o o xo xxx 2.10
A   Malakai Kaiwalu (FIJ) xxx NM

Final edit

The medals were determined in the final.[2]

Rank Athlete 2.18 2.21 2.24 2.27 2.30 2.32 2.34 Result Notes
    Brandon Starc (AUS) o o xo xo xo o xr 2.32 PB
    Jamal Wilson (BAH) o o xo o o xx– x 2.30 SB
    Django Lovett (CAN) o o xo xo xxo xxr 2.30 PB
4   Donald Thomas (BAH) o o xo xo xxx 2.27
5   Allan Smith (SCO) o xxo o xo xxx 2.27 SB
6   Michael Mason (CAN) o xo o xxx 2.24
  Tejaswin Shankar (IND) xo o o xxx 2.24
8   Lee Hup Wei (MAS) xo o xxx 2.21
9   Chris Baker (ENG) xxo xo xxx 2.21
10   Nauraj Singh Randhawa (MAS) o xxx 2.18
  David Smith (SCO) o xxx 2.18
12   Robbie Grabarz (ENG) xo xxx 2.18
  Manjula Kumara (SRI) xxx NM

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's high jump". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Athletics | Men's High Jump - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ Athletics | Men's High Jump - Qualification (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. pp. 69–71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.