2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump

None The men's high jump event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany was held between 19 August and 21 August 2009. The 2008 Olympic gold and silver medallists, Andrey Silnov and Germaine Mason, did not compete at the Championships and the reigning world champion, Donald Thomas had been in poor form that season. The Russian duo, Yaroslav Rybakov and world leader Ivan Ukhov, were the most favoured athletes. The 2005 world champion Yuriy Krymarenko and Olympic medallist Kyriakos Ioannou had performed sub-par prior to the competition. Andrey Tereshin, Jaroslav Bába and host representative Raúl Spank rounded out the likely medal candidates.Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-09). Men's High Jump - PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20120610181610/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=109/newsid=52530.html 2012-06-10 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-21. In the qualification round, the two past champions (Thomas and Krymarenko) failed to make the qualifying mark of 2.30 m. All the favourites progressed, with Kyriakos Ioannou topping the rankings, while Mickael Hanany and Motswana Kabelo Kgosiemang jumped season's best to make the final.Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-19). Event Report - Men's High Jump - Qualification https://web.archive.org/web/20120610181625/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=53388.html 2012-06-10 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-21. The final, held on 21 August, was delayed by 90 minutes due to heavy rainfall in Berlin, and this produced much lower results compared to the qualification for a majority of the jumpers. No medalling athlete reached the qualifying mark of 2.30 m that they had two days previously. Ivan Ukhov, who had a season's best of 2.40 m, finished with a best of 2.23 m, and Andra Manson similarly failed to match expectations. Only Rybakov, Ioannou, Spank and Sylwester Bednarek passed the 2.28 m height. Rybakov and Ioannou passed 2.32 m on their first attempts, while the other two athletes took two jumps for the height which were personal bests. These turned out to be the final passes of the competition and Rybakov beat Ioannou to the gold by having one less failed attempt in the competition, while Spank and Bednarek shared the bronze honours.Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-21). Event Report - Men's High Jump - Final https://web.archive.org/web/20120613030709/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=53756.html 2012-06-13 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-21. This was Rybakov's first gold after three silvers in past world championships. Ioannou was Cyprus' only medallist from the championships that year. Joint-third Bednarek was a surprise medallist given that this was his first senior outdoor competition and he had started the season with a best of 2.26 m. The winning result of 2.32 m was the lowest winning result in the history of high jumping finals in the World Championships in Athletics, shared with the finals of 1983 and 2005. Medalists GoldYaroslav Rybakov RUSSilverKyriakos Ioannou CYPBronzeSylwester Bednarek POLRaúl Spank GER Records World recordJavier Sotomayor CUB2.45Salamanca, Spain 27 July 1993Championship recordJavier Sotomayor CUB2.40Stuttgart, Germany22 August 1993World LeadingAndra Manson USA2.35Austin, United States4 April 2009African recordJacques Freitag RSA2.38Oudtshoorn, South Africa5 March 2005Asian recordZhu Jianhua CHN2.39Eberstadt, West Germany 10 June 1984North American recordJavier Sotomayor CUB2.45Salamanca, Spain 27 July 1993South American recordGilmar Mayo COL2.33Pereira, Colombia17 October 1994European recordPatrik Sjöberg SWE2.42Stockholm, Sweden30 June 1987Oceanian recordTim Forsyth AUS2.36Melbourne, Australia2 March 1997 Qualification standards A standardB standard 2.31m 2.28m Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 19, 2009 11:10 QualificationAugust 21, 2009 19:15 Final Results Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.30 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Rank Group Name Nationality 2.102.152.202.242.272.30 Result Notes 01 1 A Kyriakos Ioannou Cyprus 2009 World - o o xxo o o 2.30 Q, SB 02 2 B Linus Thörnblad Sweden 2009 World - o o o o xo 2.30 Q 03 3 A Kabelo Kgosiemang Botswana 2009 World - o o o xo xo 2.30 Q, SB 04 4 B Raúl Spank Germany 2009 World - - o xo xxo xo 2.30 Q 05 5 B Andra Manson United States 2009 World - o o xxo xxo xo 2.30 Q 06 6 A Yaroslav Rybakov Russia 2009 World - - o o o xxo 2.30 Q 06 6 B Ivan Ukhov Russia 2009 World - o o o o xxo 2.30 Q 08 8 B Mickaël Hanany France 2009 World - o o xxo o xxo 2.30 Q, SB 09 9 A Giulio Ciotti Italy 2009 World - o o o o xxx 2.27 q 09 9 A Martijn Nuyens Netherlands 2009 World o o o o o xxx 2.27 q 09 9 A Keith Moffatt United States 2009 World - o o o o xxx 2.27 q 12 A Jaroslav Bába Czech Republic 2009 World - - o xo o xxx 2.27 q 12 B Sylwester Bednarek Poland 2009 World o xo o o o xxx 2.27 q 14 B Jessé de Lima Brazil 2009 World - o o xxo o xxx 2.27 15 B Donald Thomas Bahamas 2009 World o o o o xo xxx 2.27 16 A Konstadínos Baniótis Greece 2009 World - o o o xxx 2.24 17 A Trevor Barry Bahamas 2009 World - xo o o xxx 2.24 18 A Andrey Tereshin Russia 2009 World - o o xo xxx 2.24 18 B Yuriy Krymarenko Ukraine 2009 World o o o xo xxx 2.24 20 B Oskari Frösén Finland 2009 World - o - xxo xx- x2.24 21 A Tora Harris United States 2009 World - o xxo xxo x- xx 2.24 22 B Javier Bermejo Spain 2009 World o o o xx- x 2.20 22 B Naoyuki Daigo Japan 2009 World - o o xxx 2.20 22 B Viktor Shapoval Ukraine 2009 World o o o xxx 2.20 25 A Andriy Protsenko Ukraine 2009 World o xo o xxx 2.20 26 A Grzegorz Sposób Poland 2009 World o o xo xxx 2.20 27 B Peter Horák Slovakia 2009 World o o xxo xxx 2.20 28 B Artsiom Zaitsau Belarus 2009 World - o xx 2.15 28 B Majed Aldin Gazal Syria 2009 World o o xxx 2.15 SB 30 A Dragutin Topić Serbia 2009 World - xxo xxx 2.15 99 A Sergey Zasimovich Kazakhstan 2009 World 0.00 DNS Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best Final Rank Name Nationality 2.182.232.282.322.35 Result Notes Yaroslav Rybakov Russia 2009 World o o xo o xxx 2.32 Kyriakos Ioannou Cyprus 2009 World o o xxo o xxx 2.32 SB Sylwester Bednarek Poland 2009 World xo o xo xo xxx 2.32 PB Raúl Spank Germany 2009 World o o xxo xo xxx 2.32 PB 05 5 Jaroslav Bába Czech Republic 2009 World o o xxx 2.23 05 5 Mickaël Hanany France 2009 World o o xxx 2.23 05 5 Martijn Nuyens Netherlands 2009 World o o xxx 2.23 05 5 Linus Thörnblad Sweden 2009 World o o xxx 2.23 09 9 Andra Manson United States 2009 World xo o xxx 2.23 10 Ivan Ukhov Russia 2009 World o xo xxx 2.23 11 Giulio Ciotti Italy 2009 World xo xxo xxx 2.23 11 Keith Moffatt United States 2009 World xo xxo xxx 2.23 13 Kabelo Kgosiemang Botswana 2009 World xxo xxx 2.18 Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best References General High jump results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-21. Specific High jump Category:High jump at the World Athletics Championships