Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade – Men's high jump

The men's high jump event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria,[1] with the final on 31 August 1961.

The winning margin was 17 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's high jump was won by more than 11 cm at these games.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Valeriy Brumel
 Soviet Union
Igor Kashkarov
 Soviet Union
Milan Valenta
 Czechoslovakia

Results

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Qualifications

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
Valeriy Brumel  Soviet Union 1.90 q
Edward Czernik  Poland 1.90 q
Helmut Donner  Austria 1.90 q
Herbert Hopf  West Germany 1.90 q
Igor Kashkarov  Soviet Union 1.90 q
Sándor Noszály  Hungary 1.90 q
Peter Riebensham  West Germany 1.90 q
Kuniyoshi Sugioka  Japan 1.90 q
Milan Valenta  Czechoslovakia 1.90 q
Constantin Dumitrescu  Romania 1.90 q
Yıldıray Pağda  Turkey 1.90
Ricardo Pérez  Cuba 1.90
Jean-Luc van Slype  Belgium 1.90
Brunello Martini  Italy 1.90
Noghadan Rughany  Iran 1.90
Yılmaz Vardaroğlu  Turkey 1.90
Marin Grigorov  Bulgaria 1.90

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality 1.85 1.96 1.99 2.01 2.03 2.05 2.08 2.11 2.15 2.20 2.25 2.28 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valeriy Brumel  Soviet Union o xo o o o xxo xxx 2.25 WL[2]
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Igor Kashkarov  Soviet Union 2.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Milan Valenta  Czechoslovakia 2.03
4 Edward Czernik  Poland 2.01
5 Kuniyoshi Sugioka  Japan 1.99
6 Sándor Noszály  Hungary 1.99
7 Constantin Dumitrescu  Romania 1.96
8 Evgeni Yotov  Bulgaria 1.96
9 Ludwik Nowak  Poland 1.96
10 Peter Riebensham  West Germany 1.96
11 Helmut Donner  Austria 1.96
12 Herbert Hopf  West Germany 1.85

References

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