Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump
| Men's high jump at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Carrara Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 April (qualifying round) 11 April (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning height | 2.32 m | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Para events | ||
| 100 m (T12) | men | |
| 100 m (T35) | women | |
| 100 m (T38) | men | women |
| 100 m (T47) | men | |
| 1500 m (T54) | men | women |
| Marathon (T54) | men | women |
| Long jump (T38) | women | |
| Shot put (F38) | men | |
| Javelin throw (F46) | women | |
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]
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. |
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| 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 |
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 | 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]- ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's high jump". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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