The Men's
high jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
event at the
2011 World Championships in Athletics
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011.
The United States topped the medal standings in th ...
was held at the
Daegu Stadium on August 30 and September 1.
It took a clean round up to 2.28 just to get into the final. In the final, seven competitors cleared 2.32, with only
Jesse Williams and
Trevor Barry
Trevor George Barry (born 14 June 1983) is a male high jumper from the Bahamas. His personal best high jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in the final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea on 1 September 2011. Barry compe ...
maintaining a clean record. At 2.35, Williams maintained that clean streak, clearing on his first attempt, which ultimately won the gold medal. Only
Aleksey Dmitrik
Aleksey Vladimirovich Dmitrik (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Дмитрик; born 12 April 1984) is a Russian high jumper. He won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.
He was born in Slantsy, Leningrad O ...
was able to match that height, but it was on his second attempt as were all of his last three clearances in the competition.
Medalists
Records
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.31 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the
final
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Final
References
External links
High jump resultsat IAAF website
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High jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
High jump at the World Athletics Championships