Derek Drouin celebrates clearing the bar at 2.34m to win the 2015 World
Championship high jump final in Beijing, after a protracted finale with three jumpers
all in contention for the title in a jump-off.
Having all failed three time at 2.36 after jumping 2.33 first time Droiun,
China's Zhang Guowei and Bohdan Bondarenko (on his 30th birthday) had to try and
clear the lower height of 2.34 to take the title.
Derek did the others didn't.
Mutaz Essa Barshim had also cleared 2.33, but took two attempts, so was not involved:
because two silver medals were awarded there was no third place bronze.
1.
|
Derek
|
DROUIN
|
CAN |
2.33 |
|
2.
|
Bohdan
|
BONDARENKO |
UKR |
2.33 |
|
| 3. |
Zhang
|
GUOWEI |
CHI |
2.33 |
|
| 4. |
Mutaz Essa
|
BARSHIM |
QAT |
2.33 |
|
| 5. |
Daniil
|
TSYPLAKOV |
RUS |
2.29 |
|
| 6. |
Donald
|
THOMAS |
BAH |
2.29 |
|
| 7. |
Jaroslav
|
BABA |
CZH |
2.29 |
|
| 8. |
Erik
|
KYNARD |
USA |
2.25 |
|
| 8. |
Gianmarco |
TAMBERI |
ITA |
2.25 |
|
The following year at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Derek again proved to be the champion
winning the men's final with 2.34m from Mutaz Essa Barshim with Bohdan Bondarenko taking
the bronze medal. Derek cleared 2.38 metres at his first attempt (plus every other height !) and
then attempted 2.40m - once.
Bohdan Bondarenko tried 2.40m as his third try at 2.38 (if that makes sense) having by passed 2.36m.
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
Men's high jump final.
| 1. |
Derek Drouin |
Canada |
2.38m |
| 2. |
Mutaz Essa Barshim |
Qatar |
2.36m |
| 3. |
Bohdan Bondarenko |
Ukraine |
2.33m |
| 4. |
Robert Grabarz |
Great Britain |
2.33m
|
| 5. |
Andriy Protsenko |
Ukraine |
2.33m |
| 6. |
Erik Kynard |
United States |
2.33m |
| 7. |
Majededdin Ghazal |
Syria |
2.29m |
| 8. |
Kyriakos Ioannou |
Cyprus |
2.29m |