Doha born Mutaz Essa Barshim leaps with joy as he celebrates clearing 2.37 metres
to
win the men's high jump final. In front of the biggest crowd of the Championships.
The local hero had to bear the expectations of a nation, but left a hero. With three
jumpers all clearing 2.35m first time (two of them for the very first time) the pressure
was immense, but Barshim stood tall and cleared the bar at 2.37 first time. His two Russian,
rivals (competing as Authorised Neutral Athletes) each tried three times and failed three times.
The Stadium erupted once Barshim was assured of victory.
2019 World Athletics Championships. Doha, Qatar.
Final men's high jump.
1.
|
Mutaz Essa Barshim
|
Qatar |
2.37m
|
WL
|
|
| 2. |
Mikhail Akimenko |
Authorised Neutral Athletes |
2.35 |
PB
|
|
| 3. |
Ilya Ivanyuk |
Authorised Neutral Athletes
|
2.35 |
PB
|
|
| 4. |
Maksim Nedasekau |
Belarus |
2.33 |
PB
|
|
5.
|
Luis Zayas |
Cuba |
2.30 |
PB
|
|
6.
|
Brandon Starc |
Australia |
2.30 |
SB
|
|
| 7. |
Michael Mason |
Canada |
2.30 |
|
|
| 8. |
Lee Hup Wei |
Malaysia |
2.27
|
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Mutaz Essa Barshim salutes the crowd -inset him during the early rounds. (Below.) After he cleared 2.37
he tried to rip off his vest and number.
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Men's high jump final.
| 1=.
|
Gianmarco Tamberi
|
Italy
|
2.37
|
SB
|
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|
1=.
|
Mutaz Essa Barshim
|
Qatar
|
2.37
|
SB
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3.
|
Maksim Nedasekau
|
Belarus
|
2.37
|
NR
|
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4.
|
Woo Sang-hyeok
|
South Korea
|
2.35
|
NR
|
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5.
|
Brandon Starc
|
Australia
|
2.35
|
SB
|
|
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6.
|
Mikhail Akimenko
|
Russsia
|
2.33
|
SB
|
|
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|
|
7.
|
JuVaughn Harrison
|
United States
|
2.33
|
|
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|
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8.
|
Django Lovett
|
Canada
|
2.30
|
|
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2022 World Championships. Oregon, U.S.A.
Final men's high jump.
1.
|
Mutaz Essa Barshim
|
Qatar (QAT)
|
2.37
|
WL
|
1 attempt at 2.42
|
|
|
| 2. |
Woo Sang-hyeok |
South Korea (KOR)
|
2.35
|
=NR
|
attempted 2.37 (1) & 2.39 (2)
|
|
|
| 3. |
Andriy Protsenko |
Ukraine (UKR)
|
2.33
|
SB
|
1 attempt 2.37
|
|
|
| 4. |
Gianmarco Tamberi |
Italy (ITA)
|
2.33
|
SB
|
3 failures 2.35
|
|
|
| 5. |
Shelby McEwen |
United States (USA)
|
2.30
|
|
1 attempt 2.35
|
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|
| =6. |
Django Lovett |
Canada (CAN)
|
2.27
|
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| =6. |
Luis Enrique Zayas |
Cuba (CUB)
|
2.27
|
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|
8.
|
Tomohiro Shinno |
Japan (JPN) |
2.27
|
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