2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump

The men's high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...

was held at the ASPIRE Dome

ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence

ASPIRE Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Doha, Qatar, and the home of the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence. The ASPIRE academy is a part of the Aspire Zone which also houses the Khalifa Stadium....

on 12 and 14 March.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Ivan Ukhov Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He won gold medals at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was also the silver medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and the winner of the high jump at the inaugural 2010...	Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Vladimirovich Rybakov is a Russian high jumper.He is the 2002 European Champion high jumper, and at the 2005 World Championships he shared the silver medal with Victor Moya of Cuba....	Dusty Jonas Dusty Jonas Dusty Jonas is an American high jumper.-Career:Jonas was the NCAA National Champion in the high jump at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships...

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record	2.43	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	4 March 1989
Championship record	2.43	Budapest, Hungary	4 March 1989
World Leading	2.38	Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia... , Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...	4 March 2010
African record	2.32	Patras Patras Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	15 February 2000
Asian record	2.31	Kobe Kobe , pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	5 March 1986
European record	2.42	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	26 February 1988
North and Central American and Caribbean record	2.43	Budapest, Hungary	4 March 1989
Oceanian Record	2.33	Balingen Balingen Balingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the district of Zollernalbkreis. It is located nearby the Swabian Alb, approx. 35 km to the south of Tübingen, 35 km northeast of Villingen-Schwenningen, and 60 km southwest of Stuttgart.It is home to the Bizerba and Ideal... , Germany	16 February 1997
South American record	2.27	Piraeus Piraeus Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf.... , Greece	24 February 1999

Qualification standards

Indoor
2.28 m

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
March 12, 2010	14:30	Qualification
March 14, 2010	17:00	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.31 (Q) or at least 8 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Athlete	2.18	2.23	2.26	2.29	Result	Notes
1	Ivan Ukhov Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He won gold medals at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was also the silver medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and the winner of the high jump at the inaugural 2010...	xo	o	o	o	2.29	q
2	Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Vladimirovich Rybakov is a Russian high jumper.He is the 2002 European Champion high jumper, and at the 2005 World Championships he shared the silver medal with Victor Moya of Cuba....	o	o	o	xo	2.29	q
3	Samson Oni Samson Oni Samson Oni is a Nigerian-English high jumper.Early in his career Oni won the 2001 AAA Indoor Championships while representing Nigeria. He also competed in the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships, and the 2009 European Indoor Championships without reaching the...	xo	o	o	xx	2.26	q
3	Jesse Williams Jesse Williams (athlete) Jesse Daniel Williams is an American high jumper and the current World Champion. He was ranked the #2 jumper in the world, outdoors, in 2010...	xo	o	o	xx	2.26	q
5	Martin Günther Martin Günther Martin Günther is a German high jumper.He won the 2003 World Youth Championships and finished eighth at the 2010 World Indoor Championships.His personal best jump is 2.30 metres, achieved in February 2010 in Karlsruhe....	o	xxo	xo	xxx	2.26	q
6	Kabelo Kgosiemang Kabelo Kgosiemang Kabelo Kgosiemang is a male high jumper from Botswana. He won the 2006 African Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 2.30 metres, the best result since Abderrahmane Hammad won with 2.34 m in 2000....	o	o	xxo	xx	2.26	q
6	Kyriakos Ioannou Kyriakos Ioannou Kyriakos Ioannou is a Cypriot high jumper.His personal best jump and Cypriot national record is 2.35 metres, achieved at the 2007 World Championships held in Osaka where he won the bronze medal. He became the first World Championships medalist from Cyprus...	-	o	xxo	xx	2.26	q
6	Dusty Jonas Dusty Jonas Dusty Jonas is an American high jumper.-Career:Jonas was the NCAA National Champion in the high jump at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships...	o	o	xxo	xx	2.26	q
9	Tom Parsons Tom Parsons (athlete) Thomas Martin Parsons is a British athlete competing in high jump.Parsons has yet to make a major international breakthrough but he has competed at a high level finishing 20th in the 2003 European Juniors, 17th in the 2005 European U23 championships, 10th in the 2005 World University Games, 11th...	o	xo	xxo	xxx	2.26
9	Yuriy Krymarenko Yuriy Krymarenko Yuriy Krymarenko is a Ukrainian high jumper. His personal best performance is 2.33 m.Krymarenko won a gold medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, clearing the height of 2.32 m which was the lowest winning result for men's high jump in a long time. The favorites of the contest, most...	xo	o	xxo	xxx	2.26	SB
11	Trevor Barry Trevor Barry Trevor Barry 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....	o	o	xxx		2.23	SB
11	Jaroslav Bába Jaroslav Bába Jaroslav Bába is a Czech high jumper.At the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships he jumped 2.25 metres and won a joint bronze medal along with Germaine Mason and Ştefan Vasilache...	o	o	xxx		2.23
11	Osku Torro Osku Torro Osku Torro is a Finnish high jumper.He was born in Jyväskylä. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the 2010 European Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved...	o	o	xxx		2.23
14	Mutaz Essa Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim is a Qatari track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. He is the national record holder with a best mark of 2.35 metres....	o	xo	xxx		2.23
15	Donald Thomas Donald Thomas (athlete) Donald Thomas is a Bahamian high jumper.Thomas took up the sport in early 2006, having previously played basketball at Lindenwood University...	xo	xxx			2.18
	Zhang Shufeng Zhang Shufeng Zhang Shufeng is a Chinese high jumper.He won the bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships. At the 2010 World Indoor Championships he failed to record a valid jump....	xx-
	Sergey Zasimovich Sergey Zasimovich Sergey Sergeyevich Zasimovich is a Kazakhstani high jumper.He was born in Karagandinskaya. He won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games, and finished twelfth at the 2005 Asian Championships. He competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the...	xxx
	Dmytro Dem'yanyuk Dmytro Dem'yanyuk Dmytro Dem'yanyuk is a male high jumper from Ukraine.He competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final...	x
	Mickaël Hanany Mickaël Hanany Mickaël Hanany is a French high jumper.He finished seventh at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final round.His personal best jump is 2.32 metres,...

Final

Rank	Athlete	2.20	2.24	2.28	2.31	2.36	2.41	Result	Notes
	Ivan Ukhov Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He won gold medals at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was also the silver medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and the winner of the high jump at the inaugural 2010...	o	o	x-	o	o	xx	2.36
	Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Vladimirovich Rybakov is a Russian high jumper.He is the 2002 European Champion high jumper, and at the 2005 World Championships he shared the silver medal with Victor Moya of Cuba....	o	o	o	o	xxx		2.31
	Dusty Jonas Dusty Jonas Dusty Jonas is an American high jumper.-Career:Jonas was the NCAA National Champion in the high jump at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships...	o	o	o	xo	xxx		2.31
4	Kyriakos Ioannou Kyriakos Ioannou Kyriakos Ioannou is a Cypriot high jumper.His personal best jump and Cypriot national record is 2.35 metres, achieved at the 2007 World Championships held in Osaka where he won the bronze medal. He became the first World Championships medalist from Cyprus...	xxo	o	o	xxx			2.28
5	Jesse Williams Jesse Williams (athlete) Jesse Daniel Williams is an American high jumper and the current World Champion. He was ranked the #2 jumper in the world, outdoors, in 2010...	o	-	xo	xx-	x		2.28
6	Kabelo Kgosiemang Kabelo Kgosiemang Kabelo Kgosiemang is a male high jumper from Botswana. He won the 2006 African Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 2.30 metres, the best result since Abderrahmane Hammad won with 2.34 m in 2000....	xo	o	xxo	xxx			2.28	NR Botswanan records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Botswana maintained by its national athletics federation: Botswana Athletics Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-References:...
7	Samson Oni Samson Oni Samson Oni is a Nigerian-English high jumper.Early in his career Oni won the 2001 AAA Indoor Championships while representing Nigeria. He also competed in the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships, and the 2009 European Indoor Championships without reaching the...	o	o	xxx				2.24
8	Martin Günther Martin Günther Martin Günther is a German high jumper.He won the 2003 World Youth Championships and finished eighth at the 2010 World Indoor Championships.His personal best jump is 2.30 metres, achieved in February 2010 in Karlsruhe....	xo	xxo	xxx				2.24

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