Men's high jump
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates9 April (qualifying round)
11 April (final)
Competitors20 from 13 nations
Winning height2.32 m
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Bahamas
bronze medal    Canada

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

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

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Monday 9 April 201810:20Qualification
Wednesday 11 April 201820:05Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

Qualifying round

Across two groups, those who cleared 2.27 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[3]

RankGroupAthlete1.952.002.052.102.152.182.21ResultNotesQual.
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 =SBq
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) oo 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

The medals were determined in the final.[2]

RankAthlete2.182.212.242.272.302.322.34ResultNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brandon Starc (AUS)ooxoxoxoo xr2.32PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jamal Wilson (BAH)ooxooo xx–x2.30SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Django Lovett (CAN)ooxoxoxxoxxr2.30PB
4 Donald Thomas (BAH)ooxoxoxxx2.27
5 Allan Smith (SCO)oxxooxoxxx2.27SB
6 Michael Mason (CAN)oxoo xxx2.24
 Tejaswin Shankar (IND)xooo xxx2.24
8 Lee Hup Wei (MAS)xoo xxx2.21
9 Chris Baker (ENG)xxoxoxxx2.21
10 Nauraj Singh Randhawa (MAS)o xxx2.18
 David Smith (SCO)o xxx2.18
12 Robbie Grabarz (ENG)xoxxx2.18
 Manjula Kumara (SRI)xxxNM

References

  1. 1 2 "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's high jump". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 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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