Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
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The men's high jump was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were 43 participating athletes from 27 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The qualification mark was set at 2.29 metres (two + twelve athletes).[1] The event was won by Javier Sotomayor of Cuba, the nation's first victory in the men's high jump. Patrik Sjöberg of Sweden earned silver, becoming the first (and, through the 2016 Games, only) man to win a third medal in the event, though he never won gold. Sweden was only the third country (after the United States and Soviet Union) to have three consecutive podium appearances. A three-way tie for third could not be resolved by countback, so bronze medals were awarded to Tim Forsyth (Australia's first medal in the event since 1956), Artur Partyka (Poland's first since 1980), and Hollis Conway (the United States reaching the podium in 20 of the 22 Olympic men's high jump competitions to date; Conway was the sixth man with two medals in the event).
Men's high jump at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | |||||||||||||||
Dates | 31 July (qualifying) 2 August (final) | |||||||||||||||
Competitors | 43 from 27 nations | |||||||||||||||
Winning height | 2.34 | |||||||||||||||
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