Men High Jump Athletics VIII World Championship 2001 Edmonton (CAN) - Wednesday 08.08

Men High Jump Athletics VIII World Championship 2001 Edmonton (CAN) - Wednesday 08.08 - Gold Medal: Martin Buss, Germany

Final 18:40		Height	220	225	230	233	236
1. Martin Buss	GER	2.36m PB	O	O	O	X-	XO
2. Vyacheslav Voronin	RUS	2.33m	-	O	O	O	XXX
2. Yaroslav Rybakov	RUS	2.33m	O	O	O	O	XXX
4. Sergey Klyugin	RUS	2.30m	O	-	XO	XXX
4. Stefan Holm	SWE	2.30m	O	O	XO	X-	XX
6. Staffan Strand	SWE	2.25m	-	O	XX-	X
6. Mark Boswell	CAN	2.25m	O	O	-	XXX
8. Kwaku Boateng	CAN	2.25m	O	XXO	X-	XX
9. Charles Austin	USA	2.20m	O	-	XXX
9. Abderahmane Hammad	ALG	2.20m	O	XXX
11.Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.20m	XXO	XXX
-. Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.33m	-	O	XO	O	XXX

One of the biggest shocks in Edmonton was provided by Germany’s Martin Buss. The 1999 bronze medallist had not bettered 2.30 outdoors since Seville, but in Edmonton he chose the perfect time to set a personal best of 2.36. He had failed once at 2.33 whereas Rybakov, Voronin and former champion Sotomayor went over the first time. Those three plus Buss and Holm all failed 2.36 on their first try, then the German surprised everyone by succeeding on the second (and his final) round.
Sotomayor’s fourth place marked the end of a long career, but after the championships it was revealed that he had failed a doping control test in July 2001. He later admitted to the offence, which resulted in a life ban as he had already served another suspension in 1999/2000. Consequently, his Edmonton performances were annulled.

Qualification - Sunday 05.08 10:17h

Mark 2.29m 0+12 Athletes

Group A		Height	215	220	225	227
1. Charles Austin	USA	2.27m	-	O	-	O
2. Staffan Strand	SWE	2.27m	-	O	XXO	O
3. Mark Boswell	CAN	2.27m	-	O	-	XO
3. Yaroslav Rybakov	RUS	2.27m	O	O	O	XO
5. Martin Buss	GER	2.27m	-	O	XO	XO
6. Sergey Klyugin	RUS	2.25m	O	O	O	XXX
7. Jan Janku	CZE	2.25m	-	O	XO	XXX
8. Sergiy Dymchenko	UKR	2.25m	XXO	XO	XXO	XXX
9. Mika Polku	FIN	2.20m	O	O	XXX
9. David Furman	USA	2.20m	O	O	XXX
11.Elvir Krehmic	BIH	2.20m	-	XXO	XXX
12.Grzegorz Sposob	POL	2.15m	O	XXX
13.Jacques Freitag	RSA	2.15m	XXO	XXX

Group B		Height	215	220	225	227
1. Javier Sotomayor	CUB	2.27m	-	O	O	O
2. Stefan Holm	SWE	2.27m	-	O	XXO	O
2. Vyacheslav Voronin	RUS	2.27m	O	O	XXO	O
4. Abderahmane Hammad	ALG	2.27m	O	XO	O	XO
5. Kwaku Boateng	CAN	2.27m	-	XO	XO	XO
6. Gilmar Mayo	COL	2.25m	O	XO	O	XXX
7. Nathan Leeper	USA	2.25m	O	XO	XO	XXX
8. Ben Challenger	GBR	2.20m	O	XO	XXX
8. Aleksandr Kravtsov	RUS	2.20m	O	XO	XXX
10.Einar Karl Hjartarson	ISL	2.20m	XO	XO	XXX
11.Andriy Sokolovskyy	UKR	2.15m	O	XXX
-. Eugene Ernesta	SEY	NM	XXX