1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump

Events at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
5000 m walk				women
10,000 m walk		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The men's high jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 and 31 July.^[1][2]

Medalists

Gold	Alfredo Deza  Peru
Silver	Yin Xueli  China
Bronze	Aleksandr Veryutin  Belarus

Results

Final

31 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
01 !	Alfredo Deza	Peru	2.21
02 !	Yin Xueli	China	2.21
03 !	Aleksandr Veryutin	Belarus	2.21
4	Mike Ponikvar	Canada	2.21
5	Yaroslav Rybakov	Russia	2.18
6	Pawel Mankiewicz	Poland	2.15
7	Naoyuki Daigo	Japan	2.15
8	Ronald Garlett	Australia	2.10
8	Martin Lloyd	United Kingdom	2.10
8	Casper Labuschagne	South Africa	2.10
8	Nikolay Korostelyov	Russia	2.10
12	Einar Karl Hjartarson	Iceland	2.10
12	Vusumzi Mtshatseni	South Africa	2.10
14	James Carr	United States	2.10

Qualifications

30 Jul

Group A

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	Nikolay Korostelyov	Russia	2.18	Q
2	Mike Ponikvar	Canada	2.18	Q
3	Vusumzi Mtshatseni	South Africa	2.14	q
3	James Carr	United States	2.14	q
5	Alfredo Deza	Peru	2.14	q
6	Aleksey Gordienko	Ukraine	2.10
7	Kim Jin-Soo	South Korea	2.10
8	Andrei Mikhalkovich	Belarus	2.10
8	Jérome Tourre	France	2.10
10	Marko Aleksejev	Estonia	2.10
11	Ed Willers	United Kingdom	2.05
11	Rožle Prezelj	Slovenia	2.05
13	Darrel Muzyczka	Australia	2.05
13	Paweł Gulcz	Poland	2.05
15	Kabelo Mmono	Botswana	1.95

Group B

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	Naoyuki Daigo	Japan	2.18	Q
2	Pawel Mankiewicz	Poland	2.18	Q
3	Einar Karl Hjartarson	Iceland	2.18	Q
4	Aleksandr Veryutin	Belarus	2.14	q
4	Yin Xueli	China	2.14	q
6	Ronald Garlett	Australia	2.14	q
7	Martin Lloyd	United Kingdom	2.14	q
7	Casper Labuschagne	South Africa	2.14	q
7	Yaroslav Rybakov	Russia	2.14	q
10	Hannes Zumsande	Germany	2.10
11	Lamar Johnson	United States	2.10
12	Tarmo Kobin	Estonia	2.05
13	Grégory Gabella	France	2.05
14	Randy Cheddesingh	Canada	2.05
15	Sergei Seipuk	Lithuania	2.00

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

References