1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 19 and 20 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Javier Sotomayor Cuba
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| Silver | Hollis Conway United States
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| Bronze | Thomas Müller East Germany
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Results
Final
20 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Javier Sotomayor | Cuba |
2.25 | |
 |
Hollis Conway | United States |
2.22 | |
 |
Thomas Müller | East Germany |
2.22 | |
| 4 | Vyacheslav Galushko |  Soviet Union |
2.19 | |
| 5 | Róbert Ruffíni |  Czechoslovakia |
2.16 | |
| 6 | Joey Johnson | United States |
2.16 | |
| 7 | Philip Henderson |  Australia |
2.16 | |
| 8 | Lámbros Papakóstas |  Greece |
2.13 | |
| 9 | Junichi Takemoto |  Japan |
2.13 | |
| 10 | Timo Ruuskanen |  Finland |
2.13 | |
| 11 | Normunds Sietins | Soviet Union |
2.10 | |
| 12 | Patrick Renaud |  Canada |
2.10 |
Qualifications
19 Jul
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junichi Takemoto | Japan |
2.15 | Q |
| Vyacheslav Galushko | Soviet Union |
2.15 | Q | |
| 3 | Joey Johnson | United States |
2.13 | q |
| 4 | Plamen Florov |  Bulgaria |
2.11 | |
| 5 | Pantelis Papageorgiou | Greece |
2.09 | |
| 6 | Jarosław Kotewicz |  Poland |
2.06 | |
| 7 | Patrick O'Donaghue | Canada |
2.03 | |
| 8 | Rachid Lalmi |  Algeria |
2.00 | |
| Uwe Bellmann | East Germany |
2.00 | ||
| Lou Cwee Peng |  Malaysia |
2.00 | ||
| José Escalera |  Puerto Rico |
2.00 | ||
| 12 | Awail Abou Oulya |  Egypt |
1.95 | |
| Bruce Butcher |  Guyana |
1.95 | ||
| Rohit Kateel |  India |
1.95 | ||
| Johann Ómarsson |  Iceland |
1.95 | ||
| 16 | Mahmoud Mukhtar |  Pakistan |
1.90 | |
| Omran Hafizi Al-Mahmoud |  Palestine |
1.90 | ||
| Marino Drake | Cuba |
NH |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Henderson | Australia |
2.13 | q |
| Patrick Renaud | Canada |
2.13 | q | |
| Javier Sotomayor | Cuba |
2.13 | q | |
| Timo Ruuskanen | Finland |
2.13 | q | |
| Thomas Müller | East Germany |
2.13 | q | |
| Lámbros Papakóstas | Greece |
2.13 | q | |
| Róbert Ruffíni | Czechoslovakia |
2.13 | q | |
| Normunds Sietins | Soviet Union |
2.13 | q | |
| Hollis Conway | United States |
2.13 | q | |
| 10 | Fabrizio Borellini |  Italy |
2.11 | |
| Artur Partyka | Poland |
2.11 | ||
| 12 | Robert Koch |  Austria |
2.06 | |
| Kesavan Sivabalan | Malaysia |
2.06 | ||
| Humberto Sarubbi |  Paraguay |
2.06 | ||
| Nai Hui-Fang |  Chinese Taipei |
2.06 | ||
| 16 | Dharminder Singh | India |
1.85 | |
| 17 | Fayaka Dumbar |  Liberia |
1.80 | |
| Muhammad Azah Alam Manaka | Pakistan |
NH |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (1)
Austria (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (2)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Cuba (2)
Czechoslovakia (1)
East Germany (2)
Egypt (1)
Finland (1)
Greece (2)
Guyana (1)
Iceland (1)
India (2)
Italy (1)
Japan (1)
Liberia (1)
Malaysia (2)
Pakistan (2)
Palestine (1)
Paraguay (1)
Poland (2)
Puerto Rico (1)
Soviet Union (2)
United States (2)
References
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015