2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump

The Men's high jump event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...

was held at March 4–5, 2011 with the final being held on March 5 at 14:30 local time.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record	2.43	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	4 March 1989
European record	2.42	West Berlin West Berlin West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	26 February 1988
Championship record	2.40	Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	6 March 2005
World Leading	2.38	Hustopeče Hustopece Hustopeče is a town in southern Moravia of the Czech Republic with 5,956 inhabitants. Hustopeče lies in the Břeclav District and is 25 km northwest of Břeclav.-History:... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	29 January 2011
World Leading	2.38	Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia... , Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...	9 February 2011
European Leading	2.38	Hustopeče Hustopece Hustopeče is a town in southern Moravia of the Czech Republic with 5,956 inhabitants. Hustopeče lies in the Břeclav District and is 25 km northwest of Břeclav.-History:... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	29 January 2011
European Leading	2.38	Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia... , Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...	9 February 2011

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 2.30 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final. It was held at 16:00.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	2.12	2.17	2.22	2.27	2.30	Result	Notes
1	Jaroslav Bába Jaroslav Bába Jaroslav Bába is a Czech high jumper.At the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships he jumped 2.25 metres and won a joint bronze medal along with Germaine Mason and Ştefan Vasilache...		–	o	o	o	–	2.27	q
1	Konstadinos Baniotis Konstadinos Baniotis Konstadinos Baniotis is a Greek high jumper.He finished sixth at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, sixth at the 2009 European Team Championships , seventh at the 2009 World Athletics Final, eighth at the 2010 European Championships, while he took the 4th place in the 2011 European Indoor...	Greece	o	o	o	o	–	2.27	q
1		Greece	o	o	o	o	–	2.27	q, =PB
1	Janick Klausen Janick Klausen -Achievements:-References:...	Denmark	o	o	o	o	x–	2.27	q, =NR
1	Aleksandr Shustov Aleksandr Shustov Aleksandr Andreyevich Shustov , born 29 June 1984) is a male high jumper from Russia, best known for winning the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand....	Russia	–	o	o	o	–	2.27	q
1	Ivan Ukhov Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He won gold medals at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was also the silver medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and the winner of the high jump at the inaugural 2010...	Russia	–	o	o	o	x–	2.27	q
7	Marco Fassinotti Marco Fassinotti Marco Fassinotti is an Italian high jumper.-Achievements:-External links:...	Italy	o	o	o	xo	x–	2.27	q, PB
7	Raúl Spank Raúl Spank Raúl Roland Spank is a German athlete from Dresden who specialises in the high jump.He competed on the world stage for the first time at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Marrakesh. He finished in seventh in the final, jumping a personal best of 2.11 metres...	Germany	–	o	o	xo	–	2.27	q
9	Nicola Ciotti Nicola Ciotti Nicola Ciotti is an Italian high jumper. He is the twin brother of Giulio Ciotti.He finished fifth at the 2005 World Championships and sixth at the 2006 European Championships...	Italy	o	o	o	xxx		2.22
9	Tom Parsons Tom Parsons (athlete) Thomas Martin Parsons is a British athlete competing in high jump.Parsons has yet to make a major international breakthrough but he has competed at a high level finishing 20th in the 2003 European Juniors, 17th in the 2005 European U23 championships, 10th in the 2005 World University Games, 11th...	United Kingdom	o	o	o	xxx		2.22
9	Rožle Prezelj Rožle Prezelj Rožle Prezelj is a Slovenian high jumper. Prezelj respresented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he finished 12th in high jump.-References:...	Slovenia	o	o	o	xxx		2.22
9	Artsiom Zaitsau	Belarus	o	o	o	xxx		2.22	=SB
13	Viktor Ninov	Kingdom of Bulgaria	–	o	xo	xxx		2.22
13	Osku Torro Osku Torro Osku Torro is a Finnish high jumper.He was born in Jyväskylä. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the 2010 European Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved...	Finland	–	o	xo	xx–		2.22
13	Jussi Viita	Finland	o	o	xo	xxx		2.22
16	Tomislav Popek	Independent State of Croatia	o	xo	xo	xxx		2.22	PB
17	Dmytro Dem'yanyuk Dmytro Dem'yanyuk Dmytro Dem'yanyuk is a male high jumper from Ukraine.He competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final...	Ukraine	xo	xo	xo	xxx		2.22
18	Oleksandr Nartov Oleksandr Nartov Oleksandr Nartov is a Ukrainian high jumper.He won the silver medal at the 2003 World Youth Championships and the 2005 World Youth Championships, the gold medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships, the bronze medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade and the silver medal at the 2009 European U23...	Ukraine	o	o	xx–			2.17
18	Peter Horák Peter Horák Peter Horák is a Slovak high jumper.-Achievements:-References:...	Slovakia	o	o	xxx			2.17
18	Dmitriy Kroyter	Israel	o	o	xxx			2.17
18	Sergey Mudrov	Russia	–	o	xxx			2.17
22	Normunds Pūpols Normunds Pūpols Normunds Pūpols is a Latvian high jumper.He is a six-time Latvian champion in high jump and has a personal best of 2.28 metres, set in 2006.-Achievements:-Personal bests:-References:...	Latvia	xo	o	xxx			2.17
23	Robbie Grabarz	United Kingdom	o	xxx				2.12

Final

The final was held at 16:00.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	2.15	2.20	2.25	2.29	2.32	2.34	2.36	2.38	2.40	2.44	Result	Notes
	Ivan Ukhov Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He won gold medals at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was also the silver medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and the winner of the high jump at the inaugural 2010...	Russia	–	o	o	xo	o	o	o	o	–	xxx	2.38	=WL, =EL
	Jaroslav Bába Jaroslav Bába Jaroslav Bába is a Czech high jumper.At the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships he jumped 2.25 metres and won a joint bronze medal along with Germaine Mason and Ştefan Vasilache...		o	o	o	o	o	o	x–	x–	x		2.34	SB
	Aleksandr Shustov Aleksandr Shustov Aleksandr Andreyevich Shustov , born 29 June 1984) is a male high jumper from Russia, best known for winning the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand....	Russia	–	o	o	xo	xo	xxo	xxx				2.34	PB
4	Konstadinos Baniotis Konstadinos Baniotis Konstadinos Baniotis is a Greek high jumper.He finished sixth at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, sixth at the 2009 European Team Championships , seventh at the 2009 World Athletics Final, eighth at the 2010 European Championships, while he took the 4th place in the 2011 European Indoor...	Greece	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx					2.32	PB
5		Greece	o	o	o	xo	xxx						2.29	PB
6	Marco Fassinotti Marco Fassinotti Marco Fassinotti is an Italian high jumper.-Achievements:-External links:...	Italy	xxo	o	xo	xo	xxx						2.29	PB
7	Janick Klausen Janick Klausen -Achievements:-References:...	Denmark	o	o	o	xxx							2.25
8	Raúl Spank Raúl Spank Raúl Roland Spank is a German athlete from Dresden who specialises in the high jump.He competed on the world stage for the first time at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Marrakesh. He finished in seventh in the final, jumping a personal best of 2.11 metres...	Germany	–	o	xxx								2.20

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