Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
| Men's high jump at the Games of the XX Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | September 9 & 10 | |||||||||
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Jüri Tarmak Soviet Union
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Stefan Junge East Germany
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Dwight Stones United States
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The men's high jump field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 9 & 10. The top jumper of the previous year, world record holder and winner of the Pan American Games, was Pat Matzdorf from the United States. But in a surprise, he failed to make the US team, leaving the field wide open. Jüri Tarmak was the last man to win Olympic gold medal using the straddle technique. The more popular and more widely used Fosbury Flop technique was the most common technique used.
Top 12 and ties and all jumpers clearing 2.15 m (7 ft 1⁄2 in) advanced to the finals. All heights are listed in metres.
Key: o = clear ; p = pass; x = fail; DNS = did not start
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