Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
| Men's high jump at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Beijing Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 17 August 2008 (qualification) 19 August 2008 (final) |
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| Competitors | 40 from 28 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 2.36 | ||||||||||||
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Andrey Silnov |
 Russia
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Germaine Mason |
 Great Britain
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Yaroslav Rybakov |
Russia
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The men's high jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 17–19 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 2.30 m (7.55 ft) (A standard) and 2.27 m (7.45 ft) (B standard).
Notably, reigning world champion Donald Thomas, who cleared 2.32 metres in Osaka 2007, finished only in twenty-first place, but failed to advance into the final round.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 2.32 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
The final was held on August 19.
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