- Records
- Results Qualification Final
- References
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Men's high jump |games = 1964 Summer |image = John Thomas, Valeriy Brumel, John Rambo 1964.jpg |image_size = 240px |caption = John Thomas, Valeriy Brumel and John Rambo on the podium |venue = Olympic Stadium |dates = 20–21 October |competitors = 29 |nations = 20 |gold = Valeriy Brumel |goldNOC = URS |silver = John Thomas |silverNOC = USA |bronze = John Rambo |bronzeNOC = USA |prev=1960 |next=1968 }}{{AthleticsAt1964SummerOlympics}}The men's high jump was one of four men's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. Qualification was held on October 20, 1964, with the final on October 21. 29 athletes from 20 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the qualification round.[1] RecordsThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1964 Summer Olympics. World Record | 2.28 | URS}} Valeriy Brumel | Moscow (URS) | July 21, 1963 |
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Olympic Record | 2.16 | URS}} Robert Shavlakadze | Rome (ITA) | September 1, 1960 |
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2.16 | URS}} Valeriy Brumel | Rome (ITA) | September 1, 1960 |
Valeriy Brumel, John Thomas and John Rambo all equalled the Olympic record with 2.16 metres. Valeriy Brumel and John Thomas also set a new Olympic record with 2.18 metres. ResultsQualificationJumpers had to pass 2.06 metres to qualify for the final. The bar started at 1.90 metres, increasing gradually to 2.06 metres. Each jumper had three attempts at each height or could skip any lower height (but could not return to a lower height if he determined that he could not succeed). Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark | | 1.90 | 1.95 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 2.06 |
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1 | Valeriy Brumel | {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | | - | - | O | XXO | O | Mauro Bogliatto | {{flagIOC|ITA|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | O | O | XO | O | Ed Caruthers | {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | O | XO | O | O | O | Edward Czernik | {{flagIOC|POL|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | O | O | O | O | Ralf Drecoll | {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | O | O | O | O | XXO | Henri Elendé | {{flagIOC|CGO|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | O | - | O | - | O | Mahamat Idriss | {{flagIOC|CHA|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | O | O | O | O | Samuel Igun | {{flagIOC|NGR|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | O | O | XO | XO | XO | Evgeni Yordanov | {{flagIOC|BUL|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | O | XO | XO | O | O | Rudolf Köppen | {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | XO | O | XXO | XO | Gordon Miller | {{flagIOC|GBR|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | O | O | XXO | XO | XXO | Kjell-Åke Nilsson | {{flagIOC|SWE|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | O | XO | O | XO | Lawrie Peckham | {{flagIOC|AUS|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | O | O | O | XO | O | Stig Pettersson | {{flagIOC|SWE|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | O | O | O | XO | John Rambo | {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | O | O | O | XO | O | Wolfgang Schillkowski | {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | O | O | O | XO | XO | Robert Shavlakadze | {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | - | O | O | O | Valeriy Skvortsov | {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | O | O | O | O | Anthony Sneazwell | {{flagIOC|AUS|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | XO | O | O | XO | John Thomas | {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | - | XO | O | O | 21 | Luis María Garriga | {{flagIOC|ESP|1964 Summer}} | 2.03 metres | O | O | O | XXO | XXX | 22 | Henrik Hellén | {{flagIOC|FIN|1964 Summer}} | 2.00 metres | O | O | O | XXX | Robert Sainte-Rose | {{flagIOC|FRA|1964 Summer}} | 2.00 metres | O | O | O | XXX | 24 | Kuniyoshi Sugioka | {{flagIOC|JPN|1964 Summer}} | 2.00 metres | O | XO | O | XXX | 25 | Jón Ólafsson | {{flagIOC|ISL|1964 Summer}} | 2.00 metres | O | O | XO | XXX | 26 | Roberto Abugattas | {{flagIOC|PER|1964 Summer}} | 1.95 metres | O | XO | XXX | 27 | Kinya Miyazaki | {{flagIOC|JPN|1964 Summer}} | 1.90 metres | O | - | XXX | 28 | Kateseperswasdi Bhakdikul | {{flagIOC|THA|1964 Summer}} | No mark | XXX | — | Cha Won Sil | {{flagIOC|PRK}} | Did not start |
FinalEach jumper again had three attempts at each height, with the bar starting at 1.90 metres. Three jumpers were unable to perform as well as they had in the qualification. Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark | | 1.90 | 1.95 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 2.06 | 2.09 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 2.18 | 2.20 |
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1 | Valeriy Brumel | {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 2.18 metres OR | | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | XXO | O | O | XXX | 2 | John Thomas | {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 2.18 metres OR | - | - | O | O | O | O | XO | XXO | XO | O | XXX | 3 | John Rambo | {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 2.16 metres | - | - | O | O | O | O | XO | O | XXO | XXX | 4 | Stig Pettersson | {{flagIOC|SWE|1964 Summer}} | 2.14 metres | - | - | O | - | O | O | XO | XO | XXX | 5 | Robert Shavlakadze | {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 2.14 metres | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | XXO | XXX | 6 | Ralf Drecoll | {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 2.09 metres | - | O | O | O | O | O | XXX | Kjell-Åke Nilsson | {{flagIOC|SWE|1964 Summer}} | 2.09 metres | - | O | O | O | O | O | XXX | 8 | Ed Caruthers | {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 2.09 metres | - | - | O | O | XO | O | XXX | 9 | Mahamat Idriss | {{flagIOC|CHA|1964 Summer}} | 2.09 metres | - | - | O | O | O | XO | XXX | 10 | Lawrie Peckham | {{flagIOC|AUS|1964 Summer}} | 2.09 metres | O | O | O | O | O | XO | XXX | 11 | Edward Czernik | {{flagIOC|POL|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | - | O | - | O | XXX | 12 | Evgeni Yordanov | {{flagIOC|BUL|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | O | O | O | O | XXX | 13 | Anthony Sneazwell | {{flagIOC|AUS|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | XO | O | XXO | O | XXX | 14 | Valeriy Skvortsov | {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | O | O | O | XO | XXX | 15 | Samuel Igun | {{flagIOC|NGR|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | O | O | O | O | XO | XXX | 16 | Mauro Bogliatto | {{flagIOC|ITA|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | - | XO | O | O | XO | XXX | 17 | Wolfgang Schillkowski | {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 2.06 metres | O | O | O | O | XXO | XXX | 18 | Gordon Miller | {{flagIOC|GBR|1964 Summer}} | 2.03 metres | O | O | O | O | XXX | 19 | Rudolf Köppen | {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 2.00 metres | O | O | O | XXX | 20 | Henri Elendé | {{flagIOC|CGO|1964 Summer}} | 1.90 metres | O | - | XXX |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/ATH/mens-high-jump.html |title=Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's High Jump |accessdate=29 December 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
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