These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on Saturday August 11, 1984.
The best jumper since 1980 had been Dietmar Mögenburg from West Germany, who had set a world record of 2.35 metres (7-8½) in 1980, and had been 1982 European Champion. But in 1983, China produced a superb jumper in Zhu Jianhua, who set three world records leading up to the Summer Olymp...
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These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on Saturday August 11, 1984.
The best jumper since 1980 had been Dietmar Mögenburg from West Germany, who had set a world record of 2.35 metres (7-8½) in 1980, and had been 1982 European Champion. But in 1983, China produced a superb jumper in Zhu Jianhua, who set three world records leading up to the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Also considered was American Dwight Stones, bronze medalist from 1972 and 1976, who was making somewhat of a comeback and had won the US Olympic Trials.
Mögenburg won the competition fairly easily, jumping 2.35 (7-8½) with no misses, failing at a world record 2.40 (7-10½). Zhu was clear thru 2.31 (7-7), but when preparing to jump at 2.33 (7-8), lost his concentration when 1500 metre runner Steve Ovett collapsed near him on the infield, and the officials asked him to hold up for a bit. Surprising 18-year old Sweden Patrik...
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