¶2012 OG: mHJ–Ivan Ukhov (Russia) 7-9¾ (2.38)… 9 years later…

[dj]

T&FN formchart advancers to final

1. Ivan Ukhov (Russia)
2. Andrey Silnov (Russia)
3. Jesse Williams (USA)
4. Robbie Grabarz (Great Britain)
5. Derek Drouin (Canada)
6. Aleksandr Shustov (Russia)
7. Trevor Barry (Bahamas)
8. Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar)
9. Guowei Zhang (China)
10. Erik Kynard (USA)

[EPelle]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–

Olympic Record: 2.39, Charles Austin, USA, Atlanta 1996

2008 Results: G-Andrey Silnov, RUS, 2.36; S-Germaine Mason, GBR, 2.34; B-Yaroslav Rybakov, RUS, 2.34
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[Marlow]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–

T&FN formchart
1. Ivan Ukhov (Russia)
2. Andrey Silnov (Russia)
3. Jesse Williams (USA)
4. Robbie Grabarz (Great Britain)
5. Derek Drouin (Canada)
6. Aleksandr Shustov (Russia)
7. Trevor Barry (Bahamas)
8. Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar)
9. Guowei Zhang (China)
10. Erik Kynard (USA)

This event loves to contradict form charts. Someone gets hot and that's it.

[Alan Shank]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–

T&FN formchart
1. Ivan Ukhov (Russia)
2. Andrey Silnov (Russia)
3. Jesse Williams (USA)
4. Robbie Grabarz (Great Britain)
5. Derek Drouin (Canada)
6. Aleksandr Shustov (Russia)
7. Trevor Barry (Bahamas)
8. Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar)
9. Guowei Zhang (China)
10. Erik Kynard (USA)

This event loves to contradict form charts. Someone gets hot and that's it.

Troy Kemp, maybe Martin Buss, Yuriy Krymarenko, Donald Thomas.
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA, USA

[Per Andersen]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–

T&FN formchart
1. Ivan Ukhov (Russia)
2. Andrey Silnov (Russia)
3. Jesse Williams (USA)
4. Robbie Grabarz (Great Britain)
5. Derek Drouin (Canada)
6. Aleksandr Shustov (Russia)
7. Trevor Barry (Bahamas)
8. Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar)
9. Guowei Zhang (China)
10. Erik Kynard (USA)

This event loves to contradict form charts. Someone gets hot and that's it.

Troy Kemp, maybe Martin Buss, Yuriy Krymarenko, Donald Thomas.
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA, USA

Not so different from some other events. I agree with Buss and Krymarenko but not Kemp. Even Thomas in 2007 was not an outrageous surprise. He had another 2,35 that year and beat the elite on another occasion. He was top ranked that year


But these guys were WC winners. You don't find similar upsets in recent Olympics.

Impossible to pick a winner. Silnov maybe. I like the Drouin pick for 5th! He impressed in the rain a few weeks ago beating Grabarz.

[Dietmar239]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–

Poor Drag. Out at 2.16m. Although, at his age it is a victory in that he has made an appearance at the Olympics.

[BCBaroo]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–

Is there a site where you can see jump by jump stats? (throw by throw?)

[andyjgt]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–

[quote=Per Andersen]

T&FN formchart
1. Ivan Ukhov (Russia)
2. Andrey Silnov (Russia)
3. Jesse Williams (USA)
4. Robbie Grabarz (Great Britain)
5. Derek Drouin (Canada)
6. Aleksandr Shustov (Russia)
7. Trevor Barry (Bahamas)
8. Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar)
9. Guowei Zhang (China)
10. Erik Kynard (USA)

This event loves to contradict form charts. Someone gets hot and that's it.

Troy Kemp, maybe Martin Buss, Yuriy Krymarenko, Donald Thomas.
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA, USA

Not so different from some other events. I agree with Buss and Krymarenko but not Kemp. Even Thomas in 2007 was not an outrageous surprise. He had another 2,35 that year and beat the elite on another occasion. He was top ranked that year


But these guys were WC winners. You don't find similar upsets in recent Olympics.

Impossible to pick a winner. Silnov maybe. I like the Drouin pick for 5th! He impressed in the rain a few weeks ago beating Grabarz.[/quote:2e4qbn3x]

Klyugin (he wasn't the top Russian on form, that was Voronin)? Hammad winning a medal? (Yes I know about the rain falling in Sydney.) Wessig in Moscow? They weren't shocks?!

Yelesina (I know it was the women's event, but she has OG gold and Bergqvist, Cloete and Vlasic don't) also in Sydney? Ritter back in '88?

[norunner]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–US advances 3 to final

Has anyone seen or read an interview with any of the high jumpers? Only 6 over 2.29 is pathetic, there has to be a reason for it.

[gm]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–

Is there a site where you can see jump by jump stats? (throw by throw?)

http://www.london2012.com/athletics/

[odelltrclan]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–US advances 3 to final

Has anyone seen or read an interview with any of the high jumpers? Only 6 over 2.29 is pathetic, there has to be a reason for it.

More than 6. Did you miss there were 2 flights?

[BCBaroo]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–

Is there a site where you can see jump by jump stats? (throw by throw?)

http://www.london2012.com/athletics/

Terrific. Thank you.

[norunner]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–US advances 3 to final

Has anyone seen or read an interview with any of the high jumpers? Only 6 over 2.29 is pathetic, there has to be a reason for it.

More than 6. Did you miss there were 2 flights?

No i didn't: Two jumped over 2.29 in group A, Kynard and Drouin, four in group B, Grabarz, Ukhov, Williams and Protsenko.

[Alan Shank]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–US advances 3 to final

ShUstov missed the final; pretty surprising; DmItrik's pissed! >:-)
Kinard looking good.
Cheers,
Alan Shank

[Marlow]

Re: 2012 OG: mHJ–US advances 3 to final

Kinard looking good.

Not to be Debbie Downer, but that may be a bad thing. He has a hard time stringing good performances together.