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Athletics At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's High Jump
The men's high jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on 10–11 August 1984. Thirty athletes from 20 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Dietmar Mögenburg of West Germany, the nation's first victory in the men's high jump (mirroring East Germany's victory in 1980). Patrik Sjöberg's silver was Sweden's first medal in the event since 1920. Zhu Jianhua won bronze in the People's Republic of China's first appearance. The United States, which had made the podium in each of the 18 editions of the high jump before the 1980 boycott, now missed the podium for the first time in which the country competed, as Dwight Stones in fourth place fell just short of becoming the first man to earn three medals in the event. Background This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the Los Angeles Coliseum or L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I. Completed in 1923, it will become the first stadium to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times when it hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics, previously hosting in 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984, a day before the 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The stadium serves as the home of the USC Trojans football, University of Southern California Trojans football team of the Big Ten Conference, and is located directly adjacent to the school's main University Park, Los Angeles, University Park campu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerd Nagel
Gerd Nagel (born 22 October 1957 in Sulingen, Lower Saxony) is a retired West German high jumper. Biography He won the 1979 University Games and finished fourteenth at the 1987 World Championships. At the European Indoor Championships he won the silver in 1983 and a bronze in 1990, and finished fourth in 1982 and thirteenth in 1988. He represented the sports team LG Frankfurt and became West German champion in 1979. His personal best jump was 2.35 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Forbach. This result ranks him fifth among German high jumpers, behind Carlo Thränhardt, Gerd Wessig, Dietmar Mögenburg and Martin Buß. He had a better indoor jump with 2.36 metres, achieved in March 1989 in Sulingen. The Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting Eberstadt The Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting was an annual high jumping competition which took place in Eberstadt, Germany. Established as a men's competition in 1979, it quickly became an important meeting in the high jump calendar, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takao Sakamoto
is a Japanese former high jumper who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Sakamoto won the British AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the offi ... title twice, at the 1979 AAA Championships and the 1982 AAA Championships. References 1958 births Living people Japanese athletics coaches Japanese male high jumpers Olympic male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Parsons (athlete)
Geoffrey Peter Parsons (born 14 August 1964) is an English born high jumper who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics and represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Biography Parsons represented Scotland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Scotland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, participating in the Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump, high jump competition where he finished in 7th place. The following year at the 1983 AAA Championships, Parsons became the List of British champions in high jump, British high jump champion despite finishing 5th because he was the highest placed British athlete. He began to dominate British high jumping and was British champion again in 1984 shortly before he represented Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Parsons won the AAA Championships title outright at the 1986 AAA Championships and would successfully ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Annys
Eddy Annys (born 13 December 1958) is a former high jumper from Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ..., who still remains the national record holder with 2.36 metres (outdoor) and 2.31 m (indoor). Annys won a bronze medal at the 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships. In 1983, he was named Belgian Sportsman of the Year. He is currently active at Randstad Belgium as the Managing Director. International competitions References * 1958 births Living people Belgian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Belgium Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Place of birth missing (living people) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Belgium Medalists at the 1983 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Eriksson (athlete)
Per Thomas Eriksson (born 1 May 1963 in Arbrå, Gävleborg) is a retired male high jumper from Sweden. He also competed in the men's triple jump during his career. He finished ninth at the 1984 European Indoor Championships. He became Swedish champion in 1990 and 1991, and also has four gold medals in long and triple jump.Swedish Championships - GBR Athletics He represented the sports clubs and . He became NCAA champion in 1985 for |
John Atkinson (athlete)
John Atkinson (born 29 October 1963) is an Australian former high jumper who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the .... He also competed in the commonwealth games in 1986 in Edinburgh and Worlds in 1985. References 1963 births Living people Australian male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Australian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Thränhardt
Carlo Thränhardt (, ; born 5 July 1957) is a retired German high jumper. He excelled at indoor competitions, setting the world indoor record on three occasions between 1984 and 1988. His best mark of 2.42 metres ranks him second on the indoor all-time list one-centimetre behind world record holder Javier Sotomayor of Cuba. The only superior outdoor performances are Sotomayor's world record of 2.45 m, and Mutaz Essa Barshim's clearance of 2.43 m in 2014. Like all modern high jumpers, Thränhardt used the Fosbury Flop style, but of the 16 men in history to have cleared 2.40 m or higher, he was only the second to do so jumping off his right leg. The first was Igor Paklin. At the European Indoor Championships, he won a gold medal in 1983 and four silver medals (1981,84, 86,87). Outdoors, his best championship result was winning a bronze medal at the 1986 European Championships. He also reached the Olympic finals in 1984 and 1988. Career Thränhardt was born in Bad Lauchstad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkki Niemi
Erkki Olavi Niemi (born 18 April 1962 in Vaasa) is a retired high jumper from Finland. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ..., finishing in 9th place (2.24 metres). References sports-reference External links * 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Vaasa Athletes from Ostrobothnia (administrative region) Finnish male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Finnish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cai Shu (athlete)
Cai Shu (; born June 14, 1962) is a retired male high jumper from PR China, who competed for his native Asian country at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the .... Achievements Referencessports-reference 1962 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Chinese male high jumpers Olympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games 20th-century Chinese sportsmen Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Ottey
Milton Bruce Ottey (born December 29, 1959) is a retired Canadian high jumper who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics and won two Commonwealth Games gold medals. Biography Ottey came to Canada at around the age of 7. He attended and graduated from high school in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). He received a full athletic scholarship from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), where he received his bachelor's degree in education. He was the number-one-ranked high jumper in the world in 1982 and a 23-time indoor and outdoor national champion in the men's high jump event. In between his two Olympic appearances, Ottey won the British AAA Championships title in the high jump event at the 1985 AAA Championships. After retiring from active competition, Ottey spent several years coaching at various universities throughout the United States, including University of Texas at El Paso, Kent State University and University of New Mexico before m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
