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1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's high jump at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 15 and 16 September 1962.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Valeriy Brumel
 Soviet Union
Silver Stig Pettersson
 Sweden
Bronze Robert Shavlakadze
 Soviet Union

Results

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Final

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16 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valeriy Brumel  Soviet Union 2.21 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stig Pettersson  Sweden 2.13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert Shavlakadze  Soviet Union 2.09
4 Viktor Bolshov  Soviet Union 2.06
5 Edward Czernik  Poland 2.06
6 Gerd Dührkop  East Germany 2.06
7 Werner Pfeil  East Germany 2.03
8 Đorđe Majtan  Yugoslavia 2.00
9 Sándor Noszály  Hungary 2.00
10 Kjell-Åke Nilsson  Sweden 2.00
11 Gordon Miller  Great Britain 2.00
11 Henrik Hellen  Finland 2.00
13 Crawford Fairbrother  Great Britain 1.95
14 Herbert Hopf  West Germany 1.95

Qualification

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15 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
Stig Pettersson  Sweden 2.03 Q
Đorđe Majtan  Yugoslavia 2.03 Q
Edward Czernik  Poland 2.03 Q
Viktor Bolshov  Soviet Union 2.03 Q
Robert Shavlakadze  Soviet Union 2.03 Q
Valeriy Brumel  Soviet Union 2.03 Q
Gerd Dührkop  East Germany 2.03 Q
Gordon Miller  Great Britain 2.00 Q
Kjell-Åke Nilsson  Sweden 2.00 Q
Henrik Hellen  Finland 2.00 Q
Sándor Noszály  Hungary 2.00 Q
Werner Pfeil  East Germany 2.00 Q
Crawford Fairbrother  Great Britain 2.00 Q
Herbert Hopf  West Germany 2.00 Q
Eugen Ducu  Romania 2.00
Jón Þordur Ólafsson  Iceland 2.00
Georgi Kumanov  Bulgaria 1.95
Maurice Dugarreau  France 1.95
Piotr Sobotta  Poland 1.95
René Maurer   Switzerland 1.95

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014