Men's High Jump (Complete). Herculis. Diamond League. Stade Louis II, Monaco. July 9, 2021

The Men’s High Jump event at Herculis, Meeting International d’Athétisme, got underway at 19:50 (local time) at Le Stade Louis II in Monaco. On that day the Temperature range was 68°F - 81°F (20°C - 27°C). The stadium is located at Sea Level on the shore of the Mediterranean Coast.
The event featured eight athletes, six of them ranked in the TOP TEN in the Men’s High Jump by World Athletics on the date of the event July 9, 2021, all eight of them were Tokyo-Bound:
Marco Fassinotti (Italy), 2014 European Team Championships Bronze Medalist; 2015, 2017 European Team Championships Silver Medalist; 2017 World University Games Silver Medalist; 2014, 2020 National Indoor Champion; 2013, 2015, 2021 National Champion. His PB=2.33m, and SB=2.26m, at that time he was Ranked 55.
Andriy Protsenko (Ukraine), 2007 European U20 Championships Silver Medalist; 2009 European U23 Championships Bronze Medalist; 2014 World Indoor Championships Silver Medalist; 2014 European Championships Silver Medalist; 2019 European Indoor Championships Silver Medalist; 2020 Balkan Champion; 2018, 2019, 2021 National Indoor Champion; 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 National Champion. This was just a summary of his results. He has an extensive resume. At the time of this competition: his PB=2.40m, his SB=2.30m, he was Ranked 6.
Django Lovett (Canada), 2009 World U18 Championships Bronze Medalist; 2018 NACAC Championships Bronze Medalist; 2018 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist; 2021 National Champion. At the time of this competition: his PB=2.33m, his SB=2.33m, he was Ranked 22.
Brandon Starc (Australia), 2010 Youth Olympic Games Silver Medalist; 2018 World (Continental) Cup Silver Medalist; 2018 Commonwealth Games Champion; 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021 National Champion. Oceania and National Record Holder: 2.36m (2018). At the time of this competition: his PB=2.36m, his SB=2.33m, and he was Ranked 4.
Mikhail Akimenko (Authorized Neutral Athlete), 2013 European U20 Championships Bronze Medalist; 2014 European U20 World Champion; 2019 World Championships Silver Medalist; 2019 National Champion; 2019, 2021 National Indoor Champion. At the time of this competition: his PB = 2.35m, his SB=2.33m, he was Ranked 5.
Maksim Nedasekau (Belarus), 2017 European U20 Champion; 2019 European U23 Champion; 2018 World (Continental) Cup Bronze medalist; 2018, 2021 National Indoor Champion; 2017, 2020, 2021 National Champion; 2018 European Championships Silver Medalist; 2021 European Indoor Champion. At the time of this competition: his PB=2.37m, his SB=2.37m, National Record Holder: 2.37m (July 6, 2021), he was Ranked 2.
Ilya Ivanyuk (Authorized Neutral Athlete), 2015 European U23 Champion; 2018 European Championships Bronze Medalist; 2019 World Military Games Champion; 2020 National Indoor Champion; 2020 National Champion. At the time of this competition: his PB=2.37m, his SB=2.37m, he was Ranked 1.
Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy), 2011 European U20 Championships Bronze Medalist; 2016 World Indoor Champion; 2016 European Champion; 2019 European Indoor Champion; 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 National Champion; 2016, 2019, 2021 National Indoor Champion. At the time of this competition: his PB=2.39m, his SB=2.33m, National Indoor Record Holder: 2.38m (2016), National Record Holder 2.39m (2016). He was ranked 8.
How it Unfolded:
The Heavy Hitters in this competition were: Akimenko (Authorized Neutral Athlete), Lovett (Canada), Nedasekau (Belarus).
Akimenko and Lovett cleared 2.16m, 2.21m, 2.25m, 2.29m on their first try.
Nedasekau cleared 2.16m on his third try, cleared 2.21m, and 2.25m on his first try, he missed twice @ 2.29m, and then he skipped his third try to go to the next height on Round 5.
Round 5
Nedasekau missed 2.32m, therefore, he was eliminated.
Lovett and Akimenko would miss 3X at 2.32m for a Tie, their Marks were similar up to that point.
Round 6 (The Tie Breaker)
Lovett (Canada) missed at 2.32m, while Nedasekau (Authorized Neutral Athlete) cleared 2.32m for the Victory.
The Competitors in the Men’s High Jump and their Final Marks:
1. Mikhail Akimenko (Authorized Neutral Athlete), 2.32m
2. Django Lovett (Canada), 2.29m
3. Maksim Nedasekau (Belarus), 2.25m
4. Ilay Ivanyuk (Authorized Neutral Athlete), 2.25m
4. Andriy Protsenko (Ukraine), 2.25m
6. Brandon Starc (Australia), 2.21m
7. Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy), 2.21m
8. Marco Fassinotti (Italy) 2.21m
Note how Position 4 was a Tie, both athletes had similar results on each Round up to their last Cleared Height of 2.25m. While positions 6, 7 and 8 have the same Height of 2.21m, their final positions on the Results Board depended on how many tries it took them to clear 2.21m.
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