Men's High Jump. Golden Gala Pietro Mennea. Firenze, Regione Toscana, Italia. 10/6/2021.

The Men’s High Jump event got underway at 20:10 (local time) at the Luigi Ridolfi Stadium in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on 6/10/21.
The temperature at the stadium was 23°C (73°F). The Humidity in Florence that evening was 67%. Florence is located at an Elevation of 50m Above Sea Level.
The competition featured a Stellar Line-Up of 8 athletes; everyone was Tokyo-Bound. The TOP FIVE in the World were there. SOME STATISTICS and World Rankings on 6/10/21, are listed below:
Stefano Sottile (ITA): Olympics-Bound. HIGH JUMP. 2018 National Indoor Champion; 2019 National Champion; 2019 European Team Championships Bronze Medalist; 2015 World U18 Champion. PB=2.33m, SB=2.18m, Ranked #38.
Donald Thomas (BAH): Olympics-Bound. HIGH JUMP. 2007, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2021 National Champion; 2006 NACAC U23 Championships Silver Medalist; 2010, 2018 CAC Games Champion; 2010 Commonwealth Games Champion; 2007 World Athletics Final Champion; 2015 Pan American Games Bronze Medalist; 2007 Pan American Games Silver Medalist; 2011 Pan American Games Champion; 2018 NACAC Championships Bronze Medalist; 2010 World (Continental) Cup Silver Medalist; 2018 World (Continental) Cup Champion; 2007 World Champion. PB=2.37m, SB=2.23m, Ranked #28.
Andriy Protsenko (UKR): Olympics-Bound. HIGH JUMP. 2018, 2019, 2021 National Indoor Champion; 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 National Champion; 2020 Balkan Champion; 2007 European U20 Championships Silver Medalist; 2009 European U23 Championships Bronze Medalist; 2013 World University Games Silver Medalist; 2010 European Team Championships Bronze Medalist; 2014 European Team Champion; 2019 European Indoor Championships Silver Medalist; 2014 European Championships Silver Medalist; 2014 World Indoor Championships Silver Medalist. PB=2.40m, SB=2.27m, Ranked #5.
Brandon Starc (AUS): Olympics-Bound. HIGH JUMP. 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021 National Champion; 2010 Youth Olympic Games Silver Medalist; 2018 Commonwealth Games Champion; 2018 World (Continental) Cup Silver Medalist. He equaled Both the Area & National Records: 2.36m (2018). PB=2.36m, SB=2.29m, Ranked #4.
Loïc Gasch (SUI): Olympics-Bound. HIGH JUMP. 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020 National Indoor Champion; 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 National Champion. National Record Holder: 2.33m (2021). PB=SB=2.33m, Ranked #36.
Maksim Nedasekau (BLR): Olympics-Bound. HIGH JUMP. 2018, 2021 National Indoor Champion; 2017, 2020, 2021 National Champion; 2017 European U20 Champion; 2019 European U23 Champion; 2021 European Indoor Champion; 2018 European Championships Silver Medalist; 2018 World (Continental) Cup Bronze Medalist; 2021 Olympic Games Bronze Medalist. National Indoor Record Holder: 2.37m (2021). National Record Holder: 2.37m (2021). PB=2.37m, SB=2.24m, Ranked #3.
Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA): Olympics-Bound. HIGH JUMP. 2016, 2019, 2021 National Indoor Champion; 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 National Champion; 2011 European U20 Championships Bronze Medalist; 2021 European Indoor Championships Silver Medalist; 2019 European Indoor Champion; 2016 European Champion; 2016 World Indoor Champion; 2021 Olympic Games Champion. National Indoor Record Holder: 2.38m (2016). National Record Holder: 2.39m (2016). PB=2.39m, SB=2.20m, Ranked #8.
Ilya Ivanyuk (ANA): Olympics-Bound. HIGH JUMP. 2020 National Indoor Champion; 2020 National Champion; 2015 European U23 Champion; 2019 World Military Games Champion; 2018 European Championships Bronze Medalist; 2019 World Championships Bronze Medalist. PB=SB=2.37m, Ranked #1.
Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT): Olympics-Bound. HIGH JUMP. 2011 World Military Games Champion; 2011 Pan Arab Games Champion; 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 Asian Indoor Champion; 2010, 2014 Asian Games Champion; 2015 Asian Championships Bronze Medalist; 2011 Asian Champion; 2010 World U20 Champion; 2014 World (Continental) Cup Silver Medalist; 2018 World Indoor Championships Silver Medalist; 2014 World Indoor Champion; 2013 World Championships Silver Medalist; 2017, 2019 World Champion; 2012, 2016 Olympic Games Silver Medalist; 2021 Olympic Games Champion. Area & National Record Holder: 2.43m (2014). PB=2.43m, SB=2.30m, Ranked #2.
Action is picked up on Round 6, Height @ 2.33m
Nedasakau (BLR), Barshim (QAT), Protsenko (UKR) were eliminated. Tamberi (ITA), Starc (AUS), & Ivanyuk (ANA) go on
Round 7, Height @ 2.36m
Ivanyuk and Tamberi missed. Starc skips his 3rd try and goes to the next Height.
Round 8, Height @ 2.38m
Starc Missed. Ivanyuk (ANA) with the best score sheet wins.
Results:
1. Ilya Ivanyuk (ANA): 2.33m
2. Brandon Starc (AUS): 2.33m SB
3. Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA): 2.33m SB
4. Andriy Protsenko (UKR): 2.30m SB
5. Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT): 2.30m =SB
6. Maksim Nedasekau (BLR): 2.27m SB
7. Loïc Gasch (SUI): 2.20m
8. Donald Thomas (BAH): 2.20m
9. Stefano Sottile (ITA): 2.16m
Video Editing, Research, & Digital Art Work By: Carlos G. Monzon-Guzman
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