2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump

The men's high jump at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 19, 2016.

Men's high jump at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The winning jump of Tamberi at 2.36
Venue	Oregon Convention Center
Dates	March 19
Competitors	12 from 8 nations
Winning height	2.36
Medalists
Gianmarco Tamberi   Italy   Robert Grabarz   Great Britain   Erik Kynard   United States

With eight over 2.29, the medals were settled by clearing 2.33, but not in order. Robert Grabarz was the first over. Erik Kynard had a perfect round going until missing his first attempt. He cleared it on his second. Gianmarco Tamberi made it on his third attempt. Defending champion Mutaz Essa Barshim, also was perfect before 2.33, but after two misses, passed to make one big attempt at 2.36. Barshim failed, but Tamberi cleared it on his first attempt. Even though he had five misses, more than anyone else in the competition, Tamberi leaped from third to first.

Results

The final was started at 18:22.

Rank	Name	Nationality	2.20	2.25	2.29	2.33	2.36	2.40	Result	Notes
	Gianmarco Tamberi	Italy	xo	o	xxo	xxo	o	xxx	2.36
	Robert Grabarz	Great Britain	xo	o	xo	o	xxx		2.33	SB
	Erik Kynard	United States	o	o	o	xo	xxx		2.33	SB
4	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Qatar	o	o	o	xx–	x		2.29
5	Konstadinos Baniotis	Greece	o	o	xo	xxx			2.29
6	Zhang Guowei	China	o	xo	xo	xxx			2.29
7	Andriy Protsenko	Ukraine	o	xxo	xo	xxx			2.29
8	Chris Baker	Great Britain	xo	o	xxo	xxx			2.29
9	Marco Fassinotti	Italy	xo	xo	xxx				2.25
10	Donald Thomas	Bahamas	o	xxo	xxx				2.25
11	Jamal Wilson	Bahamas	o	xxx					2.20
12	Ricky Robertson	United States	xxo	xxx					2.20	SB