2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
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The men's high jump at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 14 and 16 September 2025.
Infobox
Venue
National Stadium
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Dates
14 September (qualification) 16 September (final)
Winning height
2.36 m
Tables
· Records
World record
World record
Record
World record
Athlete & Nat.
Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
Perf.
2.45 m
Location
Salamanca, Spain
Date
27 July 1993
Championship record
Championship record
Record
Championship record
Athlete & Nat.
Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR)
Perf.
2.41 m
Location
Moscow, Russia
Date
15 August 2013
World Leading
World Leading
Record
World Leading
Athlete & Nat.
Danil Lysenko (RUS)
Perf.
2.35 m
Location
Brest, Belarus
Date
13 July 2025
African Record
African Record
Record
African Record
Athlete & Nat.
Jacques Freitag (RSA)
Perf.
2.38 m
Location
Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Date
5 March 2005
Asian Record
Asian Record
Record
Asian Record
Athlete & Nat.
Mutaz Barsham (QAT)
Perf.
2.43 m
Location
Brussels, Belgium
Date
5 September 2014
European Record
European Record
Record
European Record
Athlete & Nat.
Patrik Sjöberg (SWE)
Perf.
2.42 m
Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Date
30 June 1987
North, Central American and Caribbean record
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Record
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Athlete & Nat.
Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
Perf.
2.45 m
Location
Salamanca, Spain
Date
27 July 1993
Oceanian record
Oceanian record
Record
Oceanian record
Athlete & Nat.
Tim Forsyth (AUS)
Perf.
2.36 m
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Date
2 March 1997
Brandon Starc (AUS)
Brandon Starc (AUS)
Record
Brandon Starc (AUS)
Athlete & Nat.
Eberstadt, Germany
Perf.
26 August 2018
Hamish Kerr (NZ)
Hamish Kerr (NZ)
Record
Hamish Kerr (NZ)
Athlete & Nat.
Paris, France
Perf.
10 August 2024
South American Record
South American Record
Record
South American Record
Athlete & Nat.
Gilmar Mayo (COL)
Perf.
2.33 m
Location
Pereira, Colombia
Date
17 October 1994
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
| World record | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) | 2.45 m | Salamanca, Spain | 27 July 1993 |
| Championship record | Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR) | 2.41 m | Moscow, Russia | 15 August 2013 |
| World Leading | Danil Lysenko (RUS) | 2.35 m | Brest, Belarus | 13 July 2025 |
| African Record | Jacques Freitag (RSA) | 2.38 m | Oudtshoorn, South Africa | 5 March 2005 |
| Asian Record | Mutaz Barsham (QAT) | 2.43 m | Brussels, Belgium | 5 September 2014 |
| European Record | Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) | 2.42 m | Stockholm, Sweden | 30 June 1987 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) | 2.45 m | Salamanca, Spain | 27 July 1993 |
| Oceanian record | Tim Forsyth (AUS) | 2.36 m | Melbourne, Australia | 2 March 1997 |
| Brandon Starc (AUS) | Eberstadt, Germany | 26 August 2018 | ||
| Hamish Kerr (NZ) | Paris, France | 10 August 2024 | ||
| South American Record | Gilmar Mayo (COL) | 2.33 m | Pereira, Colombia | 17 October 1994 |
· Schedule
14 September
14 September
Date
14 September
Time
09:00
Round
Qualification
16 September
16 September
Date
16 September
Time
21:01
Round
Final
| Date | Time | Round |
| 14 September | 09:00 | Qualification |
| 16 September | 21:01 | Final |
· Results › Qualification › Group A
1
1
Place
1
Athlete
Oleh Doroshchuk
Nation
Ukraine
2.16
o
2.21
o
2.25
o
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q
2
2
Place
2
Athlete
Hamish Kerr
Nation
New Zealand
2.16
o
2.21
o
2.25
xo
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q
3
3
Place
3
Athlete
Tyus Wilson
Nation
United States
2.16
o
2.21
o
2.25
xxo
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q
4
4
Place
4
Athlete
Thomas Carmoy
Nation
Belgium
2.16
xo
2.21
xxo
2.25
xxo
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q
5
5
Place
5
Athlete
Romaine Beckford
Nation
Jamaica
2.16
xxo
2.21
xxo
2.25
xxo
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q
6
6
Place
6
Athlete
Fu Chao-hsuan
Nation
Chinese Taipei
2.16
o
2.21
o
2.25
xxx
Mark
2.21 m
6
6
Place
6
Athlete
Jonathan Kapitolnik
Nation
Israel
2.16
o
2.21
o
2.25
xxx
Mark
2.21 m
6
6
Place
6
Athlete
Tomohiro Shinno
Nation
Japan
2.16
o
2.21
o
2.25
xxx
Mark
2.21 m
9
9
Place
9
Athlete
Erick Portillo
Nation
Mexico
2.16
o
2.21
xo
2.25
xxx
Mark
2.21 m
10
10
Place
10
Athlete
Shelby Mcewen
Nation
United States
2.16
o
2.21
xxo
2.25
xxx
Mark
2.21 m
10
10
Place
10
Athlete
Donald Thomas
Nation
Bahamas
2.16
o
2.21
xxo
2.25
xxx
Mark
2.21 m
12
12
Place
12
Athlete
Manuel Lando
Nation
Italy
2.16
o
2.21
xxx
Mark
2.16 m
12
12
Place
12
Athlete
Stefano Sottile
Nation
Italy
2.16
o
2.21
xxx
Mark
2.16 m
14
14
Place
14
Athlete
Vadym Kravchuk
Nation
Ukraine
2.16
xo
2.21
xxx
Mark
2.16 m
14
14
Place
14
Athlete
Brandon Starc
Nation
Australia
2.16
xo
2.21
xxx
Mark
2.16 m
16
16
Place
16
Athlete
Roman Anastasios
Nation
Australia
2.16
xxo
2.21
xxx
Mark
2.16 m
—
—
Place
—
Athlete
Luis Castro Rivera
Nation
Puerto Rico
2.16
xxx
Mark
NM
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 2.16 | 2.21 | 2.25 | 2.28 | 2.30 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | Oleh Doroshchuk | Ukraine | o | o | o | 2.25 m | q | ||
| 2 | Hamish Kerr | New Zealand | o | o | xo | 2.25 m | q | ||
| 3 | Tyus Wilson | United States | o | o | xxo | 2.25 m | q | ||
| 4 | Thomas Carmoy | Belgium | xo | xxo | xxo | 2.25 m | q | ||
| 5 | Romaine Beckford | Jamaica | xxo | xxo | xxo | 2.25 m | q | ||
| 6 | Fu Chao-hsuan | Chinese Taipei | o | o | xxx | 2.21 m | |||
| 6 | Jonathan Kapitolnik | Israel | o | o | xxx | 2.21 m | |||
| 6 | Tomohiro Shinno | Japan | o | o | xxx | 2.21 m | |||
| 9 | Erick Portillo | Mexico | o | xo | xxx | 2.21 m | |||
| 10 | Shelby Mcewen | United States | o | xxo | xxx | 2.21 m | |||
| 10 | Donald Thomas | Bahamas | o | xxo | xxx | 2.21 m | |||
| 12 | Manuel Lando | Italy | o | xxx | 2.16 m | ||||
| 12 | Stefano Sottile | Italy | o | xxx | 2.16 m | ||||
| 14 | Vadym Kravchuk | Ukraine | xo | xxx | 2.16 m | ||||
| 14 | Brandon Starc | Australia | xo | xxx | 2.16 m | ||||
| 16 | Roman Anastasios | Australia | xxo | xxx | 2.16 m | ||||
| — | Luis Castro Rivera | Puerto Rico | xxx | NM |
· Results › Qualification › Group B
1
1
Place
1
Athlete
Ryoichi Akamatsu
Nation
Japan
2.16
o
2.21
o
2.25
o
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q
2
2
Place
2
Athlete
Woo Sang-hyeok
Nation
South Korea
2.16
xo
2.21
o
2.25
o
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q
3
3
Place
3
Athlete
Yuto Seko
Nation
Japan
2.16
xo
2.21
xxo
2.25
o
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q
4
4
Place
4
Athlete
JuVaughn Harrison
Nation
United States
2.16
o
2.21
o
2.25
xo
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q
4
4
Place
4
Athlete
Yual Reath
Nation
Australia
2.16
o
2.21
o
2.25
xo
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q, SB
4
4
Place
4
Athlete
Jan Štefela
Nation
Czech Republic
2.16
o
2.21
o
2.25
xo
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q
7
7
Place
7
Athlete
Sarvesh Kushare
Nation
India
2.16
xo
2.21
xo
2.25
xo
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q
7
7
Place
7
Athlete
Matteo Sioli
Nation
Italy
2.16
o
2.21
xxo
2.25
xo
Mark
2.25 m
Notes
q
9
9
Place
9
Athlete
Edgar Rivera
Nation
Mexico
2.16
o
2.21
o
2.25
xxx
Mark
2.21 m
10
10
Place
10
Athlete
Dmytro Nikitin
Nation
Ukraine
2.16
xo
2.21
xxo
2.25
xxx
Mark
2.21 m
11
11
Place
11
Athlete
Juozas Baikštys
Nation
Lithuania
2.16
o
2.21
xxx
Mark
2.16 m
11
11
Place
11
Athlete
Tihomir Ivanov
Nation
Bulgaria
2.16
o
2.21
xxx
Mark
2.16 m
11
11
Place
11
Athlete
Tobias Potye
Nation
Germany
2.16
o
2.21
xxx
Mark
2.16 m
11
11
Place
11
Athlete
Raymond Richards
Nation
Jamaica
2.16
o
2.21
xxx
Mark
2.16 m
11
11
Place
11
Athlete
Gianmarco Tamberi
Nation
Italy
2.16
o
2.21
xxx
Mark
2.16 m
16
16
Place
16
Athlete
Mateusz Kołodziejski
Nation
Poland
2.16
xo
2.21
xxx
Mark
2.16 m
16
16
Place
16
Athlete
Thiago Moura
Nation
Brazil
2.16
xo
2.21
xxx
Mark
2.16 m
—
—
Place
—
Athlete
Brian Raats
Nation
South Africa
2.16
xxx
Mark
NM
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 2.16 | 2.21 | 2.25 | 2.28 | 2.30 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | Ryoichi Akamatsu | Japan | o | o | o | 2.25 m | q | ||
| 2 | Woo Sang-hyeok | South Korea | xo | o | o | 2.25 m | q | ||
| 3 | Yuto Seko | Japan | xo | xxo | o | 2.25 m | q | ||
| 4 | JuVaughn Harrison | United States | o | o | xo | 2.25 m | q | ||
| 4 | Yual Reath | Australia | o | o | xo | 2.25 m | q, SB | ||
| 4 | Jan Štefela | Czech Republic | o | o | xo | 2.25 m | q | ||
| 7 | Sarvesh Kushare | India | xo | xo | xo | 2.25 m | q | ||
| 7 | Matteo Sioli | Italy | o | xxo | xo | 2.25 m | q | ||
| 9 | Edgar Rivera | Mexico | o | o | xxx | 2.21 m | |||
| 10 | Dmytro Nikitin | Ukraine | xo | xxo | xxx | 2.21 m | |||
| 11 | Juozas Baikštys | Lithuania | o | xxx | 2.16 m | ||||
| 11 | Tihomir Ivanov | Bulgaria | o | xxx | 2.16 m | ||||
| 11 | Tobias Potye | Germany | o | xxx | 2.16 m | ||||
| 11 | Raymond Richards | Jamaica | o | xxx | 2.16 m | ||||
| 11 | Gianmarco Tamberi | Italy | o | xxx | 2.16 m | ||||
| 16 | Mateusz Kołodziejski | Poland | xo | xxx | 2.16 m | ||||
| 16 | Thiago Moura | Brazil | xo | xxx | 2.16 m | ||||
| — | Brian Raats | South Africa | xxx | NM |
· Results › Final
4
4
Place
4
Athlete
Oleh Doroshchuk
Nation
Ukraine
2.20
o
2.24
o
2.28
o
2.31
xxo
2.34
xxx
Mark
2.31 m
5
5
Place
5
Athlete
JuVaughn Harrison
Nation
United States
2.20
o
2.24
o
2.28
o
2.31
xxx
Mark
2.28 m
Notes
SB
6
6
Place
6
Athlete
Sarvesh Kushare
Nation
India
2.20
o
2.24
xo
2.28
xxo
2.31
xxx
Mark
2.28 m
Notes
PB
6
6
Place
6
Athlete
Tyus Wilson
Nation
United States
2.20
xo
2.24
o
2.28
xxo
2.31
xxx
Mark
2.28 m
Notes
SB
8
8
Place
8
Athlete
Matteo Sioli
Nation
Italy
2.20
o
2.24
xo
2.28
xxx
Mark
2.24 m
8
8
Place
8
Athlete
Ryoichi Akamatsu
Nation
Japan
2.20
o
2.24
xo
2.28
xxx
Mark
2.24 m
10
10
Place
10
Athlete
Yuto Seko
Nation
Japan
2.20
xo
2.24
xxx
Mark
2.20 m
11
11
Place
11
Athlete
Yual Reath
Nation
Australia
2.20
xxo
2.24
xxx
Mark
2.20 m
11
11
Place
11
Athlete
Thomas Carmoy
Nation
Belgium
2.20
xxo
2.24
xxx
Mark
2.20 m
—
—
Place
—
Athlete
Romaine Beckford
Nation
Jamaica
2.20
xxx
Mark
NM
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 2.20 | 2.24 | 2.28 | 2.31 | 2.34 | 2.36 | 2.38 | Mark | Notes |
| | Hamish Kerr | New Zealand | o | o | o | xxo | xxo | o | x | 2.36 m | WL |
| | Woo Sang-hyeok | South Korea | o | o | xo | xo | xxo | x– | xx | 2.34 m | SB |
| | Jan Štefela | Czech Republic | o | o | xxo | xo | xxx | 2.31 m | |||
| 4 | Oleh Doroshchuk | Ukraine | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 2.31 m | |||
| 5 | JuVaughn Harrison | United States | o | o | o | xxx | 2.28 m | SB | |||
| 6 | Sarvesh Kushare | India | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 2.28 m | PB | |||
| 6 | Tyus Wilson | United States | xo | o | xxo | xxx | 2.28 m | SB | |||
| 8 | Matteo Sioli | Italy | o | xo | xxx | 2.24 m | |||||
| 8 | Ryoichi Akamatsu | Japan | o | xo | xxx | 2.24 m | |||||
| 10 | Yuto Seko | Japan | xo | xxx | 2.20 m | ||||||
| 11 | Yual Reath | Australia | xxo | xxx | 2.20 m | ||||||
| 11 | Thomas Carmoy | Belgium | xxo | xxx | 2.20 m | ||||||
| — | Romaine Beckford | Jamaica | xxx | NM |
References
- worldathletics.orghttps://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/jumps/high-jump/all/men
- World Athleticshttps://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/6753088e00156cf1973360a9.pdf
- media.aws.iaaf.orghttps://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7190593/AT-HJ-M-q----.RS6.pdf
- media.aws.iaaf.orghttps://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7190593/AT-HJ-M-f----.RS6.pdf