Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games:

Men's High Jump Final Round

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Host City: Roma, Italy
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Roma
Date Started: September 1, 1960
Date Finished: September 1, 1960

Gold:	Robert' Shavlaq'adze
Silver:	Valery Brumel
Bronze:	John Thomas

Final Round

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Robert' Shavlaq'adze	27	Soviet Union	URS	2.16	0	1	8	OR
2	Valery Brumel	18	Soviet Union	URS	2.16	1	5	12	OR
3	John Thomas	19	United States	USA	2.14	1	1	5	OR
4	Viktor Bolshov	21	Soviet Union	URS	2.14	1	1	7	OR
5	Stig Pettersson	25	Sweden	SWE	2.09	2	4	8
6	Charlie Dumas	23	United States	USA	2.03	0	0	2
7T	Theo Püll	23	Germany	GER	2.03	0	0	4
7T	Kjell-Åke Nilsson	18	Sweden	SWE	2.03	0	0	4
7T	Jiří Lanský	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	2.03	0	0	4
10	Robert Kotei		Ghana	GHA	2.03	1	1	4
11	Cornel Porumb	21	Romania	ROU	2.03	1	1	5
12	Mahamat Idriss	18	France	FRA	2.03	1	3	6
13	Sándor Noszály	20	Hungary	HUN	2.03	2	3	7
14	Maurice Fournier	27	France	FRA	2.00	0	0	2
15	Piotr Sobotta	19	Poland	POL	2.00	0	0	3
16	Gordon Miller	20	Great Britain	GBR	2.00	2	2	5
17	Joe Faust	17	United States	USA	1.95	0	0	2

Final Round 1.90 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	TABHC
1T	Joe Faust	17	United States	USA	o	1.90	1
1T	Robert Kotei		Ghana	GHA	o	1.90	1
1T	Jiří Lanský	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	1.90	1
1T	Gordon Miller	20	Great Britain	GBR	o	1.90	1
1T	Kjell-Åke Nilsson	18	Sweden	SWE	o	1.90	1
1T	Sándor Noszály	20	Hungary	HUN	o	1.90	1
1T	Stig Pettersson	25	Sweden	SWE	o	1.90	1
1T	Cornel Porumb	21	Romania	ROU	o	1.90	1
1T	Theo Püll	23	Germany	GER	o	1.90	1
1T	Piotr Sobotta	19	Poland	POL	o	1.90	1
NP	Viktor Bolshov	21	Soviet Union	URS	p	NH	0
NP	Valery Brumel	18	Soviet Union	URS	p	NH	0
NP	Charlie Dumas	23	United States	USA	p	NH	0
NP	Maurice Fournier	27	France	FRA	p	NH	0
NP	Mahamat Idriss	18	France	FRA	p	NH	0
NP	Robert' Shavlaq'adze	27	Soviet Union	URS	p	NH	0
NP	John Thomas	19	United States	USA	p	NH	0

Final Round 1.95 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1T	Viktor Bolshov	21	Soviet Union	URS	o	1.95	0	0	1
1T	Valery Brumel	18	Soviet Union	URS	o	1.95	0	0	1
1T	Maurice Fournier	27	France	FRA	o	1.95	0	0	1
4T	Joe Faust	17	United States	USA	o	1.95	0	0	2
4T	Jiří Lanský	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	1.95	0	0	2
4T	Gordon Miller	20	Great Britain	GBR	o	1.95	0	0	2
4T	Kjell-Åke Nilsson	18	Sweden	SWE	o	1.95	0	0	2
4T	Sándor Noszály	20	Hungary	HUN	o	1.95	0	0	2
4T	Cornel Porumb	21	Romania	ROU	o	1.95	0	0	2
4T	Theo Püll	23	Germany	GER	o	1.95	0	0	2
4T	Piotr Sobotta	19	Poland	POL	o	1.95	0	0	2
12	Mahamat Idriss	18	France	FRA	xo	1.95	1	1	2
13T	Robert Kotei		Ghana	GHA	p	1.90	0	0	1
13T	Stig Pettersson	25	Sweden	SWE	p	1.90	0	0	1
NP	Charlie Dumas	23	United States	USA	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	Robert' Shavlaq'adze	27	Soviet Union	URS	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	John Thomas	19	United States	USA	p	NH	0	0	0

Final Round 2.00 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1T	Charlie Dumas	23	United States	USA	o	2.00	0	0	1
1T	John Thomas	19	United States	USA	o	2.00	0	0	1
3T	Maurice Fournier	27	France	FRA	o	2.00	0	0	2
3T	Robert Kotei		Ghana	GHA	o	2.00	0	0	2
3T	Stig Pettersson	25	Sweden	SWE	o	2.00	0	0	2
6T	Jiří Lanský	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	2.00	0	0	3
6T	Kjell-Åke Nilsson	18	Sweden	SWE	o	2.00	0	0	3
6T	Cornel Porumb	21	Romania	ROU	o	2.00	0	0	3
6T	Theo Püll	23	Germany	GER	o	2.00	0	0	3
6T	Piotr Sobotta	19	Poland	POL	o	2.00	0	0	3
11	Robert' Shavlaq'adze	27	Soviet Union	URS	xo	2.00	1	1	2
12	Sándor Noszály	20	Hungary	HUN	xo	2.00	1	1	4
13	Mahamat Idriss	18	France	FRA	xo	2.00	1	2	4
14	Gordon Miller	20	Great Britain	GBR	xxo	2.00	2	2	5
15T	Viktor Bolshov	21	Soviet Union	URS	p	1.95	0	0	1
15T	Valery Brumel	18	Soviet Union	URS	p	1.95	0	0	1
17	Joe Faust	17	United States	USA	xxx	1.95	0	0	2

Final Round 2.03 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1T	Viktor Bolshov	21	Soviet Union	URS	o	2.03	0	0	2
1T	Valery Brumel	18	Soviet Union	URS	o	2.03	0	0	2
1T	Charlie Dumas	23	United States	USA	o	2.03	0	0	2
4T	Jiří Lanský	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	2.03	0	0	4
4T	Kjell-Åke Nilsson	18	Sweden	SWE	o	2.03	0	0	4
4T	Theo Püll	23	Germany	GER	o	2.03	0	0	4
7	Robert' Shavlaq'adze	27	Soviet Union	URS	o	2.03	0	1	3
8	Robert Kotei		Ghana	GHA	xo	2.03	1	1	4
9	Cornel Porumb	21	Romania	ROU	xo	2.03	1	1	5
10	Mahamat Idriss	18	France	FRA	xo	2.03	1	3	6
11	Sándor Noszály	20	Hungary	HUN	xxo	2.03	2	3	7
12	John Thomas	19	United States	USA	p	2.00	0	0	1
13T	Stig Pettersson	25	Sweden	SWE	p	2.00	0	0	2
13T	Maurice Fournier	27	France	FRA	xxx	2.00	0	0	2
15	Piotr Sobotta	19	Poland	POL	xxx	2.00	0	0	3
16	Gordon Miller	20	Great Britain	GBR	xxx	2.00	2	2	5

Final Round 2.06 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	John Thomas	19	United States	USA	o	2.06	0	0	2
2T	Viktor Bolshov	21	Soviet Union	URS	o	2.06	0	0	3
2T	Valery Brumel	18	Soviet Union	URS	o	2.06	0	0	3
4	Robert' Shavlaq'adze	27	Soviet Union	URS	o	2.06	0	1	4
5	Stig Pettersson	25	Sweden	SWE	xxo	2.06	2	2	5
6	Charlie Dumas	23	United States	USA	p	2.03	0	0	2
7T	Jiří Lanský	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	xxx	2.03	0	0	4
7T	Kjell-Åke Nilsson	18	Sweden	SWE	xxx	2.03	0	0	4
7T	Theo Püll	23	Germany	GER	xxx	2.03	0	0	4
10	Robert Kotei		Ghana	GHA	xxx	2.03	1	1	4
11	Cornel Porumb	21	Romania	ROU	xxx	2.03	1	1	5
12	Mahamat Idriss	18	France	FRA	xxx	2.03	1	3	6
13	Sándor Noszály	20	Hungary	HUN	xxx	2.03	2	3	7

Final Round 2.09 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	John Thomas	19	United States	USA	o	2.09	0	0	3
2	Viktor Bolshov	21	Soviet Union	URS	o	2.09	0	0	4
3	Robert' Shavlaq'adze	27	Soviet Union	URS	o	2.09	0	1	5
4	Valery Brumel	18	Soviet Union	URS	xo	2.09	1	1	5
5	Stig Pettersson	25	Sweden	SWE	xxo	2.09	2	4	8
6	Charlie Dumas	23	United States	USA	xxx	2.03	0	0	2

Final Round 2.12 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Viktor Bolshov	21	Soviet Union	URS	o	2.12	0	0	5	=OR
2	Robert' Shavlaq'adze	27	Soviet Union	URS	o	2.12	0	1	6	=OR
3	Valery Brumel	18	Soviet Union	URS	xxo	2.12	2	3	8	=OR
4	John Thomas	19	United States	USA	p	2.09	0	0	3
5	Stig Pettersson	25	Sweden	SWE	xxx	2.09	2	4	8

Final Round 2.14 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Robert' Shavlaq'adze	27	Soviet Union	URS	o	2.14	0	1	7	OR
2	John Thomas	19	United States	USA	xo	2.14	1	1	5	=OR
3	Viktor Bolshov	21	Soviet Union	URS	xo	2.14	1	1	7	=OR
4	Valery Brumel	18	Soviet Union	URS	xo	2.14	1	4	10	=OR

Final Round 2.16 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Robert' Shavlaq'adze	27	Soviet Union	URS	o	2.16	0	1	8	OR
2	Valery Brumel	18	Soviet Union	URS	xo	2.16	1	5	12	=OR
3	John Thomas	19	United States	USA	xxx	2.14	1	1	5
4	Viktor Bolshov	21	Soviet Union	URS	xxx	2.14	1	1	7

Final Round 2.18 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Robert' Shavlaq'adze	27	Soviet Union	URS	xxx	2.16	0	1	8
2	Valery Brumel	18	Soviet Union	URS	xxx	2.16	1	5	12

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