The men's high jump event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany was held between 19 August and 21 August 2009.

The 2008 Olympic gold and silver medallists, Andrey Silnov and Germaine Mason, did not compete at the Championships and the reigning world champion, Donald Thomas had been in poor form that season. The Russian duo, Yaroslav Rybakov and world leader Ivan Ukhov, were the most favoured athletes. The 2005 world champion Yuriy Krymarenko and Olympic medallist Kyriakos Ioannou had performed sub-par prior to the competition. Andrey Tereshin, Jaroslav Bába and host representative Raúl Spank rounded out the likely medal candidates.Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-09). Men's High Jump - PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-21. In the qualification round, the two past champions (Thomas and Krymarenko) failed to make the qualifying mark of 2.30 m. All the favourites progressed, with Kyriakos Ioannou topping the rankings, while Mickael Hanany and Motswana Kabelo Kgosiemang jumped season's best to make the final.Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-19). Event Report - Men's High Jump - Qualification . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-21.

The final, held on 21 August, was delayed by 90 minutes due to heavy rainfall in Berlin, and this produced much lower results compared to the qualification for a majority of the jumpers. No medalling athlete reached the qualifying mark of 2.30 m that they had two days previously. Ivan Ukhov, who had a season's best of 2.40 m, finished with a best of 2.23 m, and Andra Manson similarly failed to match expectations. Only Rybakov, Ioannou, Spank and Sylwester Bednarek passed the 2.28 m height. Rybakov and Ioannou passed 2.32 m on their first attempts, while the other two athletes took two jumps for the height which were personal bests. These turned out to be the final passes of the competition and Rybakov beat Ioannou to the gold by having one less failed attempt in the competition, while Spank and Bednarek shared the bronze honours.Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-21). Event Report - Men's High Jump - Final . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-21.

This was Rybakov's first gold after three silvers in past world championships. Ioannou was Cyprus' only medallist from the championships that year. Joint-third Bednarek was a surprise medallist given that this was his first senior outdoor competition and he had started the season with a best of 2.26 m. The winning result of 2.32 m was the lowest winning result in the history of high jumping finals in the World Championships in Athletics, shared with the finals of 1983 and 2005.

Medalists GoldSilverBronze

Records World record2.45Salamanca, Spain 27 July 1993Championship record2.40Stuttgart, Germany22 August 1993World Leading2.35Austin, United States4 April 2009African record2.38Oudtshoorn, South Africa5 March 2005Asian record2.39Eberstadt, West Germany 10 June 1984North American record2.45Salamanca, Spain 27 July 1993South American record2.33Pereira, Colombia17 October 1994European record2.42Stockholm, Sweden30 June 1987Oceanian record2.36Melbourne, Australia2 March 1997

Qualification standards A standardB standard 2.31m 2.28m

Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 19, 2009 11:10 QualificationAugust 21, 2009 19:15 Final

Results

Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.30 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Name Nationality 2.102.152.202.242.272.30 Result Notes A Kyriakos Ioannou - o o xxo o o 2.30 Q, SB B Linus Thörnblad - o o o o xo 2.30 Q A Kabelo Kgosiemang - o o o xo xo 2.30 Q, SB B Raúl Spank - - o xo xxo xo 2.30 Q B Andra Manson - o o xxo xxo xo 2.30 Q A Yaroslav Rybakov - - o o o xxo 2.30 Q B Ivan Ukhov - o o o o xxo 2.30 Q B Mickaël Hanany - o o xxo o xxo 2.30 Q, SB A Giulio Ciotti - o o o o xxx 2.27 q A Martijn Nuyens o o o o o xxx 2.27 q A Keith Moffatt - o o o o xxx 2.27 q 12 A Jaroslav Bába - - o xo o xxx 2.27 q 12 B Sylwester Bednarek o xo o o o xxx 2.27 q 14 B Jessé de Lima - o o xxo o xxx 2.27 15 B Donald Thomas o o o o xo xxx 2.27 16 A Konstadínos Baniótis - o o o xxx 2.24 17 A Trevor Barry - xo o o xxx 2.24 18 A Andrey Tereshin - o o xo xxx 2.24 18 B Yuriy Krymarenko o o o xo xxx 2.24 20 B Oskari Frösén - o - xxo xx- x2.24 21 A Tora Harris - o xxo xxo x- xx 2.24 22 B Javier Bermejo o o o xx- x 2.20 22 B Naoyuki Daigo - o o xxx 2.20 22 B Viktor Shapoval o o o xxx 2.20 25 A Andriy Protsenko o xo o xxx 2.20 26 A Grzegorz Sposób o o xo xxx 2.20 27 B Peter Horák o o xxo xxx 2.20 28 B Artsiom Zaitsau - o xx 2.15 28 B Majed Aldin Gazal o o xxx 2.15 SB 30 A Dragutin Topić - xxo xxx 2.15 A Sergey Zasimovich

Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final Rank Name Nationality 2.182.232.282.322.35 Result Notes Yaroslav Rybakov o o xo o xxx 2.32 Kyriakos Ioannou o o xxo o xxx 2.32 SB Sylwester Bednarek xo o xo xo xxx 2.32 PB Raúl Spank o o xxo xo xxx 2.32 PB Jaroslav Bába o o xxx 2.23 Mickaël Hanany o o xxx 2.23 Martijn Nuyens o o xxx 2.23 Linus Thörnblad o o xxx 2.23 Andra Manson xo o xxx 2.23 10 Ivan Ukhov o xo xxx 2.23 11 Giulio Ciotti xo xxo xxx 2.23 11 Keith Moffatt xo xxo xxx 2.23 13 Kabelo Kgosiemang xxo xxx 2.18

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

References General High jump results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-21. Specific