Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's high jump

Athletics – Men's high jump at the XVII Paralympic Games
Venue	Stade de France
Dates	1 - 6 September 2024
No. of events	3
Competitors	25

The Men's high jump athletics events for the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place at the Stade de France stadium, Saint-Denis, Paris from 1 to 6 September 2024. A total of 3 events were contested in this discipline.

Schedule

R

Round 1

½

Semifinals

F

Final

Date	Sun 1		Mon 2		Tue 3		Wed 4		Thu 5		Fri 6
Event	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E
T47		F
T63						F
T64											F

Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all high jump events.

Classification	Gold		Silver		Bronze
T47	Roderick Townsend  United States	2.12	Nishad Kumar  India	2.04	Georgii Margiev  Neutral Paralympic Athletes	2.00
T63	Ezra Frech  United States	1.94	Sharad Kumar  India	1.88	Mariyappan Thangavelu  India	1.85
T64	Praveen Kumar  India	2.08	Derek Loccident  United States	2.06	Temurbek Giyazov  Uzbekistan	2.03

Results

T47

The T47 category is for athletes who have a single below elbow or wrist amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

T46 athletes were also eligible in this class.

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:

World Record	Roderick Townsend (USA)	2.16	Paris	11 July 2023
Paralympic Record	Roderick Townsend (USA)	2.15	Tokyo	29 August 2021

Results

The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2024.

Rank	Athlete	Nation	1.70	1.75	1.80	1.84	1.88	1.92	1.95	1.98	2.00	2.02	2.04	2.06	2.08	2.12	2.17	Best	Notes
	Roderick Townsend	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	o	-	o	-	o	xo	o	xxx	2.12
	Nishad Kumar	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	o	-	o	-	o	-	xxx			2.04
	Georgii Margiev	Neutral Paralympic Athletes	-	-	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xo	xxx						2.00	AR
4	Abdullah Ilgaz	Turkey	-	-	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx							1.98	PB
5	Khumo Neo Pitso	South Africa	-	-	-	o	-	xo	xo	xxo	-	xxx						1.98	AR
6	Yalong Zhao	China	-	-	o	-	o	-	o	x-	xx							1.95	PB
7	Pal Ram	India	-	-	-	o	o	xxo	xxo	xxx								1.95	=PB
8	A. Dipoko-Ewane	France	-	-	xo	o	o	o	xxx									1.92	=SB
9	Hongjie Chen	China	-	-	o	-	o	xxx										1.88	SB
10	Séverin Ayao Kansa(fr) Cont'd	Togo	o	o	xo	xxo	xo	xxx										1.88	PB
11	Isaiah Benjamin Cont'd	Virgin Islands	xo	xxx														1.70	PB

The following athletes entered before the 1.70 metre height.

Rank	Athlete	Nation	1.40	1.45	1.50	1.55	1.60	1.65	1.70	1.75	1.80	1.84	1.88	1.92	1.95	1.98	2.00	Best	Notes
10	Séverin Ayao Kansa(fr)	Togo			-	-	-	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xo	xxx				1.88	PB
11	Isaiah Benjamin	Virgin Islands			o	o	o	o	xo	xxx								1.70	PB

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T63/42

This event was also open to T42 athletes.

The T42 category is for single above-knee amputees and athletes with other impairments that are comparable to a single above knee amputation, including athletes with loss of muscle power in the lower limbs.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic and area records were as follows:

T42 Records
World Record	Arnold Boldt	Canada	1.96	Arnhem	17 Jun 1980
Paralympic Record	Mariyappan Thangavelu	India	1.86	Tokyo	31 Aug 2021
T63 Records
World Record	Ezra Frech	United States	1.97	Miramar	20 Jul 2024
Paralympic Record	Sam Grewe	United States	1.88	Tokyo	31 Aug 2021

Results

The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2024, at 19:25.

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Class	1.67	1.72	1.77	1.81	1.85	1.88	1.91	1.94	1.98	Best	Notes
	Ezra Frech	United States	T63	-	o	o	xo	o	o	o	-	xxx	1.94	PR
	Sharad Kumar	India	T42	-	-	o	o	xo	xo	x-	xx		1.88	PR,SB
	Mariyappan Thangavelu	India	T42	-	-	o	o	o	xxx				1.85
4	Shailesh Kumar	India	T42	-	o	o	o	xo	xxx				1.85	=PB
5	Wagner Astacio	Dominican Republic	T42	-	o	o	xo	xo	xxx				1.85	SB
6	Yves Noe Batifi Loumou	Cameroon	T42	o	o	o	xxx						1.77	AR
7	Lukasz Mamczarz	Poland	T42	o	xo	o	xxx						1.77
8	Sam Grewe	United States	T63	o	o	xxx							1.72

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T64/44

The T44 category is for athletes who have a single below knee amputation or who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:

T44 Records
World Record	Maciej Lepiato (POL)	2.19	Rio de Janeiro
Paralympics Record	Maciej Lepiato (POL)	2.19	Rio de Janeiro
T64 Records
World Record	Jeff Skiba (USA)	2.11	Beijing
Paralympics Record	Toru Suzuki (JPN)	1.88	Tokyo

Results

The final in this classification took place on 6 September 2024, at 11:02.

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Class	1.80	1.85	1.89	1.89	1.97	2.00	2.03	2.06	2.08	2.10	Best	Notes
	Praveen Kumar	India	T44	-	-	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	2.08	AR
	Derek Loccident	United States	T64	-	o	xo	o	o	x-	x-	o	x-	xx	2.06	PR,PB
	Temurbek Giyazov	Uzbekistan	T44	o	o	-	o	o	o	xo	xxx			2.03	PB
4	Maciej Lepiato	Poland	T44	-	-	o	-	o	o	xo	xxx			2.03
5	Jonathan Broom-Edwards	Great Britain	T44	o	-	o	-	xx	x					1.89
6	Abraham Amon	Nigeria	T44	xo	o	xxx								1.85