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The men's High Jump at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 8–9 March 2014.
Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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World record
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Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
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2.43
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Budapest, Hungary
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4 March 1989
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Championship record
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Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
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2.43
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Budapest, Hungary
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4 March 1989
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World Leading
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Ivan Ukhov (RUS)
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2.42
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Prague, Czech Republic
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25 February 2014
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African record
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Anthony Idiata (NGR)
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2.32
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Patras, Greece
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15 February 2000
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Asian record
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Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)
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2.37
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Hangzhou, China
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19 February 2012
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Moscow, Russia
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3 February 2013
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European record
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Carlo Thränhardt (FRG)
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2.42
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Berlin, Germany
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26 February 1988
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Ivan Ukhov (RUS)
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Prague, Czech Republic
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25 February 2014
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North and Central American and Caribbean record
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Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
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2.43
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Budapest, Hungary
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4 March 1989
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Oceanian Record
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Tim Forsyth (AUS)
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2.33
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Balingen, Germany
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16 February 1997
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South American record
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Gilmar Mayo (COL)
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2.27
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Piraeus, Greece
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24 February 1999
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Records broken during the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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Asian record
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Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)
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2.38
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Sopot, Poland
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9 March 2014
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Qualification standards
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Qualification: 2.31 (Q) or at least 8 best performers (q) qualified for the final.[1]
Gold medalist, Mutaz Essa Barshim
Ivan Ukhov finished second in the final.
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