The boys' high jump at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 16 and 18 July 2015.
Stefano Sottile's first-try winning jump was described as "one of the picture-book moments of the championships". It was Italy's second ever gold medal at the World Youth Championships.
Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. World Youth Best2.33Havana, Cuba19 May 1984Championship Record2.27Marrakesh, Morocco16 July 2005World Youth Leading2.20Turin, Italy10 May 2015
Results Qualification With qualifying standard of 2.11 (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Rank Group Name Nationality 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.04 2.08 2.11 Mark Notes 1 B – – o o o 2.08 q 1 A – – o o o 2.08 q 1 A – – o o o 2.08 q 1 A – o o o o 2.08 q 1 B – – o – o 2.08 q 6 B – o o xo o 2.08 q 7 B o – xo xo o 2.08 q 8 A – – xo xo xo 2.08 q 8 A – o xo xo xo 2.08 q 10 B – – o o xxo 2.08 q 11 B – – o o xxx 2.04 q 11 B Ding Shuo – – o o xxx 2.04 q 13 A – o xo o xxx 2.04 13 B o o xo o xxx 2.04 15 A o o o xo xxx 2.04 16 A xo o o xo xxx 2.04 16 B o xo o xo xxx 2.04 18 A o o xxo xo xxx 2.04 19 B o o o xxo xxx 2.04 19 A o o o xxo xxx 2.04 21 B xo o o xxo xxx 2.04 22 A o o o xxx 2.00 22 B – o o xxx 2.00 24 A o xo o xxx 2.00 25 A o o xxo xxx 2.00 26 B o o xxx 1.95 A – – xxx
Final
Rank Name Nationality 1.97 2.02 2.07 2.11 2.14 2.16 2.18 2.20 2.22 Mark Notes – o o xo xxo xxo xo o xxx 2.20 – o xo o xo o o x– xx 2.18 – o o o o xxo xxx 2.16 4 o o o xxo o xxx 2.14 5 – o o xo xo xxx 2.14 6 o o o xo xxx 2.11 7 Ding Shuo o o o xxx 2.07 8 o xo o xxx 2.07 8 o xo o xxx 2.07 10 o o xxo xxx 2.07 11 o o xxx 2.02 11 – o xxx 2.02
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