title: 2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
text: # 2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
  
  The men's high jump at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6–8.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Yaroslav Rybakov Russia | Stefan Holm Sweden | Staffan Strand Sweden |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.28 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yaroslav Rybakov | Russia | 2.20 | q |
  | 1 | Staffan Strand | Sweden | 2.20 | q |
  | 3 | Wilbert Pennings | Netherlands | 2.20 | q |
  | 4 | Martin Buß | Germany | 2.20 | q |
  | 4 | Tomáš Janků | Czech Republic | 2.20 | q |
  | 6 | Svatoslav Ton | Czech Republic | 2.20 | q |
  | 7 | Grzegorz Sposób | Poland | 2.15 | |
  | 8 | Luboš Benko | Slovakia | 2.15 | |
  | 9 | Giulio Ciotti | Italy | 2.15 | |
  | 9 | Rožle Prezelj | Slovenia | 2.15 | |
  | | Dalton Grant | Great Britain | NM | |
  | | Aleksey Lesnichyi | Belarus | NM | |
  | | Konstantin Matusevich | Israel | NM | |
  | | Ville Vepsalainen | Finland | NM | |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Grégory Gabella | France | 2.20 | q |
  | 1 | Stefan Holm | Sweden | 2.20 | q |
  | 3 | Pavel Fomenko | Russia | 2.20 | q |
  | 4 | Jan Janků | Czech Republic | 2.20 | q |
  | 5 | Alessandro Talotti | Italy | 2.20 | q |
  | 6 | Aleksander Waleriańczyk | Poland | 2.15 | q |
  | 6 | Oskari Frosen | Finland | 2.15 | q |
  | 6 | Andrea Bettinelli | Italy | 2.15 | q |
  | 9 | Hennazdy Maroz | Belarus | 2.15 | |
  | 10 | Ben Challenger | Great Britain | 2.15 | |
  | 10 | Ştefan Vasilache | Romania | 2.15 | |
  | 10 | Martin Stauffer | Switzerland | 2.15 | |
  | | Andrei Chubsa | Belarus | NM | |
  | | Metin Durmuşoğlu | Turkey | NM | |
  | | Dimitrios Sirrakos | Greece | NM | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 2.18 | 2.22 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.29 | 2.31 | 2.33 | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Yaroslav Rybakov | Russia | – | o | – | o | o | o | – | 2.31 |
  | | Stefan Holm | Sweden | – | o | – | xo | o | xx– | x | 2.29 |
  | | Staffan Strand | Sweden | – | o | – | o | – | xxx | | 2.27 |
  | 4 | Alessandro Talotti | Italy | o | xo | o | o | x– | xx | | 2.27 |
  | 5 | Tomáš Janků | Czech Republic | xo | xo | o | xxx | | | | 2.25 |
  | 6 | Svatoslav Ton | Czech Republic | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | 2.25 |
  | 7 | Martin Buß | Germany | xo | o | xxo | xxx | | | | 2.25 |
  | 8 | Jan Janků | Czech Republic | – | xo | xxx | | | | | 2.22 |
  | 9 | Andrea Bettinelli | Italy | o | xxx | | | | | | 2.18 |
  | 9 | Oskari Frosen | Finland | o | xxx | | | | | | 2.18 |
  | 9 | Grégory Gabella | France | o | – | xxx | | | | | 2.18 |
  | 12 | Pavel Fomenko | Russia | xo | xxx | | | | | | 2.18 |
  | 13 | Wilbert Pennings | Netherlands | xxo | xxx | | | | | | 2.18 |
  | 13 | Aleksander Waleriańczyk | Poland | xxo | xxx | | | | | | 2.18 |
  