Men's high jump T47 | final | 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships Grosseto

among the other finals here is the men's high jump this is cyprian Baran of Romania who has also competed in the javelin he finished fourth in that in the last Europeans and Swansea and fourth in the 400 met as well there's a field of seven in this men's high jump final the reigning European Champion uh reinold bsel of Germany is worth watching out for in this and a previous world champion to B on his first attempt at 1 m 30 and he's got clear this is t47 it's for arm ues did well got the legs over White Flag so it's an early lead for him [Music] cleared 130 he's our early leader but in terms of the heights you can expect here most have cleared 1 M70 in terms of Spain there that's Danielle Perez Martinez and you may note a colleague of his shaved off half his beard which has become quite a trend in high jumpers of late thanks to the world indoor Champion well he shaved off the other half of his beard which you'll see shortly tberry being the world indoor champion from from Portland got an Ibrahimovic look Alik waiting patiently to compete there well looks like Baran is going to go on he'll be the next to go as well Perez Martinez from one side looks like Ibrahimovic and from the other there's uh other half the Beard's gone but it's very early exchanges in the high jump that's going to heat up the further on we go he going up 5 cm at a time for the moment let's have a quick look at his first attempt at 135 no problem straight through straight over he's our early leader but how high can he go Ian bvic in the hup bar moving up rapidly and bfit is to plenty to spare he's got himself into the medals for the time [Music] being this will be a high standard competition bot vitu finished fourth in the high jump of the world championships in Doha Russia and Poland the two most successful Nations here so far and look at those clears 160 then 164 and he's in front Perez Martinez you can see like his colleague yesterday half bearded nothing half bed about the attempt though the Spaniard who carried the Spanish flag of the European par Olympic youth championships in Croatia last year he's over the same Mark finished sixth in the high jump and do had silver medalist from the last Europeans in Swansea when he was 19 years old could be image that will half a beard quite fetching it's set a trend I don't think tanberry quite knows what he [Music] started the Perez Martinez clear at 164 mat in hauts of Poland fifth in the high jump in Doha what a games Poland have had so far here another gold medal clinched already this morning with the world record in that 800 T20 and looking Prime as well in the high up remember Poland had one two in the other men's high jump yesterday kok of Romania former Romanian League [Music] footballer didn't register a mark during the London 2012 finally picked up an injury during that but he's well in contention here finished eighth in the long jump he did in the last Europeans and Swansea interesting to see some of these high jumpers earlier on using the straddle technique but there you see the Flop dick Fosbury wasn't it back in what was it 1968 thereabouts that was when it kind of revolutionized the sport it's been immortalized in advertising lately as well his Bic and that'll give him the lead the [Music] Russian it's funny how dick Fosbury was uh realistically forgotten for quite a while but he's become a lot more prominent in the media the last 5 10 years and as I say he's used in all sorts of adverts lately so back to the high jump Spain looking for more success in this it's Martinez on his way and he is clear silver in Swansea two years a go and he's looking good for a medal again [Music] here smaller margin over the bar but the higher we go the more recognized technique coming in really has got very cold here in the past 5 minutes also clear at 172 it hasn't affected Perez Martinez he's in the share of the lead Hebert of Poland 172 his goal now but we'll need to return finished fifth and do high in this is still only 21 turns 22 in a few weeks time he'll hope Poland is still in the European football by that stage turns 22 the last week of June seeing their squad probably will be two more attempts to go let's go back to the high jum for France this is Alexander Poco aani on his major championship debut in he's well clear 20 years old and he's clear at 172 and that puts him right to the Forefront straight away he's up there with bvic and Perez Martinez game on in the high back to the 's high jump and Ian bich of Russia aged out of the medals in the world championship in Doha finished fourth there he's still only 20 and that keeps him well in the frame in top spot here season's best is 180 lifetime best 185 he's not far off his best Mark in 2016 he'll consider himself self a strong Prospect for Rio considering how well he did at those World Championships back in October straight over and unblemish so far clear at 176 Daniel Perez Martinez on the podium last time in Swansea he's had a good record of clears as well his first attempt at 176 ladies and gentlemen decent run up but we'll need to [Music] improve backing clear off and he actually wasn't really close to that at [Music] all just brushed off extra height needed that's his first failure of the competition 164 168 172 no problem mat in autz of Poland we like bvic narrowly missed out in a medal in doigh he finished fifth in that season's best is 170 he's knocking around that Mark now all in all it's quite a young field five of the seven ladies and gent 22 or younger nature of the disability here for these competitors it's a balance issue and also a power thrust and drive issue from having impairment in one arm that's the effect and the problem that they have to overcome and the many many hours months years of practice enables them to perform so brilliantly well that was a joint lifetime best he was going for at 176 and he was really close to it look how high the back was over the bar posterior brought it down but he was a lot closer to it I thought than Perez Martinez missing with his first Mark but it was a good chance to poo oan well clear at 176 now he's a good Prospect for gold here having set a lifetime best this year of 185 he looks good doesn't he will good technique lot of spring in his legs and he's well well cleared there look at [Music] that when he's 20 years old the world championships in Leon in 2013 got very good attention in France it was on free TV over there public TV they have a new good generation coming through and obviously inspired by what they would have seen from London 2012 as well where there were some great French gold medal winning performances now we haven't seen a lot of the reing European Champion Ryan Hall Buel just yet the man from Hanover he also been a regular competitive swimmer he stepped away from Athletics for 10 years to concentrate on swimming won a few medals during his time in the pool but aiming for his fourth major championship medal in the fields came quite close to that just brushed it very much in the end with the upper thigh world champion in 2002 then started concentrating in the swimming two clearances need to come back at 176 Romania this is Flor Marius K he's the former footballer he started too high in London 2012 and in the world championships 2011 wasn't placed in the end lifetime best already set today 172 can he add 4 cm to it not quite like that didn't really look close mental issue as well as a physical issue for these high jumpers when they're moving into Uncharted CH territory it's a can be a question of belief as well as [Music] technique kuk is down in fifth place at the moment Perez Martinez returning his second attempt coming up at 176 which again would be a lifetime best 175 as Mark from earlier this year still only 21 [Music] quite get the angle right last time wasn't really close to clearing the bar can change that here there you go lifetime best thank you very much and pumps the pumps the air in celebration he just grazed the bar as he went over but the takeoff was terrific great spring got his angle right that time by fractions that is his best ever 176 lifetime best by a centimeter puts him in contention puts him back among the medals athletes just pausing for one of the medal ceremonies taking place in the background but a really good competitive high jump competition we're seeing here yeah the other Spaniard by the way who shaved off half his beard was Salvador Cano Garcia won the bronze in the T12 high jump yesterday it worked for him it's definitely working for tberry remember seeing him for the first time at think it was the European indoors last year and he he made a few appearances in the diamond League the year before picked up a minor medal in Prague now he's the world indoor Champion he's definitely set a trend if you're looking for track action we've still got the men's 100 met semifinals coming up for you in the T12 category that's visually impaired athletes two semi-finals still to come as the high jump continues women's shot put F32 33 still to be decided as well spana Keno young Russian leading the way swana Keno just 18 years old European champion from two years ago and the world championship gold last year and looking to add another gold medal here this morning yeah we're concentrating on Mars and Herbert here matching his lifetime best today it's a very good set of marks so far second attempt then 176 to match's Lifetime best once more he sent the bar down and again for the second time he's not been that far away just couldn't quite take a a pointer off Perez Martinez from a few moments earlier I tell you what he was very close to that will he'd got the clearance it was just a trailing leg that brought him down core of his body was well clear and he's clearly got it in him to get over that height well this is the man who's the European record holder ryal berzel set of the world championships in Lil back in 2002 when he won the world championship title so the European Champion going again that will do nicely season's best is 18 180 Happy Days looks like Joe Cool there didn't he all in the morning's work no celebration yet but he knows he's on course well he's been here before he's in the bronze medal position as a result of that previous failure at 176 back to the Romanian kuk well he's already set one lifetime best today at 172 now has to add another 4 cm onto it best ever height and he looks set for his best ever Championship result as well having finished eighth two years ago likes his football but he was watching that match on Friday night France against Romania he didn't like that though so that's still got a little bit of a way to go the high jump kyuk with a second attempt a third attempt to come at that height and for Spain Perez Martinez did very well to clear 176 of the second attempt first go at 180 it is 5 cm above what was his lifetime best going into to the morning and that might need a little bit more work wasn't really too close to that and a good competition though it's not something he's likely to have cleared and practice as well I know a few jumpers who've told me before that it's in competition where they do the best leaps it's not as if they've anything in reserve most of the time they're not able to replicate the best Heights in training or at least the ones I've spung to anyway yeah I never heard Javier in my or talking about when he did 2 M 45 in training but that was the highest that was 1993 staggering staggering world record it's it's one of the great marks though it's the one that like Bob Beaman gu referred to so much this is a man for the future though or probably a man for the present actually this great frankman great discovery the 20-year-old Alexander Poco aan and if he replicates his lifetime best here he'll probably win it powerfully powerfully built isn't he doesn't really look like a doesn't really look like a high jump has the physique more of a sprinter but my goodness he gets some bounce into those legs it's obviously come through Talent spotting in front it's his first major challeng when he's in the lead at 180 puts the pressure on Raymond butel who's been here before and who has to fight really hard to hold on to his European title big comeback in athletics for him last year he's from Hanover which is a great Center of Paris B's clear oh that's a great go by bzel he's fighting to defend his title brilliantly here an excellent clearance and he got that one absolutely right starting to get up towards his limits though isn't he's straining that little bit more there than he was earlier on but a nice clearance didn't touch the bar either bzel isn't going to give up his title without a real fight well kak definitely is a football fan the Romanian he's had a very long League career in Romanian football before moving into the uh IPC athletic circuit 166 was his season's best going into today lifetime best of 176 added 6 cm onto his lifetime best 10 onto his season's best and now he going at 180 no that wasn't really close that was the elbow well something something upset him I don't know there was a bit of noise in the stadium but he certainly was gesticulating to his coach to indicate something there was very wrong so back to the high jump and Ian btic of Russia oh that's nicely done keeps him in Prime contention for a medal here two attempts needed at this height but he caught there in the end keeps him in the podium for now this is the man who looks as if he's going to finish top of it Depo aan his first attempt at 183 oh look at that clean as a whistle again wasn't it he's jumping really well here today it's about getting your preparations and peing at absolutely the right time and this fell is doing well he's putting massive pressure on bzel and bvic the distance he had clear of that it's a new Championship [Music] record well this is the man who's primed to take Glory the spectat as opposed to the man about to jump bzel third and final attempt at 183 and he will not take gold he's no longer the European champion and Alexander Poco aan watching from the side clearing 183 at the first attempt and doing it with ease but's gone as high as he could go matched his season's best in the previous round of 180 but the European Champion has been dethrown and he was watched by a successor so the men's high jump has been won by Alexander deaka Kanan 186 oh well clear for a new Championship record well the European record is 10 cm away now belonging to Ryan hold berzel but in his first major championship and with quite a bit to spare this talented young Frenchman is going on a long way and actually that's a lifetime best as well was 185 going into this and the bar is raised to 188 the Poco auan going for another championship record is there no stopping this mat 20 years old and flying over again there's a bit of a roar of appreciation from those down there following that high jump competition he just grazed it as he went over but he's come here absolutely banging for by just a whisker over at the first attempt he needed three at 186 he's got the technique right again [Music]