2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' high jump

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{{Infobox multi-sport competition event

|event = Boys' high jump

|competition = 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero

|dates = 16 and 18 July

|competitors = 27

|nations = 22

|win_label = Winning height

|win_value = 2.20

|gold = Stefano Sottile

|goldNOC= ITA

|silver = Dmytro Nikitin

|silverNOC= UKR

|bronze = Darius Carbin

|bronzeNOC= USA

|prev = 2013

|next = 2017

}}

{{2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics}}

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.{{cite web |title=Timetable |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/iaaf-world-u18-championships/2015/9th-iaaf-world-youth-championships-2015-7078710 |website=World Athletics}}

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.{{cite web |title=Boys' high jump – IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u18-championships/news/cali-2015-boys-high-jump1 |website=World Athletics |access-date=2 October 2024}}{{cite web |title=Mondiali Allievi: oro di Sottile nel salto in alto |url=https://www.correre.it/mondiali-allievi-oro-di-sottile-nel-salto-in-alto/ |website=correre.it |access-date=2 October 2024 |language=it}}{{cite web |title=9th IAAF World Youth Championships 4-день |url=https://uzathletics.uz/news/news_post/9th-iaaf-world-youth-championships-4-den |website=UZ Athletics |access-date=2 October 2024 |language=uz}}{{cite web |title=Atletica, Mondiali allievi e Eurojuniores: Sottile e Chiappinelli, trionfi d’oro |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Atletica/19-07-2015/atletica-mondiali-allievi-colombia-sottile-salto-sull-oro-dell-alto-220-120618419170.shtml?refresh_ce-cp |website=gazetta.it |access-date=2 October 2024 |language=it}}{{cite web |title=Italia, generazione di fenomeni |url=https://www.atleticabergamo59.it/press/150720Gazzetta.pdf |publisher=La Gazetta Dello Sport |language=it |access-date=2 October 2024}}

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

class="wikitable"
World Youth Best

|{{flagathlete|Javier Sotomayor|CUB}}

|2.33

|Havana, Cuba

|19 May 1984

Championship Record

|{{flagathlete|Huang Haiqiang|CHN}}

|2.27

|Marrakesh, Morocco

|16 July 2005

World Youth Leading

|{{flagathlete|Stefano Sottile|ITA}}

|2.20

|Turin, Italy

|10 May 2015

Results

=Qualification=

With qualifying standard of 2.11 (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.{{cite web |title=High Jump Boys - Qualification |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5408/AT-HJ-M-q----.RS6.pdf?v=-1261487108 |website=World Athletics |date=16 July 2015}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankGroupNameNationality1.901.952.002.042.082.11MarkNotes
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| 1

Balign=left|{{sortname|Darius|Carbin}}align=left|{{USA}}ooo2.08q
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| 1

Aalign=left|{{sortname|Dmytro|Nikitin}}align=left|{{UKR}}ooo2.08q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 1

Aalign=left|{{sortname|Jaron|Brooks}}align=left|{{USA}}ooo2.08q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 1

Aalign=left|{{sortname|Remo|Cagliesi}}align=left|{{GER}}oooo2.08q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 1

Balign=left|{{sortname|Stefano|Sottile}}align=left|{{ITA}}oo2.08q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 6

Balign=left|{{sortname|Alperen|Acet}}align=left|{{TUR}}ooxoo2.08q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 7

Balign=left|{{sortname|Lushane|Wilson}}align=left|{{JAM}}oxoxoo2.08q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 8

Aalign=left|{{sortname|Roshan|Ranatungage}}align=left|{{SRI}}xoxoxo2.08q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 8

Aalign=left|{{sortname|Tejaswin|Shankar}}align=left|{{IND}}oxoxoxo2.08q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 10

Balign=left|{{sortname|Brenton|Foster}}align=left|{{AUS}}ooxxo2.08q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 11

Balign=left|{{sortname|Maciej|Grynienko}}align=left|{{POL}}ooxxx2.04q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 11

Balign=left|Ding Shuoalign=left|{{CHN}}ooxxx2.04q
13Aalign=left|{{sortname|Quentin|Aboukir}}align=left|{{FRA}}oxooxxx2.04
13Balign=left|{{sortname|Joel|Della Siega}}align=left|{{CAN}}ooxooxxx2.04
15Aalign=left|{{sortname|Jermaine|Francis|dab=athlete}}align=left|{{SKN}}oooxoxxx2.04
16Aalign=left|{{sortname|Muhammad Syazwan|Ahmad}}align=left|{{MAS}}xoooxoxxx2.04
16Balign=left|{{sortname|Lucas|Mihota}}align=left|{{GER}}oxooxoxxx2.04
18Aalign=left|{{sortname|Enes Talha|Şenses}}align=left|{{TUR}}ooxxoxoxxx2.04
19Balign=left|{{sortname|Norris|Brioche}}align=left|{{SEY}}oooxxoxxx2.04
19Aalign=left|{{sortname|Roberto|Vílches}}align=left|{{MEX}}oooxxoxxx2.04
21Balign=left|{{sortname|Ondřej|Vodák}}align=left|{{CZE}}xoooxxoxxx2.04
22Aalign=left|{{sortname|Nomar|Galarza}}align=left|{{PUR}}oooxxx2.00
22Balign=left|{{sortname|Roman|Kuzminov}}align=left|{{UKR}}ooxxx2.00
24Aalign=left|{{sortname|Go|Miura}}align=left|{{JPN}}oxooxxx2.00
25Aalign=left|{{sortname|Vizamuje|Ujaha}}align=left|{{NAM}}ooxxoxxx2.00
26Balign=left|{{sortname|Noah|Matacun}}align=left|{{CRO}}ooxxx1.95
{{sort|27|–}}Aalign=left|{{sortname|Joshua|Connolly}}align=left|{{AUS}}xxx{{sort|1|NM}}

=Final=

{{cite web |title=High Jump Boys - Final |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5408/AT-HJ-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-264414637 |website=World Athletics |date=18 July 2015}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankNameNationality1.972.022.072.112.142.162.182.202.22MarkNotes
{{gold1}}align=left|{{sortname|Stefano|Sottile}}align=left|{{ITA}}ooxoxxoxxoxooxxx2.20{{athAbbr|WYL}}
{{silver2}}align=left|{{sortname|Dmytro|Nikitin}}align=left|{{UKR}}oxooxooox–xx2.18{{athAbbr|PB}}
{{bronze3}}align=left|{{sortname|Darius|Carbin}}align=left|{{USA}}ooooxxoxxx2.16{{athAbbr|PB}}
4align=left|{{sortname|Alperen|Acet}}align=left|{{TUR}}oooxxooxxx2.14{{athAbbr|SB}}
5align=left|{{sortname|Jaron|Brooks}}align=left|{{USA}}ooxoxoxxx2.14
6align=left|{{sortname|Lushane|Wilson}}align=left|{{JAM}}oooxoxxx2.11
7align=left|Ding Shuoalign=left|{{CHN}}oooxxx2.07
8align=left|{{sortname|Brenton|Foster}}align=left|{{AUS}}oxooxxx2.07
8align=left|{{sortname|Tejaswin|Shankar}}align=left|{{IND}}oxooxxx2.07
10align=left|{{sortname|Maciej|Grynienko}}align=left|{{POL}}ooxxoxxx2.07
11align=left|{{sortname|Remo|Cagliesi}}align=left|{{GER}}ooxxx2.02
11align=left|{{sortname|Roshan|Ranatungage}}align=left|{{SRI}}oxxx2.02

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