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Nieto Places Sixth in High Jump Finals at 2012 Olympics
8/7/2012 3:49:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
Jamie Nieto leapt 2.29-meters en route to his sixth-place finish
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LONDON, England (EMUEagles.com) - Former Eastern Michigan University track and field student-athlete Jamie Nieto completed his 2012 London Olympic Games with a disappointing sixth place finish Tuesday, Aug. 7. Nieto leapt 2.29-meters, while the winner hurdled a 2.38-meter bar.
The 2012 EMU Hall of Fame inductee was able to make it passed the first two-rounds of the high jump without touching the bar, including 2.20-meter and 2.25-meter leaps. His unblemished record changed when he got to 2.29-meters when he failed to clear the bar on his first attempt. Nieto then leapt over top the mark in his second try sending him into the final-eight athletes. Nieto was unable to clear the next mark of 2.33-meters.
Of the eight athletes who cleared the 2.29-meter mark, three completed it on their first attempt leap-frogging them above Nieto into third.
2012 London Olympics High Jump Final Results
1. Ivan Ukhov, Russia - 2.38
2. Erik Kynard, U.S.A - 2.33
T-3. Mutaz Essa Barshim, Qatar - 2.29
T-3. Derek Drouin, Canada - 2.29
T-3. Robert Grabarz, Great Britain - 2.29
6. Jamie Nieto, U.S.A - 2.29
7. Bohdan Bondarenko, Ukraine - 2.29
8. Michael Mason, Canada - 2.29
T-9. Wanner Miller, Colombia - 2.25
T-9. Andriy Protsenko, Ukraine - 2.25
T-9. Jesse Williams, U.S.A. - 2.25
12. Andrey Silnov, Russia - 2.25
13. Kyriakos Ioannou, Cyprus - 2.20
14. Mickael Hanany, France - 2.20
LONDON, England (EMUEagles.com) - Former Eastern Michigan University track and field student-athlete Jamie Nieto completed his 2012 London Olympic Games with a disappointing sixth place finish Tuesday, Aug. 7. Nieto leapt 2.29-meters, while the winner hurdled a 2.38-meter bar.
The 2012 EMU Hall of Fame inductee was able to make it passed the first two-rounds of the high jump without touching the bar, including 2.20-meter and 2.25-meter leaps. His unblemished record changed when he got to 2.29-meters when he failed to clear the bar on his first attempt. Nieto then leapt over top the mark in his second try sending him into the final-eight athletes. Nieto was unable to clear the next mark of 2.33-meters.
Of the eight athletes who cleared the 2.29-meter mark, three completed it on their first attempt leap-frogging them above Nieto into third.
2012 London Olympics High Jump Final Results
1. Ivan Ukhov, Russia - 2.38
2. Erik Kynard, U.S.A - 2.33
T-3. Mutaz Essa Barshim, Qatar - 2.29
T-3. Derek Drouin, Canada - 2.29
T-3. Robert Grabarz, Great Britain - 2.29
6. Jamie Nieto, U.S.A - 2.29
7. Bohdan Bondarenko, Ukraine - 2.29
8. Michael Mason, Canada - 2.29
T-9. Wanner Miller, Colombia - 2.25
T-9. Andriy Protsenko, Ukraine - 2.25
T-9. Jesse Williams, U.S.A. - 2.25
12. Andrey Silnov, Russia - 2.25
13. Kyriakos Ioannou, Cyprus - 2.20
14. Mickael Hanany, France - 2.20
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