London 2012 Olympics: Robbie Grabarz soars to lifetime best in New York But the 24-year-old, who recorded the highest outdoor jump of the year in Rome in May, had to settle for second place after being narrowly beaten on countback by American Jesse Williams. Grabarz was pipped to victory by the American on countback, but his performance matched the height that won Russia's Andrey Silnov Olympic gold in Beijing four years ago. Bahamian world bronze medallist Trevor Barry and American Jamie Nieto tied for third place with a height of 2.31m. Grabarz lost his lottery funding after a dismal season in 2011, which appeared to signal the end of his career. Instead, he has improved his performance and could become one of the biggest British names at the Olympics this summer.