Erik Kynard has been confirmed as the London 2012 high jump gold medallist ©Getty Images

The United States' Erik Kynard has officially been confirmed as the London 2012 men’s high jump gold medallist nearly a decade on from the event, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ratified new rankings.

The men’s high jump final is one of five events to receive adjusted final rankings due to doping disqualifications.

Russia’s Ivan Ukhov initially topped the men’s high jump podium at London 2012 after achieving a height of 2.38 metres in the final.

Kynard finished as the runner-up on 2.33m, while Canada’s Derek Drouin, Britain’s Robbie Grabarz and Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim shared bronze on 2.29m after achieving identical records in the competition.

Ukhov was one of 12 Russian athletes to receive bans from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in 2019, with evidence gathered by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren and the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) key to the decisions.

The CAS said athletes in the cases had benefited from anabolic steroid doping programmes and washout schedules at the London 2012 Olympics and 2013 World Championships.

Ukhov was banned for four years from 2019, with his results wiped from July 16 in 2012 to December 31 in 2015.

The disqualification has seen Kynard elevated to the gold medal at London 2012, with Drouin, Grabarz and Barshim now receiving silver medals.

No bronze medal is awarded.

Ruth Beitia will receive the women's high jump bronze medal from London 2012 ©Getty Images
Ruth Beitia will receive the women's high jump bronze medal from London 2012 ©Getty Images

Russia’s women’s high jump bronze medallist Svetlana Shkolina was also disqualified from London 2012, receiving a four-year ban in a CAS decision published at the same time as Ukhov's.

She had achieved a personal best 2.03m to win bronze at the Games behind fellow Russian Anna Chicherova and American Brigetta Barrett, who cleared 2.05m and 2.03m respectively.

Shkolina’s disqualification has seen Spain’s Ruth Beitia confirmed as the bronze medallist from the Games.

Beitia cleared a height of 2.00m.

The Spaniard now has two Olympic medals, after winning gold at her fourth and final Olympic Games at Rio 2016.

The IOC has confirmed three disqualifications from the women’s long jump - Latvia’s Ineta Radevica, Russia’s Anna Nazarova and Belarus’ Nastassia Mironchyk.

All three athletes were disqualified due to doping violations.

Russian-born Lithuanian sprint canoeist Jevgenij Shuklin was stripped of his men’s C1 200 metres canoe slalom medal in 2019.

His disqualification has seen Ivan Shtyl’ of Russia move into the silver-medal position, with Spain’s Alfonso Benavidez Lopes de Ayala receiving the bronze medal.

Uzbekistan’s Artur Taymazov, right, and Georgia’s Davit Modzmanashvili, left, were both disqualified from London 2012 ©Getty Images
Uzbekistan’s Artur Taymazov, right, and Georgia’s Davit Modzmanashvili, left, were both disqualified from London 2012 ©Getty Images

Two podium finishers in the men’s 120 kilograms freestyle wrestling competition were stripped of medals, with Uzbekistan’s Artur Taymazov and Georgia’s Davit Modzmanashvili losing their gold and silver medals respectively.

The final rankings will see two gold medallists, with Iran’s Komeil Ghasemi and Russia’s Bilyal Makhov now topping the standings.

The two wrestlers were beaten at the semi-final stage of the competition.

The IOC said there are no immediate plans to award the gold medal to Makhov due to the Russian wrestler currently serving a doping ban himself.

Makhov is serving a ban until January 27 in 2024, meaning the presentation will have to take place after this date.

Uzbekistan’s Daulet Shabanbay and American Tervel Ivaylov Dlagnev have been upgraded to the bronze medals.