Ivan Ukhov has won the Olympic men's high jump title.

The Russian made headlines back in 2008 when a video was posted on YouTube showing him competing in Switzerland while drunk. He received a "strong warning" from the IAAF for his behaviour.

Ukhov jumped 2.38 metres, the second-best in the world this year. America's Erik Kynard took silver with a jump of 2.33m, with the bronze medal shared three ways between Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar, Derek Drouin of Canada and Great Britain's Robbie Grabarz.

The long-haired Ukhov last month cleared 2.39m to win the Russian championships, the highest jump in 2012.