There were mixed fortunes for Team GB in the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday night, with London 2012 bronze medallist Robbie Grabarz failing to secure a medal in Rio.
Grabarz immediately cleared 2.20m and then 2.25m at the second time of asking, before soaring over 2.29m, the height that secured him third place in London four years ago.
He appeared to have then mastered 2.33m, only to see the bar belatedly fall and the white flag that had initially been shown replaced by a red one.
A perplexed Grabarz appealed the decision and the judges eventually relented, reinstating the jump that equalled his season's best.
However, 2.36m proved too high for the 2012 European champion, leaving him joint-fourth with Ukraine's Andriy Protsenko, as Canada's Derek Drouin took gold.
Scotland's Laura Muir was seen as having an outside chance of picking up a medal in the women's 1500m final.
Britain's Laura Muir (right) ran a good race but was outclassed in the women's 1500m final
But having occupied third place with less than a lap to go, she was outpaced by a quality field to come home seventh, with her team-mateLaura Weightman 11th, as Kenya's Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon sealed an emphatic victory.
There was also disappointment for Andrew Pozzi as he failed in his bid to become Great Britain's first Olympic 110m hurdles medallist in 28 years.
Pozzi, who suffered a torn hamstring at the last Olympics and a prolonged period of rehabilitation, has lowered his personal best three times this year to 13.19 seconds but after starting well, crashed into several hurdles before crossing the line in 13.67secs.
His compatriot Lawrence Clarke, fourth at London 2012, also failed to make the final as he finished sixth in 13.46.
Jamaica's Omar Mcleod went on to win gold in a time of 13.05 secs.
But Britain's Andrew Pozzi (right) misses out after a frustrating run in the men's 110m hurdles
Elsewhere in the men's division, Jack Green bowed out in the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles, but Ireland's Thomas Barr stormed into the final in a new national record of 48.39.
Barr took 0.26secs off his personal best as he powered down the home straight to come home first in his heat.
Team GB's women had a little more success than their male counterparts on the night, with Dina Asher-Smith squeezing into the 200m final as the fastest loser after finishing fourth in 22.49.
In an imposing semi-final also featuring world champion Dafne Schippersand newly-crowned Olympic 100m champion Elaine Thompson, the 20-year-old went off hard from lane seven and paid for it in the final stages, tying up as the Netherlands' Schippers won in 21.96.
Jodie Williams went out, though, as she finished eighth in her semi-final in 22.99.
Eilidh Doyle (right) is into the women's 400m hurdles final
In the long jump, Lorraine Ugen (6.65m) and Jazmin Sawyers (6.53m) advanced to the final, but world silver medallist Shara Proctor could only manage a best of 6.36m and dropped out.
Meanwhile, 400m hurdles medal hope Eilidh Doyle booked her spot in the final as a fastest loser after finishing third in 54.99
Resource: skysports.com
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