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Javier Sotomayor high jump world record holder

What is the high jump world record?

December 19, 2016 by David

The high jump world record is an astonishing one and has risen greatly over the past 100 years.

  • Currently, the world record is held by Javier Sotomayor from Cuba, who jumped 2.45m to set the world record in 1993.
  • He is the only person to have ever jumped over 8 feet in height (8 feet, 0.25 inches). It is currently the longest standing record in the high jump event.

You can see video footage of the men’s high jump world record by Javier Sotomayor in the video below.

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  • Women’s high jump world record.
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Men’s high jump world record

Javier Sotomayor
2.45m

To put this in perspective, someone photoshopped Mutarz Barshim’s 2.43m clearance next to a basketball ring.

High jump near world record clearance.
High jump near world record clearance.

Image source: Mashable

The women’s high jump world record is another incredible feat. The record of 2.09m (6 feet and 10.25 inches) was set by Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria in 1987. The only woman that has come close to breaking the record is Croatia’s Blanka Vlasic, who has cleared 2.08m in her career.

You can see video footage of her world record breaking clearance in the video below.

Women’s high jump world record.

Stefka Kostadinova
2.09 m

The table below shows the current records held by both men and women for both indoor, outdoor and age performances.

Men’s Records

Records Name Height Country
Men’s World Record Javier Sotomayor 2.45m Cuba
Men’s Olympic Record Charles Austin 2.39m USA
Men’s Indoor Record Javier Sotomayor 2.43m Cuba
Men’s Under 20 World Record Dragutin Topic

Steve Smith

2.37m

2.37m

Yugoslavia
United Kingdom
Men’s Under 18 World Record Javier Sotomayor 2.33m Cuba

Women’s Records

Record Name Height Country
Women’s World Record Stefka Kostadinova 2.09m Bulgaria
Women’s Olympic Record Yelena Slesarenko 2.06m Russia
Women’s Indoor Record Kajsa Bergqvist 2.08m Sweden
Women’s Under 20 Record Olga Turchak

Heike Balck

2.01m

2.01m

USSR

West Germany

Women’s Under 18 Record Charmaine Gale-Weavers

Olga Turchak

Eleanor Patterson

1.96m

1.96m

1.96m

South Africa
USSRAustralia

Image source: Grenada Sports

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