High jump
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Canadian high jumper Nicole Forrester demonstrating the Fosbury flop | |
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The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly effective techniques to arrive at the current form, in which athletes run towards the bar and use the Fosbury Flop method, leaping head first with their back to the bar.
The discipline is, alongside the pole vault, one of two vertical clearance events in the Olympic athletics program. It is contested at the World Championships in Athletics and the IAAF World Indoor Championships, and is a common occurrence at track and field meets. The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games.
Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the current men's record holder with a jump of 2.45 m (8 ft 1⁄4 in) set in 1993 – the longest-standing record in the history of the men's high jump. Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria) has held the women's world record at 2.09 m (6 ft 10+1⁄4 in) since 1987, also the longest-held record in the event.
Rules
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The rules for the high jump are set by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Jumpers must take off from one foot. A jump is considered a failure if the jumper dislodges the bar, touches the ground, or breaks the plane of the near edge of the bar before clearance.
Competitors may begin jumping at any height announced by the chief judge, or may pass at their own discretion. Most competitions state that three consecutive missed jumps, at any height or combination of heights, will eliminate the jumper from contention.
The victory goes to the jumper who clears the greatest height during the final. If two or more jumpers tie for any place, the tie-breakers are: 1) the fewest misses at the height at which the tie occurred; and 2) the fewest misses throughout the competition. If the event remains tied for first place (or a limited-advancement position to a subsequent meet), the jumpers have a jump-off, beginning at the next greater height. Each jumper has one attempt. The bar is then alternately lowered and raised until only one jumper succeeds at a given height.[1]
History
The first recorded high jump event took place in Scotland in the 19th century. Early jumpers used either an elaborate straight-on approach or a scissors technique. In later years, the bar was approached diagonally, and the jumper threw first the inside leg and then the other over the bar in a scissoring motion. Around the turn of the 20th century, techniques began to change, beginning with the Irish-American Michael Sweeney's Eastern cut-off. By taking off as in the scissors method, extending his spine and flattening out over the bar, Sweeney raised the world record to 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) in 1895.
Another American, George Horine, developed an even more efficient technique, the Western roll. In this style, the bar again is approached on a diagonal, but the inner leg is used for the take-off, while the outer leg is thrust up to lead the body sideways over the bar. Horine increased the world standard to 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) in 1912. His technique was predominant through the Berlin Olympics of 1936, in which the event was won by Cornelius Johnson at 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in).
American and Soviet jumpers were the most successful for the next four decades, and they pioneered the straddle technique. Straddle jumpers took off as in the Western roll but rotated their torso, belly-down, around the bar, obtaining the most efficient and highest clearance up to that time. Straddle jumper Charles Dumas was the first to clear 7 feet (2.13 m), in 1956. American John Thomas pushed the world mark to 2.23 m (7 ft 3+3⁄4 in) in 1960. Valeriy Brumel of the Soviet Union took over the event for the next four years, radically speeding up his approach run. He took the record up to 2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) and won the Olympic gold medal in 1964 before a motorcycle accident ended his career.
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American coaches, including two-time NCAA champion Frank Costello of the University of Maryland, flocked to Russia to learn from Brumel and his coaches. However, it would be a solitary innovator at Oregon State University, Dick Fosbury, who would bring the high jump into the next century.
Taking advantage of the raised, softer, artificially-cushioned landing areas that were in use by then, Fosbury added a new twist to the outmoded Eastern cut-off. He directed himself over the bar head and shoulders first, going over on his back and landing in a fashion that would likely have resulted in serious injury in the old ground-level landing pits, which were usually filled with sawdust or sand mixtures.
After he used this method, the Fosbury Flop, to win the 1968 Olympic gold medal, it began to spread around the world, and soon "floppers" were dominating international high jump competitions. The last straddler to set a world record was Vladimir Yashchenko, who cleared 2.33 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in) in 1977 and then 2.35 m (7 ft 8+1⁄2 in) indoors in 1978.
Successful high jumpers following Fosbury's lead were Americans Dwight Stones and his rival, 1.73 metres (5 ft 8 in)-tall Franklin Jacobs of Paterson, New Jersey, who cleared 2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄4 in), 0.59 metres (1 ft 11 in) over his head (a feat equalled 27 years later by Sweden's Stefan Holm); Chinese record-setters Ni-chi Chin and Zhu Jianhua; Germans Gerd Wessig and Dietmar Mögenburg; Swedish Olympic medalist and former world record holder Patrik Sjöberg; and female jumpers Iolanda Balaş of Romania, Ulrike Meyfarth of Germany, and Sara Simeoni of Italy.
Technical aspects
Step by step
Technique and form have evolved greatly over the history of high jump. The popularity of a style depends upon the time period, as listed here:
Beginnings | (1790–1875) | two-legged lift over the bar |
Basic scissors | (1875–1892) | standing jump and straight run-up |
Eastern cut-off scissors | (1892–1912) | scissors with rotation |
Western roll | (1912–1930) | early straddle technique |
Straddle | (1930–1960) | basic straddle technique |
Dive straddle | (1960–1968) | advanced straddle technique |
Fosbury Flop | (from 1968) | the most common technique currently |
The Fosbury Flop is currently considered the most efficient way for competitors to propel themselves over the bar. Still, depending on the individual athlete's strengths and weaknesses, there are variations on the separate pieces that make up the jump.
Approach
For a Fosbury Flop, depending on the athlete's jump foot, they start on the right or left of the high jump mat, placing their jump foot farthest away from the mat. They take an eight- to ten-step approach, with the first three to five steps being in a straight line and the last five being on a curve. Athletes generally mark their approach in order to find as much consistency as possible.
The approach run can be more important than the takeoff. If a high jumper runs with bad timing or without enough aggression, clearing the bar becomes more of a challenge. The approach requires a certain shape or curve, the right amount of speed, and the correct number of strides. The approach angle is also critical for optimal height.
The straight run builds the momentum and sets the tone for a jump. The athlete starts by pushing off their takeoff foot with slow, powerful steps, then begins to accelerate. They should be running upright by the end of the straight portion.
The athlete's takeoff foot will be landing on the first step of the curve, and they will continue to accelerate, focusing their body towards the opposite back corner of the high jump mat. While staying erect and leaning away from the mat, the athlete takes their final two steps flat-footed, rolling from the heel to the toe.
Most great straddle jumpers run at angles of about 30 to 40 degrees. The length of the run is determined by the speed of the approach. A slower run requires about eight strides, but a faster high jumper might need about 13 strides. Greater speed allows a greater part of the body's forward momentum to be converted upward.[2]
The J approach favored by Fosbury floppers allows for speed, the ability to turn in the air (centripetal force), and a good takeoff position, which helps turn horizontal momentum into vertical momentum. The approach should be a hard, controlled stride so that the athlete does not fall from running at an angle. Athletes should lean into the curve from their ankles, not their hips. This allows their hips to rotate during takeoff, which in turn allows their center of gravity to pass under the bar.[3]
Takeoff
Depending on what feels most natural to the athlete, the takeoff can be double-arm or single-arm. In both cases, the plant foot should be the foot farthest from the bar, angled towards the opposite back corner of the mat, as they drive up the knee on their non-takeoff leg. This is accompanied by a one- or two-arm swing while driving the knee.
Unlike the straddle technique, where the takeoff foot is "planted" in the same spot regardless of the height of the bar, flop-style jumpers must adjust their approach run as the bar is raised so that their takeoff spot is slightly farther out from the bar. Jumpers attempting to reach record heights commonly fail when most of their energy is directed into the vertical effort and they knock the bar off the standards with the backs of their legs as they stall.
An effective approach shape can be derived from physics. For example, the rate of backward spin required as the jumper crosses the bar in order to facilitate shoulder clearance on the way up and foot clearance on the way down can be determined by computer simulation. This rotation rate can be back-calculated to determine the required angle of lean away from the bar at the moment of planting, based on how long the jumper is on the takeoff foot. This information, together with the jumper's speed, can be used to calculate the radius of the curved part of the approach. One can also work in the opposite direction by assuming a certain approach radius and determining the resulting backward rotation.
Drills can be practiced to solidify the approach. One drill is to run in a straight line and then run two to three circles spiraling into one another. Another is to run or skip a circle of any size two to three times in a row.[4] It is important to leap upwards without first leaning into the bar, allowing the momentum of the J approach to carry the body across the bar.
Flight
The knee on the athlete's non-takeoff leg naturally turns their body, placing them in the air with their back to the bar. The athlete then drives their shoulders towards the back of their feet, arching their body over the bar. They can look over their shoulder to judge when to kick both feet over their head, causing their body to clear the bar and land on the mat. [5][6]
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Training
In high jump, it helps if the athlete is tall, has long legs, and limited weight on their body. They must have a strong lower body and flexibility will help a lot as well. High jumpers tend to go through very vigorous training methods to achieve this ideal body frame.
Sprinting
High jumpers must have a fast approach so it is crucial to work on speed and also speed endurance. Many high jump competitions may take hours and athletes must make sure they have the endurance to last the entire competition. Common sprint endurance workouts for high jumpers include 200-, 400-, and 800-meter training. Other speed endurance training methods such as hill training or a ladder workout may also be used.
Weight lifting
It is crucial for high jumpers to have strong lower bodies and cores, because as the bar gets higher, leg strength (along with speed and technique) will help propel them over the bar. Squats, deadlifts, and core exercises are common in high jump training. It is important, however, for a high jumper to keep a slim figure as any unnecessary weight makes it difficult to jump higher.
Plyometrics
Arguably the most important training for a high jumper is plyometric training. Because high jump is such a technical event, any mistake in the technique could either lead to failure, injury, or both. To prevent these from happening, high jumpers tend to focus heavily on plyometrics. This includes hurdle jumps, flexibility training, skips, or scissor kick training. Plyometric workouts tend to be performed at the beginning of the workout. [7][8]
All-time top lists
Men (outdoor)
Top 25 athletes & performances
Ath.# | Perf.# | Mark | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1 | 2.45 m (8 ft 1⁄4 in) | Javier Sotomayor | Cuba | 27 JUL 1993 | Salamanca | |
2 | 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) | Sotomayor #2 | 29 JUL 1989 | San Juan | |||
3 | 2.43 m (7 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Sotomayor #3 | 08 SEP 1988 | Salamanca | |||
2 | 3 | Mutaz Essa Barshim | Qatar | 05 SEP 2014 | Brussels | ||
3 | 5 | 2.42 m (7 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | Patrik Sjöberg | Sweden | 30 JUN 1987 | Stockholm | |
5 | Sotomayor #3 | 05 JUN 1994 | Seville | ||||
3 | 5 | Bohdan Bondarenko | Ukraine | 14 JUN 2014 | New York City | ||
5 | Barshim #2 | 14 JUN 2014 | New York City | ||||
5 | 9 | 2.41 m (7 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Igor Paklin | Soviet Union | 04 SEP 1985 | Kobe | |
9 | Sotomayor #4 | 25 JUN 1994 | Havana | ||||
9 | Sotomayor #5 | 15 JUL 1994 | London | ||||
9 | Bondarenko #2 | 04 JUL 2013 | Lausanne | ||||
9 | Bondarenko #3 | 15 AUG 2013 | Moscow | ||||
9 | Barshim #3 | 05 JUN 2014 | Rome | ||||
9 | Barshim #4 | 22 AUG 2014 | Eberstadt | ||||
9 | Barshim #5 | 30 MAY 2015 | Eugene | ||||
6 | 17 | 2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Rudolf Povarnitsyn | Soviet Union | 11 AUG 1985 | Donetsk | |
17 | Sotomayor #6 | 12 MAR 1989 | Havana | ||||
17 | Sjöberg #2 | 05 AUG 1989 | Brussels | ||||
17 | Sotomayor #7 | 13 AUG 1989 | Bogota | ||||
6 | 17 | Sorin Matei | Romania | 20 JUN 1990 | Bratislava | ||
17 | Sotomayor #8 | 19 JUL 1991 | Paris | ||||
6 | 17 | Charles Austin | USA | 07 AUG 1991 | Zürich | ||
17 | Sotomayor #9 | 22 MAY 1993 | Havana | ||||
17 | Sotomayor #10 | 23 JUL 1993 | London | ||||
17 | Sotomayor #11 | 22 AUG 1993 | Stuttgart | ||||
17 | Sotomayor #12 | 10 JUL 1994 | Eberstadt | ||||
17 | Sotomayor #13 | 18 JUL 1994 | Nice | ||||
17 | Sotomayor #14 | 29 JUL 1994 | St. Petersburg | ||||
17 | Sotomayor #15 | 11 SEP 1994 | London | ||||
17 | Sotomayor #16 | 25 MAR 1995 | Mar del Plata | ||||
6 | 17 | Vyacheslav Voronin | Russia | 05 AUG 2000 | London | ||
17 | Barshim #6 | 01 JUN 2013 | Eugene | ||||
6 | 17 | Derek Drouin | Canada | 25 APR 2014 | Des Moines | ||
17 | Bondarenko #4 | 11 MAY 2014 | Tokyo | ||||
17 | Bondarenko #5 | 03 JUL 2014 | Lausanne | ||||
6 | 17 | Andriy Protsenko | Ukraine | 03 JUL 2014 | Lausanne | ||
17 | Bondarenko #6 | 18 JUL 2014 | Monaco | ||||
17 | Bondarenko #7 | 05 SEP 2014 | Brussels | ||||
17 | Barshim #7 | 11 JUN 2016 | Opole | ||||
17 | Barshim #8 | 20 AUG 2017 | Birmingham | ||||
17 | Barshim #9 | 27 AUG 2017 | Eberstadt | ||||
17 | Barshim #10 | 04 MAY 2018 | Doha | ||||
17 | Barshim #11 | 02 JUL 2018 | Székesfehérvár | ||||
6 | 17 | Danil Lysenko | ANA | 20 JUL 2018 | Monaco | ||
13 | 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) | Zhu Jianhua | China | 10 JUN 1984 | Eberstadt | ||
13 | Hollis Conway | USA | 30 JUL 1989 | Norman | |||
13 | Ivan Ukhov | Russia | 05 JUL 2012 | Cheboksary | |||
13 | Gianmarco Tamberi | Italy | 15 JUL 2016 | Monaco | |||
17 | 2.38 m (7 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko | Soviet Union | 06 SEP 1987 | Rome | ||
17 | Sergey Malchenko | Soviet Union | 04 SEP 1988 | Banská Bystrica | |||
17 | Dragutin Topić | Yugoslavia | 01 AUG 1993 | Belgrade | |||
17 | Troy Kemp | Bahamas | 12 JUL 1995 | Nice | |||
17 | Artur Partyka | Poland | 18 AUG 1996 | Eberstadt | |||
17 | Jacques Freitag | South Africa | 05 MAR 2005 | Oudtshoorn | |||
17 | Andriy Sokolovskyy | Ukraine | 08 JUL 2005 | Rome | |||
17 | Andrey Silnov | Russia | 25 JUL 2008 | London | |||
17 | Zhang Guowei | China | 30 MAY 2015 | Eugene |
Women (outdoor)
Top 25 athletes & performances
Ath.# | Perf.# | Mark | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1 | 2.09 m (6 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Stefka Kostadinova | Bulgaria | 30 AUG 1987 | Rome | |
2 | 2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Kostadinova #2 | 31 MAY 1986 | Sofia | |||
2 | 2 | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | 31 AUG 2009 | Zagreb | ||
3 | 4 | 2.07 m (6 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Lyudmila Andonova | Bulgaria | 20 JUL 1984 | Berlin | |
4 | Kostadinova #3 | 25 MAY 1986 | Sofia | ||||
4 | Kostadinova #4 | 16 SEP 1987 | Cagliari | ||||
4 | Kostadinova #5 | 03 SEP 1988 | Sofia | ||||
4 | Vlašić #2 | 07 AUG 2007 | Stockholm | ||||
3 | 4 | Anna Chicherova | Russia | 22 JUL 2011 | Cheboksary | ||
10 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | Kostadinova #6 | 18 AUG 1985 | Moscow | |||
10 | Kostadinova #7 | 15 JUN 1986 | Fürth | ||||
10 | Kostadinova #8 | 14 SEP 1986 | Cagliari | ||||
10 | Kostadinova #9 | 06 JUN 1987 | Worrstadt | ||||
10 | Kostadinova #10 | 08 SEP 1987 | Rieti | ||||
5 | 10 | Kajsa Bergqvist | Sweden | 26 JUL 2003 | Eberstadt | ||
5 | 10 | Hestrie Cloete | South Africa | 31 AUG 2003 | Paris | ||
5 | 10 | Yelena Slesarenko | Russia | 28 AUG 2004 | Athens | ||
10 | Vlašić #2 | 30 JUL 2007 | Thessaloniki | ||||
10 | Vlašić #3 | 22 JUN 2008 | Istanbul | ||||
10 | Vlašić #4 | 05 JUL 2008 | Madrid | ||||
5 | 10 | Ariane Friedrich | Germany | 14 JUN 2009 | Berlin | ||
5 | 10 | Mariya Lasitskene | ANA | 06 JUL 2017 | Lausanne | ||
10 | Lasitskene #2 | 20 JUN 2019 | Ostrava | ||||
10 | 24 | 2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Tamara Bykova | Soviet Union | 22 JUN 1984 | Kyiv | |
24 | Kostadinova #11 | 14 JUN 1986 | Worrstadt | ||||
24 | Kostadinova #12 | 07 SEP 1986 | Rieti | ||||
24 | Kostadinova #13 | 04 JUL 1987 | Oslo | ||||
24 | Kostadinova #14 | 13 SEP 1987 | Padova | ||||
24 | Kostadinova #15 | 12 AUG 1988 | Budapest | ||||
10 | 24 | Heike Henkel | Germany | 31 AUG 1991 | Tokyo | ||
24 | Kostadinova #16 | 04 JUL 1992 | San Marino | ||||
24 | Kostadinova #17 | 18 SEP 1993 | Fukuoka | ||||
10 | 24 | Inha Babakova | Ukraine | 15 SEP 1995 | Tokyo | ||
24 | Kostadinova #18 | 03 AUG 1996 | Atlanta | ||||
24 | Bergqvist #2 | 18 AUG 2002 | Poznan | ||||
24 | Cloete #2 | 10 AUG 2003 | Berlin | ||||
24 | Bergqvist #3 | 28 JUL 2006 | London | ||||
24 | Vlašić #5 | 21 JUL 2007 | Madrid | ||||
24 | Vlašić #6 | 02 SEP 2007 | Osaka | ||||
24 | Vlašić #7 | 12 JUN 2008 | Ostrava | ||||
24 | Vlašić #8 | 01 JUL 2008 | Bydgoszcz | ||||
10 | 24 | Tia Hellebaut | Belgium | 23 AUG 2008 | Beijing | ||
24 | Vlašić #9 | 23 AUG 2008 | Beijing | ||||
24 | Vlašić #10 | 08 MAY 2009 | Doha | ||||
10 | 24 | Chaunté Lowe | United States | 26 JUN 2010 | Des Moines | ||
24 | Vlašić #11 | 05 SEP 2010 | Split | ||||
24 | Chicherova #2 | 16 SEP 2011 | Brussels | ||||
24 | Chicherova #3 | 11 AUG 2012 | London | ||||
24 | Lasitskene #3 | 21 JUL 2017 | Monaco | ||||
15 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Silvia Costa | Cuba | 09 SEP 1989 | Barcelona | ||
15 | Venelina Veneva-Mateeva | Bulgaria | 02 JUN 2001 | Kalamata | |||
15 | Irina Gordeeva | Russia | 19 AUG 2012 | Eberstadt | |||
15 | Brigetta Barrett | United States | 22 JUN 2013 | Des Moines | |||
15 | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | Ukraine | 30 SEP 2019 | Doha | |||
20 | 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | Ulrike Meyfarth | West Germany | 21 AUG 1983 | London | ||
20 | Louise Ritter | United States | 08 JUL 1988 | Austin | |||
20 | Tatyana Motkova | Russia | 30 MAY 1995 | Bratislava | |||
20 | Niki Bakoyianni | Greece | 03 AUG 1996 | Atlanta | |||
20 | Antonietta Di Martino | Italy | 24 JUN 2007 | Milan | |||
25 | 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Yelena Yelesina | Soviet Union | 23 JUL 1990 | Seattle | ||
25 | Monica Iagar | Romania | 06 JUN 1998 | Budapest | |||
25 | Marina Kuptsova | Russia | 01 JUN 2003 | Hengelo | |||
25 | Vita Styopina | Ukraine | 28 AUG 2004 | Athens | |||
25 | Ruth Beitia | Spain | 04 AUG 2007 | San Sebastián | |||
25 | Elena Vallortigara | Italy | 22 JUL 2018 | London | |||
25 | Nafissatou Thiam | Belgium | 22 JUN 2019 | Talence | |||
25 | Yuliya Levchenko | Ukraine | 10 SEP 2019 | Minsk | |||
25 | Vashti Cunningham | United States | 29 MAY 2021 | Chula Vista |
Men (indoor)
Top 15 athletes & top 10 performances
Ath.# | Perf.# | Mark | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1 | 2.43 m (7 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Javier Sotomayor | Cuba | 04 MAR 1989 | Budapest | |
2 | 2 | 2.42 m (7 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | Carlo Thränhardt | West Germany | 26 FEB 1988 | Berlin | |
3 | 3 | 2.41 m (7 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Patrik Sjöberg | Sweden | 01 FEB 1987 | Athens | |
3 | Sotomayor #2 | 14 MAR 1993 | Toronto | ||||
3 | 3 | Mutaz Essa Barshim | Qatar | 18 FEB 2015 | Athlone | ||
6 | 2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Thränhardt #2 | 16 JAN 1987 | Simmerath | |||
6 | Sjöberg #2 | 27 FEB 1987 | Berlin | ||||
5 | 6 | Hollis Conway | United States | 10 MAR 1991 | Seville | ||
6 | Sotomayor #3 | 04 FEB 1994 | Wuppertal | ||||
6 | Sotomayor #4 | 26 FEB 1994 | Birmingham | ||||
5 | 6 | Stefan Holm | Sweden | 06 MAR 2005 | Madrid | ||
5 | 6 | Ivan Ukhov | Russia | 25 FEB 2009 | Pireaus | ||
5 | 6 | Aleksey Dmitrik | Russia | 08 FEB 2014 | Arnstadt | ||
6 | Barshim #2 | 04 FEB 2015 | Banská Bystrica | ||||
9 | 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) | Dietmar Mögenburg | West Germany | 24 FEB 1985 | Cologne | ||
9 | Ralf Sonn | Germany | 01 MAR 1991 | Berlin | |||
11 | 2.38 m (7 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Igor Paklin | Soviet Union | 07 MAR 1987 | Indianapolis | ||
11 | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko | Soviet Union | 07 MAR 1987 | Indianapolis | |||
11 | Steve Smith | Great Britain | 04 FEB 1994 | Wuppertal | |||
11 | Wolf-Hendrik Beyer | Germany | 18 MAR 1994 | Weinheim | |||
11 | Sorin Matei | Romania | 03 FEB 1995 | Wuppertal | |||
11 | Matt Hemingway | United States | 04 MAR 2000 | Atlanta | |||
11 | Yaroslav Rybakov | Russia | 15 FEB 2005 | Stockholm | |||
11 | Linus Thornblad | Sweden | 25 FEB 2007 | Goteborg | |||
11 | Gianmarco Tamberi | Italy | 13 FEB 2016 | Hustopeče |
Women (indoor)
Top 15 athletes & top 10 performances
Ath.# | Perf.# | Mark | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1 | 2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Kajsa Bergqvist | Sweden | 04 FEB 2006 | Arnstadt | |
2 | 2 | 2.07 m (6 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Heike Henkel | Germany | 08 FEB 1992 | Karlsruhe | |
3 | 3 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | Stefka Kostadinova | Bulgaria | 20 FEB 1988 | Athens | |
3 | 3 | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | 06 FEB 2010 | Arnstadt | ||
3 | 3 | Anna Chicherova | Russia | 04 FEB 2012 | Arnstadt | ||
3 | 3 | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | Ukraine | 02 FEB 2021 | Banská Bystrica | ||
7 | 2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Kostadinova #2 | 08 MAR 1987 | Indianapolis | |||
7 | Kostadinova #3 | 01 FEB 1992 | Sofia | ||||
7 | Vlašić #2 | 14 FEB 2006 | Banská Bystrica | ||||
7 | 7 | Tia Hellebaut | Belgium | 03 MAR 2007 | Birmingham | ||
7 | Vlašić #3 | 27 FEB 2008 | Weinheim | ||||
7 | 7 | Ariane Friedrich | Germany | 15 FEB 2009 | Karlsruhe | ||
7 | Vlašić #4 | 15 FEB 2009 | Karlsruhe | ||||
7 | 7 | Mariya Lasitskene | ANA | 09 FEB 2020 | Moscow | ||
10 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Alina Astafei | Germany | 03 MAR 1995 | Berlin | ||
10 | Yelena Slesarenko | Russia | 07 MAR 2004 | Budapest | |||
10 | Antonietta Di Martino | Italy | 09 FEB 2011 | Banská Bystrica | |||
13 | 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | Tamara Bykova | Soviet Union | 06 MAR 1983 | Budapest | ||
13 | Monica Iagar | Romania | 23 JAN 1999 | Bucharest | |||
13 | Marina Kuptsova | Russia | 02 MAR 2002 | Vienna |
Olympic medalists
Men
Women
World Championships medalists
Men
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
– | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 entries) | 19 | 23 | 16 | 58 |
Women
World Indoor Championships medalists
Men
Women
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Athletes with most medals
Athletes who have won multiple titles at the two most important competitions, the Olympic Games and the World Championships:
- 3 wins: Javier Sotomayor (CUB) - Olympic Champion in 1992, World Champion in 1993 & 1997
- 3 wins: Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) - Olympic Champion in 1996, World Champion in 1987 & 1995
- 3 wins: Mariya Lasitskene (RUS) - World Champion in 2015, 2017 & 2019
- 2 wins: Gennadiy Avdeyenko (URS) - Olympic Champion in 1988, World Champion in 1983
- 2 wins: Charles Austin (USA) - Olympic Champion in 1996, World Champion in 1991
- 2 wins: Iolanda Balas (ROM) - Olympic Champion in 1960 & 1964
- 2 wins: Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) - Olympic Champion in 1972 & 1984
- 2 wins: Heike Henkel (GER) - Olympic Champion in 1992, World Champion in 1991
- 2 wins: Hestrie Cloete (RSA) - World Champion in 2001 & 2003
- 2 wins: Blanka Vlašić (CRO) - World Champion in 2007 & 2009
- 2 wins: Anna Chicherova (RUS) - Olympic Champion in 2012, World Champion in 2011
Kostadinova and Sotomayor are the only high jumpers to have been Olympic Champion, World Champion and broken the world record.
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Height differentials
All time lists of athletes with the highest recorded jumps above their own height.[13][14]
Men
Rank | Differential | Athlete | Height | Mark |
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1 | 0.59 m (1 ft 11 in) | Franklin Jacobs | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄4 in) |
Stefan Holm | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | 2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | ||
3 | 0.58 m (1 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Rick Noji | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) |
Anton Riepl | 1.75 m (5 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | 2.33 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Linus Thörnblad | 1.80 m (5 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | 2.38 m (7 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
6 | 0.57 m (1 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Hollis Conway | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) |
7 | 0.56 m (1 ft 10 in) | Takahiro Kimino | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | 2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄4 in) |
Sorin Matei | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄4 in) | 2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | ||
Charles Austin | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄4 in) | 2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | ||
Aleksey Dmitrik | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄4 in) | 2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | ||
11 | 0.55 m (1 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Hari Shankar Roy | 1.70 m (5 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | 2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
Robert Wolski | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | 2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | ||
Marcello Benvenuti | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 2.33 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Milton Ottey | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 2.33 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Women
Rank | Differential | Athlete | Height | Mark |
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1 | 0.35 m (1 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Antonietta Di Martino | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in) |
2 | 0.33 m (1 ft 3⁄4 in) | Niki Bakoyianni | 1.70 m (5 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) |
Kajsa Bergqvist | 1.75 m (5 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | 2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | ||
4 | 0.32 m (1 ft 1⁄2 in) | Emilia Dragieva | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
Yolanda Henry | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
6 | 0.31 m (1 ft 0 in) | Marie Collonvillé | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) |
Inika McPherson | 1.65 m (5 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
8 | 0.30 m (11+3⁄4 in) | Cindy Holmes | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Jessica Ennis | 1.65 m (5 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | 1.95 m (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | ||
Antonella Bevilacqua | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | ||
Lyudmila Andonova | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 2.07 m (6 ft 9+1⁄4 in) |
Female two metres club
As of July 2021[update], 77 different female athletes had ever been able to jump 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in).[11][12]
National records
Men
NR's equal or superior to 2.20 m:
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2.45 m (8 ft 1⁄4 in) | Javier Sotomayor | 27 July 1993 | Salamanca |
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2.43 m (7 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Mutaz Essa Barshim | 5 September 2014 | Brussels |
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2.42 m (7 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | Patrik Sjöberg | 30 June 1987 | Stockholm |
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2.42 m (7 ft 11+1⁄4 in) i | Carlo Thränhardt | 26 February 1988 | Berlin |
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2.42 m (7 ft 11+1⁄4 in) i | Ivan Ukhov | 25 February 2014 | Prague |
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2.42 m (7 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | Bohdan Bondarenko | 14 June 2014 | New York City |
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2.41 m (7 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Igor Paklin | 4 September 1985 | Kobe |
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2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Sorin Matei | 20 June 1990 | Bratislava |
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2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) i | Hollis Conway | 10 March 1991 | Seville |
2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Charles Austin | 7 August 1991 | Zürich | |
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2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Derek Drouin | 25 April 2014 | Des Moines |
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2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) | Zhu Jianhua | 11 June 1983 | Beijing |
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2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) | Gianmarco Tamberi | 15 July 2016 | Monaco |
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2.38 m (7 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Dragutin Topic | 1 August 1993 | Belgrade |
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2.38 m (7 ft 9+1⁄2 in) i | Steve Smith | 4 February 1994 | Wuppertal |
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2.38 m (7 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Troy Kemp | 12 July 1995 | Nice |
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2.38 m (7 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Artur Partyka | 18 August 1996 | Eberstadt |
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2.38 m (7 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Jacques Freitag | 5 March 2005 | Oudtshoorn |
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2.37 m (7 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Valeriy Sereda | 2 September 1984 | Rieti |
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2.37 m (7 ft 9+1⁄4 in) i | Jaroslav Bába | 5 February 2005 | Arnstadt |
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2.37 m (7 ft 9+1⁄4 in) i | Maksim Nedasekau | 7 March 2021 | Toruń |
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2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Sergey Zasimovich | 5 May 1984 | Tashkent |
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2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Eddy Annys | 26 May 1985 | Ghent |
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2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Jan Zvara | 23 August 1987 | Prague |
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2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Clarence Saunders | 1 February 1990 | Auckland |
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2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Georgi Dakov | 10 August 1990 | Brussels |
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2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Lambros Papakostas | 21 July 1992 | Athens |
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2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) i | Steinar Hoen | 12 February 1994 | Balingen |
3 March 1995 | Berlin | |||
2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | 1 July 1997 | Oslo | ||
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2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Tim Forsyth | 2 March 1997 | Melbourne |
Brandon Starc | 26 August 2018 | Eberstadt | ||
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2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Konstantin Matusevich | 5 February 2000 | Perth |
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2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Majd Eddin Ghazal | 18 May 2016 | Beijing |
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2.35 m (7 ft 8+1⁄2 in) i | Jean-Charles Gicquel | 13 March 1994 | Paris |
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2.35 m (7 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Kyriakos Ioannou | 29 August 2007 | Osaka |
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2.35 m (7 ft 8+1⁄2 in) i | Naoto Tobe | 2 February 2019 | Karlsruhe |
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2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) | Rolandas Verkys | 16 June 1991 | Warsaw |
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2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) | Arturo Ortiz | 22 June 1991 | Barcelona |
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2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) | Lee Jin-Taek | 20 June 1997 | Seoul |
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2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) | Abderrahmane Hammad | 14 July 2000 | Algiers |
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2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) | Germaine Mason | 9 August 2003 | Santo Domingo |
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2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) | Kabelo Kgosiemang | 4 May 2008 | Addis Ababa |
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2.33 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in) A | Gilmar Mayo | 17 October 1994 | Pereira |
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2.33 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in) i | Osku Torro | 5 February 2011 | Tampere |
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2.33 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Loïc Gasch | 8 May 2021 | Lausanne |
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2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄4 in) | Gennadiy Belkov | 29 May 1982 | Tashkent |
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2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄4 in) i | Anthony Idiata | 15 February 2000 | Patras |
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2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄4 in) | Jessé de Lima | 2 September 2008 | Lausanne |
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2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄4 in) | Rožle Prezelj | 17 June 2012 | Maribor |
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2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Oleg Palaschevskiy | 12 August 1990 | Bryansk |
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2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Elvir Krehmic | 7 July 1998 | Zagreb |
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2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) i | Wilbert Pennings | 9 February 2002 | Siegen |
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2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Darvin Edwards | 30 August 2011 | Daegu |
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2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) A | Arturo Chávez | 11 June 2016 | Mexico City |
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2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Eure Yáñez | 23 June 2017 | Luque |
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2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Hamish Kerr | 20 February 2021 | Wellington |
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2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Edgar Rivera | 2 June 2021 | Šamorín |
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2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Normunds Sietiņš | 20 July 1992 | Nurmijärvi |
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2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Marko Turban | 5 June 1996 | Rakvere |
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2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Adrian O'Dwyer | 24 June 2004 | Algiers |
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2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Diego Ferrín | 27 October 2011 | Guadalajara |
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2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Nauraj Singh Randhawa | 27 April 2017 | Singapore |
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2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Alperen Acet | 3 June 2018 | Cluj-Napoca |
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2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) A | Mathieu Sawe | 6 June 2018 | Nairobi |
2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 3 August 2018 | Asaba | ||
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2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Ushan Thiwanka | 8 May 2021 | Canyon |
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2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) | Hsiang Chun-hsien | 21 October 2015 | Kaohsiung |
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2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) | David Adley Smith II | 23 April 2016 | Auburn |
Luis Castro | 28 May 2016 | Sinn | ||
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2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) | Tejaswin Shankar | 27 April 2018 | Lubbock |
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2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Novica Čanović | 6 July 1985 | Split |
2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) i | 25 February 1986 | Solna | ||
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2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Markus Einberger | 18 May 1986 | Schwechat |
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2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Khemraj Naiko | 27 May 1996 | Dakar |
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2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) i | Einar Karl Hjartarson | 20 February 2001 | Reykjavík |
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2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | László Boros | 6 July 2005 | Debrecen |
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2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) i | Mohamed Younes Idris | 23 February 2014 | Bordeaux |
2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | 27 May 2015 | Namur | ||
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2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Fernand Djoumessi | 19 June 2014 | Bühl |
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2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Jermaine Francis | 1 August 2018 | Barranquilla |
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2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Janick Klausen | 20 June 2019 | Essen |
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2.27 m (7 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Jean-Claude Rabbath | 23 April 2004 | Beirut |
12 June 2004 | Bucharest | |||
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2.27 m (7 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | James Grayman | 7 July 2007 | Pergine Valsugana |
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2.27 m (7 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Eugenio Rossi | 28 June 2015 | Caprino Veronese |
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2.26 m (7 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Moussa Sagna Fall | 9 July 1982 | Paris |
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2.26 m (7 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Keivan Ghanbarzadeh | 20 April 2012 | Shiraz |
22 June 2015 | Bangkok | |||
25 June 2015 | Pathum Thani | |||
2.26 m (7 ft 4+3⁄4 in) i | 20 September 2017 | Ashgabat | ||
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2.26 m (7 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Pramote Poom-Urai | 11 May 2012 | Kanchanaburi |
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2.26 m (7 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Zurab Gogochuri | 16 June 2012 | Tbilisi |
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2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) A | Fernando Pastoriza | 23 July 1988 | Mexico City |
2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Erasmo Jara | 11 May 2002 | Rosario | |
2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) A | Carlos Layoy | 6 June 2018 | Cochabamba | |
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2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) i A | Marc Chenn | 17 February 2001 | Colorado Springs |
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2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Nguyễn Duy Bằng | 28 September 2004 | Singapore |
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2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Henderson Dottin | 12 April 2008 | El Paso |
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2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Radu Tucan | 30 May 2008 | Chişinău |
Andrei Mîţîcov | 28 May 2016 | Tiraspol | ||
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2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Karim Samir Lotfy | 27 June 2008 | Eberstadt |
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2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Brendan Williams | 17 March 2012 | Havana |
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2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Abdoulaye Diarra | 24 May 2015 | Tourcoing |
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2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Victor Korst | 27 June 2020 | Lisbon |
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2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) | Julio Luciano | 8 June 1996 | Santo Domingo |
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2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) | Kwaku Boateng | 8 August 1996 | Kitchener |
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2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) i | Paulo Conceição | 6 March 2016 | Pombal |
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2.22 m (7 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Fakhredin Fouad | 4 July 1991 | Amman |
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2.22 m (7 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Raymond Conzemius | 3 September 1995 | Dudelange |
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2.22 m (7 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Wong Yew Tong | 14 December 1995 | Chiang Mai |
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2.22 m (7 ft 3+1⁄4 in) A | Felipe Apablaza | 3 June 2001 | Cochabamba |
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2.22 m (7 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Huguens Jean | 14 June 2003 | Sacramento |
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2.22 m (7 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Boubacar Séré | 13 August 2006 | Bambous |
27 June 2007 | Celle Ligure | |||
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2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) | Paul Caraballo | 26 April 1997 | Des Moines |
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2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) | Jamal Fakhri Al-Qasim | 8 July 2006 | Lublin |
Hashim Issa Al-Oqabi | 25 July 2007 | Amman | ||
Nawaf Ahmad Al-Yami | 15 June 2013 | Salzburg | ||
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2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) | Alexander Bowen Jr. | 9 May 2015 | Albany |
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2.20 m (7 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Nikolay Stolyarov | 19 May 1996 | Almaty |
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2.20 m (7 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Eugéne Ernesta | 14 July 2000 | Algiers |
William Woodcock | 13 June 2010 | Victoria | ||
9 October 2010 | New Delhi | |||
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2.20 m (7 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Salem Al-Anezi | 15 May 2004 | Kuwait City |
24 November 2007 | Cairo | |||
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2.20 m (7 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Bwalya Humphrey | 4 March 2018 | Ndola |
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| Pakistan
|2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
|Ahmed bilal
|27 june 2001
|Islamabad
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NR's equal or superior to 1.88 m:
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2.09 m (6 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Stefka Kostadinova | 30 August 1987 | Rome |
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2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) i | Kajsa Bergqvist | 4 February 2006 | Arnstadt |
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2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Blanka Vlašić | 31 August 2009 | Zagreb |
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2.07 m (6 ft 9+1⁄4 in) i | Heike Henkel | 8 February 1992 | Karlsruhe |
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2.07 m (6 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Anna Chicherova | 22 July 2011 | Cheboksary |
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2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | Hestrie Cloete | 31 August 2003 | Saint-Denis |
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2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) i | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | 2 February 2021 | Banská Bystrica |
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2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) i | Tia Hellebaut | 3 March 2007 | Birmingham |
2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 23 August 2008 | Beijing | ||
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2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Chaunte Lowe | 26 June 2010 | Des Moines |
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2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Silvia Costa | 9 September 1989 | Barcelona |
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2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in) i | Antonietta Di Martino | 9 February 2011 | Banská Bystrica |
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2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | Niki Bakogianni | 3 August 1996 | Atlanta |
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2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) i | Monica Iagar | 23 January 1999 | Bucharest |
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2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Ruth Beitia | 4 August 2007 | San Sebastián |
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2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in) i | Kamila Lićwinko | 21 February 2015 | Toruń |
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2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | Olga Turchak | 7 July 1986 | Moscow |
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2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | Hanne Haugland | 13 August 1997 | Zürich |
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2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) i | Airinė Palšytė | 4 March 2017 | Belgrade |
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2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | Nicola McDermott | 4 July 2021 | Stockholm |
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2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Tatyana Shevchik | 14 May 1993 | Gomel |
Karyna Taranda | 5 July 2019 | Lausanne | ||
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2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Britta Bilač | 14 August 1994 | Helsinki |
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2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Zuzana Hlavoňová | 5 June 2000 | Prague |
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2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Dóra Győrffy | 26 July 2001 | Nyíregyháza |
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1.98 m (6 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Lyudmila Butuzova | 10 June 1984 | Sochi |
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1.98 m (6 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Debbie Brill | 2 September 1984 | Rieti |
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1.98 m (6 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Levern Spencer | 8 May 2010 | Athens |
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1.98 m (6 ft 5+3⁄4 in) i | Akela Jones | 11 March 2016 | Birmingham |
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1.98 m (6 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | 12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
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1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Jin Ling | 7 May 1989 | Hamamatsu |
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1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Valentīna Gotovska | 30 March 1992 | Vilnius |
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1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Sigrid Kirchmann | 21 August 1993 | Stuttgart |
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1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Olga Bolşova | 5 September 1993 | Rieti |
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1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Solange Witteveen | 19 May 2001 | Manaus |
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1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Juana Rosario Arrendel | 2 December 2002 | San Salvador |
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1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) i | Mélanie Melfort | 5 February 2003 | Dortmund |
18 February 2007 | Aubière | |||
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1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Tatyana Efimenko | 11 July 2003 | Rome |
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1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Romary Rifka | 4 April 2004 | Xalapa |
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1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Salome Lang | 27 June 2021 | Langenthal |
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1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Marija Vuković | 27 June 2021 | Smederevo |
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1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Galina Brigadnaya | 13 September 1985 | Alma Ata |
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1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) i | Mária Melová | 12 February 1997 | Banská Bystrica |
27 February 1999 | Otterberg | |||
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1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Miki Imai | 15 September 2001 | Yokohama |
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1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Anna Iljuštšenko | 9 August 2011 | Viljandi |
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1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) i | Ella Junnila | 7 March 2021 | Toruń |
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1.95 m (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Lucienne N'Da | 28 June 1992 | Belle Vue Maurel |
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1.95 m (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Doreen Amata | 3 July 2008 | Abuja |
16 July 2011 | Eberstadt | |||
1 September 2011 | Daegu | |||
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1.95 m (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Deirdre Ryan | 1 September 2011 | Daegu |
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1.95 m (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Tyra Gittens | 13 May 2021 | College Station |
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1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Amra Temim | 15 August 1987 | Varaždin |
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16 September 1988 | Thessaloniki | ||
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1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Pia Zinck | 8 August 1997 | Athens |
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1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Irène Tiéndrebeogo | 1 August 1999 | Niort |
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1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Bui Thi Nhung | 4 May 2005 | Bangkok |
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1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Noengrothai Chaipetch | 14 December 2009 | Vientiane |
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1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) i | Danielle Frenkel | 5 March 2011 | Paris |
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1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Burcu Ayhan | 16 July 2011 | Ostrava |
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1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Nadine Broersen | 14 August 2014 | Zürich |
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1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) A | María Fernanda Murillo | 1 May 2019 | Medellín |
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1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Kim Hui-seon | 10 June 1990 | Seoul |
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1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Sheree Francis | 15 May 2010 | Spanish Town |
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1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) i | Leontia Kallenou | 13 March 2015 | Fayetteville |
1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | 15 May 2015 | Starkville | ||
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1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Orlane dos Santos | 11 August 1989 | Bogotá |
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1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Klodeta Gjini | 22 August 1989 | Tirana |
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1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Tania Dixon | 26 January 1991 | Dunedin |
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1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Sahana Kumari | 23 June 2012 | Hyderabad |
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1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) A | Lissa Labiche | 9 May 2015 | Potchefstroom |
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1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Valentyna Liashenko | 27 June 2015 | Berdychiv |
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1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Yelena Gorobets | 11 July 1981 | Leningrad |
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1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Priscilla Frederick | 22 July 2015 | Toronto |
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1.90 m (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) i | Þórdis Gísladóttir | 12 March 1983 | Pontiac |
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1.90 m (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Najuma Fletcher | 3 June 1995 | Knoxville |
11 August 1995 | Gothenburg | |||
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1.90 m (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Marierlis Rojas | 29 March 2008 | Ponce |
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1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄4 in) i | Marina Kuporosova | 24 January 1988 | Baku |
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1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | Saniel Atkinson-Grier | 1 July 2012 | Kingston |
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1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Sónia Carvalho | 3 June 2001 | Vila Real de Santo António |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) i | Naide Gomes | 5 March 2004 | Budapest | |
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1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Yeung Man Wai | 30 April 2017 | Taipei City |
See also
- List of high jump national champions (men)
- List of high jump national champions (women)
- Standing high jump
Notes and references
- The Complete Book of Track and Field, by Tom McNab
- The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2000
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
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- ^ a b High Jump - men - senior - outdoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-25.
- ^ a b High Jump - men - senior - indoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-25.
- ^ a b c High Jump - women - senior - outdoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-25.
- ^ a b c High Jump - women - senior - indoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-25.
- ^ High Jump Differentials Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 50 cm club - Alltime list in jump above own height Archived April 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine