Stefka Kostadinova was the first person to ever jump 2.O9 metres in 1987, Rome. She also has tthe longest going world record as no one has beaten her record.
As of 2011, Javier Sotomayor holds the mens world record at 2.45 meters. Stefka Kostadinova holds the womens world record at 2.09 meters.
Galina Chistyakova with a jump of 7.52 meters.
Galina Chistyakova, with a jump of 7.52 meters (24 ft 8.25 inches).
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The British women's high jump record is 1.95 meters (6 feet, 4 3/4 inches) set by Diana Davies in 1982, Susan Moncrieff in 2001, and Jessica Ennis in 2007.
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the current world record for the indoor is held by Kajsa Bergqvist from Sweden with a jump of 2.08m. the current world record for the outdoor is held by Stefka Kostadinova from Bulgaria with a jump of 2.09m
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ulysses s grant holds the jumping record at west point -jaedin kelley
stefka kostadinova bulgaria 1987 2.09m
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Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria set the women's world record for the high jump in 1987 at a height of 2.09 meters (6 feet, 10 1/4 inches). It is the longest standing world record in the history of the high jump.