Babe Didrikson, who won the 100 meter hurdles, the javelin and came in 2nd in the high jump at the 1932 Olympics.
Babe Didrikson, who won the 100 meter hurdles, the javelin and came in 2nd in the high jump at the 1932 Olympics.
Zambia has two Olympic medals: one for high jump and one for long jump.
Javier Sotomayor of Cuba won the men's high jump on fewer misses at 2.34 meters and Heike Henkel of Germany won the woman's high jump at 2.02 meters.
Australia has won four Olympic medals in the high jump event; one gold, two silver, and one bronze.
Once ... Cornelieus Leahy won gold in the high jump for Great Britain at the 1906 Olympics.
Babe Didrikson of the United States at the 1932 Summer Games in Los Angeles. She won gold in the 80 meter hurdles and javelin throw and won silver in high jump.
Stefka Kostadinova, won and have record in high jump for World and Olympic
They are pretty good as German men have won 6 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) and German women have won 6 medals (4 gold, 2 bronze) in Olympic high jump competition.
Charles Austin won gold in high jump at the 1996 Games in Atlanta with a jump of 2.39 meters (7 feet, 10 1/10 inches). It stands today as an Olympic record.
Men: Valery Brumel, USSRWomen: Iolanda Balas, Romania
Men: Charles Austin, United StatesWomen: Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria