In 1936, two U.S. athletes, Corny Johnson and Dave Albritton set the world record in the high jump at the Olympic trials when they tied for first place with successful jumps of 6' 9 1/2". Corny would go on to win the gold medal at the 1936 Olympic games while Dave Albritton won the silver medal.
The world record for the highest jump by a rabbit was achieved by a rabbit named Mimrelunds Ramses who jumped 99.5 cm (39.2 in) in 1997.
No one came close to Breaking J. Sotomayor high jump world record in 2008.
There is no competition called the long high jump.
Javier Sotomayor of Cuba with a jump of 2.45 meters. he did it in Salamenca Spain. Tt is the current high jump world record.
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.
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.
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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.
well world record high jump is 8 feet
The current world record holder in men's high jump is Javier Sotomayor of Cuba, with a jump of 2.45 meters set in 1993. The women's high jump record is held by Yelena Slesarenko of Russia, with a jump of 2.05 meters set in 2004.
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