No one came close to Breaking J. Sotomayor high jump world record in 2008.
The men's high jump record stands at 2.45 m (8' 1/4"), and was set by Javier Sotomayor of Cuba in 1993.
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.
Javier Sotomayor of Cuba who jumped 2.45 mtrs on 27th July 1993
The current record of 2.45 metres in the high jump was set by Cuban Javier Sotomayor on July 23, 1993 in Salamanca, beating the mark of 2.42 metres set by Patrik Sjöberg six years earlier.
The world record for the high jump (outdoors) is 2.45 m (8'0.5"), by Javier Sotomayor of Cuba in Salamanca on July 27, 1993
The women's high jump world record is 6 feet, 10 1/4 inches (2.09 meters) set by Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria on August 30, 1987. Louise Ritter's jump of 6 feet, 8 inches (2.03 meters) to win gold at the 1988 Summer Olympics set an Olympic record but not a world record.
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.
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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.
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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