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Men: 2.39 meters (7 feet, 10 inches) by Charles Austin of the United States at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.
Women: 2.06 meters (6 feet, 9 1/10 inches) by Yelana Slesarenko of Russia at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.
Olympic records in the high jump as of the 2008 Games - Women - Yelena Slesarenko of Russia, 2.06 meters set at the 2004 Games in Athens. Men - Charles Austin of the United States, 2.39 meters set at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. All time - 2.45m (8 feet 1/2 inch) held by Javier Sotomayor from Cuba.
1) Men's High Jump: 2.39 meters by Charles Austin of the United States at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
2) Women's High Jump: 2.06 meters by Yelena Slesarenko of Russia at the 2004 Games in Athens.
3) Men's Triple Jump: 18.09 meters by Kenny Harrison of the United States at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
4) Women's Triple Jump: 15.39 meters by Francosie Mbango Etone of Cameroon at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
That depends there are many different classes in the paralympics.
- Classes 11, 12 and 13 cover the different levels of visual impairment.
- Class 20 covers athletes with an intellectually disability
- Classes 32-38 cover athletes with different levels of cerebral palsy - both wheelchair (32 - 34) and ambulant (35 - 38).
- Classes 40-46 cover ambulant athletes with different levels of amputations and other disabilities, including les Autres (eg. dwarfism).
- Classes 51-58 cover wheelchair athletes with different levels of spinal cord injuries and amputations.
Men:
Class F11: Italo Sacchetto - 1.59m (ITA)
Class F12: Ruslan Sivitski - 2.02m (BLR)
Class F13: J Orcutt - 1.98m (USA)
Class F42: Arnold Boldt - 1.96m (CAN)
Class F44: Jeff Skiba - 2.11m (USA)
Class F45: Matthias Berg - 1.68m (GER)
Class F46: Yancong Wu - 1.97m (CHN)
Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is both the indoor and outdoor world record holder in this event with jumps of 2.43 metres (7 ft 11.67 in) and 2.45 metres (8 ft 0.46 in), respectively.Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria) has held the women's world record 2.09 metres (6 ft 10.28 in) since 1987.
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When did Charles Austin beat the high jump olympic games record?
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.
Who had the male high jump world record but not an Olympic gold medal?
Javier Sotomayor of Cuba held the male high jump world record with a mark of 2.45 meters, but he did not win an Olympic gold medal during his career.
What is the Olympic long jump record?
The Olympic Long jump record for men is 8.90 meters jumped by Bob Beamon.
What was the best girl in Bulgaria?
Stefka Kostadinova, won and have record in high jump for World and Olympic
What is the 1932 men's high jump Olympic record?
Following the 1932 Games in Los Angeles, the men's high jump Olympic record was 1.98 meters (6 feet, 6 inches) by Harold Osborn of the United States at the 1924 Games in Paris.
In the Olympics who holds the World and Olympic high jump record?
World Record: Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.45m Olympic Record: Charles Austin (USA) 2.39m
Who were the 2008 olympic high jump champions?
The gold medalists for the 2008 high jump competition at the Beijing Olympics were: * (Men) Andrey Silnov - Russia - 2.36 meters * (Women) Tia Hellebaut - 2.05 meters For men, the world record is 2.45 meters and the Olympic record is 2.39 meters (Charles Austin of the US, 1996). For women, the world record is 2.09 meters and the Olympic record is 2.06 meters.
Olympic high jump record holders?
2.45m (8 feet 1/2 inch) held by Javier Sotomayor from Cuba.
Does mike Powell hold the Olympic long jump record?
No
Will the 2012 Olympic high jump competition take place at Wemberly?
Why, yes the 2012 Olympic high jump will take lace at wimberly.
In the 1940s what was the world record for high jump in the Olympics?
There was no Olympic Games during the time of 1940-1944 because of World War Two
What are 2 Olympic athletic jumping events?
Long jump and high jump.
