High jump

The high jump is an athletics/track and field event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights.

Current status

At all but novice levels of competition, or where built-up landing areas are not available, the Fosbury Flop is now almost universally used. The current men's world record of 2.45 m (8'0-1/2") was set in 1993 by Cuba's Javier Sotomayor, while the women's world record holder is Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria. In the 2004 Olympics, Sweden's Stefan Holm won the men's gold medal, and Russia's Yelena Slesarenko outjumped two-time world champion Hestria Cloete to win the women's title. Holm, at 1.81 m tall, equaled Franklin Jacobs' height-over-head record of 59 cm when he cleared 2.40 m (7'10-1/2") to win the European Indoor championships in March 2005.

Related Topics:
Fosbury Flop - 1993 - Javier Sotomayor - Stefka Kostadinova - Stefan Holm

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