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2006-07-20 07:14:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Olympics
Yep, it's Sotomayor from Cuba for men - 8' 0-1/2" Can you believe the record will be 16 years old in just 7 days?
The closest anyone has come since was 7'10 -1/2" by Vyacheslav Voronin of Russia in 2000.
For women, it's Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria, with a jump of 6'10-1/4" (2.09m) and THIS record is now almost 19 years old....
3 women have the next best mark, Kajsa Bergqvist of Sweden, Hestrie Cloete of South Africa and Yelena Slesarenko of Russia have all jumped 6'9" (2.06m )
It's about time they were both broken...
2006-07-20 11:29:31 · answer #1 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 2 seconds on Google will give you many sources. Wikipedia being one of the best. Just go to www.google.com and type high jump record into the space, and hit enter. TaDah!
2006-07-20 14:20:55 · answer #2 · answered by roscoedeadbeat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The current men's world record of 2.45 m (8'0-1/2") was set in 1993 by Cuba's Javier Sotomayor
2006-07-20 15:01:56 · answer #3 · answered by rockonmtn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cuban - alittle over 8 feet. Details are somewhere on the internet. Look up track and field world records. That's your best bet.
2006-07-20 19:18:43 · answer #4 · answered by The Mick "7" 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know Wikipedia?
If not, it's time to learn about...
2006-07-20 14:18:16 · answer #5 · answered by swissnick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋