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A plaque on Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, commemorating Valeriy Brumel's high jump world record of 2.25 m set on 31 August 1961. The first world record in the men's high jump was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1912. As of June, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 40 world records in the ...
The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the world record holder with a jump of 2.45 m (8 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in) set in 1993 – the longest-standing record in the history of the men's high jump.
The championship records for the event are 2.41 m for men, set by Bohdan Bondarenko in 2013, and 2.09 m for women, set by Stefka Kostadinova in 1987. Additionally, Kostadinova's championship record jump of 2.09 m was also the only time the world record has been broken at the World Athletics Championships.
Gerd Wessig is the only man to have set a world record in the Olympic high jump, having done so in 1980 with a mark of 2.36 m (7 ft 8 + 3 ⁄ 4 in). The women's world record has been broken on three occasions at the Olympics, with records coming in 1928, 1932 and 1972. [1]
Men's high jump world record progression; L. Masters M70 long jump world record progression; Masters M75 long jump world record progression; Masters M80 long jump ...
Country Mark Athlete Date Place Ref. Bulgaria 2.09 m (6 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) Stefka Kostadinova: 30 August 1987 Rome Croatia 2.08 m (6 ft 9 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) Blanka Vlašić: 31 August 2009
Within the year, five years after taking up the high jump in 1986, he was the American Record Holder (2.40m – 7'10 1/2"), gold medalist at the 1991 World Championship and was a contender to win in the Olympics.
This is the progression of world record improvements of the high jump of Masters athletics. Key Incomplete information Pending Indoor mark IAAF includes indoor marks in the record list since 2000, but WMA does not follow that practice.