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A plaque on Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, commemorating Stefka Kostadinova's high jump world record of 2.08 m set on 31 May 1986. The first world record in the women's high jump was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922.
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.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she attended David T. Howard High School. [1] She competed for the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where she won the gold medal in the women's high jump event. In the process, she beat the current world record holder, Iolanda Balas and set a new world record.
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
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.
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.
Championship record: World Leading Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) 2.03 m: Brno, Czech Republic: 22 June 2022 African Record Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2.06 m: Saint-Denis, France: 31 August 2003 Asian Record Nadezhda Dubovitskaya (KAZ) 2.00 m: Almaty, Kazakhstan: 8 June 2021 North, Central American and Caribbean record Chaunte Lowe (USA) 2.05 m: Des ...
And making the bar on her last attempt, world leader Chaunté Lowe was in fourth place. All but Demireva had cleared 2.00 before, Lowe in 2016. All but Demireva had cleared 2.00 before, Lowe in 2016. Earlier in her career Vlašić made 2.00 routine and was attempting the world record of 2.10 on occasion.