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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 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.
In September, she won the high jump at the Brussels Diamond League meeting with a world-leading mark of 2.05 m, which was also a Ukrainian national record. [72] Later that month, she won the Diamond League Final in Zürich with a jump of 2.03 m, 9 cm ahead of her nearest competitor to claim her first Diamond League title.
The crowd at Stade Charléty enjoyed their first world record of the day when Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh broke the women’s high jump record. The world record was previously held by ...
This rule was not applied retroactively, [7] and has, thus far, only affected the men's and women's pole vault, women's 2,000 m and women's triple jump. The women's vault record has been advanced 9 times indoors by three different women, each ratified as a world record. The last record to be set indoors was in 2004.
Joni Huntley clears 6 feet in the high jump on May 18, 1974, at the Oregon Class 2A state championships in Springfield. ... women’s indoor record with a leap of 6 feet, ½ inch at a ...
High jump: 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) Andra Manson: Brenham High School: Brenham, Texas: Kingston, Jamaica: 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics: July 18, 2002 High jump: 7 ft 6 in (2.28 m) Vernon Turner: Yukon High School: Yukon, Oklahoma: Yukon, Oklahoma: April 14, 2017 [31] Video on YouTube: Pole vault: 5.93 m (19 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) Armand ...
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