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References. Women's high jump world record progression. 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.
As of March 2017, the longest jump ever recorded in any official competition is 253.5 metres (832 ft), set by Stefan Kraft at Vikersundbakken in Vikersund, Norway. As of March 2024, the women's world record stands at 230.5 m (756 ft), set by Silje Opseth also in Vikersund. On 23–24 April 2024, Ryōyū Kobayashi made four successful attempts ...
She ended that year with personal bests of 6.54 m (21 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) for the long jump and 13.81 m (45 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) for the triple jump. [ 3 ] In her 2014 season, she set a series of personal bests, including 6.71 m (22 ft 0 in) for the long jump, 11.85 seconds for the 100 metres and 7.40 seconds for the 60 metres . [ 3 ]
Florence Griffith Joyner. Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner[4] (born Florence Delorez Griffith; [2] December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete and the fastest woman ever recorded. She set world records in 1988 for the 100 m and 200 m. During the late 1980s, she became a popular figure ...
The Olympic records for the event are 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) for men, set by Charles Austin in 1996, and 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) for women, set by Yelena Slesarenko in 2004. 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 83⁄4 in).
400m hurdles: 53.46 (Eugene, 2024) Medal record. Women's athletics. Representing the United States. NACAC Championships. 2022 Freeport. High jump. Rachel Glenn (born 17 April 2002) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the high jump and 400m hurdles. [1]
Blanka Vlašić (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈblaːŋka ˈʋlaʃitɕ]; born 8 November 1983) is a Croatian former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump. She is a two-time world champion and double Olympic medallist who ranks as the joint third- highest female jumper of all time with her personal best of 2.08 m (6 ft 9⁄ in).
High jump. Morgan Lake (born 12 May 1997) [3] is a British high jumper. She won the silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and placed fourth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Lake finished sixth in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and fourth in the 2018 World Indoor Championships. In 2013, she broke the 29-year-old UK Under-17 high ...