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Vertical jump measurements are used primarily to measure athletic performance. In sports such as high jump, netball, basketball, Australian rules football, volleyball, figure skating and swimming a strong vertical jump is a necessary skill, but many other sports measure their players' vertical jump ability during physical examinations.
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.
The standing high jump is an athletics event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912. It is performed in the same way as high jump , with the difference being that the athlete has no run-up and must stand still and jump with both feet together.
Earlier this year, she upped her personal best to 2.02m (6-7.5), one of only 33 women in history to jump that high, and the second-best mark in the world in 2021.
The high jump at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the qualifying height or placing in top twelve advancing to the final round.
Indeed, Davin was also holder of the world long jump record. The next world record in high jump was perhaps the first achieved with a true scissors style. In 1887 the high jump record was captured by a US athlete, William Byrd-Page of the University of Pennsylvania, first with a clearance of 6 ft 3 1 ⁄ 4 inches, and later 6 ft 4 inches (1.93 ...
Vashti Cunningham (born January 18, 1998) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the high jump.She is the daughter of retired National Football League (NFL) quarterback Randall Cunningham, niece of retired NFL fullback Sam Cunningham, and the younger sister of Randall Cunningham II.