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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 + 3 ⁄ 4 in). She is the Croatian record holder in the event, and a former indoor world champion .
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.
In August, Mahuchikh won the bronze medal in the high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [59] It was the third Olympic medal won by Ukraine in the women's high jump event after Inha Babakova and Vita Styopina, who both clinched bronze medals too at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics respectively. [60] [61]
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.
Running vertical jump: This refers to a vertical jump after a run up: the last step of the run is used to launch into the jump. This may help to add additional energy to the jump and improve on the standing vertical jump result. [2] In general, the standing vertical jump is the one that is used as an official measurement for athletes. [1]
She won the women's high jump with a personal best and world leading height of 2.03 m. She improved to 2.04 m on 11 June 2017 in Hengelo . On 6 July 2017, she set a new personal best at the Diamond League in Lausanne with a height of 2.06 m, a Diamond League record.
P. Masters M65 pole vault world record progression; Masters M70 high jump world record progression; Masters M70 pole vault world record progression
This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the high jump. Measurement was conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. The women's event began in 1982.