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[38] [39] Baumgartner was in free fall for 4 minutes and 19 seconds, a fall time 17 seconds shorter than the record set during mentor Joseph Kittinger's jump on 16 August 1960. [38] Kittinger was also his radio contact during the jump. Two years and 10 days later Baumgartner's altitude record was broken by Alan Eustace. [40]
Country Mark Athlete Date Place Ref. Germany 2.42 m (7 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 4 in)Carlo Thränhardt: 26 February 1988: Berlin Sweden 2.41 m (7 ft 10 + 3 ⁄ 4 in)Patrik Sjöberg: 1 February 1987
A plaque on Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, commemorating Valeriy Brumel's high jump world record of 2.25 m set on 31 August 1961. The first world record in the men's high jump was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1912. As of June, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 40 world records in the ...
H. Masters M75 high jump world record progression; Masters M80 high jump world record progression; Masters M85 high jump world record progression; Masters M90 high jump world record progression
Sergey Bubka's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect. Bubka's world record of 6.14 m, set outdoors in 1994, was surpassed by six consecutive records set indoors, most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2023 with a 6.22 m mark. In 2020 ...
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. Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine) is the women's world record holder with a jump of 2.10 m (6 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) set in 2024.
His descent to Earth lasted 4 minutes and 27 seconds [12] and stretched nearly 26 miles (42 km) with peak speeds exceeding 822 miles per hour (1,323 km/h), [10] setting new world records for the highest free-fall jump and total free-fall distance 123,414 feet (37.617 km; 23.3739 mi). [13]
Standing 6' 1/2", he jumped 22 inches over his height, sixth all time. An Olympic gold medalist, Austin is the current American and Olympic high jump record holder, two-time World Champion, and a nine-time national track and field high jump champion. From starting in high school to the end of his career, Charles improved almost a foot in height.