What is the high jump world record?

The high jump world record is an astonishing one and has risen greatly over the past 100 years.

Currently, the world record is held by Javier Sotomayor from Cuba, who jumped 2.45m to set the world record in 1993.
He is the only person to have ever jumped over 8 feet in height (8 feet, 0.25 inches). It is currently the longest standing record in the high jump event.

You can see video footage of the men’s high jump world record by Javier Sotomayor in the video below.

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Men’s high jump world record

Javier Sotomayor
2.45m

To put this in perspective, someone photoshopped Mutarz Barshim’s 2.43m clearance next to a basketball ring.

Image source: Mashable

The women’s high jump world record is another incredible feat. The record of 2.09m (6 feet and 10.25 inches) was set by Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria in 1987. The only woman that has come close to breaking the record is Croatia’s Blanka Vlasic, who has cleared 2.08m in her career.

You can see video footage of her world record breaking clearance in the video below.

Women’s high jump world record.

Stefka Kostadinova
2.09 m

The table below shows the current records held by both men and women for both indoor, outdoor and age performances.

Men’s Records

Records	Name	Height	Country
Men’s World Record	Javier Sotomayor	2.45m	Cuba
Men’s Olympic Record	Charles Austin	2.39m	USA
Men’s Indoor Record	Javier Sotomayor	2.43m	Cuba
Men’s Under 20 World Record	Dragutin Topic Steve Smith	2.37m 2.37m	Yugoslavia United Kingdom
Men’s Under 18 World Record	Javier Sotomayor	2.33m	Cuba

Women’s Records

Record	Name	Height	Country
Women’s World Record	Stefka Kostadinova	2.09m	Bulgaria
Women’s Olympic Record	Yelena Slesarenko	2.06m	Russia
Women’s Indoor Record	Kajsa Bergqvist	2.08m	Sweden
Women’s Under 20 Record	Olga Turchak Heike Balck	2.01m 2.01m	USSR West Germany
Women’s Under 18 Record	Charmaine Gale-Weavers Olga Turchak Eleanor Patterson	1.96m 1.96m 1.96m	South Africa USSRAustralia

Image source: Grenada Sports

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