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History

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Men’s high jump records

Images of men’s high jump records

Women’s high jump records

Images of women’s high jump records

In this competition the competitors must jump in vertically, in over a bar horizontal separated by four meters. In this jump the athlete has got three times for jump this bar. At first you must jump one form scissors technique, and today are two forms more: straddle jump and Fosbury Flop. When the athlete exceeds the jump, the bar sets at more meters than the first jump. The athletes classified when the athlete which less attempts, but the two athlete jump the same mark plus the more marks in total.

The first recorded high jump event took place in Scotland in the 19th century. Early jumpers used either an elaborate straight-on approach or a scissors technique. In the latter, the bar was approached diagonally, and the jumper threw first the inside leg and then the other over the bar in a scissoring motion.

Around the turn of the 20th century, techniques began to modernise, starting with the Irish.

1. Cannot take off two feet.2. Cannot knock off the bar (Obvious)3. If doing a run through, cannot place any body part over the "invisible barrier" of the bar and mat4. Athletes may choose the height they wish to come in at5. For every height you have 3 attempts6. The winner is the last man standing, or competitor with least amount of attempts.7. If an athlete (high school) has other events they have 15 minutes to do them, then return to jump

2.45 m Javier Sotomayor in Salamanca, Spain 27 July 1993. He is from Cuba.

2.42 Patrik Sjöberg in Stockholm, Sweden 30 June 1987. He is from Sweden.

2.41 m Igor Paklin in Kobe, Japan 4 September1985

Olimpic:Charles Austin 2.39 m 1996

Javier Sotomayor

Patrik

Sjöberg

Igor Paklin

Charles Austin

2,09 m Stefka Kostadinova 30 de August 1987 in Rome. She is from Bulgary

2.05 m Tamara Bykova 22 June 1984 in Kiev. She is from Rusia

2.03 m Ulrike Meyfarth 21 August 1983 in London . She is from Germany

StefkaKostadinova

Tamara Bykova

Ulrike Meyfarth