Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in 1896, athletes have redefined limits in pursuit of the Olympic ideal ... gold medalists' heights for the high jump since 1896.

Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh claimed the gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, ...

1956 Olympic high jump silver medallist Thelma Hopkins, who won Empire Games gold for Northern Ireland and also held the world record, has died at the age of 88. Hopkins lived in Canada for many ...

Sander Skotheim improved his European record to 6558 to move to third on the world indoor heptathlon all-time list ...

(WTVO/WQRF) — It’s not often that a two-time Olympic medalist visits the ... In 1989 he broke the U.S. record in the high jump when he cleared 7′ 9 3/4″. He was the top-ranked high jumper ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's High Jump - Medal Ceremony - Olympic ... events are the men’s pole vault with world record holder and Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis seeking new heights ...

His total score of 402 kg (886 lbs) marked an Olympic record. Instead, the two agreed to share the gold medal, and the ensuing scene has since become one of the Games' indelible moments. Barshim, who ...

Of all Olympic records ... the farthest long jump had been 27 feet, 4¾ inches, by Ter-Ovanesyan and Ralph Boston. Jesse Owens had set a record of 26-8¼ in 1935 that had held up for 25 years.

When she completed her first high jump at the 1948 Olympic Games ... On her first attempt, she jumped a record-breaking 1.68m, instantly making her the first black woman to win Olympic gold.

Louis, Illinois High School: Lincoln HS (East ... Jackie Joyner-Kersee's achievements include three Olympic gold medals, four World Outdoor Championships gold medals, and the still-standing world ...