Here it is, finally! My top 10s tend to get longer and longer. I hope you can live with that:-)
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Javier Sotomayor world record still stands for 28 years and still counting, wow very impressive 👏
@rusbenreyes56952 жыл бұрын
Fosbury. Completely revolutionized the sport while winning a gold medal.
@rickrosenbloom96054 жыл бұрын
Well you can definitely say that these guys set the bar pretty high
@sim26768 жыл бұрын
Lol, best jokes are the bad ones
@gws18258 жыл бұрын
I dont know, can you raise the "standards" for your jokes next time.
@thecheesymango4135 жыл бұрын
The only reason I didn't smash the world record was coz the oxygen tank I had to carry weighed me down too much.(So I guess if we go by GWS's theory,that must be the best joke of all time!!?).
@darrylschultz93115 жыл бұрын
As a Swede i say its quite cool to see 2 country men at top 3, but my favorite is Ivan Uhkov
@Galimah9 жыл бұрын
The way Stefan Holm bends his back is extraordinary and I think he did the best flops in the world. It's was just that he was much shorter than the rest, yet he still became one of the best of all time. I've even met him and trained with him once. :D
@adamsvenssonercegovic10855 жыл бұрын
Charles Austin is only an inch or two taller, though he doesn't seem to get nearly as much recognition as many other "short" jumpers.
@SLaird223 жыл бұрын
I was a high jumper way back and remember travelling to Germany to compete in 1971. The Germans were too good, and I got thrashed. In this video Holm is the most amazing, and is the shortest high jumper I've seen.
@1000frolly10 жыл бұрын
Liar
@neb70265 жыл бұрын
My brother was a high jumper too. He had the Australian record of 2.17metres back in 1982 (?) Just sent him the download of this video
@kiarabarratt53844 жыл бұрын
Stefan Holm is my favourite just because he is fairly short compared to all of the other people.
@leavevialone10 жыл бұрын
Dwight Stones was always my favorite / idol when I was in high school in the early 70's.
@tweachiemercer15895 жыл бұрын
Stefan Holm's style is so smooth and effortless. The result of insane dedication to his craft. Sjöberg lived more on his extreme natural talent.
@OriginalMindTrick5 жыл бұрын
Stefan Holm is 181cm or 5’11.
@patricksandeberg81844 жыл бұрын
@@patricksandeberg8184 So he's a dwarf compared to most of the bean poles on this list.
@Guy_de_Loimbard3 жыл бұрын
@@Guy_de_Loimbard 😂 well maybe not a dwarf. He's just about average height in Sweden. But compared to the average height of highjumpers... Yeah I'd say he is. 😉
@patricksandeberg81843 жыл бұрын
I was a middle distance runner in the late 80's to mid 90's and the high jump comp was one of the most exciting events during that time period. Four of this top ten were jumping during that time, but....Hollis Conway was my favorite, and still is of all time. I'm not sure he was even six foot in stature, but for his size and what he accomplished was AMAZING! Also, his technique was soooooooo fluid and smooth. Always a joy to watch him jump. The '91 Worlds might be one of the best high jump comps of all time. I have it on VHS if you want a copy. :)
@jasonlamar27638 ай бұрын
Just curious how you can compile a list of the top 10 high jumpers of all time and not include Dick Fosbury, a man who totally revolutionized and reinvented the sport with the "Fosbury Flop".....
@jacquigrace392810 жыл бұрын
'cause he wasn't even close to be one of the ten best of all time? Even then he won the 68 olympics he wasn't close to the then Straddle WR of 2.28 sat by Brumel a few years earlier. He's an important figure in the history of high jump, but not one of the best 'cause of that
@AirikrStrife10 жыл бұрын
AirikrStrife Fosbury set an Olympic record at 2.24; 4cm off the WR of the time. There are athletes on this list that didn't jump within 4cm of the WR.
@boldreceiver10 жыл бұрын
+AirikrStrife The person who revolutionized/changed /made it possible to do some thing better should always get his'her props.
@feltonrogers9068 жыл бұрын
I agree. I somehow wanted to see Fosbury there. Like the video nonetheless.
@ClownenJac736 жыл бұрын
In reality people outside the world of high jump people know who Dick Fosbury is, they don't know or care who the others are.
@richardbond2585 жыл бұрын
Some people think that anyone can do any human endeavor at an incredible level, all that is required is dedication, practice and the right coaching. Some people believe that anyone can be a world class high jumper, or drive a golf ball 350 yards, or play a difficult piano concerto, just dedicate yourself to it and you can do it. I watch these guys and I realize how preposterous that is.
@timjansen76945 жыл бұрын
It's one of hose feelgood stories based on complete bullshit. You need to be the genetic elite to become the best at anything. You can become good in almost anything if you put enormous dedication towards it but to be elite you need talent as well.
@ManicMindTrick4 жыл бұрын
These aren't the guys to watch for amazing clearances, because most of these guys are already around 2 metres tall. If you consider the shorter jumpers, Stefan Holmes, Franklin Jacobs etc and you examine the heights that they are clearing then you begin to understand how amazing those jumpers are. You then need to understand the level of intense training that those guys undergo to be able to compete against those taller jumpers. That takes dedication and willpower. Much of the jump is mental, and it is that dedication to training that allows them to achieve those amazing heights. Maybe the high jump victory should be based on actual over head height clearance rather than actual height, so that the truly amazing jumpers can be better recognised.
@waynewilliams32464 жыл бұрын
I was a high jumper 33 years ago, when I was 18. I jumped 2,08m outdoor and my idols were Dwight Stones and Jacek Wszoła. A day, I noted Stones during the training in Rome and I asked him his autograph, but him didn't wanted... I was been very sad for this. However, I think he was a marvelous high jumper for his style and the class.
@LaZanzaraReturn10 жыл бұрын
Stones should definitely be in the list. He was clearly the best jumper of the 1970s.
@thethirdman2254 жыл бұрын
Quote at c. 5:50 min. "Patrik Sjöberg took part in 3 olympics without winnig." That's correct, but he was finalist in all and won three medals! This fantastic deed hasn't been reperated so far by anyone! Now you know.
@peroskarsson84554 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately it is missing the greatest and the most unfortunate high jumper of all , Valery Brumel, which improved the world record from 2.22 to 2.28 in just 21 years of age creating between himself and the other an abyss for many years. He would most likely have significantly exceeded the 2.30 m. and he would have won not only the Olympic Games in Tokyo, but also those of Mexico in 1968 and Monaco in 1972, but, unfortunately he was involved at only 23 years of age in a terrible motorcycle accident that shattered the bones of his ankle and right foot, the foot of detachment, which forced him to retire at only 23 years of age. Many consider Brumel much stronger than Yaschenko because he had an extraordinary elevation as he was high only 1.84 cm. (44 cm. of differential) while Yaschenko was at least ten cm higher than him. You note well that Brumel had a capacity of elevation so extraordinary and unreachable that while he jumping he was able to touch with his foot the circle of a basketball hoop (3,05 m.). If he could have competed in Mexico City in 1968 (where he was by far the favorite) Dick Fosbury today would be an unknown. Some argue that if Brumel with his extraordinary capacity of elevation had applied the jump of Fosbury he would still world record holder.
@angelo75138 жыл бұрын
+angelo balzano - Yes! I studied Valery's techniques and read his papers when I was in high school in the 60's and was the best jumper in the northern suburbs of Chicago. He was great! Thanks for the memory.
@rolfejameria45668 жыл бұрын
+angelo balzano Thanks Angelo, my son at age 11 is just starting to do the High Jump and learn the Fosbury Flop in Little Athletics here in Australia.
@Stalled-wm3qd8 жыл бұрын
+angelo balzano After his accident he did manage to jump 2.00 m ...A lesson of courage.
@vitakyo9828 жыл бұрын
Gosh, I had mistakenly thought that I was one of the few who remembered Valery Brumel.
@Herman476 жыл бұрын
so true. When compare greatest athletes of all times, one must look not at absolute, but relative numbers, the degree of dominance in his/her sport. And Valery was definitely in a class of his own.
@michaelrorer3624 жыл бұрын
Great video. The clearance on the Partyka jump at 7'-9-1/2" is amazing. And, yes, Holm has the highest clearance over his own height, yet he is tied with American high-jumper Franklin Jacobs for that honor.
@bman342a10 жыл бұрын
Milton Ottey from Canada (Jamaica) in second for that.
@jeanmarcbessette2 жыл бұрын
Watch the second replay of it. It was quite a normal clearance. The first shot gives an optical illusion that has led to all kinds of rumours and silly speculation.
@thethirdman225 Жыл бұрын
Holm's run-up speed was incredible! Ya gotta wonder about the Eastern Bloc guys because of PED's.
@tombartlett57583 жыл бұрын
Great compilation! Thanks much for posting it.
@larryurbon95505 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done. Appreciate the hard work that went into this.
@dietmar23911 жыл бұрын
I love this video! I am short but placed in many track meets. I had super form but didn't have the height. I couldn't jump very high but it was my form and technique that helped me. I had track coaches calling me to coach his kids when I was only 15 years old.
@scjct19 жыл бұрын
JAVIER SOTOMAYOR IS THE FATHER OF HIGH JUMP OF ALL TIME
@bryanjackson428710 жыл бұрын
No he isn't. He's the World Record holder. Different thing altogether. But he probably should be number one anyway.
@thethirdman2254 жыл бұрын
You forgot Valerij Brumel!
@sjuro544 жыл бұрын
keep me posted, great videos! you should make one for pole vault! :)
@l3K811 жыл бұрын
MY former gym teacher (who also happens to be Gigi Buffon's mother) was an discus thrower. She told us that at the '68 Olympics there was this American who jumped with his back and everyone at the village was making fun of him. That guy was Nick Fosbury. Greetings from Italy
@elnardowebster28428 ай бұрын
sotomyer looks like hes floating on air. Ridiculous wow!
@kajenkirubah12288 жыл бұрын
Sotomeyer what a legend. That over 8' jump he clattered the bar, pushing it down a good 2" but it didn't drop. If you come down on the bar there's a chance it will bounce up and stay on, if you push it , however slightly, it will drop.
@drinkwater3197 жыл бұрын
Learn metric.
@thethirdman2254 жыл бұрын
When I was 18, I was a 2.08 m jumper and my idol was Stefan Holm and Jacek Wszoła
@LaZanzaraReturn11 жыл бұрын
In my opinion Valery Brumel should be in this list somewhere. He broke the world record six times. His best of 2.28 is not as high as of those guys in the video, neither were the competition conditions of their time ( shoes, surface, landing in sand).
@igormuntean693210 жыл бұрын
Partyka NR 2.37M
@martasierpinska87255 ай бұрын
Very nice video!!! Good job!!
@KangarooAthletics11 жыл бұрын
Athletes, in my humble opinion, should be measured on how they did against their peers in their time. In their day, Valerie Brumel and before him, John Thompson were a very big deal. Thompson faded after his 1960 Olympic failure. Brumel's world record of 7'5 3/4" lasted for nine years.
@uncjim7 жыл бұрын
I think you mean John Thomas. Brumel’s record was 2.28.
@thethirdman225 Жыл бұрын
Very good Athletics videos mate!
@lMobiuscidl11 жыл бұрын
Magnus, thanks for this video man! I was a high jumper in high school and always enjoyed watching the high jump.
@jorgem5010 жыл бұрын
In my opinion Dick Fosbury should stay in the 10, he's not the best because he wasnt really strong (good jumper anyway), otherwise a jumper is made by two part, tecnique and power. Fosbury is the one who change the history of this sport, so for his flop he had to stay in the ten.
@francescobrandi63108 жыл бұрын
He still doesnt jump as high as the other 10 on this list. Therefore him being unranked here is fair and square and no one can debate about it.
@loveruoo1307 Жыл бұрын
Dietmar Moegenburg is definitely missing mate!
@mecongberlin4 жыл бұрын
5:02 What the heck!!? Those are super strong legs right there, holy crap!
@ENbro1311 жыл бұрын
thx Magnusur1...seriously excellent!
@aussiepev11 жыл бұрын
you forget Vyacheslav Voronin world champion 2,40 (1999), Bohdan Bondarenko 2,41 (2013) Zhu Jianhua 2,39 (1984) Jacek Wszoła (Poland) world record with 2.35 m 25 mai 1980 and olympic gold in 1976. But the really best was Valery Brumel (USSR) olympic gold in 1964 and silver in 1960 and world recordman between 1961-1963 with 2,23 to 2,28. And also Dick Fosbury for the new style.
@RobertoMartinez-yc8dg8 жыл бұрын
Fosbury, Brumel and Zhu. You missed them all.
@tashanmy4 жыл бұрын
Bondarenko had 2.50 within reach, crazy jumps on world record Height. Without injuries I think few doubts he'll at least would have jumped 2.45.
@805atnorafertsera63 жыл бұрын
Valeriy Brumel und John Thomas? Die gehörten eindeutig zu den besten! Grüße, Horatio Nelson.
@Horatio-Nelson4 жыл бұрын
Great video! These guys are spectacular to watch. Stefan Holm is awesome because he looks so short. Awesome mullet on Sjoberg! Thanks for making this.
@antheamulholland564411 жыл бұрын
Anthea Mulholland Stefan Holm is 5’11
@patricksandeberg81844 жыл бұрын
Partyka's jump is out of this world !
@vitakyo9826 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite event in T&F. It’s truly amazing to see…especially up close. Being a ‘track guy’ I was always amazed to see the really good high jumpers…I saw a several who could jump well over 7. I’d stand under that bar, look up and think; there is no freaking way this guy can toss his entire body over that bar that’s well over a foot above my head … it’s just not possible … and then he does it. It’s just incredible. And how about at least an Honorable Mention to Fosbury?
@kckcmctcrc9 жыл бұрын
+kckcmctcrc Honorable Mention ? The guy revolutionized the high jump. The style is called the " Fosbury Flop" Right?
@feltonrogers9068 жыл бұрын
Brumel , Thomas they were the cream of the crop in the early 60's and after Dumas kept raising (sic) the bar. Arnie Bolt one legged high jumper.
@richardleonard42816 жыл бұрын
my knee started hurts after watching this.
@poxipollepi15 жыл бұрын
Bondarenko has now earned a spot. I also think Valeriy Brumel is a legend of the event.
@angeluomo10 жыл бұрын
Barshim should definitely be in it.
@thethirdman225 Жыл бұрын
"I believe I can fly" would be an appropriate song here ...
@mihproductions38545 жыл бұрын
In a famous swedish television show Stefan holm argued with Patrik Sjöberg who was the better high jumper. He talked about statistics for several minutes while patrik sat quitet and when he was finished patrik said "well 2.42 is still higher then 2.40." Discussion closed! As a prowd swede I still like them both though :)
@jontebiogas1010 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@atava859 жыл бұрын
U have to include Mutaz essa Barshim in this, sure he has’nt won alot of championships but he has only began his career and his records are insane!
@officialpondus94043 жыл бұрын
Stefan Holm is clearly the guy With the best jumping ability.. he was by far the shortest one and was only 5 cm behind the standing world record!! Much more impressive.
@D9Wx9 жыл бұрын
Dannynorw in your opinion of course.
@creativeuserneim9 жыл бұрын
Dannynorw True , Holm has a great technique , but Javier Sotomayor is better :D
@karelp53589 жыл бұрын
+Dannynorw In that regard Franklin Jacobs's even better than great Holm: 1m73, 2m32 (1980)
@chriscross7738 жыл бұрын
Chris Cross holm jumped way higher than him in hurdles.. and overall high jump while being heavier than franklin. so nah ;)
@D9Wx8 жыл бұрын
Karel Muniz nope javier has great technique holm is just more explosive ;)
@D9Wx8 жыл бұрын
wow that's amazing
@GNIC12.8 жыл бұрын
True list. You can see the jumps by Sotomayor on 2.43 and 2.45 that the he touches the bar and it still holds it place.
@Grasuggan224 жыл бұрын
Nice video dude
@Hari-me2bq8 жыл бұрын
This is a flawlessly made video.
@SuperBrownsugar9511 жыл бұрын
Mr. Dumas was my High School Dean. What a good guy. I can say he helped me make it through High School. I was a constant visitor to the Dean's Office in my 11th grade year.
@mistergfinder5 жыл бұрын
Sjöberg is the omly high jumper so far to have taken three medals in Olynpic games.
@ottarvendel9 жыл бұрын
El soto de Cuba
@adriastamayo8 жыл бұрын
Great video. Great music. Made me feel better
@lsimmons248 жыл бұрын
im 20yrs old, 5ft 11in and can jump over 5ft without fosbury (I land back on my feet). Ive never had the pleasure of using equipment but when I do, I think I'll be a challenger. thank you for sharing this inspiring feats of Olympic talent.
@vuscrint792910 жыл бұрын
What about Fosbury? Sotomayor took drugs. Doesn't Fosbury deserve n1 (I know nothing about high jump but js...he's the single most important person in the history of the sport right)?
@wazzobazzo7 жыл бұрын
Great video
@ujjufruii9 жыл бұрын
All "greatest" lists have to be relevant to the time and period each person competed or performed. Based on that relevance, Fosbury has to be considered the greatest high jumper of all time. Considering in nearly 50 years since his 68 Olympic championship that jumpers have not been able to go more than 8 inches higher, with most no more than 6 inches higher as the standard, I'd say Fosbury stood out during his period far more than any other jumper during theirs. Not to mention, EVERY high jumper today can thank him.
@guyfroml9 жыл бұрын
Yes, Fosbury revolutionized the high jump with his style! As far as performance goes Magnusur1 got it right. Interesting is that indoor and outdoor records are so old. The '80s were phenomenal; what a generation!
@dinlehliu26689 жыл бұрын
Din Lehliu Yes Fosbury was innovative, but I personally consider the back flop as boring, and I'm sad that it took over the sport. Even more innovative was the style of Pat Matzdorf, who should be in the top 10 IMHO. Matzdorf perfected a revised straddle jump in which he actually landed upright (on his feet) like a cat; conceivably therefore he could do it without a foam cushion to land on, w/o injury. Which would be impossible with either the conventional straddle and Fosbury flop; the jumper would be paralyzed for life without a foam cushion to land on. So, in keeping with the original spirit of the Olympics as being military-type events, Matzdorf's style was far more realistic. Unfortunately, Matzdorf spiked his heel early in his career. But re: back-floppers, the best IMHO was Franklin Jacobs because he was a short guy who jumped 2 feet (24") over his height.
@Celtokee9 жыл бұрын
Dick Fosbury was the most influential high jumper of all time but was never the world record holder so the supposed lack of improvement of the world high jump record since his 1968 Olympic win is not relevant, more high jumpers are jumping higher than they normally would because of him.
@wilhelmw3455 Жыл бұрын
Super amazing
@panchovilla7124 жыл бұрын
amazing!
@jkim277010 жыл бұрын
What? No fosbury? ok.
@abhimanyuvashistha86657 жыл бұрын
Lovely video
@Socijala0210 жыл бұрын
Sotomayor of Cuba seems to have the best spring of all of them. But they are all great , especially the ones who don't have great vertical leaps but got work on the technique . I always like underdogs
@JohnDoe-wo1jd5 жыл бұрын
Great Job indeed!!! You are refering above that Artur Partika's jump at 2,37 m. was "the highest in history"!!! I'm very interesting to read a research for this. Do you have any scientific source to support this? Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Keep up the good work!!!
@iliaskoronas638911 жыл бұрын
Where is Dragutin Topic??
@tomahawk4334 жыл бұрын
I love Sotomayor`s long socks! There can`t be an agreement about the list content, because it`s hard to compare results from 30 or 40 years behind with today`s. But truely enough, there`s something more to it than just the personal best.
@MsSlucyna10 жыл бұрын
Zhu Jianhua (CHN) also 3 times broken the high jump world record.
@MrJackypanghanwoon3 жыл бұрын
Nice collection! I love the fact you're rating two swedes in top three, but as Bryant M points out: some white guys CAN jump. And I agree with Jorge that Stefan Holms jumps at 5.04 are insane!
@leif988010 жыл бұрын
Nice vid. I love high jump but only did it for four weeks at age 12. At 36, for fun, I had a university audience watching me and another guy trying to out-jump each other. He was 6ft 4in, I am 5ft 9 and after 20 minutes I conceded because my shoes were slipping on the gym floor. I am white and now fifty yo. I will attempt local athletic record (just joined) for my age. I never did forget to high jump :)
@firstbornjordan10 жыл бұрын
Would need some update !
@fafaplouf9 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Barshim and Bondarenko need to be on the list. I'll make a new one! :-)
@Magnusur19 жыл бұрын
Magnusur1 You read in my mind !!! :)
@fafaplouf9 жыл бұрын
and Derek Drouin!
@usaskjock7 жыл бұрын
very cool
@777FURIKAKEBON8 жыл бұрын
barshin,bondarenko,moegenburg?
@divido777 жыл бұрын
now i know the secrets to high jump long socks
@paullau178711 жыл бұрын
I have seen stefan many times since i was a kid. Also i have been in the same plane with him and his kid back in 2017, 9th of july. From Karlstad to Frankfurt
@mogliking123454 жыл бұрын
But wait, you are 4 years older than Stefan! 🤔
@beorlingo Жыл бұрын
I'm a non athlete and I can only jump 1.60 with the Fosbury flop :( any advice? Would the straddle technique be better for someone who can't bend his back the "wrong" way that good?
@guusdejong252310 жыл бұрын
160 not bad for someone who isn't an athlete, I'm consistently training and only clearing 172 at best
@survivingzgamer10 жыл бұрын
Missing Fosbury without him, none of them would be good
@kangc69848 жыл бұрын
Total rubbish.
@thethirdman2254 жыл бұрын
Lambros Papakostas the Greek was great as well. He was just in a time period against Soto and a couple other greats like Austin. Still managed to medal in many events. World and Euro. Was for a while silver behind Soto constantly. Only thing he didn’t manage was Olympic medal. Finished 6th in Atlanta 96. And injury or recovering from Achilles didn’t allow him in others unfortunately. Good Vid tho
@savVaLaza4 жыл бұрын
Why isn't Dick Fosbury on the list? He redefined the sport. His new technique of jumping backwards got jeers until he won the Olympic gold medal. Your list is flawed without him.
@rivkateller17 жыл бұрын
This! Fosbury may never have set any world record but he totally deserves a Very Special Honorable Mention at least.
@LittleB20077 жыл бұрын
Pointless without Brumel.
@thethirdman2257 жыл бұрын
agreed100%
@IETCHX697 жыл бұрын
Excellent video ! according to me the very best is Holm ! I jump no more than 1m85 in 1992 (11"1 for 100m and 6m33 in long jump)
@bufbis234010 жыл бұрын
You missed Jacek Wszola won two Olympic medals Gold and Silver, also what about Dwight Stones he won two Olympic medals and was ranked number one for 4 straight years and broke the World Record three times. I have doubts about your #9 and 10 choices
@nieko848 жыл бұрын
+Nick Didominicus I was surprised Stones wasn't included in this. In the mid-70s he was untouchable, though he never won an Olympic Championship.
@thethirdman2258 жыл бұрын
Last jump in the part about Jaszczenko is not him but Jacek Wszoła -polsh jumper - gold- olimpc games from Montreal,silver- from Moscow.
@skalpel568 жыл бұрын
5:02...... thats gotta be an event in the future
@munaqer3311 жыл бұрын
What is the second song
@tylersubatch648110 жыл бұрын
Barshim and Bondarenko...And Valery Brumel...
@anatolfrombelarus79408 жыл бұрын
Good job, but there are two mistakes at least: 1) from an historical point of view, Brumel was greater than Yashenko; his absence is incredible! ; 2) Mogenburg was a strong match winner, a great talent and without doubt he deserves to stay in this list much more than Carlo Thränhardt. And what about Zhou Jianhua?
@filosofia9510 жыл бұрын
25 years ago World Record, impressive !
@maxlongo3065 жыл бұрын
I think you could put barshim mutaz essa on the list to after lst weekend. He jumped 2.40m at the diamond league in eugene and is only 19 years old.
@TheVincent223311 жыл бұрын
What about Mutaz Essa Barshim
@cyberman81303 жыл бұрын
Slightly off-topic, but does anyone know why they are not allowed to take off on two feet? Also I think I heard somewhere that before the Fosbury Flop, they had to go across feet first. Is that true?
@JasonKatsanis7 жыл бұрын
They were allowed to do that in the days of the standing high jump. No, there was no rule about crossing feet first but at one point there was a rule that said you had to land on your feet.
@thethirdman225 Жыл бұрын
In general this is a very good list. It's very hard to decide how to rate high jumpers and decide which factors are the most important, but the vid has a very good balance between actually heights reached and medals won. I for one totally agree that Thränhardt was a better high jumper than Mögenburg. Mögenburg might have been a more famous and in one way more successulf high jumper. But if you look at achieved heights, well. Thränhardts top 5 jumps: 2.42i, 2.40i, 2.38i, 2.37, 2.37i. Compared to Mögenburgs: 2.39i, 2.37i, 2.36, 2.36i 2.35,
@AirikrStrife10 жыл бұрын
+AirikrStrife I really think that Charlie Dumas show be included on any list, not because he was the first to crack the 7 ft. barrier as Roger Bannister is include on any list of miller greats because he was the first to break the 4 minute barrier.
@feltonrogers9068 жыл бұрын
9 years after, Mutaz Essa Barshim should be included.
@miguelhernandezresendiz61382 жыл бұрын
Have to say, going back a bit, that Valerie Brumel's (Rus)world record in the straddle (7'5 3/4") was gravity defying. At the time his jumps were amazing. While the flop revolutionized the sport Brumel's could beat many of the floppers of today easily. I'd put him on the list because he was so dominant.
@clambroth19237 жыл бұрын
2.45m have record
@szymon6207 Жыл бұрын
Soto and Sjoberg in my mind also 1 and 2 forever.
@jesenjekise7068 жыл бұрын
+Jesenje Kise Record Sotomayor 2.45 m - of the Eternal (Forever).
@user-ug2qz7ln3n8 жыл бұрын
+Jesenje Kise Who can forget their rivalry in the eighties and nineties
@zottirgen8 жыл бұрын
Good song 😆
@danielgeeves14886 жыл бұрын
No Fosbury? He literally revolutionized high jumping.
@nsnman67177 жыл бұрын
Nsn Man but he wasnt that good
@valter96047 жыл бұрын
SAY WHAT? He was so not good he only won an Olympic gold medal and singlehandedly Revolutionized the sport. Sad you don't know that.
@sparkeyjames6 жыл бұрын
You know who is Sorin Matei? His personal best jump is 2.40 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Bratislava.
@marianvisu99198 жыл бұрын
wtf, holm needs to be higher than 3rd, he has the highest jump to height ratio ever, by a long shot.
Javier Sotomayor world record still stands for 28 years and still counting, wow very impressive 👏
Fosbury. Completely revolutionized the sport while winning a gold medal.
Well you can definitely say that these guys set the bar pretty high
Lol, best jokes are the bad ones
I dont know, can you raise the "standards" for your jokes next time.
The only reason I didn't smash the world record was coz the oxygen tank I had to carry weighed me down too much.(So I guess if we go by GWS's theory,that must be the best joke of all time!!?).
As a Swede i say its quite cool to see 2 country men at top 3, but my favorite is Ivan Uhkov
The way Stefan Holm bends his back is extraordinary and I think he did the best flops in the world. It's was just that he was much shorter than the rest, yet he still became one of the best of all time. I've even met him and trained with him once. :D
Charles Austin is only an inch or two taller, though he doesn't seem to get nearly as much recognition as many other "short" jumpers.
I was a high jumper way back and remember travelling to Germany to compete in 1971. The Germans were too good, and I got thrashed. In this video Holm is the most amazing, and is the shortest high jumper I've seen.
Liar
My brother was a high jumper too. He had the Australian record of 2.17metres back in 1982 (?) Just sent him the download of this video
Stefan Holm is my favourite just because he is fairly short compared to all of the other people.
Dwight Stones was always my favorite / idol when I was in high school in the early 70's.
Stefan Holm's style is so smooth and effortless. The result of insane dedication to his craft. Sjöberg lived more on his extreme natural talent.
Stefan Holm is 181cm or 5’11.
@@patricksandeberg8184 So he's a dwarf compared to most of the bean poles on this list.
@@Guy_de_Loimbard 😂 well maybe not a dwarf. He's just about average height in Sweden. But compared to the average height of highjumpers... Yeah I'd say he is. 😉
I was a middle distance runner in the late 80's to mid 90's and the high jump comp was one of the most exciting events during that time period. Four of this top ten were jumping during that time, but....Hollis Conway was my favorite, and still is of all time. I'm not sure he was even six foot in stature, but for his size and what he accomplished was AMAZING! Also, his technique was soooooooo fluid and smooth. Always a joy to watch him jump. The '91 Worlds might be one of the best high jump comps of all time. I have it on VHS if you want a copy. :)
Just curious how you can compile a list of the top 10 high jumpers of all time and not include Dick Fosbury, a man who totally revolutionized and reinvented the sport with the "Fosbury Flop".....
'cause he wasn't even close to be one of the ten best of all time? Even then he won the 68 olympics he wasn't close to the then Straddle WR of 2.28 sat by Brumel a few years earlier. He's an important figure in the history of high jump, but not one of the best 'cause of that
AirikrStrife Fosbury set an Olympic record at 2.24; 4cm off the WR of the time. There are athletes on this list that didn't jump within 4cm of the WR.
+AirikrStrife The person who revolutionized/changed /made it possible to do some thing better should always get his'her props.
I agree. I somehow wanted to see Fosbury there. Like the video nonetheless.
In reality people outside the world of high jump people know who Dick Fosbury is, they don't know or care who the others are.
Some people think that anyone can do any human endeavor at an incredible level, all that is required is dedication, practice and the right coaching. Some people believe that anyone can be a world class high jumper, or drive a golf ball 350 yards, or play a difficult piano concerto, just dedicate yourself to it and you can do it. I watch these guys and I realize how preposterous that is.
It's one of hose feelgood stories based on complete bullshit. You need to be the genetic elite to become the best at anything. You can become good in almost anything if you put enormous dedication towards it but to be elite you need talent as well.
These aren't the guys to watch for amazing clearances, because most of these guys are already around 2 metres tall. If you consider the shorter jumpers, Stefan Holmes, Franklin Jacobs etc and you examine the heights that they are clearing then you begin to understand how amazing those jumpers are. You then need to understand the level of intense training that those guys undergo to be able to compete against those taller jumpers. That takes dedication and willpower. Much of the jump is mental, and it is that dedication to training that allows them to achieve those amazing heights. Maybe the high jump victory should be based on actual over head height clearance rather than actual height, so that the truly amazing jumpers can be better recognised.
I was a high jumper 33 years ago, when I was 18. I jumped 2,08m outdoor and my idols were Dwight Stones and Jacek Wszoła. A day, I noted Stones during the training in Rome and I asked him his autograph, but him didn't wanted... I was been very sad for this. However, I think he was a marvelous high jumper for his style and the class.
Stones should definitely be in the list. He was clearly the best jumper of the 1970s.
Quote at c. 5:50 min. "Patrik Sjöberg took part in 3 olympics without winnig." That's correct, but he was finalist in all and won three medals! This fantastic deed hasn't been reperated so far by anyone! Now you know.
Unfortunately it is missing the greatest and the most unfortunate high jumper of all , Valery Brumel, which improved the world record from 2.22 to 2.28 in just 21 years of age creating between himself and the other an abyss for many years. He would most likely have significantly exceeded the 2.30 m. and he would have won not only the Olympic Games in Tokyo, but also those of Mexico in 1968 and Monaco in 1972, but, unfortunately he was involved at only 23 years of age in a terrible motorcycle accident that shattered the bones of his ankle and right foot, the foot of detachment, which forced him to retire at only 23 years of age. Many consider Brumel much stronger than Yaschenko because he had an extraordinary elevation as he was high only 1.84 cm. (44 cm. of differential) while Yaschenko was at least ten cm higher than him. You note well that Brumel had a capacity of elevation so extraordinary and unreachable that while he jumping he was able to touch with his foot the circle of a basketball hoop (3,05 m.). If he could have competed in Mexico City in 1968 (where he was by far the favorite) Dick Fosbury today would be an unknown. Some argue that if Brumel with his extraordinary capacity of elevation had applied the jump of Fosbury he would still world record holder.
+angelo balzano - Yes! I studied Valery's techniques and read his papers when I was in high school in the 60's and was the best jumper in the northern suburbs of Chicago. He was great! Thanks for the memory.
+angelo balzano Thanks Angelo, my son at age 11 is just starting to do the High Jump and learn the Fosbury Flop in Little Athletics here in Australia.
+angelo balzano After his accident he did manage to jump 2.00 m ...A lesson of courage.
Gosh, I had mistakenly thought that I was one of the few who remembered Valery Brumel.
so true. When compare greatest athletes of all times, one must look not at absolute, but relative numbers, the degree of dominance in his/her sport. And Valery was definitely in a class of his own.
Great video. The clearance on the Partyka jump at 7'-9-1/2" is amazing. And, yes, Holm has the highest clearance over his own height, yet he is tied with American high-jumper Franklin Jacobs for that honor.
Milton Ottey from Canada (Jamaica) in second for that.
Watch the second replay of it. It was quite a normal clearance. The first shot gives an optical illusion that has led to all kinds of rumours and silly speculation.
Holm's run-up speed was incredible! Ya gotta wonder about the Eastern Bloc guys because of PED's.
Great compilation! Thanks much for posting it.
Very nicely done. Appreciate the hard work that went into this.
I love this video! I am short but placed in many track meets. I had super form but didn't have the height. I couldn't jump very high but it was my form and technique that helped me. I had track coaches calling me to coach his kids when I was only 15 years old.
JAVIER SOTOMAYOR IS THE FATHER OF HIGH JUMP OF ALL TIME
No he isn't. He's the World Record holder. Different thing altogether. But he probably should be number one anyway.
You forgot Valerij Brumel!
keep me posted, great videos! you should make one for pole vault! :)
MY former gym teacher (who also happens to be Gigi Buffon's mother) was an discus thrower. She told us that at the '68 Olympics there was this American who jumped with his back and everyone at the village was making fun of him. That guy was Nick Fosbury. Greetings from Italy
sotomyer looks like hes floating on air. Ridiculous wow!
Sotomeyer what a legend. That over 8' jump he clattered the bar, pushing it down a good 2" but it didn't drop. If you come down on the bar there's a chance it will bounce up and stay on, if you push it , however slightly, it will drop.
Learn metric.
When I was 18, I was a 2.08 m jumper and my idol was Stefan Holm and Jacek Wszoła
In my opinion Valery Brumel should be in this list somewhere. He broke the world record six times. His best of 2.28 is not as high as of those guys in the video, neither were the competition conditions of their time ( shoes, surface, landing in sand).
Partyka NR 2.37M
Very nice video!!! Good job!!
Athletes, in my humble opinion, should be measured on how they did against their peers in their time. In their day, Valerie Brumel and before him, John Thompson were a very big deal. Thompson faded after his 1960 Olympic failure. Brumel's world record of 7'5 3/4" lasted for nine years.
I think you mean John Thomas. Brumel’s record was 2.28.
Very good Athletics videos mate!
Magnus, thanks for this video man! I was a high jumper in high school and always enjoyed watching the high jump.
In my opinion Dick Fosbury should stay in the 10, he's not the best because he wasnt really strong (good jumper anyway), otherwise a jumper is made by two part, tecnique and power. Fosbury is the one who change the history of this sport, so for his flop he had to stay in the ten.
He still doesnt jump as high as the other 10 on this list. Therefore him being unranked here is fair and square and no one can debate about it.
Dietmar Moegenburg is definitely missing mate!
5:02 What the heck!!? Those are super strong legs right there, holy crap!
thx Magnusur1...seriously excellent!
you forget Vyacheslav Voronin world champion 2,40 (1999), Bohdan Bondarenko 2,41 (2013) Zhu Jianhua 2,39 (1984) Jacek Wszoła (Poland) world record with 2.35 m 25 mai 1980 and olympic gold in 1976. But the really best was Valery Brumel (USSR) olympic gold in 1964 and silver in 1960 and world recordman between 1961-1963 with 2,23 to 2,28. And also Dick Fosbury for the new style.
Fosbury, Brumel and Zhu. You missed them all.
Bondarenko had 2.50 within reach, crazy jumps on world record Height. Without injuries I think few doubts he'll at least would have jumped 2.45.
Valeriy Brumel und John Thomas? Die gehörten eindeutig zu den besten! Grüße, Horatio Nelson.
Great video! These guys are spectacular to watch. Stefan Holm is awesome because he looks so short. Awesome mullet on Sjoberg! Thanks for making this.
Anthea Mulholland Stefan Holm is 5’11
Partyka's jump is out of this world !
This is my favorite event in T&F. It’s truly amazing to see…especially up close. Being a ‘track guy’ I was always amazed to see the really good high jumpers…I saw a several who could jump well over 7. I’d stand under that bar, look up and think; there is no freaking way this guy can toss his entire body over that bar that’s well over a foot above my head … it’s just not possible … and then he does it. It’s just incredible. And how about at least an Honorable Mention to Fosbury?
+kckcmctcrc Honorable Mention ? The guy revolutionized the high jump. The style is called the " Fosbury Flop" Right?
Brumel , Thomas they were the cream of the crop in the early 60's and after Dumas kept raising (sic) the bar. Arnie Bolt one legged high jumper.
my knee started hurts after watching this.
Bondarenko has now earned a spot. I also think Valeriy Brumel is a legend of the event.
Barshim should definitely be in it.
"I believe I can fly" would be an appropriate song here ...
In a famous swedish television show Stefan holm argued with Patrik Sjöberg who was the better high jumper. He talked about statistics for several minutes while patrik sat quitet and when he was finished patrik said "well 2.42 is still higher then 2.40." Discussion closed! As a prowd swede I still like them both though :)
Great video!
U have to include Mutaz essa Barshim in this, sure he has’nt won alot of championships but he has only began his career and his records are insane!
Stefan Holm is clearly the guy With the best jumping ability.. he was by far the shortest one and was only 5 cm behind the standing world record!! Much more impressive.
Dannynorw in your opinion of course.
Dannynorw True , Holm has a great technique , but Javier Sotomayor is better :D
+Dannynorw In that regard Franklin Jacobs's even better than great Holm: 1m73, 2m32 (1980)
Chris Cross holm jumped way higher than him in hurdles.. and overall high jump while being heavier than franklin. so nah ;)
Karel Muniz nope javier has great technique holm is just more explosive ;)
wow that's amazing
True list. You can see the jumps by Sotomayor on 2.43 and 2.45 that the he touches the bar and it still holds it place.
Nice video dude
This is a flawlessly made video.
Mr. Dumas was my High School Dean. What a good guy. I can say he helped me make it through High School. I was a constant visitor to the Dean's Office in my 11th grade year.
Sjöberg is the omly high jumper so far to have taken three medals in Olynpic games.
El soto de Cuba
Great video. Great music. Made me feel better
im 20yrs old, 5ft 11in and can jump over 5ft without fosbury (I land back on my feet). Ive never had the pleasure of using equipment but when I do, I think I'll be a challenger. thank you for sharing this inspiring feats of Olympic talent.
What about Fosbury? Sotomayor took drugs. Doesn't Fosbury deserve n1 (I know nothing about high jump but js...he's the single most important person in the history of the sport right)?
Great video
All "greatest" lists have to be relevant to the time and period each person competed or performed. Based on that relevance, Fosbury has to be considered the greatest high jumper of all time. Considering in nearly 50 years since his 68 Olympic championship that jumpers have not been able to go more than 8 inches higher, with most no more than 6 inches higher as the standard, I'd say Fosbury stood out during his period far more than any other jumper during theirs. Not to mention, EVERY high jumper today can thank him.
Yes, Fosbury revolutionized the high jump with his style! As far as performance goes Magnusur1 got it right. Interesting is that indoor and outdoor records are so old. The '80s were phenomenal; what a generation!
Din Lehliu Yes Fosbury was innovative, but I personally consider the back flop as boring, and I'm sad that it took over the sport. Even more innovative was the style of Pat Matzdorf, who should be in the top 10 IMHO. Matzdorf perfected a revised straddle jump in which he actually landed upright (on his feet) like a cat; conceivably therefore he could do it without a foam cushion to land on, w/o injury. Which would be impossible with either the conventional straddle and Fosbury flop; the jumper would be paralyzed for life without a foam cushion to land on. So, in keeping with the original spirit of the Olympics as being military-type events, Matzdorf's style was far more realistic. Unfortunately, Matzdorf spiked his heel early in his career. But re: back-floppers, the best IMHO was Franklin Jacobs because he was a short guy who jumped 2 feet (24") over his height.
Dick Fosbury was the most influential high jumper of all time but was never the world record holder so the supposed lack of improvement of the world high jump record since his 1968 Olympic win is not relevant, more high jumpers are jumping higher than they normally would because of him.
Super amazing
amazing!
What? No fosbury? ok.
Lovely video
Sotomayor of Cuba seems to have the best spring of all of them. But they are all great , especially the ones who don't have great vertical leaps but got work on the technique . I always like underdogs
Great Job indeed!!! You are refering above that Artur Partika's jump at 2,37 m. was "the highest in history"!!! I'm very interesting to read a research for this. Do you have any scientific source to support this? Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Keep up the good work!!!
Where is Dragutin Topic??
I love Sotomayor`s long socks! There can`t be an agreement about the list content, because it`s hard to compare results from 30 or 40 years behind with today`s. But truely enough, there`s something more to it than just the personal best.
Zhu Jianhua (CHN) also 3 times broken the high jump world record.
Nice collection! I love the fact you're rating two swedes in top three, but as Bryant M points out: some white guys CAN jump. And I agree with Jorge that Stefan Holms jumps at 5.04 are insane!
Nice vid. I love high jump but only did it for four weeks at age 12. At 36, for fun, I had a university audience watching me and another guy trying to out-jump each other. He was 6ft 4in, I am 5ft 9 and after 20 minutes I conceded because my shoes were slipping on the gym floor. I am white and now fifty yo. I will attempt local athletic record (just joined) for my age. I never did forget to high jump :)
Would need some update !
Indeed. Barshim and Bondarenko need to be on the list. I'll make a new one! :-)
Magnusur1 You read in my mind !!! :)
and Derek Drouin!
very cool
barshin,bondarenko,moegenburg?
now i know the secrets to high jump long socks
I have seen stefan many times since i was a kid. Also i have been in the same plane with him and his kid back in 2017, 9th of july. From Karlstad to Frankfurt
But wait, you are 4 years older than Stefan! 🤔
I'm a non athlete and I can only jump 1.60 with the Fosbury flop :( any advice? Would the straddle technique be better for someone who can't bend his back the "wrong" way that good?
160 not bad for someone who isn't an athlete, I'm consistently training and only clearing 172 at best
Missing Fosbury without him, none of them would be good
Total rubbish.
Lambros Papakostas the Greek was great as well. He was just in a time period against Soto and a couple other greats like Austin. Still managed to medal in many events. World and Euro. Was for a while silver behind Soto constantly. Only thing he didn’t manage was Olympic medal. Finished 6th in Atlanta 96. And injury or recovering from Achilles didn’t allow him in others unfortunately. Good Vid tho
Why isn't Dick Fosbury on the list? He redefined the sport. His new technique of jumping backwards got jeers until he won the Olympic gold medal. Your list is flawed without him.
This! Fosbury may never have set any world record but he totally deserves a Very Special Honorable Mention at least.
Pointless without Brumel.
agreed100%
Excellent video ! according to me the very best is Holm ! I jump no more than 1m85 in 1992 (11"1 for 100m and 6m33 in long jump)
You missed Jacek Wszola won two Olympic medals Gold and Silver, also what about Dwight Stones he won two Olympic medals and was ranked number one for 4 straight years and broke the World Record three times. I have doubts about your #9 and 10 choices
+Nick Didominicus I was surprised Stones wasn't included in this. In the mid-70s he was untouchable, though he never won an Olympic Championship.
Last jump in the part about Jaszczenko is not him but Jacek Wszoła -polsh jumper - gold- olimpc games from Montreal,silver- from Moscow.
5:02...... thats gotta be an event in the future
What is the second song
Barshim and Bondarenko...And Valery Brumel...
Good job, but there are two mistakes at least: 1) from an historical point of view, Brumel was greater than Yashenko; his absence is incredible! ; 2) Mogenburg was a strong match winner, a great talent and without doubt he deserves to stay in this list much more than Carlo Thränhardt. And what about Zhou Jianhua?
25 years ago World Record, impressive !
I think you could put barshim mutaz essa on the list to after lst weekend. He jumped 2.40m at the diamond league in eugene and is only 19 years old.
What about Mutaz Essa Barshim
Slightly off-topic, but does anyone know why they are not allowed to take off on two feet? Also I think I heard somewhere that before the Fosbury Flop, they had to go across feet first. Is that true?
They were allowed to do that in the days of the standing high jump. No, there was no rule about crossing feet first but at one point there was a rule that said you had to land on your feet.
In general this is a very good list. It's very hard to decide how to rate high jumpers and decide which factors are the most important, but the vid has a very good balance between actually heights reached and medals won. I for one totally agree that Thränhardt was a better high jumper than Mögenburg. Mögenburg might have been a more famous and in one way more successulf high jumper. But if you look at achieved heights, well. Thränhardts top 5 jumps: 2.42i, 2.40i, 2.38i, 2.37, 2.37i. Compared to Mögenburgs: 2.39i, 2.37i, 2.36, 2.36i 2.35,
+AirikrStrife I really think that Charlie Dumas show be included on any list, not because he was the first to crack the 7 ft. barrier as Roger Bannister is include on any list of miller greats because he was the first to break the 4 minute barrier.
9 years after, Mutaz Essa Barshim should be included.
Have to say, going back a bit, that Valerie Brumel's (Rus)world record in the straddle (7'5 3/4") was gravity defying. At the time his jumps were amazing. While the flop revolutionized the sport Brumel's could beat many of the floppers of today easily. I'd put him on the list because he was so dominant.
2.45m have record
Soto and Sjoberg in my mind also 1 and 2 forever.
+Jesenje Kise Record Sotomayor 2.45 m - of the Eternal (Forever).
+Jesenje Kise Who can forget their rivalry in the eighties and nineties
Good song 😆
No Fosbury? He literally revolutionized high jumping.
Nsn Man but he wasnt that good
SAY WHAT? He was so not good he only won an Olympic gold medal and singlehandedly Revolutionized the sport. Sad you don't know that.
You know who is Sorin Matei? His personal best jump is 2.40 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Bratislava.
wtf, holm needs to be higher than 3rd, he has the highest jump to height ratio ever, by a long shot.