Dragutin Topicīirthplace: Belgrade, Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia)īest career jump: 7 feet, 9 1/2 inches (1993) In 12 years of international competition, he's never come in first place but has several runner-up finishes, most notably at the European Championships in 2014 and the European Indoor Championships in 2019. Representing the Ukraine, Protsenko has come up just short of the elite high jumpers in the world seemingly throughout his entire career. Olympics: London 2012 (DNM), Rio de Janeiro 2016 (DNM) Bottom Line: Andriy ProtsenkoĪndriy Protsenko has been competing professionally since he was 19 years old, but he has come up just short in the Olympics, including a heartbreaking finish in the 2016 Olympics when he finished in fourth place. Andriy Protsenkoīest career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (2014) Voronin competed in three consecutive Olympic games for Russia and probably had his best shot to medal in 2000, when he was coming off back-to-back gold medals in the 1999 World Championships and 2000 European Indoor Championships.īut he finished 10th at the Sydney Games. He could just never seem to put together the performance he needed when it mattered most - the Olympics. Vyacheslav Voronin was always among the world's best high jumpers throughout his lengthy career. Olympics: Sydney 2000 (DNM), Athens 2004 (DNM), Beijing 2008 (DNM) Bottom Line: Vyacheslav Voronin Vyacheslav Voroninīest career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (2000) That's why it's so exciting when we see shorter athletes become dominant, like 6-foot former Romanian star Sorin Matei, who cleared 7-foot-10 in 1990 and participated in three Olympic Games for Romania in 1980, 19. The last three Olympic gold medal winners have been at least 6-foot-4, and world record holder Javier Sotomayor is also 6-4. If you were building the perfect high jumper, the height you might shoot for would be around 6-foot-4 or two to three inches taller.
Olympics: Moscow 1980 (Did Not Medal), Seoul 1988 (DNM), Barcelona 1992 (DNM) Bottom Line: Sorin Matei Sorin Mateiīest career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (1990)
These are the greatest high jumpers of all time. That doesn't take away from high jump history, and the future remains bright. But over the last decade, doping scandals have rocked its foundation. High jumpers continue to raise the bar on the world's biggest stages. In the late 1960s, a sweeping change in technique brought the high jump to another level. It is one of those athletic feats that never ceases to amaze us, and the evolution of the sport has been fascinating to watch. Greatest High Jumpers of All Timeįew things in sports are as awe-inspiring as the high jump. They wowed us with their ability and keep raising the bar on the world's biggest stages.
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