HIGH JUMP
HEROES

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Javier Sotomayor
(Cuba)

The '92 Olympic champion holds the men's outdoor world record. He also won 2 World Championships golds

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Patrik Sjoberg
(Sweden)

A three-time Olympic medallist, the Swede won gold at 1987 World Championships in Rome

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Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar)

Won World Championships golds in 2017, 2019. He also won bronze (2012) and silver at the 2016 Olympics

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Iolanda Balas (Romania)

After winning gold at 1960 Rome Olympics, she defended her medal four years later in Tokyo

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Stefka Kostadinova
(Bulgaria)

Two-time World Champion (1987, 1995) and 1996 Olympic champion. Holds the women's outdoor world record

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Ulrike Meyfarth (Germany)

Became the youngest-ever Olympic champion in 1972 and also clinched gold at the 1984 Olympics

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Blanka Vlasic (Croatia)

Won World Championship golds in 2007 and 2009 and bagged silver and bronze in the 2008 and 2016 Olympics

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Mariya Lasitskene (Russia)

Won gold medals at last two World Championships, participating as an Authorised Neutral Athlete

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Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden)

Won bronze at the 2000 Olympics and 3 World Championships medals, including a gold in 2005

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Anna Chicherova (Russia)

The 2012 Olympic champion, she has 5 World Championships medals, including a gold in 2011

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