Cuban high jump world record holder whose 2.45 metre leap in 1993 remains the world record, an extraordinary mark that has stood for over three decades and is considered by many untouchable.
Javier Sotomayor is a Cuban high jumper who holds the outdoor world record of 2.45m, set in 1993, which remains the longest-standing track and field world record. A technically superb athlete whose Fosbury Flop technique was perfected to an extraordinary level, Sotomayor's record is considered by many to be the most unbreakable in all of athletics. He was the dominant high jumper of the late 1980s through the 1990s.
World record holder in high jump (2.45m since 1993)
How They Played
Exceptional technique and natural jumping ability
Lasting Impact
Greatest high jumper in history, only man to jump over 8 feet