When you said “look at your ceiling, do you think you could jump over your ceiling?” That really put into perspective how great this record is.

@narcissus6158

3 жыл бұрын

Also very pointless. I rather take a record in helping most starving children then jumping backwards over a pole while having a swarm of iq 60s applauding in the background.

@teekay3983

3 жыл бұрын

@@narcissus6158 ana did you do it? Thought so... troll

@Spacevet

3 жыл бұрын

You know that Javier Sotomayor got suspended for cheating right? 1999 for cocaine amd 2001 for Nandrolon (anabolic steroid) I wish all his records and medals was taken away.

@exessex3522

3 жыл бұрын

Also fun: I measured 9 meters from my front door to a point in my living room under my TV armchair, stood back and said to myself "No way anybody could jump that far!" I added another 9 meters to a point on my back garden lawn, looked from there through my house to my front door and thought "That's how far Jonathan Edwards jumped to set the triple jump world record. No way!".

@nofood1

3 жыл бұрын

@Kiflin 😂 still a challenge since you're 2 feet tall

I’m a high school track coach and every once and a while I will set the bar at Javier’s WR and it absolutely blows their minds.

@thetripsanfrancisco8741

3 жыл бұрын

Just point to a regulation soccer goal and tell them he cleared the bar. Some freshman goalies can just barely graze it and this man jumped over it. Mindboggling

@omaririgoyen1234

3 жыл бұрын

Coach, you should tell them that Javier jumped over 2, 50 M during training days in three different occasions. I saw the last time with my own eyes in 1993. And his butt passed the bar around 15 cm higher. You know in Cuba all sports are together in the same institution. I was a volleyball player. He used to do semi squads in our weightlifting gym. We challenged him and viceversa touching highest with our finger tips. So, he always used to invite us to see his better attempts. He attempted 2, 55 M never made it.

@khalisfath1942

2 жыл бұрын

@@omaririgoyen1234 really wow!

@omaririgoyen1234

2 жыл бұрын

@@khalisfath1942 yep. This a true story. I was speaking about it today with Cuban people because of the Olympic games. You know what they argued with me? That Soto passed 2.50 M around ten or less cm higher no 15 or 20 as I always say when I mention this. Hahahaha. They did not argued about how high. They are around 26 to 30 yrs old. I did not know they heard this. They said parents from other sports told them. He was extra class. Would have won 84' 88' Olympics as well.

@alaefarmestatesllc

2 жыл бұрын

@@omaririgoyen1234 u know what ur saying is a lie

I'm Brazilian, and I was watching the High Jump finals at Rio 2016 with some canadians that I've met, when I realize that a lot of people was looking at our direction from inside the field. I've believe that it was because the canadian jumper was doing good and the fans were very excited, but when I look behind me, Javier was just 3 rows behind me. He was doing hand signals to some jumpers that pointed at him. When the competition was over, I aproached him and ask for a picture to show to my father, a huge fan of him. As humble as someone can be, he accepted my request with a huge smile and we chat a little. I will never forget this

@rasa3061

Жыл бұрын

Caramba que massa

@edinacloud5968

Жыл бұрын

It always makes me smile when people go out of their way to be kind 😊

@robertrichard2322

Жыл бұрын

And you are wearing a mask in your picture for what reason? trying to keep people around you safe? lol

@tomgreeves9248

Жыл бұрын

You can’t buy class like that. What a great experience.

@GreekPatriot07

10 ай бұрын

@@robertrichard2322 i thought im the only one thinking like this hahah

Backstories like his make me wonder how many world records would be beaten if people were encouraged to work on the sport they're most talented at rather than just the handful that are the most popular.

@keynanvarnado7592

2 жыл бұрын

True enough. I wonder how many nba players could be world class high jumpers, or how many professional linebackers/running backs would make for elite gymnasts.

@num1Jaysta

2 жыл бұрын

@@keynanvarnado7592 Or wrestlers

@Mitjitsu

2 жыл бұрын

It's the same thing with strongman. The likes of Shaquille O'neal and even Ronnie Coleman have said they would have dominated the sport had they took it up.

@Mitjitsu

2 жыл бұрын

@@keynanvarnado7592 Most running backs are only quick over 30-40 yards. They're not optimized to run 100-200m.

@amjan

2 жыл бұрын

@@keynanvarnado7592 Many high jumpers from the US are former basketball players.

Only 13 men in history have jumped 2.40 meters or higher, and only 5 have done it more than once. Sotomayor did it 24 times (in 21 different competitions between September 1988 - March 1995). He is the only person to have cleared 2.44 m (8 ft) (which he did twice). JUST WOW👍

@jorislal

3 жыл бұрын

Well yes, he's the current record holder in the event.

@jasoncdebussy

3 жыл бұрын

None of that means that the record is unbreakable as the clickbait title claims.

@sudivenpillay1957

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, yo thats amazing coz he literally went to almost every competition and hit a pb

@tomperkins5657

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, other than that...

@thethirdman225

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasoncdebussy Exactly.

His ex would probably never dare to say "You can't get over me"

@Daniel-jw5xm

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@petermont14

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@bachataintimate3726

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@king_noah_2692

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@chasepressley2408

3 жыл бұрын

Javier: and i took that personally.😐

Damn, he doesn't even need stairs. He could just jump to the next floor

@miniyondu317

2 жыл бұрын

underrated

@pythagorasaurusrex9853

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂🤣🤣 Ahahaha.. best comment here. Deserves more thumbs up

Thanks for this video. I'm cuban 🇨🇺, and I'm very very proud of Javier Sotomayor performances, as a high jump record holder... He is the GOAT. I even have his name, in honor to him. Thanks again 👏🏻🙌🏻

That is actually insane that he cleared that, imagine being in the crowd and seeing this man jump over the equivalent of a wall of a house

@Robert_McGarry_Poems

3 жыл бұрын

Some one say Kool aide? Oh yeah!

@JeremyCollins2k15

3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't in the stands, but I definitely remember watching it on TV. Truly an amazing site to see as a young kid then.

@EtopEtim

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeremyCollins2k15 Same here.

@chriswills7751

3 жыл бұрын

I did see Barshim, whose name appears briefly in the video, clear 2.40 in Birmingham. He'd already won the competition, and the other athletes were just stood cheering him on. There was a collective gasp round the stadium when he went over the bar, despite there being several events on at the same time. There is a video of it on here but you don't get the audience reaction captured fully. Separately he has done 2.43, and then attempted 2.46. I'm convinced he will break the record sooner or later.

@peterh1353

3 жыл бұрын

Strangely tumblers could clear a greater heights. Which is even more amazing!

His jumps look like poetry. Some people are just born to do great things.

@petermont14

3 жыл бұрын

👍

@maribfye

3 жыл бұрын

he was a doper

@MichaTheLight

3 жыл бұрын

I think many people could do great things but many never decover the field in which they are really great. It's a shame we need far better schools and talent scouts so much wasted potential in sports, academics, arts and entrepreneurship.

@jimmypiglet5705

3 жыл бұрын

I saw a bull rider who looked like he was floating with the bull instead of riding it, everything the bull did seemed exactly like what the guy did

@nierupaulboro13

3 жыл бұрын

@@maribfye every body is a doper. He was tested positive in his last stage of his life in 1999-2000. He broke all his records in his early life especially between 1988-1985. Only 13 men in history have jumped 2.40 meters or higher, and only 5 have done it more than once. Sotomayor did it 24 times (in 21 different competitions between September 1988 - March 1995). He is the only person to have cleared 2.44 m (8 ft) (which he did twice).

He's so well proportioned, explosive and coordinated for a guy that tall. On video you'd never guess he was 6'3"

@asigmamale8787

Жыл бұрын

I also like his mid flight form. It looks so relaxed

@fotisfotis8060

Жыл бұрын

I think he is 6'5

@asigmamale8787

Жыл бұрын

@@fotisfotis8060 bro, the video just said he is 6ft 3

@andreasrademacher5715

Жыл бұрын

@@asigmamale8787 when he was 15

@markiv2942

Жыл бұрын

Explosiveness comes from his doping.

All men's jumping records are incredible and stem from the early to mid nineties. High jump = 2.45m Javier Sotomayor 1994 Long jump =8.95m Mike Powell 1991 Triple jump = 18.29m Jonathon Edwards 1995 They have so far eluded literally thousands of the world's best athletes for the best part of 30 years What a time to be an athletics fan it was.

@Trackreator

Жыл бұрын

Have you ever heard of doping?

@thehalfeatendoughnut1798

Жыл бұрын

@@Trackreator Yes. Please provide proof if you think doping is the reason for these records.

@Trackreator

Жыл бұрын

@@thehalfeatendoughnut1798 the proof itself is the 90's themselves

@thehalfeatendoughnut1798

Жыл бұрын

@@Trackreator You have given a completely idiotic reply. As I asked before, please provide proof. Inane statements are not proof.

@Trackreator

Жыл бұрын

@@thehalfeatendoughnut1798 antidoping systems in 90s were so bad athletes were all doped. Everyone knows that. Lewis was doped, Johnson was doped, flojo was supah doped. Athletes are still doped nowadays just they ain't caught.

He also finished contests over 2.38 metres 89 times. That's just incredible

@keinKlarname

2 жыл бұрын

Nonsense.

@erswrld335

Жыл бұрын

@@-.-Rob-.-XY nice job

@williamnordeste1169

Жыл бұрын

Ancient Rome gave the people the games to keep their minds off of the real issues of Salvation. It is the same in modern times.

@aleksandarcvetkovic5436

Жыл бұрын

@@williamnordeste1169 Now games and Salvation do their job together to keep minds distracted from real issues.

@morganclare4704

10 ай бұрын

89 times???

I was there, right on the field at the Sixto Escobar Stadium in PR when Javier Sotomayor jumped 8ft high. A bunch of kids from the various track clubs volunteered as ushers during these games to assist and help the delegations during their stay. One of the most exciting things I’ve ever witnessed.

@grousetheghoul2754

3 жыл бұрын

Emilio : you are privleged to be able to say that. Good for you.

@karaamundson3964

2 жыл бұрын

I would have passed out, and not programs!!

It's a real shame that so few of us have ever even heard of this man. He's only the greatest high jumper who ever lived...by far!

@rossib6974

Жыл бұрын

Political prejudice !

@WyreForestBiker

Жыл бұрын

@@rossib6974Utter Nonsense .. every athletics fan has heard of him despite Cuba CHOOSING to stop him competing in major events for their own political reasons .

@zvbx

Жыл бұрын

Track and field followers know who he is.

@anah3864

Жыл бұрын

If you haven’t heard of him is because you don’t follow track and field. There are a lot of amazing athletes in every sport that aren’t routinely mentioned, but dedicated sports fans know of 🎉them nonetheless.

@oldtimer7635

9 ай бұрын

"...so few of us" Who are you talking about?

Stefan Holm (Olympic gold medal in 2004) is 181cm tall. His record is 240cm. 59cm over his own height is insane. Really underrated.

@morganclare4704

10 ай бұрын

Very true!

@danguee1

9 ай бұрын

Yes, if anything - at least on the face of it - that's even more impressive. The height he jumped higher than his own height was 5cm higher than Javier was able to achieve. Although the physicists will tell me I need, instead, to think about how much *_higher than their centres of gravity_* they cleared. In which case, they were probably equivalent/similar.

@oldtimer7635

9 ай бұрын

"underrated"? How come?

@johndoe-qg7jp

9 ай бұрын

Never underated! Legend! Tall body with relatively short powerful legs.

@redd605

8 ай бұрын

Sweden had a period when they had those fantastic jumpers,

I've had the honor of competing against Sotomayor on several occasions representing the USA. You are taught to not think anyone is better than you or you already lost the meet. Well let me tell ya, Sotomayor is the only one that deserves that mindset. God truly bless him with great talent and positive attitude. 🙏 Respect.

@dodgem259

2 жыл бұрын

your a liar

@innotafanofanyofjlbjlbissd6777

2 жыл бұрын

@@dodgem259 lol

@rizkyrakhmat1

2 жыл бұрын

Im honored too for met him back then in '63. I am the one that taught him how to do 7'45 m jump. Too bad he could only pulled 2'44. Those poor short legs.

@MPlain

2 жыл бұрын

Truth about the brain washing. Don't forget that they also attempt to drill into you to be a bad loser. That thankfully does not always stick.

@Camelballs

2 жыл бұрын

@@dodgem259 you're*

I met Sotomayor once when I was in sports school. I was a young triathlete then, but had a background in long jump. I always admired him and Ivan Pedroso (an amazing Cuban long jumper). Javier is not only great at jumping (he is the GOAT), but as a human being. I loved this video being about a Cuban athlete, the facts, the data... the passion. They deserve it. 💪 THX!

@japeking1

3 жыл бұрын

You have just reminded me that in 1971 I met John Akii-Bua.... his coach told me that he ( Akii-Bua) would win gold in the next Olympics. "I bet you say that to all your students" says me. Wrong again.

@peternyamato6818

3 жыл бұрын

Great shout! Ivan Pedroso is my all time favourite long-jumper...very gracefully explosive in the manner of a Carl Lewis. I believe he was the first man to go over 9 meters, all be it wind assisted, and I think he did it twice in the same competition !

@peterh1353

3 жыл бұрын

They were actually very good friends and trained at the same track! The best high jumper and the best long jumper in one place at the same time!

@JasonHeilmanMusicalRemedies

3 жыл бұрын

No you didn’t

@dominantdaddy6939

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t name another prominent Cuban athlete, other than this guy. He deserves his due. A record untouched since then.

As a former high jumper with a 7’ PR. Sotomayor was my hero growing up. The difference between 7’ and 8’ btw is enormous. He is just on another level from even other great high jumpers.

When the world record is 10 years older than you....greatness🙌

High Jump is a magnificent event

@guck297

3 жыл бұрын

So elegant and powerful

@Spacevet

3 жыл бұрын

Agree, when noone cheating. You know that Javier Sotomayor got suspended for cheating right? 1999 for cocaine amd 2001 for Nandrolon (anabolic steroid) I wish all his records and medals was taken away.

@GuneetAtwal1996

3 жыл бұрын

@@Spacevet you think the athletes are natural ? Everyone is on some sort of PED

@Spacevet

3 жыл бұрын

@@GuneetAtwal1996 Yes most of them. If u want to support cheaters go ahead, I don´t.

@francovapore3551

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but he's nineteen foot eleven foot high with nearly two point two foot legs on him..no wonder..you too can jump that high too

The adjectives this man uses is next level

@luisfranciscohdz.mtz.6753

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@scrumpymanjack

3 жыл бұрын

Really? I wouldn’t put that down as the outstanding part of these videos.

@king_noah_2692

3 жыл бұрын

@@scrumpymanjack I think the 2.45 meter jump was the outstanding part of the video

@KippiExplainsStuff

3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are simply fantastic!

@RosetteAckesson

2 жыл бұрын

@@CricketEngland you don't know that

This man was my idol in high school when i participated in the High Jumps. Absolute Legend

As a teenager watching tracks&fields in TV in the mid 80s, one of my all-time favourite was the men's high jump. Germany had two world-class jumpers, Carlo Tränhardt and Dietmar Mögenburg. But duelling against Sotomayor left both without chance. Watching him jump always left me with my mouth open speechless. Great memories!

Fun fact: Sotomayor's nephew Lorenzo won a silver medal in boxing at the 2016 Olympics representing Azerbaijan.

I jumped 6’2” and he was my hero! It was shocking when he did 8’

I play volleyball competitively and this man jumps over men's volleyball net. I think about this record every time i step on the court. It's unbelievable 😳

I remember him when I was younger. He was one of my all time favourites.

No doubt the goat in high jump, without question. Athletes get better every year with better nutrition and training, but his consistent 2.40 and greater performances 20 years ago are staggering even today. This was my event that my college paid for a long time ago, and my 2.15 pb is so far away from his it is not even in the same ballpark. I put the bar up at 8’ once just to look at it and could not comprehend getting hips over that. Hats off to the high jump king of all time.

@mattp1734

3 жыл бұрын

lol, it's a fun drill to put it that high and just trying to get my shoulders that high! only a 2.04m pb here, so you're even miles above me XD

@MrKveite1

3 жыл бұрын

The unbeatable power of steroids on line with Flo Jo etc

@messianicrogue

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrKveite1 I also find 80's era athletes suspicious.

@jaydubya3698

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrKveite1 Hmmm....I don't know about Sotomayor being on steroids. He had a long history of exceptional performance, so I think it's more likely that he was just a freak of nature. Flo Jo is another story. Though people continue to insist that she wasn't on anything, I'll never be convinced. She went from being a hot-looking mid-level sprinter carrying a few extra pounds to being ripped, buff and blowing up the 100 and 200m WRs in like a two year period. There's just no way she did it without a little "help."

@efisgpr

3 жыл бұрын

How about 35 years ago though? It's crazy.

He absolutely glides over that bar....I could watch him all day. It's a tragedy he missed 2 Olympics.

I just found this channel and every video I've watched is so hyped. Great work.

Thank you this is an amazing docu-short you made Sir. I enjoyed! 💪

What an incredible athlete. Sports should never be used by politicians to boycott events. People train their entire lives for these things. Politicians will never understand what being the greatest or true dedication is.

@Keepcalm-lovesports

3 жыл бұрын

weird fact, but Arnold Schwarzenegger was possibly the greatest bodybuilder and also governor. and some sportstars like Klitschko turned politicians also

@HarryWhiteGBR

3 жыл бұрын

@@Keepcalm-lovesports I am very aware of those individuals having these paths, but generally speaking here if you see where I am coming from

@Keepcalm-lovesports

3 жыл бұрын

@@HarryWhiteGBR of course, didn't want to negate your comment. Just wanted to say that some understand, they dont have to be the greatest either. I hate politisizing sports as much as anybody

@HarryWhiteGBR

3 жыл бұрын

@@Keepcalm-lovesports Thats fine, yeah I knew exactly where you were coming from. My issue is that not enough understand. Having a few across multiple countries which understand means nothing tbh in the focus of change

@HkFinn83

3 жыл бұрын

The whole point of the Olympics is political propaganda

It's sad that his career was held back but we can appreciate his greatness

Thank you for a good documentary and introducing me to a great athlete!

Thank you very much for doing this video. El Soto is a reason to be proud of being Cuban. He's an extraordinary athlete and great human being!

24 times over 2,40 😲🔥👊. That is more impressive than once over 2.45!

@omaririgoyen1234

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. And just we Cuban know that he jumped three times over 250 cm during practices.

@villairec8857

2 жыл бұрын

@@omaririgoyen1234 eso ya es difícil de creer

@omaririgoyen1234

2 жыл бұрын

@@villairec8857 Pues no lo creas hermano. No lo creas.

@Defy5

2 жыл бұрын

Agree! I mean others have come close to 2.45 but no other athlete cleared 2.40 with such ease as Soto.

Michael Jordan: I defy the law of gravity! Sotomayor: Okhey!

another great vid by TRP many thx again and keep them coming theyre much appreciated

Appreciating high jump after 2021 Olympics of Barshim & Tamberi 's "Can we have two gold?"

Your presentation of the video is just poetic...how 10 mins of video fly didn't even realize

So sad that he missed the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, due to the Cuban boycott. And the fact that he got injured before the 1996 Games.

@scouter-xn6zi

3 жыл бұрын

Well, a lot of weird things happened to the Cuban athletes then. Those years were probably the greatest for High Jump, with 5-6 really high class jumpers. Sotomayor above them all, but still needing his 100% to beat them.

@timn4481

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah..'injured'. That's what happened. Wow how time and fading memories make for legend. He was a drug cheat and its well known. In the same category as flo jo and the East Germans. .

@charlesthorndike2702

3 жыл бұрын

​@@timn4481 I'm mean, you're technically not wrong. Javier got busted for using cocaine in 1999 (way after his prime. Patrik Sjöberg also got caught using cocaine a couple of years after he retired.). Last time I checked, cocaine wasn't a performance-enhancing drug, especially in such a technical event as the high jump. "Yeah.. 'injured' That's what happened." I don't get what you're trying to say here. He had knee and heel injuries in the 1996 season, look it up yourself. When you jump 2.17 at age 15, and 2.33 at age 16, you're a natural.

@ericwong3868

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesthorndike2702 kind of tragic that they resorted to drug use. I am just speculating but performing at an elite level probably brings a rush and high. Cocaine can bring that as well but without all the time and effort of training to be a world class athlete.

@williamscheer1481

2 жыл бұрын

This explains why I’ve never heard of this high jumper who should be as famous as Usain Bolt. The boycotts and the injury caused him to miss three olympics which is where I get my only exposure to track and field. I’m 60 years old and up until hearing of Javier Sotomayor upon viewing this KZread, I was under the impression that Dwight Stones was the greatest high jumper ever.

Amazing video of an amazing athlete!! Thank you for your terrific work!

Grace and elegance in his approach and executing those jumps...poetry in motion! He can never be matched!

This record WILL stand the test of time! Simply amazing

@kurman4749

9 ай бұрын

You're wrong! Just like EVERY world record, it will be beaten one day. You only have to look back through the ages to see that ALL world athletics records are eventually broken.

@MultiJejje

9 ай бұрын

@@kurman4749 Yeah, I hate people who are saying these things or clickbaiting video titles. These all records will be broken. Around 10 years ago Barshim jumped 243cm and there has been several 240cm+ records. So some guy will eventually broke it.

Incredible!!!

@shawngordon6626

3 жыл бұрын

WOW WOW

@adventuretings345

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindadesevrenjacquet1633 ?

@Vinnicombe1

2 жыл бұрын

Ok

@shawngordon6626

2 жыл бұрын

CARIBBEAN KING WOW 🏃🏼‍♂️♥️CUBA

@denverhowell3489

2 жыл бұрын

💯

Thank you for making this video!

Thanks for bringing old memories. He was a legend

I used to compete as a B string in the High Jump , A string was Britain's former number 1 high jumper (was still consistently getting over 2m in 40s!).Anyways I remember he shared a story when he was in his prime , that he among other quality athletes were made to feel like children when Javier set the World Youth Record when competing against him.

This was a truly outstanding video. Brilliantly put together, well told and impeccable context. Thank you.

Thank you so much for this great video.

Thank you for bringing an amazing athlete into the light again.

I remember watching him as his career progressed. He was / is something special. 🇨🇺

Amazing. I remember that jump he made in July '89, when the footage was shown on reports all over the world.It was a real rub your eyes moment. Delighted when he withstood the pressure and won in '92. Great post.

The Cuban ,Javier Sotomayor, was a highly talented jumper who realised his natural gift and worked on it thru trainings. It's often not easy to recognise your talent and develop it to fruition. Many bypass it for other interests. Let the life of Javier be a good lesson to athletes all over the world. He missed two Olympic Park games where he would have won gold but kept going on his jumping career. He's really a source of inspiration and blessing.

I N C R E D I B L E !!! ...this describes how humble and an amazing person he is. and this is more impressive than his marks. I know him, and could see he training, and how he transform himself during training. it is a masterpiece of human performance. a legend ever!!! great video, thank you very much!

The absolute and undisputed GOAT of the high jump of any era. Imagine if Cuba hadn't boycotted he would have won three consecutive olympic gold medals. Thanks for another great video TRP👍🏿💯👏🏿

@gustaaf1892

3 жыл бұрын

High jumping has a habit of seeing the absolute favourite getting beaten at major events, so there are never guarantees. In any case it was very unlikely he would have won in 1984 because that was too soon for him. He might have won in 1988, but he failed in 1996, so the threepeat wouldn't have happened regardless of the Cuban boycott . He did win in 1992 and also won silver in 2000 after a drug suspension was reversed which allowed him to compete. Undoubtedly the best of all time by a significant margin.

This athlete was truly amazing! I hadn't ever heard of him until now, so thank you for sharing this with us. So much talent.

@bubabarrow4960

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Truly amazing

@jimmy-vy8hy

Жыл бұрын

@@bubabarrow4960 You baby!

Had the pleasure of meeting him back in 1994! In Liverpool England. Really nice quite gentle giant.

man, I am in love with your videos.

I remember this happening and will never forget this outstanding athlete.

I’ve been following all your running videos of greatness with a tremendous love of the sport, and I have to say you have shown us the greatest track & field athlete ever!

Thank you. Well researched and well narrated. Mr. Sotomayor needs to thank you for producing such a great video compilation of his success.

You brought back some memories with this name - seeing him as a kid I could not fathom how people could jump so high!

I was 17 and at the US Olympic Festival at OU on July 30, 1989 (day after Sotomayor set the record) and got to watch Hollis Conway set the American record of 7'10' (that has since been broken) and then attempt to do 8'1/2". He was beat by that time because he went over 7'10" on his first attempt but took him all 3 to get over 7'8". And he was only about 6' tall so hittin the heights he did was amazing. Sotomayor was unreal. I put the bar up at my HS track not to long after that and couldn't fathom going over that height. My best up to then was only 6'6". Truly the golden age of high jumping. Noone has come close since.

Kudos to the basketball coaches who said: "Espera un minuto, este tipo es un saltador alto!"

Your delivery is peaceful and the content is on point.

Love your vids keep it up👍🏾🔥

This 10 minutes had me all in my feelings... legend!

“Look at your ceiling, do you think u can jump over your ceiling” *looks up while watching at a basketball court...

One of my favorite track and field events and this gentleman is unbelievable in his abilities.

Thanks for sharing this. He is such an amazing human being! Imagine if he had joined the NBA with those hops? He would bring terror to every opponent and posterise people left, right and centre!

What a legend. I grew up listening his name on the radio and TV, truly remarkable skill.

I was there @ crystal Palace when he broke the junior record, I asked him for an autograph, and he was amazed I would ask, he didn't think he was worthy, so humble, I cheekily asked him does he want a manager to, he laughed and nodded, its my prized possession, I believe the record is 2nd or 3rd longest standing, flo Jo is up there and was the other kratochviliva or marita kock, but I believe that javiers record is unbeatable

Thanks for your research and fantastic editing; already subscribed but I would haved subscribed again; great content, love the history!

This was a great vid. What a great tribute.

Bro you’re videos are INSANE !! I LOVE IT

Unreal., And we can all thank Dick Fosbury for his contribution to the sport which was a game changer.

@maddogrob7744

3 жыл бұрын

The old Fosbury Flop!! i miss those days jumping.

@thethirdman225

3 жыл бұрын

That depends on what you mean by game changer.

@nickpavona3326

3 жыл бұрын

@@thethirdman225 Game changer means he was the first one to go backwards over the bar. He revolutionized the high jump with his back first technique, the Fosbury Flop, and is considered one of the most influential athletes in Track and Field history.

@thethirdman225

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickpavona3326 Yeah, fair enough. All true. I just get a lot of people telling me his technique is more efficient than the straddle, which is very debatable. All good.

@nickpavona3326

3 жыл бұрын

@@thethirdman225 Well as for the straddle there is not much real debate that the flop is by far the most dominant and successful technique in the sport and and it took place rapidly .

Thanks for a great video ...!

Great content; great editing; on point commentary! Already subscribed!

Thank you for this amazing content. Beyond brilliant! 🙏

This is one of the best sports docs ever. Thank you for putting this together!

I remember reading about him in HS when I took up high jumping. Simple incredible to see his jumps on video. Amazing athlete.

I don't usually comment straight praise but I really enjoyed watching this video. Good job mate u earned a sub

Kostadinova is the reigning world record holder in the women's high jump at 2.09 m, which she jumped during the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome. Her world record is one of the oldest in modern athletics. Altogether Kostadinova set seven world records - three outdoors and four indoors. She also holds the distinction of having jumped over 2.00 m 197 times

@jeraldsargent3323

3 жыл бұрын

I think her record stands a good chance of being broken in the next few years by the Ukrainian. 19 years old and she just cleared 2.06

@Nyasalands_Finest

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeraldsargent3323 yeah she might get there this year. Heard rumours she's done 2.08m in practice..

@fugatyve

3 жыл бұрын

34 years old WR and yet nothing on this channel...

@Nyasalands_Finest

3 жыл бұрын

@@fugatyve why don't you make a video on her? 😂😂.

@staceman7981

3 жыл бұрын

I was a state champion in the high jump in high school (1987) and my PR was 2.09M (6'10.25") which is equal to Kostadinova's women's world record. All these years later I still get a little thrill knowing that I was better than every female that ever walked the planet. Not many people can say that about anything. In the grand scheme of men's high jumping, I am a complete nobody (just a small town high school hero) that got my college paid for on a scholarship, but nothing more. But secretly I hope this women's world record never gets beat!!! I am such a loser.

This was so well presented, great vid about a great jumper.

It feels like Cuba let this man down while he was entering his prime.

@foxracer1703

2 жыл бұрын

FOR REAL. I am so glad someone said that!

@publicityvideOPro

2 жыл бұрын

the Cuban government ...Not Cuba.. They boycott the Olympics twice and like Sotomayor,others great athletes couldn't see a gold medal potential on their chest.

@Anthony-zt1zs

2 жыл бұрын

@@publicityvideOPro That is very true. But in a sense, Cuba, the people, chose/allowed their government. When Americans are captured overseas, it's not because they are or agree with oppressive US policies abroad. It's because the people represent their country. Collectively we choose our leaders & policies even if we didn't vote, because we enjoy & partake in some of the benefits of that government.

@publicityvideOPro

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anthony-zt1zs Man... YOU HAVE REASON but you don't know what's like..Believe me ! A totalitary control where they go and take you out of your house & nobody can do nothing. bunch of people interested and brainwashed in the 80's support them, but now is different and still (look what is happening now). Take care of your freedom hard enough specially on this critical days...Others depends of yours !

@Anthony-zt1zs

2 жыл бұрын

@@publicityvideOPro Yes. The the reality facing the Cuban people is difficult & unfortunate. We all must be wiser collectively to hold our governments accountable, so that the remaining freedom that we still enjoy isn't totally eroded away in exchange for false security.

Excellent video about a true legend, thanks!

I always, and still do, love the high jump. That guy was awesome

I saw the Jon Edwards video and I was waiting for this one. Great work

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Love your videos, so informative, maybe do one on Marita Kock?

Dude i was so amazed by cristiano Ronaldo's 2.56m header goal . The fact that this man could put his entire body at that height is incredible. This shows how far ahead track athletes are.

@pranavps851

3 жыл бұрын

An untrained vertical of 109 cm. He was a force of nature.

@haibai1766

3 жыл бұрын

He can jump over people who are jumping themselves. What the actual heck.

@adamjanek3511

3 жыл бұрын

@@pranavps851 Fr some people are genetically blessed. I've been training for my vertical jump for like 4 months and I'm not even close to that.

@efisgpr

3 жыл бұрын

@@pranavps851 And it would've been higher had he been a few years older. Still not fully developed at all.

@efisgpr

3 жыл бұрын

Why is 2.56m considered high for head placement? Just curious.

thanks man....I really wanted to watch a video on this event ♥️High Jump♥️

Your storytelling abilities are off the charts. NEW WORLD RECORD!

Truly amazing but I hesitate to say that it will never happen again, or to call it an unbreakable record.

I saw him jump in New York in the early '90s. The guy was a beat! The amount of torque he generated in the last couple strides before takeoff was incredible!

The hops he had were insane 🤯 talk about setting the bar high 🔥

Had to rewatch this...simply amazing

And he did it without using his hands......AMAZING!