Biography
Javier Sotomayor (born October 13, 1967) is a Cuban former high jumper and the current world record holder. He is widely regarded as the greatest high jumper of all time, having dominated the sport throughout the late 1980s and 1990s.
Career Highlights & Records
2.45 m
World Record (Outdoor)
2.43 m
World Record (Indoor)
1992
Olympic Gold Medal
Legacy
Sotomayor is the only person in history to have cleared 8 feet (2.44 m). His outdoor world record, set in Salamanca, Spain in 1993, remains unbroken to this day, representing one of the longest-standing achievements in modern track and field history.