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    Javier Sotomayor Sanabria (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ sotomaˈʝoɾ]; born 13 October 1967) is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized...
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    acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the world record holder with a jump of 2.45 m (8 ft 1⁄4 in)...
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    international athletic championship. They are officially called "Javier Sotomayor", for Javier Sotomayor who set the world record in high jump there, but they are...
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    Flop technique. The world record of 2.45 metres (8.04 ft) by Cuban Javier Sotomayor in 1993 has never been surpassed. Women's high jump world record progression...
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  • Tommy Sotomayor (born 1975), American radio show host and YouTube personality Javier Sotomayor (born 1967), Cuban high jumper Víctor Sotomayor (born 1968)...
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    European record and ranks him third on the world all-time list behind Javier Sotomayor and Mutaz Essa Barshim. He is also a former two-time world indoor record...
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  • Olympics Record Athlete (Nation) Height (m) Location Date World record  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.45 Salamanca, Spain 27 July 1993 Olympic record  Charles Austin (USA)...
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    Sjöberg (SWE) 1991: Charles Austin (USA) 1993: Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 1995: Troy Kemp (BAH) 1997: Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 1999: Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS) 2001:...
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    Ballesteros 1990: Sito Pons 1991: Sergey Bubka 1992: Miguel Induráin 1993: Javier Sotomayor 1994: Martina Navratilova 1995: Hassiba Boulmerka 1996: Carl Lewis...
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    jumps are the best in the world since Javier Sotomayor of Cuba cleared 2.42 m in Seville on 5 June 1994. Only Sotomayor, on four occasions, has jumped higher...
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    Ballesteros 1990: Sito Pons 1991: Sergey Bubka 1992: Miguel Induráin 1993: Javier Sotomayor 1994: Martina Navratilova 1995: Hassiba Boulmerka 1996: Carl Lewis...
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  • one-centimetre behind world record holder Javier Sotomayor of Cuba. The only superior outdoor performances are Sotomayor's world record of 2.45 m, and Mutaz Essa...
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  • Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.45 m Salamanca, Spain 27 July 1993 Championship record  Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR)...
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    Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019. "Javier Sotomayor, Prince of Asturias Award for Sports 1993". Prince of Asturias Foundation...
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  • was set at 2.29 metres (two + twelve athletes). The event was won by Javier Sotomayor of Cuba, the nation's first victory in the men's high jump. Patrik...
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  • States Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2012. Currently, Charles and Javier Sotomayor are the only two high jumpers that have won gold medals in the Olympics...
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    the nation's first appearance after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Javier Sotomayor of Cuba was the eighth man to win a second medal in the event (and...
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    Ballesteros 1990: Sito Pons 1991: Sergey Bubka 1992: Miguel Induráin 1993: Javier Sotomayor 1994: Martina Navratilova 1995: Hassiba Boulmerka 1996: Carl Lewis...
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  • 1989:  Troy Kemp (BAH), Tom McCants (2nd) 1990: Hollis Conway 1991:  Javier Sotomayor (CUB), Hollis Conway (2nd) 1992: Hollis Conway 1993: Hollis Conway...
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    7th place on the men's high jump outdoor, all time top list, behind Javier Sotomayor, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Patrik Sjöberg, Bohdan Bondarenko, Igor Paklin...
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  • (three while competing for the Soviet Union and one for Ukraine). Javier Sotomayor of Cuba won four gold and one bronze medal in the men's high jump....
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  • 1986: Javier Sotomayor 1987: Javier Sotomayor 1988: Javier Sotomayor 1989: Javier Sotomayor 1990: Lázaro Chacón 1991: Javier Sotomayor 1992: Javier Sotomayor...
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    Ballesteros 1990: Sito Pons 1991: Sergey Bubka 1992: Miguel Induráin 1993: Javier Sotomayor 1994: Martina Navratilova 1995: Hassiba Boulmerka 1996: Carl Lewis...
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    record and places him joint third on the men's all-time list, behind Javier Sotomayor and Mutaz Essa Barshim and tied with Patrik Sjöberg. His indoor best...
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  • Sjöberg (SWE) 1991: Charles Austin (USA) 1993: Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 1995: Troy Kemp (BAH) 1997: Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 1999: Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS) 2001:...
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    Jun 2023 Meeting de Paris Paris  FRA [23] P High jump 2.45 m 1314 Javier Sotomayor  CUB 27 Jul 1993 Gran Premio Diputación Salamanca  ESP [24] P Pole...
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    Ballesteros 1990: Sito Pons 1991: Sergey Bubka 1992: Miguel Induráin 1993: Javier Sotomayor 1994: Martina Navratilova 1995: Hassiba Boulmerka 1996: Carl Lewis...
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    Ballesteros 1990: Sito Pons 1991: Sergey Bubka 1992: Miguel Induráin 1993: Javier Sotomayor 1994: Martina Navratilova 1995: Hassiba Boulmerka 1996: Carl Lewis...
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  • Sjöberg (SWE) 1991: Charles Austin (USA) 1993: Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 1995: Troy Kemp (BAH) 1997: Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 1999: Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS) 2001:...
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    Ballesteros 1990: Sito Pons 1991: Sergey Bubka 1992: Miguel Induráin 1993: Javier Sotomayor 1994: Martina Navratilova 1995: Hassiba Boulmerka 1996: Carl Lewis...
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