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I hope Barshim brakes Sotomayor 2.45 meters (8 feet and one-half inch) 23 year old WR (in 1993) soon since high jumpers have a short career span or peak. Experts say the best years are from 22 to 29 years young. Since Barshim is 24 (1991) he still have some good years to brake it. He already cleared the second best jump ever of 2.43 M (7 ft 111⁄2 in) so all in all if he stays injury free he can do it, the power and technique is there now all he needs is his lucky Sotomayor day : - ) Thanks for sharing!
Question is whether he can keep his physical form and force for another 2-3 years. He certainly seems capable to jump 2,46 or even higher. In some of his jumps over 2,40 he has easily more than 5cm over the bar... Amazing athlete...
Video is almost 5 years old. Only learned of Barshim a few days ago, I think it was him competing in 2017 or was it a 2019 competition (not sure now lol). But he makes it look so elegant and effortless. Amazing.
Man, if the bar had been at 2.45 or even 2.46 when he cleared 2.43, I think he would have been over it. The attempts at 2.46 were SOOO close, definitely made it look possible. It's been a long time since we saw anyone get anywhere near Sotomayer's mark. Barshim and Bondarenko were fantastic for the sport, both Gods of the discipline. Bondarenko also made creditable attempts at 2.46, but Barshim had the edge and came closest I think. To have both of them in the sport at the same time was fantastic. It will be a while before we see that again.
With all the cynicism about Qatar recruiting foreign athletes to represent it, it's worth noting that Barshim was born and raised in Qatar. I hope Barshim will make Qatari sports directors realize that there is talent at home, and resources would be well spent identifying and developing that talent instead of looking abroad.
this will be the next world record holder... probably has had some of the most impressive clearances at heights just below the world record... amazing stuff!
He’s only 6’2”-6’3”, so he’s not as tall as the other 6’4”+ jumpers. And he’s hella skinny too compared to the other jumpers as well. His back arch is so pronounced though. Amazing.
+Zaq I'm a college senior who's done D1 track for 4 years and I can tell you this: 6'1 is actually not horrible haha, Ive seen plenty of college athletes who can't even do that. Of course you should always work harder to get higher and I'm sure you will but be patient and let it come to you, work hard and don't get down on yourself for a second cuz high jump is 90% mental good luck!
agreed. i didn't get 6'1 till my junior year and still competed in college. just remember that high jump has the smallest noticeable improvement next to maybe the 100m. some people don't realize how much difference 2 inches can really make in high jump. just keep confident and train hard and u will do well. good luck.
I’m a freshman in high school and I’ve jumped 5’10”. I’m capable of up to 6’2” but I need to work on keeping my arch throughout my jump Edit: I jumped 6 feet once and state is in 2 days
I think even though Sotomayor cleared higher(barely) 2014 Barshim is still better all around in terms of consistency, rythem, and form. All the jumps were massive clearances of extreme heights.
And he always get his hips above the bar on WR attempts but his problem is he always jump from slightly far out and comes down on the bar. Truly the GOAT
Agreed, Barshim will break the record in the next couple years. That WR of Sotomayor always looked a little suspect IMO - he hit the bar with his thighs coming down and gave it quite a smack. The bar bounced on top of the pegs and somehow stayed on (???). Bars aren't supposed to stay up there with that kind of blow.
Now it's 2022, but I guess if they told him back in 2014 or 2015, the bar is set @ 2,43 or 2,42 but it's actually placed on 2,46. He would have definitely cleared it and become the King of High Jump
I think the only reason Barshim hasn't jumped the World Record is because he is taking off so far away from the bar that he has the height but is always taking the bar down as he is coming down. His trainer should be teaching him to make a small adjustment to where he takes off and he'll do it and more :-)
2.43 = 7'11-2/3". A third of an inch under 8' and Barshim is the first jumper to clear that height besides Sotomayor (2.45, 1993!). Meanwhile there have been 4 who have cleared 2.42 but not higher, 1 who has cleared 2.41 but not higher, and 9 who have cleared 2.40 but not higher (including the amazing Stefan Holm, 2005). I still think two of the greatest jumps of all time was Partyka's clearing effort at 2.37 in Atlanta and Bodarenko's clearance at 2.35 in Moscow. Anyway, it's interesting that we have not seen any big clearances since 2014.
best ever high jump, Just being eluded by the word record and peaking at the right time for major events. Otherwise, some of his jumps are way over the world record
@@ahmedrishaadshaik1786 Not easily because he's been injured and may never be able to attain those peak heights again because of that. Further, he's now 30 years old. Still, watching him jump takes your breath away.
He actually wears a pair of shoes from a different brand, but since he is sponsored by Nike he is not allowed to show the shoes and instead has to wear some sort of covers that have the Nike Swoosh on them ;)
this guy can break the world record.It seems that his butt is the only thing thats dropping the bar. You can see in his wr attempts that his entire upper body is well over the bar but come to his glutes, it keeps hitting the bar. I swear if he can find a solution to this problem, he can probably hit the 2.5m mark!
