High Jump Nostalgia

Various high jump footage featuring the greatest ever exponents of the beautiful straddle technique.

Notable moments include:
0:36 - Yashchenko's homecoming.
3:38 - Vladimir Yashchenko's 2.33m world record in 1977.
4:46 - Valeriy Brumel's 2.28m world record in 1963.
5:04 - Brumel's 2.18m to win 1964 Olympics.
5:42 - John Thomas' 2.18m world record in 1960.
6:16 - Ulrike Meyfarth's 1.92m world record at 1972 Olympics.
6:33 - Dwight Stones 2.32m world record in 1976
8:00 - Rosemarie Ackermann's 2.00m world record in 1977.
8:59 - Iolanda Balas receiving 1960 Olympics gold medal.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• high jump
• saut en hauteur
• salto de altura
• alto
• korkeus
• höjdhopp
• hochsprung
• athletics
• leichtathletik
• track and field
• world record
• record del mundo
• weltrekord
• olympics
• rome tokyo
• munich
• moscow
• ussr
• russia
• metallica
• tuesday's gone
• 1960
• 1964
• 1972
• 1980
• Vladimir Yashchenko
• Valeriy Brumel
• Yuri Stepanov
• Robert Shavlakadze
• John Thomas
• Ulrike Meyfarth
• Ilona Gusenbauer
• Yordanka Blagoeva
• Dwight Stones
• Rosemarie Ackermann
• Henry Lauterbach
• Iolanda Balas

[Yodaismycopilot]

Nice footage! Also curious who's version of Tuesday's Gone this is..

[billhj2]

@Yodaismycopilot Its Metallica's version

[Snauzer67]

Nice. Rosie - Isn´t it Rosemarie Ackermann?

[billhj2]

You're right, how silly of me. I'll amend it.

[savikoski]

I had such a crush on her! I still remember like a yesterday when she jumped 2.00. I remember so many details from that night... It was a magic moment for me. I hope she also can enjoy it every day. Thank you Rosie!

[Takilicio]

this is a great video, congratulations and thank you!

[222mozart]

grandiose video ! thanks to bilhj2 !!

I saw the 2,28 m of the cosmic in original !!! never will forget it.

[lease2coach1]

Thanks for posting. Obviously, not all straddlers (Meyfarth and Stones and Balas didn't straddle), but some truly beautiful straddle jumps in there!

[chaidi14]

awsome vid the best i ve ever watched

[Mazurka1001]

Fantastic footage. For a minute I thought Vlodimir Jascenko was actually Jaczek Wszola...LOL, silly me...

[hurdler49]

great video!

[weltbuerger1]

автор- умница!!!

[weltbuerger1]

чудо-парень и очень грустная история...(Володя Ященко)

[broadjumper1]

Yes, it was understated at best. He had just perfomed poorly at the Montreal games (finishing third w/ a 2.23) after being the odds on favorite to win the Gold Medal as he was the reigning WR holder at the time with a 2.31 (7'7") jump and was ranked #1 in the world in '73 '74, 75 and 76. After setting the new record in PA, it was as if he was almost disgusted, saying "WHY did it HAVE to rain in Montreal?