1988 Olympic Men's High Jump final

This is the packaged recap by NBC. It also includes a good segment they ran a day later, which showed the progression of the men's high jump world record holder from the 1956 Summer Olympics until Seoul in 1988. That segment features Javier Sotomayor's first world record jump a few weeks earlier in 1988. Sotomayor cleared the 8 foot barrier about 10 months after Seoul, which Cuba boycotted.

GOLD - Gennadiy Avdeyenko (URS), 2.38m (7-9 3/4)
SILVER - Hollis Conway (USA), 2.36m (7-8 3/4)
BRONZE - Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS), 2.36m (7-8 3/4)
BRONZE - Patrik Sjoberg (SWE), 2.36m (7-8 3/4)

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[TheCODgodofHALO]

@keeleyXloveX97 5 ft right?

[keeleyXloveX97]

my friend cameron's record was 5'5. he was in 8th grade when he did that.

[SnipeSession19]

@OhSnapItsJuliia Mines 135 centimeters :)

[Ahmedcool8]

@OhSnapItsJuliia same

[soccergal3897]

@OhSnapItsJuliia 11 feet?

[OhSnapItsJuliia]

@soccergal3897 mines 135 inches

[nflpats40]

hahahah big meet

[soccergal3897]

Wow my record is 4 foot 6 inches!

[oXhoneyfulXo]

Oh the 80's...

[vios688]

wow 240p but very clear