Yaroslava Maguchikh sets a world record in high jump: the previous one had stood for 37 years
Kyiv • UNN
Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Maguchikh has set a new world record in the women's high jump, clearing 2.10 meters at the Diamond League in Paris, becoming the first to surpass the 37-year-old record of 2.09 meters.
Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Maguchikh became a record holder in women's high jump - she was the first in the world to clear 2.10 meters. This was reported by UNN with reference to Suspilne.
Details
Maguchikh set the world record at the Diamond League in Paris. The Ukrainian was able to overcome it after she won the competition: in the fight against Australian Nicola Olislagers, she was the only one to take the bar 2.03 meters.
After Maguchikh cleared 2.03 meters, the Ukrainian high jumper set two consecutive records:
- First, she cleared 2.07 meters (on the second attempt), updating her personal and national high jump records (both of which she had held).
- and then on the very first attempt, she took a height of 2.10 m and set a world record!
Addendum
The previous world record stood for 37 years. It was set in 1987 by Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova, who cleared a height of 2.09 m - Maguchikh is the first to clear a height of 2.10 m+.
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