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. 0