Famous high jumpers
sportsperson taking part in high jump competitions
135 people
Bill Russell
1934
– 2022
· Age 88
Deceased
Stefka Kostadinova
1965
· Age 60
Alive
Javier Sotomayor
1967
· Age 58
Alive
Fanny Blankers-Koen
1918
– 2004
· Age 85
Deceased
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
1911
– 1956
· Age 45
Deceased
Mutaz Essa Barshim
1991
· Age 34
Alive
Gianmarco Tamberi
1992
· Age 33
Alive
James Connolly
1868
– 1957
· Age 88
Deceased
Anna Chicherova
1982
· Age 43
Alive
Iolanda Balaș
1936
– 2016
· Age 79
Deceased
Yelena Slesarenko
1982
· Age 44
Alive
Roman Šebrle
1974
· Age 51
Alive
Sara Simeoni
1953
· Age 72
Alive
Ulrike Meyfarth
1956
· Age 69
Alive
Alice Coachman
1923
– 2014
· Age 90
Deceased
Rosemarie Ackermann
1952
· Age 73
Alive
Eleanor Patterson
1996
· Age 29
Alive
Ethel Catherwood
1908
– 1987
· Age 79
Deceased
Svetlana Shkolina
1986
· Age 39
Alive
Derek Drouin
1990
· Age 35
Alive
Yaroslav Rybakov
1980
· Age 45
Alive
Ondina Valla
1916
– 2006
· Age 90
Deceased
Harold Osborn
1899
– 1975
· Age 75
Deceased
Jüri Tarmak
1946
– 2022
· Age 75
Deceased
Ivan Ukhov
1986
· Age 39
Alive
Source: Wikidata Q13382122