Javier Sotomayor

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Cuba Cuba
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    13 OCT 1967
High Jump Final - Javier Sotomayor (© Allsport)

Personal Best - Outdoor

Performance Wind Place Date
High Jump 2.45 Salamanca (Helmántico) 27 JUL 1993

Personal Best - Indoor

Performance Wind Place Date
High Jump 2.43 Budapest (Sportcsarnok) 04 MAR 1989

Progression - Outdoor

High Jump

Performance Place Date
2001 2.30 Réthimno 01 JUL
2000 2.32 Sydney (Olympic Stadium) 24 SEP
1999 2.34 Saint-Denis 03 JUL
1998 2.37 Maracaibo 20 AUG
1997 2.37 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 06 AUG
1996 2.33 Atlanta, GA 18 MAY
1995 2.40 Mar del Plata 25 MAR
1994 2.42 Sevilla 05 JUN
1993 2.45 Salamanca (Helmántico) 27 JUL
1992 2.36 Zürich 19 AUG
1992 2.36 Eberstadt 04 JUL
1991 2.40 Paris Saint-Denis 19 JUL
1990 2.36 Jerez 03 SEP
1989 2.44 San Juan, PUR 29 JUL
1988 2.43 Salamanca (Helmántico) 08 SEP
1987 2.37 Athína 20 JUN
1986 2.36 Santiago de Cuba 23 FEB
1985 2.34 La Habana 20 MAR
1984 2.33 La Habana 19 MAY
1983 2.17 01 JAN

Progression - Indoor

High Jump

Performance Place Date
2001 2.31 Pireás (P&F Stadium) 21 FEB
1999 2.36 Maebashi (Green Dome) 07 MAR
1996 2.38 Liévin 18 FEB
1995 2.38 Barcelona (Palau Sant Jordi) 12 MAR
1995 2.38 Liévin 19 FEB
1994 2.40 Birmingham (NIA), GBR 26 FEB
1994 2.40 Wuppertal 04 FEB
1993 2.41 Toronto (The Sky Dome) 14 MAR
1991 2.31 Sevilla (Palacio de los Deportes) 10 MAR
1989 2.43 Budapest (Sportcsarnok) 04 MAR
1987 2.32 Indianapolis (Hoosier Dome), IN 07 MAR
1985 2.30 Paris-Bercy (Palais Omnisports) 18 JAN

Honours - High Jump

Rank Mark Wind Place Date
8th IAAF World Championships f DQ Edmonton (Commonwealth Stadium) 08 AUG 2001
8th IAAF World Indoor Championships 5 2.25 Lisboa (Atlantic Pavillion) 11 MAR 2001
27th Olympic Games 2 2.32 Sydney (Olympic Stadium) 24 SEP 2000
7th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1 2.36 Maebashi (Green Dome) 07 MAR 1999
8th IAAF World Cup in Athetics 2 2.28 Johannesburg (SGJ) 13 SEP 1998
IAAF Golden League/Grand Prix Final 1 2.31 Moskva 05 SEP 1998
6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics 1 2.37 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 06 AUG 1997
XXVI Olympic Games 11 2.25 Atlanta (Olympic Stadium), GA 28 JUL 1996
5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2 2.37 Göteborg (Ullevi Stadium) 08 AUG 1995
5th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1 2.38 Barcelona (Palau Sant Jordi) 12 MAR 1995
7th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 1 2.40 London (Crystal Palace) 11 SEP 1994
10th IAAF/Mobil Grand Prix Final 1 2.33 Paris 03 SEP 1994
4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 2.40 Stuttgart (Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion) 22 AUG 1993
4th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1 2.41 Toronto (The Sky Dome) 14 MAR 1993
6th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 2 2.26 La Habana (Estadio Panamericano) 25 SEP 1992
3rd IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2 2.36 Tokyo (Olympic Stadium) 01 SEP 1991
3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships 3 2.31 Sevilla (Palacio de los Deportes) 10 MAR 1991
2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships 1 2.43 Budapest (Sportcsarnok) 04 MAR 1989
2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics 9 2.29 Roma (Stadio Olimpico) 06 SEP 1987
1st IAAF World Indoor Championships 4 2.32 Indianapolis (Hoosier Dome), IN 07 MAR 1987
1st IAAF World Junior Championships 1 2.25 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 20 JUL 1986
4th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 3 2.28 Canberra (Bruce Stadium) 06 OCT 1985
IAAF World Indoor Games 2 2.30 Paris-Bercy (Palais Omnisports) 18 JAN 1985

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