This Will NEVER Happen Again || The UNBREAKABLE Record of Javier Sotomayor

Suspiciouw records that still stands .
1991 high jump WR -
1993 Long jump rWR
1995 Triple jump WR
The decade of doping.

He could easily jump a few more inches higher, but in 1990 his trainer José Godoy die and Javier just retire a couple of years later and star sky diving and things like that. He was just an easy spring jumping effortless.

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Let me say that Barshim failed 2.46 for such a few that he was probably at the same level of Javier Sotomayor before getting injured. Such a pity he couldn't make it. It's amazing that Sotomayor's WR is still there!

Yes The GOAT he is

It will happen again and even higher. Barshim could have jumped 2.50 m in 2014. He had this ability!

This is clearly incredible to do that at his height. He's 6 ft 4. If Wilt Chamberlain was doing the high jump at 7 ft 1 and using the Fosbury flop like they do now, he woulda destroyed that record prolly. Wilt had a 50 inch vertical. The reason this record hasn't been broken is cause the guys with the best verts play basketball and football.

Fact is Sotomayor did NOT jump 2.45m.
HE TOUCHED THE BAR HEAVILY (!!!), HE WAS JUST LUCKY THE BAR DIDN'T FALL !!!
And by the way, the first time he jumped 2.43, the same thing happened.
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Look up at your ceiling. Now imagine high jumping over it.

El Dia que Soromayor Salto 2.45 mts ( WR ) , si alguien de los que lo fueron a felicitar botaban la varilla y el estando todavia en la conchoneta, no se hubiera considerado como un salto valido.
Menos mal que nadie boto la varilla. Hoy en dia nadie se acerca a felicitar hasta despues que el saltados salga de la colchoneta.

He was found guilty twice of having banned drugs in his system. Once Cocaine and the second time nandrolone. The 80’s were notorious for drug cheats in sports.
Draw your own conclusions.

most people couldn't climb an 8ft wall let alone jump clean over it

exploited for so long he showed there wasnt much they could teach him

Technically, people have cleared higher heights, they just haven't cleared higher bars :)

Xavier is the goat of high jumps

you make good videos, man! thanks!

Here after 2024 olympics

Barshim almost did 2.46 m. Even earlier his clearance of 2.43 m was way above 2.46 m

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Imagine you’re Shaquille O’Neal, you’re stand still , and Javier Sotomayor jumps over your head, with lots of clearance, and backwards !! 🤯🤯🤯

I just jumped a hole in my ceiling. You're right, jumping over it doesn't work. 😂

I used to pass by his house in Cuba every day to play soccer. I saw him several times.

I really wonder what if Sotomayor played basketball in the NBA, or what if Michael Jordan did high jump. They were more or less of the same generation. It could have been an interesting rivalry.

And this was in Cuba a communist country with lack of resources for everything

Thank God I was in Cuba those days

He is called saltamontes

Legend.

Its waiting for a 2.50 meter tall teenager with high jump aspirations...

Sadly.... doped

Great man!

I can say without much doubt that most ppl watching this looked at there ceiling and it was in fact not 8 ft. That’s low af

He was taking illegal substances.

For the record.They catch him twice for use of dopping issues...

all natty all natty

Cuban born & raised here. I remember watching him as a kid break the world record at Salamanca Stadium. Cuba was such a force in the 80's, winning the 91 Panamericans in Habana and finishing 5th following year at the Olympic games in Barcelona with 15 gold medals. A communist island of 10 million peope, badly managed and with an economic embargo. Incredible!

Goats. Jan zelezny j edwards u bolt j sotomayor b beaman sedyyck mondo they will all be beaten have already some smaller and smaller increments whats your point

Greatness

In my lifetime, I'm confident of two things. No one will better Sotomayor's 2.45, and no one will run faster than Usain Bolt's 9.58.

Insanely great jumper, but his record shouldn't stand. Known cheat.

It's clear that he was the greatest of all time at high jump. However, I would recommend if you don't know the full story to Google it.

Unbreakable? Try wilt chamberlain & Michael Johnson!

No record is really unbreakable. One day someone will jump higher.

I think that record and most big records, are a combination of special conditions that are very hard to recreate, training at very young age, genetics, commitment, state of mind and peak performance at the time of the record attempt. Also the way he runs to attack the bar, compare his run to the resent champions it looks different

The way that Sotomayor was recruited is not what this video recounts. He didn't live in Havana. Sotomayor was born and raised in a small town of the Matanzas' province. The town name is Limonar. At 12yrs old he joined the sports school (EIDE) of Matanzas, dreaming to be a runner. Jumping was part of the track and field training. The high jump coach at that school was the one who discovered his innate abilities.

It's interesting how 1980's male track and field stars don't carry the stigma of doping. Even though they have records almost as long ago as the women do. And this man failed two drug tests including testing positive for steroids. I would think that's something to include in his track and field history.

You will never get me to believe these were legitimate jumps. Odd he never did this where there were non-Caribbean officials managing the meet.

Mutaz the best !

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that doesn't even look humanly possible!that must be like jumping a tall man's head.maybe over six foot five or something!