As of 2011, Javier Sotomayor holds the mens world record at 2.45 meters. Stefka Kostadinova holds the womens world record at 2.09 meters.
World: Jonathan Edwards (18.29 meters). Olympic: Kenny Harrison (18.09 meters).
Javier Sotomayor of Cuba with a jump of 2.45 meters. he did it in Salamenca Spain. Tt is the current high jump world record.
2.45 meters or 8.03 feet by Javier Sotomayor March 4th 2008.
It's Usain Bolt!
The men's world record at 10,000 meters is held by Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia at 26:17.53 set in 2005. The woman's world record is held by Wang Junxia of China at 29:31.78 set in 1993.
The first World Record in the men's 200 metres sprint after 1977 was achieved by Pietro Mennea (born 1952), on September 12, 1979, in Mexico City.
10mph
22:03
3:45
12.87
Usain Bolt holds the record with a 19.30 in Beijing!