The High Jump is gonna be INSANE this year: Ivan Ukhov clears 2.41

Ivan Ukhov takes the win and the DL lead with a jump of 2.41m (7"11'), making the winning jump on his first attempt. Derek Drouin, Erik Kynard, and Mutaz Barshim placed 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively, all at 2.37 (7"9'1/4).

Video of Ukhov's jump:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3xMfP_UOt4

Diamond League write up:

http://www.diamondleague.com/en/News/NewsArticles/Doha-Ukhov-back-on-top-again/?Template=News

Full Competition Video (Doha 2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y5r58_wlro

Bondarenko jumps 2.40 to open his season and defeat Ivan Ukhov (2.34) in Tokyo! I'm sure Ukhov was jet lagged as he rushed to Japan from Doha, but Bondarenko's shows that he is absolutely ready to make this the greatest season of high jumping in history (I believe this is the first time 4 men have gone 2.40+ in the same season, ever)

Bondarenko goes 2.40 and attempts 2.46:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtHrGgSL0ps

Full competition video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSsJLCykFtg

Here is a fantastic interview with Erik Kynard with track and field news (written prior to Drake, but still very insightful):

http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1921

Also, a comment I wanted to make. When watching the Tokyo competition I noticed that Bondarenko has a very different approach than the other jumpers. He seemed to just sort of run/sprint up, without doing the bounding motion of the others. Kynard talks about the consistency of his (Bondarenko's) approach so maybe this has something to do with it.

Consistency in the approach is everything. The bounds that you see in some approaches, don't matter... horizontal velocity is the key. The more horizontal velocity that we can transfer into vertical momentum, the better. This is why you rarely see a 'slow' approach result in a 'high' jump. Physics just doesn't work that way.

Agree, this is a great thread... and will probably get more interesting as the season moves on. The mens HJ is THE event for 2014.

Ukhov takes the win at the Beijing Challenge easily, winning with a rather (for him!) pedestrian jump of 2.36 (second place was a Chinese jumper in 2.29). Jesse Williams did not have a very good day, only jumping 2.20

Rome Diamond League:

Ukhov

Bondarenko

Barshim

Drouin

Kynard

Dmitrik

Get pumped:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHGz3Li2cv4

Quite an eventful week of jumping

Barshim over Bondarenko in Rome, and a bit of revenge from Bondarenko the Gambler today in NYC. First time ever two men have gone over 2.40 outdoors and they go wayyy over. Both reach 2.42, with Bondarenko winning on misses.

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z4R0kroJbk

That was SO FUN to watch today!!!

Both cleared 2.42 on first attempts.

Hey thanks for posting the video. I actually saw myself in the stands! haha cool.

Seriously, that was the most fun event of the day to watch. The crowd was so into it. I was high fiving some old Jamaican guy sitting behind me and some girls high school coach sitting in front of me on the 2.40 and especially the 2.42 clearances. It was an epic competition.

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Barshim's jumps over 2.40 and 2.42 looked like he had WR clearance. Love the high jump right now.

Barshim is much better than Bondarenko from a technical standpoint. Bondarenko really has no business killing so high with his form.

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Barshim is much better than Bondarenko from a technical standpoint. Bondarenko really has no business killing so high with his form.

I too am a little baffled by this. Barshim has hops in excess and is too often done in by errant limbs (not surprising given his weak/easily injured back). Bondarenko, though, doesn't seem as bouncy or fast as the other guys, but he continues to elevate the event. I don't know the high jump as well as I like but everything about him, especially his approach differs greatly from his opponents.

two types of high jumpers .

can be at each end of pole but usually

some combination of.

1. natural vertical leap or bounce as others calling here.

2. versus how much force can load on ankle

of take-off leg with the nessary fast run up.

.they are both more at other end of scales .

for example look at stefan holm as such a high jumper

with very basic standing vertical leap but massive running jump only possible with nessary run up to load joints .

which way is better matter of opinion

, obviously can be done both ways .