a 4-inch high jump PR?

[gh]

OK, I exaggerate; only 3¼ inches, but quite the performance by Amber Kaufman of Hawai’i at the WAC.

PR of 6-¾ (1.85). She clears 7 heights on first attempt, then PRs at 6-1½ (1.87) on first attempt. Then PRs on second attempt at 6-2¾ (1.90), then on second attempt at 6-4 (1.93). Yow!

Of course, I'm sure Logan's 1371m of altitude had nothing to do with it.

[gh]

tongue-in-cheek e-mail from a friend regards this year's glut of prep high jumpers, but relative here: <<... Do you think there may be a new kind of
jumping shoe with just a bit extra spring?..>>

[the spotter]

Re: a 4-inch high jump PR?

OK, I exaggerate; only 3¼ inches, but quite the performance by Amber Kaufman of Hawai’i at the WAC.

PR of 6-¾ (1.85). She clears 7 heights on first attempt, then PRs at 6-1½ (1.87) on first attempt. Then PRs on second attempt at 6-2¾ (1.90), then on second attempt at 6-4 (1.93). Yow!

Of course, I'm sure Logan's 1371m of altitude had nothing to do with it.

I don't think that it was quite 3+ inches total, but didn't Niko Bakoyiánni (GRE) have 3 PR/NRs (and an equal?) during the Atlanta OG final, where she ended up with the silver medal?

[jhc68]

I will testify that it can be done: I had a 4-inch PR one year and a 3.75-inch PR the next year!

Of course being in 9th and 10th grades might have had something to do with those marks :wink:

After that I never improved more than 2 inches per season, and then only in increments over several meets.

[GeorgiaFan1]

Thirty or more years ago, I was told that once someone gets past eye level, a new world opens up. Does anyone think this is true and are there other barriers that are mental?

[26mi235]

Was it Manson that had the meet of envy at World Juniors where he opened (conservatively?) and made that height and the next ten on his first attempt? I think he stopped there; what a meet. He must have had a sequence of PRs when doing this.

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[EPelle]

Holm improved his outdoor personal (2.26m) best seven cm (2.8 in) at Eurajoki (Fin) on 1998-07-18.

[Powell]

Rudolf Povarnitsyn improved by 14 cm when he set the WR of 2.40 in Donetsk in 1985.

[EPelle]

Which spurred on Paklin to improve his outdoor best 8cm to 2.41m and break the world record not a month later.

[Dietmar239]

Sometimes you just have that perfect day where training is going well, the weather is great and you have just a little more pep in your step. Also, a rhythmically clapping and excited crowd can make a world of difference. I remember Austin saying that was the main reason for his 2.40m in Zurich.

[tandfman]

Was it Manson that had the meet of envy at World Juniors where he opened (conservatively?) and made that height and the next ten on his first attempt? I think he stopped there; what a meet. He must have had a sequence of PRs when doing this.

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He had four PR's that day. His best before the World Juniors had been 2.24. He cleared 2.25, 2.27. 2.29, and 2.31 in Kingston. It was quite an amazing display. His PR improvement, though, was "only" 7cm, which is less than 3 inches.

[Dietmar239]

Was it Manson that had the meet of envy at World Juniors where he opened (conservatively?) and made that height and the next ten on his first attempt? I think he stopped there; what a meet. He must have had a sequence of PRs when doing this.

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He had four PR's that day. His best before the World Juniors had been 2.24. He cleared 2.25, 2.27. 2.29, and 2.31 in Kingston. It was quite an amazing display. His PR improvement, though, was "only" 7cm, which is less than 3 inches.

Although, that's a perfect example as to why some PR's are not all that remarkable. Manson would notoriously hold back in high school. He would admittedly do enough to win and wouldn't really push himself to higher heights. If he had, I think he may have been at least in the 2.28m range or higher prior to his AJR.

[tandfman]

There's a story now on the front page about a high school kid from North Carolina who just improved his PR from 6-6 to 7-2 1/2 in one meet!!!!

[26mi235]

There's a story now on the front page about a high school kid from North Carolina who just improved his PR from 6-6 to 7-2 1/2 in one meet!!!!

That is pretty close to what Donald Thomas did, although his early meets from HS days had him jump 6'6" or so, the up to ~7'3" (If we count official heights and the early stuff wasn't official, the 'delta' is 7'3". :lol: )

[marknhj]

There's a story now on the front page about a high school kid from North Carolina who just improved his PR from 6-6 to 7-2 1/2 in one meet!!!!

That definitely is worth a :shock: or ten!

However, nothing compares to Povarnitsyn's 14cm improvement to 2.40m. That still deserves a page load....