The Moravia High Jump Tour is an elite-level, invitation-only, indoor athletics competition for the world's best high jumpers, both men and women. It is a high jump-only competition held in the eastern Czech region of Moravia. Although the competition is held in small basketball gymnasiums, without a track, the tour is sanctioned by the IAAF, the sport's governing body.
First organized as a tour in 2005, it quickly became the world's best (non-championship) indoor competition and routinely produces world-leading jumps. Held in the Czech Republic in late January each year, the tour initially consisted of three stops spread over a week, including the city of Ostrava, but in 2008, it was shortened to two competitions, held three days apart in Hustopeče and Třinec. The two events are now usually held on a Wednesday and Saturday, or, on Saturday and Tuesday. The first tour was officially only for men, but a women's competition was held in 2005. The women's program was formally launched at the 2006 tour, in all three towns.
The Třinec event is also known as The Beskyd's Bar and is held at the Vitality Slezsko Indoor Tennis Arena. Competitors are allowed to practice on the converted tennis court the evening before the competition. The city of Hustopece is located near Brno.
Jumpers are encouraged to "play to the crowd" and the indoor party atmosphere is further enhanced by having music played as they prepare to jump. The narrow basketball gymnasium at Hustopece can only accommodate 1,000 spectators, while about 2,000 can squeeze into the facility at Třinec. Rubberized floor panels are laid down over the wooden basketball court so that the jumpers can wear their jumping shoes with short spikes.
Although jumpers are invited to compete in all stops on the tour, often their schedules permit them to jump at only one venue. Also, severe winter weather occasionally prevents athletes from flying into the Czech Republic, and can even hamper travel between tour cities. In addition to the individual event winners, an overall men's and women's champion is crowned based on the combined heights of their best jumps in the two (initially three) cities.
First organized as a tour in January 2005, over its first four years, the series witnessed 14 men's marks of 2.30 m or better (7 feet 6 1/2inches), and on the women's side, twenty (20) marks of 1.92 m or higher (6ft 3 1/2in). For unknown reasons, the gymnasium at Hustopeče has consistently yielded higher results than the facility at Třinec, for both men and women. After the 4th tour in 2008, the meet records at Třinec were 2.32 (Jaroslav Bába, 2004) and 1.97 (Barbora Laláková, 2008), while at Hustopeče they were 2.36 (Ivan Ukhov, 2008) and 1.99 (Vita Palamar and Ariane Friedrich, 2008).[1]
Russian jumper Ivan Ukhov won the men's competition at the tour in 2009, 2010, and 2011, each time breaking the meet record with a world-leading jump: 2.36 at Hustopeče in 2009; 2.37 at Hustopeče in 2010; and 2.38 (7ft 9 1/2 in) at Hustopeče in 2011.[2] At the 2011 event in Hustopeče, Ukhov attempted three times to leap 2.44 (8feet), one centimeter higher than the world indoor record set by Javier Sotomayor in 1989. The 44-year-old Cuban was in attendance to watch the 24-year-old Russian narrowly miss on his second jump, brushing the bar on his way down.
1st Moravia High Jump Tour 2005
The inaugural tour event included three stops: the first leg at Hustopeče, second at Třinec, and the third stop in Ostrava on 29 January. Czech jumper Jaroslav Bába was the overall winner on the men's side, competing in all three venues with marks of 2.35 (first), 2.27, and 2.25 (third), totalling 687cm. Svatoslav Ton was second overall (676cm) and American Tora Harris was third (670cm).[3] A total of 19 male jumpers competed for the three-meet tour in 2005.[4]
A total of 16 Women competed in 2005, although it was not recognized as an IAAF-sanctioned event for women that year.
Hustopeče: The men's winner was local Czech hero Jaroslav Bába, who established a world-leading jump of 2.35 m.
Třinec:
Ostrava: Theen's winner was Czech Svatoslav Ton with a third-attempt clearance of 2.29 metres (7ft 6.16in). Ukrainian Yuriy Krymarenko was second at 2.27, and Ostrava's Jaroslav Bába was third at 2.25 (passing 2.27 and missing all three attempts at 2.29).
2nd Moravia High Jump Tour 2006
The second season saw the addition of a women's competition. The overall men's winner was again Czech favorite Svatoslav Ton. A total of 22 men and 15 women - representing 13 countries - competed on the three-stop tour.
Třinec: The first venue was at Třinec on Monday, 16 January.[5] Russian Ivan Ukhov and Czech Tomas Janku both cleared 2.28, but Ukhov was the winner based on fewer misses. Svatoslav Ton was third at 2.24. On the women's side, Czech jumpers Barbora Laláková and Iva Straková both cleared 1.92, with Laláková the victor. Irina Glavatskikh (Russia) was third at 1.89.
Ostrava: The second tour stop was Ostrava, on Wednesday, 18 January. Ivan Ukhov was again the men's winner, with the same result of 2.28.
Hustopeče: The third tour stop was Hustopeče, on 21 January. Svatoslav Ton won on the men's side with a jump of 2.33, while Ivan Ukhov was second at 2.31. Iva Straková won the women's event with a leap of 1.93, and Irina Glavatskikh was second at 1.90.
3rd Moravia High Jump Tour 2007
The 3rd tour in 2007 consisted of three stops. First in Hustopeče on 20 January, second in Ostrava on 23 January, and the third stop in Třinec on 25 January.[6] Thomas Janku won the overall men's competition (combined 680cm), while Marina Aitova won the women's title with a combined height of 574cm.[7]
Hustopece: (20 January) Russian Andrei Tereshin won the M men's event at 2.33.
Ostrava: (23 January)
Třinec: (25 January)
4th Moravia High Jump Tour 2008
The 4th version of the tour was shortened to two stops, with the elimination of Ostrava. The first leg of the 2008 tour was held at Hustopeče on 19 January, with the second stop in Třinec on Monday, 21 January.[8]
Hustopeče: (19 January) Russian Ivan Ukhov cleared a world-leading 2.36 m to highlight the opening leg of the 4th Moravian High Jump Tour. With his third-attempt clearance, the 21-year-old Russian indoor record holder added a centimetre to his own 2008 best and bettered Jaroslav Bába's record of 2.35 (set in 2005). Sweden's Linus Thörnblad was second at 2.34, and Russian Aleksei Dmitrik was third at 2.30.
Třinec: (Monday, 21 January) Linus Thornblad won at 2.30, while Russians Ivan Ukhov and Andrey Tereshin both cleared 2.26, with Ukhov taking second based on fewer misses. In the women's competition, Czech jumpers Barora Laláková (1.97) and Romana Dubnová (1.90) finished first and second, with Russian Viktoriya Klyugina also in a tie for second at 1.90.
5th Moravia High Jump Tour 2009
The 5th annual Moravia High Jump Tour was held at Třinec on Wednesday, 21 January 2011, and at Hustopeče on 24 January.
Třinec: Ivan Ukhov won the men's event with a jump of 2.33. Teammate Andrei Tereshin finished second at 2.30.
Hustopeče: Russian Ivan Ukhov bettered his season-best by 1 centimeter, clearing 2.34 metres (7ft 8.13in) to win at Hustopeče. Aleksandr Shuskov finished second at 2.27.
6th Moravia High Jump Tour 2010
Hustopeče: The Senior Men's competition during the first leg at Hustopeče on 23 January 2010, had 12 competitors and was won by Russian Ivan Ukhov, who defended his 2009 title and broke his meet record with a jump of 2.37 metres (7ft 9.31in). Ukhov began the competition with a "warm-up" jump of 2.20, continued at 2.28, 2.30, and 2.32, with first-attempt clearances. He then cleared 2.37 and made three attempts at 2.41, coming extremely close on his first.[9] American Dusty Jonas finished second, with a third-attempt clearance of 2.30 (7ft 6 1/2 in).
Třinec: On 26 January at Třinec, the results were repeated, as Ukhov won again, with a jump of 7ft 8inches, and Dusty Jonas was runner-up with a third-attempt clearance of 7ft 7 1/4inches.[10]
7th Moravia High Jump Tour 2011
The 2011 competitions were held on 26 January in Třinec, and on 29 January in Hustopeče.
At the first meeting in Třinec, the Junior Women's competition was won by Russian Mariya Kuchina, who established a new indoor junior record of 1.97 metres (6ft 5.56in), breaking the record of 1.96 established by Bulgaria's Desislava Aleksandrova at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris. Kuchina, who turned 18 just two weeks earlier, entered the competition with personal bests of 1.90 indoors and 1.91 outdoors. She shattered those with a second-attempt clearance of 1.92 to win the event, then flew over 1.94 on her first attempt, and cleared 1.97 on her second jump.[11]
Třinec: The men's competition was won by Russian Aleksandr Shustov, with a jump of "only" 2.29m: he had three close misses at 2.31. (Ukhov did not compete in Třinec.)
Hustopeče: Russian Ivan Ukhov won in Hustopeče for the third year in a row, and again broke his meet record with a world-leading jump of 2.38. After passing at 2.41, he had the bar raised to world indoor - and Europe - a record of 2.44 (8feet). His first two attempts were extremely close, brushing the bar off on his way down on the second attempt. The victory and record attempts were all the more special because it was witnessed by world record-holder Javier Sotomayor (that year's special guest).
8th Moravia High Jump Tour 2012
The 2012 competitions were held on 28 January in Hustopeče, and on 30 January in Třinec.
At the first meeting in Hustopeče, five men jumped 2.31 (7'-7"), but only Aleksey Dmitrik (Russia) cleared 2.35 (7'-8.5") for the win and the early lead for the highest jump in 2012, to date. For Dmitrik, he was perfect through 2.31, then required two tries to clear 2.33 (while the rest of the field passed), then established a new personal best indoors with his third try clearance at 2.35. He then had the bar raised to a Russian record of 2.41, coming very close on his final try, as third-place finisher and Russian record-holder (2.40) Ivan Ukhov watched; video replay shows Dmitrik getting his hips cleanly over the bar, but his heels barely clipped the bar on the way down. Russia's Andrey Silnov finished second. Possibly the biggest surprise was the 2.31 by Britain's Samson Oni, tying his personal best indoors and good enough to tie for 3rd with Ukhov. Of note, the top American men jumpers did not compete in the 2012 tour, remaining in the U.S. to participate in the (first) U.S. Open invitational track meet at New York's Madison Square Garden on 28 January 2012.
In the women's event, Russian Svetlana Shkolina was the only female to clear 1.95 (6'-4.75"), while three others cleared 1.93 (6'-4"), including Chanute Howard Lowe of the United States. Mariya Kuchina, also of Russia and who set a world junior indoor record of 1.97 on the Moravian Tour in 2011, was fourth, also at 1.93.
The second competition was held on Monday, 30 January in Třinec. With only one day off (not the customary two days), the men's winning height was lower than at Hustopeče. Russian Ivan Ukhov out-jumped the field and was flawless through the winning height of 2.32, then missed all 3 attempts at a (world-leading) 2.36. Trevor Barry (Bahamas) was second at 2.29, veteran Jaroslav Bába (Czech Republic) was third at 2.25, while Aleksey Dmitrik (Russia) the winner of the first leg at Hustopeče, was fourth at Třinec with a jump of only 2.25.
The women's competition at Třinec improved over Hustopeče: 1st for Mariya Kuchina (Russia) with her first try clearance of 1.96; 2nd to Svetlana Shkolina (Russia) also at 1.96, but on her 3rd attempt; 3rd to Esthera Petre (Romania) at 1.93; 4th for Irina Gordeyeva (Russia) at 1.90; and 5th place for Chaunté Lowe (USA) at 1.90 meters. The 19-year-old Kuchina, the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships gold medalist, cleared a season's best of 1.96 with her first attempt and then tried to break her own World Indoor Junior record with three close attempts at 1.98m. Kuchina set the junior indoor record in 2011 at 1.97 meters.[12]
9th Moravia High Jump Tour 2013
The first leg of the 9th Moravia High Jump Tour was held in Hustopeče on 26 January. Ivan Ukhov won the men's section with a clearance of 2.30m, defeating Mutaz Essa Barshim on count-back. Alessia Trost won the women's high jump with 1.95m.[13] Trost improved to 2.00m to win the second leg, held in Třinec on 29 January – a jump which ranked her as the second-best Italian indoor jumper. Ukhov surprisingly failed at 2.20m in Třinec and Barshim set a world-leading 2.34m to win the series. Men's runner-up Aleksey Dmitrik had the second-best performance of the tour, clearing 2.31m for second place.[14]
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly effective techniques to arrive at the current form, and the current universally preferred method is the Fosbury Flop, in which athletes run towards the bar and leap head first with their back to the bar.
Yaroslav Vladimirovich Rybakov is a retired Russian high jumper.
Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He won a gold medal at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and is a two-time European Indoor champion. He was also the silver medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and the winner of the high jump at the inaugural 2010 IAAF Diamond League. In the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won the gold medal, but it was later stripped for a doping violation.
Levern Donaline Spencer, SLMM is a Saint Lucian retired athlete and high jumper. Spencer was a four-time Olympian for Saint Lucia and competed in eight World Championships. She was also a gold medalist at both the Commonwealth Games and Pan-American Games.
Jesse Daniel Williams is an American high jumper and the 2011 World Champion. He was ranked the #2 jumper in the world, outdoors, in 2010 and #1 in the world in 2011. He has jumped 53 centimeters above his height, a differential which places him among the top 20 jumpers of all time.
Aleksandr Andreyevich Shustov, born 29 June 1984) is a male high jumper from Russia, best known for winning the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand. On 29 July at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain he achieved his personal best and won gold medal.
Bohdan Viktorovych Bondarenko is a Ukrainian high jumper. He is the 2013 World champion, 2014 European champion, and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist.
Aleksey Vladimirovich Dmitrik is a Russian high jumper. He won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.
The 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.
Mutaz Essa Barshim is a Qatari track and field athlete who competes in the high jump and is the current Olympic Champion (2020). He is also the current World Champion and second highest jumper of all-time with a personal best of 2.43. He won gold at the 2017 World Championships in London and at the 2019 World Championships in Doha. At the Olympics, Barshim originally won the full set of medals with bronze at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, silver at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, and shared gold at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2021, his bronze in the London 2012 Summer Olympics was promoted to silver in a three-way tie for second due to disqualification of the original gold medalist. He was the Asian Indoor and World Junior champion in 2010, and won the high jump gold medals at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships and 2011 Military World Games. He holds the Asian record in high jump.
Mariya Aleksandrovna Lasitskene is a Russian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is the 2020 Olympic champion and three-time world champion. With her victory in Tokyo, Lasitskene became the fourth female high jumper in history to win gold at both the Olympic Games and the World Championships.
The men's high jump competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 5–7 August. Thirty-five athletes from 27 nations competed. The event was won by Ivan Ukhov of Russia, the nation's second consecutive and third overall victory in the men's high jump. On February 1, 2019, Ukhov was stripped of the gold medal by the Court of Arbitration in Sport for doping offenses. Erik Kynard's silver returned the United States to the men's high jump podium after a one-Games absence. A three-way tie for third resulted in bronze medals for Derek Drouin, Robert Grabarz, and Mutaz Essa Barshim. In 2021, the medals were reallocated; Kynard received the gold medal, while Drouin, Grabarz and Barshim were all promoted to the silver.
The men's triple jump competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 7–9 August. Twenty-seven athletes from 21 nations competed. The event was won by Christian Taylor of the United States, the nation's first victory in the event since 1996 and seventh overall. His teammate Will Claye won silver; Claye was the first man to medal in both the long jump and triple jump since 1936. Fabrizio Donato earned Italy's first medal in the men's triple jump since 1968.
Christian Taylor is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump and has a personal record of 18.21 m, which ranks 2nd on the all-time list.
Erik Kynard Jr. is an American track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as a 21-year-old, he won a silver medal in the men's high jump. His silver medal was upgraded to gold in 2021 with the disqualification of original champion Ivan Ukhov from Russia for doping.
The Banskobystricka latka is an annual indoor high jump competition which takes place at the Stiavnicky Sport Hall in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. It was formerly known as the Europa SC High Jump due to sponsorship by the Europa Shopping Center, the city's main shopping mall.
Gianmarco Tamberi is an Italian high jumper, current Olympic champion (2020), European outdoor champion (2022) and World outdoor champion (2023).
Morgan Lake is a British high jumper. She won the silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and placed fourth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Lake finished sixth in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and fourth in the 2018 World Indoor Championships.
The 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from 5 to 8 March 2015 in the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.
The men's high jump competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held at the Olympic Stadium between 14–16 August. Forty-four athletes from 28 nations competed. The event was won by Derek Drouin of Canada, the nation's first victory in the men's high jump since 1932. Drouin was the ninth man to win multiple medals in the high jump, after his 2012 bronze. Mutaz Essa Barshim, who had tied Drouin for bronze in 2012, was the tenth multiple medalist in the event. Barshim's silver was Qatar's fifth Olympic medal in any event, and the first better than bronze. Bohdan Bondarenko took bronze, Ukraine's first medal in the men's high jump.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
