How high is the men's high jump world record?
2.45 mAbout 8.038 ft · Body-sized
2.45 m, set by Javier Sotomayor in 1993.
That's about 1.6 red kangaroos head to toe.
🏃2.45 m
🍝a spaghetti strand
To scale: the high jump record is about 9.8× bigger than a spaghetti strand.
Things about the same size
- How wide is the Hubble Space Telescope's mirror?2.4 m
- How high is a volleyball net for men?2.43 m
- How tall is a football (soccer) goal?2.44 m
- How high is a typical US ceiling?2.44 m
- How tall is an ostrich?2.5 m
- How long is a male polar bear, nose to tail?2.5 m
- How tall is a London red phone box?2.51 m
- How tall was Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever?2.72 m
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].