Thursday, February 19, 2009
Valeriy BrumelYes, that is a man jump-kicking a regulation basketball hoop, a simply unbelieveable feat. In this case, that man is Valeriy Brumel, the great Soviet high jumper who is just doing a bit of showing off. Brumel won the Silver Medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics and took the Gold medal in Tokyo at the 1964 games.
Brumel broke the world record for high jump 6 times from 1961 to 1963. His personal best was 2.28 meters (about 7 feet 6 inches) In 1965 he was in a motorcycle accident which ruined his leg. After 29 operations he made a comeback in 1970 and was able to high jump 2.06 meters (about 6 feet 9 inches.) He was a true super human.
Labels: 1960 Olympics, 1964 Olympics, Gold Medal, High Jump, Olympic Athlete, Olympics
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