Jim Howard (high jumper)

American high jumper

James Allen Howard (born September 11, 1959) is an American retired high jumper.

He finished second at the 1985 IAAF World Cup, tenth at the 1987 World Indoor Championships and at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won the US national title in 1984.[1]

His personal best jump is 2.36 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Rehlingen.[2]

References

  • Jim Howard at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  1. ^ US National High Jump Champions Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ World men's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001)
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US National Championship winners in men's high jump
1876–1878
New York Athletic Club
  • 1876-8: Edwards Ficken
1879–1888
NAAAA
  • 1879: William Wunder
  • 1880: Alfred Carroll
  • 1881: C.W. Durand
  • 1882: Alfred Carroll
  • 1883: Malcolm Ford
  • 1884: J.T. Rinehart
  • 1885–87: William Page
  • 1888Note 1: Tim O'Connor
1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993-onwards
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
  • OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932 and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Qualification
  • 1988 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's
field athletes
Women's track
and road athletes
Women's
field athletes
Coaches
  • Stan Huntsman (men's head coach)
  • Dean Hayes (men's assistant coach)
  • Irving "Moon" Mondschein (men's assistant coach)
  • Tom Pagani (men's assistant coach)
  • Russ Rogers (men's assistant coach)
  • Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach)
  • Terry Crawford (women's head coach)
  • Ken Foreman (women's assistant coach)
  • Dave Rodda (women's assistant coach)
  • Fred Thompson (women's assistant coach)
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  • World Athletics


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