This is sweedish high jumper Stefan Holm… he is around 70 inches tall, so from the video I would say those hurdles are somewhere between 65-75 inches
the guy makes Adrian Wilson look modest in comparison
Ok, who else read this as being a discussion on Uninterruptible Power Supplies?
Holy crap. He just seems to float over each one.
Reminds me of video games where the hero can jump higher than he is tall each time he jumps.
That was pretty impressive, wish I could have seen it from the side.
The most impressive “ups” I have seen in person would either be a 5’5" guy dunk at a local colleges gym or a 5’10" girl grab the rim.
The most impressive leapers I’ve ever seen on tv/web are Kadour Zhiani, James White, Gerald Green, Dominique Wilkins, Larry Nance, MJ, Dr. J, David Thompson, VC, and of course Spud Webb.
I would not say he makes Adrian Wilsons jump look modest at all. Who is more powerful no doubt based on size etc Wilson.
Who would you rather have hit you on the field?
Don’t forget Nate Robinson.
Wow, he moves like a gazelle.
Here’s that Adrian Wilson 66-inch jump vid if you haven’t seen it.
I personally like watching two-footed jumpers because they look more powerful.
With one-footed jumpers, it is all so smooth that you don’t realize how high they are until you look at the hurdle or the bar afterwards.
Plus, I like to think one-footed jumpers didn’t really have to work for it, they just have good genes. (I know this isn’t true at any level above high school.)
[quote]yzerfan wrote:
I would not say he makes Adrian Wilsons jump look modest at all. Who is more powerful no doubt based on size etc Wilson.
Who would you rather have hit you on the field?[/quote]
We’re not talking about who is more powerful. We’re talking about whose jump is more impressive. Holm clears three barriers in succession that are higher than Wilson’s, AND he is jumping off of ONE FOOT!
[quote]belligerent wrote:
yzerfan wrote:
I would not say he makes Adrian Wilsons jump look modest at all. Who is more powerful no doubt based on size etc Wilson.
Who would you rather have hit you on the field?
We’re not talking about who is more powerful. We’re talking about whose jump is more impressive. Holm clears three barriers in succession that are higher than Wilson’s, AND he is jumping off of ONE FOOT!
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…And he looks totally casual about it.
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Dr. Squat on here has some photos in his profile of him jumping nearly 50 inches I believe next to a basketball hoop. He is pretty freaky, I hope he posts so you can see what I am talking about.
Adrian Wilson is still more impressive. The guy weighs 230 pounds. Yeah this guy can clearly jump through the roof but with a body weight of half as much.
[quote]withEzz wrote:
Adrian Wilson is still more impressive. The guy weighs 230 pounds. Yeah this guy can clearly jump through the roof but with a body weight of half as much. [/quote]
holm weighs 115 pounds ? wilson is also 6’3" and holm is 5’10 ".
c’mon man give the guy his props. we’re talking about jumping here. the guy who jumps highest is most impressive. by your relative thinking you’d be more impressed by a 150lb guy with a 450 squat than a 300 lb guy with a 700 squat ??
Of course Stefan’s is more impressive, he jumps for a living, it’s what he does. Adrian’s is just more interesting to watch.