Javier Sotomayor

Javier Sotomayor Sanabria , born the October 13rd 1967 with Limonar, is a high jumper cuban, current holder of the world records (2.45 m).

It is one of the largest athletes of its category. Its Olympic prize list could have been even more important without different the Boycott S from the Cuba of Fidel Castro: 1984, boycott of the people's democracies, 1988, solidarity with the North Korea.

It holds all the same an Olympic title, obtained at the time of the Olympic Games of summer of 1992 with Barcelona a money and medal obtained at the time of the Olympic Games of summer of 2000 with Sydney. One can also add two world titles, at the time of the Championnats of the world of athletics 1997 and the Championnats of the world of athletics 1993 like two money medals in 1991 and 1995.

In 1999, it knows the greatest disillusion of its career: at the time of the Pan-American Plays of Winnipeg, it is controlled positive with the Cocaïne. Its sorrow of two year old suspension will be reduced to one year for “exceptional circumstances” by IAAF in order to enable him to dispute the Olympic Games of summer of 2000 with Sydney. In January 2002, whereas it has just taken its retraitre sporting, it is declared positive with the Nandrolone following a control carried out in July 2001 and is suspended with life of competition.

Prize list

Olympic Games of summer

Championships of the world

Pan-American Plays

  • Gold medal with the Pan-American plays of 1999 with Winnipeg (Canada)

World records

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