Jim Howard (high jumper)

Jim Howard
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1959-09-11) September 11, 1959
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
High jump

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

Biography

Howard competed for the Texas A&M Aggies track and field team in the NCAA.[1]

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.[2]

His personal best jump is 2.36 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Rehlingen.[3]

Howard finished second behind fellow American Leo Williams at the British 1983 AAA Championships.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "James Howard, Jr". 12thman.com.
  2. ↑ US National High Jump Champions Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ World men's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001)
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2025.


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