1980 Moscow Olympics, Mens High Jump

[@halehsh8694]

I’ve been looking for this. Thanks for uploading

[@Peyresourde]

Very surprised to find a rare clip from Henry Lauterbach at 0:26 - he was one of the last great actors of the Straddle technique (4th place in Moscow 1980) - Lauterbach was a jumping multitalent his best in high jump was 2.30 m and in long jump 8,35 m. You have to add his name into "Tags" in this video.

[@HJ877]

I think the purpose of the video is not to show a plain summary of place-getters, but to exhibit the various techniques and main rivalries within the competition. In the women's high jump version which you'll also find on my channel, it only shows the flopper Sara Simoni (1st) and Rosemarie Ackermann (4th), whilst completely ignoring the 2nd and 3rd place-getters.

[@mikem9252]

amazing day for wessig - he was ON

[@HJ877]

I'd say the last notable straddler was Christian Schenk, who won the decathlon at the 1988 Olympics and had a personal best of 2.28m. It's a pity that the technique is no longer used by high jumpers. However, with so many videos of amazing straddlers like Brumel and Yashchenko on KZbin now, young jumpers or coaches might become intrigued by the straddle and could lead to some kind of reemergence!

[@thethirdman225]

The only problem with the straddle is that it’s harder to learn and takes longer to get results.

[@BaumerPaulGefreiter]

Well, yes, but there are at least two reasons for this.. Henry Lauterbach was probably the last male athlete to achieve a good international result using the straddle technique, namely this 4th place in Moscow. Besides, he deserves mentioning for his unusual reaction to the fact that the straddle technique died at the Moscow Olympics: instead of transfering to the flop, he transfered to the long jump. And successfully - he even became European champion in the long jump.

[@EricForney-uz4iz]

Wow! That's a great story. I was not aware of that!

[@BaumerPaulGefreiter]

If we include the decathlon, then it is also worth mentioning that the decathlon high jump world record is still held by a straddler, Rolf Beilschmitt.. There are so many techniques which would be interesting to watch...

[@thethirdman225]

Beilschmidt... now there was a jumper.

[@nataliatzen]

Something very curious: We get to see the gold medalist (Wessig), the silver medalist (Wszola) and...the 4th, Henry Lauterbach. Where is the 3rd (Jörg Freimuth?)

[@HJ877]

You can see Freimuth jumping if you search this video: Moskovan 1980 korkeus

[@HUGOVANTA]

a 9cm pb for the world record. That is cool :)

[@joeagius66]

As far as the East German athlete is concerned........just TOO much doubt in that era ,with organized drug taking. He improved his previous best by 9cm.......i personally doubt it was TRULY legal !!!!

[@nataliatzen]

Yes, I understand, but this is no excuse for "eliminating" the "actual" third, who must have had a technique himself (either straddle or Fosbury flop). Of course, Freimuth, unlike his twin (decathlete Uwe F.), retired very early, at the age of 22, carried on with his studies and nowadays works in logistics, but that's hardly a reason for making him vanish

[@aivalas]

do you have the long jump competition? i would really apreciate that

[@HJ877]

it might be there...i'll put it on if i have it.

[@huguesdesesquelles7252]

Je crois que c'est lui à 0:12 (on ne le voit pas sauter, par contre)

[@kurtfrancis4621]

2.36m is 7' 8 3/4", not 7' 9"

[@HJ877]

I'm sure the whole rest of the world that doesn't use imperial will forgive me for that minor mistake..

[@thethirdman225]

Crayford87 Even the British - who invented most of it - don’t use it anymore.

[@thetyler315]

he would be great at jumping the border

[@thethirdman225]

He didn’t have to. Wessig was a successful athlete who was well looked after. But even since the fall of the Berlin Wall, he has made a successful sporting goods business in the northern part of Germany.