Medal record
Competitor for  Cuba
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Gold	1992 Barcelona	High jump
Silver	2000 Sydney	High jump
World Championships
Gold	1993 Stuttgart	High jump
Gold	1997 Athens	High jump
Silver	1991 Tokyo	High jump
Silver	1995 Gothenburg	High jump

Javier Sotomayor Sanabria (born October 13, 1967 in Limonar, Matanzas Province) is a Cuban former athlete who specialized in the high jump. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested 24 events by men and 19 by women "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart Germany. The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium These are the official results of the men's high jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens Greece. The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo Japan. The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg Sweden. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Matanzas is one of the Provinces of Cuba. Major towns in the province include Cárdenas, Jovellanos and the capital of the same name Matanzas Cubans (Cubanos are people inhabiting or originating from Cuba. The high jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of any devices He is 1. 94 meters tall. He is almost ubiquitously viewed as the best high jumper of all time.

Sotomayor set an age 16 world record in 1984 of 2. 33 metres in Havana, but was not able to go to the 1984 Olympics due to the Cuban boycott. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, In 1985 he took silver in the World Indoor Championships with a best jump of 2. 30 metres, and won his first title in 1987, at the Pan American Games. The following year at Salamanca he set a world record of 2. Geography The city lies on a mountain by the Tormes River which is crossed by a bridge 150 m long built on 26 arches fifteen of which are of Roman origin, while 43 metres, but was denied the chance to compete at the 1988 Olympics due to another Cuban boycott. The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in ^[1]

He twice increased the world record, to 2. 44 metres on July 29, 1989 in San Juan and to the current record of 2. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in 45 meters (8 ft ½ in) on July 23, 1993 in Salamanca. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Geography The city lies on a mountain by the Tormes River which is crossed by a bridge 150 m long built on 26 arches fifteen of which are of Roman origin, while Sotomayor also set the current world indoor record of 2. 43 meters on March 4, 1989 in Budapest. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, ^[2]

When he was finally able to compete in the Olympics he won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics and the silver medal at the 2000 Olympics (after the reversal of a drug suspension for cocaine use). Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, A Silver medal is a Medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games, "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Between the games he won the 1997 World Championship. The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium

Sotomayor has a rare dominance in the history of this event. Of the 24 all-time best high jumps, 17 are his; he has cleared 2. 40 meters more times than any other athlete and is the only person to have cleared eight feet. The last time he cleared 2. 40 meters was on March 25, 1995 at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Pan American Games are a Multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of The Americas. Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. No one has jumped higher since.

Doping controversies

Sotomayor was tested positively for cocaine use at the 1999 Pan American Games, which Fidel Castro claimed was a set up by the Cuban-American Mafia ^[3], and where Sotomayor claimed his innocence. The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Canada, from 23 July to 8 August, 1999 for the second time after the Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until IAAF followed up the suspension of Sotomayor by shortening it to still let him compete in the 2000 Summer Olympics in a controversial decision. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever IAAF's motivation for this action was that Sotomayor had done so much for the sport and acted exemplarily during his career. ^[4]

In September 2001, Sotomayor announced that he would end his career, following yet another positive drug test made during a training camp earlier in June, this time for the anabolic steroid nandrolone. September 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Anabolic steroids, or anabolic-androgenic steroids ( AAS) are a class of Steroid hormones related to the hormone Testosterone. Nandrolone is an Anabolic steroid that may be present naturally in the human body, albeit in minute quantities of less than 0 ^[5] He avoided a lifetime ban that would normally follow a second positive test by leaving the sport. This second test disqualified his fourth position in his last World Championship. Once again, Sotomayor claimed he was innocent and this time claimed mistakes had been made during the handling of his doping test. ^[5]

These allegations never gained strong support in his home country Cuba ^[5], although former IAAF Vice President and Doping Commission Chairman Arne Ljungqvist ^[6] subsequently claimed these were both "crystal clear cases" in a Swedish interview. ^[7]

References

• [1]
• [2] (Spanish)

Records
Preceded by Patrik Sjöberg	Men's High Jump World Record Holder 1988-09-08 –	Succeeded by Incumbent
Sporting positions
Preceded by Patrik Sjöberg	Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1988 – 1989	Succeeded by Sorin Matei
Preceded by Sorin Matei	Men's High Jump Best Year Performance alongside Charles Austin 1991	Succeeded by Steve Smith
Preceded by Steve Smith	Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1993 – 1995	Succeeded by Charles Austin
Preceded by Charles Austin	Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1997 – 1998	Succeeded by Vyacheslav Voronin

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

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