As a sports focus project that people have been paying attention to, high jump has emerged in China's sports world, and many excellent high jumpers have emerged. Among them, the most eye-catching is Zhu Jianhua, Zhang Guowei, Wang Yu and others, who can be described as leaders in the history of high jumping and have created many achievements that are difficult to achieve. And which of these three great high jumpers has the better results? It's worth exploring.
Zhu Jianhua, a leader in the high jump in the 1980s, created many good results in the high jump. From the 1981 Asian Athletics Championships, he set a record of 2.30 meters to break the Asian record, and after glorifying Asia, between June 1983 and June 1984, he broke the men's high jump world record three times in a row and created a height of 2 meters 39, a result that China has not broken in 30 years. Although Zhu Jianhua chose to retire early, his achievements on the field are impressive, so it is no exaggeration to say that Zhu Jianhua's strength is one of the strongest athletes in the history of China's high jump.
In the years after Zhu Jianhua's retirement, many excellent athletes have emerged in China's high jump, but their performance is not enough to match Zhu Jianhua. Until the 20-year-old Zhang Guowei won the national championship with a score of 2 meters 28, people saw the hope of high jump. At the peak of Zhang Guowei, Zhang Guowei refreshed the indoor high jump record held by Zhu Jianhua for 27 years with a score of 2 meters 32, and as early as 2015, he refreshed his personal outdoor record with a height of 2 meters 38 and has maintained it to this day. During his career, Zhang Guowei won many medals in major competitions and received extremely high honors.
With the retirement of Zhang Guowei, the banner of China's high jump fell on Wang Yu, an active high jumper. As a rising star, Wang Yu has created many good results as early as the 2013 season, winning the championship with a score of 2.33 meters in the IAAF Challenge. In the subsequent 2017 and 2018 seasons, Wang Yu jumped the height of 2 meters 30 many times, and won the men's high jump championship at the National Indoor Athletics Championships and the men's high jump championship at the Jakarta Asian Games. In the just-concluded 14th National Games, Wang Yu won a bronze medal. There is no doubt that Wang Yu is one of the most promising high jumpers after Zhang Guowei.
In general, whether it is the early famous Zhu Jianhua or the retired and comeback Zhang Guowei, as well as the active athlete Wang Yu, they are all excellent enough, their strength is not different, their greatness on the field is worthy of our admiration! Friends, who do you think is the best high jumper?