FJ

Franklin Jacobs

USAUSAMen
Birth dateDec 30, 1957
BirthplaceSouth Carolina, United States
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Franklin Jacobs (born December 30, 1957 ) is a former high jumper from the United States. His personal best of 2.32 meters (7 ft 7+1⁄4 in) was a world indoor record in 1978, and at 59 centimeters (23 in) above Jacobs' own height of 1.73 meters (5 ft 8 in), it remains the record for height differential, now held jointly with Stefan Holm.

PB

Personal bests

2.32

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
1984
HJ
2.25-Feb 11, 1984
↑
East Rutherford, NJ (USA) (i)
1981
HJ
2.24-Feb 6, 1981
↑
New York, NY (USA) (i)
1980
HJ
2.28-Feb 15, 1980
↑
Los Angeles, CA (USA) (i)
1979
HJ
2.28-Feb 2, 1979
↑
Inglewood, CA (USA) (i)
1978
HJ
2.32-Jan 27, 1978
↑
New York, NY (USA) (i)
1977
HJ
2.27-Jun 11, 1977
↑
Westwood, CA (USA)

1984

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.25-Feb 11East Rutherford, NJ (i)

1981

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.24-Feb 6New York, NY (i)

1980

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.28-Feb 15Los Angeles, CA (i)

1979

6 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.27-Aug 25Montréal IAAF World Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montréal
HJ
2.26-Jul 11San Juan Pam America Games, San Juan
HJ
2.23-Jun 30Philadelphia, PA
HJ
2.26-Jun 16Walnut AAU Championships, Walnut, CA
HJ
2.28-Feb 9New York, NY (i)
HJ
2.28-Feb 2Inglewood, CA (i)

1978

9 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.27-Jul 7Berkeley, CA
HJ
2.21-Jul 4Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
HJ
2.24-Jun 9Westwood, CA
HJ
2.28-May 21Philadelphia IC4A, Philadelphia, PA
HJ
2.26-Mar 14Milano (i)
HJ
2.26-Mar 10Detroit, MI (i)
HJ
2.25-Feb 4New York, NY (i)
HJ
2.32-Jan 27New York, NY (i)
HJ
2.28-Jan 13College Park, MD (i)

1977

3 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.24-Jul 2Sochi URS-USA, Sochi
HJ
2.27-Jun 11Westwood, CA
HJ
2.26-Jun 4Champaign NCAA Championships

Honours

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Montréal IAAF World Cup

High Jump

1979