Valeriy Brumel

Valeriy Brumel
Brumel in California in 1963
Personal information
BornValeriy Nikolayevich Brumel
14 April 1942
Died26 January 2003 (aged 60)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
High jump
ClubBurevestnik Moscow
Retired1970
Achievements and titles
Personal best2.28 m (7 ft 5.8 in) (1963)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo High jump
1960 Rome High jump
European Championships
1962 Belgrade High jump
Universiade
1961 Sofia High jump
1963 Porto Alegre High jump

Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel (Russian: Валерий Николаевич Брумель; 14 April 1942 – 26 January 2003) was a Soviet-Russian high jumper. The 1964 Olympic champion and multiple world record holder, he is regarded as one of the greatest athletes ever to compete in the high jump. His international career was ended by a motorcycle crash in 1965.