Jim Howard (high jumper)

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Jim Howard

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1959-09-11) September 11, 1959 (age 66)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump

James Allen Howard (born September 11, 1959) is an American retired high jumper.

Biography

He finished second at the 1985 IAAF World Cup, tenth at the 1987 World Indoor Championships and at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won the US national title in 1984.^[1]

His personal best jump is 2.36 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Rehlingen.^[2]

Howard finished second behind fellow American Leo Williams at the British 1983 AAA Championships.^[3][4]

References

1. US National High Jump Champions Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
2. World men's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001)
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2025.

• Jim Howard at World Athletics