Standing high jump the world record. The Norwegian record is 1.82 by Sturle Kalstad in 1983. Standing high jump The standing high jump is an athletics event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912. It is performed in the same way as high jump, with the difference being that the athlete has no run-up and must stand still and jump with both feet together. Ray Ewry was the best of the Olympic era, setting world records for the standing high jump (1.65 m on July 16, 1900). He was also highly successful in the standing long jump and the standing
Switzerland at the 2012 Summer Olympics Women's event. Switzerland has earned seven quota places. Swiss swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of two swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and one at the Olympic Selection Time (OST): Switzerland has qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming. Switzerland has qualified four athletes. On 11 May 2012, Pascal Strebel qualified to compete in the Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling. Switzerland at the 2012 Summer Olympics Switzerland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Swiss athletes competed at every Summer