From Mondo Duplantis and Katie Moon to Yulimar Rojas and Miltiadis Tentoglou, the jumps in Budapest will be packed with world-class talent
Will we see any world records during the 2023 World Championships? If so, they could come in the jumps where athletes like pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and triple jumper Yulimar Rojas are in action.
Look out for some great duels, too, such as the match-ups in the men’s and women’s high jumps, plus the long jump competitions.
Men’s high jump
Championship record: Bogdan Bondarenko UKR 2.41m, 2013
History maker: Javier Sotomayor CUB/Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT: Three golds, one silver
Defending champion: Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT 2.37m
Olympic champion: Gianmarco Tamberi ITA/Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT 2.37m
Ones to watch
Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT 2.36m
The joint Olympic winner goes for a record fourth world title and tops the world rankings this year. He is cementing his position as the world’s greatest ever high jump competitor.
Gianmarco Tamberi ITA 2.34m
The European and joint Tokyo champion was only fourth in Eugene and goes in to his fifth outdoor world championships without a single world medal so far.
Woo Sang-Hyeok KOR (2.33m/2.36i)
The Korean world indoor champion finished second in Eugene and should be among the leading contenders again.
Hamish Kerr NZL (2.30m/2.34i)
Gained a world indoor bronze last year and was again in good indoor form in 2023 setting an area record and this summer has had wins in Stockholm and Essen.
Emerging force: JuVaughn Harrison USA (2.33m)
The versatile jumper (he finished top seven in the long and high jumps at the Tokyo Olympics) has been in good form, winning the Diamond Leagues in Doha, Florence, London and the US Championships.
British Challenge
Only nine athletes worldwide gained the 2.32m standard and British champion Joel Clarke-Khan got closest with 2.27m but UKA declined the invite.
AW Prediction: 1 Barshim QAT 2.37m; 2 Harrison USA 2.35m; 3 Woo Sang-Hyeok KOR 2.35m; 4 Tamberi ITA 2.35m; 5 Kerr NZL 2,31m; 6 Potye GER 2.31m; 7 Protsenko UKR 2.31m; 8 Starc AUS 2.29m
Mutaz Essa Barshim (Getty)
Women’s high jump
Championship record: Stefka Kostadinova BUL 2.09m, 1987
History maker: Mariya Lasitskene ANA: Three golds
Defending champion: Eleanor Patterson AUS 2.02m
Olympic champion: Mariya Lasitskene ANA 2.04m
Ones to watch
Nicola Olyslagers AUS (2.02m)
The Olympic silver medallist was fifth in Eugene last year but is back to her best, setting the world lead and winning in Paris,…
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