[DOC] [TLE] Javier Sotomayor - Wikipedia [PAR] Javier Sotomayor Sanabria is a Cuban former track and field athlete, who 
specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 
Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; his personal 
best of 2.45 m (8 ft 0 14 in) makes him the only person ever to have cleared eight 
feet. .... At this competition, Sotomayor was one of four men to clear 2.35 m, at 
which... [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Javier Sotomayor - latimes [PAR] October 13, 2001 | From Staff and Wire Reports. Javier Sotomayor, the only high 
jumper to clear eight feet, will retire next week, the ... Sotomayor, the only man to 
clear 8 feet in the high jump, was banned from ... It was fitting that a track and field 
meet sponsored by a company named Jack in the Box should feature jumpers. [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #4854, aired 2005-10-20 [PAR] Proxima Centauri is about 4.3 light years from Earth; this is the only star ... Javier 
Sotomayor, the only man to clear 8 feet in this track & field... [DOC] [TLE] Javier Sotomayor News - The New York Times [PAR] Track's international federation is investigating why two parts of a drug test on ... 
Javier Sotomayor, the only high jumper to clear 8 feet, will retire next week, ... his 
silver medal in the men's high jump, when Stefan Holm made it clear that ... when 
track and field's ruling body cut his suspension for alleged cocaine use in half. [DOC] [TLE] Sotomayor picks Bolt, if fit, over Gatlin - Sport - JamaicaObserver.com [PAR] Aug 20, 2015 ... HAVANA, Cuba -- Cuban athletics icon Javier Sotomayor has ... who still holds 
the world record of 2.45 metres (8 feet, and a quarter of ... win," said Sotomayor, 
the only high jumper to clear eight feet. ... medals, but of the big sprint event, I am 
going with Bolt over Gatlin. ... He retired from competition in 2001. [DOC] [TLE] Top 10 Impressive Athletics World Records - Listverse [PAR] Oct 2, 2007 ... He set the world record of 6.14 in 1994, and officially retired in 2001. 6. .... In 
1995, he became the first man to legally clear 18m with a jump of 18.16m at the 
Gothenburg ..... this is a list of Athletics records (Track & Field in Ameringlish). .... 
By the way, he is he only man to break the 8 foot barrier in that event. [DOC] [TLE] 2003 Outdoor Champs preview - USA Track & Field [PAR] Jun 16, 2003 ... Event Previews, 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships presented by 
Verizon ... Chryste Gaines is the 2001 U.S. champion in this event and is Gaines
 ..... World record: 2.45m/8-0.5, Javier Sotomayor (CUB), 1993 ... 6 feet, 9 
inches tall and has a goal of being the first American to clear 8 feet. [DOC] [TLE] Cuba`s Best Jumper Answers Fans` Yearning For Gold ... [PAR] Aug 11, 1991 ... Saturday, her husband, Javier Sotomayor, won the gold as expected in the. ... 
The men`s high jump was the only track and field event which matched two of the 
world`s best athletes-Sotomayor, the world-record holder at 8 feet, and ... After 
becoming the first and only person to clear 8 feet in July, 1989,... [DOC] [TLE] All About Sprinting, Track And Field & Drills For Sprinting!!! [PAR] All About Sprinting, Track And Field & Drills For Sprinting! .... Komen is the only 
man to run back-to-back sub-four-minute miles, and was also the .... He cleared 
6.00 metres (19 feet 8 inches) for the first time on 13 July 1985 in Paris. ... 
Sotomayor retired in 2001, pre-empting a lifetime ban for his second positive 
doping test... [DOC] [TLE] The Palm Beach Post from West Palm Beach, Florida  Page 43 [PAR] Oct 13, 2001 ... 2C THE PALM BEACH POST SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

Question: Javier Sotomayor, the only man to clear 8 feet in this track & field event, retired in 2001
Answer: the high jump