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Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel (Russian: Валерий Николаевич Брумель; 14 April 1942 – 26 January 2003) was a 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 .
Jan 26, 2003 · 1964 Olympic high jump champion Valeriy Brumel who broke the world record on six occasions between 1961 and 1963, died today in a Moscow hospital at the age of 60, after a long illness.
Jan 28, 2003 · Valery Brumel, a Russian who during the cold war became perhaps the best high jumper in history but had his world-class career end when he almost lost a leg in a motorcycle accident, died Sunday...
Jun 18, 2021 · Today (18) marks the 60th anniversary of the first of six high jump world records set by Siberian Valeriy Brumel during a remarkable career which was sadly cut short at 23 years of age due to a motorbike accident.
May 10, 2024 · Valery Brumel (born May 14, 1942, Razvedki, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died January 26, 2003, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet athlete who held the world record in the high jump from 1961 to 1971.
Jan 28, 2003 · IAAF President Lamine Diack spoke this morning of his sadness at the loss of 1964 Olympic High Jump champion Valeriy Brumel, who died in Moscow on Sunday after a long illness.
Brumel set six world records between 1961 and 1963, jumping 2.23, 2.24 and 2.25 in 1961; 2.26 and 2.27 in 1962; and 2.28 in 1963. Brumel won the 1962 European title and crowned his career with Olympic gold in 1964, ahead of Thomas, who had become a close friend.
