How History Speaks on Instagram: "In April 2024, Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi launched himself into the record books with a staggering 291-meter jump in Akureyri, Iceland—shattering the previous record of 253.5 meters set by Stefan Kraft in 2017 by nearly 40 meters. To achieve this, Kobayashi and his team spent over two months constructing a custom ramp on Hlidarfjall, a natural mountain standing 1,115 meters tall with a 36-degree incline. During the jump, he reached speeds of 107 km/h an

Eni_Motion on Instagram: "In track and field, Jarmila Kratochvilova holds the oldest standing individual outdoor world record for the women’s 800 meters (1:53.28), set in July 1983. Other decades-old benchmarks include Mike Powell’s 1991 long jump of 8.95 meters and Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 1988 sprints, both of which have survived numerous eras of elite competition and improved technology. In the jumping disciplines, Javier Sotomayor has held the men’s high jump record of 2.45 meters since Ju