Charles Everett "Charlie" Dumas was an American high jumper, the 1956 Olympic champion, and the first person to clear 7 ft.(2.13 m) Charles Dumas (United States) set the men's high jump world record of 2.15 m in Los Angeles on June 29, 1956. It stood 12 months, until Yuriy Stepanov's 2.16 m on July 13, 1957. Wiki link