Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel was a Soviet-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. His international career was ended by a motorcycle crash in 1965. Valeriy Brumel (Soviet Union) set the men's high jump world record of 2.23 m in Moscow on June 18, 1961. It stood 28 days, until Valeriy Brumel's 2.24 m on July 16, 1961. Wiki link