8 Animals Who Could Beat Olympic Record Holders

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Highest Jump

Human Record Holder: The Olympic record for the high jump was set at the 1996 Atlanta games by Charles Austin of the U.S. He jumped 2.39 meters or 7 feet, 10 1/10 inches.

Animal Contender: The mountain lion (also called the puma or cougar) can spring 20 feet straight up a hill - the height of a two-story building - from a standstill. And the impala can leap almost 12 feet into the air.

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Highest Jump

Human Record Holder: The Olympic record for the high jump was set at the 1996 Atlanta games by Charles Austin of the U.S. He jumped 2.39 meters or 7 feet, 10 1/10 inches.

Animal Contender: The mountain lion (also called the puma or cougar) can spring 20 feet straight up a hill - the height of a two-story building - from a standstill. And the impala can leap almost 12 feet into the air.