Men's high jump world record progression
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The first World Record in the high jump for men (athletics (track and field)) was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912.
[edit] Records
Unofficial Performances statistically valid, but unratified by IAAF for various reasons.
| Height | Athlete | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.00 m |  George Horine (USA) |
28 May 1912 | Palo Alto |
| 2.01 m | Edward Beeson (USA) |
2 May 1914 | Berkeley |
| 2.02 m | Clinton Larsen (USA) |
1 June 1917 | Provo |
| 2.03 m | Harold Osborn (USA) |
27 May 1924 | Urbana |
| 2.04 m | Walter Marty (USA) |
13 May 1933 | Fresno |
| 2.06 m | Walter Marty (USA) |
28 April 1934 | Palo Alto |
| 2.07 m | Cornelius Johnson (USA) |
12 July 1936 | New York |
| 2.07 m | Dave Albritton (USA) |
12 July 1936 | New York |
| 2.08 m | Melvin Walker (USA) |
6 August 1937 | Stockholm |
| 2.09 m | Melvin Walker (USA) |
12 August 1937 | Malmö |
| 2.09 m | Bill Stewart (USA) |
26 April 1941 | Provo |
| 2.10 m | Lester Steers (USA) |
26 April 1941 | Seattle |
| 2.105 m | Lester Steers (USA) |
24 May 1941 | Los Angeles |
| 2.11 m | Lester Steers (USA) |
17 June 1941 | Los Angeles |
| 2.12 m | Walter Davis (USA) |
27 June 1953 | Dayton |
| 2.15 m | Charles Dumas (USA) |
29 June 1956 | Los Angeles |
| 2.16 m |  Yuriy Stepanov (URS) |
13 July 1957 | Leningrad |
| 2.17 m | John Thomas (USA) |
30 April 1960 | Philadelphia |
| 2.18 m | John Thomas (USA) |
24 June 1960 | Bakersfield |
| 2.195 m | John Thomas (USA) |
1 July 1960 | Palo Alto |
| 2.22 m | John Thomas (USA) |
1 July 1960 | Palo Alto |
| 2.23 m | Valeriy Brumel (URS) |
18 June 1961 | Moscow |
| 2.24 m | Valeriy Brumel (URS) |
16 July 1961 | Moscow |
| 2.25 m | Valeriy Brumel (URS) |
31 August 1961 | Sofia |
| 2.26 m | Valeriy Brumel (URS) |
22 July 1962 | Palo Alto |
| 2.27 m | Valeriy Brumel (URS) |
29 September 1962 | Moscow |
| 2.28 m | Valeriy Brumel (URS) |
21 July 1963 | Moscow |
| 2.29 m |  Ni Chih-Chin(倪志钦) (CHN) |
8 November 1970 | Shanghai |
| 2.29 m | Pat Matzdorf (USA) |
3 July 1971 | Berkeley |
| 2.30 m | Dwight Stones (USA) |
11 July 1973 | Munich |
| 2.31 m | Dwight Stones (USA) |
5 June 1976 | Philadelphia |
| 2.32 m | Dwight Stones (USA) |
4 August 1976 | Philadelphia |
| 2.33 m | Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) |
2 June 1977 | Richmond |
| 2.34 m | Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) |
16 June 1978 | Tbilisi |
| 2.35 m |  Jacek Wszoła (POL) |
25 May 1980 | Eberstadt |
| 2.35 m |  Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) |
26 May 1980 | Rehlingen |
| 2.36 m |  Gerd Wessig (GDR) |
1 August 1980 | Moscow |
| 2.37 m | Zhu Jianhua (CHN) |
11 June 1983 | Beijing |
| 2.38 m | Zhu Jianhua (CHN) |
22 September 1983 | Shanghai |
| 2.39 m | Zhu Jianhua (CHN) |
10 June 1984 | Eberstadt |
| 2.40 m | Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS) |
11 August 1985 | Donetsk |
| 2.41 m | Igor Paklin (URS) |
4 September 1985 | Kobe |
| 2.42 m |  Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) |
30 June 1987 | Stockholm |
| 2.43 m |  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
8 September 1988 | Salamanca |
| 2.44 m | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
29 July 1989 | San Juan |
| 2.45 m | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
27 July 1993 | Salamanca |
[edit] See also
- World Record progression in athletics high jump women
- List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men)
- Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's High Jump
[edit] References
- High jump world record progression International Olympic Committee
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