Men's high jump world record progression

The first world record in the men's high jump was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912.

As of June, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 40 world records in the event.[1]

Record Progression

ratified
not ratified
Height Athlete Date Venue
2.00 m  George Horine (USA) 28 May 1912[1] Palo Alto
2.01 m  Edward Beeson (USA) 2 May 1914[1] Berkeley, U.S
2.02 m  Clinton Larsen (USA) 1 June 1917 Provo, U.S
2.03 m  Harold Osborn (USA) 27 May 1924[1] Urbana, U.S
2.04 m  Walter Marty (USA) 13 May 1933[1] Fresno, U.S
2.06 m  Walter Marty (USA) 28 April 1934[1] Palo Alto, U.S
2.07 m  Cornelius Johnson (USA) 12 July 1936[1] New York, U.S
2.07 m  Dave Albritton (USA) 12 July 1936[1] New York, U.S
2.08 m  Melvin Walker (USA) 6 August 1937 Stockholm, Sweden
2.09 m  Melvin Walker (USA) 12 August 1937[1] Malmö, Sweden
2.09 m  Bill Stewart (USA) 26 April 1941 Provo, U.S
2.10 m  Lester Steers (USA) 26 April 1941 Seattle, U.S
2.105 m  Lester Steers (USA) 24 May 1941 Los Angeles, U.S
2.11 m  Lester Steers (USA) 17 June 1941[1] Los Angeles, U.S
2.12 m  Walt Davis (USA) 27 June 1953[1] Dayton, U.S
2.15 m  Charles Dumas (USA) 29 June 1956[1] Los Angeles, U.S
2.16 m  Yuriy Stepanov (URS) 13 July 1957[1] Leningrad, Soviet Union
2.17 m  John Thomas (USA) 30 April 1960[1] Philadelphia, U.S
2.17 m  John Thomas (USA) 21 May 1960[1] Cambridge, MA, U.S
2.18 m  John Thomas (USA) 24 June 1960[1] Bakersfield, U.S
2.195 m  John Thomas (USA) 1 July 1960 Palo Alto, U.S
2.22 m  John Thomas (USA) 1 July 1960[1] Palo Alto, U.S
2.23 m  Valeriy Brumel (URS) 18 June 1961[1] Moscow, Soviet Union
2.24 m  Valeriy Brumel (URS) 16 July 1961[1] Moscow, Soviet Union
2.25 m  Valeriy Brumel (URS) 31 August 1961[1] Sofia, Bulgaria
2.26 m  Valeriy Brumel (URS) 22 July 1962[1] Palo Alto, U.S
2.27 m  Valeriy Brumel (URS) 29 September 1962[1] Moscow, Soviet Union
2.28 m  Valeriy Brumel (URS) 21 July 1963[1] Moscow, Soviet Union
2.29 m  Ni Zhiqin (CHN) 8 November 1970 Changsha, PR China
2.29 m  Pat Matzdorf (USA) 3 July 1971[1] Berkeley, U.S
2.30 m  Dwight Stones (USA) 11 July 1973[1] Munich, West Germany
2.31 m  Dwight Stones (USA) 5 June 1976[1] Philadelphia, U.S
2.32 m  Dwight Stones (USA) 4 August 1976[1] Philadelphia, U.S
2.33 m  Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) 2 June 1977[1] Richmond, U.S
2.34 m  Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) 16 June 1978[1] Tbilisi, Soviet Union
2.35 m  Jacek Wszoła (POL) 25 May 1980[1] Eberstadt, West Germany
2.35 m  Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) 26 May 1980[1] Rehlingen, West Germany
2.36 m  Gerd Wessig (GDR) 1 August 1980[1] Moscow, Soviet Union
2.37 m  Zhu Jianhua (CHN) 11 June 1983[1] Beijing, PR China
2.38 m  Zhu Jianhua (CHN) 22 September 1983[1] Shanghai, PR China
2.39 m  Zhu Jianhua (CHN) 10 June 1984[1] Eberstadt, West Germany
2.40 m  Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS) 11 August 1985[1] Donetsk, Soviet Union
2.41 m  Igor Paklin (URS) 4 September 1985[1] Kobe, Japan
2.42 m  Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) 30 June 1987[1] Stockholm, Sweden
2.43 m  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 8 September 1988[1] Salamanca, Spain
2.44 m  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 29 July 1989[1] San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S
2.45 m  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 27 July 1993[1] Salamanca, Spain

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (pdf). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 554, 555. http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf. Retrieved July 30, 2009. 
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