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]

Fourteen of the 16 records from 1912 to 1960 were set in the United States and were originally measured in feet and inches; they were converted to metric before being ratified as world records. As of January 1, 1963, records were accepted as metric marks, with marks measured in feet and inches to the nearest quarter-inch and rounded down to the nearest centimetre.[2]:vii, 155–157 When measurements were taken in feet and inches the bar could be raised, for record-attempt purposes, in increments of one-quarter inch. Using the metric system a new record must be (at least) one centimeter higher. In 1973, American Dwight Stones was the first Fosbury Flop jumper to set a world record. The namesake of the technique, Dick Fosbury impressed the world by winning the 1968 Olympics with the flop, but never held the world record. The last Straddle style jumper to hold the World Record was Vladimir Yashchenko (Soviet Union/Ukraine) in 1978—all record-setters since then have used the Flop technique.

Progression
Javier SotomayorPatrik SjöbergIgor PaklinRudolf PovarnitsynZhu JianhuaDietmar MögenburgVladimir YashchenkoDwight StonesPat MatzdorfValeriy BrumelCharles DumasWalt DavisMel Walker (athlete)Dave AlbrittonCornelius Johnson (athlete)Walter MartyHarold OsbornGeorge Horine
Height Athlete Venue Date
2.00 m (6 ft 6 3⁄4 in) George Horine (USA)Palo Alto, California18 May 1912[1]
2.01 m (6 ft 7 1⁄8 in) Edward Beeson (USA)Berkeley, California2 May 1914[3]
2.03 m (6 ft 7 7⁄8 in) Harold Osborn (USA)Urbana, Illinois27 May 1924[4]
2.04 m (6 ft 8 3⁄8 in) Walter Marty (USA)Fresno, California13 May 1933[1]
2.06 m (6 ft 9 1⁄8 in) Walter Marty (USA)Palo Alto, California28 April 1934[1]
2.07 m (6 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Cornelius Johnson (USA)New York12 July 1936[1]
2.07 m (6 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Dave Albritton (USA)New York12 July 1936[1]
2.09 m (6 ft 10 1⁄4 in) Mel Walker (USA)Malmö, Sweden12 August 1937[1]
2.11 m (6 ft 11 1⁄8 in) Lester Steers (USA)Los Angeles17 June 1941[1]
2.12 m (6 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Walt Davis (USA)Dayton, Ohio27 June 1953[1][5]
2.15 m (7 ft 5⁄8 in) Charles Dumas (USA)Los Angeles29 June 1956[1][6]
2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Yuriy Stepanov (URS)Leningrad, Soviet Union13 July 1957[1]
2.17 m (7 ft 1 3⁄8 in) John Thomas (USA)Philadelphia30 April 1960[1]
2.17 m (7 ft 1 3⁄8 in) John Thomas (USA)Cambridge, Massachusetts21 May 1960[1]
2.18 m (7 ft 1 7⁄8 in) John Thomas (USA)Bakersfield, California24 June 1960[1][5]
2.22 m (7 ft 3 3⁄8 in) John Thomas (USA)Palo Alto, California1 July 1960[1]
2.23 m (7 ft 3 3⁄4 in) Valeriy Brumel (URS)Moscow18 June 1961[1]
2.24 m (7 ft 4 1⁄4 in) Valeriy Brumel (URS)Moscow16 July 1961[1]
2.25 m (7 ft 4 1⁄2 in) Valeriy Brumel (URS)Sofia, Bulgaria31 August 1961[1]
2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) Valeriy Brumel (URS)Palo Alto, California22 July 1962[1]
2.27 m (7 ft 5 1⁄4 in) Valeriy Brumel (URS)Moscow29 September 1962[1]
2.28 m (7 ft 5 3⁄4 in) Valeriy Brumel (URS)Moscow21 July 1963[1]
2.29 m (7 ft 6 1⁄4 in) Pat Matzdorf (USA)Berkeley, California3 July 1971[1]
2.30 m (7 ft 6 1⁄2 in) Dwight Stones (USA)Munich11 July 1973[1]
2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) Dwight Stones (USA)Philadelphia5 June 1976[1]
2.32 m (7 ft 7 1⁄4 in) Dwight Stones (USA)Philadelphia4 August 1976[1]
2.33 m (7 ft 7 3⁄4 in) Vladimir Yashchenko (URS)Richmond, Virginia2 June 1977[1]
2.34 m (7 ft 8 1⁄4 in) Vladimir Yashchenko (URS)Tbilisi, Soviet Union16 June 1978[1]
2.35 m (7 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Jacek Wszoła (POL)Eberstadt, West Germany25 May 1980[1]
2.35 m (7 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG)Rehlingen, West Germany26 May 1980[1]
2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) Gerd Wessig (GDR)Moscow1 August 1980[1]
2.37 m (7 ft 9 1⁄4 in) Zhu Jianhua (CHN)Beijing11 June 1983[1]
2.38 m (7 ft 9 3⁄4 in) Zhu Jianhua (CHN)Shanghai22 September 1983[1]
2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) Zhu Jianhua (CHN)Eberstadt, West Germany10 June 1984[1]
2.40 m (7 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS)Donetsk, Soviet Union11 August 1985[1]
2.41 m (7 ft 11 in) Igor Paklin (URS)Kobe, Japan4 September 1985[1]
2.42 m (7 ft 11 1⁄4 in) Patrik Sjöberg (SWE)Stockholm, Sweden30 June 1987[1]
2.43 m (7 ft 11 3⁄4 in) Javier Sotomayor (CUB)Salamanca, Spain8 September 1988[1]
2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) Javier Sotomayor (CUB)San Juan, Puerto Rico29 July 1989[1]
2.45 m (8 ft 1⁄2 in) Javier Sotomayor (CUB)Salamanca, Spain27 July 1993[1]

See also

References
  1. "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. 554–55. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  2. Hymans, Richard; Matrahazi, Imre. "IAAF World Records Progression" (pdf) (2015 ed.). International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  3. "WORLD'S HIGH JUMP MARK RAISED AGAIN - Edward Beeson of San Francisco Clears the Bar at 6 Feet 7 5/8 Inches" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  4. "USATF - Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  5. http://www.usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/HJ.aspx
  6. https://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf
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