Progression of Official World Record
Men, High Jump
Result | Name | Country | DOB | Comp | Date | Age | Record life | |
2.45 | Javier Sotomayor | CUB | 13 Oct 1967 | Salamanca | 27 Jul 1993 | 25 years 287 days | 30 years 275 days | |
2.44 | Javier Sotomayor | CUB | 13 Oct 1967 | San Juan | 29 Jul 1989 | 21 years 289 days | 3 years 363 days | |
2.43 | Javier Sotomayor | CUB | 13 Oct 1967 | Salamanca | 8 Sep 1988 | 20 years 331 days | 324 days | |
2.42 | Patrik Sjöberg | SWE | 5 Jan 1965 | DNG | Stockholm/S | 30 Jun 1987 | 22 years 176 days | 1 year 70 days |
2.40 | Rudolf Povarnitsyn | UKR | 13 Jun 1962 | Donetsk | 11 Aug 1985 | 23 years 59 days | 1 year 323 days | |
2.39 | Zhu Jianhua | CHN | 29 May 1963 | Eberstadt | 10 Jun 1984 | 21 years 12 days | 1 year 62 days | |
2.38 | Zhu Jianhua | CHN | 29 May 1963 | NG | Shanghai | 22 Sep 1983 | 20 years 116 days | 262 days |
2.37 | Zhu Jianhua | CHN | 29 May 1963 | NC | Beijing | 11 Jun 1983 | 20 years 13 days | 103 days |
2.36 | Gerd Wessig | GER | 16 Jul 1959 | OG | Moskva | 1 Aug 1980 | 21 years 16 days | 2 years 314 days |
2.35 | Dietmar Mögenburg | GER | 15 Aug 1961 | Rehlingen | 26 May 1980 | 18 years 285 days | 67 days | |
2.35 | Jacek Wszola | POL | 30 Dec 1956 | Eberstadt | 25 May 1980 | 23 years 147 days | 68 days | |
2.34 | Vladimir Yashchenko | UKR | 12 Jan 1959 | Tbilisi | 16 Jun 1978 | 19 years 155 days | 1 year 344 days | |
2.33 | Vladimir Yashchenko | UKR | 12 Jan 1959 | Richmond | 3 Jul 1977 | 18 years 172 days | 348 days | |
2.32 | Dwight Stones | USA | 6 Dec 1953 | Philadelphia PA | 4 Aug 1976 | 22 years 242 days | 333 days | |
2.31 | Dwight Stones | USA | 6 Dec 1953 | NCAA | Philadelphia PA | 5 Jun 1976 | 22 years 182 days | 60 days |
2.30 | Dwight Stones | USA | 6 Dec 1953 | München | 11 Jul 1973 | 19 years 217 days | 2 years 330 days | |
2.29 | Pat Matzdorf | USA | 26 Dec 1949 | Berkeley CA | 3 Jul 1971 | 21 years 189 days | 2 years 8 days | |
2.28 | Valeriy Brumel | RUS | 14 Apr 1942 | URSvUSA | Moskva | 21 Jul 1963 | 21 years 98 days | 7 years 347 days |
2.27 | Valeriy Brumel | RUS | 14 Apr 1942 | Moskva | 29 Sep 1962 | 20 years 168 days | 295 days | |
2.26 | Valeriy Brumel | RUS | 14 Apr 1942 | Stanford CA | 22 Jul 1962 | 20 years 99 days | 69 days | |
2.25 | Valeriy Brumel | RUS | 14 Apr 1942 | Sofia | 31 Aug 1961 | 19 years 139 days | 325 days | |
2.24 | Valeriy Brumel | RUS | 14 Apr 1942 | Moskva | 16 Jul 1961 | 19 years 93 days | 46 days | |
2.23 | Valeriy Brumel | RUS | 14 Apr 1942 | Moskva | 18 Jun 1961 | 19 years 65 days | 28 days | |
2.22 | John Thomas | USA | 3 Mar 1941 | OT | Stanford CA | 1 Jul 1960 | 19 years 120 days | 352 days |
2.18 | John Thomas | USA | 3 Mar 1941 | Bakersfield CA | 24 Jun 1960 | 19 years 113 days | 7 days | |
2.17 | John Thomas | USA | 3 Mar 1941 | Cambridge MA | 21 May 1960 | 19 years 79 days | 34 days | |
2.17 | John Thomas | USA | 3 Mar 1941 | Philadelphia PA | 30 Apr 1960 | 19 years 58 days | 55 days | |
2.16 | Yuriy Stepanov | URS | 30 Aug 1932 | Leningrad | 13 Jul 1957 | 24 years 317 days | 2 years 292 days | |
2.15 | Charley Dumas | USA | 12 Dec 1937 | Los Angeles CA | 29 Jun 1956 | 18 years 200 days | 1 year 14 days | |
2.12 | Walt Davis | USA | 5 Jan 1931 | Dayton OH | 27 Jun 1953 | 22 years 173 days | 3 years 2 days | |
2.11 | Lester Steers | USA | Los Angeles CA | 17 Jun 1941 | exactly | 12 years 10 days | ||
2.09 | Mel Walker | USA | Malmö | 12 Aug 1937 | exactly | 3 years 309 days | ||
2.07 | Cornelius Johnson | USA | 28 Aug 1913 | New York NY | 12 Jul 1936 | 22 years 319 days | 1 year 31 days | |
2.07 | David Albritton | USA | 13 Apr 1913 | New York NY | 12 Jul 1936 | 23 years 90 days | 1 year 31 days | |
2.06 | Walter Marty | USA | Stanford CA | 28 Apr 1934 | exactly | 2 years 75 days | ||
2.04 | Walter Marty | USA | Fresno CA | 13 May 1933 | exactly | 350 days | ||
2.03 | Harold Osborn | USA | 13 Apr 1899 | Urbana IL | 27 May 1924 | 25 years 44 days | 8 years 351 days | |
2.01 | Ed Beeson | USA | 1 Jan 1890 | Berkeley CA | 2 May 1914 | 24 years 121 days | 10 years 25 days | |
2.00 | George Horine | USA | 3 Feb 1890 | Stanford CA | 18 May 1912 | 22 years 105 days | 1 year 349 days |