Men's high jump world record progression

A plaque on Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, commemorating Valeriy Brumel's high jump world record of 2.25 m set on 31 August 1961

The first world record in the men's high jump was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) 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. Under 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.

The world record of 2.45 metres (8.04 ft) by Cuban Javier Sotomayor in 1993 has never been surpassed.

Progression

Ratified
Ratified but later rescinded

Pre-IAAF

Mark Athlete Venue Date
1.575 m (5 ft 2 in)  Adam Wilson (GBR) Innerleithen September 26, 1827[3]
1.60 m (5 ft 2+34 in)  Thomas Anderson (GBR) Innerleithen July 24, 1829[3]
1.60 m (5 ft 2+34 in)  John Pattison (GBR) Mount Benger May 6, 1837[3]
1.675 m (5 ft 5+34 in)  Richard Armstrong (GBR) Dalkeith August 5, 1839[3]
1.675 m (5 ft 5+34 in)  Thomas Roper (GBR) Newcastle April 1, 1850[3]
1.675 m (5 ft 5+34 in)  Francis Temple (GBR) Woolwich September 21, 1850[3]
1.675 m (5 ft 5+34 in)  Hanmer Webb (GBR) Cambridge March 17, 1857[3]
1.675 m (5 ft 5+34 in)  Henry Powell (GBR) Oxford March 15, 1860[3]
1.70 m (5 ft 6+34 in)  Robert Burton (GBR) Harrow March 27, 1860[3]
1.675 m (5 ft 5+34 in)  Henry Sampson (GBR) Liverpool June 13, 1863[3]
1.675 m (5 ft 5+34 in)  T. Bailey (GBR) Liverpool June 13, 1863[3]
1.675 m (5 ft 5+34 in)  Francis Gooch (GBR) Durham September 2, 1863[3]
1.70 m (5 ft 6+34 in)  Tom Mitchell (GBR) Liverpool July 9, 1864[3]
1.725 m (5 ft 7+34 in)  John Roupell (GBR) Cambridge March 5, 1866[3]
1.75 m (5 ft 8+34 in)  John Roupell (GBR) London March 23, 1866[3]
1.75 m (5 ft 8+34 in)  Thomas Little (GBR) London March 23, 1866[3]
1.75 m (5 ft 8+34 in)  J.A. Harwood (GBR) London November 26, 1866[3]
1.75 m (5 ft 8+34 in)  Herbert Brooks (GBR) London November 26, 1866[3]
1.75 m (5 ft 8+34 in)  Thomas Little (GBR) London April 12, 1867[3]
1.75 m (5 ft 8+34 in)  Ronald Mitchell (GBR) London April 9, 1870[3]
1.755 m (5 ft 9 in)  Ronald Mitchell (GBR) London April 3, 1871[3]
1.785 m (5 ft 10+14 in)  Tom Davin (IRE) Dublin July 7, 1873[3]
1.80 m (5 ft 10+34 in)  Marshall Brooks (GBR) London March 30, 1874[3]
1.80 m (5 ft 10+34 in)  Michael Glazebrook (GBR) London March 22, 1875[3]
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)  Marshall Brooks (GBR) Oxford March 17, 1876[3]
1.89 m (6 ft 2+14 in)  Marshall Brooks (GBR) London April 7, 1876[3]
1.90 m (6 ft 2+34 in)  Patrick Davin (IRE) Carrick July 5, 1880[3]
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  William Page (USA) Stourbridge August 15, 1887[3]
1.93 m (6 ft 3+34 in)  William Page (USA) Philadelphia October 7, 1887[3]
1.968 m (6 ft 5+14 in)[a]  George Rowdon (GBR) Haytor Camp August 6, 1890[3]
1.935 m (6 ft 4 in)  Michael Sweeney (USA) New York City October 8, 1892[3]
1.945 m (6 ft 4+12 in)  James Ryan (IRE) Tipperary August 19, 1895[3]
1.955 m (6 ft 4+34 in)  Michael Sweeney (USA) New York City August 28, 1895[3]
1.955 m (6 ft 4+34 in)  Michael Sweeney (USA) Bayonne September 2, 1895[3]
1.97 m (6 ft 5+12 in)  Michael Sweeney (USA) New York City September 21, 1895[3][4][5]
1.98 m (6 ft 5+34 in)  George Horine (USA) Palo Alto March 29, 1912[3]
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[b]  George Horine (USA) United States April/May 1912[6]

Post-IAAF

Javier SotomayorPatrik SjöbergIgor PaklinRudolf PovarnitsynZhu JianhuaGerd WessigDietmar MögenburgJacek WszolaVladimir YashchenkoDwight StonesPat MatzdorfValeriy BrumelJohn Thomas (Athlete)Charles DumasWalt DavisMel Walker (athlete)Dave AlbrittonCornelius Johnson (athlete)Walter MartyHarold OsbornEdward BeesonGeorge Horine
Mark Athlete Venue Date
2.00 m (6 ft 6+12 in)  George Horine (USA) Palo Alto, California 18 May 1912[1]
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  Edward Beeson (USA) Berkeley, California 2 May 1914[7]
2.03 m (6 ft 7+34 in)  Harold Osborn (USA) Urbana, Illinois 27 May 1924[8]
2.04 m (6 ft 8+14 in)  Walter Marty (USA) Fresno, California 13 May 1933[1]
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  Walter Marty (USA) Palo Alto, California 28 April 1934[1]
2.07 m (6 ft 9+14 in)  Cornelius Johnson (USA) New York 12 July 1936[1]
2.07 m (6 ft 9+14 in)  Dave Albritton (USA) New York 12 July 1936[1]
2.09 m (6 ft 10+14 in)  Mel Walker (USA) Malmö, Sweden 12 August 1937[1]
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)  Lester Steers (USA) Los Angeles 17 June 1941[1]
2.12 m (6 ft 11+14 in)  Walt Davis (USA) Dayton, Ohio 27 June 1953[1]
2.15 m (7 ft 12 in)  Charles Dumas (USA) Los Angeles 29 June 1956[1]
2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)  Yuriy Stepanov (URS) Leningrad, Soviet Union 13 July 1957[1]
2.17 m (7 ft 1+14 in)  John Thomas (USA) Philadelphia 30 April 1960[1]
2.17 m (7 ft 1+14 in)  John Thomas (USA) Cambridge, Massachusetts 21 May 1960[1]
2.18 m (7 ft 1+34 in)  John Thomas (USA) Bakersfield, California 24 June 1960[1]
2.22 m (7 ft 3+14 in)  John Thomas (USA) Palo Alto, California 1 July 1960[1]
2.23 m (7 ft 3+34 in)  Valeriy Brumel (URS) Moscow 18 June 1961[1]
2.24 m (7 ft 4 in)  Valeriy Brumel (URS) Moscow 16 July 1961[1]
2.25 m (7 ft 4+12 in)  Valeriy Brumel (URS) Sofia, Bulgaria 31 August 1961[1]
2.26 m (7 ft 4+34 in)  Valeriy Brumel (URS) Palo Alto, California 22 July 1962[1]
2.27 m (7 ft 5+14 in)  Valeriy Brumel (URS) Moscow 29 September 1962[1]
2.28 m (7 ft 5+34 in)  Valeriy Brumel (URS) Moscow 21 July 1963[1]
2.29 m (7 ft 6 in)  Pat Matzdorf (USA) Berkeley, California 3 July 1971[1]
2.30 m (7 ft 6+12 in)  Dwight Stones (USA) Munich 11 July 1973[1]
2.31 m (7 ft 6+34 in)  Dwight Stones (USA) Philadelphia 5 June 1976[1]
2.32 m (7 ft 7+14 in)  Dwight Stones (USA) Philadelphia 4 August 1976[1]
2.33 m (7 ft 7+12 in)  Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) Richmond, Virginia 2 June 1977[1]
2.34 m (7 ft 8 in)  Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) Tbilisi, Soviet Union 16 June 1978[1]
2.35 m (7 ft 8+12 in)  Jacek Wszoła (POL) Eberstadt, West Germany 25 May 1980[1]
2.35 m (7 ft 8+12 in)  Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) Rehlingen, West Germany 26 May 1980[1]
2.36 m (7 ft 8+34 in)  Gerd Wessig (GDR) Moscow, Soviet Union 1 August 1980[1]
2.37 m (7 ft 9+14 in)  Zhu Jianhua (CHN) Beijing, China 11 June 1983[1]
2.38 m (7 ft 9+12 in)  Zhu Jianhua (CHN) Shanghai, China 22 September 1983[1]
2.39 m (7 ft 10 in)  Zhu Jianhua (CHN) Eberstadt, West Germany 10 June 1984[1]
2.40 m (7 ft 10+14 in)  Rudolf Povarnitsyn (URS) Donetsk, Soviet Union 11 August 1985[1]
2.41 m (7 ft 10+34 in)  Igor Paklin (URS) Kobe, Japan 4 September 1985[1]
2.42 m (7 ft 11+14 in)  Patrik Sjöberg (SWE) Stockholm, Sweden 30 June 1987[1]
2.42 m (7 ft 11+14 in) i  Carlo Thränhardt (FRG) West Berlin 26 February 1988[9]: 160 [c]
2.43 m (7 ft 11+12 in)  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) Salamanca, Spain 8 September 1988[1]
2.44 m (8 ft 0 in)  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) San Juan, Puerto Rico 29 July 1989[1]
2.45 m (8 ft 14 in)  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) Salamanca, Spain 27 July 1993[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Result sources list this mark as uncertain
  2. ^ Measured as 6 feet 6 and 1/8th inches, but World Athletics rules round down to the nearest quarter inch.
  3. ^ This indoor record was also accepted as a world record. However, in 1991 it was rescinded as a world record due to complaints that the flexible parquet flooring gave athletes an unfair advantage.

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 "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. ^ 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 "Main > Men, High Jump > World Records Progression". Track and Field Statistics [d].
  4. ^ Zarnowski, Frank (2005). All-around Men: Heroes of a Forgotten Sport. Scarecrow Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8108-5423-9. Retrieved 14 July 2023. "American" winners included Canadian George Gray in the shot put and Irishman Michael Sweeney, who set a high jump world record at 6-5 (1.97 m). In retrospect this meet was the premier track and field meet of the decade.
  5. ^ Zarnowski, Frank (2005). All-around Men: Heroes of a Forgotten Sport. Scarecrow Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-8108-5423-9. Retrieved 14 July 2023. An American all-star team ... demolished a national British team ... in New York in September by winning every event, several by enlisted Irish immigrants.
  6. ^ George Horine at Olympedia
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "USATF - Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  9. ^ Hymans, Richard; Matrahazi, Imre. "IAAF World Records Progression" (PDF) (2015 ed.). International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

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