Men's high jump indoor world record progression

The Men's high jump indoor world record progression starting in 1893 and ratified by IAAF from 1987

Record Progression

In lightgreen records ratified by IAAF.

Misure	Athlete	Venue	Date
1.83	William Byrd-Page		1887
1.885	George Fearing	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...	1891
1.89	Michael Sweeney Michael Sweeney Michael Sweeney is an ASCAP award-winning U.S. citizen composer and musician.-Biography:Sweeney studied music education and composition at the Indiana University Bloomington Work...		Feb 14, 1893
1.905	Michael Sweeney Michael Sweeney Michael Sweeney is an ASCAP award-winning U.S. citizen composer and musician.-Biography:Sweeney studied music education and composition at the Indiana University Bloomington Work...	Philadelphia	Feb 17, 1893
1.91	Michael Sweeney Michael Sweeney Michael Sweeney is an ASCAP award-winning U.S. citizen composer and musician.-Biography:Sweeney studied music education and composition at the Indiana University Bloomington Work...	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...	Feb 10, 1894
1.915	Harry Porter Harry Porter For the Fictional character, see Harry Potter.Harry Franklin Porter was a high jumper from the United States of America. He was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and won gold in the High Jump in the 1908 Summer Olympics at a mark of 6'3"...	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 16, 1908
1.915*	Samuel Lawrence Samuel Lawrence Samuel Lawrence was a Canadian politician and trade unionist.Lawrence was born in Somerset, England and went to work in a quarry at the age of 12 and became a shop steward in the mason's union at the age of 17. He entered politics running for election in Battersea in London. Known as "Mr...	Cambridge Cambridge The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...	Mar 21, 1911
1.94	Samuel Lawrence Samuel Lawrence Samuel Lawrence was a Canadian politician and trade unionist.Lawrence was born in Somerset, England and went to work in a quarry at the age of 12 and became a shop steward in the mason's union at the age of 17. He entered politics running for election in Battersea in London. Known as "Mr...	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...	Feb 09, 1912
1.95	John Murphy John Murphy (athlete) John Leonard Murphy was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Portland, Oregon and died in Midland, Michigan....	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 01, 1922
1.95*	Leroy Brown Leroy Brown Roland Daniels , best known under the ring names of Leroy Brown and Elijah Akeem, was an American professional wrestler for the Championship Wrestling from Florida, Mid-South Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions during the 1980s.He died on September 6, 1988 as the result of a heart attack at the...	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...	Feb 25, 1922
1.95*	Leroy Brown Leroy Brown Roland Daniels , best known under the ring names of Leroy Brown and Elijah Akeem, was an American professional wrestler for the Championship Wrestling from Florida, Mid-South Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions during the 1980s.He died on September 6, 1988 as the result of a heart attack at the...	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Mar 11, 1922
1.96	Leroy Brown Leroy Brown Roland Daniels , best known under the ring names of Leroy Brown and Elijah Akeem, was an American professional wrestler for the Championship Wrestling from Florida, Mid-South Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions during the 1980s.He died on September 6, 1988 as the result of a heart attack at the...	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Jan 31, 1923
1.96*	Richmond Landon Richmond Landon Richmond Wilcox Landon was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.He competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the high jump where he won the gold medal.He was born in Salisbury, Connecticut and died in Lynbrook, New York.-External...	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Jan 31, 1923
1.98	Harold Osborn Harold Osborn Harold Marion Osborn was a U.S. track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924....	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...	Jan 25, 1924
1.98*	Harold Osborn Harold Osborn Harold Marion Osborn was a U.S. track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924....		Jan 19, 1925
1.985	Harold Osborn Harold Osborn Harold Marion Osborn was a U.S. track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924....	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Jan 25, 1925
1.99	Harold Osborn Harold Osborn Harold Marion Osborn was a U.S. track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924....	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 01, 1925
2.00	Harold Osborn Harold Osborn Harold Marion Osborn was a U.S. track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924....	Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...	Feb 07, 1925
2.00*	Bert Nelson	South Bend	Feb 01, 1930
2.005	George Spitz	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 07, 1931
2.02	George Spitz	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 06, 1932
2.045	George Spitz	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...	Feb 13, 1932
2.05	Walter Marty	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 17, 1934
2.05*	Gilbert Cruter	Fort Collins	Feb 22, 1936
2.055	Edward Burke	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 22, 1936
2.055*	Cornelius Johnson	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 22, 1936
2.06	Edward Burke	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 27, 1937
2.075	Melvin Walker	Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...	Mar 20, 1937
2.08	Ken Wiesner	Milwaukee	Mar 14, 1953
2.10	Ken Wiesner	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...	Mar 28, 1953
2.11	John Thomas	Hanover Hanover Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg... , NY	Jan 10, 1959
2.125	John Thomas	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...	Jan 17, 1959
2.13	John Thomas	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Jan 31, 1959
2.13*	John Thomas	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 14, 1959
2.13*	John Thomas	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 21, 1959
2.165	John Thomas	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 21, 1959
2.17	John Thomas	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Jan 30, 1960
2.17*	John Thomas	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...	Feb 06, 1960
2.18	John Thomas	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 20, 1960
2.195	John Thomas	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...	Mar 11, 1960
2.21	Valeriy Brumel Valeriy Brumel Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel , 14 April 1942 – 26 January 2003) was a Soviet Olympic athlete. The 1964 Olympic champion in the Men's High Jump, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes ever to compete in the High Jump, second only to current world record holder Javier Sotomayor of...	Leningrad Leningrad Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...	Jan 28, 1961
2.25	Valeriy Brumel Valeriy Brumel Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel , 14 April 1942 – 26 January 2003) was a Soviet Olympic athlete. The 1964 Olympic champion in the Men's High Jump, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes ever to compete in the High Jump, second only to current world record holder Javier Sotomayor of...	Leningrad Leningrad Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...	Jan 28, 1961
2.26	Dwight Stones Dwight Stones Dwight Edwin Stones is an American television commentator and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and former three-time world record holder in the men's high jump. During his 16-year career, he won 19 national championships. In 1984, Stones became the first athlete to both compete and announce at...	Pocatello	Jan 17, 1975
2.265	Dwight Stones Dwight Stones Dwight Edwin Stones is an American television commentator and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and former three-time world record holder in the men's high jump. During his 16-year career, he won 19 national championships. In 1984, Stones became the first athlete to both compete and announce at...	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...	Jan 18, 1975
2.265*	Dwight Stones Dwight Stones Dwight Edwin Stones is an American television commentator and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and former three-time world record holder in the men's high jump. During his 16-year career, he won 19 national championships. In 1984, Stones became the first athlete to both compete and announce at...	Inglewood Inglewood -Australia:Inglewood, QueenslandInglewood, VictoriaInglewood, Western Australia-England:Inglewood, a house in CheshireInglewood Forest, Cumberland-United States:Inglewood, CaliforniaInglewood, NebraskaInglewood, Mecklenburg County, Virginia...	Feb 07, 1975
2.27	Dwight Stones Dwight Stones Dwight Edwin Stones is an American television commentator and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and former three-time world record holder in the men's high jump. During his 16-year career, he won 19 national championships. In 1984, Stones became the first athlete to both compete and announce at...	Oklahoma City Oklahoma city Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:Oklahoma City metropolitan areaDowntown Oklahoma CityUptown Oklahoma CityOklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...	Feb 15, 1975
2.28	Dwight Stones Dwight Stones Dwight Edwin Stones is an American television commentator and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and former three-time world record holder in the men's high jump. During his 16-year career, he won 19 national championships. In 1984, Stones became the first athlete to both compete and announce at...	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 21, 1975
2.29	Dwight Stones Dwight Stones Dwight Edwin Stones is an American television commentator and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and former three-time world record holder in the men's high jump. During his 16-year career, he won 19 national championships. In 1984, Stones became the first athlete to both compete and announce at...	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Feb 20, 1976
2.30	Dwight Stones Dwight Stones Dwight Edwin Stones is an American television commentator and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and former three-time world record holder in the men's high jump. During his 16-year career, he won 19 national championships. In 1984, Stones became the first athlete to both compete and announce at...	San Diego	Feb 21, 1976
2.31	Greg Joy Greg Joy Gregory Andrew Joy is an American-born Canadian high jumper who competed from 1973 to 1982 for Canada. He won the silver medal in the high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal....	College Park College Park -Canada:* College Park , a former Eaton's department store building in Toronto* College Park, Saskatoon, a neighbourhood* College Park East, Saskatoon, a neighborhood-United States:...	Jan 13, 1978
2.32	Franklin Jacobs Franklin Jacobs Franklin Jacobs is a former high jumper from the United States. His personal best of was a world indoor record in 1978, and at above Jacobs' own height of , it remains the record for height differential, now held jointly with Stefan Holm, and the record for jump at highest rate of one's...	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Jan 27, 1978
2.33	Vladimir Yashchenko Vladimir Yashchenko Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko or Volodymyr Yashchenko was a member of the USSR national team and former world record holder in the high jump . He first broke the record at age 18, at the USA-USSR dual meet in Richmond, Virginia, 1977...	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...	Mar 12, 1978
2.35	Vladimir Yashchenko Vladimir Yashchenko Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko or Volodymyr Yashchenko was a member of the USSR national team and former world record holder in the high jump . He first broke the record at age 18, at the USA-USSR dual meet in Richmond, Virginia, 1977...	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...	Mar 12, 1978
2.36	Igor Paklin Igor Paklin Igor Paklin is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Kyrgyzstan. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Frunze.Competing in the high jump, he won the 1987 World Indoor Championships as well as a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships for the USSR...	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...	Feb 01, 1984
2.37	Carlo Thränhardt Carlo Thränhardt Carlo Thränhardt is a former German high jumper, who won the silver medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships in Grenoble. He excelled at indoor competitions, setting the world indoor record on three occasions between 1984-88...	West Berlin West Berlin West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...	Feb 24, 1984
2.38	Patrik Sjöberg Patrik Sjöberg Jan Niklas Patrik Sjöberg is a former Swedish high jumper and previous world record holder. With , he holds the Swedish as well as the European record in men's high jump...	West Berlin West Berlin West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...	Feb 22, 1985
2.39	Dietmar Mögenburg Dietmar Mögenburg Dietmar Mögenburg is a former German high jumper who won gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics in Athens.-Career:...	Köln KOLN KOLN, digital channel 10, is the CBS affiliate in Lincoln, Nebraska. It operates a satellite station, KGIN, on digital channel 11 in Grand Island. KGIN repeats all KOLN programming, but airs separate commercials...	Feb 24, 1985
2.40	Carlo Thränhardt Carlo Thränhardt Carlo Thränhardt is a former German high jumper, who won the silver medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships in Grenoble. He excelled at indoor competitions, setting the world indoor record on three occasions between 1984-88...	Simmerath Simmerath Simmerath is a municipality in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approx. 20 km south-east of Aachen, near the border to Belgium.The administrative area was expanded in 1972 and includes the following localities:...	Jan 16, 1987
2.41	Patrik Sjöberg Patrik Sjöberg Jan Niklas Patrik Sjöberg is a former Swedish high jumper and previous world record holder. With , he holds the Swedish as well as the European record in men's high jump...	Piraeus Piraeus Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....	Feb 01, 1987
2.42	Carlo Thränhardt Carlo Thränhardt Carlo Thränhardt is a former German high jumper, who won the silver medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships in Grenoble. He excelled at indoor competitions, setting the world indoor record on three occasions between 1984-88...	West Berlin West Berlin West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...	Feb 26, 1988
2.43	Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Sanabria is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; he is the only person ever to have cleared 8 feet . He is widely regarded as the...	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...	Mar 04, 1989

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