World Record Progression of High Jump
male - SENIOR
| Mark | Wind | Competitor | DOB | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.45 | Javier SOTOMAYOR | 13 OCT 1967 | CUB | Salamanca (ESP) | 27 JUL 1993 | |
| 2.44 | Javier SOTOMAYOR | 13 OCT 1967 | CUB | San Juan (PUR) | 29 JUL 1989 | |
| 2.43 | Javier SOTOMAYOR | 13 OCT 1967 | CUB | Salamanca (ESP) | 08 SEP 1988 | |
| 2.42 | Carlo THRÄNHARDT | 05 JUL 1957 | FRG | Berlin (GER) | 26 FEB 1988 | |
| 2.42 | Patrik SJÖBERG | 05 JAN 1965 | SWE | Stockholm (SWE) | 30 JUN 1987 | |
| 2.41 | Igor PAKLIN | 15 JUN 1963 | URS | Kobe (JPN) | 04 SEP 1985 | |
| 2.40 | Rudolf POVARNITSYN | 13 JUN 1962 | URS | Donetsk (URS) | 11 AUG 1985 | |
| 2.39 | Jianhua ZHU | 29 MAY 1963 | CHN | Eberstadt (GER) | 10 JUN 1984 | |
| 2.38 | Jianhua ZHU | 29 MAY 1963 | CHN | Shanghai (CHN) | 22 SEP 1983 | |
| 2.37 | Jianhua ZHU | 29 MAY 1963 | CHN | Beijing (CHN) | 11 JUN 1983 | |
| 2.36 | Gerd WESSIG | 16 JUL 1959 | GDR | Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS) | 01 AUG 1980 | |
| 2.35 | Dietmar MÖGENBURG | 15 AUG 1961 | FRG | Rehlingen (GER) | 26 MAY 1980 | |
| 2.35 | Jacek WSZOLA | 30 DEC 1956 | POL | Eberstadt (GER) | 25 MAY 1980 | |
| 2.34 | Vladimir YASHCHENKO | 12 JAN 1959 | URS | Tbilisi (GEO) | 16 JUN 1978 | |
| 2.33 | Vladimir YASHCHENKO | 12 JAN 1959 | URS | Richmond, VA (USA) | 03 JUL 1977 | |
| 2.32 | Dwight STONES | 06 DEC 1953 | USA | Philadelphia, PA (USA) | 04 AUG 1976 | |
| 2.31 | Dwight STONES | 06 DEC 1953 | USA | Philadelphia, PA (USA) | 05 JUN 1976 | |
| 2.30 | Dwight STONES | 06 DEC 1953 | USA | München (GER) | 11 JUL 1973 | |
| 2.29 | Pat MATZDORF | 26 DEC 1949 | USA | Berkeley, CA (USA) | 03 JUL 1971 | |
| 2.28 | Valeriy BRUMEL | 14 APR 1942 | URS | Moskva (URS) | 21 JUL 1963 | |
| 2.27 | Valeriy BRUMEL | 14 APR 1942 | URS | Moskva (URS) | 29 SEP 1962 | |
| 2.26 | Valeriy BRUMEL | 14 APR 1942 | URS | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 22 JUL 1962 | |
| 2.25 | Valeriy BRUMEL | 14 APR 1942 | URS | Sofia (BUL) | 31 AUG 1961 | |
| 2.24 | Valeriy BRUMEL | 14 APR 1942 | URS | Moskva (URS) | 15 JUL 1961 | |
| 2.23 | Valeriy BRUMEL | 14 APR 1942 | URS | Moskva (URS) | 18 JUN 1961 | |
| 2.22 | John THOMAS | 03 MAR 1941 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 01 JUL 1960 | |
| 2.18 | John THOMAS | 03 MAR 1941 | USA | Bakersfield, CA (USA) | 24 JUN 1960 | |
| 2.17 | John THOMAS | 03 MAR 1941 | USA | Cambridge, MA (USA) | 21 MAY 1960 | |
| 2.17 | John THOMAS | 03 MAR 1941 | USA | Philadelphia, PA (USA) | 30 APR 1960 | |
| 2.16 | Yuriy STEPANOV | 30 AUG 1932 | URS | Leningrad (URS) | 13 JUL 1957 | |
| 2.15 | Charlie DUMAS | 12 FEB 1937 | USA | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 29 JUN 1956 | |
| 2.12 | Walt DAVIS | 05 JAN 1931 | USA | Dayton (USA) | 27 JUN 1953 | |
| 2.11 | Lester STEERS | 16 JUN 1917 | USA | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 17 JUN 1941 | |
| 2.09 | Mel WALKER | 27 APR 1914 | USA | Malmö (SWE) | 12 AUG 1937 | |
| 2.07 | Dave ALBRITTON | 13 APR 1913 | USA | New York, NY (USA) | 12 JUL 1936 | |
| 2.07 | Cornelius JOHNSON | 21 AUG 1913 | USA | New York, NY (USA) | 12 JUL 1936 | |
| 2.06 | Walter MARTY | 15 AUG 1910 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 28 APR 1934 | |
| 2.04 | Walter MARTY | 15 AUG 1910 | USA | Fresno, CA (USA) | 13 MAY 1933 | |
| 2.03 | Harold OSBORN | 13 APR 1899 | USA | Urbana, IL (USA) | 27 MAY 1924 | |
| 2.01 | Ed BEESON | 02 JUN 1890 | USA | Berkeley, CA (USA) | 02 MAY 1914 | |
| 2.00 | George HORINE | 03 FEB 1890 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 18 MAY 1912 |