This is the progression of world record improvements of the high jump of Masters athletics.
Incomplete information Pending Indoor mark
IAAF includes indoor marks in the record list since 2000, but WMA does not follow that practice.
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date | Video |
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1.87 | Wolfgang Boneder | ![]() | 20.10.1894 | Regensburg | 13.07.1935 | |
2.05 | Egon Nilsson | ![]() | 07.08.1926 | Ljungby | 25.09.1966 | |
2.06A | John Hartfield | ![]() | 01.11.1944 | Fort Collins | 01.09.1985 | |
2.07 | Istvan Major | ![]() | 20.05.1949 | Budapest | 02.07.1990 | |
2.10 i | Dwight Stones | ![]() | 06.12.1953 | Fairfax | 06.02.1994 | |
2.10 i | Dwight Stones | ![]() | 06.12.1953 | Indianapolis | 25.03.1994 | |
2.08 | Dwight Stones | ![]() | 19.07.1995 | Buffalo | 19.07.1995 | |
2.11 | Jim Barrineau | ![]() | 25.06.1955 | Buffalo | 19.07.1995 | |
2.15 | Glen Conley | ![]() | 09.01.1957 | Albany | 02.08.1997 | |
2.15 | Dalton Grant | ![]() | 08.04.1966 | Albertville | 10.07.2008 | |
2.21 [1] | Dragutin Topić | ![]() | 12.03.1971 | Kragujevac | 25.06.2011 | |
2.22 | Dragutin Topić | ![]() | 12.03.1971 | Kragujevac | 14.07.2011 | |
2.23 | Dragutin Topić | ![]() | 12.03.1971 | Belgrade | 02.08.2011 | |
2.24 | Dragutin Topić | ![]() | 12.03.1971 | Kragujevac | 06.08.2011 | |
2.25 | Dragutin Topić | ![]() | 12.03.1971 | Bar | 01.05.2012 | |
2.28 | Dragutin Topić | ![]() | 12.03.1971 | Belgrade | 20.05.2012 |
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.70 | Wolfgang Boneder | ![]() | 20.10.1894 | . .1940 | |
1.76 | Wolfgang Boneder | ![]() | 20.10.1894 | Poznań | 04.07.1943 |
1.80 | Wolfgang Boneder | ![]() | 20.10.1894 | Poznań | . .1944 |
1.57 | Jonathan Sharp | ![]() | 25.01.1921 | Randall's Island | 09.08.1969 |
1.625 | Richmond "Boo" Morcom | ![]() | 01.05.1921 | Los Angeles | 20.06.1970 |
1.625 | Richmond "Boo" Morcom | ![]() | 01.05.1921 | San Diego | 04.07.1970 |
1.625 | Richmond "Boo" Morcom | ![]() | 01.05.1921 | Raleigh | 03.04.1971 |
1.67 | Salvator Martinez | ![]() | 06.05.1926 | Bilbao | 27.06.1971 |
1.68i | Ed Austin | ![]() | 22.10.1929 | Anaheim | 25.01.1975 |
1.68 | Ed Austin | ![]() | 22.10.1929 | Orange | 04.05.1975 |
1.78 [2] | Ed Austin | ![]() | 22.10.1929 | Fullerton | 07.06.1975 |
1.78 | Herm Wyatt | ![]() | 13.09.1931 | Los Gatos | 17.06.1978 |
1.83 | Richard "Dick" Richardson | ![]() | 15.05.1933 | Atlanta, Georgia | 07.08.1978 |
1.83 | Herm Wyatt | ![]() | 13.09.1931 | Santa Ana | 23.06.1979 |
1.83 | Richard "Dick" Richardson | ![]() | 15.05.1933 | Gresham | 06.07.1979 |
1.90 | Herm Wyatt | ![]() | 13.09.1931 | Los Angeles | 19.04.1980 |
2.00 | Asko Pesonen | ![]() | 15.04.1943 | Iisalmi | 03.09.1988 |
2.04 i | Dennis Lewis | ![]() | 20.03.1959 | Ypsilanti | 11.02.2006 |
2.00 | Bruce McBarnette | ![]() | 07.10.1957 | Durham | 06.05.2006 |
2.01 | Marco Segatel | ![]() | 23.03.1962 | Novara | 21.04.2007 |
2.02 | Marco Segatel | ![]() | 23.03.1962 | Bovisio Masciago | 28.04.2007 |
2.04 | Marco Segatel | ![]() | 23.03.1962 | Cernusco sul Naviglio | 19.07.2007 |
2.05 | Charles Austin | ![]() | 19.12.1967 | San Marcos | 21.06.2013 |
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.76 | Wolfgang Boneder | ![]() | 20.10.1894 | Neustadt | 20.07.1947 |
1.675 | Orvald Gillett | ![]() | 02.06.1919 | San Diego | 04.07.1969 |
1.73 | Orvald Gillett | ![]() | 02.06.1919 | Glendale | 11.12.1971 |
1.73 | Richmond "Boo" Morcom | ![]() | 01.05.1921 | Randall's Island | 22.07.1972 |
1.75 | John C. Brown | ![]() | 04.12.1929 | Philadelphia | 05.07.1980 |
1.75 | John C. Brown | ![]() | 04.12.1929 | Christchurch | 12.01.1981 |
1.78 i | John C. Brown | ![]() | 04.12.1929 | Liberty | 15.02.1981 |
1.79 | John C. Brown | ![]() | 04.12.1929 | Dallas | 25.07.1981 |
1.79 | Herm Wyatt | ![]() | 13.09.1931 | Los Gatos | 12.06.1982 |
1.81 | Herm Wyatt | ![]() | 13.09.1931 | Eugene | 27.06.1982 |
1.85 | Herm Wyatt | ![]() | 13.09.1931 | Los Gatos | 21.05.1983 |
1.87 | Herm Wyatt | ![]() | 13.09.1931 | Los Gatos | 03.07.1983 |
1.88 | Herm Wyatt | ![]() | 13.09.1931 | Los Gatos | 20.08.1983 |
1.88 | Horst Mandl | ![]() | 08.01.1936 | Verona | 27.06.1988 |
1.88 | Dieter Wille | ![]() | 06.07.1943 | Miyazaki | 10.10.1993 |
1.89 | Mark Chelnov | ![]() | 15.03.1944 | Athens | 11.06.1994 |
1.90 | Asko Pesonen | ![]() | 15.04.1943 | Leppavirta | 24.09.1995 |
2.00 i | Thomas Zacharias | ![]() | 02.01.1947 | Birmingham | 02.03.1997 |
1.98 | Thomas Zacharias | ![]() | 02.01.1947 | Baunatal | 17.05.1997 |
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.56 | Wolfgang Boneder | ![]() | 20.10.1894 | Regensburg | 06.05.1950 |
1.47 | Bill Morales | ![]() | 16.10.1916 | Van Nuys | 08.04.1972 |
1.57 | Robert Ogle | ![]() | 20.08.1918 | 01.06.1974 | |
1.575 | Orvald Gillett | ![]() | 02.06.1919 | Vancouver | 30.06.1974 |
1.68 | Burl Gist | ![]() | 01.02.1920 | Fullerton | 07.06.1975 |
1.69 | Richmond "Boo" Morcom | ![]() | 01.05.1921 | Brockton | 27.07.1976 |
1.69 i | John C. Brown | ![]() | 04.12.1929 | Lincoln | 10.03.1985 |
1.71 i | John C. Brown | ![]() | 04.12.1929 | Lincoln | 11.01.1986 |
1.71 | John C. Brown | ![]() | 04.12.1929 | Palm Beach | 26.04.1986 |
1.73 | John C. Brown | ![]() | 04.12.1929 | Lincoln | 13.07.1986 |
1.74 | John C. Brown | ![]() | 04.12.1929 | Uniondale | 18.07.1986 |
1.75 | Herm Wyatt | ![]() | 13.09.1931 | Goleta | 04.10.1986 |
1.79 | Herm Wyatt | ![]() | 13.09.1931 | Eugene | 23.05.1987 |
1.80 | Asko Pesonen | ![]() | 15.04.1943 | Kiuruvesi | 11.06.1998 |
1.81 | Asko Pesonen | ![]() | 15.04.1943 | Leppävirta | 03.08.1998 |
1.82 | Asko Pesonen | ![]() | 15.04.1943 | Viitasaari | 25.08.1998 |
1.83 | Jaroslav Hanuš | ![]() | 16.04.1943 | Cesenatico | 13.09.1998 |
1.84 | Thomas Zacharias | ![]() | 02.01.1947 | Arrecife | 25.01.2006 |
1.85 i | Vladimir Kuntsevich | ![]() | 06.08.1952 | Moscow | 05.04.2008 |
1.85 | Jaroslav Lorenç | ![]() | 22.09.1953 | Humpolec | 27.09.2008 |
1.87 | Carlo Thränhardt | ![]() | 05.07.1957 | Eberstadt | 17.08.2012 |
1.88 i | Bruce McBarnette | ![]() | 07.10.1957 | Landover | 22.03.2013 |
1.89 | Carlo Thränhardt | ![]() | 05.07.1957 | Bühll | 21.06.2013 |
1.90 | Carlo Thränhardt | ![]() | 05.07.1957 | Eberstadt | 23.08.2013 |
1.91 | Marco Segatel | ![]() | 23.03.1962 | Orvieto | 08.07.2017 |
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.60 | Wolfgang Boneder | ![]() | 20.10.1894 | Fürth | 01.06.1956 |
1.445 | Virgil McIntyre | ![]() | 20.01.1911 | Orange | 02.05.1971 |
1.445 | Stan Thompson | ![]() | 09.10.1910 | Honolulu | 08.07.1972 |
1.46 | Stan Thompson | ![]() | 09.10.1910 | Hawaii | 26.10.1972 |
1.48 | Ian Hume | ![]() | 20.08.1914 | White Plains | 09.08.1975 |
1.49 | Ian Hume | ![]() | 20.08.1914 | 20.09.1975 | |
1.52 | Cornelius Warnerdam | ![]() | 22.06.1915 | Glendale | 06.12.1975 |
1.53 | Ian Hume | ![]() | 20.08.1914 | Manchester | 07.08.1976 |
1.54 | Ian Hume | ![]() | 20.08.1914 | Gothenburg | 08.08.1977 |
1.57 | Erik Stai | ![]() | 01.02.1920 | Gothenburg | 08.08.1977 |
1.59 | Burl Gist | ![]() | 01.02.1920 | Philadelphia | 05.07.1980 |
1.59 | Burl Gist | ![]() | 01.02.1920 | Los Angeles | 28.04.1984 |
1.60 | Hans Overland | ![]() | 03.08.1924 | Brighton | 22.08.1984 |
1.61 | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | Sarasota | 21.05.1989 |
1.62 | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | Miami | 11.06.1989 |
1.64 | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | San Diego | 21.07.1989 |
1.66 | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | Eugene | 05.08.1989 |
1.66 | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | Lake Worth | 21.04.1990 |
1.67 | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | Orlando | 18.05.1991 |
1.68 | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | unk.1991 | |
1.68 | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | 19.09.1992 | |
1.68 | Milton Newton | ![]() | 06.11.1933 | unk | unk.1994 |
1.69 | Milton Newton | ![]() | 06.11.1933 | unk | 20.07.1994 |
1.69 | Milton Newton | ![]() | 06.11.1933 | Los Angeles | 10.06.1995 |
1.70 | Horst Mandl | ![]() | 08.01.1936 | Malmö | 21.07.1996 |
1.72 | Phil Fehlen | ![]() | 03.07.1935 | Saskatoon | 04.07.1998 |
1.74 | Asko Pesonen | ![]() | 15.04.1943 | Pyhäntä | 03.06.2003 |
1.76 | Asko Pesonen | ![]() | 15.04.1943 | Leppavirta | 14.09.2003 |
1.77 | Thomas Zacharias | ![]() | 02.01.1947 | Arrecife | 24.03.2007 |
1.78 | Thomas Zacharias | ![]() | 02.01.1947 | Arrecife | 02.04.2007 |
1.79 | Thomas Zacharias | ![]() | 02.01.1947 | Arrecife | 15.04.2007 |
1.80 | Thomas Zacharias | ![]() | 02.01.1947 | Arrecife | 27.04.2007 |
1.81 | Vladimir Kuntsevich | ![]() | 06.08.1952 | Zittau | 16.08.2012 |
1.81 i | Rüdiger Weber | ![]() | 13.06.1963 | Dortmund | 03.03.2024 |
1.82 | Rüdiger Weber | ![]() | 13.06.1963 | Erding | 16.06.2024 |
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.50 | Wolfgang Boneder | ![]() | 20.10.1894 | . .1963 | |
1.36 | Virgil McIntyre | ![]() | 20.01.1911 | Gresham | 03.07.1976 |
1.37 | Stan Thompson | ![]() | 09.10.1910 | Honolulu | 03.07.1976 |
1.37 | Stan Thompson | ![]() | 09.10.1910 | Honolulu | 27.03.1977 |
1.37 | Bud Deacon | ![]() | 28.04.1911 | Gresham | 19.06.1977 |
1.46 | Ivar Sand | ![]() | 17.07.1912 | Gothenburg | 08.08.1977 |
1.47 | Richard O'Rafferty | ![]() | 10.11.1913 | Hanover | 28.07.1979 |
1.49 i | Ian Hume | ![]() | 20.08.1914 | Syracuse | 29.03.1980 |
1.50 | Ian Hume | ![]() | 20.08.1914 | Philadelphia | 05.07.1980 |
1.50 | Erik Stai | ![]() | 29.01.1915 | Larvik | 08.08.1981 |
1.51 | Ian Hume | ![]() | 20.08.1914 | Richmond | 22.08.1981 |
1.52 i | Burl Gist | ![]() | 01.02.1920 | Sterling | 31.03.1985 |
1.52 | Burl Gist | ![]() | 01.02.1920 | Visalia | 04.05.1985 |
1.55 | Hans Bittner | ![]() | 22.02.1920 | Rome | 23.06.1985 |
1.55 | Burl Gist | ![]() | 01.02.1920 | San Diego | 29.08.1987 |
1.56 | Nils-Bertil Nevrup | ![]() | 29.11.1926 | Kristiansand | 28.06.1992 |
1.62 | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | 31.10.1992 | |
1.62 i | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | Providence | 16.01.1993 |
1.62 i | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | Bozeman | 19.03.1993 |
1.63 | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | Naples | 17.04.1993 |
1.64 | James Gillcrist | ![]() | 28.10.1927 | Gainesville | 25.09.1993 |
1.65 | Phil Fehlen | ![]() | 03.07.1935 | Norwalk | 08.07.2000 |
1.66 | Phil Fehlen | ![]() | 03.07.1935 | Eugene | 12.08.2000 |
1.67 | Dušan Prezelj | ![]() | 25.01.1949 | İzmir | 26.08.2014 |
1.68 i | Dušan Prezelj | ![]() | 25.01.1949 | Istanbul | 22.02.2015 |
1.70 i | Oleg Fedorko | ![]() | 31.10.1954 | Kyiv | 22.12.2019 |
1.73 i | Oleg Fedorko | ![]() | 31.10.1954 | Kyiv | 09.02.2020 |
1.68 | Bruce McBarnette | ![]() | 07.10.1957 | Columbia | 06.08.2023 |
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.47 | Winfield McFadden | ![]() | 12.03.1905 | Santa Ana | 18.06.1977 |
1.48 | Ian Hume | ![]() | 20.08.1914 | Etobicoke | 08.11.1984 |
1.49 i | Nils-Bertil Nevrup | ![]() | 29.11.1926 | Malmö | 12.01.1997 |
1.50 | Nils-Bertil Nevrup | ![]() | 29.11.1926 | Olofström | 11.06.1997 |
1.52 | Bud Held | ![]() | 25.10.1927 | Phoenix | 08.11.1997 |
1.51 | Gordon Seifert | ![]() | 18.07.1928 | Murfreesboro | 24.06.2000 |
1.59 | Carl-Erik Särndal | ![]() | 17.07.1937 | Värnamo | 07.08.2007 |
1.60 | Dušan Prezelj | ![]() | 25.01.1949 | Ptuj | 22.07.2020 |
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Age | Location | Date |
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1.40 | Kizo Kimura | ![]() | 11 July 1911 | 77 years, 19 days | Akita | 30 July 1988 |
1.40 i | Esko Kolhonen | ![]() | 3 March 1914 | 75 years, 29 days | Turku | 1 April 1989 |
1.44 | Esko Kolhonen | ![]() | 3 March 1914 | 75 years, 154 days | Eugene | 4 August 1989 |
1.45 [lower-alpha 1] | Richard Lowery | ![]() | 6 April 1931 | 75 years, 2 days | Clermont | 8 April 2006 |
1.47 | Carl Erik Särndal | ![]() | 17 July 1937 | 75 years, 30 days | Zittau | 16 August 2012 |
1.49 | Carl Erik Särndal | ![]() | 17 July 1937 | 76 years, 62 days | Lund | 17 September 2013 |
1.51 i | Carl Erik Särndal | ![]() | 17 July 1937 | 75 years, 180 days | Jönköping | 13 January 2013 |
1.52 i | Carl Erik Särndal | ![]() | 17 July 1937 | 75 years, 187 days | Malmö | 20 January 2013 |
1.53 i | Dušan Prezelj | ![]() | 25 January 1949 | 75 years, 37 days | Zagreb | 2 March 2024 |
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.20 | Herbert Anderson | ![]() | 15.07.1902 | San Diego | 29.08.1982 |
1.21 | Gulab Singh | ![]() | 13.10.1905 | Eugene | 04.08.1989 |
1.22 | Virgil McIntyre | ![]() | 20.01.1911 | Syracuse | 28.06.1991 |
1.22 i | Wesley Ward | ![]() | 08.02.1910 | West Lafayette | 15.02.1992 |
1.22 | Virgil McIntyre | ![]() | 20.01.1911 | 20.06.1992 | |
1.26 i | Esko Kolhonen | ![]() | 03.03.1914 | Turku | 19.03.1994 |
1.27 | Esko Kolhonen | ![]() | 03.03.1914 | Athens | 11.06.1994 |
1.31 | Esko Kolhonen | ![]() | 03.03.1914 | Kuusankoski | 16.07.1994 |
1.34 | Emmerich Zensch | ![]() | 20.12.1919 | Traun | 20.05.2000 |
1.35 | Samuli Korpi | ![]() | 19.08.1929 | Tampere | 02.07.2010 |
1.35 | Richard Lowery | ![]() | 06.04.1931 | Clermont, Florida | 21.05.2011 |
1.37 | Richard Lowery | ![]() | 06.04.1931 | Houston | 17.06.2011 |
1.38 | Carl Erik Särndal | ![]() | 17.07.1937 | Karlskrona | 20.08.2017 |
1.40 i | Carl Erik Särndal | ![]() | 17.07.1937 | Malmö | 02.03.2019 |
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Age | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.13 | Buell Crane | ![]() | 18 March 1900 | 85 years, 130 days | Gresham | 26 July 1985 |
1.15 | Kizo Kimura | ![]() | 11 July 1911 | 85 years, 38 days | Wakayama | 18 August 1996 |
1.18 | Kizo Kimura | ![]() | 11 July 1911 | 85 years, 65 days | Toyama | 14 September 1996 |
1.20 | Kizo Kimura | ![]() | 11 July 1911 | 85 years, 346 days | Kofu | 22 June 1997 |
1.20 | Esko Kolhonen | ![]() | 3 March 1914 | 85 years, 158 days | Gateshead | 8 August 1999 |
1.21 | Donald Pellmann | ![]() | 12 August 1915 | 87 years, 40 days | Hot Springs | 21 September 2002 |
1.22 | Emmerich Zensch | ![]() | 20 December 1919 | 85 years, 218 days | Edmonton | 26 July 2005 |
1.25 | Samuli Korpi | ![]() | 19 August 1929 | 85 years, 271 days | Inkeroinen | 17 May 2015 |
1.28 | Carl Erik Särndal | ![]() | 17 July 1937 | 85 years, 7 days | Ystad | 24 July 2022 |
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.04 | Buell Crane | ![]() | 18.03.1900 | Gresham | 27.07.1990 |
1.05 | Kizo Kimura | ![]() | 11.07.1911 | Maebashi | 26.10.2001 |
1.10 | Kizo Kimura | ![]() | 11.07.1911 | Matsue | 19.05.2002 |
1.10 | Vic Younger | ![]() | 05.01.1912 | Melbourne | 08.10.2002 |
1.15 | Donald Pellmann | ![]() | 12.08.1915 | Fort Collins | 04.09.2005 |
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.86 i | Everett Hosack | ![]() | 28.02.1902 | Birmingham | 02.03.1997 |
0.96 i | Leland McPhie | ![]() | 31.03.1914 | Landover | 22.03.2009 |
0.98 | Leland McPhie | ![]() | 31.03.1914 | Oshkosh | 11.07.2009 |
0.99 | Donald Pellmann | ![]() | 12.08.1915 | Palo Alto | 27.03.2011 |
1.00 | Emmerich Zensch | ![]() | 20.12.1919 | Lyon ![]() | 14.08.2015 |
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Age | Location | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.90 | Donald Pellmann | ![]() | 12 August 1915 | 100 years, 39 days | San Diego | 20 September 2015 |
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This is the progression of world record improvements of the high jump of Masters athletics.