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