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John Thomas
Born: Mar 03, 1941
United States
High Jump
Personal Best:   2.229  Palo Alto  Jul 1, 1960
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1958 2.10 7 Odawara Sep 14
1960 2.229 1 Palo Alto Jul 1
1961 2.19 2 Moscow Jul 16
1962 2.15 6 Göteborg Aug 20
1963 2.184 4 Nashville Mar 30
1964 2.18 4 Tokyo Oct 21
1967 2.14 13 Ft.Worth Feb 10
Indoor Results
(better than outdoor result for the same year)
1959 2.111 Hannover Jan 10
1961 2.213 Boston Jan 28
1964 2.20 Baltimore Feb 29
1967 2.16 New York Jan 26
International
Year Result Place
1960 (Olympic) 2.14 3
1964 (Olympic) 2.18 2
National
Year Result Place
1958 (USA Champ.) 2.03 3
1960 (Olympic Trial) 2.23 WR 1
1960 (USA Champ.) 2.18 WR 1
1961 (USA Champ.) 2.13 2
1962 (USA Champ.) 2.08 1
1963 (USA Champ.) 2.08 5
1964 (Olympic Trial) 2.08 2
1964 (USA Champ.) 2.16 3
1965 (USA Champ.) 2.03 8
1967 (USA Champ.) 2.08 4
World Records  
( - Record was ratified)
2.17 Philadelphia Apr 30, 1960
2.17* Cambridge,USA May 21, 1960
2.18 Bakersfield Jun 24, 1960
  2.195 Stanford Jul 01, 1960
2.22 Stanford Jul 01, 1960
World Indoor Records
  2.11 Hanover, NH Jan 10, 1959
  2.125 Boston Jan 17, 1959
  2.13 New York Jan 31, 1959
  2.13* New York Feb 14, 1959
  2.13* New York Feb 21, 1959
  2.165 New York Feb 21, 1959
  2.17 New York Jan 30, 1960
  2.17* Boston Feb 06, 1960
  2.18 New York Feb 20, 1960
  2.195 Chicago Mar 11, 1960