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Men, High Jump
All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons.
   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated             - Then World Record
 
  1.68 H. Edwards Ficken USA Mott Haven, NY Sep 08, 1877  
  1.69 James P. Conover USA Mott Haven, NY May 18, 1878  
  1.73 James P. Conover USA Mott Haven, NY May 09, 1879  
  1.74 E.E. Flynt USA Brooklyn Jul 23, 1881  
  1.75 A.I. Carroll USA Philadelphia Oct 14, 1882  
  1.75* J.T. Rinehart USA Philadelphia Oct 14, 1882  
  1.77 Charles H. Atkinson USA New York May 24, 1884  
  1.835 William Page USA Philadelphia May 14, 1885  
  1.84 William Page USA Philadelphia May 22, 1886  
  1.85 William Page USA Wilmington May 07, 1887  
  1.855 William Page USA Philadelphia May 14, 1887  
  1.86 William Page USA Philadelphia May 21, 1887  
  1.88 William Page USA Brooklyn May 30, 1887  
  1.88* William Page USA Stourbridge Aug 15, 1887  
  1.91 William Page USA Stourbridge Aug 15, 1887
  1.93 William Page USA Philadelphia Oct 07, 1887
  1.935 Michael Sweeney USA New York Oct 08, 1892
  1.955 Michael Sweeney USA New York Aug 28, 1895
  1.955* Michael Sweeney USA Bayonne Sep 02, 1895
  1.97 Michael Sweeney USA New York Sep 21, 1895
  1.98 George Horine USA Palo Alto Mar 29, 1912
2.00 George Horine USA Palo Alto May 18, 1912
2.01 Edward Beeson USA Berkeley May 02, 1914
  2.02 Clinton Larsen USA Provo Jun 01, 1917
2.03 Harold Osborn USA Urbana May 27, 1924
2.04 Walter Marty USA Fresno May 13, 1933
2.06 Walter Marty USA Palo Alto Apr 28, 1934
2.07 Cornelius Johnson USA New York Jul 12, 1936
2.07* David Albritton USA New York Jul 12, 1936
  2.08 Melvin Walker USA Stockholm Aug 06, 1937
2.09 Melvin Walker USA Malmö Aug 12, 1937
  2.09* William Stewart USA Provo Apr 26, 1941
  2.10 Lester Steers USA Seattle Apr 26, 1941
  2.105 Lester Steers USA Los Angeles May 24, 1941
2.11 Lester Steers USA Los Angeles Jun 17, 1941
2.12 Walter Davis USA Dayton Jun 27, 1953
2.15 Charles Dumas USA Los Angeles Jun 29, 1956
2.17 John Thomas USA Philadelphia Apr 30, 1960
2.17* John Thomas USA Cambridge,USA May 21, 1960
2.18 John Thomas USA Bakersfield Jun 24, 1960
  2.195 John Thomas USA Stanford Jul 01, 1960
2.22 John Thomas USA Stanford Jul 01, 1960
2.24 Dick Fosbury USA Mexico City Oct 20, 1968  
2.25 Patrick Matzdorf USA Berkeley Jul 03, 1971  
2.29 Patrick Matzdorf USA Berkeley Jul 03, 1971
2.30 Dwight Stones USA München Jul 11, 1973
2.31 Dwight Stones USA Philadelphia Jun 05, 1976
2.32 Dwight Stones USA Philadelphia Aug 04, 1976
2.32* Jeff Woodard USA Austin Jun 07, 1980  
2.32* Del Devis USA Provo Jun 04, 1982  
2.32* Tyke Peacock USA Helsinki Aug 13, 1983  
2.33 Tyke Peacock USA Berlin Aug 17, 1983  
2.34 Dwight Stones USA Los Angeles Jun 24, 1984  
2.34* Dennis Lewis USA Los Angeles Mar 30, 1985  
2.35 Jimmy Howard USA Houston May 25, 1985  
2.36 Jimmy Howard USA Rehlingen Jun 08, 1987  
2.37 Thomas McCants USA Columbus May 08, 1988  
2.37 Jerome Carter USA Columbus May 08, 1988  
2.38 Hollis Conway USA Provo Jun 03, 1989  
2.39 Hollis Conway USA Norman Jul 30, 1989  
2.40 Charles Austin USA Zürich Aug 07, 1991  
Indoor Records were equal to or better than the outdoor at the time they were made.
2.045 George Spitz USA Boston Feb 13, 1932  
2.05 Walter Marty USA New York Feb 17, 1934  
2.08 Melvin Walker USA Indianapolis Mar 20, 1937  
2.17 John Thomas USA New York Jan 30, 1960  
2.17* John Thomas USA Boston Feb 06, 1960  
2.185 John Thomas USA New York Feb 20, 1960  
2.20 John Thomas USA Chicago Mar 11, 1960  
2.30 Dwight Stones USA San Diego Feb 21, 1976  
2.32 Franklin Jacobs USA New York Jan 27, 1978  
2.33 Jeff Woodard USA New York Feb 27, 1981  
2.34 Jimmy Howard USA New York Jan 25, 1985  
2.35 Jimmy Howard USA Richfield Feb 17, 1985  
2.36 Jimmy Howard USA Albuquerque Jan 25, 1986  
2.37 Hollis Conway USA Indianapolis Mar 11, 1989  
2.40 Hollis Conway USA Seville Mar 10, 1991