History of the High Jump

First Recorded High Jump

Jun 21, 1912

The First recorded High Jump was in scottland in 1912

World record in 1914

May 14, 1914

2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Edward Beeson (USA) Berkeley, California 2 May 1914

World Record in 1924

May 27, 1924

2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Harold Osborn (USA) Urbana, Illinois 27 May 1924

World record in 1933

May 13, 1933

2.04 m (6 ft 8 1⁄4 in) Walter Marty (USA) Fresno, California 13 May 1933

World record in 1934

Apr 28, 1934

2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Walter Marty (USA) Palo Alto, California 28 April 1934

New World record in 1936

Jul 12, 1936

2.07 m (6 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Dave Albritton (USA) New York 12 July 1936

world record in 1937

Aug 12, 1937

2.09 m (6 ft 10 1⁄4 in) Melvin Walker (USA) Malmö, Sweden 12 August 1937

World record in 1941

Jul 17, 1941

2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Lester Steers (USA) Los Angeles 17 June 1941

World record in 1953

Jun 27, 1953

2.12 m (6 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Walt Davis (USA) Dayton, Ohio 27 June 1953

World record in 1957

Jul 13, 1957

2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Yuriy Stepanov (URS) Leningrad, Soviet Union 13 July 1957

World record in 1960

Apr 30, 1960

2.17 m (7 ft 1 1⁄2 in) John Thomas (USA) Philadelphia 30 April 1960

World record in 1956

Jun 29, 2014

2.15 m (7 ft 3⁄4 in) Charles Dumas (USA) Los Angeles 29 June 1956