ABSOLUTE WORLD RECORDS HIGHJUMP
With 'absolute world records' I simply mean that no one has jumped better. For masters this means that no one older (age in days!) has jumped better, for children no one younger. The tables below give age with two digits behind the point. Although in fact the jumps are worse, equallings are given (except equallings by the same jumper).
Children develop very fast and so one month age difference can be one centimeter height difference.
(You can enlarge the graph (20K).) The green line goes through the best jumps of boys of age 7-14. How lines like that for girls and other ages should be is not yet clear to me.
A possibility is that their development does not give a straight line; see graph to the right (or an enlargement of it) where horizontally the square root has been used. For boys this leads to a nice fit, but not for girls. (See links for other international age records and European youth records. They likely are rather incomplete.)
For masters decline goes much slower, a bit more than two centimeters each year, leading to a one centimeter difference in jumping when age difference is half a year.
The graph above left shows how children develop fast. At first girls and boys develop very equally, until for girls development slows down. For boys this takes some more time. Somewhere after age 30 decline sets in. It is striking how parallel decline for women and men goes and also striking how linear decline is. The dark-blue line shows men's records, the dark red line women's. Green lines are again lines through the very best records. (See links for other masters world records (see also Masterstrack) and forEuropean masters records.)
Quality
Below you find tables with records for all ages, first women, than men. Most columns are easy to understand. The third column sometimes shows an 'i', for I have taken the best jump of outdoor and indoor (i). The last but one column, 'line', indicates possible records for exactly that age, as following from the green line. The last column is mentioned 'quality', it shows how much the real record is lying below the green line, in centimeters. Through the very best records goes the green line and so these ones have quality=zero. Alle other records have a qulaity below zero. At the end of the tables is shown how fast decline for masters really is. 'Really' should not be taken literally, because I expect substantial improvements of masters records. Masters track and field is still going up - otherwise I should not have jumped world records! (See pictures of my jumps over 1.57 (former world record W50, now NR; take-off with right) and over 1.50 (former world record W55, now NR; take-off with left).)
Completeness
For masters I have found almost all data, I know which jumpers are important to follow. For children this is very different. So chances are high that good jumpers are missing - the younger, the higher that chance. So if you know additions... A lot of people have been very helpful. For example to explain which age groups are used - sometimes age is defining, but often it is birthyears. Very unpleasant for statisticians because an age group of two birthyears contains nearly three ages. It is frustrating too for jumpers who have an unfavourable birthday. In some countries also masters change age groups per birthyear, so someone just being 49 can jump a W50-record. Silly...
Weia Reinboud (weia (at-symbol) at-A-lanta (dot) nl) (See my index page in case it is not yet open.)
WOMEN
| age | height |
| name |
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| meet site |
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| line | quality |
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| D | M | Y |
| D | M | Y |
| [cm] |
|
| 7.49 | 1.16 | | Sandra Törnros SWE | 25 | 02 | 1995 | Gävle | 20 | 08 | 2002 | | |
| 7.90 | 1.21 | i | Sandra Törnros SWE | 25 | 02 | 1995 | Västerås | 18 | 01 | 2003 | | |
| 8.30 | 1.34 | | Sandra Törnros SWE | 25 | 02 | 1995 | Gävle | 12 | 06 | 2003 | | |
| 9.39 | 1.37 | | Sandra Törnros SWE | 25 | 02 | 1995 | Gävle | 17 | 07 | 2004 | | |
| 9.55 | 1.44 | | Sophia Begg AUS | 14 | 06 | 1988 | Dubbo | 03 | 01 | 1998 | | |
| 10.23 | 1.56 | | Yvonne Baum GER | 21 | 03 | 1967 | Gotha | 12 | 06 | 1977 | | |
| 11.41 | 1.60 | | Jenny Isgren SWE | 16 | 04 | 1981 | Malmö | 13 | 09 | 1992 | | |
| 11.52 | 1.60 | | Dominick Nouws NED | 27 | 02 | 1994 | Papendrecht | 03 | 09 | 2005 | | |
| 11.61 | 1.64 | i | Vanessa Varjolampi FIN | 08 | 04 | 1995 | Turku | 19 | 11 | 2006 | | |
| 11.89 | 1.68 | | Jacquelyn Johnson USA | 08 | 09 | 1984 | Houston | 28 | 07 | 1996 | | |
| 12.20 | 1.68 | | Julia Charlton GBR | 23 | 05 | 1966 | Dublin | 06 | 08 | 1978 | | |
| 12.49 | 1.72 | | Neele Albrecht GER | 09 | 11 | 1987 | Hamburg | 07 | 05 | 2000 | | |
| 12.70 | 1.72 | | Schquay Brignac USA | 13 | 11 | 1983 | Houston | 25 | 07 | 1996 | | |
| 13.01 | 1.74 | | Klára Ábelová SVK | 08 | 05 | 1992 | Banská Bystrica | 10 | 05 | 2005 | | |
| 13.13 | 1.80 | | Sonja Wennekes AUS | 27 | 10 | 1973 | Sydney | 12 | 12 | 1986 | | |
| 14.08 | 1.81 | | Lea Haggett GBR | 09 | 05 | 1972 | Birmingham | 06 | 06 | 1986 | | |
| 14.09 | 1.82 | i | Renáta Medgyesová SVK | 28 | 01 | 1983 | Dunaújváros | 01 | 03 | 1997 | | |
| 14.11 | 1.85 | | Carmen Hunter AUS | 26 | 10 | 1978 | Perth | 05 | 12 | 1992 | | |
| 14.39 | 1.89 | | Marina Kuptsova RUS | 22 | 12 | 1981 | Moskva | 12 | 05 | 1996 | | |
| 15.43 | 1.90 | | Marina Kuptsova RUS | 22 | 12 | 1981 | Moskva | 27 | 05 | 1997 | | |
| 15.70 | 1.93 | i | Venelina Veneva BUL | 13 | 06 | 1974 | Tolbukhin | 24 | 02 | 1990 | | |
| 16.11 | 1.95 | i | Marina Kuptsova RUS | 22 | 12 | 1981 | Brno | 30 | 01 | 1998 | | |
| 17.10 | 1.96 | | Charmaine Gale RSA | 27 | 02 | 1964 | Bloemfontein | 04 | 04 | 1981 | | |
| 17.51 | 1.96 | | Olga Turchak KAZ | 05 | 03 | 1967 | Donetsk | 07 | 09 | 1984 | | |
| 18.19 | 1.97 | | Yelena Yelesina RUS | 04 | 04 | 1970 | Halle | 12 | 06 | 1988 | | |
| 18.36 | 1.98 | | Yelena Yelesina RUS | 04 | 04 | 1970 | Nyíregyháza | 13 | 08 | 1988 | | |
| 18.83 | 2.01 | | Heike Balck GER | 19 | 08 | 1970 | Chemnitz | 18 | 06 | 1989 | | |
| 19.34 | 2.01 | | Olga Turchak KAZ | 05 | 03 | 1967 | Moskva | 07 | 07 | 1986 | | |
| 19.77 | 2.01 | | Blanka Vlasic CRO | 08 | 11 | 1983 | Zürich | 15 | 08 | 2003 | | |
| 20.20 | 2.03 | i | Marina Kuptsova RUS | 22 | 12 | 1981 | Wien | 02 | 03 | 2002 | | |
| 20.40 | 2.06 | | Stefka Kostadinova BUL | 25 | 03 | 1965 | Moskva | 18 | 08 | 1985 | | |
| 21.17 | 2.07 | | Stefka Kostadinova BUL | 25 | 03 | 1965 | Sofia | 25 | 05 | 1986 | | |
| 21.18 | 2.08 | | Stefka Kostadinova BUL | 25 | 03 | 1965 | Sofia | 31 | 05 | 1986 | | |
| 22.43 | 2.09 | | Stefka Kostadinova BUL | 25 | 03 | 1965 | Roma | 30 | 08 | 1987 | | |
| 29.31 | 2.08 | i | Kajsa Bergqvist SWE | 12 | 10 | 1976 | Arnstadt | 04 | 02 | 2006 | | |
| 29.79 | 2.05 | | Kajsa Bergqvist SWE | 12 | 10 | 1976 | London | 28 | 07 | 2006 | | |
| 31.36 | 2.05 | | Stefka Kostadinova BUL | 25 | 03 | 1965 | Atlanta | 03 | 08 | 1996 | | |
| 31.48 | 2.04 | | Stefka Kostadinova BUL | 25 | 03 | 1965 | Tokyo | 16 | 09 | 1996 | | |
| 32.18 | 2.04 | | Venelina Veneva BUL | 13 | 06 | 1974 | Zürich | 18 | 08 | 2006 | 2.09 | -4.97 |
| 34.02 | 2.03 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Lausanne | 04 | 07 | 2001 | 2.05 | -2.13 |
| 36.00 | 2.01 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Oslo | 27 | 06 | 2003 | 2.01 | 0.00 |
| 36.92 | 1.99 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Moskva | 30 | 05 | 2004 | 1.99 | -0.07 |
| 36.94 | 1.98 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Sevilla | 05 | 06 | 2004 | 1.99 | -1.04 |
| 37.02 | 1.97 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Jalta | 03 | 07 | 2004 | 1.99 | -1.88 |
| 37.23 | 1.95 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Monaco | 18 | 09 | 2004 | 1.98 | -3.44 |
| 37.24 | 1.94 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Yokohama | 22 | 09 | 2004 | 1.98 | -4.42 |
| 38.19 | 1.89 | i | Yelena Panikarovskikh RUS | 04 | 12 | 1959 | Moskva | 14 | 02 | 1998 | 1.96 | -7.42 |
| 38.52 | 1.86 | | Yelena Panikarovskikh RUS | 04 | 12 | 1959 | Eurajoki | 11 | 06 | 1998 | 1.96 | -9.74 |
| 38.66 | 1.86 | | Roberta Bugarini ITA | 19 | 09 | 1969 | Imola | 17 | 05 | 2008 | 1.95 | -9.44 |
| 39.54 | 1.79 | | Yelena Panikarovskikh RUS | 04 | 12 | 1959 | Eurajoki | 20 | 06 | 1999 | 1.94 | -14.60 |
| 41.78 | 1.76 | | Trish Porter USA | 27 | 08 | 1962 | Albuquerque | 06 | 06 | 2004 | 1.89 | -12.94 |
| 46.41 | 1.76 | | Debbie Brill CAN | 10 | 03 | 1953 | Gateshead | 06 | 08 | 1999 | 1.79 | -3.28 |
| 49.23 | 1.65 | | Debbie Brill CAN | 10 | 03 | 1953 | Burnaby | 01 | 06 | 2002 | 1.73 | -8.39 |
| 49.30 | 1.61 | | Debbie Brill CAN | 10 | 03 | 1953 | Eugene | 29 | 06 | 2002 | 1.73 | -12.23 |
| 51.27 | 1.60 | | Debbie Brill CAN | 10 | 03 | 1953 | Langley | 19 | 06 | 2004 | 1.69 | -9.11 |
| 51.83 | 1.58 | | Carmen Karg GER | 19 | 08 | 1954 | Chemnitz | 17 | 06 | 2006 | 1.68 | -9.96 |
| 52.29 | 1.55 | | Debbie Brill CAN | 10 | 03 | 1953 | Abbotsford | 26 | 06 | 2005 | 1.67 | -11.99 |
| 52.44 | 1.55 | | Weia Reinboud NED | 11 | 03 | 1950 | Potsdam | 21 | 08 | 2002 | 1.67 | -11.67 |
| 55.56 | 1.55 | | Florence Picaut FRA | 25 | 10 | 1952 | Versailles | 18 | 05 | 2008 | 1.60 | -5.16 |
| 56.31 | 1.50 | | Weia Reinboud NED | 11 | 03 | 1950 | Krommenie | 02 | 07 | 2006 | 1.59 | -8.60 |
| 59.05 | 1.48 | i | Weia Reinboud NED | 11 | 03 | 1950 | Ancona | 29 | 03 | 2009 | 1.53 | -4.88 |
| 60.30 | 1.44 | | Phil Raschker USA | 21 | 02 | 1947 | Hoover | 09 | 06 | 2007 | 1.50 | -6.27 |
| 62.71 | 1.41 | | Edith Graf BEL | 09 | 11 | 1941 | Aarhus | 25 | 07 | 2004 | 1.45 | -4.24 |
| 63.30 | 1.37 | | Kathy Bergen USA | 24 | 12 | 1939 | Santa Ana | 13 | 04 | 2003 | 1.44 | -7.00 |
| 65.17 | 1.37 | | Ursula Stelling GER | 23 | 05 | 1941 | Poznan | 23 | 07 | 2006 | 1.40 | -3.11 |
| 67.14 | 1.36 | | Ursula Stelling GER | 23 | 05 | 1941 | Schweinfurt | 12 | 07 | 2008 | 1.36 | 0.00 |
| 69.28 | 1.27 | | Kathy Bergen USA | 24 | 12 | 1939 | Santa Ana | 05 | 04 | 2009 | 1.32 | -4.52 |
| 70.52 | 1.27 | | Christiane Schmalbruch GER | 08 | 01 | 1937 | Fulda | 14 | 07 | 2007 | 1.29 | -1.94 |
| 71.11 | 1.24 | i | Christiane Schmalbruch GER | 08 | 01 | 1937 | Hamburg | 17 | 02 | 2008 | 1.28 | -3.71 |
| 71.51 | 1.23 | | Christiane Schmalbruch GER | 08 | 01 | 1937 | Schweinfurt | 12 | 07 | 2008 | 1.27 | -3.87 |
| 71.72 | 1.20 | | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Quedlinburg | 15 | 09 | 2001 | 1.26 | -6.43 |
| 72.66 | 1.18 | | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Potsdam | 21 | 08 | 2002 | 1.24 | -6.48 |
| 72.85 | 1.17 | | Elsa Enarsson SVE | 30 | 08 | 1930 | Carolina | 05 | 07 | 2003 | 1.24 | -7.08 |
| 73.82 | 1.17 | | Leili Kaas EST | 01 | 10 | 1934 | Ljubljana | 27 | 07 | 2008 | 1.22 | -5.05 |
| 75.56 | 1.16 | | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Quedlinburg | 16 | 07 | 2005 | 1.18 | -2.42 |
| 76.61 | 1.15 | | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Aachen | 05 | 08 | 2006 | 1.16 | -1.22 |
| 78.24 | 1.12 | i | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Clermont-Ferrand | 21 | 03 | 2008 | 1.13 | -0.82 |
| 78.00 | 1.09 | | Sarah Overton USA | | | | Clarksville | 30 | 07 | 2003 | 1.13 | -4.32 |
| 78.68 | 1.08 | | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Malmö | 01 | 09 | 2008 | 1.12 | -3.89 |
| 79.26 | 1.08 | i | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Ancona | 29 | 03 | 2009 | 1.11 | -2.69 |
| 80.41 | 1.04 | | Helgi Pedel CAN | 21 | 01 | 1924 | Toronto | 19 | 06 | 2004 | 1.08 | -4.29 |
| 80.00 | 1.01 | | Sarah Overton USA | | | | Franklin | 16 | 07 | 2005 | 1.09 | -8.15 |
| 81.61 | 1.00 | | Olga Kotelko CAN | 02 | 03 | 1919 | St George | 10 | 10 | 2000 | 1.06 | -5.80 |
| 82.27 | 0.98 | | Olga Kotelko CAN | 02 | 03 | 1919 | Eugene | 09 | 06 | 2001 | 1.04 | -6.41 |
| 83.32 | 0.97 | | Olga Kotelko CAN | 02 | 03 | 1919 | Eugene | 29 | 06 | 2002 | 1.02 | -5.21 |
| 83.40 | 0.96 | i | Margarete Strüven GER | 20 | 10 | 1922 | Linz | 15 | 03 | 2006 | 1.02 | -6.04 |
| 85.49 | 0.94 | | Olga Kotelko CAN | 02 | 03 | 1919 | Dorado | 28 | 08 | 2004 | 0.98 | -3.69 |
| 87.61 | 0.90 | | Margaret Hinton USA | 14 | 08 | 1921 | San Antonio | 22 | 03 | 2009 | 0.93 | -3.27 |
| 89.30 | 0.82 | | Olga Kotelko CAN | 02 | 03 | 1919 | Langley | 20 | 06 | 2008 | 0.90 | -7.73 |
| 89.42 | 0.81 | | Olga Kotelko CAN | 02 | 03 | 1919 | Regina | 03 | 08 | 2008 | 0.89 | -8.48 |
| | | | | | | | | | | decline | |
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MEN
| age | height |
| name |
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| meet site |
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| line | quality |
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| D | M | Y |
| D | M | Y |
| [cm] |
| 1.99 | 0.26 | | Steve Parsons USA | 18 | 04 | 1970 | Northfield | 15 | 04 | 1972 | 0.78 | -52.03 |
| 3.97 | 0.45 | | Kevin Strain USA | 18 | 06 | 1967 | Alhambra | 08 | 06 | 1971 | 0.99 | -54.04 |
| 4.28 | 0.56 | | Kevin Strain USA | 18 | 06 | 1967 | Juneau | 30 | 09 | 1971 | 1.02 | -46.33 |
| 5.82 | 0.81 | | John Carnes USA | 25 | 09 | 1966 | Gainesville | 21 | 07 | 1972 | 1.19 | -37.66 |
| 5.91 | 0.81 | | Tommy Durrance USA | 25 | 08 | 1966 | Gainesville | 21 | 07 | 1972 | 1.20 | -38.55 |
| 7.18 | 1.24 | | Jimmy McPeak USA | 10 | 06 | 1964 | Hollywood | 16 | 08 | 1971 | 1.33 | -9.10 |
| 8.23 | 1.25 | | Petteri Heinonen FIN | 25 | 05 | 1996 | Kangasala | 18 | 08 | 2004 | 1.44 | -19.22 |
| 8.73 | 1.32 | | Adam Fletcher USA | 18 | 10 | 1971 | Raleigh | 12 | 07 | 1980 | 1.50 | -17.55 |
| 8.96 | 1.33 | | Kai Räsänen FIN | 29 | 06 | 1990 | Outokumpu | 14 | 06 | 1999 | 1.52 | -18.94 |
| 8.97 | 1.34 | | Jake Stein AUS | 17 | 01 | 1994 | Dubbo | 05 | 01 | 2003 | 1.52 | -18.03 |
| 9.32 | 1.40 | | Frank Busemann GER | 26 | 02 | 1975 | Gelsenkirchen | 21 | 06 | 1984 | 1.56 | -15.77 |
| 9.53 | 1.43 | | Kyle Hall USA | 29 | 01 | 1965 | Walnut | 08 | 08 | 1974 | 1.58 | -14.95 |
| 9.82 | 1.46 | | Jouni Marjaniemi FIN | 26 | 08 | 1989 | Mynämäki | 22 | 06 | 1999 | 1.61 | -15.10 |
| 9.89 | 1.50 | | Jeroen Groenewold NED | 19 | 10 | 1974 | Amstelveen | 08 | 09 | 1984 | 1.62 | -11.78 |
| 9.96 | 1.50 | i | Vesa Turkulainen FIN | 23 | 11 | 1981 | Turku | 10 | 11 | 1991 | 1.63 | -12.61 |
| 10.15 | 1.50 | | Jeff Akeson USA | 23 | 05 | 1967 | Eugene | 17 | 07 | 1977 | 1.65 | -14.58 |
| 10.29 | 1.50 | | Todd Lichti USA | 08 | 01 | 1967 | Oakland | 24 | 04 | 1977 | 1.66 | -16.10 |
| 10.38 | 1.55 | | David Mosley USA | 09 | 02 | 1967 | Lakewood | 25 | 06 | 1977 | 1.67 | -11.99 |
| 10.52 | 1.60 | | Russel White USA | 15 | 12 | 1970 | San Fernando | 21 | 06 | 1981 | 1.68 | -8.46 |
| 10.90 | 1.63 | | John Thornell AUS | 22 | 04 | 1985 | | 17 | 03 | 1996 | 1.73 | -9.56 |
| 11.04 | 1.74 | | David Gonzales USA | 16 | 07 | 1980 | Tallahassee | 30 | 07 | 1991 | 1.74 | 0.00 |
| 11.64 | 1.76 | | Pich Nhem USA | 09 | 09 | 1976 | Pomona | 01 | 05 | 1988 | 1.80 | -4.43 |
| 12.83 | 1.80 | | James Watson AUS | 23 | 01 | 1985 | | 23 | 11 | 1997 | 1.93 | -13.04 |
| 12.83 | 1.81 | | Jordi Rofes ESP | 24 | 09 | 1976 | Pontevedra | 24 | 07 | 1989 | 1.93 | -12.04 |
| 12.86 | 1.81 | i | Kelvin Tairou NED | 02 | 04 | 1995 | | 10 | 02 | 2008 | 1.93 | -12.28 |
| 12.94 | 1.85 | | Tero Niemi FIN | 21 | 06 | 1975 | Lahti | 29 | 05 | 1988 | 1.94 | -9.16 |
| 12.96 | 1.85 | | Randy Blumanhourst USA | 22 | 06 | 1962 | Manhattan | 07 | 06 | 1975 | 1.94 | -9.37 |
| 13.51 | 1.90 | | Johan Wiklund SWE | 02 | 03 | 1981 | Hudiksvall | 04 | 09 | 1994 | 2.00 | -10.17 |
| 13.59 | 1.97 | | Jordi Rofes ESP | 24 | 09 | 1976 | Barcelona | 28 | 04 | 1990 | 2.01 | -4.12 |
| 13.82 | 2.03 | | Hisanori Yamamoto JPN | 26 | 08 | 1962 | | 20 | 06 | 1976 | 2.03 | -0.48 |
| 14.53 | 2.07 | | Oliver Bräutigam GER | 04 | 12 | 1990 | Löwenberg | 16 | 06 | 2005 | 2.11 | -4.07 |
| 14.96 | 2.15 | | Oleksandr Nartov UKR | 21 | 05 | 1988 | Uzhgorod | 08 | 05 | 2003 | 2.16 | -0.65 |
| 15.62 | 2.16 | | Park Jae-Hong KOR | 08 | 11 | 1970 | Seoul | 21 | 06 | 1986 | 2.23 | -6.59 |
| 15.78 | 2.17 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | La Habana | 24 | 07 | 1983 | 2.24 | -7.30 |
| 15.79 | 2.20 | i | Oleksandr Nartov UKR | 21 | 05 | 1988 | Kharkiv | 06 | 03 | 2004 | 2.24 | -4.43 |
| 16.00 | 2.21 | | Weiqiang Xu CHN | 22 | 05 | 1986 | Shanghai | 21 | 05 | 2002 | 2.27 | -5.61 |
| 16.33 | 2.23 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | La Habana | 10 | 02 | 1984 | 2.30 | -7.09 |
| 16.58 | 2.31 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | La Habana | 13 | 05 | 1984 | 2.33 | -1.83 |
| 16.60 | 2.33 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | La Habana | 19 | 05 | 1984 | 2.33 | 0.00 |
| 17.44 | 2.34 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | La Habana | 20 | 03 | 1985 | 2.42 | -7.87 |
| 18.36 | 2.36 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Santiago de Cuba | 23 | 02 | 1986 | | |
| 19.42 | 2.37 | | Dragutin Topic JUG | 12 | 03 | 1971 | Plovdiv | 12 | 08 | 1990 | incline | |
| 19.48 | 2.37 | | Steve Smith GBR | 29 | 03 | 1973 | Seoul | 20 | 09 | 1992 | 10.61 | |
| 19.69 | 2.37 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Athena | 20 | 06 | 1987 | cm/year | |
| 19.78 | 2.37 | | Jacques Freitag RSA | 11 | 06 | 1982 | Durban | 23 | 03 | 2002 | | |
| 19.85 | 2.37 | i | Ivan Ukhov RUS | 29 | 03 | 1986 | Arnstadt | 04 | 02 | 2006 | | |
| 20.03 | 2.37 | | Zhu Jianhua CHN | 29 | 05 | 1963 | Beijing | 11 | 06 | 1983 | | |
| 20.31 | 2.38 | | Zhu Jianhua CHN | 29 | 05 | 1963 | Shanghai | 22 | 09 | 1983 | | |
| 20.68 | 2.38 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Kvarnsveden | 19 | 06 | 1988 | | |
| 20.90 | 2.43 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Salamanca | 08 | 09 | 1988 | | |
| 21.79 | 2.44 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | San Juan | 29 | 07 | 1989 | | |
| 25.79 | 2.45 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Salamanca | 27 | 07 | 1993 | | |
| 26.64 | 2.42 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Sevilla | 05 | 06 | 1994 | | |
| 30.64 | 2.42 | i | Carlo Thränhardt GER | 05 | 07 | 1957 | Berlin | 26 | 02 | 1988 | 2.43 | -0.78 |
| 30.75 | 2.38 | i | Stefan Holm SWE | 25 | 05 | 1976 | Göteborg | 25 | 02 | 2007 | 2.43 | -4.56 |
| 31.57 | 2.38 | i | Sorin Matei RUM | 08 | 07 | 1963 | Wuppertal | 03 | 02 | 1995 | 2.41 | -2.88 |
| 32.13 | 2.37 | | Stefan Holm SWE | 25 | 05 | 1976 | Athena | 12 | 07 | 2008 | 2.40 | -2.74 |
| 33.87 | 2.35 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Somoso | 26 | 08 | 2001 | 2.36 | -1.19 |
| 34.96 | 2.30 | | Carlo Thränhardt GER | 05 | 07 | 1957 | München | 21 | 06 | 1992 | 2.34 | -3.96 |
| 35.20 | 2.30 | i | Charles Austin USA | 19 | 12 | 1967 | Boston | 02 | 03 | 2003 | 2.33 | -3.47 |
| 36.90 | 2.30 | i | Dragutin Topic SRB | 12 | 03 | 1971 | Novi Sad | 07 | 02 | 2008 | 2.30 | 0.00 |
| 37.98 | 2.27 | i | Dragutin Topic SRB | 12 | 03 | 1971 | Torino | 06 | 03 | 2009 | 2.28 | -0.79 |
| 38.16 | 2.24 | | Dalton Grant GBR | 08 | 04 | 1966 | Loughborough | 06 | 06 | 2004 | 2.27 | -3.43 |
| 38.20 | 2.20 | | Dalton Grant GBR | 08 | 04 | 1966 | Bydgoszcz | 19 | 06 | 2004 | 2.27 | -7.36 |
| 38.27 | 2.18 | | Dalton Grant GBR | 08 | 04 | 1966 | Loughborough | 17 | 07 | 2004 | 2.27 | -9.20 |
| 40.56 | 2.15 | | Glen Conley USA | 09 | 01 | 1957 | Albany | 02 | 08 | 1997 | 2.23 | -7.53 |
| 42.26 | 2.15 | | Dalton Grant GBR | 08 | 04 | 1966 | Albertville | 10 | 07 | 2008 | 2.19 | -4.08 |
| 42.83 | 2.11 | i | Dennis Lewis USA | 20 | 03 | 1959 | Ann Arbor | 19 | 01 | 2002 | 2.18 | -6.90 |
| 44.45 | 2.07 | | Christian Klemenczak FRA | 22 | 01 | 1957 | Aubervilliers | 04 | 07 | 2001 | 2.15 | -7.60 |
| 45.32 | 2.04 | | Marco Segatel ITA | 23 | 03 | 1962 | Cernusco | 19 | 07 | 2007 | 2.13 | -8.82 |
| 46.89 | 2.04 | i | Dennis Lewis USA | 20 | 03 | 1959 | Ypsilanti | 12 | 02 | 2006 | 2.10 | -5.61 |
| 46.89 | 2.00 | i | Marco Segatel ITA | 23 | 03 | 1962 | Modena | 13 | 02 | 2009 | 2.10 | -9.62 |
| 48.58 | 2.00 | | Bruce McBarnette USA | 07 | 10 | 1957 | Durham NC | 06 | 05 | 2006 | 2.06 | -6.17 |
| 50.17 | 2.00 | i | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Birmingham | 02 | 03 | 1997 | 2.03 | -2.93 |
| 50.37 | 1.98 | | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Baunatal | 17 | 05 | 1997 | 2.03 | -4.51 |
| 50.82 | 1.91 | | Bruce McBarnette USA | 07 | 10 | 1957 | Eugene | 02 | 08 | 2008 | 2.02 | -10.60 |
| 51.54 | 1.90 | | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Eberstadt | 18 | 07 | 1998 | 2.00 | -10.12 |
| 52.44 | 1.90 | | Asko Pesonen FIN | 15 | 04 | 1943 | Leppävirta | 24 | 09 | 1995 | 1.98 | -8.29 |
| 52.47 | 1.88 | | Horst Mandl AUT | 08 | 01 | 1936 | Verona | 27 | 06 | 1988 | 1.98 | -10.23 |
| 53.15 | 1.85 | | István Major CAN?HUN | 20 | 05 | 1949 | Toronto | 13 | 07 | 2002 | 1.97 | -11.85 |
| 54.42 | 1.84 | | Asko Pesonen FIN | 15 | 04 | 1943 | Kiuruvesi | 15 | 09 | 1997 | 1.94 | -10.26 |
| 59.06 | 1.84 | | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Arrecife | 25 | 01 | 2006 | 1.85 | -0.78 |
| 60.32 | 1.80 | | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Arrecife | 27 | 04 | 2007 | 1.82 | -2.21 |
| 60.53 | 1.79 | | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Fulda | 13 | 07 | 2007 | 1.82 | -2.78 |
| 60.70 | 1.76 | | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Riccione | 13 | 09 | 2007 | 1.81 | -5.44 |
| 63.00 | 1.72 | | Phil Fehlen USA | 03 | 07 | 1935 | Saskatoon | 04 | 07 | 1998 | 1.77 | -4.74 |
| 64.89 | 1.68 | | James Gillcrist USA | 28 | 10 | 1927 | | 19 | 09 | 1992 | 1.73 | -4.88 |
| 65.11 | 1.66 | | Phil Fehlen USA | 03 | 07 | 1935 | Eugene | 12 | 08 | 2000 | 1.72 | -6.44 |
| 66.26 | 1.65 | | Phil Fehlen USA | 03 | 07 | 1935 | Santa Barbara | 06 | 10 | 2001 | 1.70 | -5.09 |
| 67.02 | 1.61 | | Carl-Erik Särndal SWE | 17 | 07 | 1937 | Aarhus | 26 | 07 | 2004 | 1.69 | -7.53 |
| 67.59 | 1.60 | | Milton Newton USA | 06 | 11 | 1933 | Eugene | 09 | 06 | 2001 | 1.67 | -7.37 |
| 71.69 | 1.59 | i | Carl-Erik Särndal SWE | 17 | 07 | 1937 | Ancona | 27 | 03 | 2009 | 1.59 | 0.00 |
| 71.93 | 1.51 | | Gordon Seifert USA | 18 | 07 | 1928 | | 24 | 06 | 2000 | 1.59 | -7.51 |
| 74.60 | 1.47 | | Richard Lowery USA | 06 | 04 | 1931 | Venice | 12 | 11 | 2005 | 1.53 | -6.07 |
| 74.95 | 1.45 | | Richard Lowery USA | 06 | 04 | 1931 | Clermont | 18 | 03 | 2006 | 1.52 | -7.36 |
| 75.42 | 1.44 | | Esko Kolhonen FIN | 03 | 03 | 1914 | Eugene | 04 | 08 | 1989 | 1.51 | -7.40 |
| 75.58 | 1.42 | | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Buffalo | 18 | 07 | 1995 | 1.51 | -9.07 |
| 75.86 | 1.42 | | Richard Lowery USA | 06 | 04 | 1931 | Clermont | 17 | 02 | 2007 | 1.50 | -8.49 |
| 76.47 | 1.42 | | Esko Kolhonen FIN | 03 | 03 | 1914 | Espoo | 22 | 08 | 1990 | 1.49 | -7.26 |
| 77.47 | 1.40 | | Esko Kolhonen FIN | 03 | 03 | 1914 | Pori | 24 | 08 | 1991 | 1.47 | -7.20 |
| 77.98 | 1.40 | | Richard Lowery USA | 06 | 04 | 1931 | Clermont | 28 | 03 | 2009 | 1.46 | -6.18 |
| 78.29 | 1.35 | i | Nils-Bertil Nevrup SWE | 29 | 11 | 1926 | Eskilstuna | 12 | 03 | 2005 | 1.46 | -10.55 |
| 79.60 | 1.35 | | Esko Kolhonen FIN | 03 | 03 | 1914 | Miyazaki | 10 | 10 | 1993 | 1.43 | -7.86 |
| 80.42 | 1.34 | | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Traun | 20 | 05 | 2000 | 1.41 | -7.20 |
| 81.57 | 1.31 | | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Brisbane | 14 | 07 | 2001 | 1.39 | -7.85 |
| 82.22 | 1.30 | | Gudmund Skriverik NOR | 18 | 04 | 1921 | | 06 | 07 | 2003 | 1.38 | -7.53 |
| 83.37 | 1.30 | i | Walter Hess GER | 03 | 11 | 1922 | Linz | 15 | 03 | 2006 | 1.35 | -5.18 |
| 83.43 | 1.25 | | Esko Kolhonen FIN | 03 | 03 | 1914 | Ikaalinen | 09 | 08 | 1997 | 1.35 | -10.04 |
| 84.60 | 1.24 | | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Aarhus | 26 | 07 | 2004 | 1.33 | -8.66 |
| 85.60 | 1.22 | | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Edmonton | 26 | 07 | 2005 | 1.31 | -8.62 |
| 86.59 | 1.21 | | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Poznan | 24 | 07 | 2006 | 1.29 | -7.59 |
| 87.00 | 1.21 | | Donald Pellmann USA | 12 | 08 | 1915 | | | | 2002 | 1.28 | -6.76 |
| 88.25 | 1.18 | i | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Clermont-Ferrand | 20 | 03 | 2008 | 1.25 | -7.21 |
| 88.27 | 1.15 | | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Ljubljana | 28 | 03 | 2008 | 1.25 | -10.17 |
| 90.06 | 1.15 | | Donald Pellmann USA | 12 | 08 | 1915 | Fort Collins | 04 | 09 | 2005 | 1.22 | -6.52 |
| 90.76 | 1.10 | | Vladimir Younger AUS | 05 | 01 | 1912 | Melbourne | 08 | 10 | 2002 | 1.20 | -10.09 |
| 90.86 | 1.10 | | Kizo Kimura JAP | 11 | 07 | 1911 | | 19 | 05 | 2002 | 1.20 | -9.90 |
| 90.91 | 1.09 | | Leland McPhie USA | 12 | 08 | 1914 | | 09 | 07 | 2005 | 1.20 | -10.79 |
| 91.00 | 1.07 | | John Boesenhofer USA | | | | | | | 2005 | 1.20 | -12.60 |
| 91.62 | 1.06 | i | Leland McPhie USA | 12 | 08 | 1914 | Boston | 25 | 03 | 2006 | 1.18 | -12.34 |
| 91.98 | 1.05 | | Leland McPhie USA | 12 | 08 | 1914 | Charlotte | 05 | 08 | 2006 | 1.18 | -12.60 |
| 92.04 | 1.00 | | Klaus Langer GER | 15 | 07 | 1916 | Ljubljana | 28 | 07 | 2008 | 1.17 | -17.49 |
| 92.79 | 0.98 | | Waldo McBurney USA | 03 | 10 | 1902 | | 18 | 07 | 1995 | 1.16 | -17.95 |
| 94.61 | 0.96 | i | Leland McPhie USA | 12 | 08 | 1914 | 0.00 | 21 | 03 | 2009 | 1.12 | -16.24 |
| 95.01 | 0.86 | i | Everett Hosack USA | 28 | 02 | 1902 | | 02 | 03 | 1997 | 1.11 | -25.41 |
| 95.02 | 0.81 | | Robert Stewart USA | | | | Louisville | 28 | 06 | 2007 | 1.11 | -30.40 |
| 96.22 | 0.76 | | Everett Hosack USA | 28 | 02 | 1902 | | 17 | 05 | 1998 | 1.09 | -32.95 |
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