# Masters women high jump world record progression

This is the progression of world record improvements of the high jump of Masters athletics.

## Key

Incomplete information  Pending  Indoor mark IAAF includes indoor marks in the record list since 2000, but WMA does not follow that practice.

## Women 35

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 2.02i | Anna Chicherova | Russia | 22.07.1982 | Moscow | 15.02.2019 |
| 2.01i | Anna Chicherova | Russia | 22.07.1982 | Chelyabinsk | 17.01.2019 |
| 2.01i | Anna Chicherova | Russia | 22.07.1982 | Moscow | 20.01.2019 |
| 2.01 | Ruth Beitia | Spain | 01.04.1979 | Zurich | 17.08.2014 |
| 2.01 | Inga Babakova | Ukraine | 27.06.1967 | Oslo | 27.06.2003 |
| 2.00 | Inga Babakova | Ukraine | 27.06.1967 | Seville | 07.06.2003 |
| 1.98 | Inga Babakova | Ukraine | 27.06.1967 | Athens | 28.05.2003 |
| 1.96 | Inga Babakova | Ukraine | 27.06.1967 | Thessaloniki | 24.07.2002 |
| 1.94 i | Yelena Panikarovskikh | Russia | 04.12.1959 | Banská Bystrica | 08.02.1995 |
| 1.92 | Yelena Panikarovskikh | Russia | 04.12.1959 | Saint Petersburg | 07.06.1996 |
| 1.89 | Yelena Panikarovskikh | Russia | 04.12.1959 | Ostrava | 01.06.1995 |
| 1.88 | Cindy Suggs Greiner | United States | 15.02.1957 | New Orleans | 20.06.1992 |
| 1.88 | Debbie Brill | Canada | 10.03.1953 | Walnut | 24.04.1988 |
| 1.82 | Jane Frederick | United States | 07.04.1952 | San Jose | 23.06.1987 |
| 1.73 | Christel Voss | Germany | 20.08.1942 | Hannover | 30.07.1979 |
| 1.72 | Christel Voss | Germany | 20.08.1942 | | 02.08.1978 |
| 1.67 | Dorothy Tyler | United Kingdom | 14.03.1920 | London | 15.06.1957 |
| 1.66 | Dorothy Tyler | United Kingdom | 14.03.1920 | Prague | 14.09.1955 |

## Women 40

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 1.94 i | Venelina Veneva | Bulgaria | 13.06.1974 | Dobrich Prague | 15.02.2015 06.03.2015 |
| 1.90 | Venelina Veneva | Bulgaria | 13.06.1974 | Pitești | 26.07.2014 |
| 1.90 | Venelina Veneva | Bulgaria | 13.06.1974 | Plovdiv | 12.07.2014 |
| 1.87 | Iryna Mykhalchenko | Ukraine | 20.01.1972 | Yalta | 13.06.2012 |
| 1.90 | Romary Rifka | Mexico | 23.12.1970 | Veracruz | 05.08.2011 |
| 1.78 | Julia Machin Bennett | United Kingdom | 26.03.1970 | Milton Keynes | 22.05.2010 |
| 1.76A | Patricia Porter | United States | 27.08.1962 | Albuquerque | 06.06.2004 |
| 1.75 | Patricia Porter | United States | 27.08.1962 | Eugene | 10.08.2003 |
| 1.75 | Debbie Brill | Canada | 10.03.1953 | Victoria | 10.08.1996 |
| 1.72 | Carmen Karg | Germany | 19.08.1954 | Buffalo | 16.07.1995 |
| 1.72 i | Debbie Brill | Canada | 10.03.1953 | Reno | 25.02.1995 |
| 1.70 | Yordanka Blagoeva | Bulgaria | 19.01.1947 | Verona | 25.06.1988 |
| 1.66 | Martina Lobinger | Germany | 10.02.1945 | Bonn | 21.09.1985 |
| 1.63 | Dorothy Tyler | United Kingdom | 14.03.1920 | London | 02.08.1961 |
| 1.57 | Dorothy Tyler | United Kingdom | 14.03.1920 | Teddington | 18.06.1960 |

## Women 45

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 1.76 | Debbie Brill | Canada | 10 March 1953 | Gateshead | 6 August 1999 |
| 1.75 | Debbie Brill | Canada | 10 March 1953 | Langley | 20 June 1998 |
| 1.62 | Alena Plischke | Austria | 29 April 1948 | Stuttgart | 4 July 1993 |
| 1.61 | Alena Plischke | Austria | 29 April 1948 | Innsbruck | 20 June 1993 |
| 1.57 | Alena Plischke | Austria | 29 April 1948 | Wattens | 28 May 1993 |
| 1.55 | Joanna Meryl Smallwood | United Kingdom | 12 November 1943 | Eugene | 4 August 1989 |
| 1.55 | Christel Häuser | Germany | 12 June 1943 | Eugene | 4 August 1989 |
| 1.52 | Dorothy Tyler | United Kingdom | 14 March 1920 | London | 18 July 1965 |

## Women 50

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 1.70 | Julia Machin | United Kingdom | 26 March 1970 | Brighton | 20 June 2021 |
| 1.68 | Julia Machin | United Kingdom | 26 March 1970 | Bedford | 31 May 2021 |
| 1.66 | Julia Machin | United Kingdom | 26 March 1970 | Chelmsford | 13 September 2020 |
| 1.62 | Julia Machin | United Kingdom | 26 March 1970 | Chelmsford | 13 September 2020 |
| 1.61 | Petra Bajeat | France | 6 March 1966 | Saint-Florentin | 30 June 2018 |
| 1.60 | Debbie Brill | Canada | 10 March 1953 | Langley | 19 June 2004 |
| 1.57 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11 March 1950 | Krommenie | 6 August 2000 |
| 1.56 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11 March 1950 | Eindhoven | 29 July 2000 |
| 1.55 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11 March 1950 | Haarlem | 14 May 2000 |
| 1.55 | Phil Raschker | United States | 21 February 1947 | Tucson | 25 May 1997 |
| 1.54 | Phil Raschker | United States | 21 February 1947 | Atlanta | 13 April 1997 |
| 1.53 i | Phil Raschker | United States | 21 February 1947 | Boston | 23 March 1997 |
| 1.53 | Renate Vogel | Germany | 26 November 1943 | Buffalo | 18 July 1995 |
| 1.47 | Dorothy Tyler | United Kingdom | 14 March 1920 | Carshalton | 14 June 1970 |

## Women 55

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 1.55i | Wendy Laing | United Kingdom | 29.12.1962 | Madrid | 21.03.2018 |
| 1.55 | Florence Picaut | France | 25.10.1952 | Versailles | 18.05.2008 |
| 1.50 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11.03.1950 | Krommenie | 02.07.2006 |
| 1.48 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11.03.1950 | Emmen | 10.06.2006 |
| 1.47 | Phil Raschker | United States | 21.02.1947 | Carolina | 02.07.2003 |
| 1.46 | Renate Vogel | Germany | 26.11.1943 | Jyväskylä | 12.07.2000 |
| 1.48 i | Renate Vogel | Germany | 26.11.1943 | Malmö | 06.03.1999 |
| 1.43 | Taisija Tchentchik | Russia | 30.01.1936 | Turku | 23.07.1991 |
| 1.39 i | Grethe Bolstad | Norway | 02.08.1935 | Ekeberg | 24.02.1991 |
| 1.37 | Rosemary Chrimes | United Kingdom | 19.05.1933 | Reading | 09.07.1989 |
| 1.36 | Rosemary Chrimes | United Kingdom | 19.05.1933 | Verona | 25.06.1988 |
| 1.35 | Daphne Pirie | Australia | 12.12.1931 | Melbourne | 01.12.1987 |
| 1.33 | Olga Oldřichová | Czech Republic | 01.06.1928 | Stará Boleslav | 01.09.1984 |
| 1.30 | Vlasta Chlumská | Czech Republic | 30.03.1923 | Hanover | 30.07.1979 |

## Women 60

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 1.48 | Neringa Jakstiene | United States | 18 October 1963 | Gothenburg | 14 August 2024 |
| 1.48 | Frauke Viebahn | Germany | 26.11.1959 | Stendal | 28.05.2022 |
| 1.50 i | Frauke Viebahn | Germany | 26.11.1959 | Düsseldorf | 09.02.2020 |
| 1.47 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11.03.1950 | Naaldwijk | 19.09.2010 |
| 1.45 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11.03.1950 | Hoorn | 06.06.2010 |
| 1.44 | Phil Raschker | United States | 21.02.1947 | Hoover | 08.06.2007 |
| 1.41 | Edith Graff | Belgium | 09.11.1941 | Arhus | 25.07.2004 |
| 1.39 | Edith Graff | Belgium | 09.11.1941 | Carolina | 05.07.2003 |
| 1.39 | Erika Springmann | Germany | 13.02.1943 | Carolina | 05.07.2003 |
| 1.39 | Ursula Stelling | Germany | 23.05.1941 | Weinstadt | 27.07.2002 |
| 1.38 | Christiane Schmalbruch | Germany | 08.01.1937 | Schweinfurt | 15.08.1997 |
| 1.36 | Christiane Schmalbruch | Germany | 08.01.1937 | Durban | 26.07.1997 |
| 1.30 | Rosemary Chrimes | United Kingdom | 19.05.1933 | Birmingham | 26.09.1993 |
| 1.28 | Rosemary Chrimes | United Kingdom | 19.05.1933 | Solihull | 06.06.1993 |
| 1.27 | Elsa Enarsson | Sweden | 30.08.1930 | Turku | 23.07.1991 |
| 1.26 | Olga Oldřichová | Czech Republic | 01.06.1928 | Brno | 01.09.1990 |
| 1.25 | Christiane Wippersteg | Germany | 25.12.1937 | Verona | 25.06.1988 |
| 1.25 | Kirsten Hveem$^{:24}$$^{:25}$ | Norway | 26.03.1925 | Rome | 22.06.1985 |
| 1.19 | Bettina Woodburn | Australia | 06.12.1923 | Melbourne | 23.03.1985 |
| 1.17 | Heather May | New Zealand | 04.08.1922 | Houston | 17.09.1983 |
| 1.16 | Maria Van As | South Africa | 20.09.1920 | | 02.05.1981 |
| 1.15 | Annchen Reile | Germany | 21.07.1915 | Viareggio | 15.09.1978 |

## Women 65

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 1.42 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11.03.1950 | Den Helder | 21.06.2015 |
| 1.40 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11.03.1950 | Stendal | 30.05.2015 |
| 1.38 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11.03.1950 | Utrecht | 08.05.2015 |
| 1.37 | Ursula Stelling | Germany | 23.05.1941 | Poznań | 23.07.2006 |
| 1.35 | Kathy Bergen | United States | 24.12.1939 | Long Beach | 20.05.2006 |
| 1.34 | Rietje Dijkman | Netherlands | 21.06.1939 | Aarhus | 28.07.2004 |
| 1.34 | Evelyn Wright | United States | 17.03.1937 | Las Vegas | 04.10.2003 |
| 1.32 | Evelyn Wright | United States | 17.03.1937 | Las Vegas | 03.09.2003 |
| 1.30 | Evelyn Wright | United States | 17.03.1937 | Norfolk | 30.05.2003 |
| 1.28 i | Evelyn Wright | United States | 17.03.1937 | Boston | 28.03.2003 |
| 1.28 | Christiane Schmalbruch | Germany | 08.01.1937 | Potsdam | 21.08.2002 |
| 1.27A | Leonore McDaniels | United States | 06.03.1928 | Provo | 11.08.1993 |
| 1.24 | Leonore McDaniels | United States | 06.03.1928 | Baton Rouge | 12.06.1993 |
| 1.23 i | Leonore McDaniels | United States | 06.03.1928 | Bozeman | 21.03.1993 |
| 1.22 | Gwen Davidson | Australia | 28.11.1922 | Melbourne | 01.12.1987 |
| 1.14 | Mary Bowermaster | United States | 26.07.1917 | Indianapolis | 08.06.1985 |
| 1.14 i | Mary Bowermaster | United States | 26.07.1917 | Sterling | 30.03.1985 |
| 1.12 | Mary Bowermaster | United States | 26.07.1917 | Eugene | 17.08.1984 |
| 1.11 | Annchen Reile | Germany | 21.07.1915 | Christchurch | 12.01.1981 |
| 1.10 | Annchen Reile | Germany | 21.07.1915 | Helsinki | 06.08.1980 |

## Women 70

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 1.34 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11 March 1950 | Hengelo | 18 September 2021 |
| 1.33 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11 March 1950 | Utrecht | 6 August 2021 |
| 1.32 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11 March 1950 | Utrecht | 16 July 2021 |
| 1.32 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11 March 1950 | Alkmaar | 6 September 2020 |
| 1.31 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11 March 1950 | Hilversum | 23 August 2020 |
| 1.30 | Weia Reinboud | Netherlands | 11 March 1950 | Gouda | 24 July 2020 |
| 1.30 i | Ursula Stelling | Germany | 23 May 1941 | Erfurt | 3 March 2012 |
| 1.30 | Kathy Bergen | United States | 24 December 1939 | Sacramento | 24 July 2010 |
| 1.29 i | Kathy Bergen | United States | 24 December 1939 | Colorado Springs | 14 February 2010 |
| 1.27 | Christiane Schmalbruch | Germany | 8 January 1937 | Fulda | 15 July 2007 |
| 1.26 | Rosemary Chrimes | United Kingdom | 19 May 1933 | Carolina | 5 July 2003 |
| 1.23 | Rosemary Chrimes | United Kingdom | 19 May 1933 | Derby | 7 June 2003 |
| 1.22 | Christa Happ | Germany | 25 December 1929 | Celle | 10 September 2000 |
| 1.22 | Leonore McDaniels | United States | 6 March 1928 | Raleigh | 9 May 1998 |
| 1.19 i | Leonore McDaniels | United States | 6 March 1928 | Lexington | 7 March 1998 |
| 1.16 | Helgi Pedel | Canada | 21 January 1924 | Toronto | 31 May 1997 |
| 1.16 i | Helgi Pedel | Canada | 21 January 1924 | Toronto | 5 March 1994 |
| 1.16 | Gwen Davidson | Australia | 28 November 1922 | Adelaide | 10 April 1993 |
| 1.13 | Mary Bowermaster | United States | 26 July 1917 | Melbourne | 5 December 1987 |
| 1.07 | Mary Bowermaster | United States | 26 July 1917 | Eugene | 14 August 1987 |
| 1.05 | Shiela Evans | United States | 24 April 1915 | Indianapolis | 23 August 1985 |
| 1.01 | Vivian Nelson | United States | 9 September 1912 | Eugene | 17 August 1984 |

## Women 75

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 1.25 i | Kathy Bergen | United States | 24.12.1939 | Albuquerque | 05.03.2016 |
| 1.24 | Carol LaFayette-Boyd | Canada | 17.05.1942 | Málaga | 10.09.2018 |
| 1.24 i | Rietje Dijkman | Netherlands | 21.06.1939 | Apeldoorn | 13.02.2016 |
| 1.23 | Carol LaFayette-Boyd | Canada | 17.05.1942 | Regina | 10.06.2017 |
| 1.22 | Kathy Bergen | United States | 24.12.1939 | Pasadena | 06.06.2015 |
| 1.22 | Rietje Dijkman | Netherlands | 21.06.1939 | Lyon | 08.08.2015 |
| 1.21 | Kathy Bergen | United States | 24.12.1939 | Costa Mesa | 23.05.2015 |
| 1.20 | Rietje Dijkman | Netherlands | 21.06.1939 | Heiloo | 22.06.2014 |
| 1.18 | Rosemary Chrimes | United Kingdom | 19.05.1933 | Nuneaton | 10.06.2012 |
| 1.17 | Rosemary Chrimes | United Kingdom | 19.05.1933 | Leicester | 13.06.2010 |
| 1.16 i | Rosemary Chrimes | United Kingdom | 19.05.1933 | Lee Valley | 27.03.2010 |
| 1.16 | Christa Happ | Germany | 25.12.1929 | Vaterstetten | 16.07.2005 |
| 1.15 i | Christa Happ | Germany | 25.12.1929 | Eskilstuna | 11.03.2005 |
| 1.15 | Leonore McDaniels | United States | 06.03.1928 | Sacramento | 03.08.2003 |
| 1.15 | Leonore McDaniels | United States | 06.03.1928 | Carolina | 05.07.2003 |
| 1.13 | Leonore McDaniels | United States | 06.03.1928 | Norfolk | 30.05.2003 |
| 1.13 | Leonore McDaniels | United States | 06.03.1928 | Raleigh | 03.05.2003 |
| 1.12 | Gwen Davidson | Australia | 28.11.1922 | Adelaide | 01.09.1999 |
| 1.11 | Helgi Pedel | Canada | 21.01.1924 | Toronto | 12.06.1999 |
| 1.10 i | Margaret Hinton | United States | 14.08.1921 | Boston | 26.03.1999 |
| 1.08 | Bertha Hielscher | Germany | 17.11.1908 | Rome | 24.06.1985 |

## Women 80

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 1.18 | Rietje Dijkman | Netherlands | 21 June 1939 | Hilversum | 31 October 2021 |
| 1.16 | Rietje Dijkman | Netherlands | 21 June 1939 | Hengelo | 18 September 2021 |
| 1.15 | Kathy Bergen | United States | 24 December 1939 | Marble Falls | 2 October 2020 |
| 1.15 | Kathy Bergen | United States | 24 December 1939 | Los Angeles | 26 July 2020 |
| 1.20 i | Kathy Bergen | United States | 24 December 1939 | Houston | 16 February 2020 |
| 1.10 | Rosemary Chrimes | United Kingdom | 19 May 1933 | Porto Alegre | 21 October 2013 |
| 1.07 | Rosemary Chrimes | United Kingdom | 19 May 1933 | Birmingham | 14 September 2013 |
| 1.06 | Christa Happ | Germany | 25 December 1929 | Nyíregyháza | 18 July 2010 |
| 1.05 | Christa Happ | Germany | 25 December 1929 | Hamburg | 6 June 2010 |
| 1.08 i | Christa Happ | Germany | 25 December 1929 | Magdeburg | 29 January 2010 |
| 1.04 | Helgi Pedel | Canada | 21 January 1924 | Toronto | 19 June 2004 |
| 1.00 | Olga Kotelko | Canada | 2 March 1919 | Saint George | 10 October 2000 |
| 0.94 | Mary Bowermaster | United States | 26 July 1917 | Orlando | 19 October 1999 |
| 0.93 | Mary Bowermaster | United States | 26 July 1917 | Orlando | 28 August 1999 |
| 0.93 | Margareta Thesleff Sarvana | Finland | 30 August 1908 | Espoo | 21 July 1990 |

## Women 85

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Age | Location | Date |
| 0.95 | Christa Bortignon | Canada | 29 January 1937 | 85 years, 210 days | Surrey | 27 August 2022 |
| 0.95 | Rosa Pedersen | Denmark | 25 February 1930 | 85 years, 164 days | Lyon | 8 August 2015 |
| 0.94 | Olga Kotelko | Canada | 2 March 1919 | 85 years, 179 days | Dorado | 28 August 2004 |
| 0.89 | Olga Kotelko | Canada | 2 March 1919 | 85 years, 116 days | Eugene | 26 June 2004 |
| 0.89 i | Olga Kotelko | Canada | 2 March 1919 | 85 years, 12 days | Sindelfingen | 14 March 2004 |
| 0.80 i | Margareta Thesleff Sarvana | Finland | 30 August 1908 | 85 years, 149 days | Tampere | 26 January 1994 |

## Women 90

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Age | Location | Date |
| 0.92 | Florence Meiler | United States | 7 June 1934 | 90 years, 15 days | Charlottesville | 22 June 2024 |
| 0.88 | Rosa Pedersen | Denmark | 25 February 1930 | 92 years, 102 days | Odense | 7 June 2022 |
| 0.87 | Rosa Pedersen | Denmark | 25 February 1930 | 92 years, 80 days | Vejle | 16 May 2022 |
| 0.86 | Rosa Pedersen | Denmark | 25 February 1930 | 91 years, 191 days | Greve | 4 September 2021 |
| 0.85 | Rosa Pedersen | Denmark | 25 February 1930 | 91 years, 103 days | Odense | 8 June 2021 |
| 0.87 | Rosa Pedersen | Denmark | 25 February 1930 | 90 years, 119 days | Odense | 23 June 2020 |
| 0.86 | Rosa Pedersen | Denmark | 25 February 1930 | 90 years, 119 days | Odense | 23 June 2020 |
| 0.86 | Margaret Hinton | United States | 14 August 1921 | 90 years, 69 days | Houston | 22 October 2011 |
| 0.82 | Olga Kotelko | Canada | 2 March 1919 | 90 years, 152 days | Lahti | 1 August 2009 |
| 0.75 | Olga Kotelko | Canada | 2 March 1919 | 90 | Nanaimo | May 2009 |

## Women 95

| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Age | Location | Date |
| 0.75 | Olga Kotelko | Canada | 2 March 1919 | 95 years, 77 days | Kamloops | 18 May 2014 |
| 0.78 i | Olga Kotelko | Canada | 2 March 1919 | 95 years, 24 days | Budapest | 26 March 2014 |