# Men's high jump indoor world record progression

The Men's high jump indoor world record progression starting in 1881, with additional demonstration and professional records. The best indoor performances on record as agreed to by the world's leading statisticians were accepted as the inaugural IAAF Indoor World Records from 1 January 1987. However, the inaugural record in this event was set early in 1987 by Patrick Sjoberg. Records as per the IAAF are as at 31 January 2010.

## Record Progression

In lightgreen records ratified by IAAF.
| Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date |
| 1.75 | C. F. Poland | London | December 8, 1881 |
| 1.765 | N. W. McDermott | Baltimore | January 17, 1884 |
| 1.83 | William Byrd-Page | Philadelphia | January 23, 1888 |
| 1.89 | George R. Fearing | Boston | February 14, 1891 |
| 1.905 | Michael Sweeney | Philadelphia | February 17, 1893 |
| 1.91 | Michael Sweeney | Boston | February 10, 1894 |
| 1.94 | Samuel Lawrence | Boston | February 9, 1912 |
| 1.95 | John Murphy | New York City | February 1, 1922 |
| 1.95 | Leroy Brown | Boston | February 25, 1922 |
| 1.95 | Leroy Brown | New York City | March 11, 1922 |
| 1.96 | Leroy Brown | New York City | January 31, 1923 |
| 1.96 | Richmond Landon | New York City | January 31, 1923 |
| 1.98 | Harold Osborn | Urbana | January 11, 1924 |
| 1.98 | Harold Osborn | Chicago | March 19, 1924 |
| 1.988 | Harold Osborn | New York City | January 27, 1925 |
| 1.991 | Harold Osborn | Kansas City | February 7, 1925 |
| 2.00 | Harold Osborn | Chicago | March 20, 1925 |
| 2.00 | Bert Nelson | South Bend | February 1, 1930 |
| 2.005 | George Spitz | New York City | February 7, 1931 |
| 2.02 | George Spitz | New York City | February 6, 1932 |
| 2.045 | George Spitz | Boston | February 13, 1932 |
| 2.05 | Walter Marty | New York City | February 17, 1934 |
| 2.05 | Gilbert Cruter | Fort Collins | February 22, 1936 |
| 2.055 | Edward Burke | New York City | February 22, 1936 |
| 2.055 | Cornelius Johnson | New York City | February 22, 1936 |
| 2.06 | Edward Burke | New York City | February 27, 1937 |
| 2.075* | Mel Walker | Indianapolis | March 20, 1937 |
| 2.08 | Ken Wiesner | Milwaukee | March 14, 1953 |
| 2.10 | Ken Wiesner | Chicago | March 28, 1953 |
| 2.11 | John Thomas | Hanover, N.H. | January 10, 1959 |
| 2.125 | John Thomas | Boston | January 17, 1959 |
| 2.13 | John Thomas | New York City | January 31, 1959 |
| 2.13 | John Thomas | New York City | February 14, 1959 |
| 2.13 | John Thomas | New York City | February 21, 1959 |
| 2.165 | John Thomas | New York City | February 21, 1959 |
| 2.17 | John Thomas | New York City | January 30, 1960 |
| 2.17 | John Thomas | Boston | February 6, 1960 |
| 2.18 | John Thomas | New York City | February 20, 1960 |
| 2.195 | John Thomas | Chicago | March 11, 1960 |
| 2.21* | Valeriy Brumel | Leningrad | January 28, 1961 |
| 2.25* | Valeriy Brumel | Leningrad | January 28, 1961 |
| 2.26 A | Dwight Stones | Pocatello | January 17, 1975 |
| 2.265 | Dwight Stones | Los Angeles | January 18, 1975 |
| 2.265 | Dwight Stones | Inglewood | February 7, 1975 |
| 2.27 | Dwight Stones | Oklahoma City | February 15, 1975 |
| 2.28 | Dwight Stones | New York City | February 21, 1975 |
| 2.29 | Dwight Stones | New York City | February 20, 1976 |
| 2.30 | Dwight Stones | San Diego | February 21, 1976 |
| 2.31 | Greg Joy | College Park | January 13, 1978 |
| 2.32 | Franklin Jacobs | New York City | January 27, 1978 |
| 2.33 | Vladimir Yashchenko | Milan | March 12, 1978 |
| 2.35 | Vladimir Yashchenko | Milan | March 12, 1978 |
| 2.36 | Igor Paklin | Milan | February 1, 1984 |
| 2.37 | Carlo Thränhardt | West Berlin | February 24, 1984 |
| 2.38 | Patrik Sjöberg | West Berlin | February 22, 1985 |
| 2.39 | Dietmar Mögenburg | Köln | February 24, 1985 |
| 2.40 | Carlo Thränhardt | Simmerath | January 16, 1987 |
| 2.41 | Patrik Sjöberg | Piraeus | February 1, 1987 |
| 2.42 | Carlo Thränhardt | West Berlin | February 26, 1988 |
| 2.43 | Javier Sotomayor | Budapest | March 4, 1989 |
Asterisks indicates cinder take-off, "A" indicates mark set at altitude

### Demonstration

| Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date |
| 2.05 | Walter Marty | New York | February 24, 1936 |
| 2.08 | Les Steers | Eugene | February 14, 1941 |
| 2.145 | Les Steers | Eugene | February 27, 1941 |
| 2.35 | Dietmar Mögenburg | Herne | September 4, 1980 |

### Professional

| Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date |
| 2.255 A | John Radetich | Pocatello | March 3, 1973 |