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{{Infobox athletics event
|event= High jump
|image= [[File:Nicole Forrester.JPG|240px]]
|caption= Canadian high jumper [[Nicole Forrester]] demonstrating the [[Fosbury flop]]
|WRmen= {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Javier Sotomayor]] {{T&Fcalc|2.45}} (1993)}}
|ORmen= {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Charles Austin (high jumper)|Charles Austin]] {{T&Fcalc|2.39}} (1996)}}
|CRmen= {{nowrap|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Bohdan Bondarenko]] {{T&Fcalc|2.41}} (2013)}}
|WRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]] {{T&Fcalc|2.10}} (2024)}}
|ORwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yelena Slesarenko]] {{T&Fcalc|2.06}} (2004)}}
|CRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} [[Stefka Kostadinova]] {{T&Fcalc|2.09}} (1987)}}
}}
The '''high jump''' is a [[track and field]] event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. Since ancient times, competitors have successively improved their technique, today employing the universally preferred [[Fosbury Flop]], in which athletes run towards the bar and leap head first with their back to the bar.

The discipline is, alongside the [[pole vault]], one of two vertical clearance events in the [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic athletics program]]. It is contested at the [[World Championships in Athletics]] and the [[World Athletics Indoor Championships]], and is a common occurrence at track and field meets. The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Olympic Games]].

[[Javier Sotomayor]] (Cuba) is the world record holder with a jump of {{T&Fcalc|2.45}} set in 1993&nbsp;– the longest-standing record in the history of the men's high jump. [[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]] (Ukraine) is the women's world record holder with a jump of {{T&Fcalc|2.10}} set in 2024.

==Rules==
[[File:Yelena Slesarenko failing 2007.jpg|thumb|[[Yelena Slesarenko]] hitting the bar while using the Fosbury Flop technique]]

The rules set for the high jump by [[World Athletics]] (previously named the IAAF<ref name="rules2009"/>) are Technical Rules TR26 and TR27<ref>{{cite web |title=C2.1: Technical Rulesv (In force from 1 November 2019 and amended on 31 January 2020*) |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/download/download?filename=8728ad5a-61ee-4b04-9156-af26378d17e2.pdf&urlslug=C2.1%20-%20Technical%20Rules%20(amended%20on%2031%20January%202020)#page=61 |website=Book of Rules |publisher=World Athletics |pages=59–65}}</ref> (previously Rules 181 and 182<ref name="rules2009"/>). Jumpers must take off from one foot. A jump is considered a failure if the jumper dislodges the bar or touches the ground or any object behind the bar before clearance.

Competitors may begin jumping at any height announced by the chief judge, or may pass at their own discretion. Most competitions state that three consecutive missed jumps, at any height or combination of heights, will eliminate the jumper from contention. The victory goes to the jumper who clears the greatest height during the final.

===Tie breaking===
If two or more jumpers tie for any place, the tie-breakers are: 1) the fewest misses at the height at which the tie occurred; and 2) the fewest misses throughout the competition. If the event remains tied for first place (or a limited-advancement position to a subsequent meet), the jumpers have a jump-off, beginning at the next height above their highest success. Jumpers have one attempt at each height. If only one succeeds, he or she wins; if more than one does, these try with the bar raised; if none does, all try with the bar lowered. This process was followed at the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|2015 World Championship men's event]] and at the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|2024 Summer Olympics]].

Example:
{|class="wikitable"
|+Example jump-off
!rowspan=2| Competitor !!colspan=7| Main competition !!colspan=3| Jump-off !!rowspan=2| Place
|-
! 1.75m !! 1.80m !! 1.84m !! 1.88m !! 1.91m !! 1.94m !! 1.97m !! 1.91m !! 1.89m !! 1.91m
|-
| A || o || xo || o || xo || x || – || xx || x || o || x || 2
|-
| B || – || xo || – || xo || – || – || xxx  || x || o || o || 1
|-
| C || – || o || xo || xo || – || xxx || || x || x || || 3
|-
| D || – || xo|| xo || xo || xxx || ||  ||colspan=3| || 4
|}

In the example jump-off, the final cleared height is 1.88m, at which A B C and D each have one failure. D has two failures at lower heights compared to one each for the other three, who proceed to a jump-off at the next height above the final cleared height. C is eliminated in the second round of the jump-off 1.89m, then B wins in the third round.

A 2009 rule-change makes the jump-off optional, so that first place can be shared by agreement among tied athletes.<ref name="rules2009">{{cite web |title=Competition Rules 2010-2011; In Force as from 1st November 2009 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Competitions/TechnicalArea/05/47/81/20091027115916_httppostedfile_CompRules2010_web_26Oct09_17166.pdf |archive-date=2011-10-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011023632/http://iaaf.org/mm/Document/Competitions/TechnicalArea/05/47/81/20091027115916_httppostedfile_CompRules2010_web_26Oct09_17166.pdf |publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations |page=168; Rule 181 §§ 8, 9 [note marginal change lines]}}; {{cite web |last1=Locteau |first1=Sebastien |title=IAAF Technical Rule Changes 2009/2010. |url=https://www.runireland.com/iaaf-technical-rule-changes-20092010-aai-website/ |website=RunIreland.com |access-date=2 August 2021 |date=4 December 2009}}</ref> This rule led to shared gold in the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|2020 Olympic men's event]] held in 2021.

==History==
[[File:1912 Konstantinos Tsiklitiras2.JPG|thumb|right|[[Konstantinos Tsiklitiras]] during the [[standing high jump]] competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics]]
The first recorded high jump event took place in Scotland in the 19th century. Early jumpers used either an elaborate straight-on approach or a [[Scissors jump|''scissors'']] technique. In later years, the bar was approached diagonally, and the jumper threw first the inside leg and then the other over the bar in a scissoring motion.

Around the turn of the 20th century, techniques began to change, beginning with the Irish-American [[Michael Sweeney (athlete)|Michael Sweeney's]] ''[[Eastern cut-off]]''  as a variation of the scissors technique. By taking off as in the scissors method, extending his spine and flattening out over the bar, Sweeney raised the world record to {{T&Fcalc|1.97}} in 1895. Even in 1948, [[John Winter (athlete)|John Winter]] of Australia won the gold medal of the [[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|1948 London Olympics]] with this style. Besides, one of the most successful female high jumpers, [[Iolanda Balaș]] of Romania, used this style to dominate women's high jump for about 10 years until her retirement in 1967.

Another American, [[George Horine]], developed an even more efficient technique, the ''[[Western roll]]''. In this style, the bar again is approached on a diagonal, but the inner leg is used for the take-off, while the outer leg is thrust up to lead the body sideways over the bar. Horine increased the world standard to {{T&Fcalc|2.01}} in 1912. His technique was predominant through the [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|1936 Berlin Olympics]], in which the event was won by [[Cornelius Johnson (athlete)|Cornelius Johnson]] at {{T&Fcalc|2.03}}.

American and Soviet jumpers were the most successful for the next four decades, and they pioneered the [[straddle technique]]. Straddle jumpers took off as in the Western roll but rotated their torso, belly-down, around the bar, obtaining the most efficient and highest clearance up to that time. Straddle jumper [[Charles Dumas]] was the first to clear 7&nbsp;ft (2.13m), in 1956. American [[John Thomas (high jumper)|John Thomas]] pushed the world mark to {{T&Fcalc|2.23}} in 1960. [[Valeriy Brumel]] of the Soviet Union took over the event for the next four years, radically speeding up his approach run. He took the record up to {{T&Fcalc|2.28}} and won the gold medal of the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|1964 Tokyo Olympics]], before a motorcycle accident in 1965 ended his career.
[[File:EthelCatherwood1928.jpg|thumb|Gold medal winner [[Ethel Catherwood]] of Canada ''scissors'' over the bar at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]]. Her winning result was {{T&Fcalc|1.59}}.]]
 
[[File:1912 Platt Adams5.JPG|thumb|left|Platt Adams during the standing high jump competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics]]
American coaches, including two-time [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] champion Frank Costello of the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]], flocked to Russia to learn from Brumel and his coaches like [[Vladimir Dyachkov]]. However, it would be a solitary innovator at [[Oregon State University]], [[Dick Fosbury]], who would bring the high jump into the next century.

Taking advantage of the raised, softer, artificially-cushioned landing areas that were in use by then, Fosbury added a new twist to the outmoded Eastern cut-off. He directed himself over the bar head and shoulders first, going over on his back and landing in a fashion that would likely have resulted in serious injury in the old ground-level landing pits, which were usually filled with sawdust or sand mixtures. Around the same time, [[Debbie Brill]] independently came up with the same technique, which she called the 'Brill Bend'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |first=Runnerstribe |date=2022-08-19 |title=If The 'Flop' Had Flopped Would We Be Seeing The Brill Bend? - A Column by Len Johnson |url=https://www.runnerstribe.com/features/if-the-flop-had-flopped-would-we-be-seeing-the-brill-bend-a-column-by-len-johnson/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Runner's Tribe |language=en-AU}}</ref>

Since Fosbury used his new style, called the [[Fosbury flop]], to win the gold medal of the [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|1968 Mexico Olympics]], its use spread quickly, and soon "floppers" were dominating international high jump competitions. The first flopper setting a world record was the American [[Dwight Stones]], who cleared {{T&Fcalc|2.30}} in 1973. In the female side, the 16-year-old flopper [[Ulrike Meyfarth]] from West Germany won the gold medal of the [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|1972 Munich Olympics]] at {{T&Fcalc|1.92}}, which tied the women's world record at that time (held by the Austrian straddler [[Ilona Gusenbauer]] a year before). However, it was not until 1978 when a flopper, [[Sara Simeoni]] of Italy, broke the women's world record.

Successful high jumpers following Fosbury's lead also included the rival of Dwight Stones, {{convert|5|ft|8|in|order=flip}}-tall [[Franklin Jacobs]] of Paterson, New Jersey, who cleared {{T&Fcalc|2.32}},  {{convert|0.59|m}} over his head (a feat equalled 27 years later by [[Stefan Holm]] of Sweden); Chinese record-setters [[Ni Zhiqin|Ni-chi Chin]] and [[Zhu Jianhua]]; Germans [[Gerd Wessig]] and [[Dietmar Mögenburg]]; Swedish Olympic medalist and former world record holder [[Patrik Sjöberg]]; female jumpers [[Ulrike Meyfarth]] of West Germany and [[Sara Simeoni]] of Italy.

In spite of this, the straddle technique did not disappear at once. In 1977, the 18-year-old Soviet straddler [[Vladimir Yashchenko]] set a new world record {{T&Fcalc|2.33}}. In 1978, he raised the record to {{T&Fcalc|2.34}}, and {{T&Fcalc|2.35}} indoor, just before a knee injury effectively ended his career when he was only 20 years old. In the female side, the straddler [[Rosemarie Ackermann]] of East Germany, who was the first female jumper ever to clear {{T&Fcalc|2}}, raised the world record from {{T&Fcalc|1.95}} to {{T&Fcalc|2.00}} during 1974 to 1977. In fact, from 2 June 1977 to 3 August 1978, almost 10 years after Fosbury's success, the men's and women's world records were still held by straddle jumpers Yashchenko and Ackermann respectively. However, they were the last world record holders using the straddle technique. Ackermann also won the gold medal of the [[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|1976 Montreal Olympics]], which was the last time for a straddle jumper (male or female) to win an Olympic medal.

In 1980, the Polish flopper, 1976 Olympic gold medalist [[Jacek Wszoła]], broke Yashchenko's world record at {{T&Fcalc|2.35}}. Two years before, the female Italian flopper [[Sara Simeoni]], the long-term rival of Ackermann, broke Ackermann's world record at {{T&Fcalc|2.01}} and became the first female flopper to break the women's world record. She also won the gold medal of the [[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|1980 Moscow Olympics]], where Ackermann placed fourth. Since then, the flop style has been completely dominant. All other techniques were almost extinct in serious high jump competitions after late 1980s.

==Technical aspects==
Technique and form have evolved greatly over the history of high jump. The Fosbury Flop is considered the most efficient way for competitors to propel themselves over the bar.

===Approach===
[[File:Ruth Beitia Valence 2008.jpg|thumb|Spanish jumper [[Ruth Beitia]] approaching the bar from an angle]]

For a Fosbury Flop, depending on the athlete's jump foot, they start on the right or left of the high jump mat, placing their jump foot farthest away from the mat. They take an eight- to ten-step approach, with the first three to five steps being in a straight line and the last five being on a curve. The approach angle is critical for optimal height. Athletes generally mark their approach in order to find as much consistency as possible.

The straight run builds the momentum and sets the tone for a jump. The athlete starts by pushing off their takeoff foot with slow, powerful steps, then begins to accelerate. They should be running upright by the end of the straight portion.

The athlete's takeoff foot will be landing on the first step of the curve, and they will continue to accelerate, focusing their body towards the opposite back corner of the high jump mat. While staying erect and leaning away from the mat, the athlete takes their final two steps flat-footed, rolling from the heel to the toe.

Most great straddle jumpers run at angles of about 30 to 40 degrees. The length of the run is determined by the speed of the approach. A slower run requires about eight strides, but a faster high jumper might need about 13 strides. Greater speed allows a greater part of the body's forward momentum to be converted upward.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coachr.org/hj.htm|title=The HIGH JUMP|last=CoachR|website=www.coachr.org|access-date=2009-02-10|archive-date=2017-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330152430/http://www.coachr.org/hj.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The '''J''' approach favored by Fosbury floppers allows for speed, the ability to turn in the air ([[centripetal force]]), and a good takeoff position, which helps turn horizontal momentum into vertical momentum. The approach should be a hard, controlled stride so that the athlete does not fall from running at an angle. Athletes should lean into the curve from their ankles, not their hips. This allows their hips to rotate during takeoff, which in turn allows their center of gravity to pass under the bar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everythingtrackandfield.com/catalog/matriarch/OnePiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_152_A_PageName_E_ArticleHighJumpApproach|title=The High Jump Approach - Training Article|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123060941/http://www.everythingtrackandfield.com/catalog/matriarch/OnePiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_152_A_PageName_E_ArticleHighJumpApproach|archive-date=November 23, 2008|access-date=2009-02-11|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Takeoff===
The takeoff can be double-arm or single-arm. In both cases, the plant foot should be the foot farthest from the bar, angled towards the opposite back corner of the mat, as they drive up the knee on their non-takeoff leg. This is accompanied by a one- or two-arm swing while driving the knee.

Unlike the straddle technique, where the takeoff foot is "planted" in the same spot regardless of the height of the bar, flop-style jumpers must adjust their approach run as the bar is raised so that their takeoff spot is slightly farther out from the bar. Jumpers attempting to reach record heights commonly fail when most of their energy is directed into the vertical effort and they knock the bar off the standards with the backs of their legs as they stall.

An effective approach shape can be derived from physics. For example, the rate of backward spin required as the jumper crosses the bar in order to facilitate shoulder clearance on the way up and foot clearance on the way down can be determined by computer simulation. This rotation rate can be back-calculated to determine the required angle of lean away from the bar at the moment of planting, based on how long the jumper is on the takeoff foot. This information, together with the jumper's speed, can be used to calculate the radius of the curved part of the approach. One can also work in the opposite direction by assuming a certain approach radius and determining the resulting backward rotation.
 
Drills can be practiced to solidify the approach. One drill is to run in a straight line and then run two to three circles spiraling into one another. Another is to run or skip a circle of any size two or three times in a row.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everythingtrackandfield.com/catalog/matriarch/OnePiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_307_A_PageName_E_ArticleGirouxHighJump|title=High Jump Technique and Training|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123042035/http://www.everythingtrackandfield.com/catalog/matriarch/OnePiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_307_A_PageName_E_ArticleGirouxHighJump|archive-date=November 23, 2008|access-date=2009-02-11|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It is important to leap upwards without first leaning into the bar, allowing the momentum of the '''J''' approach to carry the body across the bar.

===Flight===
[[File:Britt Weerman at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.jpg|thumb|[[Britt Weerman]] in flight during the [[2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump|2023 European Indoor Championships]]]]

The knee on the athlete's non-takeoff leg naturally turns their body, placing them in the air with their back to the bar. The athlete then drives their shoulders towards the back of their feet, arching their body over the bar. They can look over their shoulder to judge when to kick both feet over their head, causing their body to clear the bar and land on the mat.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liveabout.com/illustrated-high-jump-technique-3258815 |title=Illustrated High Jump Technique |last=Rosenbaum |first=Mike |website=Liveabout.com |date=27 October 2017 |access-date=19 August 2021 }}</ref>

==All-time top 25==
{{See also|Men's high jump world record progression|Women's high jump world record progression|Men's high jump indoor world record progression}}
{| style="wikitable"
|Outdoor tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 '''high jump marks''' and the top 25 '''athletes''':
|-
| style="background: #f6F5CE" |''- denotes top performance for '''athletes''' in the top 25 '''high jump marks'''''
|-
|''- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 '''high jump marks''', by repeat athletes''
|-
| style="background: #CCFFCC" |''- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 '''athletes''' who fall outside the top 25 high jump marks''
|}
*{{As of|2025|August}}.<ref name=AlltimeMO>[http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/jumps/high-jump/outdoor/men/senior High Jump - men - senior - outdoor]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-25.</ref><ref name=AlltimeWO>[http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/jumps/high-jump/outdoor/women/senior High Jump - women - senior - outdoor]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-25.</ref><ref name=AlltimeMI>[http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/jumps/high-jump/indoor/men/senior High Jump - men - senior - indoor]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-25.</ref><ref name=AlltimeWI>[http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/jumps/high-jump/indoor/women/senior High Jump - women - senior - indoor]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-25.</ref>

===Men (outdoor)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Mark !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|1 || align=center|1 || {{T&Fcalc|2.45}} || [[Javier Sotomayor]] || {{CUB}} || 27 July 1993 || [[Salamanca]] || 
|-
| rowspan=2| || align=center|2 || {{T&Fcalc|2.44}} || ''Sotomayor #2'' || rowspan=2| || 29 July 1989 || [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] || 
|-
| align=center|3 || {{T&Fcalc|2.43}} || ''Sotomayor #3'' ||  8 September 1988 || [[Salamanca]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|2 || align=center|3 || {{T&Fcalc|2.43}} || [[Mutaz Essa Barshim]] || {{QAT}} || 5 September 2014 || [[Brussels]] || <ref name="Brussels2014">{{cite news|title=Justin Gatlin rolls back the years as tyro Barshim basks|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/justin-gatlin-rolls-back-the-years-as-tyro-barshim-basks_1465688.html|publisher=zeenews.india.com|date=6 September 2014|access-date=6 September 2014}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|3 || align=center|5 || {{T&Fcalc|2.42}} || [[Patrik Sjöberg]] || {{SWE}} || 30 June 1987 || [[Stockholm]] || 
|-
|  || align=center|5 || {{T&Fcalc|2.42}} || ''Sotomayor #4'' || || 5 June 1994 || [[Seville]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|3 || align=center|5 || {{T&Fcalc|2.42}} || [[Bohdan Bondarenko]] || {{UKR}} || 14 June 2014 || [[New York City]] || <ref name="High Jump Results">{{cite web|title=High Jump Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/diamond-league-meetings/2014/adidas-grand-prix-5390/men/high-jump/final/series|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=14 June 2014|access-date=14 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|  || align=center|5 || {{T&Fcalc|2.42}} || ''Barshim #2'' || || 14 June 2014 || [[New York City]] || <ref name="High Jump Results"/>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|5 || align=center|9 || {{T&Fcalc|2.41}} || [[Igor Paklin]] || {{URS}} || 4 September 1985 || [[Kobe]] || 
|-
| rowspan=7| || rowspan=7 align=center|9 || rowspan=7|{{T&Fcalc|2.41}} || ''Sotomayor #5'' || rowspan=7|  || 25 June 1994 || [[Havana]] || 
|-
| ''Sotomayor #6'' || 15 July 1994 || [[London]] || 
|-
| ''Bondarenko #2'' || 4 July 2013 || [[Lausanne]] || 
|-
| ''Bondarenko #3'' || 15 August 2013 || [[Moscow]] || 
|-
| ''Barshim #3'' || 5 June 2014 || [[Rome]] || 
|-
| ''Barshim #4'' || 22 August 2014 || [[Eberstadt]] || 
|-
| ''Barshim #5'' || 30 May 2015 || [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|6 || align=center|17 || {{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || [[Rudolf Povarnitsyn]] || {{URS}} || 11 August 1985 || [[Donetsk]] || 
|-
| rowspan=3| || rowspan=2 align=center|17 || rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || ''Sotomayor #7'' || rowspan=3| || 12 March 1989 || [[Havana]] || 
|-
| ''Sjöberg #2'' || 5 August 1989 || [[Brussels]] || 
|-
| align=center|17 || {{T&Fcalc|2.40}} {{AthAbbr|A}} || ''Sotomayor #8'' || 13 August 1989 || [[Bogotá]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|6 || align=center|17 || {{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || [[Sorin Matei]] || {{ROU}} || 20 June 1990 || [[Bratislava]] || 
|-
|  || align=center|17 || {{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || ''Sotomayor #9'' ||  || 19 July 1991 || [[Paris]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|6 || align=center|17 || {{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || [[Charles Austin (high jumper)|Charles Austin]] || {{USA}} || 7 August 1991 || [[Zurich]] || 
|-
| rowspan=8| || rowspan=8 align=center|17 || rowspan=8|{{T&Fcalc|2.40}}  || ''Sotomayor #10'' || rowspan=8| || 22 May 1993 || [[Havana]] || 
|-
|  ''Sotomayor #11'' || 23 July 1993 || [[London]] || 
|-
|  ''Sotomayor #12'' || 22 August 1993 || [[Stuttgart]] || 
|-
|  ''Sotomayor #13'' || 10 July 1994 || [[Eberstadt]] || 
|-
|  ''Sotomayor #14'' || 18 July 1994 || [[Nice]] || 
|-
|  ''Sotomayor #15'' || 29 July 1994 || [[Saint Petersburg]] || 
|-
|  ''Sotomayor #16'' || 11 September 1994 || [[London]] || 
|-
|  ''Sotomayor #17'' || 25 March 1995 || [[Mar del Plata]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|6 || align=center|17 || {{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || [[Vyacheslav Voronin]] || {{RUS}} || 5 August 2000 || [[London]] || 
|-
|  || align=center|17 || {{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || ''Barshim #6'' ||  || 1 June 2013 || [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|6 || align=center|17 || {{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || [[Derek Drouin]] || {{CAN}} || 25 April 2014 || [[Des Moines]] || 
|-
| rowspan=2| || rowspan=2 align=center|17 || rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || ''Bondarenko #4'' || rowspan=2| || 11 May 2014 || [[Tokyo]] || 
|-
| ''Bondarenko #5'' || 3 July 2014 || [[Lausanne]] || <ref name="Lausanne2014"/>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|6 || align=center|17 || {{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || [[Andriy Protsenko]] || {{UKR}} || 3 July 2014 || [[Lausanne]] || <ref name="Lausanne2014">{{cite web|title=High Jump Results|url=http://www.diamondleague-lausanne.com/en/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/High-Jump/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705222106/http://www.diamondleague-lausanne.com/en/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/High-Jump/|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 July 2013|work=Diamond League - Lausanne|date=3 July 2014|access-date=4 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=7| || rowspan=7 align=center|17 || rowspan=7|{{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || ''Bondarenko #6'' || rowspan=7| || 18 July 2014 || [[Monaco]] || 
|-
| ''Bondarenko #7'' || 5 September 2014 || [[Brussels]] || <ref name="Brussels2014"/>
|-
| ''Barshim #7'' || 11 June 2016 || [[Opole]] || 
|-
| ''Barshim #8'' || 20 August 2017 || [[Birmingham]] || 
|-
| ''Barshim #9'' || 27 August 2017 || [[Eberstadt]] || 
|-
| ''Barshim #10'' || 4 May 2018 || [[Doha]] || 
|-
| ''Barshim #11'' || 2 July 2018 || [[Székesfehérvár]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| rowspan=4 align=center|12 || rowspan=14| || rowspan=4|{{T&Fcalc|2.39}} || [[Zhu Jianhua]] || {{CHN}} || 10 June 1984 || [[Eberstadt]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Hollis Conway]] || {{USA}} || 30 July 1989 || [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Ivan Ukhov]] || {{RUS}} || 5 July 2012 || [[Cheboksary]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Gianmarco Tamberi]] || {{ITA}} || 15 July 2016 || [[Monaco]] || <ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=High Jump Results|url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2016/monaco/re0810040.pdf|publisher=sportresult.com|date=15 July 2016|access-date=16 July 2016|archive-date=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805171132/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2016/monaco/re0810040.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| rowspan=10 align=center|16 || rowspan=10|{{T&Fcalc|2.38}} || [[Hennadiy Avdyeyenko]] || {{URS}} || 6 September 1987 || [[Rome]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Sergey Malchenko]] || {{URS}} || 4 September 1988 || [[Banská Bystrica]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Dragutin Topić]] || {{FR-YUG}} || 1 August 1993 || [[Belgrade]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Troy Kemp]] || {{BAH}} || 12 July 1995 || [[Nice]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Artur Partyka]] || {{POL}} || 18 August 1996 || [[Eberstadt]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Jacques Freitag]] || {{RSA}} || 5 March 2005 || [[Oudtshoorn]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Andriy Sokolovskyy]] || {{UKR}} || 8 July 2005 || [[Rome]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Andrey Silnov]] || {{RUS}} || 25 July 2008 || [[London]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Zhang Guowei (high jumper)|Zhang Guowei]] || {{CHN}} || 30 May 2015 || [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Danil Lysenko]] || {{ANA}} || 27 August 2017 || [[Eberstadt]] || 
|}

====Annulled marks====
<small>The following athletes have had their personal best annulled due to doping offences:</small>
{| class="wikitable"
!Mark
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
| {{T&Fcalc|2.41}} || {{flagathlete|[[Ivan Ukhov]]|RUS}} || 10 May 2014 || [[Doha]] || 
|-
| {{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || {{flagathlete|[[Danil Lysenko]]|RUS}} || 20 July 2018 || [[Monaco]] || 
|}

===Women (outdoor)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Mark !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align="center" |1
|align="center" |1
|{{T&Fcalc|2.10}}
|[[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]]
|{{UKR}}
|7 July 2024
|[[Paris]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=FLASH: Mahuchikh breaks world high jump record with 2.10m in Paris {{!}} REPORTS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/meeting-de-paris-diamond-league-2024-world-record |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2 || align="center" |2 || {{T&Fcalc|2.09}} || [[Stefka Kostadinova]]|| {{flag|Bulgaria|1971}} || 30 August 1987 || [[Rome]]||
|-
| || align="center" |3 || {{T&Fcalc|2.08}} || ''Kostadinova #2''|| || 31 May 1986 || [[Sofia]]||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |3 || align="center" |3 || {{T&Fcalc|2.08}} || [[Blanka Vlašić]]|| {{CRO}} || 31 August 2009 || [[Zagreb]]||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |4 || align="center" |5 || {{T&Fcalc|2.07}} || [[Lyudmila Andonova]]|| {{flag|Bulgaria|1971}} || 20 July 1984 || [[Berlin]]||
|- 
| rowspan="4" | || rowspan="4" align="center" |5 || rowspan="4" |{{T&Fcalc|2.07}} || ''Kostadinova #3'' || rowspan="4" | || 25 May 1986 || [[Sofia]] ||
|-
|  ''Kostadinova #4'' || 16 September 1987 || [[Cagliari]] || 
|- 
|  ''Kostadinova #5'' || 3 September 1988 || [[Sofia]] || 
|-
|  ''Vlašić #2'' || 7 August 2007 || [[Stockholm]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|4 || align=center|5 || {{T&Fcalc|2.07}} || [[Anna Chicherova]] || {{RUS}} || 22 July 2011 || [[Cheboksary]] || 
|-
| rowspan=5| || rowspan=5 align=center|11 || rowspan="5" |{{T&Fcalc|2.06}} || ''Kostadinova #6'' || rowspan=5| || 18 August 1985 || [[Moscow]] || 
|-
| ''Kostadinova #7'' || 15 June 1986 || [[Fürth]] || 
|-
| ''Kostadinova #8'' || 14 September 1986 || [[Cagliari]] || 
|-
| ''Kostadinova #9'' || 6 June 1987 || [[Worrstadt]] || 
|-
| ''Kostadinova #10'' || 8 September 1987 || [[Rieti]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| rowspan=3 align=center|6 || rowspan=3 align=center|11 || rowspan="3" |{{T&Fcalc|2.06}} || [[Kajsa Bergqvist]] || {{SWE}} || 26 July 2003 || [[Eberstadt]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| [[Hestrie Cloete]] || {{RSA}} || 31 August 2003 || [[Paris]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| [[Yelena Slesarenko]] || {{RUS}} || 28 August 2004 || [[Athens]] || 
|-
| rowspan=3| || rowspan=3 align=center|11 || rowspan="3" |{{T&Fcalc|2.06}} || ''Vlašić #3'' || rowspan=3| || 30 July 2007 || [[Thessaloniki]] || 
|-
| ''Vlašić #4'' || 22 June 2008 || [[Istanbul]] || 
|-
| ''Vlašić #5'' || 5 July 2008 || [[Madrid]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| rowspan=2 align=center|6 || rowspan=2 align=center|11 || rowspan="2" |{{T&Fcalc|2.06}} || [[Ariane Friedrich]] || {{GER}} || 14 June 2009 || [[Berlin]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| [[Mariya Lasitskene]] || {{ANA}} || 6 July 2017 || [[Lausanne]] || <ref name="static_sportresult_com">{{cite web|title=High Jump Results|url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2017/lausanne/re1810040.pdf|work=sportresult.com|date=6 July 2017|access-date=9 July 2017|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804115830/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2017/lausanne/re1810040.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- 
|  || align=center|11 || {{T&Fcalc|2.06}} || ''Lasitskene #2'' ||  || 20 June 2019 || [[Ostrava]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Miller-Uibo breaks 300m world best, Lasitskene tops 2.06m and Kirt joins 90-metre club in Ostrava|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/kirt-lasitskene-miller-uibo-ostrava|publisher=IAAF|author=Bob Ramsak|date=20 June 2019|access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|11 || align=center|25 || {{T&Fcalc|2.05}}  || [[Tamara Bykova]] || {{URS}} || 22 June 1984 || [[Kyiv]] || 
|-
| rowspan=5| || rowspan=5 align=center|25 || rowspan="5" |{{T&Fcalc|2.05}} || ''Kostadinova #11'' || rowspan=5| || 14 June 1986 || [[Worrstadt]] || 
|-
| ''Kostadinova #12'' || 7 September 1986 || [[Rieti]] || 
|-
| ''Kostadinova #13'' || 4 July 1987 || [[Oslo]] || 
|-
| ''Kostadinova #14'' || 13 September 1987 || [[Padua]] || 
|-
| ''Kostadinova #15'' || 12 August 1988 || [[Budapest]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|11 || align=center|25 || {{T&Fcalc|2.05}} || [[Heike Henkel]] || {{GER}} || 31 August 1991 || [[Tokyo]] || 
|-
| rowspan=2| || rowspan=2 align=center|25 || rowspan="2" |{{T&Fcalc|2.05}} || ''Kostadinova #16'' || rowspan=2| || 4 July 1992 || [[San Marino]] || 
|- 
| ''Kostadinova #17'' || 18 September 1993 || [[Fukuoka]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|11 || align=center|25 || {{T&Fcalc|2.05}} || [[Inha Babakova]] || {{UKR}} || 15 September 1995 || [[Tokyo]] || 
|- 
| rowspan=8| || rowspan=8 align=center|25 || rowspan="8" |{{T&Fcalc|2.05}}  || ''Kostadinova #18'' || rowspan=8| || 3 August 1996 || [[Atlanta]] || 
|-
| ''Bergqvist #2'' || 18 August 2002 || [[Poznań]] || 
|-
| ''Cloete #2'' || 10 August 2003 || [[Berlin]] || 
|- 
| ''Bergqvist #3'' || 28 July 2006 || [[London]] || 
|-
| ''Vlašić #6'' || 21 July 2007 || [[Madrid]] || 
|-
| ''Vlašić #7'' || 2 September 2007 || [[Osaka]] || 
|-
| ''Vlašić #8'' || 12 June 2008 || [[Ostrava]] || 
|-
| ''Vlašić #9'' || 1 July 2008 || [[Bydgoszcz]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|11 || align=center|25 || {{T&Fcalc|2.05}} || [[Tia Hellebaut]] || {{BEL}}  || 23 August 2008 || [[Beijing]] || 
|-
| rowspan=2| || rowspan=2 align=center|25 || rowspan="2" |{{T&Fcalc|2.05}} || ''Vlašić #10'' || rowspan=2| || 23 August 2008 || [[Beijing]] || 
|-
| ''Vlašić #11'' || 8 May 2009 || [[Doha]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|11 || align=center|25 || {{T&Fcalc|2.05}} || [[Chaunté Lowe]] || {{USA}} || 26 June 2010 || [[Des Moines]] || 
|- 
| rowspan=6| || rowspan="6" align="center" |25 || rowspan="6" |{{T&Fcalc|2.05}} || ''Vlašić #12'' || rowspan="6" | || 5 September 2010 || [[Split, Croatia|Split]] || 
|-
| ''Chicherova #2'' || 16 September 2011 || [[Brussels]] || 
|-
| ''Chicherova #3'' || 11 August 2012 || [[London]] || 
|-
| ''Lasitskene #3'' || 21 July 2017 || [[Monaco]] || 
|-
| ''Lasitskene #4'' || 8 September 2021 || [[Zurich]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=High Jump Result|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/ZURICH2021/PDF_RE1810040.PDF?h=kWTuI5CIVLJKp2nvC4rbDc/vEbA=|work=sportresult.com|date=8 September 2021|access-date=23 September 2021}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|- 
| ''Mahuchikh #2''|| 2 September 2022 || [[Brussels]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Krop, Mahuchikh and Winger bounce back in Brussels with world-leading marks|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/brussels-memorial-van-damme-krop-mahuchikh-winger-fisher-mageean|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=2 September 2022|access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| rowspan="5" align="center" |16 || rowspan="10" | || rowspan="5" |{{T&Fcalc|2.04}} || [[Silvia Costa (athlete)|Silvia Costa]] || {{CUB}} || 9 September 1989 || [[Barcelona]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Venelina Veneva-Mateeva]] || {{BUL}} || 2 June 2001 || [[Kalamata]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Irina Gordeeva]] || {{RUS}} || 19 August 2012 || [[Eberstadt]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Brigetta Barrett]] || {{USA}} || 22 June 2013 || [[Des Moines]] || 
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| [[Nicola Olyslagers]]|| {{AUS}}|| 27 August 2025 ||[[Zurich]]|| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Whittington |first=Jess |date=27 August 2025 |title=Olyslagers soars Oceanian record to clinch Diamond League crown on day one in Zurich |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/diamond-league-final-2025-weltklasse-zurich-day-one-olyslagers |access-date=28 August 2025 |website=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| rowspan="5" align="center" |21 || rowspan="5" |{{T&Fcalc|2.03}} || [[Ulrike Meyfarth]]|| {{FRG}} || 21 August 1983 || [[London]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Louise Ritter]] || {{USA}} || 8 July 1988 || [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Tatyana Babashkina|Tatyana Motkova]] || {{RUS}} || 30 May 1995 || [[Bratislava]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Niki Bakoyianni]] || {{GRE}} || 3 August 1996 || [[Atlanta]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Antonietta Di Martino]] || {{ITA}} || 24 June 2007 || [[Milan]] || 
|}

===Men (indoor)===
''Only one performance (best) per athlete''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Mark
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
| {{T&Fcalc|2.43}} || {{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}} || 4 March 1989 || [[Budapest]] ||
|-
!2
| {{T&Fcalc|2.42}} || {{flagathlete|[[Carlo Thränhardt]]|FRG}} || 26 February 1988 || [[Berlin]] ||
|-
!rowspan=2|3
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.41}} || {{flagathlete|[[Patrik Sjöberg]]|SWE}} || 1 February 1987 || [[Piraeus]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}} || 18 February 2015 || [[Athlone]] ||
|-
!rowspan=4|5
| rowspan=4|{{T&Fcalc|2.40}} || {{flagathlete|[[Hollis Conway]]|USA}} || 10 March 1991 || [[Seville]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefan Holm]]|SWE}} || 6 March 2005 || [[Madrid]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Ivan Ukhov]]|RUS}} || 25 February 2009 || [[Piraeus]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Aleksey Dmitrik]]|RUS}} || 8 February 2014 || [[Arnstadt]] ||
|-
!rowspan=2|9
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.39}} || {{flagathlete|[[Dietmar Mögenburg]]|FRG}} || 24 February 1985 || [[Cologne]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Ralf Sonn]]|GER}} || 1 March 1991 || [[Berlin]] ||
|-
!rowspan=10|11
| rowspan=10|{{T&Fcalc|2.38}} || {{flagathlete|[[Igor Paklin]]|URS}} || 7 March 1987 || [[Indianapolis]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Gennadiy Avdeyenko]]|URS}} || 7 March 1987 || [[Indianapolis]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Steve Smith (British high jumper)|Steve Smith]]|GBR}} || 4 February 1994 || [[Wuppertal]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Wolf-Hendrik Beyer]]|GER}} || 18 March 1994 || [[Weinheim]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Sorin Matei]]|ROU}} || 3 February 1995 || [[Wuppertal]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Matt Hemingway]]|USA}} || 4 March 2000 || [[Atlanta]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Yaroslav Rybakov]]|RUS}} || 15 February 2005 || [[Stockholm]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Linus Thörnblad]]|SWE}} || 25 February 2007 || [[Gothenburg]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianmarco Tamberi]]|ITA}} || 13 February 2016 || [[Hustopeče]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Danil Lysenko]]|RUS}} || 29 January 2023 || [[Moscow]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Athletics 'Battle Of The Sexes' Brought Lyssenko To Victory Over Lasitskene: 'I Didn't Wait'|url=https://www.easternherald.com/2023/01/30/athletics-battle-of-the-sexes-brought-lyssenko-to-victory-over-lasitskene-i-didnt-wait/|website=easternherald.com|date=30 January 2023|access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=7|21
| rowspan=7|{{T&Fcalc|2.37}} || {{flagathlete|[[Artur Partyka]]|POL}} || 3 February 1991 || [[Sulingen]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Dalton Grant]]|GBR}} || 13 March 1994 || [[Paris]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Charles Austin (high jumper)|Charles Austin]]|USA}} || 1 March 1996 || [[Atlanta]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Vyacheslav Voronin]]|RUS}} || 5 March 2005 || [[Glasgow]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Jaroslav Bába]]|CZE}} || 5 February 2000 || [[Arnstadt]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Andrey Silnov]]|RUS}} || 2 February 2008 || [[Arnstadt]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Maksim Nedasekau]]|BLR}} || 7 March 2021 || [[Toruń]] ||
|}

====Annulled marks====
<small>The following athletes have had their personal best annulled due to doping offences:</small>
{| class="wikitable"
!Mark
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
| {{T&Fcalc|2.42}} || {{flagathlete|[[Ivan Ukhov]]|RUS}} || 25 February 2014 || [[Prague]] || 
|}

===Women (indoor)===
''Only one performance (best) per athlete''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Mark
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
| {{T&Fcalc|2.08}} || {{flagathlete|[[Kajsa Bergqvist]]|SWE}} || 4 February 2006 || [[Arnstadt]] ||
|-
!2
| {{T&Fcalc|2.07}} || {{flagathlete|[[Heike Henkel]]|GER}} || 8 February 1992 || [[Karlsruhe]] ||
|-
!rowspan=4|3
| rowspan=4|{{T&Fcalc|2.06}} || {{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL|1971}} || 20 February 1988 || [[Athens]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Blanka Vlašić]]|CRO}} || 6 February 2010 || [[Arnstadt]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Anna Chicherova]]|RUS}} || 4 February 2012 || [[Arnstadt]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]]|UKR}} || 2 February 2021 || [[Banská Bystrica]] || <ref name="static_sportresult_com" />
|-
!rowspan=3|7
| rowspan=3|{{T&Fcalc|2.05}} || {{flagathlete|[[Tia Hellebaut]]|BEL}} || 3 March 2007 || [[Birmingham]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Ariane Friedrich]]|GER}} || 15 February 2009 || [[Karlsruhe]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Mariya Lasitskene]]|RUS}} || 9 February 2020 || [[Moscow]] ||
|-
!rowspan=3|10
| rowspan=3|{{T&Fcalc|2.04}} || {{flagathlete|[[Alina Astafei]]|GER}} || 3 March 1995 || [[Berlin]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Yelena Slesarenko]]|RUS}} || 7 March 2004 || [[Budapest]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Antonietta Di Martino]]|ITA}} || 9 February 2011 || [[Banská Bystrica]] ||
|-
!rowspan=3|13
| rowspan=3|{{T&Fcalc|2.03}} || {{flagathlete|[[Tamara Bykova]]|URS}} || 6 March 1983 || [[Budapest]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Monica Iagăr]]|ROU}} || 23 January 1999 || [[Bucharest]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Marina Kuptsova]]|RUS}} || 2 March 2002 || [[Vienna]] ||
|-
!rowspan=5|16
| rowspan=3|{{T&Fcalc|2.02}} || {{flagathlete|[[Susanne Beyer]]|GDR}} || 8 March 1987 || [[Indianapolis]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Venelina Veneva-Mateeva]]|BUL}} || 2 February 2002 || [[Łódź]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Yelena Yelesina]]|RUS}} || 26 February 2003 || [[Moscow]] ||
|-
| {{T&Fcalc|2.02}} {{AthAbbr|A}} || {{flagathlete|[[Chaunte Lowe]]|USA}} || 26 February 2012 || [[Albuquerque]] ||
|-
| {{T&Fcalc|2.02}} || {{flagathlete|[[Kamila Lićwinko]]|POL}} || 21 February 2015 || [[Toruń]] ||
|-
!rowspan=7|21
| rowspan=7|{{T&Fcalc|2.01}} || {{flagathlete|[[Gabriele Günz]]|GDR}} || 31 January 1988 || [[Stuttgart]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Ioamnet Quintero]]|CUB}} || 5 March 1993 || [[Berlin]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Tisha Waller]]|USA}} || 28 February 1998 || [[Atlanta]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Ruth Beitia]]|ESP}} || 24 February 2007 || [[Piraeus]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Vita Palamar]]|UKR}} || 9 March 2008 || [[Valencia]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Irina Gordeeva]]|RUS}} || 28 January 2009 || [[Cottbus]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Airinė Palšytė]]|LTU}} || 4 March 2017 || [[Belgrade]] ||
|}

==Olympic medalists==
===Men===
{{Olympic medalists in men's high jump}}

===Women===
{{Olympic medalists in women's high jump}}

==World Championships medalists==
===Men===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in men's high jump}}

===Women===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's high jump}}

==World Indoor Championships medalists==
===Men===
{| {{MedalistTable}}
|-
|[[1985 IAAF World Indoor Games|1985 Paris]]{{ref label|WIG|A}}<br>{{DetailsLink|1985 IAAF World Indoor Games – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrik Sjöberg]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Othmane Belfaa]]|ALG}}
|-
|[[1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1987 Indianapolis]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Igor Paklin]]|URS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hennadiy Avdyeyenko]]|URS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ján Zvara]]|TCH}}
|-
|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1989 Budapest]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dietmar Mögenburg]]|FRG}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrik Sjöberg]]|SWE}}
|-
|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1991 Seville]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hollis Conway]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Artur Partyka]]|POL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}<hr>{{flagathlete|[[Aleksey Yemelin]]|URS}}
|-
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1993 Toronto]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrik Sjöberg]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Steve Smith (British high jumper)|Steve Smith]]|GBR}}
|-
|[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1995 Barcelona]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Labros Papakostas]]|GRE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tony Barton (athlete)|Tony Barton]]|USA}}
|-
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1997 Paris]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Charles Austin (high jumper)|Charles Austin]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Labros Papakostas]]|GRE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dragutin Topić]]|FRY}}
|-
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1999 Maebashi]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vyacheslav Voronin]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Charles Austin (high jumper)|Charles Austin]]|USA}}
|-
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2001 Lisbon]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefan Holm]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Andriy Sokolovskyy]]|UKR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Staffan Strand]]|SWE}}
|-
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2003 Birmingham]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefan Holm]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslav Rybakov]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Henadz Maroz]]|BLR}}
|-
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2004 Budapest]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefan Holm]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslav Rybakov]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ștefan Vasilache]]|ROU}}<hr>{{flagathlete|[[Germaine Mason]]|JAM}}<hr>{{flagathlete|[[Jaroslav Bába]]|CZE}}
|-
|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006 Moscow]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslav Rybakov]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Andrey Tereshin]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Linus Thörnblad]]|SWE}}
|-
|[[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2008 Valencia]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefan Holm]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslav Rybakov]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kyriakos Ioannou]]|CYP}}<hr>{{flagathlete|[[Andra Manson]]|USA}}
|-
|[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2010 Doha]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ivan Ukhov]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslav Rybakov]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dusty Jonas]]|USA}}
|-
|[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2012 Istanbul]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Dimitrios Chondrokoukis]]|GRE}}}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Andrey Silnov]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ivan Ukhov]]|RUS}}
|-
|[[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2014 Sopot]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ivan Ukhov]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Andriy Protsenko]]|UKR}}
|-
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2016 Portland]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gianmarco Tamberi]]|ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Robert Grabarz]]|GBR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Erik Kynard]]|USA}}
|-
|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2018 Birmingham]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Danil Lysenko]]|ANA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mateusz Przybylko]]|GER}}
|-
|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2022 Belgrade]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Woo Sang-hyeok]]|KOR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Loïc Gasch]]|SUI}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gianmarco Tamberi]]|ITA}}<hr>{{flagathlete|[[Hamish Kerr]]|NZL}}
|-
|[[2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2024 Glasgow]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hamish Kerr]]|NZL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Shelby McEwen]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Woo Sang-hyeok]]|KOR}}
|-
|[[2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2025 Nanjing]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Woo Sang-hyeok]]|KOR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hamish Kerr]]|NZL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Raymond Richards (high jumper)|Raymond Richards]]|JAM}}
|}

===Women===
{| {{MedalistTable}}
|-
|[[1985 IAAF World Indoor Games|1985 Paris]]{{ref label|WIG|A}}<br>{{DetailsLink|1985 IAAF World Indoor Games – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL|1971}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Susanne Lorentzon]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Debbie Brill]]|CAN}}<hr>{{flagathlete|[[Danuta Bułkowska]]|POL}}<hr>{{flagathlete|[[Silvia Costa (athlete)|Silvia Costa]]|CUB}}
|-
|[[1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1987 Indianapolis]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL|1971}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Susanne Beyer]]|GDR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Emilia Dragieva]]|BUL|1971}}
|-
|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1989 Budapest]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL|1971}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tamara Bykova]]|URS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Heike Henkel|Heike Redetzky]]|FRG}}
|-
|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1991 Seville]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Heike Henkel]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tamara Bykova]]|URS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Heike Balck]]|GER}}
|-
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1993 Toronto]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Heike Henkel]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Inha Babakova]]|UKR}}
|-
|[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1995 Barcelona]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alina Astafei]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Britta Bilač]]|SLO}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Heike Henkel]]|GER}}
|-
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1997 Paris]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Inha Babakova]]|UKR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hanne Haugland]]|NOR}}
|-
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1999 Maebashi]]<br>{{DetailsLink|1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Khristina Kalcheva]]|BUL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Zuzana Hlavoňová]]|CZE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tisha Waller]]|USA}}
|-
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2001 Lisbon]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kajsa Bergqvist]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Inha Babakova]]|UKR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Venelina Veneva-Mateeva|Venelina Veneva]]|BUL}}
|-
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2003 Birmingham]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kajsa Bergqvist]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yelena Yelesina]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Anna Chicherova]]|RUS}}
|-
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2004 Budapest]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yelena Slesarenko]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Anna Chicherova]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Blanka Vlašić]]|CRO}}
|-
|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006 Moscow]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yelena Slesarenko]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Blanka Vlašić]]|CRO}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruth Beitia]]|ESP}}
|-
|[[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2008 Valencia]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Blanka Vlašić]]|CRO}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yelena Slesarenko]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vita Palamar]]|UKR}}
|-
|[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2010 Doha]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Blanka Vlašić]]|CRO}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruth Beitia]]|ESP}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Chaunté Lowe]]|USA}}
|-
|[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2012 Istanbul]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Chaunté Lowe]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Antonietta Di Martino]]|ITA}}<hr>{{flagathlete|[[Anna Chicherova]]|RUS}}<hr>{{flagathlete|[[Ebba Jungmark]]|SWE}}
|''none awarded''
|-
|[[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2014 Sopot]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mariya Kuchina]]|RUS}}<hr>{{flagathlete|[[Kamila Lićwinko]]|POL}}
|''none awarded''
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruth Beitia]]|ESP}}
|-
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2016 Portland]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vashti Cunningham]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruth Beitia]]|ESP}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kamila Lićwinko]]|POL}}
|-
|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2018 Birmingham]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mariya Lasitskene]]|ANA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vashti Cunningham]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alessia Trost]]|ITA}}
|-
|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2022 Belgrade]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]]|UKR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Eleanor Patterson]]|AUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadezhda Dubovitskaya]]|KAZ}}
|-
|[[2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2024 Glasgow]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nicola Olyslagers]]|AUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]]|UKR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Lia Apostolovski]]|SLO}}
|-
|[[2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2025 Nanjing]]<br>{{DetailsLink|2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nicola Olyslagers]]|AUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Eleanor Patterson]]|AUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]]|UKR}}
|}
*<sup>{{note label|WIG|A}}</sup> Known as the ''World Indoor Games''.

==Athletes with most medals==
Athletes who have won multiple titles at the two most important competitions, the [[Olympic Games]] and the [[World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]:
*4 wins: [[Mariya Lasitskene]] (RUS) - Olympic Champion in 2020, World Champion in 2015, 2017 & 2019
*4 wins: [[Mutaz Essa Barshim]] (QAT) - Olympic Champion in 2020, World Champion in 2017, 2019 & 2022
*3 wins: [[Javier Sotomayor]] (CUB) - Olympic Champion in 1992, World Champion in 1993 & 1997
*3 wins: [[Stefka Kostadinova]] (BUL) - Olympic Champion in 1996, World Champion in 1987 & 1995
*2 wins: [[Hennadiy Avdyeyenko|Gennadiy Avdeyenko]] (URS) - Olympic Champion in 1988, World Champion in 1983
*2 wins: [[Charles Austin (high jumper)|Charles Austin]] (USA) - Olympic Champion in 1996, World Champion in 1991
*2 wins: [[Iolanda Balaș]] (ROU) - Olympic Champion in 1960 & 1964
*2 wins: [[Ulrike Meyfarth]] (FRG) - Olympic Champion in 1972 & 1984
*2 wins: [[Heike Henkel]] (GER) - Olympic Champion in 1992, World Champion in 1991
*2 wins: [[Hestrie Cloete]] (RSA) - World Champion in 2001 & 2003
*2 wins: [[Blanka Vlašić]] (CRO) - World Champion in 2007 & 2009
*2 wins: [[Anna Chicherova]] (RUS) - Olympic Champion in 2012, World Champion in 2011
*2 wins: [[Gianmarco Tamberi]] (ITA) - Olympic Champion in 2020, World Champion in 2023
*2 wins: [[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]] (UKR) - Olympic Champion in 2024, World Champion in 2023
*2 wins: [[Hamish Kerr]] (NZL) - Olympic Champion in 2024, World Champion in 2025

Kostadinova, Sotomayor and Mahuchikh are the only high jumpers to have been Olympic Champion, World Champion and broken the world record.

==Season's bests==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Men===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! Year !! Mark !! Athlete !! Place
|-
| 1970
| {{T&Fcalc|2.29}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ni Zhiqin]]|CHN}}
| [[Changsha]]
|-
| 1971
| {{T&Fcalc|2.29}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Pat Matzdorf]]|USA}}
| [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]]
|-
| 1972
| {{T&Fcalc|2.25}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jüri Tarmak]]|URS}}
| [[Moscow]]
|-
| 1973
| {{T&Fcalc|2.30}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dwight Stones]]|USA}}
| [[Munich]]
|-
| 1974
| {{T&Fcalc|2.28}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dwight Stones]]|USA}}
| [[Oslo]] 
|-
| 1975
| {{T&Fcalc|2.28}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dwight Stones]]|USA}}
| [[New York City|New York]]
|-
| 1976
| {{T&Fcalc|2.32}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dwight Stones]]|USA}} 
| [[Philadelphia]]
|-
| 1977
| {{T&Fcalc|2.33}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Yashchenko]]|URS}}
| [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]
|-
| 1978
| {{T&Fcalc|2.35}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Yashchenko]]|URS}}
| [[Milan]]
|-
| 1979
| {{T&Fcalc|2.32}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dietmar Mögenburg]]|FRG}}
| [[Ottawa]]
|-
| 1980
| {{T&Fcalc|2.36}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gerd Wessig]]|GDR}}
| [[Moscow]]
|-
| 1981
| {{T&Fcalc|2.33}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Aleksey Demyanyuk]]|URS}}
| [[Leningrad]]
|-
| 1982
| {{T&Fcalc|2.33}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Zhu Jianhua]]|CHN}}
| [[Delhi]]
|-
| 1983
| {{T&Fcalc|2.38}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Zhu Jianhua]]|CHN}}
| [[Shanghai]]
|-
| 1984
| {{T&Fcalc|2.39}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Zhu Jianhua]]|CHN}}
| [[Eberstadt]]
|-
| 1985
| {{T&Fcalc|2.41}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Igor Paklin]]|URS}}
| [[Kobe]]
|-
| 1986
| {{T&Fcalc|2.38}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Igor Paklin]]|URS}}
| [[Rieti]]
|-
| 1987
| {{T&Fcalc|2.42}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrik Sjöberg]]|SWE}}
| [[Stockholm]]
|-
| 1988
| {{T&Fcalc|2.43}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
| [[Salamanca]]
|-
| 1989
| {{T&Fcalc|2.44}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
| [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]
|-
| 1990
| {{T&Fcalc|2.40}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sorin Matei]]|ROU}}
| [[Bratislava]]
|-
| rowspan=3|1991
| {{T&Fcalc|2.40}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Hollis Conway]]|USA}}
| [[Seville]]
|-
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.40}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
| [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Charles Austin (high jumper)|Charles Austin]]|USA}}
| [[Zürich]]
|-
| 1992
| {{T&Fcalc|2.38}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Patrik Sjöberg]]|SWE}}
| [[Genoa]]
|-
| 1993
| {{T&Fcalc|2.45}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
| [[Salamanca]]
|-
| 1994
| {{T&Fcalc|2.42}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
| [[Seville]]
|-
| 1995
| {{T&Fcalc|2.40}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
| [[Mar del Plata]]
|-
| 1996
| {{T&Fcalc|2.39}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Charles Austin (high jumper)|Charles Austin]]|USA}}
| [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]
|-
| 1997
| {{T&Fcalc|2.37}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
| [[Athens]]
|-
| 1998
| {{T&Fcalc|2.37}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}}
| [[Maracaibo]]
|-
| 1999
| {{T&Fcalc|2.37}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vyacheslav Voronin]]|RUS}}
| [[Seville]]
|-
| 2000
| {{T&Fcalc|2.40}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vyacheslav Voronin]]|RUS}}
| [[London]]
|-
| 2001
| {{T&Fcalc|2.37}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vyacheslav Voronin]]|RUS}}
| [[Eberstadt]]
|-
| 2002
| {{T&Fcalc|2.37}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jacques Freitag]]|RSA}}
| [[Durban]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2003
| {{T&Fcalc|2.36}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefan Holm]]|SWE}}
| [[Arnstadt]]
|-
| {{T&Fcalc|2.36}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Aleksander Walerianczyk]]|POL}}
| [[Bydgoszcz]]
|-
| 2004
| {{T&Fcalc|2.37}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefan Holm]]|SWE}}
| [[Stockholm]]
|-
| 2005
| {{T&Fcalc|2.40}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefan Holm]]|SWE}}
| [[Madrid]]
|-
| rowspan=4|2006
| rowspan=3|{{T&Fcalc|2.37}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| rowspan=2|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslav Rybakov]]|RUS}}
| [[Arnstadt]]
|- 
| [[Moscow]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Ivan Ukhov]]|RUS}}
| [[Arnstadt]]
|-
| {{T&Fcalc|2.37}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Andrey Silnov]]|RUS}}
| [[Monaco]]
|-
| 2007
| {{T&Fcalc|2.39}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Ivan Ukhov]]|RUS}}
| [[Moscow]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2008
| {{T&Fcalc|2.38}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Yaroslav Rybakov]]|RUS}}
| [[Moscow]]
|-
| {{T&Fcalc|2.38}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Andrey Silnov]]|RUS}}
| [[London]]
|-
| 2009
| {{T&Fcalc|2.40}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Ivan Ukhov]]|RUS}}
| [[Piraeus]]
|-
| 2010
| {{T&Fcalc|2.38}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ivan Ukhov]]|RUS}}
| [[Banská Bystrica]]
|-
| rowspan=3|2011
| rowspan=3|{{T&Fcalc|2.38}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| rowspan=3|{{flagathlete|[[Ivan Ukhov]]|RUS}}
| [[Hustopeče]]
|-
| [[Banská Bystrica]]
|-
| [[Paris]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2012
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.39}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Ivan Ukhov]]|RUS}}
| [[Cheboksary]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}}
| [[Lausanne]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2013
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.41}}
| rowspan=2|{{flagathlete|[[Bohdan Bondarenko]]|UKR}}
| [[Lausanne]]
|- 
| [[Moscow]]
|-
| 2014
| {{T&Fcalc|2.43}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}}
| [[Brussels]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2015
| |{{T&Fcalc|2.41}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}}
| [[Athlone]]
|-
| {{T&Fcalc|2.41}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}}
| [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
| 2016
| {{T&Fcalc|2.40}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}}
| [[Opole]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2017
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.40}}
| rowspan=2|{{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}}
| [[Birmingham]]
|- 
| [[Eberstadt]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2018
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.40}}
| rowspan=2|{{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}}
| [[Doha]]
|- 
| [[Székesfehérvár]]
|-
| 2019
| {{T&Fcalc|2.37}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}}
| [[Doha]]
|-
| rowspan=6|2020
| rowspan=5|{{T&Fcalc|2.33}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Darryl Sullivan]]|USA}} 
| [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Gale (high jumper)|Tom Gale]]|GBR}} 
| [[Hustopeče]] 
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Jamal Wilson]]|BAH}}
| [[Banská Bystrica]]  
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Luis Zayas (athlete)|Luis Zayas]]|CUB}} 
| [[Banská Bystrica]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Ilya Ivanyuk]]|RUS}} 
| [[Moscow]]
|-
| {{T&Fcalc|2.33}} 
| {{flagathlete|[[Maksim Nedasekau]]|BLR}}
| [[Minsk]]
|-
| rowspan=6|2021
| {{T&Fcalc|2.37}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| rowspan=3|{{flagathlete|[[Maksim Nedasekau]]|BLR}}
| [[Toruń]]
|-
| rowspan=5|{{T&Fcalc|2.37}} 
| [[Székesfehérvár]]
|-
| [[Tokyo]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Ilya Ivanyuk]]|ANA}}
| [[Smolensk]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianmarco Tamberi]]|ITA}}
| [[Tokyo]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}}
| [[Tokyo]]
|-
| 2022
| {{T&Fcalc|2.37}} 
| {{flagathlete|[[Mutaz Essa Barshim]]|QAT}}
| [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
| 2023
| {{T&Fcalc|2.38}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Danil Lysenko]]|RUS}}
| [[Moscow]]
|-
| 2024
| {{T&Fcalc|2.37}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gianmarco Tamberi]]|ITA}}
| [[Rome]]
|-
| 2025
| {{T&Fcalc|2.36}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hamish Kerr]]|NZL}}
| [[Tokyo]]
|}
{{col-2}}

===Women===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! Year !! Mark !! Athlete !! Place
|-
| 1970
| {{T&Fcalc|1.87}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Antonina Lazareva]]|URS}}
| [[Kyiv]]
|-
| 1971
| {{T&Fcalc|1.92}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Ilona Gusenbauer]]|AUT}}
| [[Vienna]]
|-
| 1972
| {{T&Fcalc|1.94}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Yordanka Blagoeva]]|BUL|1971}}
| [[Zagreb]]
|-
| 1973
| {{T&Fcalc|1.92}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Yordanka Blagoeva]]|BUL|1971}}
| [[Warsaw]]
|-
| 1974
| {{T&Fcalc|1.95}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Rosemarie Ackermann]]|GDR}}
| [[Rome]]
|-
| 1975
| {{T&Fcalc|1.94}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Rosemarie Ackermann]]|GDR}}
| [[Nice]]
|-
| 1976
| {{T&Fcalc|1.96}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Rosemarie Ackermann]]|GDR}}
| [[Dresden]]
|-
| 1977
| {{T&Fcalc|2.00}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Rosemarie Ackermann]]|GDR}}
| [[Berlin]]
|-
| 1978
| {{T&Fcalc|2.01}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Sara Simeoni]]|ITA}}
| [[Brescia]]
|-
| 1979
| {{T&Fcalc|1.99}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Rosemarie Ackermann]]|GDR}}
| [[Turin]]
|-
| 1980
| {{T&Fcalc|1.98}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Sara Simeoni]]|ITA}}
| [[Turin]]
|-
| 1981
| {{T&Fcalc|1.97}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pam Spencer]]|USA}}
| [[Brussels]]
|-
| 1982
| {{T&Fcalc|2.02}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Ulrike Meyfarth]]|FRG}}
| [[Athens]]
|-
| rowspan=2|1983
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.04}}
| rowspan=2|{{flagathlete|[[Tamara Bykova]]|URS}}
| [[Pisa]]
|- 
| [[Budapest]]
|-
| 1984
| {{T&Fcalc|2.07}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Lyudmila Andonova]]|BUL|1971}}
| [[Berlin]]
|-
| 1985
| {{T&Fcalc|2.06}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL|1971}}
| [[Moscow]]
|-
| 1986
| {{T&Fcalc|2.08}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL|1971}}
| [[Sofia]]
|-
| 1987
| {{T&Fcalc|2.09}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL|1971}}
| [[Rome]]
|-
| 1988
| {{T&Fcalc|2.07}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL|1971}}
| [[Sofia]]
|-
| rowspan=2|1989
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.04}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Silvia Costa (athlete)|Silvia Costa]]|CUB}}
| [[Barcelona]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL|1971}}
| [[Pireás]]
|-
| 1990
| {{T&Fcalc|2.02}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Yelena Yelesina]]|URS}}
| [[Seattle]]
|-
| 1991
| {{T&Fcalc|2.05}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Heike Henkel]]|GER}}
| [[Tokyo]]
|-
| 1992
| {{T&Fcalc|2.07}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Heike Henkel]]|GER}} 
| [[Karlsruhe]]
|-
| 1993
| {{T&Fcalc|2.05}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL}}
| [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]]
|-
| 1994
| {{T&Fcalc|2.02}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Alina Astafei]]|GER}}
| [[Berlin]]
|-
| 1995
| {{T&Fcalc|2.05}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Inga Babakova]]|UKR}}
| [[Tokyo]]
|-
| 1996
| {{T&Fcalc|2.05}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL}}
| [[Atlanta]]
|-
| rowspan=3|1997
| rowspan=3|{{T&Fcalc|2.02}}
| rowspan=2|{{flagathlete|[[Stefka Kostadinova]]|BUL}}
| [[Osaka]]
|-
| [[Paris-Bercy]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Inga Babakova]]|UKR}}
| [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]]
|-
| 1998
| {{T&Fcalc|2.03}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Venelina Veneva]]|BUL}}
| [[Kalamata]]
|-
| 1999
| {{T&Fcalc|2.04}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Hestrie Cloete]]|RSA}}
| [[Monaco]]
|-
| 2000
| {{T&Fcalc|2.02}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Monica Iagăr]]|ROU}}
| [[Villeneuve d'Ascq]]
|-
| 2001
| {{T&Fcalc|2.04}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Venelina Veneva]]|BUL}}
| [[Kalamáta]]
|-
| 2002
| {{T&Fcalc|2.05}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kajsa Bergqvist]]|SWE}}
| [[Poznań]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2003
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.06}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Kajsa Bergqvist]]|SWE}}
| [[Eberstadt]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Hestrie Cloete]]|RSA}}
| [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]
|-
| 2004
| {{T&Fcalc|2.06}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Yelena Slesarenko]]|RUS}}
| [[Athens]]
|-
| 2005
| {{T&Fcalc|2.03}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Kajsa Bergqvist]]|SWE}}
| [[Sheffield]]
|-
| 2006
| {{T&Fcalc|2.08}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Kajsa Bergqvist]]|SWE}}
| [[Arnstadt]]
|-
| 2007
| {{T&Fcalc|2.07}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Blanka Vlašić]]|CRO}}
| [[Stockholm]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2008
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.06}}
| rowspan=2|{{flagathlete|[[Blanka Vlašić]]|CRO}}
| [[Istanbul]]
|-
| [[Madrid]]
|-
| 2009
| {{T&Fcalc|2.08}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Blanka Vlašić]]|CRO}}
| [[Zagreb]]
|-
| 2010
| {{T&Fcalc|2.06}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Blanka Vlašić]]|CRO}}
| [[Arnstadt]]
|-
| 2011
| {{T&Fcalc|2.07}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Anna Chicherova]]|RUS}}
| [[Cheboksary]]
|-
| 2012
| {{T&Fcalc|2.06}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Anna Chicherova]]|RUS}} 
| [[Arnstadt]]
|-
| 2013
| {{T&Fcalc|2.04}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Brigetta Barrett]]|USA}}
| [[Des Moines]]
|-
| rowspan=3|2014
| {{T&Fcalc|2.01}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mariya Kuchina]]|RUS}} 
| [[Stockholm]]
|-
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.01}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Anna Chicherova]]|RUS}}
| [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Ruth Beitia]]|ESP}}
| [[Zürich]]
|-
| 2015
| {{T&Fcalc|2.03}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Anna Chicherova]]|RUS}}
| [[Stade olympique de la Pontaise|Lausanne]]
|-
| 2016
| {{T&Fcalc|2.01}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Chaunté Lowe]]|USA}}
| [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
| 2017
| {{T&Fcalc|2.06}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mariya Lasitskene]]|ANA}}
| [[Lausanne]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2018
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.04}}
| rowspan=2|{{flagathlete|[[Mariya Lasitskene]]|ANA}}
| [[Paris]]
|- 
| [[London]]
|-
| 2019
| {{T&Fcalc|2.06}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mariya Lasitskene]]|ANA}}
| [[Ostrava]]
|-
| 2020
| {{T&Fcalc|2.05}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mariya Lasitskene]]|RUS}}
|[[Moscow]]
|-
| 2021
| {{T&Fcalc|2.06}}&nbsp;{{athAbbr|i}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]]|UKR}}
|[[Banská Bystrica]]
|-
|2022
|{{T&Fcalc|2.05}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]]|UKR}}
|[[Brussels]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2023
|rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|2.03}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]]|UKR}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Nicola Olyslagers]]|AUS}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
|2024
|{{T&Fcalc|2.10}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]]|UKR}}
|[[Paris]]
|-
|2025
|{{T&Fcalc|2.04}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nicola Olyslagers]]|AUS}}
|[[Zürich]]
|}
{{col-end}}

==See also==
{{portal|Sport of athletics}}
* [[List of high jump national champions (men)]]
* [[List of high jump national champions (women)]]
* [[Standing high jump]]

== Sources ==
* ''The Complete Book of Track and Field'', by Tom McNab
* ''The [[World Almanac and Book of Facts]], 2000''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iaaf.org/disciplines/jumps/high-jump IAAF high jump homepage]
*[https://iaaf.gekko.de/?a=jumps&d=high-jump IAAF list of high-jump records in XML]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190501030748/http://www.verticaljumpresource.com/ Vertical Jump Resource]

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