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Athletics High jump

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United States
Career 1876 - 2026
Best year 1912
Total points 1467
Best results 18x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#1
10-year rank
#6

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
2026 Diamond League High jump Men 2 6 JuVaughn Harrison
2026 World Ultimate Championship High jump Men 2 4 JuVaughn Harrison
2025 NACAC Championship High jump Men 1 4 Tyus Wilson
2025 Diamond League High Jump Men 3 3 JuVaughn Harrison
2024 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 Shelby McEwen
2024 World Indoor Championships High jump Men 2 4 Shelby McEwen
2023 Diamond League High Jump Men 3 3 JuVaughn Harrison
2023 World Championship High jump Men 2 6 JuVaughn Harrison
2022 Diamond League High Jump Men 2 6 JuVaughn Harrison
2018 NACAC Championship High jump Men 1 4 Jeron Robinson
2016 World Indoor Championships High jump Men 3 2 Erik Kynard
2016 Diamond League High jump Men 1 10 Erik Kynard
2015 NACAC Championship High jump Men 1 4 JaCorian Duffield
2014 World Indoor Championships High jump Men 3 2 Erik Kynard
2014 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Erik Kynard
2013 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Erik Kynard
2012 Diamond League High jump Men 2 6 Jesse Williams
2012 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Erik Kynard
2012 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Jamie Nieto
2011 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Jesse Williams
2011 World Championship High jump Men 1 12 Jesse Williams
2011 Diamond League High jump Men 1 10 Jesse Williams
2010 Diamond League High jump Men 2 6 Jesse Williams
2010 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Jesse Williams
2010 World Indoor Championships High jump Men 3 2 Dusty Jonas
2009 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Tora Harris
2009 World Athletics Final High jump Men 3 2 Jesse Williams
2008 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Jesse Williams
2008 World Athletics Final High jump Men 3 2 Jesse Williams
2008 World Indoor Championships High jump Men 3 2 Andra Manson
2007 NACAC Championship High jump Men 1 4 Adam Shunk
2007 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Jim Dilling
2006 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Tora Harris
2005 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Matt Hemingway
2004 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Jamie Nieto
2004 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 Matt Hemingway
2003 Pan American Games High jump Men 2 3 Jamie Nieto
2003 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Jamie Nieto
2003 World Athletics Final High jump Men 3 2 Jamie Nieto
2003 Pan American Games High jump Men 3 1 Terrance Woods
2002 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Nathan Leeper
2001 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Nathan Leeper
2000 World Athletics Final High jump Men 2 4 Nathan Leeper
2000 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles Austin
1999 World Indoor Championships High jump Men 3 2 Charles Austin
1999 Pan American Games High jump Men 3 1 Charles Clinger
1999 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles Austin
1998 World Athletics Final High jump Men 3 2 Charles Austin
1998 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles Austin
1997 World Indoor Championships High jump Men 1 8 Charles Austin
1997 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles Austin
1996 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles Austin
1996 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Charles Austin
1995 World Indoor Championships High jump Men 3 2 Tony Barton
1995 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles Austin
1994 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Hollis Conway
1993 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Hollis Conway
1992 Olympic Games High jump Men 3 6 Hollis Conway
1992 IAAF Grand Prix High jump Men 3 2 Hollis Conway
1992 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Hollis Conway
1991 World Indoor Championships High jump Men 1 8 Hollis Conway
1991 Pan American Games High jump Men 3 1 Hollis Conway
1991 World Championship High jump Men 3 3 Hollis Conway
1991 World Championship High jump Men 1 12 Charles Austin
1991 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Hollis Conway
1990 IAAF Grand Prix High jump Men 1 7 Hollis Conway
1990 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Hollis Conway
1989 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Brian Brown
1988 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 Hollis Conway
1988 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Doug Nordquist
1987 Pan American Games High jump Men 3 1 Jerome Carter
1987 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Jerome Carter
1986 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Doug Nordquist
1986 IAAF Grand Prix High jump Men 1 7 Jim Howard
1986 Grand Prix Final High jump Men 2 1 Jim Howard
1986 IAAF Grand Prix High jump Men 2 4 Doug Nordquist
1985 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Brian Stanton
1984 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Jim Howard
1983 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dwight Stones
1983 World Championship High jump Men 2 6 Tyke Peacock
1983 Pan American Games High jump Men 2 3 Leo Williams
1982 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Milt Ottey
1981 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Tyke Peacock
1980 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Franklin Jacobs
1979 Pan American Games High jump Men 1 5 Franklin Jacobs
1979 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Franklin Jacobs
1979 Pan American Games High jump Men 2 3 Benn Fields
1978 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dwight Stones
1977 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dwight Stones
1976 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dwight Stones
1976 Own WR improvement High jump Men 1 4 Dwight Stones
1976 Olympic Games High jump Men 3 6 Dwight Stones
1976 Own WR improvement High jump Men 1 4 Dwight Stones
1975 Pan American Games High jump Men 1 5 Tom Woods
1975 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Tom Woods
1975 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Dwight Stones
1974 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dwight Stones
1974 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Dwight Stones
1973 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Dwight Stones
1973 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dwight Stones
1972 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Barry Schur
1972 Olympic Games High jump Men 3 6 Dwight Stones
1972 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Pat Matzdorf
1971 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Pat Matzdorf
1971 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Reynaldo Brown
1971 Pan American Games High jump Men 1 5 Pat Matzdorf
1970 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Reynaldo Brown
1969 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Otis Burrell
1968 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Ed Hanks
1968 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 Ed Caruthers
1968 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Dick Fosbury
1967 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Otis Burrell
1967 Pan American Games High jump Men 1 5 Ed Caruthers
1967 Pan American Games High jump Men 2 3 Otis Burrell
1966 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Otis Burrell
1965 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Otis Burrell
1964 Olympic Games High jump Men 3 6 John Rambo
1964 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Ed Caruthers
1964 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 John Thomas
1963 Pan American Games High jump Men 1 5 Gene Johnson
1963 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Gene Johnson
1962 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 John Thomas
1961 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Bob Avant
1960 Own WR improvement High jump Men 1 4 John Thomas
1960 Olympic Games High jump Men 3 6 John Thomas
1960 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 John Thomas
1960 Own WR improvement High jump Men 1 4 John Thomas
1960 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 John Thomas
1960 Own WR improvement High jump Men 1 4 John Thomas
1959 Pan American Games High jump Men 2 3 Bob Gardner
1959 Pan American Games High jump Men 1 5 Charles Dumas
1959 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles Dumas
1958 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles Dumas
1957 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles Dumas
1956 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Charles Dumas
1956 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Charles Dumas
1956 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles Dumas
1955 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Walt Davis
1955 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles Dumas
1955 Pan American Games High jump Men 2 3 Herman Wyatt
1955 Pan American Games High jump Men 1 5 Ernie Shelton
1955 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Ernie Shelton
1954 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Walt Davis
1954 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Ernie Shelton
1953 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Walt Davis
1953 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Walt Davis
1952 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Walt Davis
1952 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Walt Davis
1952 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Lester Steers
1952 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 Ken Wiesner
1951 Pan American Games High jump Men 1 5 Virgil Severns
1951 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Lester Steers
1951 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Lewis Hall
1951 Pan American Games High jump Men 2 3 Cal Clark
1950 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Jack Heitzman
1950 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Lester Steers
1950 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dave Albritton
1950 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Virgil Severns
1950 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Jack Razzeto
1949 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Lester Steers
1949 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dick Phillips
1948 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Tom Schofield
1948 Olympic Games High jump Men 3 6 George Stanich
1948 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Lester Steers
1947 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Lester Steers
1947 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dave Albritton
1946 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Lester Steers
1946 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dave Albritton
1945 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Richard Schnacke
1945 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Lester Howe
1945 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Lester Steers
1945 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dave Albritton
1945 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Joshua Williamson
1944 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Lester Steers
1944 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Willard Smith
1944 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Fred Sheffield
1943 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Lester Steers
1943 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Pete Watkins
1942 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Lester Steers
1942 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Adam Berry
1941 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Bill Stewart
1941 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Lester Steers
1940 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Les Steers
1940 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Mel Walker
1939 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Mel Walker
1939 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Les Steers
1938 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dave Albritton
1938 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Mel Walker
1938 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Mel Walker
1937 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Mel Walker
1937 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dave Albritton
1936 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Cornelius Johnson
1936 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Cornelius Johnson
1936 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 Dave Albritton
1936 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Cornelius Johnson
1936 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Dave Albritton
1936 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dave Albritton
1936 Olympic Games High jump Men 3 6 Delos Thurber
1935 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Cornelius Johnson
1935 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Walter Marty
1934 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Walter Marty
1934 Own WR improvement High jump Men 1 4 Walter Marty
1934 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Cornelius Johnson
1933 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Cornelius Johnson
1933 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Walter Marty
1932 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Cornelius Johnson
1932 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 Bob Van Osdel
1932 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 George Spitz
1932 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Robert van Osdel
1932 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Harold Osborn
1931 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Harold Osborn
1931 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Anton Burg
1930 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Harold Osborn
1930 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Anton Burg
1929 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Harold Osborn
1929 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Henry Lassalette
1928 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Bob King
1928 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Harold Osborn
1928 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles McGinnis
1928 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Bob King
1928 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 Benjamin Hedges
1927 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Harold Osborn
1927 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Bob King
1926 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Harold Osborn
1926 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Harold Osborn
1925 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Harold Osborn
1925 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Harold Osborn
1924 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 Leroy Brown
1924 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Harold Osborn
1924 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Robert Juday
1924 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Harold Osborn
1923 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Edward Beeson
1923 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 LeRoy Brown
1922 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dewey Alberts
1922 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Edward Beeson
1921 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Dewey Alberts
1921 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Edward Beeson
1920 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Edward Beeson
1920 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 Harold Muller
1920 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Richmond Landon
1920 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 John Murphy
1919 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 John Murphy
1919 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Edward Beeson
1918 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Carl Rice
1918 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Edward Beeson
1917 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Clint Larsen
1917 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Edward Beeson
1916 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Edward Beeson
1916 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Wes Oler
1915 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 George Horine
1915 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 Edward Beeson
1914 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Jo Loomis
1914 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Edward Beeson
1913 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Alma Richards
1913 World record - annual holding High jump Men 1 1 George Horine
1912 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 John Johnstone
1912 Own WR improvement High jump Men 1 4 George Horine
1912 Olympic Games Standing high jump Men 1 24 Platt Adams
1912 Olympic Games High jump Men 3 6 George Horine
1912 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 George Horine
1912 Own WR improvement High jump Men 1 4 George Horine
1912 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Alma Richards
1912 Olympic Games Standing high jump Men 2 12 Benjamin Adams
1911 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Harry Porter
1911 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Harry Grumpelt
1910 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Walter Thomason
1909 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Egon Erickson
1908 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Harry Porter
1908 Olympic Games Standing high jump Men 2 12 John Biller
1908 Olympic Games Standing high jump Men 1 24 Ray Ewry
1908 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Harry Porter
1907 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Con Leahy
1906 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Neil Patterson
1905 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Herbert Kerrigan
1904 Olympic Games Standing high jump Men 3 6 Lawson Robertson
1904 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Samuel Jones
1904 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Samuel Jones
1904 Olympic Games Standing high jump Men 2 12 Joseph Stadler
1904 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 Garrett Serviss
1904 Olympic Games Standing high jump Men 1 24 Ray Ewry
1903 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Samuel Jones
1902 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Irving Baxter
1901 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Samuel Jones
1900 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Irving Baxter
1900 Olympic Games Standing high jump Men 3 6 Lewis Sheldon
1900 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Irving Baxter
1900 Olympic Games Standing high jump Men 2 12 Irving Baxter
1900 Olympic Games Standing high jump Men 1 24 Ray Ewry
1899 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Irving Baxter
1898 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Irving Baxter
1897 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Irving Baxter
1896 Olympic Games High jump Men 1 24 Ellery Harding Clark
1896 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 James Brendan Connolly
1896 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Charles Powell
1896 Olympic Games High jump Men 2 12 Robert Garrett
1895 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Mike Sweeney
1895 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Michael Sweeney
1895 Own WR improvement High jump Men 1 4 Michael Sweeney
1895 Own WR improvement High jump Men 1 4 Michael Sweeney
1894 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Mike Sweeney
1893 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Mike Sweeney
1892 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Michael Sweeney
1892 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Mike Sweeney
1891 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Alvah Nickerson
1890 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Alvah Nickerson
1889 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 R.K. Pritchard
1888 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Daniel Webster
1888 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Tim O'Connor
1887 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 William Page
1887 Own WR improvement High jump Men 1 4 William Page
1887 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 William Page
1886 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 William Page
1885 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 William Page
1884 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 J.T. Rinehart
1883 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Malcolm Ford
1882 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Alfred Carroll
1881 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 C.W. Durand
1880 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Alfred Carroll
1879 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 William Wunder
1878 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Edwards Ficken
1877 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Edwards Ficken
1876 USA Championship High jump Men 1 2 Edwards Ficken
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