Olympian Database
Olympic Records |  | ||||||
| Records set at the Olympics - Men's High jump | ||||||
| 1996 | Charles Austin |  |
USA | 2,39 | OR | Final |
| 1988 | Gennady Avdeyenko |  |
URS | 2,38 | OR | Final |
| 1980 | Gerd Wessig |  |
GDR | 2,36 | WR | Final |
| 1976 | Jacek Wszola |  |
POL | 2,25 | OR | Final |
| 1968 | Richard Fosbury | |
USA | 2,24 | OR | Final |
| 1964 | Valery Brumel | |
URS | 2,18 | OR | Final |
| John Thomas | |
USA | 2,18 | OR | Final | |
| 1960 | Robert Shavlakadze | |
URS | 2,16 | OR | Final |
| 1956 | Charles Dumas | |
USA | 2,12 | OR | Final |
| 1952 | Walter Davis | |
USA | 2,04 | OR | Final |
| 1936 | Cornelius Johnson | |
USA | 2,03 | OR | Final |
| 1924 | Harold Osborn | |
USA | 1,98 | OR | Final |
| 1920 | Richmond Landon | |
USA | 1,93 | EOR | Final |
| 1912 | Alma Richards | |
USA | 1,93 | OR | Final |
| 1908 | Harry Porter | |
USA | 1,91 | OR | Final |
| 1900 | Irving Baxter | |
USA | 1,90 | OR | Final |
| 1896 | Ellery Clark | |
USA | 1,81 | OR | Final |
| These facts about Men's High jump - Athletics at the Summer Olympics are based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database | ||||||
