Records are made to be broken, gold medals are forever
CHAMPIONS AND RECORDS
highjump champions through the years and a couple of highjump records

Olympic Games : World Championships : European Championships
World Indoor Championships : European Indoor Championships
Goodwill Games : Swedish Championships : Swedish Indoor Championships : Records


Olympic Games

1896

Athìna, GRE

Ellery Clark

USA

181

CR

1900

Paris, FRA

Irving Baxter

USA

190

CR

1904

St Louis, USA

Samuel Jones

USA

180

 

1906

Athìna, GRE

Cornelius Leahy

Great Britain/Ireland

177,5

 

1908

London, GBR

Harry Porter

USA

190,5

CR

1912

Stockholm, SWE

Alma Richards

USA

193

CR

1920

Antwerpen, BEL

Richmond Landon

USA

193,5

CR

1924

Paris, FRA

Harold Osborn

USA

198

CR

1928

Amsterdam, NED

Robert King

USA

194

 

1932

Los Angeles, USA

Duncan McNaughton

Canada

197

 

1936

Berlin, GER

Cornelius Johnson

USA

203

CR

1948

London, GBR

John Winter

Australia

198

 

1952

Helsinki, FIN

Walter Davis

USA

204

CR

1956

Melbourne, AUS

Charles Dumas

USA

212

CR

1960

Roma, ITA

Robert Shavlakadze

Soviet

216

CR

1964

Tokyo, JPN

Valerij Brumel

Soviet

218

CR

1968

Ciudad de México, MEX

Richard Fosbury

USA

224

CR

1972

München, FRG

Yuri Tarmak

Soviet

223

 

1976

Montréal, CAN

Jacek Wszola

Poland

225

CR

1980

Moskva, URS

Gerd Wessig

East Germany

236

WR

1984

Los Angeles, USA

Dietmar Mögenburg

West Germany

235

 

1988

Seoul, KOR

Gennadij Avdeenko

Soviet

238

CR

1992

Barcelona, ESP

Javier Sotomayor

Cuba

234

 

1996

Atlanta, USA

Charles Austin

USA

239

CR

2000

Sydney, AUS

Sergey Klyugin

Russia

235

 

2004

Athìna, GRE

Stefan Holm

Sweden

236

 

2008

Beijing, CHN

Andrey Silnov

Russia

236

 

World Championships

1983

Helsinki, FIN

Gennadij Avdeenko

Soviet

232

CR

1987

Roma, ITA

Patrik Sjöberg

Sweden

238

CR

1991

Tokyo, JPN

Charles Austin

USA

238

ECR

1993

Stuttgart, GER

Javier Sotomayor

Cuba

240

CR

1995

Göteborg, SWE

Troy Kemp

Bahamas

237

 

1997

Athìna, GRE

Javier Sotomayor

Cuba

237

 

1999

Sevilla, ESP

Vyacheslav Voronin

Russia

237

 

2001

Edmonton, CAN

Martin Buss

Germany

236

 

2003

Paris, FRA

Jacques Freitag

South Africa

235

 

2005

Helsinki, FIN

Yuriy Krymarenko

Ukraine

232

 

2007

Osaka, JPN

Donald Thomas

Bahamas

235

 

European Championships

1934

Torino, ITA

Kalevi Kotkas

Finland

200

CR

1938

Paris, FRA

Kurt Lundqvist

Sweden

197

 

1946

Oslo, NOR

Anton Bolinder

Sweden

199

 

1950

Bruxelles, BEL

Alan Paterson

Great Britain

196

 

1954

Bern, SUI

Bengt Nilsson

Sweden

202

CR

1958

Stockholm, SWE

Richard Dahl

Sweden

212

CR

1962

Beograd, YUG

Valerij Brumel

Soviet

221

CR

1966

Budapest, HUN

Jacques Madobust

France

212

 

1969

Athìna, GRE

Valentin Gavrilov

Soviet

217

 

1971

Helsinki, FIN

Kestutis Sjapka

Soviet

220

 

1974

Roma, ITA

Jesper Törring

Denmark

225

CR

1978

Praha, TCH

Vladimir Yashchenko

Soviet

230

CR

1982

Athìna, GRE

Dietmar Mögenburg

West Germany

230

ECR

1986

Stuttgart, FRG

Igor Paklin

Soviet

234

CR

1990

Split, YUG

Dragutin Topic

Yugoslavia

234

ECR

1994

Helsinki, FIN

Steinar Hoen

Norway

235

CR

1998

Budapest, HUN

Artur Partyka

Poland

234

 

2002

München, GER

Yaroslav Rybakov

Russia

231

 

2006

Göteborg, SWE

Andrey Silnov

Russia

236

CR

World Indoor Championships (World Indoor Games 1985, World Indoor Championships 1987-)

1985

Paris, FRA

Patrik Sjöberg

Sweden

232

CR

1987

Indianapolis, USA

Igor Paklin

Soviet

238

CR

1989

Budapest, HUN

Javier Sotomayor

Cuba

243

WR

1991

Sevilla, ESP

Hollis Conway

USA

240

 

1993

Toronto, CAN

Javier Sotomayor

Cuba

241

 

1995

Barcelona, ESP

Javier Sotomayor

Cuba

238

 

1997

Paris, FRA

Charles Austin

USA

235

 

1999

Maebashi, JPN

Javier Sotomayor

Cuba

236

 

2001

Lisboa, POR

Stefan Holm

Sweden

232

 

2003

Birmingham, GBR

Stefan Holm

Sweden

235

 

2004

Budapest, HUN

Stefan Holm

Sweden

235

 

2006

Moskva, RUS

Yaroslav Rybakov

Russia

237

 

2008

Valencia, ESP

Stefan Holm

Sweden

236

 

European Championships (unofficiall 1966-1969)

1966

Dortmund, FRG

Valery Skvortsov

Soviet

217

CR

1967

Praha, TCH

Anatolij Moroz

Soviet

214

 

1968

Madrid, ESP

Valery Skvortsov

Soviet

217

ECR

1969

Beograd, YUG

Valentin Gavrilov

Soviet

214

 

1970

Wien, AUT

Valentin Gavrilov

Soviet

220

CR

1971

Sofia, BUL

István Major

Hungary

217

 

1972

Grenoble, FRA

István Major

Hungary

224

CR

1973

Rotterdam, NED

István Major

Hungary

220

 

1974

Göteborg, SWE

Kestutis Sjapka

Soviet

222

 

1975

Katowice, POL

Vladimir Maly

Czechoslovakia

221

 

1976

München, FRG

Sergei Senyukov

Soviet

222

 

1977

San Sebastian, ESP

Jacek Wszola

Poland

225

CR

1978

Milano, ITA

Vladimir Yashchenko

Soviet

235

CR

1979

Wien, AUT

Vladimir Yashchenko

Soviet

226

 

1980

Sindelfingen, FRG

Dietmar Mögenburg

West Germany

231

 

1981

Grenoble, FRA

Roland Dalhäuser

Switzerland

228

 

1982

Milano, ITA

Dietmar Mögenburg

West Germany

234

 

1983

Budapest, HUN

Carlo Thränhardt

West Germany

232

 

1984

Göteborg, SWE

Dietmar Mögenburg

West Germany

233

 

1985

Pireás, GRE

Patrik Sjöberg

Sweden

235

ECR

1986

Madrid, ESP

Dietmar Mögenburg

West Germany

234

 

1987

Liévin, FRA

Patrik Sjöberg

Sweden

238

CR

1988

Budapest, HUN

Patrik Sjöberg

Sweden

239

CR

1989

Den Haag, NED

Dietmar Mögenburg

West Germany

233

 

1990

Glasgow, GBR

Artur Partyka

Poland

232

 

1992

Genova, ITA

Patrik Sjöberg

Sweden

238

 

1994

Paris, FRA

Dalton Grant

Great Britain

237

 

1996

Stockholm, SWE

Dragutin Topic

Yugoslavia

235

 

1998

Valencia, ESP

Artur Partyka

Poland

231

 

2000

Gent, BEL

Vyacheslav Voronin

Russia

234

 

2002

Wien, AUT

Staffan Strand

Sweden

234

 

2005

Madrid, ESP

Stefan Holm

Sweden

240

CR

2007

Birmingham, GBR

Stefan Holm

Sweden

234

 

Goodwill Games

1986

Moskva, URS

Doug Nordquist

USA

234

CR

1990

Seattle, USA

Hollis Conway

USA

233

 

1994

St Petersburg, RUS

Javier Sotomayor

Cuba

240

CR

1998

New York, USA

Javier Sotomayor

Cuba

233

 

2001

Brisbane, AUS

Stefan Holm

Sweden

233

 

Swedish Championships

1896

Helsingborg

Nils Ericsson

Örgryte IS

158

CR

1897

Göteborg

Nils Yngve Berglin

IS Lyckans Soldater

170

CR

1898

Stockholm

Axel Bonthron

Norrköpings GF

169

 

1899

Göteborg

Axel Bonthron

Norrköpings GF

168

 

1900

Stockholm

Frans Frise

Örgryte IS

161

 

1901

Göteborg

Ludvig Rosengren

Jönköpings AIF

165

 

1902

Jönköping

Frans Frise

Örgryte IS

166

 

1903

Göteborg

Carl Holmberg

IFK Malmö

175

CR

1904

Örebro

Nils Hartzell

IFK Norrköping

170

 

1905

Helsingborg

Anders Bovin

Jönköpings AIF

170

 

1906

Norrköping

Karl Sandqvist

IF Swithiod

173

 

1907

Karlstad

Hugo Wieslander

Växjö Läroverks IF

170

 

1908

Eskilstuna

Axel Hedenlund

IK Borås

173

 

1909

Göteborg

Ivan Möller

Örgryte IS

170

 

1910

Falun

Sten Hegander

AIK

180

CR

1911

Jönköping

Karl Axel Kullerstrand

IFK Stockholm

175

 

1912

Stockholm

Gösta Hallberg

Örgryte IS

180

ECR

1913

Göteborg

Hans Jagenburg

Skara Läroverks IF

183

CR

1914

Örebro

Ivar Reimers

Mariebergs IK

175

 

1915

Gävle

Richard G:son Sjöberg

IFK Stockholm

180

 

1916

Malmö

Karl Axel Kullerstrand

IFK Stockholm

180

 

1917

Stockholm

Karl Axel Kullerstrand

IFK Stockholm

180

 

1918

Stockholm

Georg Högström

IF Göta

185

CR

1919

Karlstad

Bo Ekelund

IFK Malmö

186

CR

1920

Stockholm

Bo Ekelund

IFK Malmö

183

 

1921

Stockholm

Harry Johansson

Kronobergs IK

183

 

1922

Stockholm

Hans Jagenburg

Örgryte IS

185

 

1923

Stockholm

Harry Johansson

Kronobergs IK

180

 

1924

Stockholm

Helge Jansson

Eksjö GIK

188

CR

1925

Stockholm

Karl Österberg

IK Viljan

190

CR

1926

Stockholm

Ivan Nilsson

Landala IF

190

ECR

1927

Stockholm

Bertil Nilsson

IK Viljan

185

 

1928

Stockholm

Nils Hultcrantz

Mariebergs IK

190

ECR

1929

Stockholm

Ivan Nilsson

IF Göta

188

 

1930

Stockholm

Ivan Nilsson

IF Göta

188

 

1931

Stockholm

Bengt Gate

SoIK Hellas

188

 

1932

Stockholm

Bengt Gate

SoIK Hellas

185

 

1933

Stockholm

Kurt Lundqvist

Redbergslids IK

188

 

1934

Stockholm

Nils Bergström

SoIK Hellas

191

CR

1935

Stockholm

Kurt Lundqvist

Redbergslids IK

190

 

1936

Stockholm

Kurt Lundqvist

Redbergslids IK

193

CR

1937

Göteborg

Kurt Lundqvist

Redbergslids IK

198

CR

1938

Stockholm

Kurt Lundqvist

Redbergslids IK

196

 

1939

Stockholm

Åke Ödmark

UoIF Matteuspojkarna

199

CR

1940

Stockholm

Åke Ödmark

UoIF Matteuspojkarna

191

 

1941

Stockholm

Assar Duregård

IF Elfsborg

192

 

1942

Stockholm

Erik Lifh

Västerås SK

192

 

1943

Stockholm

Herman Kristoffersson

IK Heros

190

 

1944

Stockholm

Herman Kristoffersson

IK Heros

192

 

1945

Stockholm

Assar Duregård

Skara IF

196

 

1946

Stockholm

Anton Bolinder

IFK Östersund

198

 

1947

Stockholm

Ragnar Björk

Jönköpings AIF

195

 

1948

Stockholm

Anton Bolinder

IFK Östersund

192

 

1949

Stockholm

Rune Reiz

IFK Karlskrona

195

 

1950

Stockholm

Arne Åhman

Nordingrå SK

193

 

1951

Stockholm

Nils-Bertil Nevrup

Malmö AI

190

 

1952

Stockholm

Arne Ljungqvist

Westermalms IF

196

 

1953

Stockholm

Bengt Nilsson

Westermalms IF

201

CR

1954

Stockholm

Bengt Nilsson

Westermalms IF

209

CR

1955

Stockholm

Bengt Nilsson

Westermalms IF

205

 

1956

Stockholm

Stig Pettersson

Kronobergs IK

201

 

1957

Stockholm

Stig Pettersson

Kronobergs IK

204

 

1958

Stockholm

Stig Pettersson

Kronobergs IK

204

 

1959

Stockholm

Stig Pettersson

Kronobergs IK

201

 

1960

Stockholm

Stig Pettersson

Kronobergs IK

204

 

1961

Göteborg

Stig Pettersson

Kronobergs IK

210

CR

1962

Göteborg

Stig Pettersson

Kronobergs IK

210

ECR

1963

Stockholm

Kjell-Åke Nilsson

Sörmarks IF

210

ECR

1964

Malmö

Stig Pettersson

Kronobergs IK

214

CR

1965

Västerås

Bo Jonsson

IK Vista

207

 

1966

Stockholm

Olle Johansson

Örgryte IS

210

 

1967

Skövde

Bo Jonsson

IFK Norrköping

210

 

1968

Malmö

Kenneth Lundmark

Skellefteå AIK

204

 

1969

Sollentuna

Christer Celion

IF Örnen

211

 

1970

Växjö

Kenneth Lundmark

Skellefteå AIK

214

ECR

1971

Sollentuna

Jan Dahlgren

Turebergs IF

214

ECR