The high jump is one the 12 original track and field events held at the inaugural Olympic Games in 1896. Athletes representing Australia, Canada, Cuba, Federal Republic of Germany, Great Britain, German Democratic Republic, Poland, Russia, Soviet Union, Sweden, and the United States have won the event. Americans have won the Olympic high jump final 13 times, the most by any nation. The United States won all three medals in 1896 and 1936.
Nine (9) athletes have won more than 1 medal in the event. Patrik Sjoberg (Sweden) leads the individual medal count with 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze), followed by Jacek Wszola (Poland) with 2 (1 gold, 1 silver), Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) with 2 (1 gold, 1 silver), Valeriy Brumel (Soviet Union) with 2 (1 gold, 1 silver), Artur Partyka (Poland) with 2 (1silver, 1 bronze), Hollis Conway (United States) with 2 (1silver, 1 bronze), John Thomas (United States) with 2 (1silver, 1 bronze), Lajos Gonczy (Hungary) with 2 (1silver, 1 bronze), and Dwight Stones with 2 bronze medals.
Twenty-two (22) nations have won medals in the Olympic high jump final. The United States leads the medal count with 36 (13 gold, 14 silver, 9 bronze), followed by the Soviet Union with 8 (4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze), Great Britain with 6 (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), Sweden with 5 (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), Russia with 4 (3 gold, 1 bronze), Poland with 4 (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), Australia with 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), Canada with 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), German Democratic Republic with 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), Hungary with 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze), France with 3 (1 silver, 2 bronze), Cuba with 2 (1 gold, 1 silver), Ireland with 2 silver, Germany has 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze) the Federal Republic of Germany with 1 gold, Norway with 1 silver, Algeria with 1 bronze, Brazil with 1 bronze, China with 1 bronze, Czech Republic with 1 bronze, Greece with 1 bronze, the Philippines with 1 bronze, and Qatar with 1 bronze.
Thirty-six (36) nations have scored points (placed in the top 8 positions) the Olympic high jump final. The United States leads in the point total with 381, followed by the Soviet Union (94), Sweden (93), Great Britain (59) Canada (43), Russia (39), Poland (34), Germany (33), Hungary (30), France (30), German Democratic Republic (29), Australia (26), Norway (21) Federal Republic of Germany (20), Cuba (18), Japan (15), Czech Republic (12), Philippines (11), Finland (11), China (9), Greece (8), Algeria (6), Brazil (6), Ukraine (6), Italy (6), Serbia & Montenegro (5), Switzerland (5), Romania (5), Qatar (4), Bermuda (4), Israel (4), Yugoslavia (8), Bahamas (2), Czechoslovakia (2), Denmark (1), South Korea (1), South Africa (1).
(Points for Place: 1st=10 points; 2nd =8 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=5 points; 5th =4 points; 6th=3 points; 7th=2 points; 8th=1 point)
From 1956 to 1964, both the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) competed as a single team. From 1968 to 1988, they competed separately, reuniting as a single German team in 1992, after German reunification in 1991.
Following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, the former Soviet Socialist Republics, expect for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, competed as the Commonwealth of Independent States, or the “Unified Team” in 1992.
World and Olympic records noted are the records immediately before the final, including marks established in the qualifying rounds.
1896 Athens (April 10)
World Record: 1.97 meters (6 feet 5 inches) Michael Sweeney
1, Ellery Clark (United States) 1.81 meters (5 feet 11.25 inches) OR
2, James Connolly (United States) 1.65 meters (5 feet 5 inches)
2, Robert Garrett (United States) 1.65 meters (5 feet 5 inches)
4, Henryk Sjoberg (Sweden) 1.60 meters (5 feet 3 inches)
5, Fritz Hofmann (Germany) 1.55 meters (5 feet 1 inch)
1900 Paris (July 15)
World Record: 1.97 meters (6 feet 5 inches) Michael Sweeney
Olympic Record: 1.81 meters (5 feet 11.25 inches) Ellery Clark (United States) April 10, 1896
1, Irving Baxter (United States) 1.90 meters (6 feet 2.75 inches) OR
2, Patrick Leahy (Great Britain/Ireland) 1.78 meters (5 feet 10 inches)
3, Lajos Gönczy (Hungary) 1.75 meters (5 feet 8.75 inches)
4, Carl-Albert Andersen (Norway) 1.70 meters (5 feet 7 inches)
4, Eric Lemming (Sweden) 1.70 meters (5 feet 7 inches)
4, Waldemar Steffen (Germany) 1.70 meters (5 feet 7 inches)
7, Louis Monnier (France) 1.60 meters (5 feet 3 inches)
8, Tore Blom (Sweden) 1.50 meters (4 feet 11 inches)
1904 St. Louis (August 29)
World Record: 1.97 meters (6 feet 5 inches) Michael Sweeney
Olympic Record: 1.90 meters (6 feet 2.75 inches) Irving Baxter (United States) (July 15, 1900)
1, Samuel Jones (United States) 1.80 meters (5 feet 10.75 inches)
2, Garrett Serviss (United States) 1.77 meters
3, Paul Weinstein (Germany) 1.77 meters
4, Lajos Gönczy (Hungary) 1.75 meters (5 feet 8.75 inches)
5, Emil Freymark (United States) meters
6, Ervin Barker (United States) 1.70 meters (5 feet 7 inches)
1906 Athens (May 1)
World Record: 1.97 meters (6 feet 5 inches) Michael Sweeney
Olympic Record: 1.90 meters (6 feet 2.75 inches) Irving Baxter (United States) (July 15, 1900)
1, Con Leahy (Great Britain/Ireland) 1.775 meters (5 feet 9.905 inches)
2, Lajos Gönczy (Hungary) 1.750 meters (5 feet 8.750 inches)
3, Bert Kerrigan (United States) 1.725 meters (5 feet 7.875 inches)
3, Themistoklis Diakidis (Greece) 1.725 meters (5 feet 7.875 inches)
5, Gunnar Rönström (Sweden) 1.700 meters (5 feet 7 inches)
6, Bruno Söderström (Sweden) 1.675 meters (5 feet 5.670 inches)
6, Halfdan Bjølgerud (Norway) 1.675 meters (5 feet 5.670 inches)
8, Paul Weinstein (Germany) 1.650 meters (5 feet 5 inches)
1908 London (July 21)
World Record: 1.97 meters (6 feet 5 inches) Michael Sweeney
Olympic Record: 1.90 meters (6 feet 2.75 inches) Irving Baxter (United States) (July 15, 1900); Harry Porter (United States) July 21, 1908
1, Harry Porter (United States) 1.91 meters (6 feet 3.25 inches) OR
2, Con Leahy (Great Britain/Ireland) 1.88 meters (6 feet 2 inches)
2, Georges Andre (France) 1.88 meters (6 feet 2 inches)
2, Istvan Somodi (Hungary) 1.88 meters (6 feet 2 inches)
5, Herbert Gidney (United States) 1.86 meters (6 feet 1.25 inches)
5, Thomas Moffitt (United States) 1.86 meters (6 feet 1.25 inches)
7, Norman Patterson (United States) 1.83 meters (6 feet 0 inches)
8, Axel Hedenluund (Sweden) 1.80 meters (5 feet 10.75 inches)
1912 Stockholm (July 8)
World Record: 2.00 meters (6 feet 6.75 inches) George Horine (United States) May 18, 1912
Olympic Record: 1.91 meters (6 feet 3.25 inches) Hans Liesche (Germany) July 8, 1912; Alma Richards (United States) July 8, 1912
1, Alma Richards (United States) 1.93 meters (6 feet 4 inches) OR
2, Hans Liesche (Germany) 1.91 meters (6 feet 3.25 inches)
3, George Horine (United States) 1.89 meters (6 feet 2.25 meters (7 feet 4.50 inches)
4, Egon Erickson (United States) 1.87 meters (6 feet 15 meters)
4, James Thorpe (United States) 1.87 meters (6 feet 15 meters)
6, Harry Grumpelt (United States) 1.85 meters (6 feet 0.75 inches)
6, John Johnstone (United States) 1.85 meters (6 feet 0.75 inches)
8, Karl-Axel Kullerstrand (Sweden) 1.83 meters (6 feet 0 inches)
1920 Antwerp (August 12)
World Record: 2.01 meters (6 feet 7 inches) Ed Beeson (United States) May 2, 1914
Olympic Record: 1.93 meters (6 feet 4 inches) Alma Richards (United States) July 8, 1912
1, Richmond Landon (United States) 1.936 meters (6 feet 4.22 inches) OR
2, Harold Muller (United States) 1.900 meters (6 feet 2.75 inches)
3, Bo Ekelund (Sweden) 1.900 meters (6 feet 2.75 inches)
4, Walter Whalen (United States) 1.850 meters (6 feet 0.75 inches)
5, John Murphy (United States) 1.850 meters (6 feet 0.75 inches)
6, Howard Baker (Great Britain/England) 1.850 meters (6 feet 0.75 inches)
7, Einar Thulin (Sweden) 1.800 meters (5 feet 10.75 inches)
7, Pierre Lewden (France) 1.800 meters (5 feet 10.75 inches)
1924 Paris (July 7)
World Record: 2.03 meters (6 feet 8 inches) Harold Osborn (United States) May 27, 1924
Olympic Record: 1.95 meters (6 feet 4.75 inches) Leroy Brown (United States) July 7, 1924
1, Harold Osborn (United States) 1.98 meters (6 feet 6 inches) OR
2, Leroy Brown (United States) 1.95 meters (6 feet 4.75 inches)
3, Pierre Lewden (France) 1.92 meters (6 feet 3.5 meters)
4, Thomas Poor (United States) 1.88 meters (6 feet 2 inches)
5, Jeno Gaspar (Hungary) 1.88 meters (6 feet 2 inches)
6, Helge Jansson (Sweden) 1.85 meters (6 feet 0.75 inches)
7, Pierre Guilloux (France) 1.85 meters (6 feet 0.75 inches)
8, Sverre Helgesen (Norway) 1.83 meters (6 feet 0 inches)
8, Lawrence Roberts (South Africa) 1.83 meters (6 feet 0 inches)
1928 Amsterdam (July 29)
World Record: 2.03 meters (6 feet 8 inches) Harold Osborn (United States) May 27, 1924
Olympic Record: 1.98 meters (6 feet 6 inches) Harold Osborn (United States) July 7, 1924
1, Robert King (United States) 1.94 meters (6 feet 4.25 inches) (6 feet 4.25 inches)
2, Benjamin Hedges (United States) 1.91 meters (6 feet 3.25 inches)
3, Claude Menard (France) 1.91 meters (6 feet 3.25 inches)
4, Simeon Toribo (Philippines) 1.91 meters (6 feet 3.25 inches)
5, Harold Osborn (United States) 1.91 meters (6 feet 3.25 inches)
6, Kazuo Kimura (Japan) 1.88 meters (6 feet 2 inches)
7, Andre Cherrier (France) 1.88 meters (6 feet 2 inches)
7, Pierre Lewden (France) 1.88 meters (6 feet 2 inches)
7, Charles McGinnis (United States) 1.88 meters (6 feet 2 inches)
7, Mikio Oda (Japan) 1.88 meters (6 feet 2 inches)
1932 Los Angeles (July 31)
World Record: 2.03 meters (6 feet 8 inches) Harold Osborn (United States) May 27, 1924
Olympic Record: 1.98 meters (6 feet 6 inches) Harold Osborn (United States) July 7, 1924
1, Duncan McNaughton (Canada) 1.97 meters (6 feet 5.5 inches)
2, Robert Van Osdel (United States) 1.97 meters (6 feet 5.5 inches)
3, Simeon Toribo (Philippines) 1.97 meters (6 feet 5.5 inches)
4, Cornelius Johnson (United States) 1.97 meters (6 feet 5.5 inches)
5, Ilmari Reinkka (Finland) 1.94 meters (6 feet 4.25 inches)
6, Kazuo Kimura (Japan) 1.94 meters (6 feet 4.25 inches)
7, Jerzy Plawczyk (Poland) 1.90 meters (6 feet 2.75 inches)
7, Misao Ono (Japan) 1.90 meters (6 feet 2.75 inches)
1936 Berlin (August 2)
World Record: 2.07 meters (6 feet 9.5 inches) Cornelius Johnson (United States); David Albritton (United States) July 12, 1936
Olympic Record: 2.00 meters (6 feet 6.75 inches) David Albritton (United States); Delos Thurber (United States); Kalevi Kotkas (Finland) August 2, 1936
1, Cornelius Johnson (United States) 2.03 meters (6 feet 8 inches) OR
2, David Albritton (United States) 2.00 meters (6 feet 6.75 inches)
3, Delos Thurber (United States) 2.00 meters (6 feet 6.75 inches)
4, Kalevi Kotkas (Finland) 2.00 meters (6 feet 6.75 inches)
5, Kimlo Yada (Japan) 1.97 meters (6 feet 5.5 inches)
6, Hiroshi Tanaka (Japan) 1.94 meters (6 feet 4.25 inches)
6, Lauri Kalima (Finland) 1.94 meters (6 feet 4.25 inches)
6, Yoshira Asakuma (Japan) 1.94 meters (6 feet 4.25 inches)
6, Gustav Weinkotz (Germany) 1.94 meters (6 feet 4.25 inches)
1948 London (July 30)
World Record: 2.11 meters (6 feet 11 inches) Lester Steers (United States) June 17, 1941
Olympic Record: 2.03 meters (6 feet 8 inches) Cornelius Johnson (United States) August 2, 1936
1, John Winter (Australia) 1.98 meters (6 feet 6 inches)
2, Bjorn Paulson (Norway) 1.95 meters (6 feet 4.75 inches)
3, George Stanich (United States) 1.95 meters (6 feet 4.75 inches)
4, Dwight Eddleman (United States) 1.95 meters (6 feet 4.75 inches)
5, Georges Damitio (France) 1.95 meters (6 feet 4.75 inches)
6, Arthur Jackes (Canada) 1.90 meters (6 feet 2.75 inches)
7, Alan Paterson (Great Britain/Scotland) 1.90 meters (6 feet 2.75 inches)
8, Hans Wahli (Switzerland) 1.90 meters (6 feet 2.75 inches)
1952 Helsinki (July 20)
World Record: 2.11 meters (6 feet 11 inches) Lester Steers (United States) June 17, 1941
Olympic Record: 2.03 meters (6 feet 8 inches) Cornelius Johnson (United States) August 2, 1936
1, Walter “Buddy” Davis (United States) 2.04 meters (6 feet 8.25 inches) OR
2, Kenneth Wiesner (United States) 2.01 meters (6 feet 7 inches)
3, Jose Telles da Conceicao (Brazil) 1.98 meters (6 feet 6 inches)
4, Gosta Svensson (Sweden) 1.98 meters (6 feet 6 inches)
5, Ronald Pavitt (Great Britain/England) 1.95 meters (6 feet 4.75 inches)
6, Ion Soter (Romania) 1.95 meters (6 feet 4.75 inches)
7, Arnold Betton (United States) 1.95 meters (6 feet 4.75 inches)
8, Bjorn Gundersen (Norway) 1.90 meters (6 feet 2.75 inches)
1956 Melbourne (November 23)
World Record: 2.15 meters (7 feet 0.5 inches) Charles Dumas (United States) June 29, 1956
Olympic Record: 2.04 meters (6 feet 8.25 inches) Walter “Buddy” Davis (United States) July 20, 1952
1, Charles Dumas (United States) 2.12 meters (6 feet 11.5 inches) OR
2, Charles “Chilla” Porter (Australia) 2.10 meters (6 feet 10.75 meters)
3, Igor Kashkarov (Soviet Union/Russia) 2.10 meters (6 feet 9.75 meters)
4, Stig Pettersson (Sweden) 2.06 meters (6 feet 9 inches)
5, Kenneth Money (Canada) 2.03 meters (6 feet 8 inches)
6, Volodymyr Sytkin (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 2.00 meters (6 feet 6.75 inches)
7, Phil Reavis (United States) 2.00 meters (6 feet 6.75 inches)
7, Colin Ridgeway (Australia) 2.00 meters (6 feet 6.75 inches)
1960 Rome (September 1)
World Record: 2.22 meters (7 feet 3.25 inches) John Thomas (United States) July 1, 1960
Olympic Record: 2.14 meters (7 feet 0.25 inch) Robert Shavlakadze (Soviet Union/Georgia); John Thomas (United States) Viktor Bolshov (Soviet Union/Russia); Valery Brumel (Soviet Union/Ukraine) September 1, 1960
1, Robert Shavlakadze (Soviet Union/Georgia) 2.16 meters (7 feet 1 inch) OR
2, Valery Brumel (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 2.16 meters (7 feet 1 inch) =OR
3, John Thomas (United States) 2.14 meters (7 feet 0.25 inch)
4, Viktor Bolshov (Soviet Union/Russia) 2.14 meters (7 feet 0.25 inch)
5, Stig Pettersson (Sweden) 2.09 meters (6 feet 10.25 inches)
6, Charles Dumas (United States) 2.03 meters (6 feet 8 inches)
7, Jiri Lansky (Czechoslovakia) 2.03 meters (6 feet 8 inches)
7, Kjell-Ake Nilsson (Sweden) 2.03 meters (6 feet 8 inches)
7, Theo Pull (Germany) 2.03 meters (6 feet 8 inches)
1964 Tokyo (October 21)
World Record: 2.28 meters (7 feet 5.75 inches) Valery Brumel (Soviet Union/Ukraine) July 21, 1963
Olympic Record: 2.16 meters (7 feet 1 inch) Robert Shavlakadze (Soviet Union/Georgia); Valery Brumel (Soviet Union/Ukraine) September 1, 1960; Valery Brumel (Soviet Union/Ukraine); John Thomas (United States); John Rambo (United States) October 21, 1964
1, Valery Brumel (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 2.18 meters (7 feet 1.75 meters) (7 feet 1.75 inches) OR
2, John Thomas (United States) 2.18 meters (7 feet 1.75 meters) (7 feet 1.75 inches) =OR
3, John Rambo (United States) 2.16 meters (7 feet 1 inch)
4, Stig Pettersson (Sweden) 2.14 meters (7 feet 0.25 inch)
5, Robert Shavlakadze (Soviet Union/Georgia) 2.14 meters (7 feet 0.25 inch)
6, Ralf Drecoll (Germany/Federal Republic of Germany) 2.09 meters (6 feet 10.25 inches)
6, Kjell-Ake Nilsson (Sweden) 2.09 meters (6 feet 10.25 inches)
8, Edward Caruthers (United States) 2.09 meters (6 feet 10.25 inches)
1968 Mexico City (October 20)
World Record: 2.28 meters (7 feet 5.75 inches) Valery Brumel (Soviet Union/Ukraine) July 21, 1963
Olympic Record: 2.22 meters (7 feet 3.25 inches) (A) Dick Fosbury (United States); (A) Edward Caruthers (United States) October 20, 1968
1, Dick Fosbury (United States) 2.24 meters (7 feet 4.25 inches) OR
2, Edward Caruthers (United States) 2.22 meters (7 feet 3.25 inches)
3, Valentin Gavrilov (Soviet Union/Russia) 2.20 meters (7 feet 2.5 inches)
4, Valery Skvortsov (Soviet Union/Russia) 2.16 meters (7 feet 1 inch)
5, Reynaldo Brown (United States) 2.14 meters (7 feet 0.25 inch)
6, Giacomo Crosa (Itlay) 2.14 meters (7 feet 0.25 inch)
7, Gunter Spielvogel (Federal Republic of Germany) 2.14 meters (7 feet 0.25 inch)
8, Lawrie Peckham (Australia) 2.12 meters (6 feet 11.5 inches)
1972 Munich (September 10)
World Record: 2.29 (7 feet 6 inches) Pat Matzdorf (United States) July 3, 1971
Olympic Record: 2.24 meters (7 feet 4.25 inches) (A) Dick Fosbury (United States) October 20, 1968
1, Juri Tarnak (Soviet Union/Estonia) 2.23 meters (7 feet 3.75 inches)
2, Stefan Junge (German Democratic Republic) 2.21 meters (7 feet 3 inches)
3, Dwight Stones (United States) 2.21 meters (7 feet 3 inches)
4, Hermann Mageri (Federal Republic of Germany) 2.18 meters (7 feet 1.75 meters)
5, Adam Szepesi (Hungary) 2.18 meters (7 feet 1.75 meters)
6, John Beers (Canada) 2.15 meters (7 feet 0.50 inches)
6, Istvan Major (Hungary) 2.15 meters (7 feet 0.50 inches)
8, Rustam Akhmyetov (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 2.15 meters (7 feet 0.50 inches)
1976 Montreal (July 31)
World Record: 2.31 (7 feet 7 inches) Dwight Stones (United States) June 5, 1976
Olympic Record: 2.24 meters (7 feet 4.25 inches) (A) Dick Fosbury (United States) October 20, 1968
1, Jacek Wszola (Poland) 2.25 meters (7 feet 4.50 inches) OR
2, Greg Joy (Canada) 2.23 meters (7 feet 3.75 inches)
3, Dwight Stones (United States) 2.21 meters (7 feet 3 inches)
4, Sergei Budalov (Soviet Union/Russia) 2.21 meters (7 feet 3 inches)
5, Serhei Senyukov (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 2.18 meters (7 feet 1.75 meters)
6, Rodolfo Bergamo (Itlay) 2.18 meters (7 feet 1.75 meters)
7, Rolf Beilschmidt (German Democratic Republic) 2.18 meters (7 feet 1.75 meters)
8, Jesper Torring (Denmark) 2.18 meters (7 feet 1.75 meters)
1980 Moscow (August 1)
World Record: 2.35 meters (7 feet 8.5 inches) Dietmar Mogenburg (Federal Republic of Germany) May 26, 1980
Olympic Record: 2.33 meters (7 feet 7.75 inches) Gerd Wessig (German Democratic Republic) August 1, 1980
1, Gerd Wessig (German Democratic Republic) 2.36 meters (7 feet 8.75 inches) WR, OR
2, Jacek Wszola (Poland) 2.31 meters (7 feet 7 inches)
3, Jorg Freimuth (German Democratic Republic) 2.31 meters (7 feet 7 inches)
4, Henry Lauterbach (German Democratic Republic) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
5, Roland Dalhauser (Switzerland) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches) (7 feet 4.25 inches)
6, Vaso Komneni (Yugoslavia/Serbia) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches) (7 feet 4.25 inches)
7, Adrian Protesas (Romania) 2.21 meters (7 feet 3 inches)
8, Aleksandr Gregoryev (Soviet Union/Russia) 2.21 meters (7 feet 3 inches)
1984 Los Angeles (August 11)
World Record: 2.39 meters (7 feet 10 inches) Zha Jianhua (China) June 10, 1984
Olympic Record: 2.36 meters (7 feet 8.75 inches) Gerd Wessig (German Democratic Republic) August 1, 1980
1, Dietmar Mogenburg (Federal Republic of Germany) 2.35 meters (7 feet 8.5 inches)
2, Patrik Sjoberg (Sweden) 2.33 meters (7 feet 7.75 inches)
3, Zha Jianhua (China) 2.31 meters (7 feet 7 inches)
4, Dwight Stones (United States) 2.31 meters (7 feet 7 inches)
5, Doug Nordquist (United States) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
6, Milt Ottey (Canada) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
7, Liu Yunpeng (China) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
8, Cai Shu (China) 2.27 meters (7 feet 5.25 inches)
1988 Seoul (September 25)
World Record: 2.43 meters (7 feet 11.5 inches) Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) September 8, 1988
Olympic Record: 2.36 meters (7 feet 8.75 inches) Gerd Wessig (German Democratic Republic) August 1, 1980; Hennady Avdeyenko (Soviet Union/Ukraine); Hollis Conway (United States); Rudolf Povarnitsyn (Soviet Union/Ukraine); Patrik Sjoberg (Sweden) September 25, 1988
1, Hennady Avdeyenko (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 2.38 meters (7 feet 9.75 meters) (OR)
2, Hollis Conway (United States) 2.36 meters (7 feet 8.75 inches)
3, Patrik Sjoberg (Sweden) 2.36 meters (7 feet 8.75 inches)
3, Rudolf Povarnitsyn (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 2.36 meters (7 feet 8.75 inches)
5, Nick Saunders (Bermuda) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches)
6, Dietmar Mogenburg (Federal Republic of Germany) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches)
7, Dalton Grant (Great Britain/England) 2.31 meters (7 feet 7 inches)
7, Igor Paklin (Soviet Union/Kyrgyzstan) 2.31 meters (7 feet 7 inches)
7, Carlo Thronhardt (Federal Republic of Germany) 2.31 meters (7 feet 7 inches)
1992 Barcelona (August 2)
World Record: 2.44 meters (8 feet 0 inches) Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) July 29, 1989
Olympic Record: 2.38 meters (7 feet 9.75 meters) Hennady Avdeyenko (Soviet Union/Ukraine) September 25, 1988
1, Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches)
2, Patrik Sjoberg (Sweden) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches)
3, Artur Partyka (Poland) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches)
3, Hollis Conway (United States) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches)
3, Timothy Forsythe (Australia) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches)
6, Ralf Sonn (Germany) 2.31 meters (7 feet 7 inches)
7, Troy Kemp (Bahamas) 2.31 meters (7 feet 7 inches)
8, Charles Austin (United States) 2.28 meters
8, Marino Drake (Cuba) 2.28 meters
8, Dragutin Topic (Independent Olympic Participants/Serbia & Montenegro) 2.28 meters
1996 Atlanta (August 28)
World Record: 2.45 meters (8 feet 0.25 inch) Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) July 27, 1993
Olympic Record: 2.38 meters (7 feet 9.75 meters) Hennady Avdeyenko (Soviet Union/Ukraine) September 25, 1988
1, Charles Austin (United States) 2.39 meters (7 feet 10 inches) OR
2, Artur Partyka (Poland) 2.37 meters (7 feet 9.25 inches)
3, Steve Smith (Great Britain/England) 2.35 meters (7 feet 8.5 inches)
4, Dragutin Topic (Serbia & Montenegro) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
5, Steinar Hoen (Norway) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
6, Lambros Papakostas (Greece) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
7, Timothy Forsythe (Australia) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
8, Jin-Taek Lee (South Korea) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
2000 Sydney (September 24)
World Record: 2.45 meters (8 feet 0.25 inch) Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) July 27, 1993
Olympic Record: 2.39 meters (7 feet 10 inches) Charles Austin (United States) August 28, 1996
1, Sergey Klyugin (Russia) 2.35 meters (7 feet 8.5 inches)
2, Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
3, Abderrahmane Hammad (Algeria) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
4, Stefan Holm (Sweden) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
5, Konstantin Matusevic (Israel) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
6, Mark Boswell (Canada) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
7, Staffan Strand (Sweden) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
8, Wolfgang Kreissig (Germany) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
2004 Athens (August 22)
World Record: 2.45 meters (8 feet 0.25 inch) Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) July 27, 1993
Olympic Record: 2.39 meters (7 feet 10 inches) Charles Austin (United States) August 28, 1996
1, Stefan Holm (Sweden) 2.36 meters (7 feet 8.75 inches)
2, Matt Hemingway (United States) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches)
3, Jaroslav Baba (Czech Republic) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches)
4, Jamie Nieto (United States) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches)
5, Andriy Sokolovskyy (Ukraine) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
6, Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
7, Mark Boswell (Canada) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
8, Svatoslav Ton (Czech Republic) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
2008 Beijing (August 19)
World Record: 2.45 meters (8 feet 0.25 inch) Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) July 27, 1993
Olympic Record: 2.39 meters (7 feet 10 inches) Charles Austin (United States) August 28, 1996
1, Andrey Silnov (Russia) 2.36 meters (7 feet 8.75 inches)
2, Germaine Mason (Great Britain/England) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches)
3, Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia) 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches)
4, Stefan Holm (Sweden) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
5, Raul-Roland Spank (Germany) 2.32 meters (7 feet 7.25 inches)
6, Jaroslav Baba (Czech Republic) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
7, Tomas Janku (Czech Republic) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
8, Tom Parsons (Great Britain/England) 2.25 meters (7 feet 4.50 inches)
2012 London (August 7)
World Record: 2.45 meters (8 feet 0.25 inch) Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) July 27, 1993
Olympic Record: 2.39 meters (7 feet 10 inches) Charles Austin (United States) August 28, 1996
1, Ivan Ukhov (Russia) 2.38 meters (7 feet 9.75 inches)
2, Erik Kynard (United States) 2.33 meters (7 feet 7.75 inches)
3, Derek Drouin (Canada) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
3, Robert Grabarz (Great Britain/England) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
3, Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
6, Jamie Nieto (United States) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
7, Bohdan Bondarenko (Ukraine) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
8, Michael Mason (Canada) 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches)
References:
Athletics Men’s High Jump, Sports Reference/Olympic Sports;
International Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011, Part IV (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2011);
International Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF Statistics Handbook, Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012, Part I (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2012);
International Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF Statistics Handbook, Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012, Part II (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2012);
Wallechinsky, David, and Jaime Loucky, The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2012 Edition (London: Aurum Press, 2012)
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