Site Timeline By Circular Box May 18, 1912 2.00m George Horine Period: May 18, 1912 to Jul 27, 1993 High Jump World Records May 2, 1914 2.01m Edward Beeson May 27, 1924 2.03m Harold Osborn Apr 28, 1934 2.06 Walter Marty Jun 17, 1941 2.11m Lester Steers Jun 29, 1956 2.15m Charles Dumas Jul 1, 1960 2.22m John Thomas Jul 21, 1963 2.28m Valeriy Brumel May 26, 1980 2.35m Dietmar Mogenburg Aug 11, 1985 2.40m Rudolf Povarnitsyn Jul 27, 1993 2.45m Javier Sotomayor