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2, 45 m     Javier Sotomayor, CUB, 27 Jul 1993, Salamanca
2, 44 m     Javier Sotomayor, CUB, 29 Jul 1989, San Juan
2, 43 m     Javier Sotomayor, CUB, 08 Sep 1988, Salamanca
2, 42 m     Patrik Sjoberg, SWE, 30 Jun 1987, Stockholm
2, 41 m     Igor Paklin, URS, 04 Sep 1985, Kobe
2, 40 m     Rudolf Povarnitsyn, URS, 11 Aug 1985, Donetsk
2, 39 m     Zhu Jianhua, CHN, 10 Jun 1984, Eberstadt
2, 38 m     Zhu Jianhua, CHN, 22 Sep 1983, Shangai
2, 37 m     Zhu Jianhua, CHN, 11 Jun 1983, Beijing
2, 36 m     Gerd Wessig, GDR, 01 Aug 1980, Moscow
2, 35 m     Dietmar Megenburg, FRG, 26 May 1980, Rehlingen
2, 35 m     Jacek Wszola, POL, 25 May 1980, Eberstadt
2, 34 m     Vladimir Jashtshenko, URS, 16 Jun 1978, Tbilisi
2, 33 m     Vladimir Jashtshenko, URS, 02 Jun 1977, Richmond
2, 32 m     Dwight Stones, USA, 04 Aug 1976, Philadelphia
2, 31 m     Dwight Stones, USA, 05 Jun 1976, Philadelphia.
2, 30 m     Dwight Stones, USA, 11 Jul 1973, Munich
2, 29 m     Pat Matzdorf, USA, 03 Jul 1971, Berkeley
2, 28 m     Valeriy Brumel, URS, 21 Jul 1963, Moscow
2, 27 m     Valeriy Brumel, URS, 29 Sep 1962, Moscow
2, 26 m     Valeriy Brumel, URS, 22 Jul 1962, Palo Alto
2, 25 m     Valeriy Brumel, URS, 31 Aug 1961, Sofia
2, 24 m     Valeriy Brumel, URS, 16 Jun 1961, Moscow
2, 23 m     Valeriy Brumel, URS, 18 Jun 1961, Moscow
2, 22 m     John Thomas, USA, 01 Jul 1960, Palo Alto
2, 18 m     John Thomas, USA, 24 Jun 1960, Bakersfield
2, 17 m     John Thomas, USA, 21 May 1960, Cambridge
2, 17 m     John Thomas, USA, 30 Apr 1960, Philadelphia
2, 16 m.    Yuriy Stepanov, URS, 13 Jul 1957, Leningrad
2, 15 m     Charles Dumas, USA, 29 Jun 1956, Los Angeles
2, 12 m     Walter Davis, USA, 27 Jun 1953, Dayton
2, 11 m     Lester Steers, USA, 17 Jun 1941, Los Angeles
2, 09 m     Bill Stewart, USA, 26 Apr 1941
2, 09 m     Melvin Walker, USA, 12 Aug 1937, Malmoe
2, 07 m     David Albritton, USA, 12 Jul 1936, New York
2, 07 m     Cornelius Johnson, USA, 12 Jul 1936, New York
2, 06 m     Walter Marty, USA, 28 Apr 1934, Palo Alto
2, 04 m     Walter Marty, USA, 13 May 1933, Fresno
2, 03 m     Harold Osborn, USA, 27 May 1924, Urbana
2, 01 m     Edward Beeson, USA, 02 May 1914, Berkeley
2, 00 m     George Horine, USA, 28 May 1912, Palo Alto

B. PERFORMANCES STATISTICALLY VALID, BUT UNRATIFIED FOR VARIOUS REASONS

2, 02 m    Clinton Larsen, 01 Jun 1917,  Provo
2, 10 m     Lester Steers, USA, 26 Apr 1941, Seattle
2, 105 m   Lester Steers, USA, 24 May 1941, Los Angeles
2,195 m    John Thomas, USA, 01 Jul 60, Stanford
2, 29 m     Ni Chih-Chin, CHN, 08 Nov 1970, Shangsha

The following mark - which was set indoors - was only regarded as a world record by the IAAF until January 1, 1991:
2.42 Carlo Thränhardt FRG Berlin 250288

C. UNOFFICIAL PROGRESSION BEFORE IAAF

1.575   Adam Wilson, GBR, 26 Sep 1827, Innerleithen
1.60    Thomas Anderson, GBR, 24 Jul 1829, Innerleithen
1.60    John Pattison, GBR, 06 May 1837, Mount Benger
1.675  Richard Armstrong, GBR, 05 Aug 1839, Dalkeith
1.675  Thomas Roper, GBR, 01 Apr 1850, Newcastle
1.675  Francis Temple, GBR, 21 Sep 1850, Woolwich
1.675  Hanmer Webb, GBR, 17 Mar 1857, Cambridge
1.675  Henry Powell, GBR, 15 Mar 1860, Oxford
1.70    Robert Burton, GBR, 27 Mar 1860, Harrow
1.675  Henry Sampson, GBR, 13 Jun 1863, Liverpool
1.675  T. Bailey, GBR, 13 Jun 1863, Liverpool
1.675  Francis Gooch, 02 Sep 1863, Durham
1.70   Tom Mitchell, GBR,  09 Jul 1864, Liverpool
1.725 John Roupell, GBR, 05 Mar 1866, Cambridge
1.75   John Roupell, GBR, 23 Mar 1866, London
1.75   Thomas Little, GBR, 23 Mar 1866, London
1.75   J.A. Harwood, GBR, 26 Nov 1866, London
1.75   Herbert Brooks, GBR, 26 Nov 1866, London
1.75   Thomas Little, GBR, 12 Apr 1867, London
1.75    Ronald Mitchell, GBR, 09 Apr 1870, London
1.755  Ronald Mitchell, GBR, 03 Apr 1871, London
1.785  Tom Davin, IRL, 07 Jul 1873, Dublin
1.80    Marshall Brooks, GBR, 30 Mar 1874, London
1.80    Michael Glazebrook, GBR, 22 Mar 1875, London
1.83    Marshall Brooks, GBR, 17 Mar 1876, Oxford
1.89    Marshall Brooks, GBR, 07 Apr 1876, London
1.90    Patrick Davin, IRL, 05 Jul 1880, Garrick
1.91    William Page, USA, 15 Aug 1887, Stourbridge
1.93    William Page, USA, 07 Oct 1887, Philadelphia
1.968  George Rowdon, GBR, 06 Aug 1890, Haytor Camp
1.935  Michael Sweeney, USA, 08 Oct 1892, New York
1.945  James Ryan, IRL, 19 Aug 1895, Tipperary
1.955  Michael Sweeney, USA, 28 Aug 1895, New York
1.955  Michael Sweeney, USA, 02 Sep 1895, Bayonne
1.97    Michael Sweeney, USA, 21 Sep 1895, New York
 1.98   George Horine, USA, 29 Mar 1912, Palo Alto