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With 'absolute world records' I simply mean that no one has jumped better. For masters this means that no one older (age in days!) has jumped better, for children no one younger. The tables below give age with two digits behind the point. Although in fact the jumps are worse, equallings are given (except equallings by the same jumper).

Kids
Children develop very fast and so one month age difference can be one centimeter height difference, see the graph above. At first girls and boys develop about equally fast, until for girls development slows down. For boys this takes some more years. The green line goes through the best jumps of boys of age 7-14. The line for girls is less clear.
A possibility is that development does not give a straight line; see graph to the right (or an enlargement of it) where horizontally the square root of age has been used. For boys this leads to a nice fit, but again not for girls. (See links for other international age records and European youth records. They most likely are not incomplete.)
Masters
For masters decline goes rather slow, around two centimeters each year. Somewhere after age 30 decline sets in and at a certain age decline accelerates - likely a genetic effect. The dark-blue line shows men's records, the dark red line women's. Green lines are again lines through the very best records. (See links for other masters world records (see also Masterstrack) and for European masters records.) The green lines of men and women are strikingly parallel and decline lookes linear onto a high age.
Masters track and field is still going up - otherwise I should not have jumped world records. (See pictures of my jumps over 1.57 (former world record W50, now NR; take-off with right) and over 1.50 (former world record W55, now NR; take-off with left).)
Quality
Below you find tables with records for all ages, first women, than men. Most columns are easy to understand. The third column sometimes shows an 'i', for I have taken the best jump of outdoor and indoor (i). The last but one column, 'line', indicates possible records for exactly that age, as following from the green line in the graph. The last column is mentioned 'quality', it shows how much the real record is lying below the green line, in centimeters. Through the very best records goes the green line and so these ones have quality=zero. All other records have a quality below zero. At the end of the tables is shown how fast decline for masters is.
Weia Reinboud (weiatletiek (at-symbol) xmsnet (dot) nl)
WOMEN
| age | height |
| name |
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| meet site |
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| line | quality |
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| D | M | Y |
| D | M | Y |
| [cm] |
|
| 7.49 | 1.16 | | Sandra Törnros SWE | 25 | 02 | 1995 | Gävle | 20 | 08 | 2002 | | |
| 7.90 | 1.21 | i | Sandra Törnros SWE | 25 | 02 | 1995 | Västerås | 18 | 01 | 2003 | | |
| 8.30 | 1.34 | | Sandra Törnros SWE | 25 | 02 | 1995 | Gävle | 12 | 06 | 2003 | | |
| 9.39 | 1.37 | | Sandra Törnros SWE | 25 | 02 | 1995 | Gävle | 17 | 07 | 2004 | | |
| 9.55 | 1.44 | | Sophia Begg AUS | 14 | 06 | 1988 | Dubbo | 03 | 01 | 1998 | | |
| 10.23 | 1.56 | | Yvonne Baum GER | 21 | 03 | 1967 | Gotha | 12 | 06 | 1977 | | |
| 11.41 | 1.60 | | Jenny Isgren SWE | 16 | 04 | 1981 | Malmö | 13 | 09 | 1992 | | |
| 11.52 | 1.60 | | Dominick Nouws NED | 27 | 02 | 1994 | Papendrecht | 03 | 09 | 2005 | | |
| 11.61 | 1.64 | i | Vanessa Varjolampi FIN | 08 | 04 | 1995 | Turku | 19 | 11 | 2006 | | |
| 11.71 | 1.69 | | Stacey Destin USA | 07 | 11 | 1996 | Omaha | 24 | 07 | 2008 | | |
| 12.49 | 1.72 | | Neele Albrecht GER | 09 | 11 | 1987 | Hamburg | 07 | 05 | 2000 | | |
| 12.70 | 1.72 | | Schquay Brignac USA | 13 | 11 | 1983 | Houston | 25 | 07 | 1996 | | |
| 12.74 | 1.75 | | Stacey Destin USA | 07 | 11 | 1996 | Des Moines | 04 | 08 | 2009 | | |
| 13.13 | 1.80 | | Sonja Wennekes AUS | 27 | 10 | 1973 | Sydney | 12 | 12 | 1986 | | |
| 14.08 | 1.81 | | Lea Haggett GBR | 09 | 05 | 1972 | Birmingham | 06 | 06 | 1986 | | |
| 14.09 | 1.82 | i | Renáta Medgyesová SVK | 28 | 01 | 1983 | Dunaújváros | 01 | 03 | 1997 | | |
| 14.11 | 1.85 | | Carmen Hunter AUS | 26 | 10 | 1978 | Perth | 05 | 12 | 1992 | | |
| 14.39 | 1.89 | | Marina Kuptsova RUS | 22 | 12 | 1981 | Moskva | 12 | 05 | 1996 | | |
| 15.43 | 1.90 | | Marina Kuptsova RUS | 22 | 12 | 1981 | Moskva | 27 | 05 | 1997 | | |
| 15.70 | 1.93 | i | Venelina Veneva BUL | 13 | 06 | 1974 | Tolbukhin | 24 | 02 | 1990 | | |
| 16.11 | 1.95 | i | Marina Kuptsova RUS | 22 | 12 | 1981 | Brno | 30 | 01 | 1998 | | |
| 17.10 | 1.96 | | Charmaine Gale RSA | 27 | 02 | 1964 | Bloemfontein | 04 | 04 | 1981 | | |
| 17.51 | 1.96 | | Olga Turchak KAZ | 05 | 03 | 1967 | Donetsk | 07 | 09 | 1984 | | |
| 18.19 | 1.97 | | Yelena Yelesina RUS | 04 | 04 | 1970 | Halle | 12 | 06 | 1988 | | |
| 18.36 | 1.98 | | Yelena Yelesina RUS | 04 | 04 | 1970 | Nyíregyháza | 13 | 08 | 1988 | | |
| 18.83 | 2.01 | | Heike Balck GER | 19 | 08 | 1970 | Chemnitz | 18 | 06 | 1989 | | |
| 19.34 | 2.01 | | Olga Turchak KAZ | 05 | 03 | 1967 | Moskva | 07 | 07 | 1986 | | |
| 19.77 | 2.01 | | Blanka Vlasic CRO | 08 | 11 | 1983 | Zürich | 15 | 08 | 2003 | | |
| 20.20 | 2.03 | i | Marina Kuptsova RUS | 22 | 12 | 1981 | Wien | 02 | 03 | 2002 | | |
| 20.40 | 2.06 | | Stefka Kostadinova BUL | 25 | 03 | 1965 | Moskva | 18 | 08 | 1985 | | |
| 21.17 | 2.07 | | Stefka Kostadinova BUL | 25 | 03 | 1965 | Sofia | 25 | 05 | 1986 | | |
| 21.18 | 2.08 | | Stefka Kostadinova BUL | 25 | 03 | 1965 | Sofia | 31 | 05 | 1986 | | |
| 22.43 | 2.09 | | Stefka Kostadinova BUL | 25 | 03 | 1965 | Roma | 30 | 08 | 1987 | | |
| 29.31 | 2.08 | i | Kajsa Bergqvist SWE | 12 | 10 | 1976 | Arnstadt | 04 | 02 | 2006 | | |
| 29.79 | 2.05 | | Kajsa Bergqvist SWE | 12 | 10 | 1976 | London | 28 | 07 | 2006 | | |
| 31.36 | 2.05 | | Stefka Kostadinova BUL | 25 | 03 | 1965 | Atlanta | 03 | 08 | 1996 | | |
| 31.48 | 2.04 | | Stefka Kostadinova BUL | 25 | 03 | 1965 | Tokyo | 16 | 09 | 1996 | | |
| 32.18 | 2.04 | | Venelina Veneva BUL | 13 | 06 | 1974 | Zürich | 18 | 08 | 2006 | 2.09 | -4.80 |
| 34.02 | 2.03 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Lausanne | 04 | 07 | 2001 | 2.05 | -2.04 |
| 36.00 | 2.01 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Oslo | 27 | 06 | 2003 | 2.01 | 0.00 |
| 36.92 | 1.99 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Moskva | 30 | 05 | 2004 | 1.99 | -0.11 |
| 36.94 | 1.98 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Sevilla | 05 | 06 | 2004 | 1.99 | -1.08 |
| 37.02 | 1.97 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Jalta | 03 | 07 | 2004 | 1.99 | -1.92 |
| 37.23 | 1.95 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Monaco | 18 | 09 | 2004 | 1.98 | -3.50 |
| 37.24 | 1.94 | | Inha Babakova UKR | 27 | 06 | 1967 | Yokohama | 22 | 09 | 2004 | 1.98 | -4.48 |
| 38.19 | 1.89 | i | Yelena Panikarovskikh RUS | 04 | 12 | 1959 | Moskva | 14 | 02 | 1998 | 1.97 | -7.52 |
| 38.52 | 1.86 | | Yelena Panikarovskikh RUS | 04 | 12 | 1959 | Eurajoki | 11 | 06 | 1998 | 1.96 | -9.86 |
| 38.66 | 1.86 | | Roberta Bugarini ITA | 19 | 09 | 1969 | Imola | 17 | 05 | 2008 | 1.96 | -9.57 |
| 39.54 | 1.79 | | Yelena Panikarovskikh RUS | 04 | 12 | 1959 | Eurajoki | 20 | 06 | 1999 | 1.94 | -14.77 |
| 39.66 | 1.78 | | Roberta Bugarini ITA | 19 | 09 | 1969 | Modena | 16 | 05 | 2009 | 1.94 | -15.53 |
| 40.00 | 1.78 | i | Julia Machin GBR | 26 | 03 | 1970 | Lee Valley | 27 | 03 | 2010 | 1.93 | -14.83 |
| 41.78 | 1.76 | | Trish Porter USA | 27 | 08 | 1962 | Albuquerque | 06 | 06 | 2004 | 1.89 | -13.21 |
| 46.41 | 1.76 | | Debbie Brill CAN | 10 | 03 | 1953 | Gateshead | 06 | 08 | 1999 | 1.80 | -3.76 |
| 49.23 | 1.65 | | Debbie Brill CAN | 10 | 03 | 1953 | Burnaby | 01 | 06 | 2002 | 1.74 | -9.00 |
| 49.30 | 1.61 | | Debbie Brill CAN | 10 | 03 | 1953 | Eugene | 29 | 06 | 2002 | 1.74 | -12.85 |
| 51.27 | 1.60 | | Debbie Brill CAN | 10 | 03 | 1953 | Langley | 19 | 06 | 2004 | 1.70 | -9.82 |
| 51.83 | 1.58 | | Carmen Karg GER | 19 | 08 | 1954 | Chemnitz | 17 | 06 | 2006 | 1.69 | -10.69 |
| 52.29 | 1.55 | | Debbie Brill CAN | 10 | 03 | 1953 | Abbotsford | 26 | 06 | 2005 | 1.68 | -12.74 |
| 52.44 | 1.55 | | Weia Reinboud NED | 11 | 03 | 1950 | Potsdam | 21 | 08 | 2002 | 1.67 | -12.43 |
| 55.56 | 1.55 | | Florence Picaut FRA | 25 | 10 | 1952 | Versailles | 18 | 05 | 2008 | 1.61 | -6.06 |
| 56.31 | 1.50 | | Weia Reinboud NED | 11 | 03 | 1950 | Krommenie | 02 | 07 | 2006 | 1.60 | -9.55 |
| 59.05 | 1.48 | i | Weia Reinboud NED | 11 | 03 | 1950 | Ancona | 29 | 03 | 2009 | 1.54 | -5.95 |
| 60.24 | 1.45 | | Weia Reinboud NED | 11 | 03 | 1950 | Hoorn | 06 | 06 | 2010 | 1.52 | -6.53 |
| 60.30 | 1.44 | | Phil Raschker USA | 21 | 02 | 1947 | Hoover | 09 | 06 | 2007 | 1.51 | -7.40 |
| 60.35 | 1.42 | | Weia Reinboud NED | 11 | 03 | 1950 | Nyíregyháza | 18 | 07 | 2010 | 1.51 | -9.29 |
| 62.71 | 1.41 | | Edith Graf BEL | 09 | 11 | 1941 | Aarhus | 25 | 07 | 2004 | 1.46 | -5.48 |
| 63.30 | 1.37 | | Kathy Bergen USA | 24 | 12 | 1939 | Santa Ana | 13 | 04 | 2003 | 1.45 | -8.27 |
| 65.17 | 1.37 | | Ursula Stelling GER | 23 | 05 | 1941 | Poznan | 23 | 07 | 2006 | 1.41 | -4.46 |
| 67.14 | 1.36 | | Ursula Stelling GER | 23 | 05 | 1941 | Schweinfurt | 12 | 07 | 2008 | 1.37 | -1.44 |
| 68.19 | 1.30 | | Ursula Stelling GER | 23 | 05 | 1941 | Lahti | 01 | 08 | 2009 | 1.35 | -5.29 |
| 70.58 | 1.30 | | Kathy Bergen USA | 24 | 12 | 1939 | Sacramaneto | 24 | 07 | 2010 | 1.30 | -0.41 |
| 71.11 | 1.24 | i | Christiane Schmalbruch GER | 08 | 01 | 1937 | Hamburg | 17 | 02 | 2008 | 1.29 | -5.34 |
| 72.56 | 1.23 | | Christiane Schmalbruch GER | 08 | 01 | 1937 | Lahti | 01 | 08 | 2009 | 1.26 | -3.36 |
| 72.66 | 1.18 | | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Potsdam | 21 | 08 | 2002 | 1.26 | -8.18 |
| 72.85 | 1.17 | | Elsa Enarsson SVE | 30 | 08 | 1930 | Carolina | 05 | 07 | 2003 | 1.26 | -8.78 |
| 73.82 | 1.17 | | Leili Kaas EST | 01 | 10 | 1934 | Ljubljana | 27 | 07 | 2008 | 1.24 | -6.80 |
| 75.56 | 1.16 | | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Quedlinburg | 16 | 07 | 2005 | 1.20 | -4.25 |
| 76.86 | 1.16 | i | Rosemary Chrimes GBR | 19 | 05 | 1933 | Lee Valley | 27 | 03 | 2010 | 1.18 | -1.60 |
| 76.61 | 1.15 | | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Aachen | 05 | 08 | 2006 | 1.18 | -3.10 |
| 77.12 | 1.15 | | Rosemary Chrimes GBR | 19 | 05 | 1933 | Cardiff | 03 | 07 | 2010 | 1.17 | -2.06 |
| 79.60 | 1.12 | | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Lahti | 01 | 08 | 2009 | 1.12 | 0.00 |
| 80.14 | 1.08 | i | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Sindelfingen | 14 | 02 | 2010 | 1.11 | -2.91 |
| 80.56 | 1.06 | | Christa Happ GER | 25 | 12 | 1929 | Nyíregyháza | 18 | 07 | 2010 | 1.10 | -4.03 |
| 80.00 | 1.01 | | Sarah Overton USA | | | | Franklin | 16 | 07 | 2005 | 1.11 | -10.19 |
| 81.61 | 1.00 | | Olga Kotelko CAN | 02 | 03 | 1919 | St George | 10 | 10 | 2000 | 1.08 | -7.91 |
| 82.27 | 0.98 | | Olga Kotelko CAN | 02 | 03 | 1919 | Eugene | 09 | 06 | 2001 | 1.07 | -8.55 |
| 83.32 | 0.97 | | Olga Kotelko CAN | 02 | 03 | 1919 | Eugene | 29 | 06 | 2002 | 1.04 | -7.40 |
| 83.40 | 0.96 | i | Margarete Strüven GER | 20 | 10 | 1922 | Linz | 15 | 03 | 2006 | 1.04 | -8.24 |
| 85.49 | 0.94 | | Olga Kotelko CAN | 02 | 03 | 1919 | Dorado | 28 | 08 | 2004 | 1.00 | -5.98 |
| 87.61 | 0.90 | | Margaret Hinton USA | 14 | 08 | 1921 | San Antonio | 22 | 03 | 2009 | 0.96 | -5.66 |
| 90.41 | 0.82 | | Olga Kotelko CAN | 02 | 03 | 1919 | Lahti | 01 | 08 | 2009 | 0.90 | -7.93 |
| 91.01 | 0.75 | i | Olga Kotelko CAN | 02 | 03 | 1919 | Kamloops | 04 | 03 | 2010 | 0.89 | -13.72 |
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MEN
| age | height |
| name |
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| meet site |
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| line | quality |
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| D | M | Y |
| D | M | Y |
| [cm] |
| 1.99 | 0.26 | | Steve Parsons USA | 18 | 04 | 1970 | Northfield | 15 | 04 | 1972 | 0.78 | -52.03 |
| 3.97 | 0.45 | | Kevin Strain USA | 18 | 06 | 1967 | Alhambra | 08 | 06 | 1971 | 0.99 | -54.04 |
| 4.28 | 0.56 | | Kevin Strain USA | 18 | 06 | 1967 | Juneau | 30 | 09 | 1971 | 1.02 | -46.33 |
| 5.82 | 0.81 | | John Carnes USA | 25 | 09 | 1966 | Gainesville | 21 | 07 | 1972 | 1.19 | -37.66 |
| 5.91 | 0.81 | | Tommy Durrance USA | 25 | 08 | 1966 | Gainesville | 21 | 07 | 1972 | 1.20 | -38.55 |
| 7.18 | 1.24 | | Jimmy McPeak USA | 10 | 06 | 1964 | Hollywood | 16 | 08 | 1971 | 1.33 | -9.10 |
| 8.23 | 1.25 | | Petteri Heinonen FIN | 25 | 05 | 1996 | Kangasala | 18 | 08 | 2004 | 1.44 | -19.22 |
| 8.73 | 1.32 | | Adam Fletcher USA | 18 | 10 | 1971 | Raleigh | 12 | 07 | 1980 | 1.50 | -17.55 |
| 8.96 | 1.33 | | Kai Räsänen FIN | 29 | 06 | 1990 | Outokumpu | 14 | 06 | 1999 | 1.52 | -18.94 |
| 8.97 | 1.34 | | Jake Stein AUS | 17 | 01 | 1994 | Dubbo | 05 | 01 | 2003 | 1.52 | -18.03 |
| 9.32 | 1.40 | | Frank Busemann GER | 26 | 02 | 1975 | Gelsenkirchen | 21 | 06 | 1984 | 1.56 | -15.77 |
| 9.53 | 1.43 | | Kyle Hall USA | 29 | 01 | 1965 | Walnut | 08 | 08 | 1974 | 1.58 | -14.95 |
| 9.82 | 1.46 | | Jouni Marjaniemi FIN | 26 | 08 | 1989 | Mynämäki | 22 | 06 | 1999 | 1.61 | -15.10 |
| 9.89 | 1.50 | | Jeroen Groenewold NED | 19 | 10 | 1974 | Amstelveen | 08 | 09 | 1984 | 1.62 | -11.78 |
| 9.96 | 1.50 | i | Vesa Turkulainen FIN | 23 | 11 | 1981 | Turku | 10 | 11 | 1991 | 1.63 | -12.61 |
| 10.09 | 1.56 | i | Sean Lee USA | 12 | 01 | 2000 | Flagstaff | 14 | 02 | 2010 | 1.64 | -7.93 |
| 10.33 | 1.57 | | Sean Lee USA | 12 | 01 | 2000 | West Covina | 09 | 05 | 2010 | 1.66 | -9.43 |
| 10.42 | 1.60 | | Sean Lee USA | 12 | 01 | 2000 | Downey | 13 | 06 | 2010 | 1.67 | -7.43 |
| 10.52 | 1.60 | | Russel White USA | 15 | 12 | 1970 | San Fernando | 21 | 06 | 1981 | 1.68 | -8.46 |
| 10.90 | 1.63 | | John Thornell AUS | 22 | 04 | 1985 | | 17 | 03 | 1996 | 1.73 | -9.56 |
| 11.04 | 1.74 | | David Gonzales USA | 16 | 07 | 1980 | Tallahassee | 30 | 07 | 1991 | 1.74 | 0.00 |
| 11.64 | 1.76 | | Pich Nhem USA | 09 | 09 | 1976 | Pomona | 01 | 05 | 1988 | 1.80 | -4.43 |
| 12.83 | 1.80 | | James Watson AUS | 23 | 01 | 1985 | | 23 | 11 | 1997 | 1.93 | -13.04 |
| 12.83 | 1.81 | | Jordi Rofes ESP | 24 | 09 | 1976 | Pontevedra | 24 | 07 | 1989 | 1.93 | -12.04 |
| 12.86 | 1.81 | i | Kelvin Tairou NED | 02 | 04 | 1995 | | 10 | 02 | 2008 | 1.93 | -12.28 |
| 12.94 | 1.85 | | Tero Niemi FIN | 21 | 06 | 1975 | Lahti | 29 | 05 | 1988 | 1.94 | -9.16 |
| 12.96 | 1.85 | | Randy Blumanhourst USA | 22 | 06 | 1962 | Manhattan | 07 | 06 | 1975 | 1.94 | -9.37 |
| 13.51 | 1.90 | | Johan Wiklund SWE | 02 | 03 | 1981 | Hudiksvall | 04 | 09 | 1994 | 2.00 | -10.17 |
| 13.59 | 1.97 | | Jordi Rofes ESP | 24 | 09 | 1976 | Barcelona | 28 | 04 | 1990 | 2.01 | -4.12 |
| 13.82 | 2.03 | | Hisanori Yamamoto JPN | 26 | 08 | 1962 | | 20 | 06 | 1976 | 2.03 | -0.48 |
| 14.53 | 2.07 | | Oliver Bräutigam GER | 04 | 12 | 1990 | Löwenberg | 16 | 06 | 2005 | 2.11 | -4.07 |
| 14.96 | 2.15 | | Oleksandr Nartov UKR | 21 | 05 | 1988 | Uzhgorod | 08 | 05 | 2003 | 2.16 | -0.65 |
| 15.62 | 2.16 | | Park Jae-Hong KOR | 08 | 11 | 1970 | Seoul | 21 | 06 | 1986 | 2.23 | -6.59 |
| 15.78 | 2.17 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | La Habana | 24 | 07 | 1983 | 2.24 | -7.30 |
| 15.79 | 2.20 | i | Oleksandr Nartov UKR | 21 | 05 | 1988 | Kharkiv | 06 | 03 | 2004 | 2.24 | -4.43 |
| 16.00 | 2.21 | | Weiqiang Xu CHN | 22 | 05 | 1986 | Shanghai | 21 | 05 | 2002 | 2.27 | -5.61 |
| 16.33 | 2.23 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | La Habana | 10 | 02 | 1984 | 2.30 | -7.09 |
| 16.58 | 2.31 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | La Habana | 13 | 05 | 1984 | 2.33 | -1.83 |
| 16.60 | 2.33 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | La Habana | 19 | 05 | 1984 | 2.33 | 0.00 |
| 17.44 | 2.34 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | La Habana | 20 | 03 | 1985 | 2.42 | -7.87 |
| 18.36 | 2.36 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Santiago de Cuba | 23 | 02 | 1986 | | |
| 19.42 | 2.37 | | Dragutin Topic JUG | 12 | 03 | 1971 | Plovdiv | 12 | 08 | 1990 | incline | |
| 19.48 | 2.37 | | Steve Smith GBR | 29 | 03 | 1973 | Seoul | 20 | 09 | 1992 | 10.61 | |
| 19.69 | 2.37 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Athena | 20 | 06 | 1987 | cm/year | |
| 19.78 | 2.37 | | Jacques Freitag RSA | 11 | 06 | 1982 | Durban | 23 | 03 | 2002 | | |
| 19.85 | 2.37 | i | Ivan Ukhov RUS | 29 | 03 | 1986 | Arnstadt | 04 | 02 | 2006 | | |
| 20.03 | 2.37 | | Zhu Jianhua CHN | 29 | 05 | 1963 | Beijing | 11 | 06 | 1983 | | |
| 20.31 | 2.38 | | Zhu Jianhua CHN | 29 | 05 | 1963 | Shanghai | 22 | 09 | 1983 | | |
| 20.68 | 2.38 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Kvarnsveden | 19 | 06 | 1988 | | |
| 20.90 | 2.43 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Salamanca | 08 | 09 | 1988 | | |
| 21.79 | 2.44 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | San Juan | 29 | 07 | 1989 | | |
| 25.79 | 2.45 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Salamanca | 27 | 07 | 1993 | | |
| 26.64 | 2.42 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Sevilla | 05 | 06 | 1994 | | |
| 30.64 | 2.42 | i | Carlo Thränhardt GER | 05 | 07 | 1957 | Berlin | 26 | 02 | 1988 | 2.47 | -5.14 |
| 30.75 | 2.38 | i | Stefan Holm SWE | 25 | 05 | 1976 | Göteborg | 25 | 02 | 2007 | 2.47 | -8.91 |
| 31.57 | 2.38 | i | Sorin Matei RUM | 08 | 07 | 1963 | Wuppertal | 03 | 02 | 1995 | 2.45 | -7.20 |
| 32.13 | 2.37 | | Stefan Holm SWE | 25 | 05 | 1976 | Athena | 12 | 07 | 2008 | 2.44 | -7.03 |
| 33.87 | 2.35 | | Javier Sotomayor CUB | 13 | 10 | 1967 | Somoso | 26 | 08 | 2001 | 2.40 | -5.41 |
| 38.38 | 2.31 | | Dragutin Topic SRB | 12 | 03 | 1971 | Kragujevac | 28 | 07 | 2009 | 2.31 | 0.00 |
| 38.27 | 2.18 | | Dalton Grant GBR | 08 | 04 | 1966 | Loughborough | 17 | 07 | 2004 | 2.31 | -13.21 |
| 40.56 | 2.15 | | Glen Conley USA | 09 | 01 | 1957 | Albany | 02 | 08 | 1997 | 2.26 | -11.44 |
| 42.26 | 2.15 | | Dalton Grant GBR | 08 | 04 | 1966 | Albertville | 10 | 07 | 2008 | 2.23 | -7.91 |
| 42.83 | 2.11 | i | Dennis Lewis USA | 20 | 03 | 1959 | Ann Arbor | 19 | 01 | 2002 | 2.22 | -10.71 |
| 44.45 | 2.07 | | Christian Klemenczak FRA | 22 | 01 | 1957 | Aubervilliers | 04 | 07 | 2001 | 2.18 | -11.33 |
| 45.32 | 2.04 | | Marco Segatel ITA | 23 | 03 | 1962 | Cernusco | 19 | 07 | 2007 | 2.17 | -12.51 |
| 46.89 | 2.04 | i | Dennis Lewis USA | 20 | 03 | 1959 | Ypsilanti | 12 | 02 | 2006 | 2.13 | -9.23 |
| 46.89 | 2.00 | i | Marco Segatel ITA | 23 | 03 | 1962 | Modena | 13 | 02 | 2009 | 2.13 | -13.24 |
| 48.58 | 2.00 | | Bruce McBarnette USA | 07 | 10 | 1957 | Durham NC | 06 | 05 | 2006 | 2.10 | -9.71 |
| 50.17 | 2.00 | i | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Birmingham | 02 | 03 | 1997 | 2.06 | -6.40 |
| 50.37 | 1.98 | | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Baunatal | 17 | 05 | 1997 | 2.06 | -7.97 |
| 52.70 | 1.94 | | Bruce McBarnette USA | 07 | 10 | 1957 | Newport New | 19 | 06 | 2010 | 2.01 | -7.12 |
| 52.79 | 1.89 | | Bruce McBarnette USA | 07 | 10 | 1957 | Sacramento | 23 | 07 | 2010 | 2.01 | -11.92 |
| 54.37 | 1.86 | | Willie Banks USA | 11 | 03 | 1956 | Sacramento | 23 | 07 | 2010 | 1.98 | -11.64 |
| 54.42 | 1.84 | | Asko Pesonen FIN | 15 | 04 | 1943 | Kiuruvesi | 15 | 09 | 1997 | 1.98 | -13.54 |
| 59.06 | 1.84 | | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Arrecife | 25 | 01 | 2006 | 1.88 | -3.85 |
| 60.32 | 1.80 | | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Arrecife | 27 | 04 | 2007 | 1.85 | -5.23 |
| 60.53 | 1.79 | | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Fulda | 13 | 07 | 2007 | 1.85 | -5.78 |
| 60.70 | 1.76 | | Thomas Zacharias GER | 02 | 01 | 1947 | Riccione | 13 | 09 | 2007 | 1.84 | -8.44 |
| 63.00 | 1.72 | | Phil Fehlen USA | 03 | 07 | 1935 | Saskatoon | 04 | 07 | 1998 | 1.80 | -7.63 |
| 64.89 | 1.68 | | James Gillcrist USA | 28 | 10 | 1927 | | 19 | 09 | 1992 | 1.76 | -7.68 |
| 65.11 | 1.66 | | Phil Fehlen USA | 03 | 07 | 1935 | Eugene | 12 | 08 | 2000 | 1.75 | -9.23 |
| 66.26 | 1.65 | | Phil Fehlen USA | 03 | 07 | 1935 | Santa Barbara | 06 | 10 | 2001 | 1.73 | -7.83 |
| 67.02 | 1.61 | | Carl-Erik Särndal SWE | 17 | 07 | 1937 | Aarhus | 26 | 07 | 2004 | 1.71 | -10.24 |
| 67.59 | 1.60 | | Milton Newton USA | 06 | 11 | 1933 | Eugene | 09 | 06 | 2001 | 1.70 | -10.05 |
| 71.69 | 1.59 | i | Carl-Erik Särndal SWE | 17 | 07 | 1937 | Ancona | 27 | 03 | 2009 | 1.61 | -2.49 |
| 72.05 | 1.54 | | Carl-Erik Särndal SWE | 17 | 07 | 1937 | Lahti | 06 | 08 | 2009 | 1.61 | -6.75 |
| 71.93 | 1.51 | | Gordon Seifert USA | 18 | 07 | 1928 | | 24 | 06 | 2000 | 1.61 | -10.00 |
| 74.60 | 1.47 | | Richard Lowery USA | 06 | 04 | 1931 | Venice | 12 | 11 | 2005 | 1.55 | -8.43 |
| 74.95 | 1.45 | | Richard Lowery USA | 06 | 04 | 1931 | Clermont | 18 | 03 | 2006 | 1.55 | -9.70 |
| 75.42 | 1.44 | | Esko Kolhonen FIN | 03 | 03 | 1914 | Eugene | 04 | 08 | 1989 | 1.54 | -9.72 |
| 78.13 | 1.43 | | Richard Lowery USA | 06 | 04 | 1931 | Clermont | 23 | 05 | 2009 | 1.48 | -5.07 |
| 78.29 | 1.35 | i | Nils-Bertil Nevrup SWE | 29 | 11 | 1926 | Eskilstuna | 12 | 03 | 2005 | 1.48 | -12.74 |
| 78.83 | 1.35 | | Richard Lowery USA | 06 | 04 | 1931 | Clermont | 05 | 02 | 2010 | 1.47 | -11.61 |
| 79.60 | 1.35 | | Esko Kolhonen FIN | 03 | 03 | 1914 | Miyazaki | 10 | 10 | 1993 | 1.45 | -10.00 |
| 80.59 | 1.35 | i | Samuli Korpi FIN | 19 | 08 | 1929 | Jyväskulä | 20 | 03 | 2010 | 1.43 | -7.94 |
| 81.57 | 1.31 | | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Brisbane | 14 | 07 | 2001 | 1.41 | -9.90 |
| 82.22 | 1.30 | | Gudmund Skriverik NOR | 18 | 04 | 1921 | | 06 | 07 | 2003 | 1.40 | -9.54 |
| 83.37 | 1.30 | i | Walter Hess GER | 03 | 11 | 1922 | Linz | 15 | 03 | 2006 | 1.37 | -7.14 |
| 83.43 | 1.25 | | Esko Kolhonen FIN | 03 | 03 | 1914 | Ikaalinen | 09 | 08 | 1997 | 1.37 | -12.00 |
| 83.64 | 1.25 | | Nils-Bertil Nevrup SWE | 29 | 11 | 1926 | Nyíregyháza | 19 | 07 | 2010 | 1.37 | -11.57 |
| 84.60 | 1.24 | | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Aarhus | 26 | 07 | 2004 | 1.35 | -10.57 |
| 85.60 | 1.22 | | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Edmonton | 26 | 07 | 2005 | 1.32 | -10.48 |
| 86.59 | 1.21 | | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Poznan | 24 | 07 | 2006 | 1.30 | -9.41 |
| 87.00 | 1.21 | | Donald Pellmann USA | 12 | 08 | 1915 | | | | 2002 | 1.30 | -8.56 |
| 88.25 | 1.18 | i | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Clermont-Ferrand | 20 | 03 | 2008 | 1.27 | -8.96 |
| 89.56 | 1.15 | | Emmerich Zensch AUT | 20 | 12 | 1919 | Neuhofen | 11 | 07 | 2009 | 1.24 | -9.23 |
| 93.98 | 1.15 | | Donald Pellmann USA | 12 | 08 | 1915 | Palo alto | 05 | 08 | 2009 | 1.15 | 0.00 |
| 94.01 | 0.98 | | Klaus Langer GER | 15 | 07 | 1916 | Nyíregyháza | 19 | 07 | 2010 | 1.15 | -16.94 |
| 95.28 | 0.98 | | Leland McPhie USA | 31 | 03 | 1914 | Oshkosh | 11 | 07 | 2009 | 1.12 | -14.29 |
| 96.22 | 0.76 | | Everett Hosack USA | 28 | 02 | 1902 | | 17 | 05 | 1998 | 1.10 | -34.33 |
| 96.31 | 0.76 | | Leland McPhie USA | 31 | 03 | 1914 | Sacramento | 24 | 07 | 2010 | 1.10 | -34.13 |
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