ALL-TIME

Best United States High Jump Athletes of All Time

All-time ranking of the top United States athletes in the High Jump, based on official personal bests, with results, wind readings and dates.

Discover the greatest High Jump athletes in the history of United States. Charles Austin tops the all-time national list with 2.40, among 100 ranked athletes — with every mark, date and competition.

#	Athlete	Result	Date
1	Charles Austin	2.40	Aug 7, 1991
2	Hollis Conway	2.39	Jul 30, 1989
3	Tom Mccants	2.37	May 8, 1988
4	Jerome Carter	2.37	May 8, 1988
5	Jesse Williams	2.37	Jun 26, 2011
6	Erik Kynard	2.37	Jul 4, 2013
7	Matt Hemingway	2.36	Feb 19, 2000
8	Jim Howard	2.36	Jan 25, 1986
9	Doug Nordquist	2.36	Jun 15, 1990
10	Dusty Jonas	2.36	May 18, 2008
11	JuVaughn Harrison	2.36	May 14, 2021
12	Shelby Mcewen	2.36	Aug 10, 2024
13	Brent Harken	2.35	Feb 15, 1991
14	Darrin Plab	2.35	Jun 28, 1992
15	Nathan Leeper	2.35	May 21, 2000
16	Charles Clinger	2.35	May 19, 2001
17	Andra Manson	2.35	Apr 4, 2009
18	Bryan Mcbride	2.35	Jun 9, 2018
19	Dwight Stones	2.34	Jun 24, 1984
20	Dennis Lewis	2.34	Mar 30, 1985
21	Randy Jenkins	2.34	Jan 19, 1996
22	Jamie Nieto	2.34	Aug 22, 2004
23	JaCorian Duffield	2.34	Jun 26, 2015
24	Tyke Peacock	2.33	Aug 17, 1983
25	Brian Whitehead	2.33	May 5, 1985
26	Lee Balkin	2.33	Jul 26, 1987
27	Brian Stanton	2.33	May 29, 1988
28	Tom Smith	2.33	Jun 4, 1988
29	Tora Harris	2.33	Jun 25, 2006
30	Scott Sellers	2.33	May 13, 2007
31	Trey Culver	2.33	Jan 13, 2018
32	Vernon Turner	2.33	Feb 10, 2018
33	Darryl Sullivan Jr.	2.33	Jan 18, 2020
34	James Harris	2.32	Mar 14, 2014
35	Brian Brown	2.32	Jun 17, 1989
36	Jeff Woodard	2.32	Jun 7, 1980
37	Franklin Jacobs	2.32	Jan 27, 1978
38	Del Davis	2.32	Jun 4, 1982
39	Jake Jacoby	2.32	Mar 11, 1990
40	John Morris	2.32	Jun 15, 1990
41	Tony Barton	2.32	Jun 28, 1992
42	Ray Doakes	2.32	Feb 27, 1994
43	Henry Patterson	2.32	May 26, 1999
44	Shane Lavy	2.32	Feb 19, 2000
45	Ricky Robertson	2.32	Apr 7, 2012
46	Milton Goode	2.31	Feb 12, 1982
47	James Howard	2.31	Jan 17, 1986
48	James Lott	2.31	May 2, 1987
49	Mark Reed	2.31	Feb 5, 1988
50	Rick Noji	2.31	Feb 1, 1992
51	Stephen Smith	2.31	Jun 2, 1994
52	Kyle Lancaster	2.31	Apr 2, 2005
53	Nick Ross	2.31	Jan 24, 2014
54	Jeron Robinson	2.31	May 9, 2015
55	Avion Jones	2.31	May 14, 2016
56	Kenny Evans	2.30	Apr 22, 2000
57	Benn Fields	2.30	Nov 1, 1978
58	Ricky Thompson	2.30=	Aug 27, 1983
59	James Barrineau	2.30	Jul 2, 1983
60	Brian Tietjens	2.30	Feb 23, 1985
61	Joe Patrone	2.30	Jun 23, 1985
62	Dothel Edwards	2.30	Jul 21, 1985
63	Greg Jones	2.30	Jun 21, 1986
64	Kenny Banks	2.30	Jun 21, 1986
65	Neal Guidry	2.30	Apr 11, 1987
66	Kevin Clements	2.30	Dec 8, 1990
67	Chris Olsson-O'Neil	2.30	Mar 23, 1995
68	Ed Broxtermann	2.30	Jun 23, 1996
69	Cameron Wright	2.30	Jun 23, 1996
70	James Ballard	2.30	Apr 20, 1997
71	Ivan Wagner	2.30	Jun 5, 1997
72	Dave Furman	2.30	Jan 16, 2000
73	Dave Hoffman	2.30	May 31, 2001
74	Aaron Shunk	2.30	May 14, 2005
75	Keith Moffatt	2.30	Jun 25, 2006
76	Jim Dilling	2.30	Jan 27, 2007
77	Earnest Sears	2.30	Feb 1, 2020
78	Darius Carbin	2.30	Apr 30, 2022
79	Nat Page	2.29	Feb 6, 1981
80	Sam Hill	2.29	Mar 15, 1997
81	Pat Matzdorf	2.29	Jul 3, 1971
82	Rory Kotinek	2.29	Aug 28, 1977
83	James Frazier	2.29	May 10, 1980
84	Leo Williams	2.29	Jun 4, 1982
85	Jeff Loescher	2.29	Mar 2, 1985
86	Victor Smalls	2.29	May 10, 1986
87	Ron Lee	2.29	May 10, 1986
88	Bill Jasinski	2.29	Mar 4, 1987
89	Omar Dixon	2.29	May 15, 1996
90	Eric Bishop	2.29	May 30, 1996
91	Gregory Roberts	2.29	Apr 26, 1997
92	Jeremy Fischer	2.29	Apr 16, 2000
93	Cedric Norman	2.29=	Mar 26, 2004
94	Marcus Jackson	2.29	Mar 14, 2014
95	Bradley Adkins	2.29	Mar 14, 2015
96	David Adley Smith	2.29	Apr 23, 2016
97	Tyus Wilson	2.29	May 12, 2024
98	Riyon Rankin	2.29	May 17, 2025
99	John Radetich	2.29	Feb 20, 1976
100	Tom Lange	2.28	May 19, 1990