U.S. Rankings — Men's High Jump

U.S. Rankings — Men’s High Jump Places for 1947–62 reflect only those Americans who Erik Kynard nailed made the World Rankings 4 straight No. 1s, 2013–16 1949 1 ................... Dick Phillips 2 ...............Irv Mondschein 3 ............... Dike Eddleman 4 .................John Vislocky 5 ..............Jack Heintzman 1950 1 .................Virgil Severns 2 ...................Jack Razetto 3 .................. Vern McGrew 4 ............... Robert Walters 5 ................Robert Gorden 6 ................ Dave Albritton 1951 1 ................... J. Lewis Hall 2 ................... Buddy Davis 3 .....................Herm Wyatt 4 ............. Charles Holding 5 .................Arnold Betton 6 ....................Barney Dyer © GIANCARLO COLOMBO/PHOTO RUN 7 .........................Herb Neff 8 .................Virgil Severns 1947 1948 1 .......................Bill Vessie 1 .............. George Stanich 1952 2 ................ Dave Albritton 2 ............... Dike Eddleman 1 ................... Buddy Davis 3 ...............Irv Mondschein 3 .......................Bill Vessie 2 ................... Ken Wiesner 4 ...................Tom Scofield 4 .................. Vern McGrew 3 .................Emery Barnes 5 .................John Vislocky 5 ...................Tom Scofield 4 .................Arnold Betton 6 .................Chuck Hanger 6 ................ Dave Albritton 5 .................... Fred Pratley 7 .......................Les Steers 7 ................... Dick Phillips 6 ............. Charles Holding 8 ............... Dike Eddleman 8 .................John Vislocky 7 .....................Herm Wyatt © Track & Field News 2019 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s High Jump 1953 1957 1963 1 ................... Buddy Davis 1 ................Charlie Dumas 1 ................Gene Johnson 2 ..................Ernie Shelton 2 ..................Al Urbanckas 2 ..................John Thomas 3 ................... J. Lewis Hall 3 ......................Phil Reavis 3 .........................Lew Hoyt 4 ............. Charles Holding 4 ..................Ernie Shelton 4 .....................Paul Stuber 5 ..................... Mark Smith 5 ........................Joe Faust 1958 6 ........................ Milt Mead 6 ................... John Rambo 1 ................Charlie Dumas 7 ....................Barney Dyer 7 ................... Roger Olsen 2 ....................Don Stewart 8 ................... Ken Wiesner 8 ..................... Otis Burrell 3 ..................John Thomas 9 ....................... Roy Hicks 1954 1959 10 ...............Roy Llewellyn 1 ..................Ernie Shelton 1 ................Charlie Dumas 2 ............. Charles Holding 1964 2 .................Errol Williams 3 ......................Floyd Jeter 1 ..................John Thomas 3 ...................Bob Gardner 4 .......... Doug Spainhower 2 ................... John Rambo 4 ................... Wayne Moss 5 ....................Bob Billings 3 .................. Ed Caruthers 6 .......................Art Carder 1960 4 ..................... Otis Burrell 7 ..................... Bennie Roy 1 ..................John Thomas 5 ..................Richard Ross 6 ................Charlie Dumas 1955 2 ................Charlie Dumas 3 ........................Joe Faust 7 .........................Lew Hoyt 1 ..................Ernie Shelton 4 .................Errol Williams 8 .................... Ed Johnson 2 ................Charlie Dumas 5 .................Charles Lewis 9 ..............Gene Zubrinsky 3 .................... Floyd Smith 6 .....................Herm Wyatt 10 ......................Max Lowe 4 .................... Vern Wilson 5 ..................... Wilfred Lee 1961 1965 6 ...................Bernie Allard 1 ..................John Thomas 1 ..................... Otis Burrell 2 ................. John Dobroth 1956 2 ....................... Bob Avant 3 ...................Bob Gardner 3 ................Frank Costello 1 ................Charlie Dumas 4 ........................Joe Faust 4 .................. Ed Caruthers 2 .................... Vern Wilson 5 ........................Max Lowe 3 ..................... Bill Russell 1962 6 ................. Bill McClellon 4 ..................Ernie Shelton 1 ........................Joe Faust 7 ................Gene Johnson 5 ......................Phil Reavis 2 ................Gene Johnson 8 .................. Phil Shinnick 3 ..................John Thomas 9 .................... Ed Johnson 4 ....................... Bob Avant 10 ................... Mike Lange © Track & Field News 2019 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s High Jump 1966 1969 1972 1 ..................... Otis Burrell 1 ..................... Otis Burrell 1 ................Dwight Stones 2 .................John Hartfield 2 .................. Dick Fosbury 2 ...................Ron Jourdan 3 ................. John Dobroth 3 ...................Ron Jourdan 3 ..................... Chris Dunn 4 .................. Ed Caruthers 4 .............Reynaldo Brown 4 .................... Barry Schur 5 ................Gene Johnson 5 ...................... Ray McGill 5 .............Reynaldo Brown 6 ................Frank Costello 6 ..........Clarence Johnson 6 .....................Tom Woods 7 .................. Stan Albright 7 ................. Lorenzo Allen 7 ................... Pat Matzdorf 8 ...........................Ron Tull 8 ......................... Jim Voss 8 .......................Jerry Culp 9 ................Steve Herndon 9 .................. Ed Caruthers 9 ..................... Gene White 10 ................Richard Ross 10 ..................Tim Heikkila 10 ......................Ray Lisby 1967 1970 1973 1 .................. Ed Caruthers 1 .............Reynaldo Brown 1 ................Dwight Stones 2 ..................... Otis Burrell 2 ........................ Bill Elliott 2 .............Reynaldo Brown 3 ..........Clarence Johnson 3 ................ Barry Shepard 3 .....................Tom Woods 4 .................John Hartfield 4 ...................Mike Bowers 4 ................Robert Joseph 5 ................... Steve Brown 5 ................... Pat Matzdorf 5 ..................... Chris Dunn 6 ........................ Ed Hanks 6 ................. John Dobroth 6 ................ Dennis Adama 7 ..................John Thomas 7 .................John Hartfield 7 ....................Tim Heikkila 8 ................. John Dobroth 8 ..............Willie Sojourner 8 ................ Barry Shepard 9 .................. Stan Albright 9 ...................... Ray McGill 9 ................... Dean Owens 10 ..............Gene Johnson 10 ................... Otis Burrell 10 ......................Carl Miles 1968 1971 1974 1 .................. Dick Fosbury 1 ................... Pat Matzdorf 1 ................Dwight Stones 2 .................. Ed Caruthers 2 .............Reynaldo Brown 2 .............Reynaldo Brown 3 .............Reynaldo Brown 3 ....................Tim Heikkila 3 .................. Rory Kotinek 4 .................John Hartfield 4 .................John Hartfield 4 ...................Randy Smith 5 ........................ Ed Hanks 5 ...................Mike Bowers 5 ................... Pat Matzdorf 6 ..................... Otis Burrell 6 ......................John Mann 6 ................ Dennis Adama 7 .........................Lew Hoyt 7 ........................ Bill Elliott 7 ................... Mark Branch 8 ................... Steve Brown 8 ................. John Dobroth 8 .....................Tom Woods 9 .................. Karl Kremser 9 ................. Lorenzo Allen 9 ...................Bill Jankunis 10 .................Mike Bowers 10 .....................Jerry Culp 10 ..................... Mike Fleer © Track & Field News 2019 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s High Jump 1975 1978 1981 1 ................Dwight Stones 1 ................Dwight Stones 1 ................. Tyke Peacock 2 .....................Tom Woods 2 ..............Franklin Jacobs 2 ................Dwight Stones 3 .................. Rory Kotinek 3 .................... Benn Fields 3 ..................Milton Goode 4 ...................... Ron Livers 4 .................. Rory Kotinek 4 ......................... Nat Page 5 ................ Dennis Adama 5 .....................Tom Woods 5 ...................Leo Williams 6 .................... Keith Guinn 6 ...................Melvin Baker 6 ..................Jeff Woodard 7 .................... Bill Knoedel 7 .......................Gail Olson 7 .................... Jim Howard 8 ...................Randy Smith 8 ..............Dwayne Joseph 8 .................James Frazier 9 ................... Pat Matzdorf 9 .......................Rod Smith 9 .................. Larry Weaver 10 ...........Reynaldo Brown 10 ....................Brian Melly 10 ..................... Greg Seay 1976 1979 1982 1 ................Dwight Stones 1 ..............Franklin Jacobs 1 ................Dwight Stones 2 ............ James Barrineau 2 .................... Benn Fields 2 ................. Tyke Peacock 3 .....................Tom Woods 3 ......................... Nat Page 3 ...................Leo Williams 4 ...................Bill Jankunis 4 .................James Frazier 4 ..................Milton Goode 5 ....................Mike Winsor 5 ..............Bruce McDaniel 5 .................... Benn Fields 6 .....................Mel Embree 6 .............Reynaldo Brown 6 ......................... Nat Page 7 .................. Rory Kotinek 7 ................... Mike Lattany 7 .........................Del Davis 8 .............Reynaldo Brown 8 ..................Jeff Woodard 8 .................. Brent Harken 9 ......................... Nat Page

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