Masters women high jump world record progression

This is the progression of world record improvements of the high jump of Masters athletics.

Key

   Incomplete information    Pending    Indoor mark
IAAF includes indoor marks in the record list since 2000, but WMA does not follow that practice.

Women 35

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Location Date
2.02i Anna Chicherova  Russia 22.07.1982 Moscow 15.02.2019
2.01i Anna Chicherova  Russia 22.07.1982 Chelyabinsk 17.01.2019
2.01i Anna Chicherova  Russia 22.07.1982 Moscow 20.01.2019
2.01 Ruth Beitia  Spain 01.04.1979 Zurich 17.08.2014
2.01 Inga Babakova  Ukraine 27.06.1967 Oslo 27.06.2003
2.00 Inga Babakova  Ukraine 27.06.1967 Seville 07.06.2003
1.98 Inga Babakova  Ukraine 27.06.1967 Athens 28.05.2003
1.96 Inga Babakova  Ukraine 27.06.1967 Thessaloniki 24.07.2002
1.94 i Yelena Panikarovskikh  Russia 04.12.1959 Banská Bystrica 08.02.1995
1.92 Yelena Panikarovskikh  Russia 04.12.1959 Saint Petersburg 07.06.1996
1.89[1] Yelena Panikarovskikh  Russia 04.12.1959 Ostrava 01.06.1995
1.88 Cindy Suggs Greiner  United States 15.02.1957 New Orleans 20.06.1992
1.88 Debbie Brill  Canada 10.03.1953 Walnut 24.04.1988
1.82 Jane Frederick  United States 07.04.1952 San Jose 23.06.1987
1.73 Christel Voss  Germany 20.08.1942 Hannover 30.07.1979
1.72 Christel Voss  Germany 20.08.1942 02.08.1978
1.67 Dorothy Tyler  United Kingdom 14.03.1920 London 15.06.1957
1.66 Dorothy Tyler  United Kingdom 14.03.1920 Prague 14.09.1955

Women 40

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Location Date
1.94 m i Venelina Veneva  Bulgaria 13.06.1974 Dobrich
Prague 		15.02.2015
06.03.2015
1.90 m Venelina Veneva  Bulgaria 13.06.1974 Pitești 26.07.2014
1.90 m Venelina Veneva  Bulgaria 13.06.1974 Plovdiv 12.07.2014
1.87 m Iryna Mykhalchenko  Ukraine 20.01.1972 Yalta 13.06.2012
1.90 m Romary Rifka  Mexico 23.12.1970 Veracruz 05.08.2011
1.78 m Julia Machin Bennett  United Kingdom 26.03.1970 Milton Keynes 22.05.2010
1.76 m A Patricia Porter  United States 27.08.1962 Albuquerque 06.06.2004
1.75 m Patricia Porter  United States 27.08.1962 Eugene 10.08.2003
1.75 m Debbie Brill  Canada 10.03.1953 Victoria 10.08.1996
1.72 m Carmen Karg  Germany 19.08.1954 Buffalo 16.07.1995
1.72 m i Debbie Brill  Canada 10.03.1953 Reno 25.02.1995
1.70 m Yordanka Blagoeva  Bulgaria 19.01.1947 Verona 25.06.1988
1.66 m Martina Lobinger  Germany 10.02.1945 Bonn 21.09.1985
1.63 m Dorothy Tyler  United Kingdom 14.03.1920 London 02.08.1961
1.57 m Dorothy Tyler  United Kingdom 14.03.1920 Teddington 18.06.1960

Women 45

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Location Date
1.76 Debbie Brill  Canada 10 March 1953 Gateshead 6 August 1999
1.75 Debbie Brill  Canada 10 March 1953 Langley 20 June 1998
1.62 Alena Plischke  Austria 29 April 1948 Stuttgart 4 July 1993
1.61 Alena Plischke  Austria 29 April 1948 Innsbruck 20 June 1993
1.57 Alena Plischke  Austria 29 April 1948 Wattens 28 May 1993
1.55 Joanna Meryl Smallwood  United Kingdom 12 November 1943 Eugene 4 August 1989
Christel Häuser  Germany 12 June 1943
1.52 Dorothy Tyler  United Kingdom 14 March 1920 London 18 July 1965

Women 50

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Location Date
1.70 Julia Machin  United Kingdom 26 March 1970 Brighton 20 June 2021
1.68 Julia Machin  United Kingdom 26 March 1970 Bedford 31 May 2021
1.66 Julia Machin  United Kingdom 26 March 1970 Chelmsford 13 September 2020
1.62 Julia Machin  United Kingdom 26 March 1970 Chelmsford 13 September 2020
1.61 Petra Bajeat  France 6 March 1966 Saint-Florentin 30 June 2018
1.60 Debbie Brill  Canada 10 March 1953 Langley 19 June 2004
1.57 Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 Krommenie 6 August 2000
1.56 Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 Eindhoven 29 July 2000
1.55 Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 Haarlem 14 May 2000
1.55 Phil Raschker  United States 21 February 1947 Tucson 25 May 1997
1.54 Phil Raschker  United States 21 February 1947 Atlanta 13 April 1997
1.53 i Phil Raschker  United States 21 February 1947 Boston 23 March 1997
1.53 Renate Vogel  Germany 26 November 1943 Buffalo 18 July 1995
1.47 Dorothy Tyler  United Kingdom 14 March 1920 Carshalton 14 June 1970

Women 55

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date Ref
1.64 m Julia Machin  Great Britain 26 March 1970 55 years, 172 days Derby 14 September 2025 [2]
1.63 m Julia Machin  Great Britain 26 March 1970 55 years, 143 days Oxford 16 August 2025 [3]
1.62 m Julia Machin  Great Britain 26 March 1970 55 years, 122 days London 26 July 2025 [4]
1.60 m Julia Machin  Great Britain 26 March 1970 55 years, 66 days Poole 31 May 2025 [5]
1.58 m Julia Machin  Great Britain 26 March 1970 55 years, 46 days Crawley 11 May 2025 [6]
1.55 m i Wendy Laing  Great Britain 29 December 1962 55 years, 82 days Madrid 21 March 2018
1.55 m Florence Picaut  France 25 October 1952 55 years, 206 days Versailles 18 May 2008
1.50 m Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 56 years, 113 days Krommenie 2 July 2006
1.48 m Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 56 years, 91 days Emmen 10 June 2006
1.47 m Phil Raschker  United States 21 February 1947 56 years, 131 days Carolina 2 July 2003
1.46 m Renate Vogel  Germany 26 November 1943 56 years, 229 days Jyväskylä 12 July 2000
1.48 m i Renate Vogel  Germany 26 November 1943 55 years, 100 days Malmö 6 March 1999
1.43 m Taisija Tchentchik  Russia 30 January 1936 55 years, 174 days Turku 23 July 1991
1.39 m i Grethe Bolstad  Norway 2 August 1935 55 years, 206 days Ekeberg 24 February 1991
1.37 m Rosemary Chrimes  Great Britain 19 May 1933 56 years, 51 days Reading 9 July 1989
1.36 m Rosemary Chrimes  Great Britain 19 May 1933 55 years, 37 days Verona 25 June 1988
1.35 m Daphne Pirie  Australia 12 December 1931 55 years, 354 days Melbourne 1 December 1987
1.33 m Olga Oldřichová  Czech Republic 1 June 1928 56 years, 92 days Stará Boleslav 1 September 1984
1.30 m Vlasta Chlumská  Czech Republic 30 March 1923 56 years, 122 days Hanover 30 July 1979

Women 60

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date Ref
1.54 m Barbara Gähling  Germany 20 January 1965 60 years, 129 days Köln 29 May 2025 [7]
1.48 m Neringa Jakstiene  United States 18 October 1963 60 years, 301 days Gothenburg 14 August 2024 [8]
1.48 m Frauke Viebahn  Germany 26 November 1959 62 years, 183 days Stendal 28 May 2022
1.50 m i Frauke Viebahn  Germany 26 November 1959 60 years, 75 days Düsseldorf 9 February 2020
1.47 m Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 60 years, 192 days Naaldwijk 19 September 2010
1.45 m Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 60 years, 87 days Hoorn 6 June 2010
1.44 m Phil Raschker  United States 21 February 1947 60 years, 107 days Hoover 8 June 2007
1.41 m Edith Graff  Belgium 9 November 1941 62 years, 259 days Arhus 25 July 2004
1.39 m Edith Graff  Belgium 9 November 1941 61 years, 238 days Carolina 5 July 2003
1.39 m Erika Springmann  Germany 13 February 1943 60 years, 142 days Carolina 5 July 2003
1.39 m Ursula Stelling  Germany 23 May 1941 61 years, 65 days Weinstadt 27 July 2002
1.38 m Christiane Schmalbruch  Germany 8 January 1937 60 years, 219 days Schweinfurt 15 August 1997
1.36 m Christiane Schmalbruch  Germany 8 January 1937 60 years, 199 days Durban 26 July 1997
1.30 m Rosemary Chrimes  Great Britain 19 May 1933 60 years, 130 days Birmingham 26 September 1993
1.28 m Rosemary Chrimes  Great Britain 19 May 1933 60 years, 18 days Solihull 6 June 1993
1.27 m Elsa Enarsson  Sweden 30 August 1930 60 years, 327 days Turku 23 July 1991
1.26 m Olga Oldřichová  Czechoslovakia 1 June 1928 62 years, 92 days Brno 1 September 1990
1.25 m Christiane Wippersteg  Germany 25.12.1937 Verona 25.06.1988
1.25 m Kirsten Hveem[9]: 24 : 25   Norway 26.03.1925 Rome 22.06.1985
1.19 m Bettina Woodburn  Australia 06.12.1923 Melbourne 23.03.1985
1.17 m Heather May  New Zealand 04.08.1922 Houston 17.09.1983
1.16 m Maria Van As  South Africa 20 September 1920 2 May 1981
1.15 m Annchen Reile  Germany 21 July 1915 Viareggio 15 September 1978

Women 65

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date Ref
1.43 i Frauke Viebahn  Germany 26 November 1959 65 years, 97 days Frankfurt 3 March 2025 [10]
1.42 Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11.03.1950 Den Helder 21.06.2015
1.40 Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11.03.1950 Stendal 30.05.2015
1.38 Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11.03.1950 Utrecht 08.05.2015
1.37 Ursula Stelling  Germany 23.05.1941 Poznań 23.07.2006
1.35 Kathy Bergen  United States 24.12.1939 Long Beach 20.05.2006
1.34 Rietje Dijkman  Netherlands 21.06.1939 Aarhus 28.07.2004
1.34 Evelyn Wright  United States 17.03.1937 Las Vegas 04.10.2003
1.32 Evelyn Wright  United States 17.03.1937 Las Vegas 03.09.2003
1.30 Evelyn Wright  United States 17.03.1937 Norfolk 30.05.2003
1.28 i Evelyn Wright  United States 17.03.1937 Boston 28.03.2003
1.28 Christiane Schmalbruch  Germany 08.01.1937 Potsdam 21.08.2002
1.27 A Leonore McDaniels  United States 06.03.1928 Provo 11.08.1993
1.24 Leonore McDaniels  United States 06.03.1928 Baton Rouge 12.06.1993
1.23 i Leonore McDaniels  United States 06.03.1928 Bozeman 21.03.1993
1.22 Gwen Davidson  Australia 28.11.1922 Melbourne 01.12.1987
1.14 Mary Bowermaster  United States 26.07.1917 Indianapolis 08.06.1985
1.14 i Mary Bowermaster  United States 26.07.1917 Sterling 30.03.1985
1.12 Mary Bowermaster  United States 26.07.1917 Eugene 17.08.1984
1.11 Annchen Reile  Germany 21.07.1915 Christchurch 12.01.1981
1.10 Annchen Reile  Germany 21.07.1915 Helsinki 06.08.1980

Women 70

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Location Date
1.34 Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 Hengelo 18 September 2021
1.33 Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 Utrecht 6 August 2021
1.32 Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 Utrecht 16 July 2021
1.32 Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 Alkmaar 6 September 2020
1.31 Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 Hilversum 23 August 2020
1.30 Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 Gouda 24 July 2020
1.30 i Ursula Stelling  Germany 23 May 1941 Erfurt 3 March 2012
1.30 Kathy Bergen  United States 24 December 1939 Sacramento 24 July 2010
1.29 i Kathy Bergen  United States 24 December 1939 Colorado Springs 14 February 2010
1.27 Christiane Schmalbruch  Germany 8 January 1937 Fulda 15 July 2007
1.26 Rosemary Chrimes  United Kingdom 19 May 1933 Carolina 5 July 2003
1.23 Rosemary Chrimes  United Kingdom 19 May 1933 Derby 7 June 2003
1.22 Christa Happ  Germany 25 December 1929 Celle 10 September 2000
1.22 Leonore McDaniels  United States 6 March 1928 Raleigh 9 May 1998
1.19 i Leonore McDaniels  United States 6 March 1928 Lexington 7 March 1998
1.16 Helgi Pedel  Canada 21 January 1924 Toronto 31 May 1997
1.16 i Helgi Pedel  Canada 21 January 1924 Toronto 5 March 1994
1.16 Gwen Davidson  Australia 28 November 1922 Adelaide 10 April 1993
1.13 Mary Bowermaster  United States 26 July 1917 Melbourne 5 December 1987
1.07 Mary Bowermaster  United States 26 July 1917 Eugene 14 August 1987
1.05 Shiela Evans  United States 24 April 1915 Indianapolis 23 August 1985
1.01 Vivian Nelson  United States 9 September 1912 Eugene 17 August 1984

Women 75

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date Ref
1.28 m Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 75 years, 75 days Oosterhout 25 May 2025 [11]
1.27 m Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 75 years, 66 days Utrecht 16 May 2025 [12]
1.26 m Weia Reinboud  Netherlands 11 March 1950 75 years, 52 days Utrecht 2 May 2025 [13]
1.25 m A i Kathy Bergen  United States 24 December 1939 76 years, 72 days Albuquerque 5 March 2016
1.24 m Carol LaFayette-Boyd  Canada 17 May 1942 76 years, 116 days Málaga 10 September 2018
1.24 m i Rietje Dijkman  Netherlands 21 June 1939 76 years, 237 days Apeldoorn 13 February 2016
1.23 m Carol LaFayette-Boyd  Canada 17 May 1942 75 years, 24 days Regina 10 June 2027
1.22 m Kathy Bergen  United States 24 December 1939 75 years, 164 days Pasadena 6 June 2015
Rietje Dijkman  Netherlands 21 June 1939 76 years, 48 days Lyon 8 August 2015
1.21 m Kathy Bergen  United States 24 December 1939 75 years, 150 days Costa Mesa 23 May 2015
1.20 m Rietje Dijkman  Netherlands 21 June 1939 75 years, 1 day Heiloo 22 June 2014
1.18 m Rosemary Chrimes  Great Britain 19.05.1933 Nuneaton 10.06.2012
1.17 m Rosemary Chrimes  Great Britain 19.05.1933 Leicester /13.06.2010
1.16 m i Rosemary Chrimes  Great Britain 19.05.1933 Lee Valley 27.03.2010
1.16 m Christa Happ  Germany 25.12.1929 Vaterstetten 16.07.2005
1.15 m i Christa Happ  Germany 25.12.1929 Eskilstuna 11.03.2005
1.15 m Leonore McDaniels  United States 06.03.1928 Sacramento 03.08.2003
1.15 m Leonore McDaniels  United States 06.03.1928 Carolina 05.07.2003
1.13 m Leonore McDaniels  United States 06.03.1928 Norfolk 30.05.2003
1.13 m Leonore McDaniels  United States 06.03.1928 Raleigh 03.05.2003
1.12 m Gwen Davidson  Australia 28.11.1922 Adelaide 01.09.1999
1.11 m Helgi Pedel  Canada 21.01.1924 Toronto 12.06.1999
1.10 m i Margaret Hinton  United States 14.08.1921 Boston 26.03.1999
1.08 m Bertha Hielscher  Germany 17.11.1908 Rome 24.06.1985

Women 80

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Location Date
1.18 Rietje Dijkman  Netherlands 21 June 1939 Hilversum 31 October 2021
1.16 Rietje Dijkman  Netherlands 21 June 1939 Hengelo 18 September 2021
1.15 Kathy Bergen  United States 24 December 1939 Marble Falls 2 October 2020
1.15 Kathy Bergen  United States 24 December 1939 Los Angeles 26 July 2020
1.20 i Kathy Bergen  United States 24 December 1939 Houston 16 February 2020
1.10 Rosemary Chrimes  United Kingdom 19 May 1933 Porto Alegre 21 October 2013
1.07 Rosemary Chrimes  United Kingdom 19 May 1933 Birmingham 14 September 2013
1.06 Christa Happ  Germany 25 December 1929 Nyíregyháza 18 July 2010
1.05 Christa Happ  Germany 25 December 1929 Hamburg 6 June 2010
1.08 i Christa Happ  Germany 25 December 1929 Magdeburg 29 January 2010
1.04 Helgi Pedel  Canada 21 January 1924 Toronto 19 June 2004
1.00 Olga Kotelko  Canada 2 March 1919 Saint George 10 October 2000
0.94 Mary Bowermaster  United States 26 July 1917 Orlando 19 October 1999
0.93 Mary Bowermaster  United States 26 July 1917 Orlando 28 August 1999
0.93 Margareta Thesleff Sarvana  Finland 30 August 1908 Espoo 21 July 1990

Women 85

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date Ref
1.05 m Kathy Bergen  United States 24 December 1939 85 years, 165 days Moorpark 7 June 2025
1.02 m Kathy Bergen  United States 24 December 1939 85 years, 131 days Moorpark 4 May 2025 [14]
0.95 m Christa Bortignon  Canada 29 January 1937 85 years, 210 days Surrey 27 August 2022
0.95 m Rosa Pedersen  Denmark 25 February 1930 85 years, 164 days Lyon 8 August 2015
0.94 m Olga Kotelko  Canada 2 March 1919 85 years, 179 days Dorado 28 August 2004
0.89 m Olga Kotelko  Canada 2 March 1919 85 years, 116 days Eugene 26 June 2004
0.89 m i Olga Kotelko  Canada 2 March 1919 85 years, 12 days Sindelfingen 14 March 2004
0.80 m i Margareta Thesleff Sarvana  Finland 30 August 1908 85 years, 149 days Tampere 26 January 1994

Women 90

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date Ref
0.92[a] Florence Meiler  United States 7 June 1934 90 years, 15 days Charlottesville 22 June 2024 [15]
0.88 Rosa Pedersen  Denmark 25 February 1930 92 years, 102 days Odense 7 June 2022
0.87 Rosa Pedersen  Denmark 25 February 1930 92 years, 80 days Vejle 16 May 2022
0.86 Rosa Pedersen  Denmark 25 February 1930 91 years, 191 days Greve 4 September 2021
0.85 Rosa Pedersen  Denmark 25 February 1930 91 years, 103 days Odense 8 June 2021
0.87 Rosa Pedersen  Denmark 25 February 1930 90 years, 119 days Odense 23 June 2020
0.86 Rosa Pedersen  Denmark 25 February 1930 90 years, 119 days Odense 23 June 2020
0.86 Margaret Hinton  United States 14 August 1921 90 years, 69 days Houston 22 October 2011
0.82 Olga Kotelko  Canada 2 March 1919 90 years, 152 days Lahti 1 August 2009
0.75 Olga Kotelko  Canada 2 March 1919 90 Nanaimo May 2009

Women 95

Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date
0.75 Olga Kotelko  Canada 2 March 1919 95 years, 77 days Kamloops 18 May 2014
0.78 i Olga Kotelko  Canada 2 March 1919 95 years, 24 days Budapest 26 March 2014

Notes

  1. ^ record set during decathlon competition

References

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  7. ^ "Christi-Himmelfahrt-Sportfest 2025 Results". DLV. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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  9. ^ "VI World Games Draw 4,330" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field. National Masters News. August 1985.
  10. ^ "WMA Women's Indoor Records" (PDF). WMA. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
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  15. ^ "Women's 90-94 Decathlon Results" (PDF). blueridgetiminglive.com. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

Masters Athletics High Jump list

  • World Masters Rankings up to 2012
  • World Masters Athletic Rankings from 2013
  • Absolute Age Records Open Class
  • Absolute Age Records
  • Actual Masters World Records (outdoor)
  • Actual Masters World Records (indoor)
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