| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.675 | Ellery Clark | Athina 1896 | 10 April 1896 | Final Standings | 1 | |||
| 2 | 1.81 | Ellery Clark | Athina 1896 | 10 April 1896 | Final Standings | 1 | |||
| 3 | 1.85 | Irv Baxter | Paris 1900 | 15 July 1900 | Final Standings | 1 | |||
| 4 | 1.90 | Irv Baxter | Paris 1900 | 15 July 1900 | Final Standings | 1 | |||
| 5 | 1.90 | Harry Porter | London 1908 | 21 July 1908 | Group C | 1 | |||
| 6 | 1.91 | Hans Liesche | Stockholm 1912 | 8 July 1912 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 7 | 1.91 | Alma Richards | Stockholm 1912 | 8 July 1912 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 8 | 1.93 | Alma Richards | Stockholm 1912 | 8 July 1912 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 9 | 1.936 | Dick Landon | Antwerpen 1920 | 17 August 1920 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 10 | 1.98 | Harold Osborn | Paris 1924 | 7 July 1924 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 11 | 1.95 | Leroy Brown | Paris 1924 | 7 July 1924 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 12 | 1.98 | Harold Osborn | Paris 1924 | 7 July 1924 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 13 | 2.00 | Corny Johnson | Berlin 1936 | 2 August 1936 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 14 | 2.00 | Delos Thurber | Berlin 1936 | 2 August 1936 | Final Round | 3 | |||
| 15 | 2.00 | Dave Albritton | Berlin 1936 | 2 August 1936 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 16 | 2.00 | Kalevi Kotkas | Berlin 1936 | 2 August 1936 | Final Round | 4 | |||
| 17 | 2.03 | Corny Johnson | Berlin 1936 | 2 August 1936 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 18 | 2.04 | Buddy Davis | Helsinki 1952 | 20 July 1952 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 19 | 2.06 | Charlie Dumas | Melbourne 1956 | 23 November 1956 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 20 | 2.06 | Charles Porter | Melbourne 1956 | 23 November 1956 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 21 | 2.06 | Igor Kashkarov | Melbourne 1956 | 23 November 1956 | Final Round | 3 | |||
| 22 | 2.06 | Stig Pettersson | Melbourne 1956 | 23 November 1956 | Final Round | 4 | |||
| 23 | 2.08 | Charlie Dumas | Melbourne 1956 | 23 November 1956 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 24 | 2.08 | Charles Porter | Melbourne 1956 | 23 November 1956 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 25 | 2.08 | Igor Kashkarov | Melbourne 1956 | 23 November 1956 | Final Round | 3 | |||
| 26 | 2.10 | Charlie Dumas | Melbourne 1956 | 23 November 1956 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 27 | 2.10 | Charles Porter | Melbourne 1956 | 23 November 1956 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 28 | 2.12 | Charlie Dumas | Melbourne 1956 | 23 November 1956 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 29 | 2.12 | Valery Brumel | Roma 1960 | 1 September 1960 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 30 | 2.12 | Viktor Bolshov | Roma 1960 | 1 September 1960 | Final Round | 4 | |||
| 31 | 2.12 | Robert' Shavlaq'adze | Roma 1960 | 1 September 1960 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 32 | 2.14 | Valery Brumel | Roma 1960 | 1 September 1960 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 33 | 2.14 | Viktor Bolshov | Roma 1960 | 1 September 1960 | Final Round | 4 | |||
| 34 | 2.14 | Robert' Shavlaq'adze | Roma 1960 | 1 September 1960 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 35 | 2.14 | John Thomas | Roma 1960 | 1 September 1960 | Final Round | 3 | |||
| 36 | 2.16 | Robert' Shavlaq'adze | Roma 1960 | 1 September 1960 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 37 | 2.16 | Valery Brumel | Roma 1960 | 1 September 1960 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 38 | 2.16 | Valery Brumel | Tokyo 1964 | 21 October 1964 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 39 | 2.16 | John Thomas | Tokyo 1964 | 21 October 1964 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 40 | 2.16 | John Rambo | Tokyo 1964 | 21 October 1964 | Final Round | 3 | |||
| 41 | 2.18 | Valery Brumel | Tokyo 1964 | 21 October 1964 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 42 | 2.18 | John Thomas | Tokyo 1964 | 21 October 1964 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 43 | 2.18 | Dick Fosbury | Ciudad de México 1968 | 20 October 1968 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 44 | 2.18 | Ed Caruthers | Ciudad de México 1968 | 20 October 1968 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 45 | 2.20 | Dick Fosbury | Ciudad de México 1968 | 20 October 1968 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 46 | 2.20 | Valentin Gavrilov | Ciudad de México 1968 | 20 October 1968 | Final Round | 3 | |||
| 47 | 2.20 | Ed Caruthers | Ciudad de México 1968 | 20 October 1968 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 48 | 2.22 | Dick Fosbury | Ciudad de México 1968 | 20 October 1968 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 49 | 2.22 | Ed Caruthers | Ciudad de México 1968 | 20 October 1968 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 50 | 2.24 | Dick Fosbury | Ciudad de México 1968 | 20 October 1968 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 51 | 2.25 | Jacek Wszoła | Montréal 1976 | 31 July 1976 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 52 | 2.27 | Gerd Wessig | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 53 | 2.27 | Jacek Wszoła | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 54 | 2.27 | Henry Lauterbach | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 4 | |||
| 55 | 2.27 | Jörg Freimuth | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 3 | |||
| 56 | 2.29 | Jörg Freimuth | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 3 | |||
| 57 | 2.29 | Jacek Wszoła | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 58 | 2.29 | Henry Lauterbach | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 4 | |||
| 59 | 2.29 | Gerd Wessig | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 60 | 2.31 | Gerd Wessig | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 61 | 2.31 | Jörg Freimuth | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 3 | |||
| 62 | 2.31 | Jacek Wszoła | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 63 | 2.33 | Gerd Wessig | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 64 | 2.36 WR | Gerd Wessig | Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 65 | 2.36 | Gennady Avdeyenko | Seoul 1988 | 25 September 1988 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 66 | 2.36 | Hollis Conway | Seoul 1988 | 25 September 1988 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 67 | 2.36 | Rudolf Povarnitsyn | Seoul 1988 | 25 September 1988 | Final Round | =3 | |||
| 68 | 2.36 | Patrik Sjöberg | Seoul 1988 | 25 September 1988 | Final Round | =3 | |||
| 69 | 2.38 | Gennady Avdeyenko | Seoul 1988 | 25 September 1988 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 70 | 2.39 | Charles Austin | Atlanta 1996 | 28 July 1996 | Final Round | 1 |