These rankings are based on the trackandfieldnews the magazine rankings.  www.trackandfieldnews.com

This is a list of the all time best USA high jumpers based on the end of the year track and field news rankings...scored like this

1st  10 points

2nd 8 points

3rd 6 points

4th 5 points

5th 4 points

6th 3 points

7th 2 points

8th 1 point 

Minimum 10 points to be on this list

60' (), 61' (), 62' (), 63' (), 64' (), 65' (), 66' (), 67' (), 68' (), 69' (), 70' (), 71' (), 72' (), 73' (), 74' (), 75' (), 76' (), 77' (), 78' (), 79' (), 80' (), 81' (), 82' (), 83' (), 84' (), 85' (), 86' (), 87' (), 88' (), 89' (), 90' (), 91' (), 92' (), 93' (), 94' (), 95' (), 96' (), 97' (), 98' (), 99' (), 00' (), 01' (), 02' (), 03' (), 04' (), 05' (), 06' (), 07' (),

 

 

 

1.  Dwight Stones - total 112 points

72' (1), 73' (1), 74' (1), 75' (1), 76' (1), 77' (1), 78' (1), 80' (3), 81' (2), 82' (1), 83' (2), 84' (1)

2.  Charles Austin - total 95 points

89' (8), 90' (4), 91' (2), 92' (2), 93' (3), 94' (6), 95' (2), 96' (1), 97' (1), 98' (1), 99' (1), 00' (2), 01' (2)

3.  Hollis Conway - total 82 points

87' (7), 88' (1), 89' (1), 90' (1), 91' (1), 92' (1), 93' (1), 94' (1), 96' (3), 98' (5)

4.  Jesse Williams - total 76 points

05' (2), 06' (2), 07' (1), 08' (1), 09' (1), 10' (1), 11' (1), 12' (1)

5.  Jamie Nieto - total 73 points

98' (10), 99' (4), 00' (9), 01' (6), 02' (5), 03' (1), 04' (1), 05' (3), 06' (7), 07' (3), 08' (2), 09' (5), 10' (3), 11' (6), '12 (3)

6.  Tora Harris - total 60 points

01' (5), 02' (1), 03' (4), 04' (4), 05' (6), 06' (1), 07' (2), 08' (9), 09' (3), 10' (4), 11' (5)

7.  Charlie Dumas - total 57 points

55' (2), 56' (1), 57' (1), 58' (1), 59' (1), 60' (2), 64' (6)

8.  Jim Howard - total 55 points

80' (6), 81' (7), 83' (9), 84' (2), 85' (1), 86' (1), 87' (1), 88' (2), 89' (2)

9.  Reynaldo Brown - total 53

68' (3), 69' (4), 70' (1), 71' (2), 72' (5), 73' (2), 74' (2), 75' (10), 76' (8), 79' (6)

10.  Otis Burell - total 45 points

63' (8), 64' (4), 65' (1), 66' (1), 67' (2), 68' (6), 69' (1), 70' (10)

11.  Matt Hemingway - total 42 points

95' (8), 96' (5), 00' (4), 02' (3), 03' (2), 04' (2), 05' (1)

12.  Tony Barton - total 37 points

90' (3), 91' (9), 92' (4), 93' (2), 94' (2), 95' (1), 99' (9)

13.  Brian Brown - total 35 points

89' (3), 90' (6), 92' (6), 96' (6), 97' (2), 98' (2), 99' (8)

14.  Ed Caruthers - total 34 points

64' (3), 65' (4), 66' (4), 67' (1), 68' (2), 69' (9)

15.  Tyke Peacock - total 34 points

81' (1), 82' (2), 83' (1), 84' (4), 85' (7)

16.  Andra Manson - total 33 points

02' (7), 04' (3), 06' (4), 07' (7), 08' (3), 09' (2), 10' (5)

17.  Nathan Leeper - total 31 points

98' (3), 00' (1), 01' (1), 02' (4)

18.   Benn Fields - total 30 points

77' (7), 78' (3), 79' (2), 80' (1), 82' (5)

19.  Doug Nordquist - total 30 points

84' (3), 86' (2), 87' (8), 88' (6), 90' (2), 91' (5)

20.  Buddy Davis - total 28 points

51' (2), 52' (1), 53' (1)

21.  Rory Kotinek - total 27 points

74' (3), 75' (3), 76' (7), 77' (2), 78' (4)

Joe Faust - total 25 points

60' (3), 61' (4), 62' (1), 63' (5)

Charles Clinger - total 24 points

99' (3), 00' (5), 01' (3), 02' (2)

Keith Moffat - total 24 points

04' (7), 05' (5), 06' (3), 07' (8), 08' (6), 09' (4), 10' (8), 11' (7)

Gene Johnson - total 24 points

62' (2), 63' (1), 65' (7), 66' (5), 67' (10)

Jerome Carter - total 23 points

83' (4), 84' (10), 85' (6), 86' (8), 87' (2), 88' (7), 89' (6), 90' (8)

Nat Page - total 22 points

76' (9), 77' (9), 79' (3), 80' (2), 81' (4), 82' (6)

Randy Jenkins - total 21 points

93' (6), 94' (4), 95' (7), 96' (4), 97' (3)

John Dobroth - total 19 points

65' (2), 66' (3), 67' (8), 70' (6), 71' (8)

Dick Fosbury - total 18 points

68' (1), 69' (2)

Rick Noji - total 17 points

91' (3), 92' (8), 93' (5), 95' (3)

James Barrineau - total 16 points

76' (2), 77' (6), 80' (7), 83' (6)

Dike Eddleman - total 15 points

47' (8), 48' (2), 49' (3)

Jake Jacoby - total 15 points

84' (7), 86' (3), 87' (9), 88' (8), 89' (7), 90' (5), 91' (7), 92' (9)

Dave Albritton - total 14 points

47' (2), 48' (6), 50' (6)

Ray Doakes - total 14 points

93' (7), 94' (5), 95' (4), 97' (6)

Erik Kynard - total 14 points

11' (3), 12' (2)

Bob Avant - total 13 points

61' (2), 62' (4)

Thomas McCants - total 13 points

85' (8), 87' (5), 88' (5), 89' (5), 92' (10)

Adam Shunk - total 11 points

02' (8), 03' (10), 04' (6), 05' (7), 06' (9), 07' (5), 08' (8)

Kenny Evans - total 11 points

98' (8), 99' (6), 00' (3), 01' (10)

Bill Elliot - total 10 points

70' (2), 71' (7)

Chris Dunn - total 10 points

72' (3), 73' (5)

Dennis Adama - total 10 points

73' (6), 74' (6), 75' (5)

Lee Balkin - total 10 points

85' (4), 87' (4)