How high is the world record for high jump in metres please?
Record Athlete Nationality Date Venue 1.98 m George Horine United States 29 March, 1912 Palo Alto 2.00 m George Horine United States 28 May, 1912 Palo Alto 2.01 m Edward Beeson United States 02 May, 1914 Berkeley 2.03 m Harold Osborn United States 27 May, 1924 Urbana 2.04 m Walter Marty United States 13 May, 1933 Fresno 2.06 m Walter Marty United States 28 April, 1934 Palo Alto 2.07 m Cornelius Johnson United States 12 July, 1936 New York 2.07 m Dave Albritton United States 12 July, 1936 New York 2.08 m Melvin Walker United States 06 August, 1937 Stockholm 2.09 m Melvin Walker United States 12 August, 1937 Malmö 2.09 m Bill Steward United States 26 April, 1941 2.10 m Lester Steers United States 26 April, 1941 Seattle 2.105 m Lester Steers United States 24 May, 1941 Los Angeles 2.11 m Lester Steers United States 17 June, 1941 Los Angeles 2.12 m Walter Davis United States 27 June, 1953 Dayton 2.15 m Charles Dumas United States 29 June, 1956 Los Angeles 2.16 m Yuriy Stepanov Soviet Union
