This is the progression of world record improvements of the high jump M50 division of Masters athletics.
| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.00 i | Thomas Zacharias | 02.01.1947 | Birmingham | 02.03.1997 | |
| 1.95 | 07.10.1957 | 29.05.2011 | |||
| 1.90 | Asko Pesonen | 15.04.1943 | 24.09.1995 | ||
| 1.89 | Mark Chelnov | 15.03.1944 | Athens | 11.06.1994 | |
| 1.88 | Herm Wyatt | 13.09.1931 | Los Gatos | 20.08.1983 | |
| 1.85 | Richard "Dick" Richardson | 15.05.1933 | San Juan | 24.09.1983 | |
| 1.79 | John C. Brown | 04.12.1929 | 25.07.1981 | ||