Triple jump world record progression

The following table shows the world record progression in the men's and women's triple jump, officially ratified by the IAAF.

Men

The first world record in the men's triple jump was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. That inaugural record was the 15.52 m performance by Dan Ahearn in 1911.[1]

As of June 21, 2009, 27 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[1]

MarkWindAthleteDateLocation
15.52 m (50 ft 11 in) Dan Ahearn (USA)30 May 1911New York City, U.S.[1]
15.52 m (50 ft 11 in) Nick Winter (AUS)12 July 1924Paris, France[1]
15.58 m (51 ft 1 1⁄4 in) Mikio Oda (JPN)27 October 1931Tokyo, Japan[1]
15.72 m (51 ft 6 3⁄4 in) Chuhei Nambu (JPN)14 August 1932Los Angeles, U.S.[1]
15.78 m (51 ft 9 1⁄4 in) Jack Metcalfe (AUS)14 December 1935Sydney, Australia[1]
16.00 m (52 ft 5 3⁄4 in)0.6 Naoto Tajima (JPN)6 August 1936Berlin, Germany[1]
16.00 m (52 ft 5 3⁄4 in)1.6 Adhemar da Silva (BRA)3 December 1950São Paulo, Brazil[1]
16.01 m (52 ft 6 1⁄4 in)1.2 Adhemar da Silva (BRA)30 September 1951Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
16.12 m (52 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Adhemar da Silva (BRA)23 July 1952Helsinki, Finland[1]
16.22 m (53 ft 2 1⁄2 in) Adhemar da Silva (BRA)23 July 1952Helsinki, Finland[1]
16.23 m (53 ft 2 3⁄4 in)1.5 Leonid Shcherbakov (URS)19 July 1953Moscow, Soviet Union[1]
16.56 m (54 ft 3 3⁄4 in) A0.2 Adhemar da Silva (BRA)16 March 1955Mexico City, Mexico[1]
16.59 m (54 ft 5 in)1.0 Oleg Ryakhovskiy (URS)28 July 1958Moscow, Soviet Union[1]
16.70 m (54 ft 9 1⁄4 in)0.0 Oleg Fyodoseyev (URS)3 May 1959Nalchik, Soviet Union[1]
17.03 m (55 ft 10 1⁄4 in)1.0 Józef Szmidt (POL)5 August 1960Olsztyn, Poland[1]
17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) A0.0 Giuseppe Gentile (ITA)16 October 1968Mexico City, Mexico[1]
17.22 m (56 ft 5 3⁄4 in) A0.0 Giuseppe Gentile (ITA)17 October 1968Mexico City, Mexico[1]
17.23 m (56 ft 6 1⁄4 in) A2.0 Viktor Sanyeyev (URS)17 October 1968Mexico City, Mexico[1]
17.27 m (56 ft 7 3⁄4 in) A2.0 Nelson Prudêncio (BRA)17 October 1968Mexico City, Mexico[1]
17.39 m (57 ft 1⁄2 in) A2.0 Viktor Sanyeyev (URS)17 October 1968Mexico City, Mexico[1]
17.40 m (57 ft 1 in) A0.4 Pedro Pérez (CUB)5 August 1971Cali, Colombia[1]
17.44 m (57 ft 2 1⁄2 in)-0.5 Viktor Sanyeyev (URS)17 October 1972Sukhumi, Soviet Union[1]
17.89 m (58 ft 8 1⁄4 in) A0.0 João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA)15 October 1975Mexico City, Mexico[1]
17.97 m (58 ft 11 1⁄4 in)1.5 Willie Banks (USA)16 June 1985Indianapolis, U.S.[1]
17.98 m (58 ft 11 3⁄4 in)1.8 Jonathan Edwards (GBR)18 July 1995Salamanca, Spain[1]
18.16 m (59 ft 6 3⁄4 in)1.3 Jonathan Edwards (GBR)7 August 1995Gothenburg, Sweden[1]
18.29 m (60 ft 0 in)1.3 Jonathan Edwards (GBR)7 August 1995Gothenburg, Sweden[1]

Women

The first world record in the women's triple jump was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1990.

As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 5 world records in the event.[2]

Unofficial pre-IAAF progression to 1990

MarkAthleteDateLocation
10.32 m (33 ft 10 1⁄4 in) Elizabeth Stine (USA)13 May 1922Mamaroneck, U.S.
10.50 m (34 ft 5 1⁄4 in) Adrienne Känel (SUI)23 July 1923Geneve, Switzerland
11.62 m (38 ft 1 1⁄4 in) Kinue Hitomi (JPN)17 October 1926Harbin, China
11.66 m (38 ft 3 in) Rie Yamaguchi (JPN)21 October 1939Unknown
12.22 m (40 ft 1 in) Mary Bignal (GBR)18 June 1959Street, United Kingdom
12.43 m (40 ft 9 1⁄4 in) Terri Turner (USA)9 May 1981Austin, U.S.
12.47 m (40 ft 10 3⁄4 in) Terri Turner (USA)7 May 1982Austin, U.S.
12.51 m (41 ft 1⁄2 in) Melody Smith (USA)6 May 1983Austin, U.S.
12.98 m (42 ft 7 in) Easter Gabriel (USA)7 May 1983Baton Rouge, U.S.
13.15 m (43 ft 1 1⁄2 in) Terri Turner (USA)24 March 1984Austin, U.S.
13.21 m (43 ft 4 in) Terri Turner (USA)13 April 1984Baton Rouge, U.S.
13.58 m (44 ft 6 1⁄2 in) Wendy Brown (USA)30 May 1985Austin, U.S.
13.68 m (44 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Esmeralda Garcia (BRA)5 June 1986Indianapolis, U.S.
13.71 m (44 ft 11 3⁄4 in) Wendy Brown (USA)2 May 1987Los Angeles, U.S.
13.73 m (45 ft 1⁄2 in) Flora Hyacinth (ISV)17 May 1987Tuscaloosa, U.S.
13.78 m (45 ft 2 1⁄2 in) Sheila Hudson (USA)6 June 1987Baton Rouge, U.S.
13.85 m (45 ft 5 1⁄4 in) Sheila Hudson (USA)26 June 1987San Jose, U.S.
14.04 m (46 ft 3⁄4 in) Li Huirong (CHN)11 October 1987Hamamatsu, Japan
14.16 m (46 ft 5 1⁄4 in) Li Huirong (CHN)23 April 1988Shijiazhuang, PR China
14.52 m (47 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Galina Chistyakova (URS)2 July 1989Stockholm, Sweden

Official IAAF progression from 1990

MarkWindAthleteDateLocation
14.54 m (47 ft 8 1⁄4 in)1.1 Li Huirong (CHN)25 August 1990Sapporo, Japan[2]
14.95 m (49 ft 1⁄2 in)-0.2 Inessa Kravets (URS)10 June 1991Moscow, Soviet Union[2]
14.97 m (49 ft 1 1⁄4 in)0.9 Iolanda Chen (RUS)18 June 1993Moscow, Russia[2]
15.09 m (49 ft 6 in)0.5 Anna Biryukova (RUS)21 August 1993Stuttgart, Germany[2]
15.50 m (50 ft 10 in)0.9 Inessa Kravets (UKR)10 August 1995Gothenburg, Sweden[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 556. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (pdf). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 646. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
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