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]
Mark | Wind | Athlete | Date | Location |
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15.52 m (50 ft 11 in) | ![]() | 30 May 1911 | New York City, U.S.[1] | |
15.52 m (50 ft 11 in) | ![]() | 12 July 1924 | Paris, France[1] | |
15.58 m (51 ft 1 1⁄4 in) | ![]() | 27 October 1931 | Tokyo, Japan[1] | |
15.72 m (51 ft 6 3⁄4 in) | ![]() | 14 August 1932 | Los Angeles, U.S.[1] | |
15.78 m (51 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | ![]() | 14 December 1935 | Sydney, Australia[1] | |
16.00 m (52 ft 5 3⁄4 in) | 0.6 | ![]() | 6 August 1936 | Berlin, Germany[1] |
16.00 m (52 ft 5 3⁄4 in) | 1.6 | ![]() | 3 December 1950 | São Paulo, Brazil[1] |
16.01 m (52 ft 6 1⁄4 in) | 1.2 | ![]() | 30 September 1951 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] |
16.12 m (52 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ![]() | 23 July 1952 | Helsinki, Finland[1] | |
16.22 m (53 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ![]() | 23 July 1952 | Helsinki, Finland[1] | |
16.23 m (53 ft 2 3⁄4 in) | 1.5 | ![]() | 19 July 1953 | Moscow, Soviet Union[1] |
16.56 m (54 ft 3 3⁄4 in) A | 0.2 | ![]() | 16 March 1955 | Mexico City, Mexico[1] |
16.59 m (54 ft 5 in) | 1.0 | ![]() | 28 July 1958 | Moscow, Soviet Union[1] |
16.70 m (54 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | 0.0 | ![]() | 3 May 1959 | Nalchik, Soviet Union[1] |
17.03 m (55 ft 10 1⁄4 in) | 1.0 | ![]() | 5 August 1960 | Olsztyn, Poland[1] |
17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) A | 0.0 | ![]() | 16 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico[1] |
17.22 m (56 ft 5 3⁄4 in) A | 0.0 | ![]() | 17 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico[1] |
17.23 m (56 ft 6 1⁄4 in) A | 2.0 | ![]() | 17 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico[1] |
17.27 m (56 ft 7 3⁄4 in) A | 2.0 | ![]() | 17 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico[1] |
17.39 m (57 ft 1⁄2 in) A | 2.0 | ![]() | 17 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico[1] |
17.40 m (57 ft 1 in) A | 0.4 | ![]() | 5 August 1971 | Cali, Colombia[1] |
17.44 m (57 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | -0.5 | ![]() | 17 October 1972 | Sukhumi, Soviet Union[1] |
17.89 m (58 ft 8 1⁄4 in) A | 0.0 | ![]() | 15 October 1975 | Mexico City, Mexico[1] |
17.97 m (58 ft 11 1⁄4 in) | 1.5 | ![]() | 16 June 1985 | Indianapolis, U.S.[1] |
17.98 m (58 ft 11 3⁄4 in) | 1.8 | ![]() | 18 July 1995 | Salamanca, Spain[1] |
18.16 m (59 ft 6 3⁄4 in) | 1.3 | ![]() | 7 August 1995 | Gothenburg, Sweden[1] |
18.29 m (60 ft 0 in) | 1.3 | ![]() | 7 August 1995 | Gothenburg, 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
Mark | Athlete | Date | Location |
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10.32 m (33 ft 10 1⁄4 in) | ![]() | 13 May 1922 | Mamaroneck, U.S. |
10.50 m (34 ft 5 1⁄4 in) | ![]() | 23 July 1923 | Geneve, Switzerland |
11.62 m (38 ft 1 1⁄4 in) | ![]() | 17 October 1926 | Harbin, China |
11.66 m (38 ft 3 in) | ![]() | 21 October 1939 | Unknown |
12.22 m (40 ft 1 in) | ![]() | 18 June 1959 | Street, United Kingdom |
12.43 m (40 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | ![]() | 9 May 1981 | Austin, U.S. |
12.47 m (40 ft 10 3⁄4 in) | ![]() | 7 May 1982 | Austin, U.S. |
12.51 m (41 ft 1⁄2 in) | ![]() | 6 May 1983 | Austin, U.S. |
12.98 m (42 ft 7 in) | ![]() | 7 May 1983 | Baton Rouge, U.S. |
13.15 m (43 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ![]() | 24 March 1984 | Austin, U.S. |
13.21 m (43 ft 4 in) | ![]() | 13 April 1984 | Baton Rouge, U.S. |
13.58 m (44 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ![]() | 30 May 1985 | Austin, U.S. |
13.68 m (44 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ![]() | 5 June 1986 | Indianapolis, U.S. |
13.71 m (44 ft 11 3⁄4 in) | ![]() | 2 May 1987 | Los Angeles, U.S. |
13.73 m (45 ft 1⁄2 in) | ![]() | 17 May 1987 | Tuscaloosa, U.S. |
13.78 m (45 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ![]() | 6 June 1987 | Baton Rouge, U.S. |
13.85 m (45 ft 5 1⁄4 in) | ![]() | 26 June 1987 | San Jose, U.S. |
14.04 m (46 ft 3⁄4 in) | ![]() | 11 October 1987 | Hamamatsu, Japan |
14.16 m (46 ft 5 1⁄4 in) | ![]() | 23 April 1988 | Shijiazhuang, PR China |
14.52 m (47 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ![]() | 2 July 1989 | Stockholm, Sweden |
Official IAAF progression from 1990
Mark | Wind | Athlete | Date | Location |
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14.54 m (47 ft 8 1⁄4 in) | 1.1 | ![]() | 25 August 1990 | Sapporo, Japan[2] |
14.95 m (49 ft 1⁄2 in) | -0.2 | ![]() | 10 June 1991 | Moscow, Soviet Union[2] |
14.97 m (49 ft 1 1⁄4 in) | 0.9 | ![]() | 18 June 1993 | Moscow, Russia[2] |
15.09 m (49 ft 6 in) | 0.5 | ![]() | 21 August 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany[2] |
15.50 m (50 ft 10 in) | 0.9 | ![]() | 10 August 1995 | Gothenburg, Sweden[2] |
Women's Triple Jump Progression
A graph of women's triple jump shows a steady progression throughout the 80s and 90s before the world record was set in 1995. After this performance actually declined.
![](../I/m/Womens_triple_jump.jpg)
References
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