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 1911 New York, U.S.[1]
15.52 m (50 ft 11 in)  Nick Winter (AUS) 12 July 1924 Paris, France[1]
15.58 m (51 ft 11⁄4 in)  Mikio Oda (JPN) 27 October 1931 Tokyo, Japan[1]
15.72 m (51 ft 63⁄4 in)  Chuhei Nambu (JPN) 14 August 1932 Los Angeles, U.S.[1]
15.78 m (51 ft 91⁄4 in)  Jack Metcalfe (AUS) 14 December 1935 Sydney, Australia[1]
16.00 m (52 ft 53⁄4 in) 0.6  Naoto Tajima (JPN) 6 August 1936 Berlin, Germany[1]
16.00 m (52 ft 53⁄4 in) 1.6  Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 3 December 1950 São Paulo, Brazil[1]
16.01 m (52 ft 61⁄4 in) 1.2  Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 30 September 1951 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
16.12 m (52 ft 101⁄2 in)  Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 23 July 1952 Helsinki, Finland[1]
16.22 m (53 ft 21⁄2 in)  Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 23 July 1952 Helsinki, Finland[1]
16.23 m (53 ft 23⁄4 in) 1.5  Leonid Shcherbakov (URS) 19 July 1953 Moscow, Soviet Union[1]
16.56 m (54 ft 33⁄4 in) A 0.2  Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 26 March 1955 Mexico City, Mexico[1]
16.59 m (54 ft 5 in) 1.0  Oleg Ryakhovskiy (URS) 19 July 1958 Moscow, Soviet Union[1]
16.70 m (54 ft 91⁄4 in) 0.0  Oleg Fyodoseyev (URS) 3 May 1959 Nalchik, Soviet Union[1]
17.03 m (55 ft 101⁄4 in) 1.0  Józef Szmidt (POL) 5 August 1960 Olsztyn, Poland[1]
17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) A 0.0  Giuseppe Gentile (ITA) 16 October 1968 Mexico City, Mexico[1]
17.22 m (56 ft 53⁄4 in) A 0.0  Giuseppe Gentile (ITA) 17 October 1968 Mexico City, Mexico[1]
17.23 m (56 ft 61⁄4 in) A 2.0  Viktor Sanyeyev (URS) 17 October 1968 Mexico City, Mexico[1]
17.27 m (56 ft 73⁄4 in) A 2.0  Nelson Prudêncio (BRA) 17 October 1968 Mexico City, Mexico[1]
17.39 m (57 ft 01⁄2 in) A 2.0  Viktor Sanyeyev (URS) 17 October 1968 Mexico City, Mexico[1]
17.40 m (57 ft 1 in) A 0.4  Pedro Pérez (CUB) 5 August 1971 Cali, Colombia[1]
17.44 m (57 ft 21⁄2 in) -0.5  Viktor Sanyeyev (URS) 17 October 1972 Sukhumi, Soviet Union[1]
17.89 m (58 ft 81⁄4 in) A 0.0  João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) 15 October 1975 Mexico City, Mexico[1]
17.97 m (58 ft 111⁄4 in) 1.5  Willie Banks (USA) 16 June 1985 Indianapolis, U.S.[1]
17.98 m (58 ft 113⁄4 in) 1.8  Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 18 July 1995 Salamanca, Spain[1]
18.16 m (59 ft 63⁄4 in) 1.3  Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 7 August 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden[1]
18.29 m (60 ft 0 in) 1.3  Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 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

MarkAthleteDateLocation
10.32 m (33 ft 101⁄4 in)  Elizabeth Stine (USA) 13 May 1922 Mamaroneck, U.S.
10.50 m (34 ft 51⁄4 in)  Adrienne Känel (SUI) 23 July 1923 Geneve, Switzerland
11.62 m (5 ft 33⁄4 in)  Kinue Hitomi (JPN) 17 October 1926 Harbin, China
11.66 m (38 ft 3 in)  Rie Yamauchi (JPN) 21 October 1939 Unknown
12.22 m (7 ft 31⁄4 in)  Mary Bignal (GBR) 18 June 1959 Street, United Kingdom
12.43 m (40 ft 91⁄4 in)  Terri Turner (USA) 9 May 1981 Austin, U.S.
12.47 m (40 ft 103⁄4 in)  Terri Turner (USA) 7 May 1982 Austin, U.S.
12.51 m (41 ft 01⁄2 in)  Melody Smith (USA) 6 May 1983 Austin, U.S.
12.98 m (42 ft 7 in)  Easter Gabriel (USA) 7 May 1983 Baton Rouge, U.S.
13.15 m (43 ft 11⁄2 in)  Terri Turner (USA) 24 March 1984 Austin, U.S.
13.21 m (43 ft 4 in)  Terri Turner (USA) 13 April 1984 Baton Rouge, U.S.
13.58 m (44 ft 61⁄2 in)  Wendy Brown (USA) 30 May 1985 Austin, U.S.
13.68 m (44 ft 101⁄2 in)  Esmeralda Garcia (BRA) 5 June 1986 Indianapolis, U.S.
13.71 m (44 ft 113⁄4 in)  Wendy Brown (USA) 2 May 1987 Los Angeles, U.S.
13.73 m (45 ft 01⁄2 in)  Flora Hyacinth (ISV) 17 May 1987 Tuscaloosa, U.S.
13.78 m (45 ft 21⁄2 in)  Sheila Hudson (USA) 6 June 1987 Baton Rouge, U.S.
13.85 m (45 ft 51⁄4 in)  Sheila Hudson (USA) 26 June 1987 San Jose, U.S.
14.04 m (46 ft 03⁄4 in)  Li Huirong (CHN) 11 October 1987 Hamamatsu, Japan
14.16 m (46 ft 51⁄4 in)  Li Huirong (CHN) 23 April 1988 Shijiazhuang, PR China
14.52 m (47 ft 71⁄2 in)  Galina Chistyakova (URS) 2 July 1989 Stockholm, Sweden

Official IAAF progression from 1990

MarkWindAthleteDateLocation
14.54 m (47 ft 81⁄4 in) 1.1  Li Huirong (CHN) 25 August 1990 Sapporo, Japan[2]
14.95 m (49 ft 01⁄2 in) -0.2  Inessa Kravets (URS) 10 June 1991 Moscow, Soviet Union[2]
14.97 m (49 ft 11⁄4 in) 0.9  Iolanda Chen (RUS) 18 June 1993 Moscow, Russia[2]
15.09 m (49 ft 6 in) 0.5  Anna Biryukova (RUS) 21 August 1993 Stuttgart, Germany[2]
15.50 m (50 ft 10 in) 0.9  Inessa Kravets (UKR) 10 August 1995 Gothenburg, 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 November 23, 2012. 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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