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
15.52 m (50 ft 11 in)		Dan Ahearn (USA)	1911-05-3030 May 1911	New York, U.S.^[1]
15.52 m (50 ft 11 in)		Nick Winter (AUS)	1924-07-1212 July 1924	Paris, France^[1]
15.58 m (51 ft 1+1⁄4 in)		Mikio Oda (JPN)	1931-10-2727 October 1931	Tokyo, Japan^[1]
15.72 m (51 ft 6+3⁄4 in)		Chuhei Nambu (JPN)	1932-08-1414 August 1932	Los Angeles, U.S.^[1]
15.78 m (51 ft 9+1⁄4 in)		Jack Metcalfe (AUS)	1935-12-1414 December 1935	Sydney, Australia^[1]
16.00 m (52 ft 5+3⁄4 in)	0.6	Naoto Tajima (JPN)	1936-08-066 August 1936	Berlin, Germany^[1]
16.00 m (52 ft 5+3⁄4 in)	1.6	Adhemar da Silva (BRA)	1950-12-033 December 1950	São Paulo, Brazil^[1]
16.01 m (52 ft 6+1⁄4 in)	1.2	Adhemar da Silva (BRA)	1951-09-3030 September 1951	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil^[1]
16.12 m (52 ft 10+1⁄2 in)		Adhemar da Silva (BRA)	1952-07-2323 July 1952	Helsinki, Finland^[1]
16.22 m (53 ft 2+1⁄2 in)		Adhemar da Silva (BRA)	1952-07-2323 July 1952	Helsinki, Finland^[1]
16.23 m (53 ft 2+3⁄4 in)	1.5	Leonid Shcherbakov (URS)	1953-07-1919 July 1953	Moscow, Soviet Union^[1]
16.56 m (54 ft 3+3⁄4 in) A	0.2	Adhemar da Silva (BRA)	1955-03-2626 March 1955	Mexico City, Mexico^[1]
16.59 m (54 ft 5 in)	1.0	Oleg Ryakhovskiy (URS)	1958-07-1919 July 1958	Moscow, Soviet Union^[1]
16.70 m (54 ft 9+1⁄4 in)	0.0	Oleg Fyodoseyev (URS)	1959-05-033 May 1959	Nalchik, Soviet Union^[1]
17.03 m (55 ft 10+1⁄4 in)	1.0	Józef Szmidt (POL)	1960-08-055 August 1960	Olsztyn, Poland^[1]
17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) A	0.0	Giuseppe Gentile (ITA)	1968-10-1616 October 1968	Mexico City, Mexico^[1]
17.22 m (56 ft 5+3⁄4 in) A	0.0	Giuseppe Gentile (ITA)	1968-10-1717 October 1968	Mexico City, Mexico^[1]
17.23 m (56 ft 6+1⁄4 in) A	2.0	Viktor Sanyeyev (URS)	1968-10-1717 October 1968	Mexico City, Mexico^[1]
17.27 m (56 ft 7+3⁄4 in) A	2.0	Nelson Prudêncio (BRA)	1968-10-1717 October 1968	Mexico City, Mexico^[1]
17.39 m (57 ft 1⁄2 in) A	2.0	Viktor Sanyeyev (URS)	1968-10-1717 October 1968	Mexico City, Mexico^[1]
17.40 m (57 ft 1 in) A	0.4	Pedro Pérez (CUB)	1971-08-055 August 1971	Cali, Colombia^[1]
17.44 m (57 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	-0.5	Viktor Sanyeyev (URS)	1972-10-1717 October 1972	Sukhumi, Soviet Union^[1]
17.89 m (58 ft 8+1⁄4 in) A	0.0	João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA)	1975-10-1515 October 1975	Mexico City, Mexico^[1]
17.97 m (58 ft 11+1⁄4 in)	1.5	Willie Banks (USA)	1985-06-1616 June 1985	Indianapolis, U.S.^[1]
17.98 m (58 ft 11+3⁄4 in)	1.8	Jonathan Edwards (GBR)	1995-07-1818 July 1995	Salamanca, Spain^[1]
18.16 m (59 ft 6+3⁄4 in)	1.3	Jonathan Edwards (GBR)	1995-08-077 August 1995	Gothenburg, Sweden^[1]
18.29 m (60 ft 0 in)	1.3	Jonathan Edwards (GBR)	1995-08-077 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
10.32 m (33 ft 10+1⁄4 in)	Elizabeth Stine (USA)	1922-05-1313 May 1922	Mamaroneck, U.S.
10.50 m (34 ft 5+1⁄4 in)	Adrienne Känel (SUI)	1923-07-2323 July 1923	Geneve, Switzerland
11.62 m (5 ft 3+3⁄4 in)	Kinue Hitomi (JPN)	1926-10-1717 October 1926	Harbin, China
11.66 m (38 ft 3 in)	Rie Yamauchi (JPN)	1939-10-2121 October 1939	Unknown
12.22 m (7 ft 3+1⁄4 in)	Mary Bignal (GBR)	1959-06-1818 June 1959	Street, United Kingdom
12.43 m (40 ft 9+1⁄4 in)	Terri Turner (USA)	1981-05-099 May 1981	Austin, U.S.
12.47 m (40 ft 10+3⁄4 in)	Terri Turner (USA)	1982-05-077 May 1982	Austin, U.S.
12.51 m (41 ft 1⁄2 in)	Melody Smith (USA)	1983-05-066 May 1983	Austin, U.S.
12.98 m (42 ft 7 in)	Easter Gabriel (USA)	1983-05-077 May 1983	Baton Rouge, U.S.
13.15 m (43 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	Terri Turner (USA)	1984-03-2424 March 1984	Austin, U.S.
13.21 m (43 ft 4 in)	Terri Turner (USA)	1984-04-1313 April 1984	Baton Rouge, U.S.
13.58 m (44 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	Wendy Brown (USA)	1985-05-3030 May 1985	Austin, U.S.
13.68 m (44 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Esmeralda Garcia (BRA)	1986-06-055 June 1986	Indianapolis, U.S.
13.71 m (44 ft 11+3⁄4 in)	Wendy Brown (USA)	1987-05-022 May 1987	Los Angeles, U.S.
13.73 m (45 ft 1⁄2 in)	Flora Hyacinth (ISV)	1987-05-1717 May 1987	Tuscaloosa, U.S.
13.78 m (45 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	Sheila Hudson (USA)	1987-06-066 June 1987	Baton Rouge, U.S.
13.85 m (45 ft 5+1⁄4 in)	Sheila Hudson (USA)	1987-06-2626 June 1987	San Jose, U.S.
14.04 m (46 ft 3⁄4 in)	Li Huirong (CHN)	1987-10-1111 October 1987	Hamamatsu, Japan
14.16 m (46 ft 5+1⁄4 in)	Li Huirong (CHN)	1988-04-2323 April 1988	Shijiazhuang, PR China
14.52 m (47 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Galina Chistyakova (URS)	1989-07-022 July 1989	Stockholm, Sweden

Official IAAF progression from 1990

Mark	Wind	Athlete	Date	Location
14.54 m (47 ft 8+1⁄4 in)	1.1	Li Huirong (CHN)	1990-08-2525 August 1990	Sapporo, Japan^[2]
14.95 m (49 ft 1⁄2 in)	-0.2	Inessa Kravets (URS)	1991-06-1010 June 1991	Moscow, Soviet Union^[2]
14.97 m (49 ft 1+1⁄4 in)	0.9	Iolanda Chen (RUS)	1993-06-1818 June 1993	Moscow, Russia^[2]
15.09 m (49 ft 6 in)	0.5	Anna Biryukova (RUS)	1993-08-2121 August 1993	Stuttgart, Germany^[2]
15.50 m (50 ft 10 in)	0.9	Inessa Kravets (UKR)	1995-08-1010 August 1995	Gothenburg, Sweden^[2]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "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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