World record progression triple jump
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The following table shows the World Record Progression
in the Men's and Women's triple jump
, officially ratified by the IAAF.
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.
As of June 21, 2009, 27 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
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.
World record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
in the Men's and Women's triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
, officially ratified by the IAAF.
Men's World Record Progression
The first world recordWorld record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
in the men's triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations
International Association of Athletics Federations
The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
in 1912. That inaugural record was the 15.52 m performance by Dan Ahearn in 1911.
As of June 21, 2009, 27 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
| Mark | Wind | Athlete | Date | Location |
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| 15.52 m | 30 May 1911 | New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 15.52 m | 12 July 1924 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| 15.58 m | 27 October 1931 | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 15.72 m | 14 August 1932 | Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 15.78 m | 14 December 1935 | Sydney, Australia | ||
| 16.00 m | 0.6 | 6 August 1936 | Berlin, Germany | |
| 16.00 m | 1.6 | 3 December 1950 | São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
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| 16.01 m | 1.2 | 30 September 1951 | Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... , Brazil |
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| 16.12 m | 23 July 1952 | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| 16.22 m | 23 July 1952 | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| 16.23 m | 1.5 | 19 July 1953 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| 16.56 m | 0.2 | 26 March 1955 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 16.59 m | 1.0 | 19 July 1958 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| 16.70 m | 0.0 | 3 May 1959 | Nalchik Nalchik Nalchik is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. It covers an area of... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| 17.03 m | 1.0 | 5 August 1960 | Olsztyn Olsztyn Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
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| 17.10 m | 0.0 | 16 October 1968 | Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
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| 17.22 m | 0.0 | 17 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 17.23 m | 2.0 | 17 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 17.27 m | 2.0 | 17 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 17.39 m | 2.0 | 17 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 17.40 m | 0.4 | 5 August 1971 | Cali, Colombia | |
| 17.44 m | -0.5 | 17 October 1972 | Sukhumi Sukhumi Sukhumi is the capital of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast. The city suffered heavily during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict in the early 1990s.-Naming:... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| 17.89 m | 0.0 | 15 October 1975 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 17.97 m | 1.5 | 16 June 1985 | Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 17.98 m | 1.8 | 18 July 1995 | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 18.16 m | 1.3 | 7 August 1995 | Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| 18.29 m | 1.3 | 7 August 1995 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Women's World Record Progression
The first world recordWorld record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
in the women's triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations
International Association of Athletics Federations
The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
in 1990.
As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 5 world records in the event.
Unofficial pre-IAAF progression to 1990
| Mark | Athlete | Date | Location |
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| 10.32 m | 13 May 1922 | Mamaroneck Mamaroneck (town), New York Mamaroneck is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 29,156 at the 2010 census. There are two villages contained within the town: Larchmont and the Village of Mamaroneck... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 10.50 m | 23 July 1923 | Geneve, Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 11.62 m | 17 October 1926 | Harbin Harbin Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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| 11.66 m | 21 October 1939 | Unknown | |
| 12.22 m | 18 June 1959 | Street, United Kingdom Street, Somerset Street is a small village and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated on a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, south-west of Glastonbury. The 2001 census records the village as having a population of 11,066... |
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| 12.43 m | 9 May 1981 | Austin, U.S. Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
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| 12.47 m | 7 May 1982 | Austin, U.S. | |
| 12.51 m | 6 May 1983 | Austin, U.S. | |
| 12.98 m | 7 May 1983 | Baton Rouge, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 13.15 m | 24 March 1984 | Austin, U.S. Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
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| 13.21 m | 13 April 1984 | Baton Rouge, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 13.58 m | 30 May 1985 | Austin, U.S. Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
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| 13.68 m | 5 June 1986 | Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 13.71 m | 2 May 1987 | Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , U.S. |
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| 13.73 m | 17 May 1987 | Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, Alabama Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010... , U.S. |
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| 13.78 m | 6 June 1987 | Baton Rouge, U.S. | |
| 13.85 m | 26 June 1987 | San Jose San Jose, California San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay... , U.S. |
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| 14.04 m | 11 October 1987 | Hamamatsu, Japan | |
| 14.16 m | 23 April 1988 | Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang is the capital and largest city of North China's Hebei province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about south of Beijing... , PR China |
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| 14.52 m | 2 July 1989 | Stockholm, Sweden |
Official IAAF progression from 1990
| Mark | Wind | Athlete | Date | Location |
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| 14.54 m | 1.1 | 25 August 1990 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| 14.95 m | -0.2 | 10 June 1991 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| 14.97 m | 0.9 | 18 June 1993 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
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| 15.09 m | 0.5 | 21 August 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 15.50 m | 0.9 | 10 August 1995 | Gothenburg, Sweden |