Triple jump world record progression
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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.
Men
| Ratified | |
| Not ratified | |
| Ratified but later rescinded | |
| Pending ratification |
Indoor
An asterisk indicates a record was repeated.[1]
| Mark | Athlete | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.67 m (41 ft 6+3⁄4 in) |  Tibor Gajzágó (HUN) | 8 December 1898 | Budapest |
| 13.22 m (43 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Bela Mezo (HUN) | 8 December 1901 | Budapest |
| 13.81 m (45 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |  J.F. O'Connell (USA) | 10 November 1906 | New York |
| 14.63 m (47 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Daniel Ahearn (USA) | 5 October 1909 | New York |
| 14.70 m (48 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Daniel Ahearn (USA) | 31 October 1910 | New York |
| 15.11 m (49 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Daniel Ahearn (USA) | 4 February 1911 | New York |
| 15.28 m (50 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |  Leonid Shcherbakov (URS) | 19 March 1951 | Leningrad |
| 15.52 m (50 ft 11 in) | Leonid Shcherbakov (URS) | 16 March 1953 | Leningrad |
| 15.62 m (51 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Dmitriy Yefremov (URS) | 4 February 1958 | Leningrad |
| 15.66 m (51 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Yevgeniy Chen (URS) | 8 March 1958 | Leningrad |
| 15.80 m (51 ft 10 in) | Oleg Fedoseyev (URS) | 3 February 1959 | Leningrad |
| 15.83 m (51 ft 11 in) | Oleg Fedoseyev (URS) | 22 March 1959 | Moscow |
| 15.98 m (52 ft 5 in) | Oleg Fedoseyev (URS) | 22 March 1959 | Moscow |
| 16.15 m (52 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Oleg Fedoseyev (URS) | 4 February 1962 | Leningrad |
| 16.30 m (53 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Oleg Fedoseyev (URS) | 23 March 1962 | Leningrad |
| 16.37 m (53 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Art Walker (USA) | 22 January 1966 | Los Angeles |
| 16.46 m (54 ft 0 in) | Art Walker (USA) | 5 March 1966 | Albuquerque |
| 16.70 m (54 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Art Walker (USA) | 5 March 1966 | Albuquerque |
| 16.77 m (55 ft 0 in) |  Michael Sauer (FRG) | 2 March 1968 | Stuttgart |
| 16.86 m (55 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Nikolay Dudkin (URS) | 27 February 1969 | Moscow |
| 16.95 m (55 ft 7+1⁄4 in) | Viktor Saneyev (URS) | 15 March 1970 | Wien |
| 16.97 m (55 ft 8 in) | Viktor Saneyev (URS) | 11 March 1972 | Grenoble |
| 17.03 m (55 ft 10+1⁄4 in) |  Michal Joachimowski (POL) | 9 March 1974 | Göteborg |
| 17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) | Viktor Saneyev (URS) | 2 February 1976 | Moscow |
| 17.16 m (56 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Viktor Saneyev (URS) | 2 February 1976 | Moscow |
| 17.18 m (56 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Gennadiy Valyukievich (URS) | 11 February 1979 | Minsk |
| 17.29 m (56 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Gennadiy Valyukievich (URS) | 12 February 1979 | Minsk |
| 17.30 m (56 ft 9 in) | Shamil Abbyasov (URS) | 21 February 1981 | Grenoble |
| 17.31 m (56 ft 9+1⁄4 in) |  Keith Connor (GBR) | 13 March 1981 | Detroit |
| 17.41 m (57 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Willie Banks (USA) | 19 February 1982 | San Diego |
| 17.50 m (57 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Charles Simpkins (USA) | 17 January 1986 | Los Angeles |
| 17.54 m (57 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Maris Bruzhiks (URS) | 23 February 1986 | Madrid |
| 17.67 m (57 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Oleg Protsenko (URS) | 15 January 1987 | Osaka |
| 17.76 m (58 ft 3 in) | Mike Conley (USA) | 27 February 1987 | New York |
| 17.77 m (58 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |  Leonid Voloshin (RUS) | 6 February 1994 | Grenoble |
| 17.83 m (58 ft 5+3⁄4 in) |  Aliecer Urrutia (CUB) | 1 March 1997 | Sindelfingen |
| 17.83 m (58 ft 5+3⁄4 in)* |  Christian Olsson (SWE) | 7 March 2004 | Budapest |
| 17.90 m (58 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |  Teddy Tamgho (FRA) | 14 March 2010 | Doha |
| 17.91 m (58 ft 9 in) | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) | 20 February 2011 | Aubière |
| 17.92 m (58 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) | 6 March 2011 | Paris |
| 17.92 m (58 ft 9+1⁄2 in)* | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) | 6 March 2011 | Paris |
Outdoor
The first world record in the men's triple jump was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. That inaugural record was the 15.52 m performance by Dan Ahearn in 1911.[2]
As of June 21, 2009, 27 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[2] The men's triple jump world record is unusual in that on five occasions a new record has been set and then broken again on the same day.
| Mark | Wind | Athlete | Date | Venue | Duration of record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.52 m (50 ft 11 in) |  Dan Ahearn (USA) | 30 May 1911 | New York City, U.S.[2] | 13 years, 1 month and 12 days | |
| 15.52 m (50 ft 11 in) |  Nick Winter (AUS) | 12 July 1924 | Paris, France[2] | 7 years, 3 months and 15 days | |
| 15.58 m (51 ft 1+1⁄4 in) |  Mikio Oda (JPN) | 27 October 1931 | Tokyo, Japan[2] | 9 months and 18 days | |
| 15.72 m (51 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Chuhei Nambu (JPN) | 4 August 1932 | Los Angeles, U.S.[2] | 3 years and 4 months | |
| 15.78 m (51 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 14 December 1935 | Sydney, Australia[2] | 7 months and 23 days | |
| 16.00 m (52 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | 0.6 | Naoto Tajima (JPN) | 6 August 1936 | Berlin, Germany[2] | 14 years, 3 months and 27 days |
| 16.00 m (52 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | 1.6 |  Adhemar da Silva (BRA) | 3 December 1950 | São Paulo, Brazil[2] | 9 months and 27 days |
| 16.01 m (52 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | 1.2 | Adhemar da Silva (BRA) | 30 September 1951 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2] | 9 months and 23 days |
| 16.12 m (52 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Adhemar da Silva (BRA) | 23 July 1952 | Helsinki, Finland[2] | 0 days | |
| 16.22 m (53 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Adhemar da Silva (BRA) | 23 July 1952 | Helsinki, Finland[2] | 11 months and 26 days | |
| 16.23 m (53 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | 1.5 |  Leonid Shcherbakov (URS) | 19 July 1953 | Moscow, Soviet Union[2] | 1 year, 7 months and 25 days |
| 16.56 m (54 ft 3+3⁄4 in) A | 0.2 | Adhemar da Silva (BRA) | 16 March 1955 | Mexico City, Mexico[2] | 3 years, 4 months and 12 days |
| 16.59 m (54 ft 5 in) | 1.0 | Oleg Ryakhovskiy (URS) | 28 July 1958 | Moscow, Soviet Union[2] | 9 months and 5 days |
| 16.70 m (54 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | 0.0 | Oleg Fyodoseyev (URS) | 3 May 1959 | Nalchik, Soviet Union[2] | 1 year, 3 months and 2 days |
| 17.03 m (55 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | 1.0 |  Józef Szmidt (POL) | 5 August 1960 | Olsztyn, Poland[2] | 8 years, 2 months and 11 days |
| 17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) A | 0.0 |  Giuseppe Gentile (ITA) | 16 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico[2] | 1 day |
| 17.22 m (56 ft 5+3⁄4 in) A | 0.0 | Giuseppe Gentile (ITA) | 17 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico[2] | 0 days |
| 17.23 m (56 ft 6+1⁄4 in) A | 2.0 | Viktor Sanyeyev (URS) | 17 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico[2] | 0 days |
| 17.27 m (56 ft 7+3⁄4 in) A | 2.0 |  Nelson Prudêncio (BRA) | 17 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico[2] | 0 days |
| 17.39 m (57 ft 1⁄2 in) A | 2.0 | Viktor Sanyeyev (URS) | 17 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico[2] | 2 years, 9 months and 19 days |
| 17.40 m (57 ft 1 in) A | 0.4 | Pedro Pérez (CUB) | 5 August 1971 | Cali, Colombia[2] | 1 year, 2 months and 10 days |
| 17.44 m (57 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | -0.5 | Viktor Sanyeyev (URS) | 17 October 1972 | Sukhumi, Soviet Union[2] | 2 years, 11 months and 28 days |
| 17.89 m (58 ft 8+1⁄4 in) A | 0.0 | João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) | 15 October 1975 | Mexico City, Mexico[2] | 9 years, 8 months and 1 day |
| 17.97 m (58 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | 1.5 | Willie Banks (USA) | 16 June 1985 | Indianapolis, U.S.[2] | 10 years, 1 month and 2 days |
| 17.98 m (58 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | 1.8 | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | 18 July 1995 | Salamanca, Spain[2] | 20 days |
| 18.16 m (59 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | 1.3 | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | 7 August 1995 | Gothenburg, Sweden[2] | 20 minutes |
| 18.29 m (60 ft 0 in) | 1.3 | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | 7 August 1995 | Gothenburg, Sweden[2] | 30 years, 9 months and 2 days |
Women
Indoor
An asterisk indicates a record was repeated.[3]
| Mark | Athlete | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.23 m (40 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Tammy Stevenson (USA) | 31 December 1983 | |
| 12.32 m (40 ft 5 in) |  Moya Benzoor (ISR) | 11 February 1984 | Flagstaff |
| 12.64 m (41 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Robyne Johnson (USA) | 19 January 1985 | Lawrence |
| 12.99 m (42 ft 7+1⁄4 in) |  Esmeralda Garcia (BRA) | 26 January 1985 | Baton Rouge |
| 13.13 m (43 ft 3⁄4 in) | Yvette Bates (USA) | 8 February 1985 | Inglewood |
| 13.14 m (43 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Terri Turner (USA) | 15 February 1985 | Fort Worth |
| 13.19 m (43 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Esmeralda Garcia (BRA) | 2 March 1985 | Gainesville |
| 13.29 m (43 ft 7 in) | Esmeralda Garcia (BRA) | 9 March 1985 | Syracuse, NY |
| 13.51 m (44 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Esmeralda Garcia (BRA) | 9 March 1985 | Syracuse, NY |
| 13.58 m (44 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 23 February 1986 | San Diego |
| 13.86 m (45 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 3 January 1987 | Moscow |
| 13.96 m (45 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 3 January 1987 | Moscow |
| 13.98 m (45 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 3 January 1987 | Moscow |
| 14.16 m (46 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Inna Lasovskaya (URS) | 15 January 1989 | Moscow |
| 14.30 m (46 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Inessa Kravets (URS) | 9 March 1991 | Sevilla |
| 14.39 m (47 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Inessa Kravets (URS) | 9 March 1991 | Sevilla |
| 14.44 m (47 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Inessa Kravets (URS) | 9 March 1991 | Sevilla |
| 14.46 m (47 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Yolanda Chen (RUS) | 28 February 1993 | Moscow |
| 14.47 m (47 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |  Inessa Kravets (UKR) | 14 March 1993 | Toronto |
| 14.61 m (47 ft 11 in) | Inna Lasovskaya (RUS) | 14 January 1994 | Moscow |
| 14.78 m (48 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Inna Lasovskaya (RUS) | 27 January 1994 | Moscow |
| 14.90 m (48 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Inna Lasovskaya (RUS) | 13 February 1994 | Liévin |
| 15.03 m (49 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Yolanda Chen (RUS) | 11 March 1995 | Barcelona |
| 15.16 m (49 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Ashia Hansen (GBR) | 28 February 1998 | Valencia |
| 15.16 m (49 ft 8+3⁄4 in)* | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | 6 March 2004 | Budapest |
| 15.25 m (50 ft 1⁄4 in) | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | 6 March 2004 | Budapest |
| 15.36 m (50 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | 6 March 2004 | Budapest |
| 15.43 m (50 ft 7+1⁄4 in) |  Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | 21 February 2020 | Madrid |
| 15.74 m (51 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | 20 March 2022 | Beograd |
Outdoor
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.[4]
Unofficial pre-IAAF progression to 1990
| Mark | Athlete | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.32 m (33 ft 10+1⁄4 in) |  Elizabeth Stine (USA) | 13 May 1922 | Mamaroneck, U.S. |
| 10.50 m (34 ft 5+1⁄4 in) |  Adrienne Kaenel (SUI) | 23 July 1923 | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 11.62 m (38 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Kinue Hitomi (JPN) | 17 October 1926 | Harbin, China |
| 11.66 m (38 ft 3 in) | Rie Yamaguchi (JPN) | 21 October 1939 | Unknown |
| 12.22 m (40 ft 1 in) | Mary Bignal (GBR) | 18 June 1959 | Street, United Kingdom |
| 12.43 m (40 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Terri Turner (USA) | 9 May 1981 | Austin, U.S. |
| 12.47 m (40 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Terri Turner (USA) | 7 May 1982 | Austin, U.S. |
| 12.51 m (41 ft 1⁄2 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 1+1⁄2 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 6+1⁄2 in) | Wendy Brown (USA) | 30 May 1985 | Austin, U.S. |
| 13.68 m (44 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Esmeralda Garcia (BRA) | 5 June 1986 | Indianapolis, U.S. |
| 13.71 m (44 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Wendy Brown (USA) | 2 May 1987 | Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 13.73 m (45 ft 1⁄2 in) |  Flora Hyacinth (ISV) | 17 May 1987 | Tuscaloosa, U.S. |
| 13.78 m (45 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Sheila Hudson (USA) | 6 June 1987 | Baton Rouge, U.S. |
| 13.85 m (45 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Sheila Hudson (USA) | 26 June 1987 | San Jose, U.S. |
| 14.04 m (46 ft 3⁄4 in) |  Li Huirong (CHN) | 11 October 1987 | Hamamatsu, Japan |
| 14.16 m (46 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Li Huirong (CHN) | 23 April 1988 | Shijiazhuang, PR China |
| 14.52 m (47 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 2 July 1989 | Stockholm, Sweden |
Official IAAF progression from 1990
| Mark | Wind | Athlete | Date | Venue | Duration of record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.54 m (47 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | 1.1 | Li Huirong (CHN) | 25 August 1990 | Sapporo, Japan[4] | 9 months and 16 days |
| 14.95 m (49 ft 1⁄2 in) | -0.2 | Inessa Kravets (URS) | 10 June 1991 | Moscow, Soviet Union[4] | 2 years and 8 days |
| 14.97 m (49 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | 0.9 | Iolanda Chen (RUS) | 18 June 1993 | Moscow, Russia[4] | 2 months and 3 days |
| 15.09 m (49 ft 6 in) | 0.5 | Anna Biryukova (RUS) | 21 August 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany[4] | 1 year, 11 months and 20 days |
| 15.50 m (50 ft 10 in) | 0.9 | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | 10 August 1995 | Gothenburg, Sweden[4] | 25 years, 11 months and 22 days |
| 15.67 m (51 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | 0.7 | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | 1 August 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 7 months and 19 days |
| 15.74 m (51 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | indoor | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | 20 March 2022 | Belgrade, Serbia | 4 years, 1 month and 19 days |
Women's triple jump progression controversy
Inessa Kravets was found guilty of doping offenses in 1993, after her 1991 record and before setting her long-standing 1995 record. She was later banned for two years in 2000, leading many to doubt the legitimacy of her performance.[5][6][7]