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.
As of June 21, 2009, 27 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
MarkWindAthleteDateLocation
'1911-05-3030 May 1911New York City, U.S.
'1924-07-1212 July 1924Paris, France
'1931-10-2727 October 1931Tokyo, Japan
'1932-08-1414 August 1932Los Angeles, U.S.
'1935-12-1414 December 1935Sydney, Australia
'0.61936-08-066 August 1936Berlin, Germany
'1.61950-12-033 December 1950São Paulo, Brazil
'1.21951-09-3030 September 1951Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
'1952-07-2323 July 1952Helsinki, Finland
'1952-07-2323 July 1952Helsinki, Finland
'1.51953-07-1919 July 1953Moscow, Soviet Union
A0.21955-03-1616 March 1955Mexico City, Mexico
'1.01958-07-2828 July 1958Moscow, Soviet Union
'0.01959-05-033 May 1959Nalchik, Soviet Union
'1.01960-08-055 August 1960Olsztyn, Poland
A0.01968-10-1616 October 1968Mexico City, Mexico
A0.01968-10-1717 October 1968Mexico City, Mexico
A2.01968-10-1717 October 1968Mexico City, Mexico
A2.01968-10-1717 October 1968Mexico City, Mexico
A2.01968-10-1717 October 1968Mexico City, Mexico
A0.41971-08-055 August 1971Cali, Colombia
'-0.51972-10-1717 October 1972Sukhumi, Soviet Union
A0.01975-10-1515 October 1975Mexico City, Mexico
'1.51985-06-1616 June 1985Indianapolis, U.S.
'1.81995-07-1818 July 1995Salamanca, Spain
'1.31995-08-077 August 1995Gothenburg, Sweden
1.31995-08-077 August 1995Gothenburg, Sweden

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.

Unofficial pre-IAAF progression to 1990

MarkAthleteDateLocation
'1922-05-1313 May 1922Mamaroneck, U.S.
'1923-07-2323 July 1923Geneve, Switzerland
'1926-10-1717 October 1926Harbin, China
'1939-10-2121 October 1939Unknown
'1959-06-1818 June 1959Street, United Kingdom
'1981-05-099 May 1981Austin, U.S.
'1982-05-077 May 1982Austin, U.S.
'1983-05-066 May 1983Austin, U.S.
'1983-05-077 May 1983Baton Rouge, U.S.
'1984-03-2424 March 1984Austin, U.S.
'1984-04-1313 April 1984Baton Rouge, U.S.
'1985-05-3030 May 1985Austin, U.S.
'1986-06-055 June 1986Indianapolis, U.S.
'1987-05-022 May 1987Los Angeles, U.S.
'1987-05-1717 May 1987Tuscaloosa, U.S.
'1987-06-066 June 1987Baton Rouge, U.S.
'1987-06-2626 June 1987San Jose, U.S.
'1987-10-1111 October 1987Hamamatsu, Japan
'1988-04-2323 April 1988Shijiazhuang, PR China
'1989-07-022 July 1989Stockholm, Sweden

Official IAAF progression from 1990

MarkWindAthleteDateLocation
'1.11990-08-2525 August 1990Sapporo, Japan
'-0.21991-06-1010 June 1991Moscow, Soviet Union
'0.91993-06-1818 June 1993Moscow, Russia
'0.51993-08-2121 August 1993Stuttgart, Germany
0.91995-08-1010 August 1995Gothenburg, Sweden

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.

Controversy

Inessa Kravets of Ukraine was found guilty of doping breaches in 1993 prior to winning this record and later banned again for two years in 2000 leading to over the 1995 world record too.