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Men    Women 100 y 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 1 Mile 5000 m 10000 m Marathon Half Marathon 110 m Hurdles 400 m Hurdles 3000 m Steeplechase High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Throw Hammer Throw Javelin Throw Decathlon 4 x 400 m Mixed Marathon Walk Mixed

Men, Triple Jump All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons. •   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated          •   - Then World Record     12.59 P. Johnson USA Boston May 26, 1877     13.26 P. Johnson USA Boston Jun 29, 1878     13.45 Malcolm Ford USA New York May 10, 1884     13.53 John Clausen USA Boston Aug 05, 1890     13.62 Harry Jewett USA Detroit Aug 16, 1890     13.68 James Connolly USA Boston Sep 25, 1890     13.70 Edward Bloss USA Boston Oct 28, 1890     13.90 John Clausen USA Melrose, MA Sep 19, 1891     14.35 Eugene W. Goff USA New York Sep 17, 1892     14.65 Edward Bloss USA Worcester Sep 02, 1893     14.78 Edward Bloss USA Chicago Sep 16, 1893     15.39 Daniel Ahearn USA Boston Jul 31, 1909 • • 15.52 Daniel Ahearn USA New York May 30, 1911 • • 15.53 Billy Brown USA Philadelphia Jun 29, 1941   • 15.66 Ira Davis USA Los Angeles Jun 30, 1956   • 15.82 Ira Davis USA Ontario, CA Oct 20, 1956   • 15.88 William Sharpe USA Melbourne Nov 27, 1956   • 15.98 Alvis Andrews USA Modesto May 30, 1959   • 16.00 Ira Davis USA New York Jun 18, 1960   • 16.26 Ira Davis USA Bakersfield Jun 25, 1960   • 16.41 Ira Davis USA Rome Sep 06, 1960   • 16.43 Ira Davis USA Los Angeles Jul 25, 1964   • 16.65 Art Walker USA Berkeley Jul 16, 1966   • 16.74 Art Walker USA Los Angeles Jul 23, 1966   • 16.81 Art Walker USA Los Angeles Jun 30, 1968   • 17.07 Dave Smith USA Eugene Jul 01, 1972   • 17.20 Tommy Haynes USA Mexico City Oct 15, 1975   • 17.21 James Butts USA Westwood May 07, 1978   • 17.24 James Butts USA Helsinki Jun 29, 1978   • 17.26 James Butts USA Westwood Mar 15, 1981   • 17.31 James Butts USA San Jose Apr 11, 1981   • 17.31* James Butts USA San Jose Apr 11, 1981   • 17.35 James Butts USA Sacramento Jun 21, 1981   • 17.56 James Butts USA Sacramento Jun 21, 1981   • 17.67 James Butts USA Los Angeles Jun 08, 1985   • 17.97 Willie Banks USA Indianapolis Jun 16, 1985 • • 17.99 Kenny Harrison USA Atlanta Jul 27, 1996   • 18.09 Kenny Harrison USA Atlanta Jul 27, 1996   • 18.21 Christian Taylor USA Beijing Aug 27, 2015