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All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons.
•   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated          •   - Then World Record
 
  11.32 Harry Buermeyer USA Mott Haven, NY Sep 08, 1877  
  11.41 Frank Lambrecht USA Mott Haven, NY Sep 24, 1878  
  11.38 Harry Buermeyer USA Mott Haven, NY Oct 12, 1878  
  12.13 Frank Lambrecht USA New York Jun 10, 1882  
  12.30 Frank Lambrecht USA New York Sep 29, 1882  
  12.61 Frank Lambrecht USA Montreal Oct 07, 1882  
  13.10 Frank Lambrecht USA New York Jun 02, 1883 •
• 13.45 William Hickok USA Cambridge (MA) May 18, 1895  
• 13.64 Richard Sheldon USA New Orleans May 14, 1898  
• 13.66 Richard Sheldon USA Chicago Jun 18, 1898  
• 13.77 Frederick Beck USA Travers Island Oct 01, 1898  
• 13.97 Richard Sheldon USA Bayonne Sep 04, 1899  
• 13.98 Richard Sheldon USA London Jul 07, 1900  
• 14.10 Richard Sheldon USA Paris Jul 15, 1900  
• 14.18 Wesley Coe USA Boston Jul 20, 1901  
  14.68 Ralph Rose USA Philadelphia Apr 23, 1904 •
  14.81 Ralph Rose USA Chicago May 21, 1904 •
  14.81* Wesley Coe USA Boston Jul 04, 1904 •
  14.81* Ralph Rose USA Saint-Louis Aug 31, 1904 •
  15.08 Wesley Coe USA Portland Aug 05, 1905 •
  15.10 Ralph Rose USA Norfolk Sep 07, 1907 •
  15.12 Ralph Rose USA Montreal Sep 21, 1907 •
  15.19 Ralph Rose USA New York Sep 07, 1908 •
  15.28 Ralph Rose USA Jersey City Sep 26, 1908 •
  15.32 Ralph Rose USA Seattle Aug 14, 1909 •
• 15.54 Ralph Rose USA San Francisco Aug 21, 1909 •
  15.55 John Kuck USA Fresno Apr 28, 1928 •
• 15.59 John Kuck USA Los Angeles May 05, 1928  
• 15.75 Herman Brix USA Amsterdam Jul 29, 1928  
• 15.87 John Kuck USA Amsterdam Jul 29, 1928 •
  16.04 Herman Brix USA Taft Jun 13, 1930 •
  16.07 Herman Brix USA Taft May 28, 1932 •
  16.07* Leo Sexton USA Cambridge, Mass. Jun 17, 1932 •
  16.13 Leo Sexton USA Cleveland Aug 21, 1932 •
• 16.16 Leo Sexton USA Freeport Aug 27, 1932 •
  16.30 Jack Torrance USA Lafayette Mar 24, 1934 •
  16.32 Jack Torrance USA Baton Rouge Apr 21, 1934 •
• 16.48 John Lyman USA Palo Alto Apr 21, 1934 •
• 16.80 Jack Torrance USA Des Moines Apr 27, 1934 •
• 16.89 Jack Torrance USA Milwaukee Jun 30, 1934 •
• 17.40 Jack Torrance USA Oslo Aug 05, 1934 •
• 17.68 Charles Fonville USA Lawrence Apr 17, 1948 •
• 17.79 James Fuchs USA Oslo Jul 28, 1949 •
• 17.82 James Fuchs USA Los Angeles Apr 29, 1950 •
• 17.90 James Fuchs USA Visby Aug 20, 1950 •
• 17.95 James Fuchs USA Eskilstuna Aug 22, 1950 •
• 18.00 Parry O'Brien USA Fresno May 09, 1953 •
• 18.04 Parry O'Brien USA Compton Jul 05, 1953 •
  18.23 Parry O'Brien USA Des Moines Apr 24, 1954 •
• 18.42 Parry O'Brien USA Los Angeles May 08, 1954 •
• 18.43 Parry O'Brien USA Los Angeles May 21, 1954 •
  18.43* Parry O'Brien USA Los Angeles Jun 11, 1954 •
  18.44 Parry O'Brien USA Los Angeles Jun 11, 1954 •
• 18.54 Parry O'Brien USA Los Angeles Jun 11, 1954 •
• 18.62 Parry O'Brien USA Salt Lake City May 05, 1956 •
• 18.69 Parry O'Brien USA Los Angeles Jun 15, 1956 •
  18.70 Parry O'Brien USA Pasadena Aug 18, 1956 •
  18.97 Parry O'Brien USA Eugene Sep 03, 1956 •
• 19.06 Parry O'Brien USA Eugene Sep 03, 1956 •
  19.10 Parry O'Brien USA Los Angeles Nov 01, 1956 •
• 19.25 Parry O'Brien USA Los Angeles Nov 01, 1956 •
• 19.25* Dallas Long USA Santa Barbara Mar 28, 1959 •
  19.26 Dallas Long USA Los Angeles May 02, 1959 •
  19.38 Dallas Long USA Los Angeles May 02, 1959 •
• 19.30 Parry O'Brien USA Albuquerque Aug 01, 1959 •
• 19.38 Dallas Long USA Los Angeles Mar 05, 1960 •
• 19.45 William Nieder USA Palo Alto Mar 19, 1960 •
• 19.67 Dallas Long USA Los Angeles Mar 26, 1960 •
• 19.99 William Nieder USA Austin Apr 02, 1960 •
• 20.06 William Nieder USA Walnut Aug 12, 1960 •
• 20.08 Dallas Long USA Los Angeles May 18, 1962 •
• 20.10 Dallas Long USA Los Angeles Apr 04, 1964 •
• 20.20 Dallas Long USA Los Angeles May 29, 1964 •
  20.35 Dallas Long USA Los Angeles Jul 25, 1964 •
• 20.68 Dallas Long USA Los Angeles Jul 25, 1964 •
  20.70 Randy Matson USA College Station Apr 09, 1965 •
  21.05 Randy Matson USA Austin Apr 30, 1965 •
• 21.52 Randy Matson USA College Station May 08, 1965 •
• 21.78 Randy Matson USA College Station Apr 22, 1967 •
• 21.82 Al Feuerbach USA San José May 05, 1973 •
• 21.85 Terry Albritton USA Honolulu Feb 21, 1976 •
• 22.02 Brian Oldfield USA Modesto May 16, 1981  
• 22.02* Dave Laut USA Koblenz Aug 25, 1982  
• 22.19 Brian Oldfield USA San Jose May 26, 1984  
• 22.26 John Brenner USA Westwood Apr 18, 1987  
• 22.52 John Brenner USA Walnut Apr 26, 1987  
• 23.12 Randy Barnes USA Los Angeles May 20, 1990 •
• 23.37 Ryan Crouser USA Eugene, OR Jun 18, 2021 •
  23.56 Ryan Crouser USA Los Angeles, CA May 27, 2023 •
Indoor Records were equal to or better than the outdoor at the time they were made.
• 16.06 Leo Sexton USA New York Feb 17, 1932  
• 18.08 Parry O'Brien USA New York Feb 20, 1954  
• 18.72 Parry O'Brien USA New York Feb 18, 1956  
• 22.66 Randy Barnes USA Los Angeles Jan 20, 1989