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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
 
  24.99 Charles Hayden Kip USA Cambridge May 22, 1882 •
• 29.15 Robert Garrett USA Athens Apr 06, 1896  
• 31.01 N.F. Young USA Boston Sep 07, 1896  
• 34.03 Richard Sheldon USA New York Sep 19, 1896  
  36.19 Charles H. Henneman USA New York Aug 28, 1897 •
• 36.20 John Flanagan USA Long Island City Aug 17, 1901  
• 36.77 Martin Sheridan USA Paterson, NJ Sep 14, 1901  
• 38.18 Martin Sheridan USA New York May 30, 1902  
• 38.93 Martin Sheridan USA Celtic Park, NY Aug 30, 1902  
• 39.28 Martin Sheridan USA St.Louis Sep 03, 1904  
• 39.28* Ralph Rose USA St.Louis Sep 03, 1904  
• 40.70 Martin Sheridan USA Montreal Sep 24, 1904  
• 41.46 Martin Sheridan USA Athens Apr 25, 1906  
• 41.47 John Garrels USA Evanston Jun 02, 1906  
• 42.79 John Garrels USA Ann Arbor May 11, 1907  
  43.41 Martin Sheridan USA Dundalk Aug 23, 1908 •
• 42.81 Martin Sheridan USA New York Oct 04, 1908  
• 43.54 Martin Sheridan USA New York Oct 10, 1909  
• 47.58 James Duncan USA New York May 27, 1912 •
  48.18 Glenn Hartranft USA Cambridge May 31, 1924 •
• 47.61 Thomas Lieb USA Chicago Sep 14, 1924  
• 48.20 Clarence Houser USA Palo Alto Apr 03, 1926 •
• 49.90 Eric Krenz USA Palo Alto Mar 09, 1929 •
  49.94 Eric Krenz USA Stanford May 17, 1930 •
• 51.03 Eric Krenz USA Palo Alto May 17, 1930 •
• 51.73 Paul Jessup USA Pittsburgh Aug 23, 1930 •
• 52.73 Kenneth Carpenter USA Chicago Jun 20, 1936  
• 53.08 Kenneth Carpenter USA Prague Aug 17, 1936  
• 53.26 Archie Harris USA Palo Alto Jun 20, 1941 •
• 53.29 Hugh Cannon USA New York Jun 05, 1943  
• 54.93 Robert Fitch USA Minneapolis Jun 08, 1946 •
• 55.06 Fortune Gordien USA Los Angeles May 20, 1949  
• 56.46 Fortune Gordien USA Lisbon Jul 09, 1949 •
• 56.97 Fortune Gordien USA Hämeenlinna Aug 14, 1949 •
• 57.93 Simeon Iness USA Lincoln,USA Jun 20, 1953 •
• 58.10 Fortune Gordien USA Pasadena Jul 11, 1953 •
• 59.28 Fortune Gordien USA Pasadena Aug 22, 1953 •
• 59.91 Rink Babka USA Walnut Aug 12, 1960 •
• 60.56 Jay Silvester USA Frankfurt/Main Aug 11, 1961 •
• 60.72 Jay Silvester USA Brussels Aug 20, 1961 •
• 61.10 Alfred Oerter USA Los Angeles May 18, 1962 •
• 61.62 Alfred Oerter USA Walnut Jun 23, 1962  
• 62.45 Alfred Oerter USA Chicago Jul 01, 1962 •
• 62.62 Alfred Oerter USA Walnut Apr 27, 1963 •
• 62.94 Alfred Oerter USA Walnut Apr 25, 1964 •
• 64.16 Jay Silvester USA Long Beach Jun 05, 1965  
• 65.15 Randy Matson USA College Station Apr 08, 1967  
• 66.54 Jay Silvester USA Modesto May 25, 1968 •
  68.07 Jay Silvester USA Reno Sep 18, 1968 •
• 68.40 Jay Silvester USA Reno Sep 18, 1968 •
• 69.08 John Powell USA Long Peach May 04, 1975 •
• 69.18 Mac Wilkins USA Walnut Apr 24, 1976 •
• 69.80 Mac Wilkins USA San José May 01, 1976 •
• 70.24 Mac Wilkins USA San José May 01, 1976 •
• 70.86 Mac Wilkins USA San José May 01, 1976 •
• 70.98 Mac Wilkins USA Helsinki Jul 09, 1980 •
• 71.20 Ben Plucknett USA Modesto May 16, 1981  
• 72.34 Ben Plucknett USA Stockholm Jul 07, 1981