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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
 
  22.83 J.M. Mann USA Princeton Jun 24, 1876  
  23.26 William Curtis USA New York Sep 03, 1876  
  24.08 George Parmly USA New York May 05, 1877  
  26.54 Frank Larkin USA New York May 09, 1877  
  25.27 George Parmly USA New York Jul 04, 1877  
  25.60 George Parmly USA New York Sep 08, 1877  
  26.56 William Curtis USA New York Sep 20, 1879  
  26.63 William Curtis USA New York Sep 25, 1880  
  26.91 Joseph Queckberner USA New York Nov 01, 1880  
  27.33 Frank Lambrecht USA New York Sep 24, 1881  
  28.36 Frank Lambrecht USA New York Jun 10, 1882  
  28.62 Wilson Coudon USA New York Jun 02, 1883  
  29.30 Joseph Queckberner USA New York Oct 04, 1884  
  29.51 Frank Lambrecht USA New York Jun 13, 1885  
  30.20 Wilson Coudon USA Wilmington Oct 07, 1886  
  30.82 Alexander Coxe USA New Haven May 18, 1887  
  32.14 Wilson Coudon USA Philadelphia May 28, 1887  
• 32.43 Wilson Coudon USA New York May 18, 1888  
• 32.99 Wilson Coudon USA Detroit Sep 15, 1888  
• 35.90 Wilson Coudon USA New York Sep 22, 1888  
• 38.91 James Mitchell USA New York May 18, 1889  
  40.46 James Mitchell USA Bayonne Jun 12, 1889 •
  40.74 James Mitchell USA Elkton Oct 10, 1889 •
  40.80 James Mitchell USA New York Jun 13, 1891 •
  42.41 James Mitchell USA New York Sep 12, 1891 •
  42.63 James Mitchell USA Detroit Sep 29, 1891 •
  43.06 James Mitchell USA New York Oct 10, 1891 •
  43.20 James Mitchell USA New York Jun 18, 1892 •
  44.21 James Mitchell USA New York Oct 08, 1892 •
• 45.93 John Jesus Flanagan USA Bayonne May 30, 1897 •
• 46.81 John Jesus Flanagan USA New Orleans May 15, 1898 •
  46.84 Josiah McCracken USA New York May 30, 1898 •
  47.18 John Jesus Flanagan USA New York Jun 11, 1898 •
  48.26 John Jesus Flanagan USA New York Jun 11, 1898 •
  48.27 John Jesus Flanagan USA Boston Jul 23, 1898 •
  50.01 John Jesus Flanagan USA New York Jul 22, 1899 •
  50.24 John Jesus Flanagan USA New York Jul 30, 1899 •
  50.82 John Jesus Flanagan USA New York Sep 23, 1899 •
  51.10 John Jesus Flanagan USA New York Sep 23, 1899 •
  51.21 John Jesus Flanagan USA New York Sep 29, 1900 •
  51.61 John Jesus Flanagan USA New York Sep 29, 1900 •
  52.35 John Flanagan USA New York Sep 02, 1901 •
  52.71 John Flanagan USA New York Jul 31, 1904 •
  52.91 Matthew McGrath USA Montreal Sep 21, 1907 •
  53.38 John Jesus Flanagan USA Torrington Jun 20, 1908 •
  54.84 John Jesus Flanagan USA New York Jun 26, 1909 •
  54.86 John Jesus Flanagan USA New York Jun 26, 1909 •
  56.18 John Jesus Flanagan USA New Haven Jul 24, 1909 •
  57.10 Matthew McGrath USA New York Oct 29, 1911 •
• 57.77 Patrick James Ryan USA New York Aug 17, 1913 •
• 59.55 Martin Engel USA Baltimore Jul 11, 1953  
• 59.70 Harold Connolly USA New York May 21, 1955  
• 60.09 Harold Connolly USA Fort Devens Jun 13, 1955  
• 61.39 Harold Connolly USA Quincy, MA Jun 17, 1955  
• 63.04 Harold Connolly USA Boston Aug 25, 1955  
• 63.88 Harold Connolly USA Cambridge Oct 01, 1955  
  65.95 Clifford Blair USA Needham Jul 05, 1956 •
  66.71 Harold Connolly USA Boston Oct 03, 1956 •
• 68.54 Harold Connolly USA Los Angeles Nov 02, 1956 •
• 68.68 Harold Connolly USA Bakersfield Jun 20, 1958 •
• 70.33 Harold Connolly USA Walnut Aug 12, 1960 •
• 70.67 Harold Connolly USA Palo Alto Jul 21, 1962 •
• 71.06 Harold Connolly USA Ceres,USA May 29, 1965 •
• 71.26 Harold Connolly USA Walnut Jun 20, 1965 •
• 71.91 Ed Burke USA Bakersfield Jun 22, 1967  
• 72.30 Dave McKenzie USA Leningrad Jul 11, 1981  
• 73.56 Dave McKenzie USA Durham, NC Jun 27, 1982  
• 74.34 Dave McKenzie USA Durham, NC Jun 27, 1982  
• 74.50 Dave McKenzie USA Los Angeles Jun 26, 1983  
• 74.56 Jud Logan USA Columbus May 06, 1984  
• 74.72 Bill Green USA Long Beach May 20, 1984  
• 75.88 Peter Farmer USA Lillestrom Jul 05, 1984  
• 76.52 Bill Green USA Walnut Jul 15, 1984  
• 76.80 Jud Logan USA Walnut Apr 28, 1985  
• 76.88 Jud Logan USA Walnut Apr 28, 1985  
• 76.90 Jud Logan USA Columbus May 05, 1985  
• 77.24 Jud Logan USA Columbus May 05, 1985  
• 77.66 Jud Logan USA Gainsville Mar 29, 1986  
• 78.10 Jud Logan USA Tempe Apr 05, 1986  
• 80.26 Jud Logan USA Walnut Apr 27, 1986  
• 80.88 Jud Logan USA Walnut Apr 27, 1986  
• 81.88 Jud Logan USA University Park Apr 22, 1988  
• 82.50 Lance Deal USA Knoxville Jun 17, 1994  
• 82.50* Lance Deal USA Königs Wusterhausen Aug 27, 1996  
• 82.52 Lance Deal USA Milan Sep 07, 1996  
• 82.71 Winkler Rudy USA Eugene, OR Jun 20, 2021  
  83.16 Winkler Rudy USA Eugene, OR Jul 05, 2025