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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