The following table shows the world record progression in the men's and women's triple jump, officially ratified by the IAAF.

Men Ratified Not ratified Ratified but later rescinded Pending ratification

Indoor An asterisk indicates a record was repeated.

+ Men's triple jump indoor world record progression Mark Athlete Date Venue 8 December 1898 Budapest 8 December 1901 Budapest 10 November 1906 New York 5 October 1909 New York 31 October 1910 New York 4 February 1911 New York 19 March 1951 Leningrad 16 March 1953 Leningrad 4 February 1958 Leningrad 8 March 1958 Leningrad 3 February 1959 Leningrad 22 March 1959 Moscow 22 March 1959 Moscow 4 February 1962 Leningrad 23 March 1962 Leningrad 22 January 1966 Los Angeles 5 March 1966 Albuquerque 5 March 1966 Albuquerque 2 March 1968 Stuttgart 27 February 1969 Moscow 15 March 1970 Wien 11 March 1972 Grenoble 9 March 1974 Göteborg 2 February 1976 Moscow 2 February 1976 Moscow 11 February 1979 Minsk 12 February 1979 Minsk 21 February 1981 Grenoble 13 March 1981 Detroit 19 February 1982 San Diego 17 January 1986 Los Angeles 23 February 1986 Madrid 15 January 1987 Osaka 27 February 1987 New York 6 February 1994 Grenoble 1 March 1997 Sindelfingen * 7 March 2004 Budapest 14 March 2010 Doha 20 February 2011 Aubière 6 March 2011 Paris * 6 March 2011 Paris

Outdoor The first world record in the men's triple jump was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. That inaugural record was the 15.52 m performance by Dan Ahearn in 1911.

As of June 21, 2009, 27 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. The men's triple jump world record is unusual in that on five occasions a new record has been set and then broken again on the same day.

MarkWindAthleteDateVenueDuration of record 1911-05-3030 May 1911 New York City, U.S. 1924-07-1212 July 1924 Paris, France 1931-10-2727 October 1931 Tokyo, Japan 1932-08-144 August 1932 Los Angeles, U.S. 1935-12-1414 December 1935 Sydney, Australia 0.6 1936-08-066 August 1936 Berlin, Germany 1.6 1950-12-033 December 1950 São Paulo, Brazil 1.2 1951-09-3030 September 1951 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1952-07-2323 July 1952 Helsinki, Finland 1952-07-2323 July 1952 Helsinki, Finland 1.5 1953-07-1919 July 1953 Moscow, Soviet Union A 0.2 1955-03-1616 March 1955 Mexico City, Mexico 1.0 1958-07-2828 July 1958 Moscow, Soviet Union 0.0 1959-05-033 May 1959 Nalchik, Soviet Union 1.0 1960-08-055 August 1960 Olsztyn, Poland A 0.0 1968-10-1616 October 1968 Mexico City, Mexico A 0.0 1968-10-1717 October 1968 Mexico City, Mexico A 2.0 1968-10-1717 October 1968 Mexico City, Mexico A 2.0 1968-10-1717 October 1968 Mexico City, Mexico A 2.0 1968-10-1717 October 1968 Mexico City, Mexico A 0.4 1971-08-055 August 1971 Cali, Colombia -0.5 1972-10-1717 October 1972 Sukhumi, Soviet Union A 0.0 1975-10-1515 October 1975 Mexico City, Mexico 1.5 1985-06-1616 June 1985 Indianapolis, U.S. 1.8 1995-07-1818 July 1995 Salamanca, Spain 1.3 1995-08-077 August 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden 20 minutes 1.3 1995-08-077 August 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden

Women Indoor An asterisk indicates a record was repeated.

+ Women's triple jump indoor world record progression Mark Athlete Date Venue 31 December 1983 11 February 1984 Flagstaff 19 January 1985 Lawrence 26 January 1985 Baton Rouge 8 February 1985 Inglewood 15 February 1985 Fort Worth 2 March 1985 Gainesville 9 March 1985 Syracuse, NY 9 March 1985 Syracuse, NY 23 February 1986 San Diego 3 January 1987 Moscow 3 January 1987 Moscow 3 January 1987 Moscow 15 January 1989 Moscow 9 March 1991 Sevilla 9 March 1991 Sevilla 9 March 1991 Sevilla 28 February 1993 Moscow 14 March 1993 Toronto 14 January 1994 Moscow 27 January 1994 Moscow 13 February 1994 Liévin 11 March 1995 Barcelona 28 February 1998 Valencia * 6 March 2004 Budapest 6 March 2004 Budapest 6 March 2004 Budapest 21 February 2020 Madrid 20 March 2022 Beograd

Outdoor

The first world record in the women's triple jump was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1990.

As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 5 world records in the event.

Unofficial pre-IAAF progression to 1990 MarkAthleteDateVenue 1922-05-1313 May 1922 Mamaroneck, U.S. 1923-07-2323 July 1923 Geneva, Switzerland 1926-10-1717 October 1926 Harbin, China 1939-10-2121 October 1939 Unknown 1959-06-1818 June 1959 Street, United Kingdom 1981-05-099 May 1981 Austin, U.S. 1982-05-077 May 1982 Austin, U.S. 1983-05-066 May 1983 Austin, U.S. 1983-05-077 May 1983 Baton Rouge, U.S. 1984-03-2424 March 1984 Austin, U.S. 1984-04-1313 April 1984 Baton Rouge, U.S. 1985-05-3030 May 1985 Austin, U.S. 1986-06-055 June 1986 Indianapolis, U.S. 1987-05-022 May 1987 Los Angeles, U.S. 1987-05-1717 May 1987 Tuscaloosa, U.S. 1987-06-066 June 1987 Baton Rouge, U.S. 1987-06-2626 June 1987 San Jose, U.S. 1987-10-1111 October 1987 Hamamatsu, Japan 1988-04-2323 April 1988 Shijiazhuang, PR China 1989-07-022 July 1989 Stockholm, Sweden

Official IAAF progression from 1990

MarkWindAthleteDateVenueDuration of record 1.1 1990-08-2525 August 1990 Sapporo, Japan -0.2 1991-06-1010 June 1991 Moscow, Soviet Union 0.9 1993-06-1818 June 1993 Moscow, Russia 0.5 1993-08-2121 August 1993 Stuttgart, Germany 0.9 1995-08-1010 August 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden 0.7 2021-08-011 August 2021 Tokyo, Japan 7 months and 19 days indoor 2022-03-2020 March 2022 Belgrade, Serbia

Women's triple jump progression controversy Inessa Kravets was found guilty of doping offenses in 1993, after her 1991 record and before setting her long-standing 1995 record. She was later banned for two years in 2000, leading many to doubt the legitimacy of her performance.

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