World Records - Triple Jump Men

The Triple Jump Men world record stands at 18.29, set by Jonathan Edwards (GBR) in 1995. Explore its full progression through athletics history.

JE
Jonathan Edwards
Triple sautMen
WR
18.29WR+1.3
Jonathan Edwards
GBRGBR
August 7, 1995
Gothenburg, Sweden

Record standing for: 30 years, 11 months

Record History

PerformanceAthleteCountryDateCompetitionsGap vs WRDurationImprovement
17.92WR
Teddy TamghoFRAMar 6, 2011ParisWR15y 4mo (Current)+1cm
17.91
Teddy TamghoFRAFeb 20, 2011Aubière-1cm1mo +1cm
17.90
Teddy TamghoFRAMar 14, 2010Doha-2cm11mo -0.26m
18.16+1.3
Jonathan EdwardsGBRAug 7, 1995Gothenburg, Sweden+0.24m14y 7mo -0.13m
18.29+1.3
Jonathan EdwardsGBRAug 7, 1995Gothenburg, Sweden+0.37m0d +0.31m
17.98+1.8
Jonathan EdwardsGBRJul 18, 1995Salamanca, Spain+6cm1mo +0.31m
17.67
Oleg ProtsenkoURSJan 15, 1987Osaka-0.25m8y 6mo -0.30m
17.97+1.5
Willie BanksUSAJun 16, 1985Indianapolis, U.S.+5cm1y 7mo +0.66m
17.31
Keith ConnorGBRMar 13, 1981Detroit-0.61m4y 3mo +2cm
17.29
Gennadiy ValyukievichURSFeb 12, 1979Minsk-0.63m2y 1mo +0.11m
17.18
Gennadiy ValyukievichURSFeb 11, 1979Minsk-0.74m1d -0.71m
17.89+0.0
João Carlos De OliveiraBRAOct 15, 1975Mexico City, Mexico-3cm3y 4mo +0.86m
17.03
Michał JoachimowskiPOLMar 9, 1974Göteborg-0.89m1y 7mo -0.41m
17.44-0.5
Viktor SanyeyevURSOct 17, 1972Sukhumi, Soviet Union-0.48m1y 5mo +4cm
17.40+0.4
Pedro PérezCUBAug 5, 1971Cali, Colombia-0.52m1y 2mo +1cm
17.39+2.0
Viktor SanyeyevURSOct 17, 1968Mexico City, Mexico-0.53m2y 10mo +0.12m
17.27+2.0
Nélson PrudêncioBRAOct 17, 1968Mexico City, Mexico-0.65m0d +4cm
17.23+2.0
Viktor SanyeyevURSOct 17, 1968Mexico City, Mexico-0.69m0d +1cm
17.22+0.0
Giuseppe GentileITAOct 17, 1968Mexico City, Mexico-0.70m0d +0.12m
17.10+0.0
Giuseppe GentileITAOct 16, 1968Mexico City, Mexico-0.82m1d +0.80m
16.30
Oleg FedoseyevURSMar 23, 1962Leningrad-1.62m6y 7mo +0.15m
16.15
Oleg FedoseyevURSFeb 4, 1962Leningrad-1.77m1mo -0.88m
17.03+1.0
Józef SzmidtPOLAug 5, 1960Olsztyn, Poland-0.89m1y 6mo +0.33m
16.70+0.0
Oleg FyodoseyevURSMay 3, 1959Nalchik, Soviet Union-1.22m1y 3mo +0.90m
15.80
Oleg FedoseyevURSFeb 3, 1959Leningrad-2.12m3mo -0.79m
16.59+1.0
Oleg RyakhovskiyURSJul 28, 1958Moscow, Soviet Union-1.33m7mo +0.93m
15.66
Yuanjiang ChenCHNMar 8, 1958Leningrad-2.26m4mo +4cm
15.62
David YefremovKAZFeb 4, 1958Leningrad-2.30m1mo -0.94m
16.56+0.2
Andrés Byron SilvaURUMar 16, 1955Mexico City, Mexico-1.36m2y 11mo +0.33m
16.23+1.5
Leonid ShcherbakovURSJul 19, 1953Moscow, Soviet Union-1.69m1y 8mo +0.71m
15.52
Leonid ShcherbakovURSMar 16, 1953Leningrad-2.40m4mo -0.70m
16.22
Andrés Byron SilvaURUJul 23, 1952Helsinki, Finland-1.70m8mo +10cm
16.12
Andrés Byron SilvaURUJul 23, 1952Helsinki, Finland-1.80m0d +0.11m
16.01+1.2
Andrés Byron SilvaURUSep 30, 1951Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-1.91m10mo +0.73m
15.28
Leonid ShcherbakovURSMar 19, 1951Leningrad-2.64m6mo -0.72m
16.00+1.6
Andrés Byron SilvaURUDec 3, 1950São Paulo, Brazil-1.92m3mo -
16.00+0.6
Nobuhiro TajimaJPNAug 6, 1936Berlin, Germany-1.92m14y 4mo +0.22m
15.78
Jack MetcalfeAUSDec 14, 1935Sydney, Australia-2.14m8mo +6cm
15.72
Chuhei NambuJPNAug 4, 1932Los Angeles, U.S.-2.20m3y 4mo +0.14m
15.58
Masaya OdaJPNOct 27, 1931Tokyo, Japan-2.34m10mo +6cm
15.52
Nils WinterGERJul 12, 1924Paris, France-2.40m7y 3mo -
15.52
Dan AhearnUSAMay 30, 1911New York City, U.S.-2.40m13y 2mo +0.82m
14.70
Dan AhearnUSAOct 31, 1910New York-3.22m7mo +7cm
14.63
Dan AhearnUSAOct 5, 1909New York-3.29m1y -