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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. [1] As of June 21, 2009, 27 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [1]
The male world record holder is Jonathan Edwards of the United Kingdom, with a jump of 18.29 m (60 ft 0 in). The female world record holder is Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela , with a jump of 15.74 m ( 51 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in).
This is the progression of world record improvements in different age divisions of men's triple jump in Masters athletics. Key Incomplete information Pending better indoor records Indoor mark before 2000 IAAF includes indoor marks in the record list since 2000, but WMA does not follow that practice.
For track and combined events, the term "indoor world records" were changed to "short track world records". In some field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, and shot put, indoor world records were eliminated. These changes came into effect on 1 November 2023.
Triple jump 16.93 m (w) 1992 Olympic Games: Barcelona, Spain: 35th (q) Triple jump 15.76 m: World Cup: Havana, Cuba: 1st Triple jump 17.34 m: 1993 World Indoor Championships: Toronto, Canada: 6th Triple jump 16.76 m: World Championships: Stuttgart, Germany: 3rd Triple jump 17.44 m: 1994 Goodwill Games: Saint Petersburg, Russia: 7th Triple jump ...
This is the progression of world record improvements of the triple jump M55 division of Masters athletics. Key
He also had the longest triple jump for an American in 1963. He returned to the Tokyo Olympics as the world record holder after losing the record to Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, then regaining the record a couple of months before the games, first in Kingston, Jamaica and improving it at the 1964 Olympic Trials. In the Olympic final, Boston exchanged the ...
Banks was a track & field athlete competing in the triple jump. On June 16, 1985 he set a world record of 17.97 m (58 feet 11.5 inches) at the national championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He finished second in the NCAA Championships in 1977 and 1978. He earned his B.A. and Juris Doctor (J.D.) from UCLA. He broke the American triple ...