Men's discus throw world record progression
Outdoor progression
On July 7, 1981 Ben Plucknett of the United States won a meet in Stockholm with a world record throw of 72.34 m (237 ft 4 in), but the record was nullified by the I.A.A.F.

Men's discus throw world record progression

Section Title: Outdoor progression
Table Section Text: On July 7, 1981 Ben Plucknett of the United States won a meet in Stockholm with a world record throw of 72.34 m (237 ft 4 in), but the record was nullified by the I.A.A.F.

Mark	Athlete	Date	Location

47.58 m (156 ft 1 in)	James Duncan (USA)	27 May 1912	New York

47.61 m (156 ft 2 1⁄4 in)	Thomas Lieb (USA)	14 September 1924	Chicago

47.89 m (157 ft 1 1⁄4 in)	Glenn Hartranft (USA)	2 May 1925	San Francisco

48.20 m (158 ft 1 1⁄2 in)	Bud Houser (USA)	3 April 1926	Palo Alto, California

49.90 m (163 ft 8 1⁄2 in)	Eric Krenz (USA)	9 April 1929	Palo Alto

51.03 m (167 ft 5 in)	Eric Krenz (USA)	17 May 1930	Palo Alto

51.73 m (169 ft 8 1⁄2 in)	Paul Jessup (USA)	23 August 1930	Pittsburgh

52.42 m (171 ft 11 3⁄4 in)	Harald Andersson (SWE)	25 August 1934	Oslo

53.10 m (174 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	Willy Schröder (GER)	28 April 1935	Magdeburg, Germany

53.26 m (174 ft 8 3⁄4 in)	Archibald Harris (USA)	20 June 1941	Palo Alto

53.34 m (175 ft 0 in)	Adolfo Consolini (ITA)	26 October 1941	Milan

54.23 m (177 ft 11 in)	Adolfo Consolini (ITA)	14 April 1946	Milan

54.93 m (180 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	Bob Fitch (USA)	8 June 1946	Minneapolis, Minnesota

55.33 m (181 ft 6 1⁄4 in)	Adolfo Consolini (ITA)	10 October 1948	Milan

56.46 m (185 ft 2 3⁄4 in)	Fortune Gordien (USA)	9 July 1949	Lisbon

56.97 m (186 ft 10 3⁄4 in)	Fortune Gordien (USA)	14 August 1949	Hämeenlinna, Finland

57.93 m (190 ft 1⁄2 in)	Sim Iness (USA)	20 June 1953	Lincoln, Nebraska

58.10 m (190 ft 7 1⁄4 in)	Fortune Gordien (USA)	11 July 1953	Pasadena, California

59.28 m (194 ft 5 3⁄4 in)	Fortune Gordien (USA)	22 August 1953	Pasadena

59.91 m (196 ft 6 1⁄2 in)	Edmund Piątkowski (POL)	14 June 1959	Warsaw

59.91 m (196 ft 6 1⁄2 in)	Rink Babka (USA)	12 August 1960	Walnut, California

60.56 m (198 ft 8 1⁄4 in)	Jay Silvester (USA)	11 August 1961	Frankfurt, West Germany

60.72 m (199 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	Jay Silvester (USA)	20 August 1961	Brussels, Belgium

61.10 m (200 ft 5 1⁄2 in)	Al Oerter (USA)	18 May 1962	Los Angeles

61.64 m (202 ft 2 3⁄4 in)	Vladimir Trusenyev (USSR)	4 June 1962	Leningrad, USSR

62.45 m (204 ft 10 1⁄2 in)	Al Oerter (USA)	1 July 1962	Chicago

62.62 m (205 ft 5 1⁄4 in)	Al Oerter (USA)	27 April 1963	Walnut

62.94 m (206 ft 5 3⁄4 in)	Al Oerter (USA)	25 April 1964	Walnut

64.55 m (211 ft 9 1⁄4 in)	Ludvik Danek (TCH)	2 August 1964	Turnov, Czechoslovakia

65.22 m (213 ft 11 1⁄2 in)	Ludvik Danek (TCH)	12 October 1965	Sokolov, Czechoslovakia

66.54 m (218 ft 3 1⁄2 in)	Jay Silvester (USA)	25 May 1968	Modesto, California

68.40 m (224 ft 4 3⁄4 in)	Jay Silvester (USA)	18 September 1968	Reno, Nevada

68.40 m (224 ft 4 3⁄4 in)	Ricky Bruch (SWE)	5 July 1972	Stockholm

68.48 m (224 ft 8 in)	John van Reenen (RSA)	14 March 1975	Stellenbosch, South Africa

69.08 m (226 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	John Powell (USA)	3 May 1975	Long Beach, California

69.18 m (226 ft 11 1⁄2 in)	Mac Wilkins (USA)	24 April 1976	Walnut

69.80 m (229 ft 0 in)	Mac Wilkins (USA)	1 May 1976	San Jose, California

70.24 m (230 ft 5 1⁄4 in)	Mac Wilkins (USA)	1 May 1976	San Jose

70.86 m (232 ft 5 3⁄4 in)	Mac Wilkins (USA)	1 May 1976	San Jose

71.16 m (233 ft 5 1⁄2 in)	Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR)	9 August 1978	Berlin

71.86 m (235 ft 9 in)	Yuriy Dumchev (USSR)	29 May 1983	Moscow

74.08 m (243 ft 1⁄2 in)	Jürgen Schult (GDR)	6 June 1986	Neubrandenburg, East Germany

Sentence(s)

The first world record in the men's discus was set by James Duncan in 1912 (47.58 m).

final_sentence: The first world record in the men's discus was set by James Duncan in 1912 (47.58 m).