# Triple jump

The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit. The triple jump was inspired by accounts of lengthy jumps at the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympics event since the Games' inception in 1896.
According to World Athletics rules, "the hop shall be made so that an athlete lands first on the same foot as that from which he has taken off; in the step he shall land on the other foot, from which, subsequently, the jump is performed."
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).

## History

Historical sources on the ancient Olympic Games occasionally mention jumps of 15 metres or more. This led sports historians to conclude that these must have been a series of jumps, thus providing the basis for the triple jump. However, there is no evidence for the triple jump being included in the ancient Olympic Games, and the recorded extraordinary distances may be due to the artistic license of the authors of victory poems, rather than attempts to report accurate results.
The triple jump was a part of the inaugural modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens, although at the time it consisted of two hops on the same foot and then a jump. The first modern Olympic champion, James Connolly, was a triple jumper. Early Olympics also included the standing triple jump, although this has since been removed from the Olympic program and is rarely performed in competition today. The women's triple jump was introduced into the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.
In Irish mythology the geal-ruith (triple jump) was an event contested in the ancient Irish Tailteann Games as early as 1829 BC.

## Technique
### Approach

The approach is one of the most important parts of an athlete's jump. The athlete sprints down a runway to a takeoff mark, from which the triple jump is measured. The takeoff mark is commonly either a piece of wood or similar material embedded in the runway, or a rectangle painted on the runway surface. In modern championships, a strip of plasticine, tape, or modeling clay is attached to the far edge of the board to record athletes overstepping or "scratching" the mark, defined by the trailing edge of the board. These boards are placed at different places on the runway depending on how far the athlete can jump. Typically the boards are set 40 ft, 32 ft, and 24 ft from the pit. These are the most common boards seen at the high school and collegiate levels, but boards can be placed anywhere on the runway. There are three phases of the triple jump: the "hop" phase, the "bound" or "step" phase, and the "jump" phase. They all play an important role in the jump itself. These three phases are executed in one continuous sequence. The athlete has to maintain a good speed through each phase. They should also try to stay consistent to avoid fouls.

### Hop

The hop begins with the athlete jumping from the take-off board on one leg, which for descriptive purposes, will be the right leg. Precise placement of the foot on the take-off is important for the athlete to avoid a foul. The objective of the first phase is to hop out, with athletes focusing all momentum forward. The hop landing phase is very active, involving a powerful backward "pawing" action of the right leg, with the right take-off foot landing heel first on the runway.

### Step

The hop landing also marks the beginning of the step phase, where the athlete utilizes the backward momentum of the right leg to immediately execute a powerful jump forward and upwards, the left leg assisting the take-off with a hip flexion thrust similar to a bounding motion. This leads to the step-phase mid-air position, with the right take-off leg trailing flexed at the knee, and the left leg now leading flexed at the hip and knee. The jumper then holds this position for as long as possible, before extending the knee of the leading left leg and then immediately beginning a powerful backward motion of the whole left leg, again landing on the runway with a powerful backward pawing action. The takeoff leg should be fully extended with the drive leg thigh just below parallel to the ground. The takeoff leg stays extended behind the body with the heel held high. The drive leg extends with a flexed ankle and snaps downward for a quick transition into the jump phase. The athlete tries to take the farthest step they can while maintaining balance and control, using techniques such as pulling their leg up as high as possible.

### Jump

The step landing forms the take-off of the final phase (the jump), where the athlete utilizes the backward force from the left leg to take off again. The jump phase is very similar to the long jump although most athletes have lost too much speed by this time to manage a full hitch kick, and mostly used is a hang or sail technique.
When landing in the sand-filled pit, the jumper should aim to avoid sitting back on landing or placing either hand behind the feet. The sandpit usually begins 13m from the take-off board for male international competition or 11m from the board for international female and club-level male competition. Each phase of the triple jump should get progressively higher, and there should be a regular rhythm to the three landings.

### Foul

A "foul", also known as a "scratch", or missed jump, occurs when a jumper oversteps the takeoff mark, misses the pit entirely, does not use the correct foot sequence throughout the phases, or does not perform the attempt in the allotted amount of time (usually about 90 seconds). When a jumper "scratches", the seated official will raise a red flag, and the jumper who was "on deck", or up next, prepares to jump.
It shall not be considered a foul if an athlete while jumping, should touch or scrape the ground with his/her "sleeping leg". Also called a "scrape foul", "sleeping leg" touch violations were ruled as fouls before the mid-1980s. The IAAF changed the rules following outrage at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow when Soviet field officials in the Men's Triple Jump ruled as foul eight of the twelve jumps made by two leading competitors (from Brazil and Australia) thus helping two Soviet jumpers win the gold and silver medals.

## Records

* As of March 2022
| Area | Men's | Men's | Women's | Women's |
| Area | Mark | Athlete | Mark | Athlete |
| World | 18.29 m (60 ft 0 in) | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | 15.74 m (51 ft 7+1⁄2 in) i | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) |
| Continental records |||||
| Africa | 18.07 m (59 ft 3+1⁄4 in) i | Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) | 15.39 m (50 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) |
| Asia | 17.59 m (57 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Yanxi Li (CHN) | 15.25 m (50 ft 1⁄4 in) | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) |
| Europe | 18.29 m (60 ft 0 in) | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | 15.50 m (50 ft 10 in) | Inessa Kravets (UKR) |
| North, Central America and Caribbean | 18.21 m (59 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Christian Taylor (USA) | 15.29 m (50 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Yamilé Aldama (CUB) |
| Oceania | 17.46 m (57 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Ken Lorraway (AUS) | 14.04 m (46 ft 3⁄4 in) | Nicole Mladenis (AUS) |
| South America | 17.90 m (58 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Jadel Gregório (BRA) | 15.74 m (51 ft 7+1⁄2 in) i | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) |
Note: results cannot count towards records if they are wind-assisted (>2.0 m/s).

## All-time top 25

* Outdoor tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 triple jump marks and the top 25 athletes:
* - denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 triple jump marks
* - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 triple jump marks, by repeat athletes
* - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 triple jump marks
* As of August 2024.

### Men (outdoor)

| Ath.# | Perf.# | Mark | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 1 | 18.29 m (60 ft 0 in) | +1.3 | Jonathan Edwards | Great Britain | 7 August 1995 | Gothenburg |
| 2 | 2 | 18.21 m (59 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | +0.2 | Christian Taylor | United States | 27 August 2015 | Beijing |
| 3 | 3 | 18.18 m (59 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | −0.3 | Jordan Díaz | Spain | 11 June 2024 | Rome |
| | 4 | 18.16 m (59 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | +1.3 | Edwards #2 | | 7 August 1995 | Gothenburg |
| 4 | 5 | 18.14 m (59 ft 6 in) | +0.4 | Will Claye | United States | 29 June 2019 | Long Beach |
| | 6 | 18.11 m (59 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | +0.8 | Taylor #2 | | 27 May 2017 | Eugene |
| 5 | 7 | 18.09 m (59 ft 4 in) | −0.4 | Kenny Harrison | United States | 27 July 1996 | Atlanta |
| 6 | 8 | 18.08 m (59 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | ±0.0 | Pedro Pichardo | Cuba | 28 May 2015 | Havana |
| | 9 | 18.06 m (59 ft 3 in) | +0.8 | Pichardo #2 | | 15 May 2015 | Doha |
| | 9 | 18.06 m (59 ft 3 in) | +1.1 | Taylor #3 | | 9 July 2015 | Lausanne |
| | 9 | 18.06 m (59 ft 3 in) | +0.4 | Claye #2 | | 24 August 2019 | Paris |
| 7 | 12 | 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in) | +0.3 | Teddy Tamgho | France | 18 August 2013 | Moscow |
| | 12 | 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in) | +0.8 | Taylor #4 | | 15 May 2015 | Doha |
| | 12 | 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in) | −0.6 | Pichardo #3 | | 11 June 2024 | Rome |
| | 15 | 18.01 m (59 ft 1 in) | +0.4 | Edwards #3 | | 9 July 1998 | Oslo |
| | 16 | 18.00 m (59 ft 1⁄2 in) | +1.3 | Edwards #4 | | 27 August 1995 | London |
| | 17 | 17.99 m (59 ft 1⁄4 in) | +0.5 | Edwards #5 | | 23 August 1998 | Budapest |
| | 17 | 17.99 m (59 ft 1⁄4 in) | +1.8 | Pichardo #4 | | 9 July 2015 | Lausanne |
| | 19 | 17.98 m (58 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | +1.8 | Edwards #6 | | 18 July 1995 | Salamanca |
| | 19 | 17.98 m (58 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | +1.2 | Tamgho #2 | | 12 June 2010 | New York City |
| | 19 | 17.98 m (58 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | ±0.0 | Pichardo #5 | | 5 August 2021 | Tokyo |
| 8 | 22 | 17.97 m (58 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | +1.5 | Willie Banks | United States | 16 June 1985 | Indianapolis |
| | 23 | 17.96 m (58 ft 11 in) | +0.1 | Taylor #5 | | 4 September 2011 | Deagu |
| | 23 | 17.96 m (58 ft 11 in) | −0.4 | Pichardo #6 | | 4 June 2015 | Rome |
| | 25 | 17.95 m (58 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | +0.6 | Pichardo #7 | | 4 May 2018 | Doha |
| | 25 | 17.95 m (58 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | +0.3 | Pichardo #8 | | 23 July 2022 | Eugene |
| 9 | | 17.92 m (58 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | +1.6 | Khristo Markov | Bulgaria | 31 August 1987 | Rome |
| 9 | | 17.92 m (58 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | +1.9 | James Beckford | Jamaica | 20 May 1995 | Odessa |
| 11 | | 17.90 m (58 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | +1.0 | Vladimir Inozemtsev | Soviet Union | 20 June 1990 | Bratislava |
| 11 | | 17.90 m (58 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | +0.4 | Jadel Gregório | Brazil | 20 May 2007 | Belém |
| 13 | | 17.89 m (58 ft 8+1⁄4 in) A | ±0.0 | João Carlos de Oliveira | Brazil | 15 October 1975 | Mexico City |
| 14 | | 17.87 m (58 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | +1.7 | Mike Conley | United States | 27 June 1987 | San Jose |
| 14 | | 17.87 m (58 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | +1.3 | Jaydon Hibbert | Jamaica | 13 May 2023 | Baton Rouge |
| 16 | | 17.86 m (58 ft 7 in) | +1.3 | Charles Simpkins | United States | 2 September 1985 | Kobe |
| 17 | | 17.85 m (58 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | ±0.0 | Yoelbi Quesada | Cuba | 8 August 1997 | Athens |
| 18 | | 17.82 m (58 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | +0.2 | Hugues Fabrice Zango | Burkina Faso | 6 July 2021 | Székesfehérvár |
| 19 | | 17.81 m (58 ft 5 in) | +1.0 | Marian Oprea | Romania | 5 July 2005 | Lausanne |
| 19 | | 17.81 m (58 ft 5 in) | +0.1 | Phillips Idowu | Great Britain | 29 July 2009 | Barcelona |
| 21 | | 17.79 m (58 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | +1.4 | Christian Olsson | Sweden | 22 August 2004 | Athens |
| 22 | | 17.78 m (58 ft 4 in) | +1.0 | Nikolay Musiyenko | Soviet Union | 7 June 1986 | Leningrad |
| 22 | | 17.78 m (58 ft 4 in) | +0.8 | Melvin Lister | United States | 17 July 2004 | Havana |
| 24 | | 17.77 m (58 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | +1.0 | Aleksandr Kovalenko | Soviet Union | 18 July 1987 | Bryansk |
| 25 | | 17.75 m (58 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | +0.3 | Oleg Protsenko | Soviet Union | 10 June 1990 | Moscow |
| 25 | | 17.75 m (58 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | +1.0 | Leonid Voloshin | Soviet Union | 26 August 1991 | Tokyo |
| 25 | | 17.75 m (58 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | +0.9 | Andy Díaz | Italy | 2 June 2023 | Florence |

#### Ancillary marks

Jumps made en route to final marks that would be top 25 performances:
* Jonathan Edwards also jumped 18.16 (+1.3) in Gothenburg, Sweden on 7 August 1995.
* Christian Taylor also jumped 18.02 (+0.8) in Lausanne, Switzerland on 9 July 2015.
* Kenny Harrison also jumped 17.99 (−0.1) in Atlanta, Georgia on 27 July 1996.

#### Assisted marks

Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of wind-assisted jumps (equal or superior to 17.75 m). Only the best-assisted mark that is superior to the legal best is shown:
* Jonathan Edwards jumped 18.43 (+2.4) in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France on 25 June 1995.
* Willie Banks jumped 18.20 (+5.2) in Indianapolis, Indiana on 16 July 1988.
* Mike Conley jumped 18.17 (+2.1) in Barcelona, Spain on 3 August 1992.
* Yoelbi Quesada jumped 17.97 (+7.5) in Madrid, Spain on 20 June 1995.
* Charles Simpkins jumped 17.93 (+5.2) in Indianapolis, Indiana on 16 July 1988.
* Jordan Díaz jumped 17.93 (+2.5) in Nerja, Spain on 26 June 2022.
* Christian Olsson jumped 17.92 (+3.4) in Gateshead, United Kingdom on 13 June 2003.
* Denis Kapustin jumped 17.86 (+5.7) in Seville, Spain on 5 June 1994.
* Nelson Évora jumped 17.82 (+2.5) in Seixal, Portugal on 26 June 2009.
* Keith Connor jumped 17.81 (+4.6) in Brisbane, Australia on 9 October 1982.
* Kenta Bell jumped 17.76 (+2.2) A in El Paso, Texas on 10 April 2004.
* Gennadiy Valyukevich jumped 17.75 (+3.0) in Uzhhorod, Soviet Union on 27 April 1986
* Brian Wellman jumped 17.75 (+7.1) in Madrid, Spain on 20 June 1995.

#### Annulled marks

* Lazaro Betancourt jumped 17.78 (+0.6) in Havana, Cuba on 15 June 1986. This performance was annulled after he failed a drug test.

### Women (outdoor)

| Ath.# | Perf.# | Mark | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 1 | 15.67 m (51 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | +0.7 | Yulimar Rojas | Venezuela | 1 August 2021 | Tokyo |
| | 2 | 15.52 m (50 ft 11 in) | +0.6 | Rojas #2 | | 26 August 2021 | Lausanne |
| 2 | 3 | 15.50 m (50 ft 10 in) | +0.9 | Inessa Kravets | Ukraine | 10 August 1995 | Gothenburg |
| | 4 | 15.48 m (50 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | +0.3 | Rojas #3 | | 9 September 2021 | Zürich |
| | 5 | 15.47 m (50 ft 9 in) | +1.9 | Rojas #4 | | 18 July 2022 | Eugene |
| | 6 | 15.43 m (50 ft 7+1⁄4 in) | +0.7 | Rojas #5 | | 22 May 2021 | Andújar |
| | 7 | 15.41 m (50 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | +1.5 | Rojas #6 | | 6 September 2019 | Andújar |
| 3 | 8 | 15.39 m (50 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | +0.5 | Françoise Mbango Etone | Cameroon | 17 August 2008 | Beijing |
| | 9 | 15.37 m (50 ft 5 in) | −0.6 | Rojas #7 | | 5 October 2019 | Doha |
| | 10 | 15.35 m (50 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | +1.2 | Rojas #8 | | 16 September 2023 | Eugene |
| 4 | 11 | 15.34 m (50 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | −0.5 | Tatyana Lebedeva | Russia | 4 July 2005 | Heraklion |
| | 12 | 15.33 m (50 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | −0.1 | Kravets #2 | | 31 July 1996 | Atlanta |
| | 12 | 15.33 m (50 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | +1.2 | Lebedeva #2 | | 6 July 2004 | Lausanne |
| | 14 | 15.32 m (50 ft 3 in) | +0.5 | Lebedeva #3 | | 9 September 2000 | Yokohama |
| 5 | 14 | 15.32 m (50 ft 3 in) | +0.9 | Hrysopiyi Devetzi | Greece | 21 August 2004 | Athens |
| 6 | 16 | 15.31 m (50 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | ±0.0 | Caterine Ibargüen | Colombia | 18 July 2014 | Monaco |
| | 16 | 15.31 m (50 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | −0.2 | Rojas #9 | | 26 August 2022 | Lausanne |
| | 18 | 15.30 m (50 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | +0.5 | Mbango Etone #2 | | 23 August 2004 | Athens |
| 7 | 19 | 15.29 m (50 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | +0.3 | Yamilé Aldama | Cuba | 11 July 2003 | Rome |
| | 20 | 15.28 m (50 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | +0.3 | Aldama #2 | | 2 August 2004 | Linz |
| 8 | 20 | 15.28 m (50 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | +0.9 | Yargelis Savigne | Cuba | 31 August 2007 | Osaka |
| | 20 | 15.28 m (50 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | −0.2 | Rojas #10 | | 8 September 2022 | Zürich |
| | 23 | 15.27 m (50 ft 1 in) | +1.2 | Aldama #3 | | 8 August 2003 | London |
| | 24 | 15.25 m (50 ft 1⁄4 in) | −0.8 | Lebedeva #4 | | 10 August 2001 | Edmonton |
| | 24 | 15.25 m (50 ft 1⁄4 in) | −0.1 | Devetzi #2 | | 23 August 2004 | Athens |
| 9 | 24 | 15.25 m (50 ft 1⁄4 in) | +1.7 | Olga Rypakova | Kazakhstan | 4 September 2010 | Split |
| 10 | | 15.20 m (49 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | ±0.0 | Šárka Kašpárková | Czech Republic | 4 August 1997 | Athens |
| 10 | | 15.20 m (49 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | −0.3 | Tereza Marinova | Bulgaria | 24 September 2000 | Sydney |
| 12 | | 15.18 m (49 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | +0.3 | Iva Prandzheva | Bulgaria | 10 August 1995 | Gothenburg |
| 13 | | 15.16 m (49 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | +0.1 | Rodica Mateescu | Romania | 4 August 1997 | Athens |
| 13 | | 15.16 m (49 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | +0.7 | Trecia Smith | Jamaica | 2 August 2004 | Linz |
| 15 | | 15.15 m (49 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | +1.5 | Ashia Hansen | Great Britain | 13 September 1997 | Fukuoka |
| 16 | | 15.14 m (49 ft 8 in) | +1.9 | Nadezhda Alekhina | Russia | 26 July 2009 | Cheboksary |
| 17 | | 15.09 m (49 ft 6 in) | +0.5 | Anna Biryukova | Russia | 29 August 1993 | Stuttgart |
| 17 | | 15.09 m (49 ft 6 in) | −0.5 | Inna Lasovskaya | Russia | 31 May 1997 | Valencia |
| 19 | | 15.07 m (49 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | −0.6 | Paraskevi Tsiamita | Greece | 22 August 1999 | Seville |
| 20 | | 15.04 m (49 ft 4 in) | +1.7 | Ekaterina Koneva | Russia | 30 May 2015 | Eugene |
| 21 | | 15.03 m (49 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | +1.9 | Magdelín Martínez | Italy | 26 June 2004 | Rome |
| 21 | | 15.03 m (49 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | +1.1 | Marija Šestak | Slovenia | 17 August 2008 | Beijing |
| 21 | | 15.03 m (49 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ±0.0 | Shanieka Ricketts | Jamaica | 16 September 2023 | Eugene |
| 24 | | 15.02 m (49 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | +0.9 | Anna Pyatykh | Russia | 9 August 2006 | Gothenburg |
| 24 | | 15.02 m (49 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | +1.9 | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk | Ukraine | 19 August 2022 | Munich |
| 24 | | 15.02 m (49 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | −0.4 | Thea LaFond | Dominica | 3 August 2024 | Saint-Denis |

#### Ancillary marks

Jumps made en route to final marks that would be top 25 performances:
* Yulimar Rojas also jumped 15.42 (+1.2) in Lausanne, Switzerland on 26 August 2021; 15.41 (+1.1) in Tokyo, Japan on 1 August 2021; 15.39 (+0.5) in Eugene, Oregon on 18 July 2022; 15.31 (+0.2) in Andújar, Spain on 22 May 2021; 15.27 (−0.4) in Zürich, Switzerland on 9 September 2021; 15.25 (+0.1) in Tokyo on 1 August 2021; 15.24 (+1.1) in Eugene, Oregon on 18 July 2022.
* Françoise Mbango Etone also jumped 15.30 (+0.5) in Athens, Greece on 23 August 2004.
* Tatyana Lebedeva also jumped 15.28 (−0.3) in Iráklio, Greece on 4 July 2004.

#### Assisted marks

Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of wind-assisted jumps (equal or superior to 15.02 m). Only the best-assisted mark that is superior to the legal best is shown:
* Magdelin Martínez jumped 15.24 (+4.2) A in Sestriere, Italy on 1 August 2004.
* Anna Pyatykh jumped 15.17 (+2.4) in Athens, Greece on 2 July 2006.
* Keila da Silva Costa jumped 15.10 (+2.7) in Uberlândia, Brazil on 6 May 2007.
* Olga Saladukha jumped 15.06 (+2.3) in Stockholm, Sweden on 29 July 2011.
* Liadagmis Povea jumped 15.05 (+3.1) in Havana, Cuba on 8 March 2019.

### Men (indoor)

| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Date | Place |
| 1 | 18.07 m (59 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) | 16 January 2021 | Aubière |
| 2 | 17.92 m (58 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) | 6 March 2011 | Paris |
| 3 | 17.83 m (58 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Aliecer Urrutia (CUB) | 1 March 1997 | Sindelfingen |
| 3 | 17.83 m (58 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Christian Olsson (SWE) | 7 March 2004 | Budapest |
| 5 | 17.77 m (58 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Leonid Voloshin (RUS) | 6 February 1994 | Grenoble |
| 6 | 17.76 m (58 ft 3 in) | Mike Conley (USA) | 27 February 1987 | New York City |
| 7 | 17.75 m (58 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Phillips Idowu (GBR) | 9 March 2008 | Valencia |
| 8 | 17.74 m (58 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | Marian Oprea (ROU) | 18 February 2006 | Bucharest |
| 9 | 17.73 m (58 ft 2 in) | Walter Davis (USA) | 12 March 2006 | Moscow |
| 9 | 17.73 m (58 ft 2 in) | Fabrizio Donato (ITA) | 6 March 2011 | Paris |
| 11 | 17.72 m (58 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Brian Wellman (BER) | 12 March 1995 | Barcelona |
| 12 | 17.71 m (58 ft 1 in) | Andy Díaz (ITA) | 8 March 2025 | Appeldoorn |
| 13 | 17.70 m (58 ft 3⁄4 in) | Will Claye (USA) | 11 March 2012 | Istanbul |
| 13 | 17.70 m (58 ft 3⁄4 in) | Daniele Greco (ITA) | 2 March 2013 | Gothenburg |
| 15 | 17.69 m (58 ft 1⁄4 in) | Yoandri Betanzos (CUB) | 14 March 2010 | Doha |
| 16 | 17.67 m (57 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Oleg Protsenko (URS) | 15 January 1987 | Osaka |
| 17 | 17.64 m (57 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | 15 February 1988 | Birmingham |
| 17 | 17.64 m (57 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Lázaro Martínez (CUB) | 18 March 2022 | Belgrade |
| 19 | 17.63 m (57 ft 10 in) | Christian Taylor (USA) | 11 March 2012 | Istanbul |
| 20 | 17.62 m (57 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) | 12 March 1995 | Barcelona |
| 20 | 17.62 m (57 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Yoel García (CUB) | 1 March 1997 | Sindelfingen |
| 22 | 17.60 m (57 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Pedro Pichardo (POR) | 3 March 2023 | Istanbul |
| 23 | 17.59 m (57 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Pierre Camara (FRA) | 13 March 1993 | Toronto |
| 23 | 17.59 m (57 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Jordan Díaz (ESP) | 19 February 2023 | Madrid |
| 25 | 17.56 m (57 ft 7+1⁄4 in) | Jadel Gregório (BRA) | 12 March 2006 | Moscow |

### Women (indoor)

| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Date | Place |
| 1 | 15.74 m (51 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | 20 March 2022 | Belgrade |
| 2 | 15.36 m (50 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | 6 March 2004 | Budapest |
| 3 | 15.16 m (49 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Ashia Hansen (GBR) | 28 February 1998 | Valencia |
| 4 | 15.14 m (49 ft 8 in) | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) | 13 March 2010 | Doha |
| 5 | 15.12 m (49 ft 7+1⁄4 in) A | Jasmine Moore (USA) | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque |
| 6 | 15.08 m (49 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Marija Šestak (SLO) | 13 February 2008 | Athens |
| 7 | 15.05 m (49 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | 8 March 2008 | Valencia |
| 8 | 15.03 m (49 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Yolanda Chen (RUS) | 11 March 1995 | Barcelona |
| 9 | 15.01 m (49 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Inna Lasovskaya (RUS) | 8 March 1997 | Paris |
| 9 | 15.01 m (49 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Thea LaFond (DMA) | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow |
| 11 | 14.94 m (49 ft 0 in) | Iva Prandzheva (BUL) | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi |
| 11 | 14.94 m (49 ft 0 in) | Cristina Nicolau (ROU) | 5 February 2000 | Bucharest |
| 11 | 14.94 m (49 ft 0 in) | Oksana Udmurtova (RUS) | 20 February 2008 | Tartu |
| 14 | 14.93 m (48 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Anna Pyatykh (RUS) | 11 March 2006 | Moscow |
| 15 | 14.91 m (48 ft 11 in) | Rodica Mateescu (ROU) | 28 February 1997 | Bucharest |
| 15 | 14.91 m (48 ft 11 in) | Tereza Marinova (BUL) | 11 March 2001 | Lisbon |
| 17 | 14.90 m (48 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Yamilé Aldama (SUD) | 6 March 2004 | Budapest |
| 17 | 14.90 m (48 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Leyanis Pérez Hernández (CUB) | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow |
| 19 | 14.88 m (48 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) | 15 March 2003 | Birmingham |
| 19 | 14.88 m (48 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Olha Saladukha (UKR) | 3 March 2013 | Gothenburg |
| 19 | 14.88 m (48 ft 9+3⁄4 in) A | Charisma Taylor (BAH) | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque |
| 22 | 14.87 m (48 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi |
| 23 | 14.84 m (48 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Chrysopigi Devetzi (GRE) | 4 March 2013 | Athens |
| 23 | 14.84 m (48 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Trecia Smith (JAM) | 11 March 2006 | Moscow |
| 25 | 14.83 m (48 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | Yelena Lebedenko (RUS) | 1 February 2001 | Samara |

#### Ancillary marks

Jumps made en route to final marks that would be top 25 performances:
* Yulimar Rojas also jumped 15.36, 15.19 and 15.04 in Belgrade, Serbia on 20 March 2022; 15.35 in Madrid, Spain on 2 March 2022; 15.29 in Madrid, Spain on 21 February 2020.
* Tatyana Lebedeva also jumped 15.25, 15.16 and 15.15 in Budapest, Hungary on 6 March 2004.
* Jasmine Moore also jumped 15.08 A in Albuquerque, New Mexico on 11 March 2023.

## Olympic medalists
### Men

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |

### Women

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |

## World Championships medalists
### Men

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Zdzisław Hoffmann (POL) | Willie Banks (USA) | Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) |
| 1987 Rome details | Khristo Markov (BUL) | Mike Conley (USA) | Oleg Sakirkin (URS) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Kenny Harrison (USA) | Leonid Voloshin (URS) | Mike Conley (USA) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Mike Conley (USA) | Leonid Voloshin (RUS) | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | Brian Wellman (BER) | Jérôme Romain (DMA) |
| 1997 Athens details | Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | Aliecer Urrutia (CUB) |
| 1999 Seville details | Charles Friedek (GER) | Rostislav Dimitrov (BUL) | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | Christian Olsson (SWE) | Igor Spasovkhodskiy (RUS) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Christian Olsson (SWE) | Yoandri Betanzos (CUB) | Leevan Sands (BAH) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Walter Davis (USA) | Yoandri Betanzos (CUB) | Marian Oprea (ROU) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Nelson Évora (POR) | Jadel Gregório (BRA) | Walter Davis (USA) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Phillips Idowu (GBR) | Nelson Évora (POR) | Alexis Copello (CUB) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Christian Taylor (USA) | Phillips Idowu (GBR) | Will Claye (USA) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) | Pedro Pichardo (CUB) | Will Claye (USA) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Christian Taylor (USA) | Pedro Pichardo (CUB) | Nelson Évora (POR) |
| 2017 London details | Christian Taylor (USA) | Will Claye (USA) | Nelson Évora (POR) |
| 2019 Doha details | Christian Taylor (USA) | Will Claye (USA) | Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Pedro Pichardo (POR) | Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) | Zhu Yaming (CHN) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) | Lázaro Martínez (CUB) | Cristian Nápoles (CUB) |

### Women

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| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Anna Biryukova (RUS) | Yolanda Chen (RUS) | Iva Prandzheva (BUL) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | Iva Prandzheva (BUL) | Anna Biryukova (RUS) |
| 1997 Athens details | Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) | Rodica Mateescu (ROU) | Olena Hovorova (UKR) |
| 1999 Seville details | Paraskevi Tsiamita (GRE) | Yamilé Aldama (CUB) | Olga Vasdeki (GRE) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) | Tereza Marinova (BUL) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) | Magdelín Martínez (ITA) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Trecia Smith (JAM) | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | Anna Pyatykh (RUS) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Marija Šestak (SLO) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | Mabel Gay (CUB) | Anna Pyatykh (RUS) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Olha Saladukha (UKR) | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | Ekaterina Koneva (RUS) | Olha Saladukha (UKR) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko (ISR) | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) |
| 2017 London details | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) |
| 2019 Doha details | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Shanieka Ricketts (JAM) | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Shanieka Ricketts (JAM) | Tori Franklin (USA) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (UKR) | Leyanis Pérez Hernández (CUB) |

#### Note

* $^B$ The original bronze medalist (Hrysopiyi Devetzi of Greece) was disqualified for doping in 2016. The medal was given to Anna Pyatykh but later in 2017 she was disqualified for the use of steroids.

## World Indoor Championships medalists
### Men

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1985 Paris details | Khristo Markov (BUL) | Lázaro Betancourt (CUB) | Lázaro Balcindes (CUB) |
| 1987 Indianapolis details | Mike Conley (USA) | Oleg Protsenko (URS) | Frank Rutherford (BAH) |
| 1989 Budapest details | Mike Conley (USA) | Jorge Reyna (CUB) | Juan Miguel López (CUB) |
| 1991 Seville details | Igor Lapshin (URS) | Leonid Voloshin (URS) | Tord Henriksson (SWE) |
| 1993 Toronto details | Pierre Camara (FRA) | Māris Bružiks (LAT) | Brian Wellman (BER) |
| 1995 Barcelona details | Brian Wellman (BER) | Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) | Serge Hélan (FRA) |
| 1997 Paris details | Yoel García (CUB) | Aliecer Urrutia (CUB) | Aleksandr Aseledchenko (RUS) |
| 1999 Maebashi details | Charles Friedek (GER) | LaMark Carter (USA) | Zsolt Czingler (HUN) |
| 2001 Lisbon details | Paolo Camossi (ITA) | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | Andrew Murphy (AUS) |
| 2003 Birmingham details | Christian Olsson (SWE) | Walter Davis (USA) | Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) |
| 2004 Budapest details | Christian Olsson (SWE) | Jadel Gregório (BRA) | Yoandri Betanzos (CUB) |
| 2006 Moscow details | Walter Davis (USA) | Jadel Gregório (BRA) | Yoandri Betanzos (CUB) |
| 2008 Valencia details | Phillips Idowu (GBR) | Arnie David Giralt (CUB) | Nelson Évora (POR) |
| 2010 Doha details | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) | Yoandri Betanzos (CUB) | Arnie David Giralt (CUB) |
| 2012 Istanbul details | Will Claye (USA) | Christian Taylor (USA) | Lyukman Adams (RUS) |
| 2014 Sopot details | Lyukman Adams (RUS) | Ernesto Revé (CUB) | Pedro Pichardo (CUB) |
| 2016 Portland details | Dong Bin (CHN) | Max Heß (GER) | Benjamin Compaoré (FRA) |
| 2018 Birmingham details | Will Claye (USA) | Almir dos Santos (BRA) | Nelson Évora (POR) |
| 2022 Belgrade details | Lázaro Martínez (CUB) | Pedro Pichardo (POR) | Donald Scott (USA) |
| 2024 Glasgow details | Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) | Yasser Triki (ALG) | Tiago Pereira (POR) |
* $^A$ Known as the World Indoor Games

### Women

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1993 Toronto details | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | Yolanda Chen (RUS) | Inna Lasovskaya (RUS) |
| 1995 Barcelona details | Yolanda Chen (RUS) | Iva Prandzheva (BUL) | Ren Ruiping (CHN) |
| 1997 Paris details | Inna Lasovskaya (RUS) | Ashia Hansen (GBR) | Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) |
| 1999 Maebashi details | Ashia Hansen (GBR) | Iva Prandzheva (BUL) | Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) |
| 2001 Lisbon details | Tereza Marinova (BUL) | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Tiombe Hurd (USA) |
| 2003 Birmingham details | Ashia Hansen (GBR) | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) | Kéné Ndoye (SEN) |
| 2004 Budapest details | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Yamilé Aldama (SUD) | Hrysopiyi Devetzi (GRE) |
| 2006 Moscow details | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Anna Pyatykh (RUS) | Yamilé Aldama (SUD) |
| 2008 Valencia details | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | Hrysopiyi Devetzi (GRE) | Marija Šestak (SLO) |
| 2010 Doha details | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | Anna Pyatykh (RUS) |
| 2012 Istanbul details | Yamilé Aldama (GBR) | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) | Mabel Gay (CUB) |
| 2014 Sopot details | Ekaterina Koneva (RUS) | Olha Saladukha (UKR) | Kimberly Williams (JAM) |
| 2016 Portland details | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Kristin Gierisch (GER) | Paraskevi Papachristou (GRE) |
| 2018 Birmingham details | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Kimberly Williams (JAM) | Ana Peleteiro (ESP) |
| 2022 Belgrade details | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (UKR) | Kimberly Williams (JAM) |
| 2024 Glasgow details | Thea Lafond (DMA) | Leyanis Pérez (CUB) | Ana Peleteiro (ESP) |

## Season's bests

Men :
| Year | Mark | Athlete | Place |
| 1967 | 16.92 m (55 ft 6 in) | Aleksandr Zolotarev (URS) | Chorzów |
| 1968 | 17.39 m (57 ft 1⁄2 in) A | Viktor Saneyev (URS) | Mexico City |
| 1969 | 16.94 m (55 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Viktor Saneyev (URS) | Athens |
| 1970 | 17.34 m (56 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Viktor Saneyev (URS) | Sokhumi |
| 1971 | 17.40 m (57 ft 1 in) | Pedro Pérez (CUB) | Cali |
| 1972 | 17.44 m (57 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Viktor Saneyev (URS) | Sokhumi |
| 1973 | 17.20 m (56 ft 5 in) | Mikhail Bariban (URS) | Moscow |
| 1974 | 17.23 m (56 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | Viktor Saneyev (URS) | Rome |
| 1975 | 17.89 m (58 ft 8+1⁄4 in) A | João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) | Mexico City |
| 1976 | 17.38 m (57 ft 1⁄4 in) | João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1977 | 17.19 m (56 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Ron Livers (USA) | Sochi |
| 1978 | 17.44 m (57 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) | Bratislava |
| 1979 | 17.27 m (56 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) | San Juan |
| 1980 | 17.35 m (56 ft 11 in) | Jaak Uudmäe (URS) | Moscow |
| 1981 | 17.56 m (57 ft 7+1⁄4 in) | Willie Banks (USA) | Sacramento |
| 1982 | 17.57 m (57 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Keith Connor (GBR) | Provo |
| 1983 | 17.55 m (57 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Vasiliy Grishchenkov (URS) | Moscow |
| 1984 | 17.46 m (57 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Oleg Protsenko (URS) | Moscow |
| 1985 | 17.97 m (58 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | Willie Banks (USA) | Indianapolis |
| 1986 | 17.80 m (58 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Khristo Markov (BUL) | Budapest |
| 1987 | 17.92 m (58 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Khristo Markov (BUL) | Rome |
| 1988 | 17.77 m (58 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Khristo Markov (BUL) | Sofia |
| 1989 | 17.65 m (57 ft 10+3⁄4 in) i | Mike Conley (USA) | Budapest |
| 1990 | 17.93 m (58 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Kenny Harrison (USA) | Stockholm |
| 1991 | 17.78 m (58 ft 4 in) | Kenny Harrison (USA) | Tokyo |
| 1992 | 17.72 m (58 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Mike Conley (USA) | Zürich |
| 1993 | 17.86 m (58 ft 7 in) | Mike Conley (USA) | Stuttgart |
| 1994 | 17.77 m (58 ft 3+1⁄2 in) i | Leonid Voloshin (RUS) | Grenoble |
| 1995 | 18.29 m (60 ft 0 in) | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | Gothenburg |
| 1996 | 18.09 m (59 ft 4 in) | Kenny Harrison (USA) | Atlanta |
| 1997 | 17.85 m (58 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) | Athens |
| 1998 | 18.01 m (59 ft 1 in) | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | Oslo |
| 1999 | 17.59 m (57 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Charles Friedek (GER) | Seville |
| 2000 | 17.71 m (58 ft 1 in) | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | Sydney |
| 2001 | 17.92 m (58 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | Edmonton |
| 2002 | 17.86 m (58 ft 7 in) | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | Manchester |
| 2003 | 17.77 m (58 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Christian Olsson (SWE) | Haina |
| 2004 | 17.83 m (58 ft 5+3⁄4 in) i | Christian Olsson (SWE) | Budapest |
| 2005 | 17.81 m (58 ft 5 in) | Marian Oprea (ROM) | Lausanne |
| 2006 | 17.74 m (58 ft 2+1⁄4 in) i | Marian Oprea (ROM) | Bucharest |
| 2007 | 17.90 m (58 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Jadel Gregório (BRA) | Belém |
| 2008 | 17.75 m (58 ft 2+3⁄4 in) i | Phillips Idowu (GBR) | Valencia |
| 2009 | 17.73 m (58 ft 2 in) | Phillips Idowu (GBR) | Berlin |
| 2010 | 17.98 m (58 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) | New York City |
| 2011 | 17.96 m (58 ft 11 in) | Christian Taylor (USA) | Daegu |
| 2012 | 17.81 m (58 ft 5 in) | Christian Taylor (USA) | London |
| 2013 | 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in) | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) | Moscow |
| 2014 | 17.76 m (58 ft 3 in) | Pedro Pichardo (CUB) | Havana |
| 2015 | 18.21 m (59 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Christian Taylor (USA) | Beijing |
| 2016 | 17.86 m (58 ft 7 in) | Christian Taylor (USA) | Rio de Janeiro |
| 2017 | 18.11 m (59 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Christian Taylor (USA) | Eugene |
| 2018 | 17.95 m (58 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Pedro Pichardo (POR) | Doha |
| 2019 | 18.14 m (59 ft 6 in) | Will Claye (USA) | Long Beach |
| 2020 | 17.77 m (58 ft 3+1⁄2 in) i | Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) | Paris |
| 2021 | 18.07 m (59 ft 3+1⁄4 in) i | Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) | Aubière |
| 2022 | 17.95 m (58 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Pedro Pichardo (POR) | Eugene |
| 2023 | 17.87 m (58 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Jaydon Hibbert (JAM) | Baton Rouge |
| 2024 | 18.18 m (59 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Jordan Díaz (ESP) | Rome |
Women :
| Year | Mark | Athlete | Place |
| 1986 | 13.68 m (44 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia (BRA) | Indianapolis |
| 1987 | 14.04 m (46 ft 3⁄4 in) | Li Huirong (CHN) | Hamamatsu |
| 1988 | 14.16 m (46 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Li Huirong (CHN) | Shijiazhuang |
| 1989 | 14.52 m (47 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | Stockholm |
| 1990 | 14.54 m (47 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Li Huirong (CHN) | Sapporo |
| 1991 | 14.95 m (49 ft 1⁄2 in) | Inessa Kravets (URS) | Moscow |
| 1992 | 14.62 m (47 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Galina Chistyakova (RUS) | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 1993 | 15.09 m (49 ft 6 in) | Anna Biryukova (RUS) | Stuttgart |
| 1994 | 14.98 m (49 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Sofiya Bozhanova (BUL) | Stara Zagora |
| 1995 | 15.50 m (50 ft 10 in) | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | Gothenburg |
| 1996 | 15.33 m (50 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | Sacramento |
| 1997 | 15.20 m (49 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) | Athens |
| 1998 | 15.16 m (49 ft 8+3⁄4 in) i | Ashia Hansen (GBR) | Maebashi |
| 1999 | 15.07 m (49 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Paraskevi Tsiamita (GRE) | Seville |
| 2000 | 15.32 m (50 ft 3 in) | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Yokohama |
| 2001 | 15.25 m (50 ft 1⁄4 in) | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Edmonton |
| 2002 | 14.95 m (49 ft 1⁄2 in) | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) | Radès |
| 2003 | 15.29 m (50 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Yamilé Aldama (CUB) | Rome |
| 2004 | 15.36 m (50 ft 4+1⁄2 in) i | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Budapest |
| 2005 | 15.11 m (49 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Saint-Denis |
| 2005 | 15.11 m (49 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Trecia Smith (JAM) | Helsinki |
| 2006 | 15.23 m (49 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Athens |
| 2007 | 15.28 m (50 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | Osaka |
| 2008 | 15.39 m (50 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) | Beijing |
| 2009 | 15.14 m (49 ft 8 in) | Nadezhda Alekhina (RUS) | Cheboksary |
| 2010 | 15.25 m (50 ft 1⁄4 in) | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) | Split |
| 2011 | 14.99 m (49 ft 2 in) | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | Saint-Denis |
| 2011 | 14.99 m (49 ft 2 in) A | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | Bogotá |
| 2012 | 14.99 m (49 ft 2 in) | Olha Saladuha (UKR) | Helsinki |
| 2013 | 14.88 m (48 ft 9+3⁄4 in) i | Olha Saladuha (UKR) | Gothenburg |
| 2014 | 15.31 m (50 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | Monaco |
| 2015 | 15.04 m (49 ft 4 in) | Ekaterina Koneva (RUS) | Eugene |
| 2016 | 15.17 m (49 ft 9 in) | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | Rio de Janeiro |
| 2017 | 14.96 m (49 ft 3⁄4 in) | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Andújar |
| 2018 | 14.96 m (49 ft 3⁄4 in) | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | Rabat |
| 2019 | 15.11 m (49 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Lima |
| 2020 | 15.43 m (50 ft 7+1⁄4 in) i | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Madrid |
| 2021 | 15.67 m (51 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Tokyo |
| 2022 | 15.74 m (51 ft 7+1⁄2 in) i | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Belgrade |
| 2023 | 15.35 m (50 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Eugene |
| 2024 | 15.02 m (49 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Thea LaFond (DMA) | Saint-Denis |