# Masters men triple jump world record progression

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.

## Men 35

| Distance | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 17.92 | 0.7 | Jonathan Edwards | United Kingdom | 10.05.1966 | Edmonton | 05.08.2001 |
| 17.66 | 0.7 | Jonathan Edwards | United Kingdom | 10.05.1966 | Glasgow | 01.07.2001 |
| 17.56 | 0.5 | Jonathan Edwards | United Kingdom | 10.05.1966 | Milan | 06.06.2001 |
| 16.95 | 1.2 | Ray Kimble | United States | 19.04.1953 | Budapest | 12.08.1988 |
| 16.65 | 0.5 | Jozef Schmidt | Poland | 28.03.1935 | Stockholm | 30.08.1970 |
| 16.59 | 0.9 | Jozef Schmidt | Poland | 28.03.1935 | Stockholm | 30.08.1970 |
| 16.53 | | Jozef Schmidt | Poland | 28.03.1935 | Warsaw | 09.08.1970 |
| 16.20 | | Mohinder Singh | India | 15.03.1934 | San Jose | 02.05.1970 |
| 15.79 | | Dodyu Patarinski | Bulgaria | 16.08.1933 | Athens | 29.06.1969 |
| 15.44 | | Eric Battista | France | 14.05.1933 | Béziers | 15.09.1968 |

## Men 40

| Measure | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 17.32 | +1.1 | Fabrizio Donato | Italy | 14.08.1976 | Pierre-Bénite | 09.06.2017 |
| 17.13 | ind | Fabrizio Donato | Italy | 14.08.1976 | Belgrade | 05.03.2017 |
| 16.93 | -0.3 | Fabrizio Donato | Italy | 14.08.1976 | Rovereto | 06.09.2016 |
| 16.58 | 2.0 | Ray Kimble | United States | 19.04.1953 | Edinburgh | 02.07.1993 |
| 15.70 | | Milan Tiff | United States | 05.07.1949 | Eugene | 01.08.1989 |
| 15.06 | | Michael Sauer | Germany | 27.08.1941 | Ludwigshafen | 16.05.1982 |
| 14.91 | | Dany Nestoret | France | 20.03.1940 | Sevran | 15.06.1980 |
| 14.84 | 1.0 | Kristen Flogstad | Norway | 11.04.1947 | Tonsberg | 13.05.1989 |
| 14.63 | 1.0 | Sean Power | United Kingdom | 20.03.1943 | Portsmouth | 10.05.1986 |
| 14.80 | | Stig Bäcklund | Finland | 27.10.1939 | Helsinki | 07.08.1980 |
| 14.62 | | Horst Mandl | Austria | 08.01.1936 | Zagreb | 06.06.1976 |
| 14.41 | | Hermann Strauss | Germany | 06.03.1931 | Schweinfurt | 16.05.1971 |

## Men 45

| Distance | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 15.13 | +0.2 | Wolfgang Knabe | Germany | 12.07.1959 | Garbsen | 22.05.2005 |
| 14.82 | ind | Milan Tiff | United States | 05.07.1949 | Reno | 26.02.1995 |
| 14.18 | 1.8 | Stig Bäcklund | Finland | 27.10.1939 | Porvoo | 28.07.1987 |
| 14.01 | | Pericles Pinto | Portugal | 15.02.1937 | Strasbourg | 14.07.1982 |
| 13.90 | | Hermann Strauss | Germany | 06.03.1931 | Gothenburg | 11.08.1977 |
| 13.77 | | Dave Jackson | United States | 26.08.1931 | Gothenburg | 10.08.1977 |

## Men 50

| Distance | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 14.44 | 0.0 | Wolfgang Knabe | Germany | 12.07.1959 | Lübeck | 18.07.2009 |
| 14.07 | 1.4 | Stig Bäcklund | Finland | 27.10.1939 | Budapest | 04.07.1990 |
| 13.72 | ind | Stig Bäcklund | Finland | 27.10.1939 | Kuortane | 04.03.1990 |
| 13.61 | nwi | Horst Mandl | Austria | 08.01.1936 | Verona | 25.06.1988 |
| 13.55 | | Hermann Strauss | Germany | 06.03.1931 | Strasbourg | 14.07.1982 |
| 13.19 | | Dave Jackson | United States | 26.08.1931 | Los Angeles | 10.07.1982 |
| 13.13 | | Dave Jackson | United States | 26.08.1931 | Santa Barbara | 03.10.1981 |
| 13.03 | | Carlos Vera Guardia | Venezuela | 30.08.1928 | Hanover | 01.08.1979 |
| 13.04w | >2.0 | Carlos Vera Guardia | Venezuela | 30.08.1928 | Hanover | 01.08.1979 |
| 12.42 | | Tom Patsalis | United States | 06.12.1931 | Irvine | 29.06.1975 |

## Men 55

| Distance | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 14.13 | 0.7 | Wolfgang Knabe | Germany | 12.07.1959 | İzmir | 28.08.2014 |
| 13.87 | 1.1 | Wolfgang Knabe | Germany | 12.07.1959 | Erfurt | 12.07.2014 |
| 13.85 | 1.3 | Stig Bäcklund | Finland | 27.10.1939 | Kajaani | 02.07.1995 |
| 13.35 | ind | Stig Bäcklund | Finland | 27.10.1939 | Oulu | 19.03.1995 |
| 13.11 | 0.2 | Horst Mandl | Austria | 08.01.1936 | Kristiansand | 01.07.1992 |
| 12.88 | | Hermann Strauss | Germany | 06.03.1931 | Ludwigshafen | 01.07.1989 |
| 12.63 | | Olavi Niemi | Finland | 07.11.1931 | Eugene | 03.08.1989 |
| 12.78 | | Olavi Niemi | Finland | 07.11.1931 | Larvik | 02.07.1989 |
| 12.82 | | Hermann Strauss | Germany | 06.03.1931 | Essen | 02.08.1987 |
| 12.75 | | Hermann Strauss | Germany | 06.03.1931 | Malmoe | 28.07.1986 |
| 12.35 | 2.0 | Matti Jarvinen | Finland | 23.02.1926 | Larvik | 08.08.1981 |
| 12.62 | | Gordon Farrell | United States | 24.11.1917 | Palm Desert | 08.01.1975 |

## Men 60

| Distance | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 12.82 | 0.2 | Wolfgang Knabe | Germany | 12.07.1959 | Garbsen | 10.07.2021 |
| 12.68 | 1.6 | Stig Bäcklund | Finland | 27.10.1939 | Kajaani | 18.06.2000 |
| 12.33 | 0.3 | Pericles Pinto | Portugal | 15.02.1937 | Durban | 23.07.1997 |
| 12.33 | 0.5 | Hermann Strauss | Germany | 06.03.1931 | Turku | 26.07.1991 |
| 12.13 | ind | Amelio Compri | Italy | 31.01.1925 | Turin | 09.03.1985 |
| 12.01 | | Jakob Rypdal | Norway | 19.02.1926 | Melbourne | 05.12.1987 |
| 12.01 | | Vaclav Bartl | Sweden | 05.03.1926 | Melbourne | 05.12.1987 |
| 11.96 | | Tom Patsalis | United States | 06.12.1931 | Los Angeles | 10.07.1982 |
| 11.89 | | Gordon Farrell | United States | 24.11.1917 | Van Nuys | 24.05.1980 |
| 11.34 | | Gordon Farrell | United States | 24.11.1917 | Santa Barbara | 06.10.1979 |
| 11.25 | | Gordon Farrell | United States | 24.11.1917 | Cali | 09.12.1977 |

## Men 65

| Distance | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 11.94 | 2.0 | Hermann Strauss | Germany | 06.03.1931 | Leinfelden | 18.08.1996 |
| 11.24 | | Ariel Standen Levis | Chile | 12.09.1929 | Concepción | 1994 |
| 11.11 | 0.8 | Matti Järvinen | Finland | 23.02.1926 | Turku | 27.07.1991 |
| 11.10 | | Amelio Compri | Italy | 31.01.1925 | Verona | 03.06.1990 |
| 10.95 | ind | Jakob Rypdal | Norway | 19.02.1936 | Ekeberg | 24.02.1991 |
| 10.95 | 1.8 | Vaclav Bartl | Sweden | 05.03.1926 | Glostrup | 30.06.1991 |
| 10.92 | ind | Amelio Compri | Italy | 31.01.1925 | Turin | 03.03.1990 |
| 10.87 | ind | Kenneth McConnell | Australia | 30.08.1924 | | 13.01.1990 |
| 10.86 | ind | Tom Patsalis | United States | 06.12.1931 | Madison | 29.03.1987 |
| 10.66 | ind | Ian Hume | Canada | 20.08.1914 | Christchurch | 13.01.1981 |
| 10.54 | | Heikki Simola | Finland | 16.01.1912 | Hanover | 01.08.1979 |
| 10.48 | | Ivar Sand | Norway | 17.07.1912 | Viareggio | 13.09.1978 |
| 10.42 | | Ivar Sand | Norway | 17.07.1912 | Goteborg | 08.08.1977 |

## Men 70

| Distance | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Age | Location | Date |
| 10.76 | 0.3 | Crecenzo Marchetti | Italy | 24 March 1951 | 71 years, 44 days | Mantua | 7 May 2022 |
| 10.90 | 1.0 | Adam Adamec | Poland | 22 May 1947 | 70 years, 110 days | Zielona Góra | 9 September 2017 |
| 10.88 | ind | Pertti Ahomäki | Finland | 26 February 1946 | 70 years, 36 days | Ancona | 2 April 2016 |
| 10.75 | 0.3 | Lamberto Boranga | Italy | 31 October 1942 | 70 years, 3 days | Serravalle | 3 November 2012 |
| 10.71 | ind | Stig Bäcklund | Finland | 27 October 1939 | 71 years, 81 days | Salo | 16 January 2011 |
| 10.71 | NWI | Kyoichiro Shimizu | Japan | 2 January 1940 | 70 years, 232 days | Maebashi | 22 August 2010 |
| 10.61 | 1.6 | Shoji Ito | Japan | 24 October 1930 | 70 years, 10 days | Shizuoka | 3 November 2000 |
| 10.41 | 1.9 | Vaclav Bartl | Sweden | 5 March 1926 | 70 years, 141 days | Malmö | 24 July 1996 |
| 10.29 | 1.8 | Rolf Gustavsson | Sweden | 7 January 1917 | 70 years, 207 days | Pori | 2 August 1987 |
| 10.25 | NWI | Mazumi Morita | Japan | 17 July 1913 | 72 years, 88 days | Tokushima | 13 October 1985 |
| 10.17 | NWI | Ian Hume | Canada | 20 August 1914 | 70 years, 306 days | Rome | 22 June 1985 |

## Men 75

| Distance | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 10.10 | -0.6 | Lothar Fischer | Germany | 15.03.1936 | Minden | 29.07.2011 |
| 10.05 | | Mazumi Morita | Japan | 17.07.1913 | Akita | 31.07.1988 |
| 9.52 | | Heikki Simola | Finland | 16.01.1912 | Melbourne | 04.12.1987 |
| 9.60 | | Heikki Simola | Finland | 16.01.1912 | Salo | 05.07.1987 |
| 9.40 | ind | Heikki Simola | Finland | 16.01.1912 | Vierumäki | 09.03.1987 |
| 8.29 | | Gulab Singh | India | 13.10.1905 | Christchurch | 12.01.1981 |

## Men 80

| Distance | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 9.29 | -0.1 | Eberhard Linke | Germany | 3 January 1944 | Erding | 15 June 2024 |
| 9.04 | 0.1 | Lothar Fischer | Germany | 15 March 1936 | Leinefelde | 9 July 2016 |
| 8.95 | 0.3 | Mazumi Morita | Japan | 17 July 1913 | Miyazaki | 13 October 1993 |
| 8.29 | | Gulab Singh | India | 13 October 1905 | Melbourne | 4 December 1987 |
| 7.72 | | Winfield McFadden | United States | 12 March 1905 | Santa Barbara | 4 October 1986 |
| 7.17 | | Ian Hume | Canada | 20 August 1914 | Uniondale | 19 July 1986 |
| 7.44 | | Winfield McFadden | United States | 12 March 1905 | Irvine | 25 May 1985 |
| 6.91 | | Herbert Anderson | United States | 15 July 1902 | Aurora | 24 July 1982 |

## Men 85

| Distance | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 8.17 | 0.7 | Aatos Sainio | Finland | 07.06.1925 | Tampere | 04.07.2010 |
| 7.91 | -0.7 | Mazumi Morita | Japan | 17.07.1913 | Musashino | 26.07.1998 |
| 7.65 | 0.0 | Vittorio Colo | Italy | 09.11.1911 | Milan | 15.06.1997 |
| 7.44 | | Kizo Kimura | Japan | 11.07.1911 | | 29.04.1997 |
| 7.18 | | Kizo Kimura | Japan | 11.07.1911 | Toyama | 16.09.1996 |
| 7.01 | | Hiroshi Aoyama | Japan | 10.05.1909 | Ageo | 16.09.1994 |
| 6.78 | | Karl Trei | Canada | 19.03.1909 | Raleigh | 07.05.1994 |
| 6.67 | ind | Karl Trei | Canada | 19.03.1909 | Columbia | 25.03.1994 |

## Men 90

| Distance | Wind | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
| 7.10 | 0.6 | Aatos Saino | Finland | 7 June 1925 | Kangasala | 22 July 2015 |
| 6.59 | 0.7 | Kizo Kimura | Japan | 11 July 1911 | Chiba | 29 July 2001 |
| 6.01 | 0.0 | Hiroshi Aoyama | Japan | 10 May 1909 | Yonago | 27 June 1999 |
| 5.51 | | Buell Crane | United States | 18 March 1900 | Gresham | 28 July 1990 |