Men's shot put world record progression

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Ralph Rose, American shot putter

The first world record in the men's shot put was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. That inaugural record was the 15.54 m performance by Ralph Rose in 1909. [1]

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As of June 21, 2009, 51 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [1] The distances by these men were accomplished with a 16-pound shot. Rose's 1909 record lasted almost 19 years, and the record was untouched for almost a dozen years surrounding World War II. The record was improved upon five times in 1960 and four times in 1934. The record set in 1990 held for over 31 years before it was broken in 2021. The current world record was set in 2023. Since 1954, marks set in Los Angeles have stood for 42 of those years and counting.

World record progression

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MarkAthleteDateLocation
15.54 mFlag of the United States (1908-1912).svg  Ralph Rose  (USA)21 August 1909 San Francisco, U.S. [1]
15.79 mFlag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Emil Hirschfeld  (GER)6 May 1928 Breslau, Germany [1]
15.87 mFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  John Kuck  (USA)29 July 1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands [1]
16.04 mFlag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Emil Hirschfeld (GER)26 August 1928 Bochum, Germany [1]
16.04 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  František Douda  (TCH)4 October 1931 Brno, Czechoslovakia [1]
16.05 mFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zygmunt Heljasz  (POL)29 June 1932 Poznań, Poland [1]
16.16 mFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  Leo Sexton  (USA)27 August 1932 Freeport, U.S. [1]
16.20 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  František Douda  (TCH)24 September 1932 Prague, Czechoslovakia [1]
16.48 mFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  John Lyman  (USA)21 April 1934 Palo Alto, U.S. [1]
16.80 mFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  Jack Torrance  (USA)27 April 1934 Des Moines, U.S. [1]
16.89 m30 June 1934 Milwaukee, U.S. [1]
17.40 m5 August 1934 Oslo, Norway [1]
17.68 mFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  Charlie Fonville  (USA)17 April 1948 Lawrence, U.S. [1]
17.79 mFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  Jim Fuchs  (USA)28 July 1949Oslo, Norway [1]
17.82 m29 April 1950 Los Angeles, U.S. [1]
17.90 m20 August 1950 Visby, Sweden [1]
17.95 m22 August 1950 Eskilstuna, Sweden [1]
18.00 mFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  Parry O'Brien  (USA)9 May 1953 Fresno, U.S. [1]
18.04 m5 June 1953 Compton, U.S. [1]
18.42 m8 May 1954 Los Angeles, U.S. [1]
18.43 m21 May 1954
18.54 m11 June 1954
18.62 m5 May 1956 Salt Lake City, U.S. [1]
18.69 m15 June 1956 Los Angeles, U.S. [1]
19.06 m3 September 1956 Eugene, U.S. [1]
19.25 m1 November 1956 Los Angeles, U.S. [1]
19.25 mFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  Dallas Long  (USA)28 March 1959 Santa Barbara, U.S. [1]
19.30 mFlag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Parry O'Brien (USA)1 August 1959 Albuquerque, U.S. [1]
19.38 mFlag of the United States.svg Dallas Long (USA)5 March 1960 Los Angeles, U.S. [1]
19.45 mFlag of the United States.svg  Bill Nieder  (USA)19 March 1960 Palo Alto, U.S. [1]
19.67 mFlag of the United States.svg Dallas Long (USA)26 March 1960 Los Angeles, U.S. [1]
19.99 mFlag of the United States.svg Bill Nieder (USA)2 April 1960 Austin, U.S. [1]
20.06 m12 August 1960 Walnut, U.S. [1]
20.08 mFlag of the United States.svg  Dallas Long  (USA)18 May 1962 Los Angeles, U.S. [1]
20.10 m4 April 1964
20.20 m29 May 1964
20.68 m25 July 1964
21.52 mFlag of the United States.svg  Randy Matson  (USA)8 May 1965 College Station, U.S. [1]
21.78 m23 April 1967
21.82 mFlag of the United States.svg  Al Feuerbach  (USA)5 May 1973 San Jose, U.S. [1]
22.86 mFlag of the United States.svg  Brian Oldfield  (USA)10 May 1975 El Paso, United States
21.85 mFlag of the United States.svg  Terry Albritton  (USA)21 February 1976 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. [1]
22.00 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Baryshnikov  (URS)10 June 1976 Paris, France [1]
22.15 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Udo Beyer  (GDR)6 July 1978 Gothenburg, Sweden [1]
22.22 m25 June 1983 Los Angeles, U.S. [1]
22.62 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Ulf Timmermann  (GDR)22 September 1985 Berlin, Germany [1]
22.64 mFlag of East Germany.svg Udo Beyer (GDR)20 August 1986
22.72 mFlag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Andrei  (ITA)12 August 1987 Viareggio, Italy [1]
22.84 m
22.91 m
23.06 mFlag of East Germany.svg Ulf Timmermann (GDR)22 May 1988 Chania, Greece [1]
23.12 mFlag of the United States.svg  Randy Barnes  (USA)20 May 1990 Los Angeles, U.S. [1]
23.37 mFlag of the United States.svg  Ryan Crouser  (USA)18 June 2021 Eugene, U.S. [2]
23.56 m27 May 2023 Westwood, U.S. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 557. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Crouser sets world record in shot put at U.S. Olympic trials for track and field: Day 1 live updates recap". 18 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Madeline Ryan (27 May 2023). "Crouser breaks world shot put record with 23.56m in Los Angeles". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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