Men · Jumps · All-Time
Triple Jump
World record
18.29+1.3
Jonathan EdwardsGBRGothenburg · 7 Aug 1995
31 years standingRecord progression →
18.29
Best mark
World record
17.77
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
17.90
Median
Of the 25 best-by-athlete marks
13
Countries
USA 7 · URS 3 · 11 others
Performance distribution
25 athletes from 18.29 to 17.77 · median 17.90
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
Best by athlete · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 29 Aug 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Wind | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Edwards WR | GBR | 18.29 | +1.3 | 7 Aug 1995 | Gothenburg | 29 |
| 2 | Christian Taylor | USA | 18.21 | +0.2 | 27 Aug 2015 | Beijing | 25 |
| 3 | Jordan Díaz | ESP | 18.18 | -0.3 | 11 Jun 2024 | Rome | 23 |
| 4 | Andy Díaz | ITA | 18.15 | +1.7 | 15 Aug 2026 | Birmingham | 30 |
| 5 | Will Claye | USA | 18.14 | +0.4 | 29 Jun 2019 | Long Beach | 28 |
| 6 | Kenny Harrison | USA | 18.09 | -0.4 | 27 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 31 |
| 7 | Pedro Pichardo | CUB | 18.08 | 0.0 | 28 May 2015 | Havana | 21 |
| 8 | Teddy Tamgho | FRA | 18.04 | +0.3 | 18 Aug 2013 | Moscow | 24 |
| 9 | Willie Banks | USA | 17.97 | +1.5 | 16 Jun 1985 | Indianapolis | 29 |
| 10 | Khristo Markov | BUL | 17.92 | +1.6 | 31 Aug 1987 | Rome | 22 |
| 10 | James Beckford | JAM | 17.92 | +1.9 | 20 May 1995 | Odessa | 20 |
| 12 | Vladimir Inozemtsev | URS | 17.90 | +1.0 | 20 Jun 1990 | Bratislava | 26 |
| 12 | Jadel Gregório | BRA | 17.90 | +0.4 | 20 May 2007 | Belém | 26 |
| 14 | João Carlos de Oliveira | BRA | 17.89 | 0.0 | 15 Oct 1975 | Mexico City | 21 |
| 15 | Mike Conley | USA | 17.87 | +1.7 | 27 Jun 1987 | San Jose | 24 |
| 15 | Jaydon Hibbert | JAM | 17.87 | +1.3 | 13 May 2023 | Baton Rouge | 18 |
| 17 | Charles Simpkins | USA | 17.86 | +1.3 | 2 Sep 1985 | Kobe | 21 |
| 18 | Yoelbi Quesada | CUB | 17.85 | 0.0 | 8 Aug 1997 | Athens | 24 |
| 19 | Hugues Fabrice Zango | BUR | 17.82 | +0.2 | 6 Jul 2021 | Székesfehérvár | 28 |
| 20 | Marian Oprea | ROU | 17.81 | +1.0 | 5 Jul 2005 | Lausanne | 23 |
| 20 | Phillips Idowu | GBR | 17.81 | +0.1 | 29 Jul 2009 | Barcelona | 30 |
| 22 | Christian Olsson | SWE | 17.79 | +1.4 | 22 Aug 2004 | Athens | 24 |
| 23 | Nikolay Musiyenko | URS | 17.78 | +1.0 | 7 Jun 1986 | Leningrad | 26 |
| 23 | Melvin Lister | USA | 17.78 | +0.8 | 17 Jul 2004 | Havana | 26 |
| 25 | Aleksandr Kovalenko | URS | 17.77 | +1.0 | 18 Jul 1987 | Bryansk | 24 |