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74,08 m.    Jurgen Schult, GDR, 06 Jun 1986, Neubrandenburg
71,86 m.    Yuriy Dumchev, URS, 29 May 1983, Moscow
71,16 m.    Wolfgang Schmidt, GDR, 09 Aug 1978, Berlin
70,86 m.    Mac Wilkins, USA, 01 May 1976, San Jose
70,24 m.    Mac Wilkins, USA, 01 May 1976, San Jose
69,80 m.    Mac Wilkins, USA, 01 May 1976, San Jose
69,18 m.    Mac Wilkins, USA, 1976, Walnut
69,08 m.    John Powell, USA, 03 May 1975, Long Beach
68,48 m.    John van Reenen, RSA, 14 Mar 1975, Stellenbosch
68,40 m.    Ricky Bruch, SWE, 05 Jul 1972, Stockholm
68,40 m.    Jay Silvester, USA, 18 Sep 1968, Reno
66,54 m.    Jay Silvester, USA, 25 May 1968, Modesto
65,22 m.    Ludvik Danek, TCH, 12 Oct 1965, Sokolov
64,55 m.    Ludvik Danek, TCH, 02 Aug 1964, Turnov
62,94 m.    Al Oerter, USA, 25 Apr 1964, Walnut
62,62 m.    Al Oerter, USA, 27 Apr 1963, Walnut
62,45 m.    Al Oerter, USA, 01 Jul 1962, Chicago
61,64 m.    Vladimir Trusenyev, URS, 04 Jun 1962, Leningrad
61,10 m.    Al Oerter, USA, 18 May 1962, Los Angeles
60,72 m.    Jay Silvester, USA, 20 Aug 1961, Brussels
60,56 m.    Jay Silvester, USA, 11 Aug 1961, Frankfurt
59,91 m.    Richard Babka, USA, 12 Aug 1960, Walnut
59,91 m.    Edmund Piatkowski, POL, 14 Jun 1959, Warszawa
59,28 m.    Fortune Gordien, USA,  22 Aug 1953, Pasadena
58,10 m.    Fortune Gordien, USA, 11 Jul 1953, Pasadena
57,93 m.    Sam Iness, USA, 20 Jun 1953, Lincoln
56,97 m.    Fortune Gordien, USA,  14 Aug 1949, Hameenlinna
56,46 m.    Fortune Gordien, USA, 09 Jul 1949, Lissabon
55,33 m.    Adolfo Consolini, ITA, 10 Oct 1948, Milan
54,93 m.    Robert Fitch, USA, 08 Jun 1946, Minneapolis
54,23 m.    Adolfo Consolini, ITA, 14 Apr 1946, Milan
53,34 m.    Adolfo Consolini, ITA, 26 Oct 1941, Milan
53,26 m.    Archibald Harris, USA, 20 Jun 1941, Palo Alto
53,10 m.    Willi Schroder, GER, 28 Apr 1935, Magdeburg
52,42 m.    Harald Andersson, SWE, 25 Aug 1934, Oslo
51,73 m.    Paul Jessup, USA, 23 Aug 1930, Pittsburgh
51,03 m.    Eric Krenz, USA, 17 May 1930, Palo Alto
49,90 m.    Eric Krenz, USA, 09 Mar 1929, Palo Alto
48,20 m.    Bud Houser, USA, 02 Apr 1926, Palo Alto
47,58 m.    James Duncan, USA, 27 May 1912, New York

Supplement:
71,20 Ben Plucknett, USA, 16 May 1981, Modesto
72,34 Ben Plucknett, USA, 07 Jul 1981, Stockholm

B. STATISTICALLY VALID BUT NEVER RATIFIED FOR SEVERAL REASONS

47,85 m     Armas Taipale, FIN, 20 Jul 1913, Magdeburg
48,10 m     Armas Taipale, FIN, 02 Jul 1916, Juva
48,18 m     Glenn Hartranft, USA, 31 May 1924, Cambridge
48,77 m     Hans Hoffmeister, GER, 22 Jul 1928, Gelsenkirchen
49,94 m     Eric Krenz, USA, 17 May 1930, Stanford
52,20 m     Harald Andersson, SWE, 25 Aug 1934, Oslo
53,69 m     Adolfo Consolini, ITA, 14 Apr 1946, Milan
66,07 m     Ludvík Danek, TCH, 07 Jun 1966, Long Beach
68,07 m     Jay Silvester, USA, 18 Sep 1968, Reno

C. UNOFFICIAL PROGRESSION BEFORE IAAF

24.99    Charles Hayden Kip, USA, 22 May 1882, Cambridge
26.20    Harald Andersson-Arbin, SWE, 18 Sep 1892, Goteborg
35.74    Erik Eriksson, SWE, 06 Oct 1895, Stockholm
35.75    Carl-Erik Helgesson, SWE, 26 Jul 1896, Goteborg
36.19    Charles H. Hennemann, 28 Aug 1897, New York
38.70    Gustaf Soderstrom, SWE, 18 Sep 1897, Stockholm
39.42    Frantisek Janda-Suk, BOH, 16 Jun 1901, Prague
41.97    Nandor Fothy, HUN, 09 Jul 1902, Wien
43.21    Marius Eynard, FRA, 02 May 1903, Paris
43.69    Martin Sheridan, USA, 19 Sep 1905, New York
43.86    Wilhelm Dorr, GER, 1907, Worms
43.41    Martin Sheridan, USA, 23 Aug 1908, Dundalk
44.84    Verner Jarvinen, FIN, 01 Aug 1909, Helsinki
44.88    Elmer Nicklander, FIN, 19 Jun 1910, Helsinki