Men's Discus. World Record Progression DISTANCE ATHLETE COUNTRY DATE VENUE
74.08m. Jürgen Schult (GDR) 06 Jun 86 Neubrandenburg
71.86m. Yuriy Dumchev (URS) 29 May 83 Moscow
71.16m. Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) 09 Aug 78 Berlin
70.86m. Mac Wilkins (USA) 01 May 76 San Jose
70.24m. Mac Wilkins (USA) 01 May 76 San Jose
69.80m. Mac Wilkins (USA) 01 May 76 San Jose
69.18m. Mac Wilkins (USA) 1976 Walnut
69.08m. John Powell (USA) 03 May 75 Long Beach
68.48m. John van Reenen (RSA) 14 Mar 75 Stellenbosch
68.40m. Ricky Bruch (SWE) 05 Jul 72 Stockholm
68.40m. Jay Silvester (USA) 18 Sep 68 Reno
68.07m Jay Silvester (USA) 18 Sep 68 Reno
66.54m. Jay Silvester (USA) 25 May 68 Modesto
66.07m. Ludvík Danek (TCH) 07 Jun 66 Long Beach
65.22m. Ludvik Danek (TCH) 12 Oct 65 Sokolov
64.55m. Ludvik Danek (TCH) 02 Aug 64 Turnov
62.94m. Al Oerter (USA) 25 Apr 64 Walnut
62.62m. Al Oerter (USA) 27 Apr 63 Walnut
62.45m. Al Oerter (USA) 01 Jul 62 Chicago
61.64m. Vladimir Trusenyev (URS) 04 Jun 62 Leningrad
61.10m. Al Oerter (USA) 18 May 62 Los Angeles
60.72m. Jay Silvester (USA) 20 Aug 61 Brussels
60.56m. Jay Silvester (USA) 11 Aug 61 Frankfurt
59.91m. Richard Babka (USA) 12 Aug 60 Walnut
59.91m. Edmund Piatkowski (POL) 14 Jun 59 Warsaw
59.28m. Fortune Gordien (USA) 22 Aug 53 Pasadena
58.10m. Fortune Gordien (USA) 11 Jul 53 Pasadena
57.93m. Sam Iness (USA) 20 Jun 53 Lincoln
56.97m. Fortune Gordien (USA) 14 Aug 49 Hameenlinna
56.46m. Fortune Gordien (USA) 09 Jul 49 Lissabon
55.33m. Adolfo Consolini (ITA) 10 Oct 48 Milan
54.93m. Robert Fitch (USA) 08 Jun 46 Minneapolis
54.23m. Adolfo Consolini (ITA) 14 Apr 46 Milan
53.69m Adolfo Consolini (ITA) 14 Apr 46 Milan
53.34m. Adolfo Consolini (ITA) 26 Oct 41 Milan
53.26m. Archibald Harris (USA) 20 Jun 41 Palo Alto
53.10m. Willi Schroder (GER) 28 Apr 35 Magdeburg
52.42m. Harald Andersson (SWE) 25 Aug 34 Oslo
52.20m Harald Andersson (SWE) 25 Aug 34 Oslo
51.73m. Paul Jessup (USA) 23 Aug 30 Pittsburgh
51.03m. Eric Krenz (USA) 17 May 30 Palo Alto
49.94m. Eric Krenz (USA) 17 May 30 Stanford
49.90m. Eric Krenz (USA) 09 Mar 29 Palo Alto
48.77m. Hans Hoffmeister (GER) 22 Jul 28 Gelsenkirchen
48.20m. Bud Houser (USA) 02 Apr 26 Palo Alto
47.89m. Glenn Hartranft (USA) 02 May 25 San Fransisco
47.61m. Thomas Lieb (USA) 14 Sep 24 Chicago
47.58m. James Duncan (USA) 27 May 12 New York
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