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The following table shows the World Record Progression in the Men's Shot Put, as recognised by the IAAF.
[edit] World Record Progression
| DISTANCE |
NAME ATHLETE |
DATE |
PLACE |
| 15.54 m |
 Ralph Rose (USA) |
1909-08-21 |
San Francisco, U.S. |
| 15.79 m |
 Emil Hirschfeld (GER) |
1928-05-06 |
Breslau, Germany |
| 15.87 m |
John Kuck (USA) |
1928-06-29 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 16.04 m |
Emil Hirschfeld (GER) |
1928-08-26 |
Bochum, Germany |
| 16.16 m |
Leo Sexton (USA) |
1932-08-27 |
Freeport, U.S. |
| 16.20 m |
 František Douda (TCH) |
1932-09-24 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 16.48 m |
John Lyman (USA) |
1934-04-21 |
Palo Alto, U.S. |
| 16.80 m |
Jack Torrance (USA) |
1934-04-24 |
Des Moines, U.S. |
| 16.89 m |
Jack Torrance (USA) |
1934-06-30 |
Milwaukee, U.S. |
| 17.40 m |
Jack Torrance (USA) |
1934-08-05 |
Oslo, Norway |
| 17.68 m |
Charlie Fonville (USA) |
1948-04-17 |
Lawrence, U.S. |
| 17.79 m |
Jim Fuchs (USA) |
1949-07-28 |
Oslo, Norway |
| 17.82 m |
Jim Fuchs (USA) |
1950-04-29 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 17.90 m |
Jim Fuchs (USA) |
1950-08-20 |
Visby, Sweden |
| 17.95 m |
Jim Fuchs (USA) |
1950-08-22 |
Eskilstuna, Sweden |
| 18.00 m |
Parry O'Brien (USA) |
1953-05-09 |
Fresno, U.S. |
| 18.04 m |
Parry O'Brien (USA) |
1953-06-05 |
Compton, U.S. |
| 18.42 m |
Parry O'Brien (USA) |
1954-05-08 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 18.43 m |
Parry O'Brien (USA) |
1954-05-21 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 18.54 m |
Parry O'Brien (USA) |
1954-06-11 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 18.62 m |
Parry O'Brien (USA) |
1956-05-05 |
Salt Lake City, U.S. |
| 18.69 m |
Parry O'Brien (USA) |
1956-06-15 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 19.06 m |
Parry O'Brien (USA) |
1956-09-03 |
Eugene, U.S. |
| 19.25 m |
Parry O'Brien (USA) |
1956-10-01 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 19.25 m |
Dallas Long (USA) |
1959-03-28 |
Santa Barbara, U.S. |
| 19.30 m |
Parry O'Brien (USA) |
1959-08-01 |
Albuquerque, U.S. |
| 19.38 m |
Dallas Long (USA) |
1960-03-05 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 19.45 m |
Bill Nieder (USA) |
1960-03-19 |
Palo Alto, U.S. |
| 19.67 m |
Dallas Long (USA) |
1960-03-26 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 19.99 m |
Bill Nieder (USA) |
1960-04-02 |
Austin, U.S. |
| 20.06 m |
Bill Nieder (USA) |
1960-08-12 |
Walnut, U.S. |
| 20.08 m |
Dallas Long (USA) |
1962-05-18 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 20.10 m |
Dallas Long (USA) |
1964-04-04 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 20.20 m |
Dallas Long (USA) |
1964-05-29 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 20.68 m |
Dallas Long (USA) |
1964-07-25 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 21.52 m |
Randy Matson (USA) |
1965-05-08 |
College Station, U.S. |
| 21.78 m |
Randy Matson (USA) |
1967-04-23 |
College Station, U.S. |
| 21.82 m |
Al Feuerbach (USA) |
1973-05-05 |
San Jose, U.S. |
| 21.85 m |
Terry Albritton (USA) |
1976-02-21 |
Honolulu, U.S. |
| 22.00 m |
 Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS) |
1976-06-10 |
Paris, Colombes, France |
| 22.15 m |
 Udo Beyer (GDR) |
1978-07-06 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 22.22 m |
Udo Beyer (GDR) |
1983-06-25 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
| 22.62 m |
Ulf Timmermann (GDR) |
1985-09-22 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 22.64 m |
Udo Beyer (GDR) |
1986-08-20 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 22.72 m |
 Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
1987-08-12 |
Viareggio, Italy |
| 22.84 m |
Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
1987-08-12 |
Viareggio, Italy |
| 22.91 m |
Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
1987-08-12 |
Viareggio, Italy |
| 23.06 m |
Ulf Timmermann (GDR) |
1988-05-22 |
Chania, Greece |
| 23.12 m |
Randy Barnes (USA) |
1990-05-20 |
Westwood, U.S. |
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