World Record Progression of Discus Throw
male - SENIOR
| Mark | Wind | Competitor | DOB | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74.35 | Mykolas ALEKNA | 28 SEP 2002 | LTU | Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) | 14 APR 2024 | |
| 74.08 | Jürgen SCHULT | 11 MAY 1960 | GDR | Neubrandenburg (GDR) | 06 JUN 1986 | |
| 71.86 | Yuriy DUMCHEV | 05 AUG 1958 | URS | Moskva (URS) | 29 MAY 1983 | |
| 71.16 | Wolfgang SCHMIDT | 16 JAN 1954 | GDR | Berlin (GER) | 09 AUG 1978 | |
| 70.86 | Mac WILKINS | 15 NOV 1950 | USA | San José (USA) | 01 MAY 1976 | |
| 70.24 | Mac WILKINS | 15 NOV 1950 | USA | San José (USA) | 01 MAY 1976 | |
| 69.80 | Mac WILKINS | 15 NOV 1950 | USA | San José (USA) | 01 MAY 1976 | |
| 69.18 | Mac WILKINS | 15 NOV 1950 | USA | Walnut, CA (USA) | 24 APR 1976 | |
| 69.08 | John POWELL | 25 JUN 1947 | USA | Long Beach, CA (USA) | 04 MAY 1975 | |
| 68.48 | John VAN REENEN | 26 MAR 1947 | RSA | Stellenbosch (RSA) | 14 MAR 1975 | |
| 68.40 | Rickard BRUCH | 02 JUL 1946 | SWE | Stockholm (SWE) | 05 JUL 1972 | |
| 68.40 | Jay SILVESTER | 27 AUG 1937 | USA | Reno, NV (USA) | 18 SEP 1968 | |
| 66.54 | Jay SILVESTER | 27 AUG 1937 | USA | Modesto, CA (USA) | 25 MAY 1968 | |
| 65.22 | Ludvík DANĚK | 06 JAN 1937 | TCH | Sokolov (TCH) | 12 OCT 1965 | |
| 64.55 | Ludvík DANĚK | 06 JAN 1937 | TCH | Turnov (TCH) | 02 AUG 1964 | |
| 62.94 | Al OERTER | 19 SEP 1936 | USA | Walnut, CA (USA) | 25 APR 1964 | |
| 62.62 | Al OERTER | 19 SEP 1936 | USA | Walnut, CA (USA) | 27 APR 1963 | |
| 62.45 | Al OERTER | 19 SEP 1936 | USA | Chicago, IL (USA) | 01 JUL 1962 | |
| 61.64 | Vladimir TRUSENYOV | 03 AUG 1931 | URS | Leningrad (URS) | 04 JUN 1962 | |
| 61.10 | Al OERTER | 19 SEP 1936 | USA | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 18 MAY 1962 | |
| 60.72 | Jay SILVESTER | 27 AUG 1937 | USA | Bruxelles (BEL) | 20 AUG 1961 | |
| 60.56 | Jay SILVESTER | 27 AUG 1937 | USA | Frankfurt (GER) | 11 AUG 1961 | |
| 59.91 | Rink BABKA | 23 SEP 1936 | USA | Walnut, CA (USA) | 12 AUG 1960 | |
| 59.91 | Edmund PIĄTKOWSKI | 31 JAN 1936 | POL | Warszawa (POL) | 14 JUN 1959 | |
| 59.28 | Fortune GORDIEN | 09 SEP 1922 | USA | Pasadena, CA (USA) | 22 AUG 1953 | |
| 58.10 | Fortune GORDIEN | 09 SEP 1922 | USA | Pasadena, CA (USA) | 11 JUL 1953 | |
| 57.93 | Sim INESS | 09 JUL 1930 | USA | Lincoln, NE (USA) | 20 JUN 1953 | |
| 56.97 | Fortune GORDIEN | 09 SEP 1922 | USA | Hämeenlinna (FIN) | 14 AUG 1949 | |
| 56.46 | Fortune GORDIEN | 09 SEP 1922 | USA | Lisboa (POR) | 09 JUL 1949 | |
| 55.33 | Adolfo CONSOLINI | 05 JAN 1917 | ITA | Milano (ITA) | 10 OCT 1948 | |
| 54.93 | Bob FITCH | 28 JUL 1919 | USA | Minneapolis, MN (USA) | 08 JUN 1946 | |
| 54.23 | Adolfo CONSOLINI | 05 JAN 1917 | ITA | Milano (ITA) | 14 APR 1946 | |
| 53.34 | Adolfo CONSOLINI | 05 JAN 1917 | ITA | Milano (ITA) | 26 OCT 1941 | |
| 53.26 | Archie HARRIS | 03 JUL 1918 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 20 JUN 1941 | |
| 53.10 | Willy SCHRÖDER | 07 MAR 1912 | GER | Magdeburg (GER) | 28 APR 1935 | |
| 52.42 | Harald ANDERSSON | 02 APR 1907 | SWE | Oslo (NOR) | 25 AUG 1934 | |
| 51.73 | Paul JESSUP | 23 SEP 1908 | USA | Pittsburgh, PA (USA) | 23 AUG 1930 | |
| 51.03 | Eric KRENZ | 07 MAY 1906 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 17 MAY 1930 | |
| 49.90 | Eric KRENZ | 07 MAY 1906 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 09 MAR 1929 | |
| 48.20 | Bud HOUSER | 25 SEP 1901 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 03 APR 1926 | |
| 47.89 | Glenn HARTRANFT | 03 DEC 1901 | USA | San Francisco, CA (USA) | 02 MAY 1925 | |
| 47.61 | Thomas LIEB | 28 OCT 1899 | USA | Chicago, IL (USA) | 14 SEP 1924 | |
| 47.58 | James DUNCAN | 25 SEP 1887 | USA | New York, NY (USA) | 27 MAY 1912 |