<page_title> Triple jump world record progression </page_title> <section_title> Men </section_title> <table> <cell> 15.52 m (50 ft 11 in) <col_header> Mark </col_header> </cell> <cell> Dan Ahearn (USA) <col_header> Athlete </col_header> </cell> <cell> 30 May 1911 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> </table>
That inaugural record was the 15.52 m performance by Dan Ahearn in 1911.