| Jonathan Edwards | GBR | 10 | May | 66 | 182/73 | 18.29 | 1.3 | 1 | WCh | Göteborg | 07 | Aug | 95 |
| ( | 18.16 | - | 18.29 | - | p | - | p | - | 17.49 | - | p | ) |
| Kenny Harrison | USA | 13 | Feb | 65 | 178/77 | 18.09 | -0.4 | 1 | OG | Atlanta, GA | 27 | Jul | 96 |
| ( | 17.99 | - | f | - | p | - | 18.09 | - | p | - | f | ) |
| Jonathan Edwards (2) | 18.01 | 0.4 | 1 | Bisl/GP | Oslo | 09 | Jul | 98 |
| ( | 17.33 | - | 16.77 | - | 15.78 | - | 17.46 | - | p | - | 18.01 | ) |
| Jonathan Edwards (3) | 18.00 | 1.3 | 1 | London | 27 | Aug | 95 |
| ( | 17.42 | - | 17.42 | - | p | - | f | - | p | - | 18.00 | ) |
| Jonathan Edwards (4) | 17.99 | 0.5 | 1 | ECh | Budapest | 23 | Aug | 98 |
| ( | 17.84w | - | 17.53 | - | p | - | p | - | p | - | 17.99 | ) |
| Jonathan Edwards (5) | 17.98 | 1.8 | 1 | Salamanca | 18 | Jul | 95 |
| ( | 17.39 | - | 17.98 | - | p | - | 13.43w | - | p | - | p | ) |
| Willie Banks | USA | 11 | Mar | 56 | 190/77 | 17.97 | 1.5 | 1 | TAC | Indianapolis, IN | 16 | Jun | 85 |
| ( | 17.37 | - | 17.97 | - | 17.64 | - | 17.51 | - | p | - | f | ) |
| Kenny Harrison (2) | 17.93 | 1.6 | 1 | DNG/GP | Stockholm | 02 | Jul | 90 |
| ( | f | - | 17.07 | - | f | - | f | - | 17.93 | - | f | ) |
| Khristo Markov | BUL | 27 | Jan | 65 | 185/79 | 17.92 | 1.6 | 1 | WCh | Roma | 31 | Aug | 87 |
| ( | 17.70w | - | 17.73 | - | f | - | 17.92 | - | f | - | f | ) |
| James Beckford | JAM | 09 | Jan | 75 | 183/73 | 17.92 | 1.9 | 1 | JUCO | Odessa, TX | 20 | May | 95 |
| ( | 17.41 | - | 17.59 | - | 17.92 | - | f | - | 17.77w | - | p | ) |
| (10) |
| Jonathan Edwards (6) | 17.92 | 0.7 | 1 | WCh | Edmonton | 06 | Aug | 01 |
| ( | 16.84 | - | f | - | 17.92 | - | f | - | p | - | f | ) |
| Vladimir Inozyemtsev | UKR | 25 | May | 64 | 185/75 | 17.90 | 1.0 | 1 | PTS/GP | Bratislava | 20 | Jun | 90 |
| ( | 17.77 | - | f | - | 17.19 | - | 17.04w | - | f | - | 17.90 | ) |
| Jadel Gregório | BRA | 16 | Sep | 80 | 202/102 | 17.90 | 0.4 | 1 | Caixa/GP | Belém | 20 | May | 07 |
| ( | 17.66 | - | f | - | 17.47 | - | p | - | 17.90 | - | f | ) |
| Joăo Carlos (†) de Oliveira | BRA | 28 | May | 54 | 186/76 | A | 17.89 | 0.0 | 1 | PAG | México, D.F. | 15 | Oct | 75 |
| ( | f | - | 17.89 | - | p | - | f | - | p | - | p | ) |
| Jonathan Edwards (7) | 17.88 | 0.9 | 2 | OG | Atlanta, GA | 27 | Jul | 96 |
| ( | f | - | f | - | 17.13 | - | 17.88 | - | f | - | f | ) |
| Mike Conley | USA | 05 | Oct | 62 | 186/78 | 17.87 | 1.7 | 1 | TAC | San José, CA | 27 | Jun | 87 |
| ( | 17.23 | - | 17.40 | - | 17.18 | - | 17.59 | - | 17.71 | - | 17.87 | ) |
| Charles Simpkins | USA | 19 | Oct | 63 | 185/72 | 17.86 | 1.3 | 1 | WUG | Kobe | 02 | Sep | 85 |
| ( | 17.68 | - | 17.86 | - | f | - | p | - | p | - | p | ) |
| Mike Conley (2) | 17.86 | 0.3 | 1 | WCh | Stuttgart | 16 | Aug | 93 |
| ( | f | - | 17.21 | - | 17.70 | - | 16.23 | - | 17.86 | - | 17.77 | ) |
| Jonathan Edwards (8) | 17.86 | 0.7 | 1 | CG | Manchester | 28 | Jul | 02 |
| ( | 16.26 | - | f | - | 17.86 | - | p | - | p | - | p | ) |
| Yoelbi Quesada | CUB | 04 | Aug | 73 | 181/71 | 17.85 | 0.9 | 1 | WCh | Athína | 08 | Aug | 97 |
| ( | 17.60 | - | 17.85 | - | 17.60 | - | f | - | p | - | p | ) |
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| Mike Conley (3) | 17.84 | 0.7 | 1 | Bad Cannstatt | 04 | Jul | 93 |
| ( | 16.55 | - | 17.00 | - | 17.23 | - | 17.07 | - | 17.76 | - | 17.84 | ) |
| Aliecer Urrutia | CUB | 22 | Sep | 74 | 174/76 | 17.83 | i | 1 | Sindelfingen | 01 | Mar | 97 |
| ( | 17.47 | - | 17.83 | - | f | - | p | - | p | - | 15.70 | ) |
| Christian Olsson | SWE | 25 | Jan | 80 | 192/74 | 17.83 | i | 1 | WiCh | Budapest | 07 | Mar | 04 |
| ( | 17.30 | - | 17.51 | - | 17.83 | - | p | - | 17.45 | - | p | ) |
| Jonathan Edwards (9) | 17.82 | 1.6 | 1 | WG/gp | Helsinki | 25 | Jun | 96 |
| ( | 16.78 | - | 17.82 | - | f | - | 15.25 | - | f | - | f | ) |
| Khristo Markov (2) | 17.81 | 2.0 | 1 | Nar | Sofia | 31 | May | 87 |
| ( | f | - | f | - | f | - | 17.81 | - | 17.37w | - | f | ) |
| Marian Oprea | ROU | 06 | Jun | 82 | 190/77 | 17.81 | 1.0 | 1 | Athl/SGP | Lausanne | 05 | Jul | 05 |
| ( | f | - | 17.81 | - | f | - | p | - | p | - | f | ) |
| Khristo Markov (3) | 17.80 | 0.6 | 1 | BGP/GP | Budapest | 11 | Aug | 86 |
| ( | f | - | f | - | 17.64 | - | f | - | 17.80 | - | 17.74 | ) |
| Christian Olsson (2) | 17.80 | i | 1 | Göteborg | 05 | Mar | 02 |
| ( | f | - | 17.46 | - | 17.80 | - | f | - | p | - | p | ) |
| Kenny Harrison (3) | 17.79 | 0.8 | 1 | OD/GP | Berlin | 04 | Jul | 90 |
| ( | 17.59 | - | 17.79 | - | p | - | p | - | p | - | p | ) |
| Jonathan Edwards (10) | 17.79 | -0.7 | 1 | WK/GP | Zürich | 14 | Aug | 96 |
| ( | 17.17 | - | 17.40 | - | f | - | 17.15 | - | p | - | 17.79 | ) |
| (30) |
| Christian Olsson (3) | 17.79 | 1.4 | 1 | OG | Athína | 22 | Aug | 04 |
| ( | 17.69 | - | 17.79 | - | 17.69 | - | 16.82 | - | 17.58 | - | p | ) |