| Rnk | Perf | Mark | Wind | Name | Nat | Born | Pos | Meet | Venue | Date | Ht/Wt | Record | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 17.44 | -1.0 | Viktor Saneyev | URS | 3Oct1945 | 1 | Sukhumi | 17Oct1972 | 188/79 | PB | TJ | |
| 2 | 2 | 17.31 | 1.5 | Jörg Drehmel | GDR | 3May1945 | 2 | OG | München | 4Sep1972 | 187/83 | PB | TJ |
| 3 | 17.25 | Viktor Saneyev | 1 | München | 15Aug1972 | TJ | |||||||
| 4 | 17.20 | 1.8 | Jörg Drehmel | 1 | Potsdam | 15Jun1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 5 | 17.19 | -0.3 | Viktor Saneyev | - | OG | München | 4Sep1972 | TJ | |||||
| 3 | 6 | 17.10 | Carol Corbu | ROM | 8Feb1946 | 1 | ITA-URS-ROM-BEL | Milano | 17Jun1972 | 197/85 | TJ | ||
| 4 | 7 | 17.07 | 0.3 | Dave Smith | USA | 8Nov1947 | 2 | FOT | Eugene OR | 1Jul1972 | 172/72 | PB | TJ |
| 5 | 8 | 17.05 | Nelson Prudêncio | BRA | 4Apr1944 | 3 | OG | München | 4Sep1972 | 182/71 | TJ | ||
| 9 | 17.01 | Jörg Drehmel | 1 | Meet. CUSI | Torino | 2Jun1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 10 | 16.99 | Viktor Saneyev | 1 | Praha | 23Sep1972 | TJ | |||||||
| 11 | 16.97 | i | Viktor Saneyev | 1 | EC-i | Grenoble | 11Mar1972 | TJ | |||||
| 12 | 16.96 | Carol Corbu | 2 | Meet. CUSI | Torino | 2Jun1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 6 | 13 | 16.95 | Michal Joachimowski | POL | 26Sep1950 | 1 | Warszawa | 10Jun1972 | 185/76 | TJ | |||
| 14 | 16.94 | i | Carol Corbu | 1 | Bucuresti | 12Feb1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 15 | 16.94 | i | Viktor Saneyev | 1 | Moskva | 26Feb1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 7 | 16 | 16.94 | Heinz-Günter Schenk | GDR | 16Jan1942 | 2 | Potsdam | 15Jun1972 | 181/76 | PB | TJ | ||
| 17 | 16.89 | i | Carol Corbu | 2 | EC-i | Grenoble | 11Mar1972 | TJ | |||||
| 8 | 18 | 16.89 | i | John Craft | USA | 24Mar1947 | 1 | Richmond KY | 17Mar1972 | 183/74 | TJ | ||
| 9 | 19 | 16.86 | i | Mikhail Bariban | URS | 25Feb1949 | 2 | Richmond KY | 17Mar1972 | 180/72 | TJ | ||
| 20 | 16.85 | i | Carol Corbu | 1 | Bucuresti | 26Feb1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 21 | 16.85 | Carol Corbu | 4 | OG | München | 4Sep1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 22 | 16.83 | John Craft | 5 | OG | München | 4Sep1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 10 | 23 | 16.82 | Gennadiy Byessonov | URS | 9Dec1944 | 2 | ITA-URS-ROM-BEL | Milano | 17Jun1972 | 176/67 | PB | TJ | |
| 11 | 24 | 16.80 | Pedro Pérez Dueñas | CUB | 23Feb1952 | 1 | La Habana | 13May1972 | 179/67 | TJ | |||
| 12 | 25 | 16.80 | Anatoliy Boyko | URS | 9Apr1947 | 1 | Yalta | 12Oct1972 | 179/77 | PB | TJ | ||
| 26 | 16.79 | Mikhail Bariban | 1 | Moskva | 18Jul1972 | TJ | |||||||
| 27 | 16.79 | Carol Corbu | 1 | Balkan G | Izmir | 6Aug1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 28 | 16.77 | i | Viktor Saneyev | 1 | Moskva | 30Jan1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 29 | 16.77 | Viktor Saneyev | 1 | Moskva | 8Jun1972 | TJ | |||||||
| 13 | 30 | 16.77 | 0.3 | Mansour Dia | SEN | 27Dec1940 | - | OG | München | 4Sep1972 | 192/85 | NR | TJ |
| 31 | 16.75 | Viktor Saneyev | 2 | Moskva | 18Jul1972 | TJ | |||||||
| 32 | 16.74 | Michal Joachimowski | 2 | Kusocinski Mem. | Warszawa | 27Jun1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 33 | 16.73 | i | Carol Corbu | 1 | Moskva | 19Feb1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 14 | 34 | 16.73 | i | Valentin Shevchenko | URS | 11Oct1948 | 3 | EC-i | Grenoble | 11Mar1972 | 187/77 | PB | TJ |
| 35 | 16.72 | Pedro Pérez Dueñas | 3 | Potsdam | 15Jun1972 | TJ | |||||||
| 15 | 36 | 16.72 | Giuseppe Gentile | ITA | 4Sep1943 | 3 | ITA-URS-ROM-BEL | Milano | 17Jun1972 | 190/83 | TJ | ||
| 37 | 16.71 | John Craft | -1 | FOT | Eugene OR | 1Jul1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 38 | 16.70 | Viktor Saneyev | 4 | ITA-URS-ROM-BEL | Milano | 17Jun1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 39 | 16.70 | Jörg Drehmel | 1 | NC | Erfurt | 24Jun1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 40 | 16.70 | Michal Joachimowski | 1 | Warszawa | 9Aug1972 | TJ | |||||||
| 16 | 16.67 | 0.6 | Toshiaki Inoue | JPN | 3Jan1951 | 1 | Kagoshima | 27Oct1972 | 173/63 | PB | TJ | ||
| 17 | 16.65 | James Butts | USA | 9May1950 | -4 | FOT | Eugene OR | 1Jul1972 | 188/82 | TJ | |||
| 18 | 16.63 | 1.8 | Yukito Muraki | JPN | 31Jul1945 | 1 | Shizuoka | 23Apr1972 | 173/67 | PB | TJ | ||
| 19 | 16.62 | 0.4 | Václav Fiser | CZE | 9Jul1947 | 1 | Praha | 23Jul1972 | 180/81 | PB | TJ | ||
| 20 | 16.58A | Mohinder Singh Gill | IND | 12Apr1947 | 1 | El Paso TX | 20May1972 | 181/70 | TJ | ||||
| 21 | 16.58 | Esa Rinne | FIN | 3May1943 | 1 | vsSWE | Helsinki | 20Aug1972 | 179/65 | PB | TJ | ||
| 22 | 16.57 | Nikolay Sinichkin | URS | 10Jan1948 | 4 | Moskva | 18Jul1972 | 178/78 | TJ | ||||
| 23 | 16.56 | Anatoliy Piskulin | URS | 1Dec1952 | 2 | Sukhumi | 17Oct1972 | 176/73 | TJ | ||||
| 24 | 16.50 | Bernard Lamitié | FRA | 27Jun1946 | 1 | Colombes | 25Jun1972 | 180/76 | TJ | ||||
| 25 | 16.48 | Eugeniusz Biskupski | POL | 17Dec1947 | 1 | Warszawa | 27May1972 | 188/83 | TJ | ||||
| 26 | 16.47 | Jirí Vycichlo | CZE | 17May1946 | 1 | Ostrava | 9Jul1972 | 184/76 | TJ | ||||
| 27 | 16.47 | Pentti Kuukasjärvi | FIN | 28Nov1946 | 1 | Joensuu | 13Aug1972 | 178/72 | TJ | ||||
| 28 | 16.46 | Igor Tarasyuk | URS | 4Aug1947 | 1 | Minsk | 15Aug1972 | 180/77 | PB | TJ | |||
| 29 | 16.45 | Koshei Gushiken | JPN | 10Jun1942 | 1 | Hiroshima | 3May1972 | 172/62 | PB | TJ | |||
| 30 | 16.45 | Arthur Walker | USA | 9Jul1941 | 2 | Seattle WA | 17Jun1972 | 188/71 | TJ | ||||
| 31 | 16.45 | Nikolay Dudkin | URS | 5Jun1947 | 2 | Podolsk | 8Jul1972 | 178/78 | TJ | ||||
| 32 | 16.44A | Henry Jackson | JAM | 25Oct1947 | 2 | El Paso TX | 15Apr1972 | 188/81 | PB | TJ | |||
| 33 | 16.44 | Jürgen Rabe | GDR | 18Mar1950 | 1 | Potsdam | 3Jun1972 | 183/75 | PB | TJ | |||
| 34 | 16.44 | Kristen Fløgstad | NOR | 11Apr1947 | 8 | OG | München | 4Sep1972 | 181/70 | PB | TJ | ||
| 35 | 16.43 | i | Gennadiy Savlyevich | URS | 1May1947 | 3 | Moskva | 26Feb1972 | 179/74 | PB | TJ | ||
| 36 | 16.43 | Jan Broda | CZE | 24Apr1940 | 2 | Praha | 23Jul1972 | 178/70 | PB | TJ | |||
| 37 | 16.42 | Valeriy Rabochev | URS | 29Sep1946 | 3 | Podolsk | 8Jul1972 | 183/80 | PB | TJ | |||
| 38 | 16.39 | i | Milan Spasojevic | YUG | 15Mar1950 | 2 | Bucuresti | 26Feb1972 | 183/74 | TJ | |||
| 39 | 16.39 | Mike McGrath | AUS | 28Nov1947 | 1 | Sydney | 25Nov1972 | 175/70 | TJ | ||||
| 40 | 16.38 | 2.0 | Serge Firca | FRA | 11Mar1948 | 2 | Colombes | 25Jun1972 | 176/73 | PB | TJ | ||
| 41 | 16.35 | i | Michael Sauer | FRG | 27Aug1941 | 1 | Stuttgart | 25Feb1972 | 183/77 | TJ | |||
| 42 | 16.34 | Ryszard Garnys | POL | 8Mar1947 | 3 | Sofia | 27May1972 | 185/74 | TJ | ||||
| 43 | 16.34 | Gábor Katona | HUN | 1Oct1952 | 1 | Budapest | 25Jun1972 | 186/81 | TJ | ||||
| 44 | 16.33 | 2.0 | André Rota | FRA | 30Apr1952 | 2 | Colombes | 23Jul1972 | 181/70 | TJ | |||
| 45 | 16.33 | Samuel Igun | NGR | 28Feb1938 | 6q1 | OG | München | 3Sep1972 | 176/76 | PB | TJ | ||
| 46 | 16.32 | Henrik Kalocsai | HUN | 28Nov1940 | 1 | Bratislava | 29Jul1972 | 191/84 | TJ | ||||
| 47 | 16.30 | Klaus Neumann | GDR | 4Jan1942 | 2 | NC | Erfurt | 24Jun1972 | 180/80 | TJ | |||
| 48 | 16.30 | Johnson Amoah | GHA | 10Apr1939 | 2 | PO | München | 24Aug1972 | 183/73 | PB | TJ | ||
| 49 | 16.29 | Mikhail Syegal | URS | 13Mar1952 | 1 | Sacramento CA | 29Jul1972 | 168/69 | TJ | ||||
| 50 | 16.29 | Valeriy Podluzhny | URS | 22Aug1952 | 4 | Sukhumi | 17Oct1972 | 175/62 | TJ | ||||
| 51 | 16.28 | Robert Reader | USA | 9Mar1946 | 2 | Fresno CA | 13May1972 | 183/77 | TJ | ||||
| 52 | 16.28 | Serban Ciochina | ROM | 30Nov1939 | 1 | Braila | 28May1972 | 178/65 | TJ | ||||
| 53 | 16.28 | Andrzej Lasocki | POL | 5Oct1945 | 1 | Warszawa | 24Sep1972 | 183/73 | TJ | ||||
| 54 | 16.27 | Barry McClure | USA | 3Dec1951 | q | NCAA | Eugene OR | 2Jun1972 | 180/75 | TJ | |||
| 55 | 16.25 | Józef Schmidt | POL | 28Mar1935 | 5 | Kusocinski Mem. | Warszawa | 27Jun1972 | 184/77 | TJ | |||
| 56 | 16.24 | Juan Velázquez | CUB | 2Feb1952 | 1 | La Habana | 28Apr1972 | 174/74 | TJ | ||||
| 57 | 16.22 | Stan Royster | USA | 17Aug1946 | 1 | San José CA | 22Apr1972 | 180/77 | TJ | ||||
| 58 | 16.22 | Jim Fraser | USA | 22Oct1949 | 2 | San José CA | 22Apr1972 | 185/77 | TJ | ||||
| 59 | 16.21 | Krzysztof Ganczarczyk | POL | 11Feb1949 | 1 | Kielce | 11Jun1972 | 176/69 | TJ | ||||
| 60 | 16.20 | Caleb Abdul [Milan] Rahman [Tiff] | USA | 5Jul1949 | 3 | Fresno CA | 13May1972 | 183/72 | TJ | ||||
| 61 | 16.20 | Igor Kovtun | URS | 13Mar1948 | 1 | Kharkov | 20Aug1972 | TJ | |||||
| 62 | 16.18 | Harry Freeman | USA | 11Jun1951 | 1 | Los Angeles CA | 15Apr1972 | 189/83 | TJ | ||||
| 63 | 16.18 | Dragán Ivanov | HUN | 27Jan1942 | 2 | Budapest | 25Jun1972 | 187/76 | TJ | ||||
| 64 | 16.17 | Richard Kick | FRG | 2May1947 | 3 | Kassel | 8Jul1972 | 174/67 | TJ | ||||
| 65 | 16.15 | Ken McBryde | USA | 4Mar1953 | 2 | Sacramento CA | 29Jul1972 | 178/63 | TJ | ||||
| 66 | 16.14 | i | Valeriy Artyemov | URS | 13Jun1946 | 2 | Sofia | 20Feb1972 | 178/68 | TJ | |||
| 67 | 16.13 | Apostolos Kathiniotis | GRE | 16Mar1952 | -1 | Athína | 22Apr1972 | 177/66 | TJ | ||||
| 68 | 16.13 | Vasile Dumitrescu | ROM | 13Jan1945 | 1 | Bucuresti | 13May1972 | 190/82 | TJ | ||||
| 69 | 16.13 | Gustavo Platt | CUB | 29Jul1954 | 2 | La Habana | 13May1972 | 180/70 | TJ | ||||
| 70 | 16.13 | Joachim Kugler | FRG | 19Sep1947 | 4 | Kassel | 8Jul1972 | 182/72 | TJ | ||||
| 71 | 16.12 | Jésus Bartholomé | ESP | 24Oct1943 | 1 | Madrid | 8Jul1972 | TJ | |||||
| 72 | 16.11 | Jerzy Miedzialek | POL | 12Sep1951 | 2 | Warszawa | 11Aug1972 | 185/80 | TJ | ||||
| 73 | 16.08 | Al Lanier | USA | 20Jul1950 | 1 | Des Moines IA | 29Apr1972 | 185/75 | TJ | ||||
| 74 | 16.08 | Chuck Steffes | USA | 2Sep1949 | q | NCAA | Eugene OR | 2Jun1972 | 189/70 | TJ | |||
| 75 | 16.07 | Darryl Kelly | USA | 8Jun1951 | q | NCAA | Eugene OR | 2Jun1972 | 183/73 | TJ | |||
| 76 | 16.07 | Piotr Blaziak | POL | 13Feb1948 | 1 | Warszawa | 3Jun1972 | 182/76 | TJ | ||||
| 77 | 16.07 | Vladimir Rodiyonov | URS | 1941 | 1 | Voroshilovgrad | 9Jul1972 | TJ | |||||
| 78 | 16.07 | Jorma Gröhn | FIN | 2Jun1945 | 3 | Kuopio | 19Jul1972 | 180/72 | TJ | ||||
| 79 | 16.07 | Alan Lerwill | GBR | 15Nov1946 | 1 | Colombes | 1Oct1972 | 188/81 | TJ | ||||
| 80 | 16.06 | Jim Harris | USA | 18Apr1950 | q | NCAA | Eugene OR | 2Jun1972 | 180/84 | TJ | |||
| 81 | 16.06 | Nikolay Grigoryev | URS | 7Mar1954 | 1 | Sukhumi | 12Nov1972 | TJ | |||||
| 82 | 16.02 | Don Commons | AUS | 5May1952 | 1 | Melbourne | 11Nov1972 | TJ | |||||
| 83 | 16.01 | Andrzej Sontag | POL | 26Apr1951 | 1 | Lublin | 11Sep1972 | 184/76 | TJ | ||||
| 84 | 16.00 | Sigurd Langeland | NOR | 23Apr1951 | q | NCAA | Eugene OR | 2Jun1972 | 183/75 | TJ | |||
| 85 | 16.00 | Thomas Thoma | GRE | 30Jan1951 | 2 | Athína (Pireás) | 24Sep1972 | 181/73 | TJ | ||||
| 86 | 16.00 | Lawrie Walkley | AUS | 13May1947 | 2 | Sydney | 25Nov1972 | TJ | |||||
| 87 | 15.99 | Miklós Balogh | HUN | 6Mar1950 | 2 | Bratislava | 29Jul1972 | 182/75 | TJ | ||||
| 88 | 15.98 | Sergey Sidoryenko | URS | 13Jun1947 | 7 | Moskva | 8Jun1972 | 181/74 | TJ | ||||
| 89 | 15.98 | Robert Le Goupil | FRA | 8Jun1951 | 2 | Clermont-Ferrand | 10Jun1972 | 180/75 | TJ | ||||
| 90 | 15.98 | Zoltán Cziffra | HUN | 10Nov1942 | 3 | Budapest | 16Jun1972 | 186/81 | TJ | ||||
| 91 | 15.97 | Norbert Gaulke | GDR | 6Aug1952 | - | Jena | 20May1972 | 189/79 | TJ | ||||
| 92 | 15.97 | Armando Herrera | CUB | 25May1955 | 1 | Budapest | 13Aug1972 | 194/87 | TJ | ||||
| 93 | 15.96 | Keith Witherspoon | USA | 2Jan1953 | q | NCAA | Eugene OR | 2Jun1972 | 178/68 | TJ | |||
| 94 | 15.96 | Stanislav Penyayev | URS | 23Sep1948 | 8 | Moskva | 8Jun1972 | 183/75 | TJ | ||||
| 95 | 15.95 | Gennadiy Volk | URS | 6Nov1942 | 1 | Kyiv | 12Jun1972 | TJ | |||||
| 96 | 15.95 | Jean-Hervé Stiévenart | FRA | 15Oct1954 | 4 | Colombes | 24Jun1972 | 180/79 | TJ | ||||
| 97 | 15.94A | Trevor Hall | JAM | 1953 | 1 | WAC | El Paso TX | 13May1972 | TJ | ||||
| 98 | 15.93 | i | Viktor Mishkin | URS | 4Nov1947 | 1 | Bryansk | 4Feb1972 | TJ | ||||
| 99 | 15.93 | Sergiu Corbu | ROM | 2 | Bucuresti | 13May1972 | TJ | ||||||
| 100 | 15.92 | i | Jürgen Hauke | GDR | 24Mar1949 | 3 | Berlin | 12Feb1972 | 177/68 | TJ |