Cecilia Colledge from Great Britain was the first woman to complete a double jump, the salchow, in competition, at the 1936 European Championships.
 The first triple salchow by a male skater was completed by American Robbie Robertson at the 1955 World Championships.
 According to the ISU, the first triple salchow completed by a woman skater is "not definitely established".
 The ISU also stated that Canadian Petra Burka was given credit for a triple salchow at both the 1962 Canadian Championships and the 1965 World Championships, but "a report" from the 1961 European Championships gave credit to Austrian Helli Sengstschmid and Jana Mrazkova from Czechoslovakia.
 Timothy Goebel from the U.S. was the first man to perform a quadruple salchow in competition, at the 1997-1998 Junior Grand Prix final.
 Miki Ando from Japan was the first woman to complete a quadruple salchow, at the 2002-2003 Junior Grand Prix final.

Russian Ilia Klimkin was the first male skater to complete a quadruple salchow in combination, with a quadruple toe loop jump, at the Nebelhorn Trophy in 1999.
 Alexandra Trusova, also from Russia, was the first woman skater to complete a quadruple salchow in combination, also with a quadruple toe loop, at the 2018 World Junior Championships.
 Timothy Goebel was the first skater to complete three quadruples, two quadruple salchows in combination with the triple and quadruple toe loop jump.
 American Nathan Chen was the first skater to complete four quadruple jumps in the same program: two quadruple salchows, one in combination with the double toe, and the quadruple toe in combination with the double toe, and the quadruple toe, at the U.S. Championships in 2016.
 Chen was also the first skater to complete five quadruple jumps in the same program: the quadruple salchow, the quadruple lutz jump in combination with the triple toe, the quadruple flip jump, the quadruple toe in combination with the double toe and double loop, and the quadruple toe, at the 2017 U.S. Championships and the 2017 Four Continents Championships.
 American pair skaters Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent were the first to complete a throw quadruple salchow, at the 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard.
Cecilia Colledge from Great Britain was the first woman to complete a double jump, the salchow, in competition, at the 1936 European Championships.  The first triple salchow by a male skater was completed by American Robbie Robertson at the 1955 World Championships.  According to the ISU, the first triple salchow completed by a woman skater is "not definitely established".  The ISU also stated that Canadian Petra Burka was given credit for a triple salchow at both the 1962 Canadian Championships and the 1965 World Championships, but "a report" from the 1961 European Championships gave credit to Austrian Helli Sengstschmid and Jana Mrazkova from Czechoslovakia.  Timothy Goebel from the U.S. was the first man to perform a quadruple salchow in competition, at the 1997-1998 Junior Grand Prix final.  Miki Ando from Japan was the first woman to complete a quadruple salchow, at the 2002-2003 Junior Grand Prix final.
Russian Ilia Klimkin was the first male skater to complete a quadruple salchow in combination, with a quadruple toe loop jump, at the Nebelhorn Trophy in 1999.  Alexandra Trusova, also from Russia, was the first woman skater to complete a quadruple salchow in combination, also with a quadruple toe loop, at the 2018 World Junior Championships.  Timothy Goebel was the first skater to complete three quadruples, two quadruple salchows in combination with the triple and quadruple toe loop jump.  American Nathan Chen was the first skater to complete four quadruple jumps in the same program: two quadruple salchows, one in combination with the double toe, and the quadruple toe in combination with the double toe, and the quadruple toe, at the U.S. Championships in 2016.  Chen was also the first skater to complete five quadruple jumps in the same program: the quadruple salchow, the quadruple lutz jump in combination with the triple toe, the quadruple flip jump, the quadruple toe in combination with the double toe and double loop, and the quadruple toe, at the 2017 U.S. Championships and the 2017 Four Continents Championships.  American pair skaters Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent were the first to complete a throw quadruple salchow, at the 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard.
Salchow jump