Puma timeline

  • Ruda Was Started

    Ruda Was Started

    Ruda before it was known as puma was started/ Operations commence
  • Puma

    ruda was changed to puma shortly after Rudolf Dassler founded it
  • The ATOM

    The ATOM

    Puma's first football boot making the brand become successful
  • SUPER ATOM

    SUPER ATOM

    Puma released the world’s first boot with screw-in studs, making it beginning of PUMA’s highly successful heritage in football.
  • Puma's Logo

    Puma's Logo

    one of the first major changes in there Logo, becoming more eye catching for the fans of puma
  • The FORMSTRIP

    The FORMSTRIP

    This was created to stabilize the foot inside the shoe, it is now the PUMA trademark found on almost all of PUMA's footwear.
  • "No. 1 Logo"

    "No. 1 Logo"

    the puma takes its first leap the PUMA logo as the world knows
  • PUMA TAHOE brush spike

    PUMA TAHOE brush spike

    Creation of the PUMA TAHOE brush spike, PUMA sets the 200m and 400m world records at South Lake Tahoe. It had popularity and great friction to the shoe but the spikes were called dangerous and it was shortly banned.
  • PUMA KING boots

    PUMA KING boots

    A flat structure shoe that makes it lighter with increased softness and comfort. It was worn in Brazil's world cup bringing more attention to the athlete wearing them and more success to the brand
  • PUMA DISC System

    PUMA DISC System

    technology running shoes, the first lace-less sports shoe. When turning the DISC, the system of internal wires tightens the upper for an optimal fit. Three athletes won golden medals wearing these shoes
  • Jochen Zeitz

    Jochen Zeitz

    appointed CEO at the age of 30, he does PUMA’s reconstruction and manages to turn it from a low-price brand into a premium sport-lifestyle company
  • PUMA ACQUIRES DOBOTEX

    PUMA ACQUIRES DOBOTEX

    acquires its Dutch licensee Dobotex, which has designed, and produced PUMA socks, swimwear and body wear since 1997