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World records in athletics are ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.
Records are kept for all events contested at the Olympic Games and some others. Unofficial records for some other events are kept by track and field statisticians. The only non-metric track distance for which official records are kept is the mile run.
The criteria which must be satisfied for ratification of a world record are defined by World Athletics in Part III of the Competition Rules.[1] These criteria also apply to national or other restricted records and also to performances submitted as qualifying marks for eligibility to compete in major events such as the Olympic Games.
The criteria include:
Witnessing a world record brings great pleasure for athletics fans, and athletes' personal sponsors and promoters of major meetings such as the Diamond League and its predecessor, the IAAF Golden League have offered bonuses to athletes breaking a record.
Some middle-distance runners have specialized in acting as pacemakers in longer races, receiving a fee without even finishing the race, and possibly a bonus if a record results. This is a useful occupation for athletes who are capable of running accurately to a specified pace, but not capable of the fastest times to become champions in their own right.
In the pole vault record bonuses create an incentive for an athlete capable of beating a record by a large margin to instead break it by the minimum amount (one centimetre), multiple times, at multiple meetings, in order to accumulate multiple bonuses. This was done by Sergey Bubka and and Yelena Isinbayeva in the men's and women's pole vault respectively,[4] and some commentators have complained that neither athlete ever posted as high a mark as they were capable of.[5] Since 2020, Armand Duplantis has been emulating the practice.[6] In most other disciplines, this issue does not arise, since it is practically impossible to deliberately break a record by a small margin.
World Athletics (then IAAF) commenced the recognition of world records in 1912, and indoor world records after 1987. In 2000, IAAF rule 260.18a (formerly 260.6a) was amended, so that "world records" (as opposed to "indoor world records") can be set in a facility "with or without roof". This rule was not applied retroactively,[7] and has, thus far, only affected the men's and women's pole vault, women's 2,000 m and women's triple jump. The women's vault record has been advanced 9 times indoors by three different women, each ratified as a world record. The last record to be set indoors was in 2004. Sergey Bubka's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect. Bubka's world record of 6.14 m, set outdoors in 1994, was surpassed by six consecutive records set indoors, most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2023 with a 6.22 m mark. In 2020, Duplantis surpassed Bubka's outdoor world best (the old 6.14 m record), with a 6.15 m vault and continued to improve the world record thereafter, most recently in 2024 with a 6.26 m mark.
As new events are advanced to world record status, World Athletics might delay declaring initial performances as the official world record until sufficient athletes have had the opportunity to perform.
Awaiting ratification not ratified or later rescinded by World Athletics
h = hand timing
+ = en route to a longer distance
A = affected by altitude
OT = oversized track
X = annulled due to doping violations
# = not officially ratified by World Athletics
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
est = estimate
i = set indoors (overall world record tables only)
Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg Speed
(mph, kph) |
Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.80 |
Justin Robinson (44.47) Rosey Effiong (50.38) Matthew Boling (45.13) Alexis Holmes (48.82) |
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18.957
(30.509) |
N/A | 19 August 2023 |
World Championships | Budapest | ![]() |
[175] | P | ||
3:07.41 |
Vernon Norwood (44.47) Shamier Little (49.32) Bryce Deadmon (44.17) Kaylyn Brown (49.45) |
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19.098
(30.735) |
N/A | 2 August 2024 |
Olympic Games | Saint-Denis | ![]() |
[176] | P |
In 2023, World Athletics decided to introduce the new term 'short track' to replace the previous term 'indoor' to describe events and performances that are set on a 200m track.[177] For track and combined events, the term "indoor world records" were changed to "short track world records". In some field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, and shot put, indoor world records were eliminated. These changes came into effect on 1 November 2023.
Events which do not qualify for World Athletics-ratified world records are typically referred to as world bests.
While races over imperial measured distances were very common in the first half of the 20th century, only the mile remains common today due to its historical prominence in track and field: all other imperial measured distance races became increasingly rare, and the IAAF deleted these events from the world record books in 1976.
In November 2019, World Athletics (WA; formerly IAAF) also deleted several long-distance events (track distances of 20,000 metres, 25,000 metres and 30,000 metres and road distances of 15 km, 20 km, 25 km and 30 km) from the world record books.
Some road racing distances and indoor variations of outdoor events fall outside of WA's lists, and records set in uncommon events usually do not adhere to the strict criteria found in WA-ratifiable events: one example is the 150 metres record, which was set by Usain Bolt on a specially-made straight track, while previous performances (such as the Bailey–Johnson 150-metre race) were completed on a traditional circuit which included a partial bend in the track.
The 40-yard dash, a standard acceleration evaluation for American football players, does not fall within the usual criteria of athletics racing events. In most 40-yard dashes, reaction times are not recorded as timing starts only once the player is in motion, and the standards for timing a "football 40" are so lax and inconsistent that a real world record cannot be claimed.
Performances are also hand-timed and calculated to 1/100th of a second, although studies have shown human beings simply cannot react consistently or accurately enough for this to be a valid method, and even those using light beams are timed by the motion of the athlete, removing the normal factor of reaction time; further, football 40-yard dashes are usually run on a turf surface as opposed to an all weather track. All of these factors make track and "football 40" performances essentially impossible to compare.
The world best time for a "football 40" is 4.17 by Deion Sanders, while the extrapolated best for an Olympic-level athlete (including reacting to a starting gun) is 4.24 by Maurice Greene at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.[253]
Event | Perf. | W | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg Speed (mph, kph) | Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 m | 5.40 |
+0.2 |
+[lower-alpha 36] | Bruny Surin | ![]() |
20.712
(33.333) |
N/A | 22 Aug 1999 |
World Championships | Seville | ![]() |
[256] | ||
60 m | 6.25 |
+[lower-alpha 37] | 21.475
(34.56) |
N/A | [256][257] | |||||||||
6.31 |
+0.9 |
+[lower-alpha 38] | Usain Bolt | ![]() |
21.270
(34.231) |
N/A | 16 Aug 2009 |
World Championships | Berlin | ![]() |
[258] | |||
6.29 |
+0.9 |
+[lower-alpha 39] | Su Bingtian | ![]() |
21.338
(34.340) |
N/A | 1 Aug 2021 |
Olympic Games | Tokyo | ![]() |
||||
100 y | 9.0 |
h | Ivory Crockett | ![]() |
22.727
(36.576) |
N/A | 11 May 1974 |
Knoxville | ![]() |
[259] | ||||
Houston McTear | ![]() |
N/A | 9 May 1975 |
Winter Park | ![]() |
[259] | ||||||||
9.07 |
−0.5 |
+ | Asafa Powell | ![]() |
22.552
(36.294) |
N/A | 27 May 2010 |
Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava | ![]() |
[260] | |||
150 m | 14.44 |
−0.3 |
+ | Usain Bolt | ![]() |
23.237
(37.396) |
N/A | 20 Aug 2009 |
World Championships | Berlin | ![]() |
[261] | ||
150 m straight | 14.35 |
+1.1 |
Usain Bolt | ![]() |
23.383
(37.631) |
N/A | 17 May 2009 |
Manchester City Games | Manchester | ![]() |
[262] | |||
200 m straight | 19.41 |
−0.4 |
Tyson Gay | ![]() |
23.049
(37.094) |
N/A | 16 May 2010 |
Manchester City Games | Manchester | ![]() |
[263] |
|||
220 y (straight) | 19.5 |
+1.9 |
h | Tommie Smith | ![]() |
23.077
(37.139) |
N/A | 7 May 1966 |
Video on YouTube | San Jose, California | ![]() |
[265] | ||
19.54 |
−0.4 |
Tyson Gay | ![]() |
23.030
(37.063) |
N/A | 16 May 2010 |
Manchester City Games | Manchester | ![]() |
[266] | ||||
300 m | 30.69 |
A | Letsile Tebogo | ![]() |
21.866
(35.191) |
1286 | 17 Feb 2024 |
Simbine Curro Classic Shoot-Out | Pretoria | ![]() |
[267][268] | |||
440 y | 44.5 |
John Smith | ![]() |
20.225
(32.549) |
N/A | 26 Jun 1971 |
USA Championships | Eugene | ![]() |
[269] |
||||
500 m | 57.69 |
[lower-alpha 40] | David Rudisha | ![]() |
19.388
(31.201) |
N/A | 10 Sep 2016 |
Great North CityGames | Newcastle | ![]() |
[272] | |||
600 m | 1:12.81 |
Johnny Gray | ![]() |
18.434
(29.666) |
1239 | 24 May 1986 |
Santa Monica | ![]() |
[273] | |||||
1600 m | 3:41.83 |
[lower-alpha 41] | Hicham El Guerrouj | ![]() |
16.134
(25.966) |
N/A | 7 Jul 1999 |
Golden Gala | Rome | ![]() |
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3200 m | 7:51.35 |
[lower-alpha 41] | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | ![]() |
15.187
(24.440) |
N/A | 9 Jun 2023 |
Meeting de Paris | Paris | ![]() |
||||
Two miles | 7:54.10 |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen | ![]() |
15.187
(24.441) |
1304 | 9 Jun 2023 |
Meeting de Paris | Paris | ![]() |
[274][275] | P | |||
8 km (road) | 21:11 |
+ | Rhonex Kipruto | ![]() |
14.080
(22.659) |
N/A | 12 Jan 2020 |
10K Valencia Ibercaja | Valencia | ![]() |
[276] | |||
15 km (road) | 40:27 |
+ | Jacob Kiplimo | ![]() |
13.825
(22.250) |
N/A | 21 Nov 2021 |
Lisbon Half Marathon | Lisbon | ![]() |
[277] | |||
10 miles (road) | 44:04 |
Benard Kibet | ![]() |
13.616
(21.912) |
1257 | 4 Dec 2022 |
Kōsa 10-Miler | Kōsa | ![]() |
[278][279] | [280] | |||
20,000 m (track) | 56:20.02 |
+ | Bashir Abdi | ![]() |
13.236
(21.302) |
N/A | 4 Sep 2020 |
Diamond League | Brussels | ![]() |
[38] | |||
20 km (road) | 54:29 |
+ | Jacob Kiplimo | ![]() |
13.686
(22.025) |
N/A | 21 Nov 2021 |
Lisbon Half Marathon | Lisbon | ![]() |
[281] | |||
25,000 m (track) | 1:12:25.4 |
+ | Moses Mosop | ![]() |
12.870
(20.712) |
N/A | 3 Jun 2011 |
Prefontaine Classic | Eugene | ![]() |
[282] | |||
25 km (road) | 1:11:08 |
+ | Eliud Kipchoge | ![]() |
13.103
(21.087) |
N/A | 25 Sep 2022 |
Berlin Marathon | Berlin | ![]() |
[283] | |||
30,000 m (track) | 1:26:47.4 |
Moses Mosop | ![]() |
12.887
(20.740) |
N/A | 3 Jun 2011 |
Prefontaine Classic | Eugene | ![]() |
[282] |
||||
30 km (road) | 1:25:40 |
+ | Eliud Kipchoge | ![]() |
13.056
(21.012) |
N/A | 25 Sep 2022 |
Berlin Marathon | Berlin | ![]() |
[283] | |||
35 km (road) | 1:40:10 |
+ | Eliud Kipchoge | ![]() |
13.027
(20.965) |
N/A | 25 Sep 2022 |
Berlin Marathon | Berlin | ![]() |
[283] | |||
40 km (road) | 1:54:23 |
+ | Kelvin Kiptum | ![]() |
13.038
(20.982) |
N/A | 8 Oct 2023 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago | ![]() |
[285] | |||
100,000 m (track) | 6:05:41 |
Aleksandr Sorokin | ![]() |
10.195
(16.408) |
N/A | 23 Apr 2022 |
Centurion Running Track 100 Mile | Bedfordshire | ![]() |
[286] | ||||
100 miles (track) | 11:14:56 |
+ | Aleksandr Sorokin | ![]() |
8.890
(13.307) |
N/A | 24 Apr 2021 |
Centurion Running Track 100 Mile | Ashford | ![]() |
[287] | |||
100 miles (road) | 10:51:39 |
+ | Aleksandr Sorokin | ![]() |
9.207
(14.818) |
N/A | 6 Jan 2022 |
Spartanion Race | Tel Aviv | ![]() |
[288] | |||
12-hour run (track) | 170,309 m |
Aleksandr Sorokin | ![]() |
8.819
(14.192) |
N/A | 24 Apr 2021 |
Centurion Running Track 100 Mile | Ashford | ![]() |
[287] | ||||
12-hour run (road) | 177,410 m |
Aleksandr Sorokin | ![]() |
9.186
(14.784) |
N/A | 6 Jan 2022 |
Spartanion Race | Tel Aviv | ![]() |
[288] | ||||
24-hour run (road) | 319,614 m |
Aleksandr Sorokin | ![]() |
8.275
(13.317) |
N/A | 18 Sep 2022 |
IAU 24 Hour European Championships | Verona | ![]() |
[289] | ||||
2000 m steeplechase | 5:10.68 |
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | ![]() |
14.400
(23.175) |
1248 | 30 Jun 2010 |
Alma Athlé Tour | Reims | ![]() |
[290][291] | ||||
2500 m steeplechase | 7:34.4 |
h | George Orton | ![]() |
12.307
(19.806) |
N/A | 15 Jul 1900 |
Olympic Games | Paris | ![]() |
||||
2590 m steeplechase | 7:39.6 |
h | James Lightbody | ![]() |
12.606
(20.287) |
N/A | 29 Aug 1904 |
Olympic Games | St. Louis | ![]() |
||||
3460 m steeplechase | 10:33.4 |
h[lower-alpha 42] | Volmari Iso-Hollo | ![]() |
12.219
(19.665) |
N/A | 1 Aug 1932 |
Olympic Games | Los Angeles | ![]() |
||||
4000 m steeplechase | 12:58.4 |
h | John Rimmer | ![]() |
11.495
(18.500) |
N/A | 16 Jul 1900 |
Olympic Games | Paris | ![]() |
||||
200 m hurdles | 22.55 |
Laurent Ottoz | ![]() |
19.840
(31.929) |
N/A | 31 May 1995 |
Milan | ![]() |
[292] | |||||
200 m hurdles straight | 21.9 |
+1.4 |
h[lower-alpha 43] | Don Styron | ![]() |
20.429
(32.877) |
N/A | 2 Apr 1960 |
Baton Rouge | ![]() |
[293] | |||
22.10 |
+2.0 |
Andy Turner | ![]() |
20.244
(32.579) |
N/A | 15 May 2011 |
Manchester City Games | Manchester | ![]() |
[294] | ||||
22.10 |
+1.8 |
Louis Jacobus van Zyl | ![]() |
N/A | 9 May 2015 |
Manchester City Games | Manchester | ![]() |
[295] | |||||
220 y hurdles straight | 21.9 |
+1.4 |
h | Don Styron | ![]() |
20.548
(33.069) |
N/A | 2 Apr 1960 |
Baton Rouge | ![]() |
[293] |
|||
300 m hurdles | 33.26 |
Karsten Warholm | ![]() |
20.177
(32.471) |
N/A | 4 Jun 2021 |
Night of Highlights | Oslo | ![]() |
[297] | ||||
440 y hurdles | 48.7 |
Jim Bolding | ![]() |
18.481
(29.742) |
N/A | 25 Jul 1974 |
Turin | ![]() |
[298] | |||||
Standing long jump | 12 ft 3 in |
Byron Jones | ![]() |
N/A | 23 Feb 2015 |
NFL Scouting Combine | Indianapolis | ![]() |
[299] | |||||
Standing triple jump | 10.95 m |
Tydree Lewis | ![]() |
N/A | 31 Oct 2011 |
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Weight throw | 25.41 m |
Lance Deal | ![]() |
N/A | 20 Feb 1993 |
Azusa | ![]() |
|||||||
Icosathlon | 14571 pts |
Joseph Detmer | ![]() |
N/A | 25 Sep 2010 |
World Championships | Lynchburg, Virginia | ![]() |
[300] | |||||
1500 m walk (track) | 5:12.0 |
+ | Antanas Grigaliūnas | ![]() |
10.755
(17.308) |
N/A | 12 May 1990 |
Vilnius | ![]() |
[301] | ||||
Mile walk (track) | 5:31.08 |
Tom Bosworth | ![]() |
10.874
(17.499) |
N/A | 9 Jul 2017 |
London Grand Prix | London | ![]() |
[302] | ||||
3000 m walk (track) | 10:47.11 |
Giovanni De Benedictis | ![]() |
10.370
(16.690) |
1209 | 19 May 1990 |
San Giovanni Valdarno | ![]() |
[303] | |||||
5000 m walk (track) | 18:05.49 |
Hatem Ghoula | ![]() |
10.304
(16.582) |
1217 | 1 May 1997 |
Tunis | ![]() |
[304] | |||||
5 km walk (road) | 18:21 |
Robert Korzeniowski | ![]() |
10.159
(16.349) |
1194 | 15 Sep 1990 |
Bad Salzdetfurth | ![]() |
[305][306] | |||||
10,000 m walk (track) | 37:25.21 |
Eiki Takahashi | ![]() |
9.963
(16.034) |
1241 | 14 Nov 2020 |
Juntendo University Long Distance meeting | Inzai | ![]() |
[307][308] | ||||
10 km walk (road) | 37:11 |
Roman Rasskazov | ![]() |
10.027
(16.136) |
1252 | 28 May 2000 |
Saransk | ![]() |
[309][310] | |||||
30 km walk (road) | 2:05:06 |
Nathan Deakes | ![]() |
8.941
(14.389) |
1227 | 27 Aug 2006 |
Australian Race Walking Championships | Hobart | ![]() |
[305][311] | ||||
35 km walk (road) | 2:21:31 |
Vladimir Kanaykin | ![]() |
9.221
(14.839) |
1257 | 19 Feb 2006 |
Russian Winter Race Walking Championships | Adler | ![]() |
[312][313] | ||||
50-mile walk (road) | 7:44:47.2 |
[lower-alpha 44] | Shaul Ladany | ![]() |
6.455
(10.388) |
N/A | 1972 |
New Jersey | ![]() |
[314] | ||||
4 × 110 y relay | 38.6 |
A[lower-alpha 45] | Earl McCullouch Fred Kuller O. J. Simpson Lennox Miller (JAM) |
23.316
(37.524) |
N/A | 17 Jun 1967 |
NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Championships | Provo, Utah | ![]() |
[315] | ||||
Swedish relay | 1:46.59 |
[lower-alpha 46] | Christopher Williams Usain Bolt Davian Clarke Jermaine Gonzales |
![]() |
20.986
(33.774) |
N/A | 25 Jul 2006 |
DN Galan | Stockholm | ![]() |
[316] | |||
Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8) | 3:10.76 |
Carl Lewis Ferran Tyler Benny Hollis Johnny Gray |
![]() |
18.762
(30.195) |
N/A | 6 Apr 1985 |
Tempe | ![]() |
||||||
4 × mile relay | 15:49.08 |
Eamonn Coghlan Ray Flynn Frank O'Mara Marcus O'Sullivan |
![]() |
15.173
(24.418) |
N/A | 17 Aug 1985 |
Dublin | ![]() |
[317] | |||||
4 × 110m shuttle hurdle relay | 52.94 |
[lower-alpha 47] | Jason Richardson (hurdler) Aleec Harris Aries Merritt David Oliver |
![]() |
18.592
(29.921) |
N/A | 25 Apr 2015 |
Drake Relays | Des Moines | ![]() |
[318] |
Event | Perf. | W | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg Speed (mph, kph) | Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 m | 5.93 |
−0.1 |
+ | Marion Jones | ![]() |
18.861
(30.354) |
N/A | 22 Aug 1999 |
World Championships | Seville | ![]() |
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60 m | 6.83 |
+0.4 |
+ | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | ![]() |
19.651
(31.625) |
N/A | 10 Aug 2022 |
Monaco Diamond League | Monaco | ![]() |
[319] | |
100 y | 9.91 |
+1.1 |
+ | Veronica Campbell-Brown | ![]() |
20.640
(33.217) |
N/A | 31 May 2011 |
Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava | ![]() |
[320] | |
150 m | 16.09 |
+0.2 |
+ | Shericka Jackson | ![]() |
20.854
(33.561) |
N/A | 8 Sep 2023 |
Memorial van Damme | Brussels | ![]() |
[321] | |
16.41 |
+1.1 |
Brianna Rollins-McNeal | ![]() |
20.447
(32.907) |
N/A | 20 Jul 2020 |
AP Ranch High-Performance Invitational | Fort Worth | ![]() |
[322] | |||
150 m straight | 16.23 |
-0.7 |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo | ![]() |
20.674
(33.272) |
N/A | 20 May 2018 |
Adidas Boost Boston Games | Boston | ![]() |
[323] | ||
200 m straight | 21.76 |
+0.5 |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo | ![]() |
20.560
(33.088) |
N/A | 4 Jun 2017 |
Boost Boston Games | Somerville | ![]() |
[324] | ||
300 m | 34.14 |
+ | Marita Koch | ![]() |
19.657
(31.634) |
N/A | 6 Oct 1985 |
World Cup | Canberra | ![]() |
|||
34.41 |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo | ![]() |
19.503
(31.386) |
1269 | 20 June 2019 |
Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava | ![]() |
[325][326] | ||||
500 m | 1:05.9 |
Tatana Kocembova | ![]() |
16.972
(27.314) |
N/A | 2 Aug 1984 |
Ostrava | ![]() |
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600 m | 1:21.77 |
Caster Semenya | ![]() |
16.414
(26.416) |
1244 | 27 Aug 2017 |
ISTAF Berlin | Berlin | ![]() |
[327][328] | |||
1600 m | 4:06.20 |
[lower-alpha 41] | Faith Kipyegon | ![]() |
14.537
(23.396) |
N/A | 21 Jul 2023 |
Herculis | Monaco | ![]() |
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3200 m | 8:55.45 |
[lower-alpha 41] | Meseret Defar | ![]() |
13.369
(21.515) |
N/A | 14 Sep 2007 |
Memorial Van Damme | Brussels | ![]() |
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Two miles | 8:58.58 |
Meseret Defar | ![]() |
1238 | 14 Sep 2007 |
Memorial Van Damme | Brussels | ![]() |
[329] | ||||
4 miles (road) | 19:14 |
Viola Kibiwot | ![]() |
12.478
(20.082) |
N/A | 13 Oct 2013 |
4 Mile of Groningen | Groningen | ![]() |
[330] | |||
8 km (road) | 24:30 |
+ | Mary Keitany | ![]() |
12.174
(19.592) |
N/A | 18 Feb 2011 |
RAK Half Marathon | Ras al-Khaimah | ![]() |
[331] | ||
12 km (road) | 38:05 |
Brillian Kipkoech | ![]() |
11.748
(18.906) |
N/A | 19 May 2019 |
FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN | Cape Town | ![]() |
[332] | |||
15 km (road) | 44:20 |
Mx | Letesenbet Gidey | ![]() |
12.614
(20.301) |
1274 | 17 Nov 2019 |
Zevenheuvelenloop | Nijmegen | ![]() |
[333][334] | ||
46:24 |
Wo + | Joyciline Jepkosgei | ![]() |
12.053
(19.397) |
N/A | 17 Oct 2020 |
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia | ![]() |
[334][335] | |||
10 miles (road) | 51:23 |
Wo | Keira D'Amato | ![]() |
11.677
(18.792) |
1165 | 24 Nov 2020 |
Up Dawg Ten Miler | Washington, D.C. | ![]() |
[336][337] | ||
50:05 |
+ | Mary Keitany | ![]() |
11.98
(19.28) |
N/A | 18 Feb 2011 |
RAK Half Marathon | Ras al-Khaimah | ![]() |
[331][337] | |||
49:21 |
+ a | Brigid Kosgei | ![]() |
12.158
(19.567) |
N/A | 8 Sep 2019 |
Great North Run | Newcastle upon Tyne–South Shields, United Kingdom | ![]() |
[337] | |||
20,000 m (track) | 1:05:26.6 |
Tegla Loroupe | ![]() |
11.394
(18.337) |
N/A | 3 Sep 2000 |
Borgholzhausen | ![]() |
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20 km (road) | 59:35 |
Mx + | Letesenbet Gidey | ![]() |
12.514
(20.140) |
N/A | 24 Oct 2021 |
Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | ![]() |
[339] | ||
1:02:04 |
Wo + | Peres Jepchirchir | ![]() |
12.014
(19.334) |
N/A | 17 Oct 2020 |
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia | ![]() |
[335] | |||
25,000 m (track) | 1:27:05.84 |
Tegla Loroupe | ![]() |
10.701
(17.222) |
N/A | 21 Sep 2002 |
Mengerskirchen | ![]() |
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25 km (road) | 1:18:03 |
Mx + | Ruth Chepngetich | ![]() |
11.942
(19.218) |
N/A | 9 Oct 2022 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago | ![]() |
[340] | ||
1:19:38 |
Wo + | Peres Jepchirchir | ![]() |
11.704
(18.836) |
N/A | 21 Apr 2024 |
London Marathon | London | ![]() |
[341] | |||
30,000 m (track) | 1:45:50.00 |
Tegla Loroupe | ![]() |
10.568
(17.008) |
N/A | 6 Jun 2003 |
Warstein | ![]() |
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30 km (road) | 1:34:01 |
Mx + | Ruth Chepngetich | ![]() |
11.897
(19.146) |
N/A | 9 Oct 2022 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago | ![]() |
[340] | ||
1:35:56 |
Wo + | Peres Jepchirchir | ![]() |
11.659
(18.763) |
N/A | 21 Apr 2024 |
London Marathon | London | ![]() |
[342] | |||
35 km (road) | 1:49:41 |
Mx + | Tigst Assefa | ![]() |
11.897
(19.146) |
N/A | 24 Sep 2023 |
Berlin Marathon | Berlin | ![]() |
[116][117] | ||
1:52:39 |
Wo + | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | ![]() |
11.584
(18.642) |
N/A | 23 Apr 2017 |
London Marathon | London | ![]() |
[343] | |||
40 km (road) | 2:05:13 |
Mx + | Tigst Assefa | ![]() |
11.910
(19.167) |
N/A | 24 Sep 2023 |
Berlin Marathon | Berlin | ![]() |
[116][117] | ||
2:09:13 |
Wo + | Peres Jepchirchir | ![]() |
11.541
(18.574) |
N/A | 21 Apr 2024 |
London Marathon | London | ![]() |
[344] | |||
100 miles (road) | 12:42:40 |
Camille Herron | ![]() |
7.867
(12.661) |
N/A | 11 Nov 2017 |
Tunnel Hill 100 | Vienna | ![]() |
[345] | |||
12-hour run (track) | 149,130 m |
+ | Camille Herron | ![]() |
7.722
(12.428) |
N/A | 9 Dec 2017 |
Desert Solstice Track Invitational | Phoenix | ![]() |
[345] | ||
12-hour run (road) | 152,633 m |
Dominika Stelmach | ![]() |
7.903
(12.719) |
N/A | 5 Jan 2023 |
Spartanion Race | Tel Aviv | ![]() |
[346] | |||
24-hour run (road) | 270,116 m |
Camille Herron | ![]() |
6.993
(11.255) |
N/A | 26–27 Oct 2019 |
IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Albi | ![]() |
[347] | |||
48-hour run (road) | 435,366 m |
Camille Herron | ![]() |
5.636
(9.070) |
N/A | 25–27 Mar 2023 |
Sri Chinmoy 48 Hour Festival | Bruce | ![]() |
[348] | |||
2000 m steeplechase | 5:47.42 |
Beatrice Chepkoech | ![]() |
12.877
(20.724) |
1242 | 10 Sep 2023 |
Hanžeković Memorial | Zagreb | ![]() |
[349][350] | |||
200 m hurdles (bend) | 24.8 |
+0.4 |
h | Yadisleidy Pedroso | ![]() |
18.040
(29.032) |
N/A | 6 Apr 2013 |
Caserta | ![]() |
[351] | ||
25.6 |
−0.7 |
h | Patricia Girard | ![]() |
17.476
(28.125) |
N/A | 23 Aug 2001 |
Nantes | ![]() |
[352] | |||
25.79 |
−0.6 |
Lauren Wells | ![]() |
17.347
(27.918) |
N/A | 21 Jan 2017 |
AACT Combined Events Championships | Canberra | ![]() |
[353] | |||
200 m hurdles (straight) | 24.86 |
+0.1 |
Shiann Salmon | ![]() |
17.996
(28.962) |
N/A | 23 May 2021 |
Adidas Boost Boston Games | Boston | ![]() |
[354] | ||
300 m hurdles | 36.86 |
Femke Bol | ![]() |
18.206
(29.300) |
N/A | 31 May 2022 |
Ostrava Golden Spike | Ostrava | ![]() |
[355] | |||
Tetradecathlon | 10798 pts |
Milla Kelo | ![]() |
N/A | 8 Sep 2002 |
Turku | ![]() |
[356] | |||||
3000 m walk (track) | 11:48.24 |
Ileana Salvador | ![]() |
9.475
(15.249) |
1186 | 29 Aug 1993 |
Padua | ![]() |
[357][358] | ||||
5000 m walk (track) | 20:01.80 |
Eleonora Giorgi | ![]() |
9.307
(14.978) |
1219 | 18 May 2014 |
Italian Clubs League Meet | Misterbianco | ![]() |
[359][360] | |||
5 km walk (road) | 19:46 |
Kjersti Plätzer | ![]() |
9.431
(15.177) |
1239 | 27 Aug 2006 |
Internationaler Geher-Cup | Hildesheim | ![]() |
[361][362] | |||
10 km walk (road) | 41:04 |
Yelena Nikolayeva | ![]() |
9.078
(14.610) |
1228 | 20 Apr 1996 |
Russian Championships | Sochi | ![]() |
[363][364] | |||
30 km walk (road) | 2:24:33 |
Paola Pérez | ![]() |
7.738
(12.452) |
N/A | 22 Oct 2017 |
Hauppauge | ![]() |
[361] | ||||
35 km walk (road) | 2:38:24 |
Klavdiya Afanasyeva | ![]() |
8.238
(13.258) |
1252 | 18 Feb 2019 |
Russian Winter Walking Championships | Sochi | ![]() |
[365] | |||
Sprint medley relay (1–1–2–4) | 1:35.20 |
[lower-alpha 48] | Destinee Brown Aaliyah Brown Kimberlyn Duncan Raevyn Rogers |
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18.798
(30.252) |
N/A | 28 Apr 2018 |
Penn Relays | Philadelphia | ![]() |
[366] | ||
Swedish relay (1–2–3–4) | 2:01.10 |
[lower-alpha 49] | Marina Zhirova Yelena Mizera Yelena Ruzina Tatyana Alekseyeva |
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18.457
(29.703) |
N/A | 5 June 1993 |
Portsmouth | ![]() |
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Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8) | 3:34.56 |
[lower-alpha 50] | Sherri-Ann Brooks Rosemarie Whyte Moya Thompson Kenia Sinclair |
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16.681
(26.846) |
N/A | 1 Apr 2009 |
Penn Relays | Philadelphia | ![]() |
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4 × mile relay | 18:39.58 |
Brenda Bushnell Leann Warren Kathy Hayes Claudette Groenendaal |
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12.862
(20.699) |
N/A | 5 May 1985 |
Eugene | ![]() |
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4 × 100 m hurdles relay | 50.50 |
Brianna Rollins Dawn Harper-Nelson Queen Harrison Kristi Castlin |
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17.718
(28.515) |
N/A | 24 Apr 2015 |
Drake Relays | Des Moines | ![]() |
Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg Speed
(mph, kph) |
Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon Race Walk Relay | 2:50:31 | [note 1] | Álvaro Martín María Pérez |
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9.226 (14.847) | N/A | 7 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris | ![]() |
[367] |
Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg Speed (mph, kph) | Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 m | 3.81 |
Churandy Martina | ![]() |
17.614 (28.347) | N/A | 14 Nov 2008 |
Domino Day | Amsterdam | ![]() |
[368] | |
40 y | 4.12 |
[lower-alpha 51] | Christian Coleman | ![]() |
19.859
(31.960) |
N/A | 2 May 2017 |
Trial | Knoxville | ![]() |
|
50 y | 5.22 |
Stanley Floyd | ![]() |
19.593
(31.531) |
N/A | 22 Jan 1982 |
Los Angeles | ![]() |
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5.15 |
X[lower-alpha 20] | Ben Johnson | ![]() |
19.859
(31.960) |
N/A | 29 Jan 1988 |
Toronto | ![]() |
|||
5.0 |
h | Kirk Clayton | ![]() |
20.455 (32.918) | N/A | 10 Jan 1970 |
Calgary | ![]() |
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Herb Washington | ![]() |
N/A | 2 Feb 1972 |
Toronto | ![]() |
[370] | |||||
Mel Pender | ![]() |
N/A | 4 Mar 1972 |
Orlando | ![]() |
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N/A | 18 Mar 1972 |
Hamilton | ![]() |
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Herb Washington | ![]() |
N/A | 4 Feb 1973 |
Toronto | ![]() |
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Manfred Ommer | ![]() |
N/A | 14 Mar 1975 |
Leverkusen | ![]() |
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60 y | 5.8 |
h | Herb Washington | ![]() |
21.160
(34.054) |
N/A | 12 Feb 1972 |
East Lansing | ![]() |
[370] | |
hA | Mel Pender | ![]() |
N/A | 25 May 1973 |
Salt Lake City | ![]() |
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55 m | 5.99 |
A | Obadele Thompson | ![]() |
20.540
(33.055) |
1268 | 22 Feb 1997 |
Colorado Springs | ![]() |
[180][371] | |
70 y | 6.8 |
h | Mel Pender | ![]() |
21.056
(33.887) |
N/A | 27 Feb 1965 |
Mason-Dixon Games | Louisville | ![]() |
|
Craig Wallace | ![]() |
N/A | 27 Feb 1965 |
Mason-Dixon Games | Louisville | ![]() |
|||||
Larry Highbaugh | ![]() |
N/A | 14 Feb 1970 |
Mason-Dixon Games | Louisville | ![]() |
|||||
Jim Green | ![]() |
N/A | 14 Feb 1970 |
Mason-Dixon Games | Louisville | ![]() |
|||||
Mel Pender | ![]() |
N/A | 13 Feb 1971 |
Mason-Dixon Games | Louisville | ![]() |
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Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa | ![]() |
N/A | 1 Jun 1973 |
Mason-Dixon Games | Louisville | ![]() |
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Warren Edmondson | ![]() |
N/A | 1 Jun 1973 |
Mason-Dixon Games | Louisville | ![]() |
|||||
Harrington Jackson | ![]() |
N/A | 1 Jun 1973 |
Mason-Dixon Games | Louisville | ![]() |
|||||
100 m | 9.98 |
Usain Bolt | ![]() |
22.414
(36.072) |
N/A | 23 Aug 2014 |
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Warsaw | ![]() |
[372][373] | |
150 m | 14.99 |
Donovan Bailey | ![]() |
22.384
(36.024) |
N/A | 1 Jun 1997 |
Bailey–Johnson 150-metre race | Toronto | ![]() |
[375] | |
300 y | 29.27 |
Terron Wright | ![]() |
20.965 (33.739) | N/A | 7 Feb 1981 |
Bloomington | ![]() |
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300 m | 31.56 |
Steven Gardiner | ![]() |
21.264
(34.221) |
1260 | 28 Jan 2022 |
South Carolina Invitational | Columbia | ![]() |
[376][377] | |
500 y | 53.9 |
hA | Larry James | ![]() |
18.975
(30.537) |
N/A | 25 May 1973 |
ITA meet | Salt Lake City | ![]() |
[378] |
500 m | 59.83 |
[lower-alpha 52] | Abdalelah Haroun | ![]() |
18.694
(30.085) |
1204 | 17 Feb 2016 |
Globen Galan | Stockholm | ![]() |
[379][380] |
600 y | 1:06.93 |
Moitalel Naadokila | ![]() |
18.337
(29.51) |
N/A | 15 Feb 2020 |
Lubbock | ![]() |
[381] | ||
1:06.68 |
OT | Jonathan Jones | ![]() |
18.405
(29.621) |
N/A | 26 Feb 2022 |
Big 12 Championships | Ames | ![]() |
[382] | |
600 m | 1:13.77 |
Donavan Brazier | ![]() |
18.194
(29.280) |
1277 | 24 Feb 2019 |
USA Indoor Championships | Staten Island | ![]() |
[383][384] | |
1000 y | 2:04.39 |
Johnny Gray | ![]() |
16.444
(26.464) |
N/A | 23 Feb 1986 |
San Diego | ![]() |
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1600 m | 3:45.69 |
[lower-alpha 41] | Yomif Kejelcha | ![]() |
15.859 (25.522) | N/A | 3 March 2019 |
Bruce Lehane Invitational | Boston | ![]() |
|
2000 m | 4:49.99 |
Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
15.428 (24.828) | 1280 | 17 Feb 2007 |
Aviva Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham | ![]() |
[385] | |
3200 m | 7:57.89 |
[lower-alpha 41] | Josh Kerr | ![]() |
14.979 (24.106) | N/A | 11 Feb 2024 |
Millrose Games | New York City | ![]() |
|
Two miles | 8:00.67 |
Josh Kerr | ![]() |
14.979 (24.107) | 1310 | 11 Feb 2024 |
Millrose Games | New York City | ![]() |
[386][387] | |
10,000 m | 27:50.29 |
Mark Bett | ![]() |
13.393 (21.553) | 1087 | 10 Feb 2002 |
Indoor Flanders Meeting | Ghent | ![]() |
[388][389] | |
Marathon | 2:19:01 |
Malcolm Richards | ![]() |
11.316 (18.212) | N/A | 17 Mar 2018 |
The Armory Indoor Marathon | New York City | ![]() |
[390] | |
2000 m steeplechase | 5:13.77 |
Paul Kipsiele Koech | ![]() |
14.258 (22.947) | N/A | 13 Feb 2011 |
Indoor Flanders Meeting | Ghent | ![]() |
[391] | |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.46 |
Aleksandr Zagoruyko | ![]() |
13.490 (21.710) | N/A | 21 Feb 1982 |
Moscow | ![]() |
[388] | ||
50 y hurdles | 5.88 |
Greg Foster | ![]() |
17.393 (27.992) | N/A | 17 Jan 1986 |
Los Angeles | ![]() |
|||
60 y hurdles | 6.82 |
Renaldo Nehemiah | ![]() |
17.995 (28.961) | N/A | 30 Jan 1982 |
Dallas | ![]() |
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55 m hurdles | 6.89 |
[lower-alpha 53] | Renaldo Nehemiah | ![]() |
17.857 (28.737) | 1254 | 20 Jan 1979 |
New York City | ![]() |
[393] | |
110 m hurdles | 13.34 |
Allen Johnson | ![]() |
18.446 (29.685) | N/A | 14 Feb 1995 |
Moscow | ![]() |
[388] | ||
300 m hurdles | 34.26 |
OT | Karsten Warholm | ![]() |
19.588 (31.524) | N/A | 10 Feb 2018 |
Avoimet Pirkanmaan | Tampere | ![]() |
[394] |
400 m hurdles | 48.78 |
Félix Sánchez | ![]() |
18.343 (29.520) | N/A | 18 Feb 2012 |
Meeting National Val-de-Reuil | Val-de-Reuil | ![]() |
[395] | |
Discus throw | 69.51 m |
Gerd Kanter | ![]() |
N/A | 22 Mar 2009 |
World Record Indoor Challenge | Växjö | ![]() |
[397] | ||
Weight throw | 26.35 m |
A | Daniel Haugh | ![]() |
N/A | 16 Feb 2024 |
USA Championships | Albuquerque | ![]() |
[201] | |
Javelin throw | 85.78 m |
Matti Närhi | ![]() |
N/A | 3 Mar 1996 |
Kajaani | ![]() |
[398] | |||
3000 m walk | 10:30.28 |
Tom Bosworth | ![]() |
10.647 (17.135) | 1257 | 25 Feb 2018 |
Glasgow Grand Prix | Glasgow | ![]() |
[399][400] | |
Two miles walk | 11:54.50 |
Valdas Kazlauskas | ![]() |
10.077 (16.217) | N/A | 24 Feb 1990 |
Kaunas | ![]() |
[388] | ||
5000 m walk | 18:03.83 |
Sergey Shirobokov | ![]() |
10.320 (16.608) | 1224 | 10 Mar 2022 |
Yaroslavl | ![]() |
[401] | ||
10,000 m walk | 38:23.73 |
Wang Zhen | ![]() |
9.710 (15.627) | N/A | 8 Feb 2015 |
Genoa | ![]() |
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15,000 m walk | 1:00:03.9 |
Valdas Kazlauskas | ![]() |
9.310 (14.984) | N/A | 24 Jan 1987 |
Kaunas | ![]() |
[388] | ||
20,000 m walk | 1:20:40.0 |
OT | Ronald Weigel | ![]() |
9.244 (14.876) | N/A | 27 Jan 1980 |
Senftenberg | ![]() |
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Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8) | 3:15.10 |
[lower-alpha 54] | Mark Everett James Trapp Kevin Little Butch Reynolds |
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18.345 (29.523) | N/A | 14 Mar 1993 |
World Indoor Championships | Toronto | ![]() |
[402] |
Distance medley relay | 9:19.42 |
[lower-alpha 55] | Cole Hocker Luis Peralta Charlie Hunter Cooper Teare |
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15.995 (25.741) | N/A | 29 Jan 2021 |
Razorback Invitational | Fayetteville | ![]() |
[403] |
4 × mile relay | 16:03.68 |
[lower-alpha 56] | David Ribich (4:08.2) Henry Wynne (4:01.4) Brannon Kidder (3:56.8) Izaic Yorks (3:57.2) |
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14.943 (24.048) | N/A | 26 Jan 2019 |
Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge | New York City | ![]() |
[404] |
4 × 60y shuttle hurdle relay | 27.6 |
A[lower-alpha 57] | T.G. Parker Joe Kahiapo Ahart Powers Dick McIntosh |
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17.787 (28.625) | N/A | 21 Feb 1975 |
Colorado Springs | ![]() |
[405] |
Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg Speed
(mph, kph) |
Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 y | 5.74 |
[lower-alpha 58] | Evelyn Ashford | ![]() |
17.818
(28.675) |
N/A | 18 Feb 1983 |
San Diego | ![]() |
[406] | ||
60 y | 6.54 |
Evelyn Ashford | ![]() |
18.766 (30.200) | N/A | 7 Feb 1982 |
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | New York City | ![]() |
|||
Jeanette Bolden | ![]() |
N/A | 21 Feb 1986 |
Los Angeles | ![]() |
|||||||
55 m | 6.56 |
Gwen Torrence | ![]() |
18.755 (30.183) | 1202 | 14 Mar 1987 |
NCAA | Oklahoma City | ![]() |
[407][408] | ||
100 y | 10.15 |
Heike Drechsler | ![]() |
20.152 (32.432) | N/A | 8 Feb 1987 |
Senftenberg | ![]() |
[409] | |||
100 m | 11.15 |
Marita Koch | ![]() |
20.062 (32.287) | N/A | 12 Jan 1980 |
East Berlin | ![]() |
||||
300 y | 32.63 |
Merlene Ottey | ![]() |
18.806 (30.265) | N/A | 13 Mar 1982 |
Cedar Falls | ![]() |
||||
300 m | 35.45 |
Irina Privalova | ![]() |
18.930 (30.465) | 1250 | 17 Jan 1993 |
Moscow | ![]() |
[410] | |||
Shaunae Miller-Uibo | ![]() |
1250 | 3 Feb 2018 |
Millrose Games | New York City | ![]() |
[252][410] | |||||
500 y | 1:00.61 |
A | Jearl Miles-Clark | ![]() |
16.874 (27.156) | N/A | 19 Feb 2000 |
Pocatello | ![]() |
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500 m | 1:05.63 |
Femke Bol | ![]() |
17.042 (27.427) | 1234 | 4 Feb 2023 |
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix | Boston | ![]() |
[411][412] | ||
600 y | 1:16.76 |
A | Michaela Rose | ![]() |
15.988 (25.731) | N/A | 20 Jan 2024 |
Corky Classic | Lubbock | ![]() |
[413] | |
600 m | 1:23.41 |
Keely Hodgkinson | ![]() |
16.091 (25.896) | 1215 | 28 Jan 2023 |
Manchester World Indoor Tour | Manchester | ![]() |
[414][415] | ||
1000 y | 2:23.5 |
Joetta Clark | ![]() |
14.254 (22.940) | N/A | 9 Mar 1986 |
Gainesville | ![]() |
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1600 m | 4:11.84 |
[lower-alpha 41] | Genzebe Dibaba | ![]() |
14.212 (22.872) | N/A | 17 Feb 2016 |
Globen Galan | Stockholm | ![]() |
||
2000 m | 5:23.75 |
Genzebe Dibaba | ![]() |
13.819 (22.239) | 1257 | 7 Feb 2017 |
Míting Internacional de Catalunya | Sabadell | ![]() |
[416][417] | ||
3200 m | 8:57.34 |
[lower-alpha 41] | Genzebe Dibaba | ![]() |
13.322 (21.439) | N/A | 15 Feb 2014 |
Aviva Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham | ![]() |
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Two miles | 9:00.48 |
Genzebe Dibaba | ![]() |
1257 | 15 Feb 2014 |
Aviva Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham | ![]() |
[418][419] | |||
10,000 m | 32:44.97 |
Olga Michurina | ![]() |
11.384 (18.321) | N/A | 23 Dec 1995 |
Saint Petersburg | ![]() |
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Marathon | 2:40:55 |
Lindsey Scherf | ![]() |
9.776 (15.733) | N/A | 17 Mar 2018 |
The Armory Indoor Marathon | New York City | ![]() |
[390] | ||
55 m hurdles | 7.30 |
A, [lower-alpha 59] | Tiffany Lott-Hogan | ![]() |
16.854 (27.123) | 1190 | 22 Feb 1997 |
Colorado Springs | ![]() |
[420] | ||
100 m hurdles | 12.64 |
Ludmila Engquist | ![]() |
17.697 (28.481) | N/A | 10 Feb 1997 |
Tampere | ![]() |
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300 m hurdles | 40.09 |
OT | Stine Tomb | ![]() |
16.739 (26.939) | N/A | 5 Feb 2011 |
Finland-Sweden-Norway Indoor Match | Tampere | ![]() |
[421] |
|
400 m hurdles | 56.41 |
Sheena Tosta | ![]() |
15.862 (25.527) | N/A | 12 Feb 2011 |
Meeting National | Val-de-Reuil | ![]() |
[423][424] |
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2000 m steeplechase | 5:47.79 |
Maruša Mišmaš | ![]() |
12.864 (20.702) | N/A | 19 Feb 2020 |
Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais | Liévin | ![]() |
[426] | ||
3000 m steeplechase | 9:07.00 |
Tatyana Petrova | ![]() |
12.268 (19.744) | N/A | 17 Feb 2006 |
Moscow | ![]() |
||||
9:54.2 |
[lower-alpha 60] | Marcela Lustigova | ![]() |
11.294 (18.176) | N/A | 11 Feb 2010 |
Botnia Games | Korsholm | ![]() |
[427] |
||
Discus throw | 65.23 m |
Mx | Shanice Craft | ![]() |
N/A | 10 Feb 2023 |
ISTAF Indoor | Berlin | ![]() |
[429] | ||
Weight throw | 26.02 m |
A | Deanna Price | ![]() |
N/A | 17 Feb 2023 |
USA Championships | Albuquerque | ![]() |
[430] | ||
Javelin throw | 57.75 m |
[lower-alpha 61] | Anna Wessman | ![]() |
N/A | 10 Mar 2012 |
World Indoor Throwing | Växjö | ![]() |
[431] | ||
61.29 m |
[lower-alpha 62] | Taina Uppa | ![]() |
N/A | 28 Feb 1999 |
Korsholm | ![]() |
[432] | ||||
Mile walk | 6:16.72 |
Sada Eidikytė | ![]() |
9.556 (15.379) | N/A | 24 Feb 1990 |
Kaunas | ![]() |
[433] | |||
3000 m walk | 11:35.34 |
Gillian O'Sullivan | ![]() |
9.651 (15.532) | 1217 | 15 Feb 2003 |
Belfast | ![]() |
[434] | |||
Two miles walk | 13:11.88 |
Ileana Salvador | ![]() |
9.092 (14.633) | N/A | 14 Feb 1990 |
Genoa | ![]() |
[433] | |||
5000 m walk | 20:10.3 |
Vera Sokolova | ![]() |
9.241 (14.872) | 1208 | 30 Dec 2010 |
Mordovian Indoor Championships | Saransk | ![]() |
[435][436] | ||
10,000 m walk | 43:54.63 |
Yelena Ginko | ![]() |
8.491 (13.664) | 1126 | 22 Feb 2008 |
Belarusian Championships | Mogilev | ![]() |
[437] | ||
4 × 100 m relay | 44.39 |
Anne-Kathrin Elbe Anne Möllinger Cathleen Tschirch Marion Wagner |
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20.157 (32.440) | N/A | 31 Jan 2010 |
BW-Bank Meeting | Karlsruhe | ![]() |
[438] | ||
Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8) | 3:45.90 |
[lower-alpha 63] | Joetta Clark Diggs Wendy Vereen Kim Batten Jearl Miles Clark |
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15.844 (25.498) | N/A | 14 Mar 1993 |
World Indoor Championships | Toronto | ![]() |
[439] | |
Distance medley relay | 10:33.85 |
[lower-alpha 64] | Heather McLean Kendall Ellis Roisin Willis Elle Purrier St. Pierre |
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14.117 (22.718) | N/A | 15 Apr 2022 |
Boston | ![]() |
[170] |
World Athletics recognises world bests achieved in individual disciplines during a combined event.[440] The below list includes disciplines in the decathlon (men) and heptathlon (women). Athletes must score at least 7000 points in a decathlon in order to have their performance recognised.[441]
Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg Speed
(mph, kph) |
Hep. Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metre hurdles | 12.54 |
Jessica Ennis | ![]() |
17.838 (28.708) |
1195 | 3 Aug 2012 |
Olympic Games | London | ![]() |
[444] | ||
High jump | 2.02 m |
Nafissatou Thiam | ![]() |
1264 | 22 Jun 2019 |
Décastar | Talence | ![]() |
[444] | |||
Shot put | 20.79 m | [lower-alpha 59] | Eva Wilms | ![]() |
1252 | 28 Aug 1977 |
Hanover | ![]() |
[444] | |||
200 metres | 22.30 |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee | ![]() |
20.062 (32.287) |
1150 | 15 Jul 1988 |
Indianapolis | ![]() |
[444] | |||
Long jump | 7.27 m |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee | ![]() |
1264 | 23 Sep 1988 |
Olympic Games | Seoul | ![]() |
[444] | |||
Javelin throw | 60.90 m |
[lower-alpha 3] | Barbora Špotáková | ![]() |
1072 | 16 Sep 2012 |
Décastar | Talence | ![]() |
[449] | ||
800 metres | 2:01.84 |
Nadine Debois | ![]() |
14.688 (23.638) |
1087 | 27 Sep 1987 |
Décastar | Talence | ![]() |
[444] |
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The men's javelin specification was changed with effect from 1986, and the women's from 2000. The purpose was to reduce the number of illegal flat landings, but a side-effect was to reduce the distance travelled. The prior world records in individual men's and women's javelin were invalidated, but the prior records in decathlon and heptathlon were not.[450]
The old specification records for men's and women's javelin were as follows:
Event | Record | Athlete | Nat. | Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's | 104.80 m |
Uwe Hohn | ![]() |
N/A | 20 Jul 1984 |
East Berlin | ![]() |
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Women's | 80.00 m |
Petra Felke | ![]() |
N/A | 9 Sep 1988 |
Potsdam | ![]() |
The current decathlon world record was set with the current javelin specification.
The best performance in heptathlon using the new specification javelin is:
Performance | Athlete | Nat. | Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7032 |
Carolina Klüft | ![]() |
1279 | 26 Aug 2007 |
World Championships | Osaka | ![]() |
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13.15 (+0.1 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 14.81 m (shot put), 23.38 (+0.3 m/s) (200 m) / 6.85 m (+1.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.98 m[lower-alpha 65] (javelin), 2:12.56 (800 m) |
The best javelin throw in a heptathlon was also set using the old specification:
Performance | Athlete | Nat. | Hep. Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64.64 m |
Tessa Sanderson | ![]() |
1145 | 12 Jul 1981 |
Brussels | ![]() |
[453] |