2017 in the sport of athletics

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In 2017, the foremost athletics event was the World Championships in London. The other major global-level competition in 2017 was the World Cross Country Championships.

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Major championships

World

Regional

Seasonal events

World records

Indoor

More information Event, Athlete ...
Event Athlete Nation Result Location Date
Men's 300 metres Noah Lyles  United States 31.87[Note 1] Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 4 March
Men's 600 metres Casimir Loxsom  United States 1:14.91[Note 2] University Park, Pennsylvania, United States 27 January
Men's marathon Christopher Zablocki  United States 2:21:48[Note 3] New York City, United States 25 March
Men's 300 metres hurdles Karsten Warholm  Norway 34.92[Note 4] Tampere, Finland 11 February
Men's 4×1 mile relay Donn Cabral, Ford Palmer, Graham Crawford, Kyle Merber  United States 16:12.81[Note 5] New York City, United States 18 February
Women's 2000 metres Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 5:23.75 Sabadell, Spain 7 February
Women's marathon Laura Manninen  Finland 2:42:30[Note 6] New York City, United States 25 March
Women's weight throw Gwen Berry  United States 25.60A[Note 7] Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 4 March
Women's distance medley relay Emma Coburn, Sydney McLaughlin, Brenda Martinez, Jenny Simpson  United States 10:40.31[Note 8] Boston, Massachusetts, United States 28 January
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Outdoor

More information Event, Athlete ...
Event Athlete Nation Result Location Date
Men's marathon Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 2:00:25[Note 9] Monza, Italy 6 May
Women's 200 metres hurdles (bend) Lauren Wells  Australia 25.79[Note 10] Canberra, Australia 21 January
Women's 2000 metres Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 5:23.75i[Note 11] Sabadell, Spain 7 February
Women's 10 km (road) Joyciline Jepkosgei  Kenya 30:04+ Prague, Czech Republic 1 April
Women's 15 km (road) Joyciline Jepkosgei  Kenya 45:37+ Prague, Czech Republic 1 April
Women's 20 km (road) Peres Jepchirchir  Kenya 1:01:40+ Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates 10 February
Joyciline Jepkosgei  Kenya 1:01:25+ Prague, Czech Republic 1 April
Women's half marathon Peres Jepchirchir  Kenya 1:05:06 Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates 10 February
Joyciline Jepkosgei  Kenya 1:04:52 Prague, Czech Republic 1 April
Women's 25 km (road) Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  Kenya 1:19:43+ London, United Kingdom 23 April
Women's 30 km (road) Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  Kenya 1:36:05+ London, United Kingdom 23 April
Women's marathon Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  Kenya 2:17:01 London, United Kingdom 23 April
Women's 50 km race walk Inês Henriques  Portugal 4:08:26 Porto de Mós, Portugal 15 January
Women's sprint medley relay Morolake Akinosun, English Gardner, Dezerea Bryant, Miki Barber  United States 1:35.59[Note 12] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 29 April
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Awards

Men

Women

Season's bests

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Best marks of the year
Event Men Women
Athlete Mark Notes Athlete Mark Notes
60 metres  Ronnie Baker (USA)
 Christian Coleman (USA)
6.45Tie  Elaine Thompson (JAM)6.98
100 metres  Christian Coleman (USA)9.82  Elaine Thompson (JAM)10.71
200 metres  Isaac Makwala (BOT)19.77  Tori Bowie (USA)21.77
400 metres  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)43.62  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)49.46
800 metres  Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir (KEN)1:43.10  Caster Semenya (RSA)1:55.16
1500 metres  Elijah Motonei Manangoi (KEN)3:28.80  Sifan Hassan (NED)3:56.14
3000 metres  Ronald Kwemoi (KEN)7:28.73  Hellen Onsando Obiri (KEN)8:23.14
5000 metres  Muktar Edris (ETH)12:55.23  Hellen Onsando Obiri (KEN)14:18.37
10,000 metres  Mohamed Farah (GBR)26:49.51  Almaz Ayana (ETH)30:16.32
60 metres hurdles  Andrew Pozzi (GBR)7.43  Kendra Harrison (USA)7.74 A
100/110 metres hurdles  Omar McLeod (JAM)12.90  Kendra Harrison (USA)12.28
400 metres hurdles  Kyron McMaster (IVB)47.80  Dalilah Muhammad (USA)52.64
3000 metres steeplechase  Evan Jager (USA)8:01.29  Ruth Jebet (BHR)8:55.29
10 kilometres  Benard Kimeli (KEN)27:10  Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN)29:43
15 kilometres  Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (KEN)41:16  Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN)45:37
20 kilometres  Alex Oloitiptip Korio (KEN)
 Jorum Lumbasi Okombo (KEN)
 Abraham Naibei Cheroben (BHR)
55:51Tie  Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN)1:01:25
Half marathon  Abraham Naibei Cheroben (BHR)58:40  Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN)1:04:51
25 kilometres  Nicholas Kipchirchir Korir (KEN)
 Cosmas Jairus Birech (KEN)
 Barselius Kipyego (KEN)
1:12:46Tie  Valary Jemeli Aiyabei (KEN)1:21:23
30 kilometres  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
 Guye Adola (ETH)
1:27:24Tie  Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (KEN)1:36:05
Marathon  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)2:03:32  Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (KEN)2:17:01
100 kilometres run  Tatsuya Itagaki (JPN)6:14:18  Nikolina Sustic (CRO)
 Nele Alder-Baerens (GER)
7:34:36
20 kilometres race walk  Wang Kaihua (CHN)1:17:54  Elena Lashmanova (RUS)1:25:18
50 kilometres race walk  Yohann Diniz (FRA)3:33:12  Inês Henriques (POR)4:05:56
Pole vault  Sam Kendricks (USA)6.00 m  Ekateríni Stefanídi (GRE)4.91 m
High jump  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)2.40 m  Mariya Lasitskene (ANA)2.06 m
Long jump  Luvo Manyonga (RSA)8.65 m  Brittney Reese (USA)7.13 m+2.0
Triple jump  Christian Taylor (USA)18.11 m  Yulimar Rojas (VEN)14.96 m-0.3
Shot put  Ryan Crouser (USA)22.65 m  Lijiao Gong (CHN)20.11 m
Discus throw  Daniel Ståhl (SWE)71.29 m  Sandra Perković (CRO)71.41 m
Javelin throw  Johannes Vetter (GER)94.44 m  Sara Kolak (CRO)68.43 m
Hammer throw  Pawel Fajdek (POL)83.44 m  Anita Włodarczyk (POL)82.87 m
Pentathlon  Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)4870 pts
Heptathlon  Kevin Mayer (FRA)6479 pts  Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)7013 pts
Decathlon  Kevin Mayer (FRA)8768 pts
4 × 100 metres relay  Great Britain (GBR)
Chijindu Ujah
Adam Gemili
Daniel Talbot
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
37.47  United States (USA)
Aaliyah Brown
Allyson Felix
Morolake Akinosun
Tori Bowie
41.82
4 × 400 metres relay  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
Jarrin Solomon
Jereem Richards
Machel Cedenio
Lalonde Gordon
2:58.12  United States (USA)
Quanera Hayes
Allyson Felix
Shakima Wimbley
Phyllis Francis
3:19.02
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Detailed results

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)

2017 World athletics championships

2017 World Marathon Majors

2017 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Gold)

2017 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Silver)

2017 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Bronze)

2017 IAAF Diamond League

2017 IAAF World Challenge & IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour

2017 IAAF Combined Events Challenge

2017 IAAF Race Walking Challenge

2017 IAAF Cross Country Permit

European Athletic Association (EA)

EA Cross Country Permit

EA Premium Permit Meetings

EA Classic Permit Meetings

EA Outdoor Special Premium Meetings

EA Indoor Permit Meeting

EA Indoor Area Permit Meetings

  • February 4: Meeting Elite en Salle de Mondeville in France Mondeville
  • February 10: Vectis Meeting in Luxembourg Luxembourg–Kirchberg
    • 60 m winners: Germany Robert Polkowski (m) / France Ombretta Minkue-Meye (f)
    • 400 m winners: United Kingdom Luke Lennon-Ford (m) / Germany Lara Hoffmann (f)
    • 800 m winners: Tunisia Abdessalem Ayouni (m) / Czech Republic Kateřina Hálová (f)
    • 1500 m winners: Kenya Hillary Ngetich / Romania Claudia Bobocea (f)
    • Women's 60 m Hurdles winner: United States Sydney Griffin
    • High Jump winners: Slovakia Tomáš Zeman (m) / Luxembourg Cathy Zimmer (f)
    • Men's Long Jump winner: Belgium Corentin Campener
    • Women's Pole Vault winner: Belgium Fanny Smets
  • February 10: Meeting féminin du Val d'Oise in France Eaubonne
  • February 11: Nordic Indoor Match in Finland Tampere
    • 60 m winners: Finland Eetu Rantala (m) / Norway Helene Rønningen (f)
    • 200 m winners: Finland Samuli Samuelsson (m) / Norway Helene Rønningen (f)
    • 400 m winners: Denmark Benjamin Lobo Vedel (m) / Iceland Arna Stefanía Guðmundsdóttir (f)
    • Women's 800 m winner: Denmark Stina Troest
    • 1500 m winners: Sweden William Levay (m) / Sweden Charlotta Fougberg (f)
    • 3000 m winners: Finland Samu Mikkonen (m) / Norway Lena Selen (f)
    • 60 m Hurdles winners: Denmark Andreas Martinsen (m) / Sweden Susanna Kallur (f)
    • High Jump winners: Sweden Fabian Delryd (m) / Sweden Sofie Skoog (f)
    • Pole Vault winners: Norway Eirik Greibrokk Dolve (m) / Finland Minna Nikkanen (f)
    • Long Jump winners: Finland Roni Ollikainen (m) / Sweden Kaiza Karlén (f)
    • Triple Jump winners: Finland Simo Lipsanen (m) / Finland Kristiina Mäkelä (f)
    • Shot Put winners: Finland Arttu Kangas (m) / Sweden Fanny Roos (f)
    • 4 x 300 m winners:  Norway (m) /  Norway (f)
  • February 12: Meeting Elite en Salle de Metz in France Metz
  • March 4: Indoor Baltic U18 Championships (final) in  Lithuania
    • 60 m winners: Latvia Aleksandrs Kucs (m) / Latvia Izabella Bogdanova (f)
    • 300 m winners: Latvia Aleksandrs Kucs (m) / Latvia Izabella Bogdanova (f)
    • 800 m winners: Latvia Rojs Puks (m) / Latvia Patricija Cīrule (f)
    • 3000 m winners: Latvia Armands Štāls (m) /Latvia Ilārija Ločmele (f)
    • 60 m Hurdles winners: Latvia Kristiāns Skuruls (m) / Latvia Marija Elīza Kraule (f)
    • 4 × 200 m winners:  Latvia (Kārlis Eiduks, Raivis Sīlis, Aleksandrs Kucs, Roberts Jānis Zālītis) /  Latvia (Reina Rozentāle, Nora Ķigure, Marija Medvedeva, Izabella Bogdanova)
    • High Jump winners: Latvia Oļegs Kozjakovs (m) / Latvia Katrīna Zeļģe Luīze (f)
    • Long Jump winners: Latvia Artūrs Šarkovičs (m) / Latvia Kitija Paula Melnbārde (f)
    • Triple Jump winners: Latvia Artūrs Šarkovičs (m) / Latvia Rūta Lasmane (f)
    • Pole Vault winners: Latvia Marks Harčenko (m) / Latvia Sonija Aškinezere (f)
    • Shot Put winners: Latvia Vents Andžejs Lūsis (m) / Latvia Aivita Smiļģe (f)

EA Outdoor Area Permit Meetings

  • April 1: XXII Medio Maraton Azkoitia-Azpeitia Memorial Diego Garcia in Spain Azpeitia
    • Winners: Spain Ivan Arrate Lopez (m) / Spain Marina Aznal (f)
  • April 1: XII Milla Internacional de Bilbao in  Spain
  • May 1: Georgian Open Championships and Caucasian Cup in Georgia (country) Tbilisi
  • May 14: Meeting Elite de Montgeron in France Montgeron
  • May 25: Riga Cup 2017 in Latvia Riga
  • May 28: Meeting Elite de Forbach in  France
  • June 10 & 11: Nordic Junior Championships in Combined Events and Compined Events Match in  Finland
    • Men's Decathlon winner: Finland Elmo Savola
    • Women's Heptathlon winner: Sweden Bianca Salming
    • Men's U23 Decathlon winner: Finland Tuomas Valle
    • Women's U23 Heptathlon winner: Finland Miia Sillman
    • Men's U20 Decathlon winner: Finland Leo Uusimäki
    • Women's U20 Heptathlon winner: Norway Amanda Grefstad Frøynes
    • Men's U18 Decathlon winner: Denmark Mads Lund
    • Women's U18 Heptathlon winner: Sweden Erika Wärff
  • June 11: Folksam Challenge 1 in  Sweden
    • 400 m winners: Sweden Felix François (m) / Sweden Lisa Duffy (f)
    • Men's 800 m winner: United Kingdom Jake Wightman
    • Women's 1500 m winner: United Kingdom Katie Snowden
    • Men's 3000 m Steplechase winner: Australia Stewart McSweyn
    • Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Estonia Mari Klaup
    • Men's Pole Vault winner: Sweden Carl Sténson
    • Triple Jump winners: Sweden Erik Ehrlin (m) / Denmark Janne Nielsen (f)
    • Women's Long Jump winner: Norway Nadia Akpana Assa
    • Men's Discus Throw winner: Sweden Simon Pettersson
  • June 16: International Match in  Hungary
  • June 18: Janis Lusis Cup in Latvia Jelgava
    • Javelin Throw winners: Latvia Ansis Brūns (m) / Latvia Madara Palameika (f)
    • U20 Javelin Throw winners: Latvia Matīss Velps (m) / Latvia Aiva Niedra (f)
    • U18 Javelin Throw winners: Latvia Krišjānis Suntažs (m) / Lithuania Meda Majauskaite (f)
  • June 24: XVI Reunion Internacional de Atletismo "Villa De Bilbao" in Spain Bilbao
  • July 12: Meeting Int. di Atletica Leggera Sport Solidarieta in Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro
  • July 12: Joensuu Games in Finland Joensuu
  • July 12: Morton Games in Republic of Ireland Dublin
  • July 15: Baltic U16 Championships in  Lithuania
  • July 16: Savo Games in Finland Lapinlahti
    • Men's 100 m winner: South Africa Emile Erasmus
    • 200 m winners: Zambia Sydney Siame (m) / Slovakia Alexandra Bezeková (f)
    • 1500 m winners: Morocco Chakib Lachgar (m) / United States Shannon Osika (f)
    • Men's 3000 m winner: Japan Kazuma Taira
    • Women's 3000 m Steplechase winner: United States Marisa Howard
    • Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Finland Elmo Lakka
    • Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Nigeria Lindsay Lindley
    • Men's 400 m Hurdles winner: Estonia Jaak-Heinrich Jagor
    • Men's Shot Put winner: Belarus Mikhail Abramchuk
    • Men's Long Jump winner: Finland Kristian Pulli
    • Men's Javelin Throw winner: Trinidad and Tobago Keshorn Walcott
    • Women's Discus Throw winner: Finland Katri Hirvonen
    • Women's Hammer Throw winner: Finland Johanna Salmela
    • Women's High Jump winner: Ukraine Kateryna Tabashnyk
  • July 18: 66th Cork City Sports in Republic of Ireland Cork
  • July 28 & 29: President Cup/ Baltic Team championship in  Latvia
    •  Latvia win overall gold and medal tabel.
  • August 5: Folksam Challenge 2 in  Sweden
    • Men's 100 m winner: Sweden Alexander Brorsson (m)
    • Men's 300 m winner: Dominican Republic Luguelín Santos (m)
    • Men's 400 m winner: Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy
    • Men's 800 m winner: Kenya Gideon Kipngetich
    • Men's 5000 m winner: Sweden Ababa Lama
    • Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Sweden Alexander Brorsson
    • Men's High Jump winner: Sweden Fabian Delryd
    • Men's Long Jump winner: Lithuania Darius Aučyna
    • Men's Shot Put winner: Sweden Daniel Ståhl
    • Men's Hammer Throw winner: Sweden Mattias Jons
  • August 16: Grand Prix of Sopot – Memorial of Janusz Sidlo in Poland Sopot
  • August 19: Folksam Challenge 3 in  Sweden
  • August 19 & 20: Nordic Match U20 in  Sweden
  • September 3: 7th Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in  Poland
  • September 30: XXX Milla Internacional de Berango in  Spain
  • November 27: Maratón Donostia-San Sebastián (final) in  Spain

EA Road Area Permit Races

  • January 29: Cross de San Sebastián in  Spain
    • Winners: Bahrain Sadik Mikhou / Bahrain Bontu Edao Rebitu (f)
  • February 19: Maratón Ciudad de Sevilla in  Spain[74]
  • April 1: XXII Medio Maraton Azkoitia-Azpeitia Memorial Diego Garcia in Spain Azpeitia
    • Winners: Spain Ivan Arrate Lopez (m) / Spain Marina Aznal (f)
  • April 1: XII Milla Internacional de Bilbao in  Spain
  • April 23: Madrid Marathon in  Spain
  • April 30: XXII Medio Maraton de Albacete in  Spain
    • Winners: Spain Ivan Fernandez Anaya (m) / Kenya Pamela Cherotick (f)
    • 10 km winners: Morocco Jaouad Oumellal (m) / Spain Candi García Tejero (f)
  • September 30: XXX Milla Internacional de Berango (final) in  Spain

EA Race Walking Permit Meeting

  • March 25: Dudinská Päťdesiatka in Slovakia Dudince
  • April 8: Podebrady Walking 2017 in  Czech Republic
    • U20 10 km walk winners: Czech Republic Vojtěch Libnar (m) / Hungary Daphne Dimanopulosz (f)
    • Men's U18 10 km walk winner: Hungary Bálint Sárossi
    • Women's U18 5 km walk winner: Lithuania Austėja Kavaliauskaitė
    • 20 km walk winners: Lithuania Genadij Kozlovskij (m) / Lithuania Živilė Vaiciukevičiūtė (f)
    • Men's 35 km walk winner: Hungary Bence Venyercsán
    • 50 km walk winners: Norway Håvard Haukenes (m) / / Poland Agnieszka Ellward (f)
  • June 9: 43rd International Race Walking Festival in Lithuania Alytus (final)
    • 1 km winners: Lithuania Arnoldas Petryla (m) / Lithuania Sonata Urbonavičiūtė (f)
    • 3 km winners: Latvia Raivo Liniņš (m) / Lithuania Toma Dailidonyte (f)
    • 5 km winners: Latvia Normunds Ivzāns (m) / Lithuania Austėja Kavaliauskaitė (m)
    • 10 km winners: Belarus Stanislav Kuzmich (m) / Greece Athanasía Vaitsi (f)
    • 20 km winners: Poland Dawid Tomala (m) / Lithuania Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė (f0

EA Combined Events Area Permit Meeting

  • June 3–4: VII Meeting Internacional de Arona in  Spain
    • Decathlon winner: Estonia Taavi Tšernjavski
    • Junior Decathlon winner: Austria Leon Okafor
    • Youth Decathlon winner: Spain Jorge Davila
    • Heptatlon winner: Portugal Marisa Vaz Carvalho (5.755 p.)
    • Youth Heptatlon winner: Spain Maria Vicente (5.522 p.)

EA Race Walking Area Permit Meetings

  • August 19 & 20: Nordic RW Match in  Sweden

Continental events

Deaths

More information Athlete, Nation ...
Athlete Nation Occupation Age Date Ref
Joyce Murland  Canada Wheelchair athlete 79 19 January [186]
Anne-Marie Colchen  France High jumper 91 26 January [187]
Nadiya Olizarenko  Ukraine Middle-distance runner 63 18 February [188]
Johannes Lahti  Finland Decathlete 64 1 March [189]
Charles Eugster  United Kingdom Masters sprinter 97 27 April [190]
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