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:
The dimensions of the track and equipment used must conform to standards. In road events, the course must be accurately measured, by a certified measurer.
Except in road events (road running and race walking), the performance must be set in a single-sex race,[2] with the sole exception of the mixed-sex 4 × 400 m relay, introduced by World Athletics in 2017.[3]
Pacemakers are allowed, provided they have not been lapped; lapped athletes must give way.
Drug testing immediately after the performance is now required for ratification of a record. Existing records which predate this requirement are still extant. Athletes who pass the immediate test but are later found to have been using banned substances have their performances invalidated.
In running events up to 200 m in distance and in horizontal jump events, wind assistance is permitted only up to 2.0 m/s. In decathlon or heptathlon, average wind assistance of less than 2.0 m/s is required across all applicable disciplines; and maximum of 4.0 m/s in any one event. As an exception, according to rule 36.2, specific event organizers may choose to ignore wind velocity readings exclusively for their specific event records (e.g. a performance in a 100 m race at a meeting with a wind reading of +2.4 m/s may be considered that specific meeting record, but will not be considered as a world record).[1]
There is no restriction on altitude; since the thinner atmosphere of higher altitude provides less air resistance, locations such as Mexico City and Sestriere have previously been the sites of records in the sprint and jump events. See effects of high altitude on humans. Records set at high altitude venues are often marked with an "A" though that does not disqualify it as a record. Under those circumstances, a "sea level" best is also tracked by statisticians. Long-distance races run at altitude, with less oxygen available to the athlete, have been shown to be to the athlete's disadvantage.
In road events, the course is not required to be a circuit, but the overall decrease in elevation between the start and finish shall not exceed 1:1000, i.e. 1 m/km.
In road events, the start and finish points of a course, measured along a theoretical straight line between them, shall not be further apart than 50% of the race distance.
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 has been done by Sergey Bubka in the men's pole vault, and Yelena Isinbayeva in the women's pole vault.[4] Some commentators have complained that neither athlete ever posted as high a mark as they were capable of.[5] 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,[6] 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, has been surpassed by five 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.
A new IAAF-sanctioned event, the women's 50,000 m walk, does not yet have any recognised world record.
Key to tablesedit
Awaiting ratificationnot 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)
In 2023 World Athletics decided to introduce the new term 'short track' to replace the current term 'indoor' to describe events and performances that are set on a 200m track.[96] For track and combined events the term "indoor world records" were changed to "world records short track". In some field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault and shot put indoor world records were eliminated. These changes coming into effect since 1 November 2023.
Best performances in non-WA World Record eventsedit
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
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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 Usain Bolt beating Tyson Gay and setting a 100 m world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin Jurgen Schult beside the indication of his new discus world record 1986 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 Contents 1 Criteria 2 Bonus payments 3 World records 3 1 Key to tables 3 2 Men 3 3 Women 3 4 Mixed 4 Indoor world records 4 1 Men 4 2 Women 5 Best performances in non WA World Record events 5 1 Outdoor events 5 1 1 Men 5 1 2 Women 5 2 Indoor events 5 2 1 Men 5 2 2 Women 6 Running records by race distance 7 Notes 7 1 Javelin specifications 8 See also 9 References 9 1 Other notes 10 External linksCriteria editThe 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 The dimensions of the track and equipment used must conform to standards In road events the course must be accurately measured by a certified measurer Except in road events road running and race walking the performance must be set in a single sex race 2 with the sole exception of the mixed sex 4 400 m relay introduced by World Athletics in 2017 3 All team members in a relay race must be of the same nationality Pacemakers are allowed provided they have not been lapped lapped athletes must give way Drug testing immediately after the performance is now required for ratification of a record Existing records which predate this requirement are still extant Athletes who pass the immediate test but are later found to have been using banned substances have their performances invalidated In running events up to 200 m in distance and in horizontal jump events wind assistance is permitted only up to 2 0 m s In decathlon or heptathlon average wind assistance of less than 2 0 m s is required across all applicable disciplines and maximum of 4 0 m s in any one event As an exception according to rule 36 2 specific event organizers may choose to ignore wind velocity readings exclusively for their specific event records e g a performance in a 100 m race at a meeting with a wind reading of 2 4 m s may be considered that specific meeting record but will not be considered as a world record 1 In running events up to 800 m in distance photo finish fully automatic timing is required There is no restriction on altitude since the thinner atmosphere of higher altitude provides less air resistance locations such as Mexico City and Sestriere have previously been the sites of records in the sprint and jump events See effects of high altitude on humans Records set at high altitude venues are often marked with an A though that does not disqualify it as a record Under those circumstances a sea level best is also tracked by statisticians Long distance races run at altitude with less oxygen available to the athlete have been shown to be to the athlete s disadvantage In road events the course is not required to be a circuit but the overall decrease in elevation between the start and finish shall not exceed 1 1000 i e 1 m km In road events the start and finish points of a course measured along a theoretical straight line between them shall not be further apart than 50 of the race distance See also Marathon world record progression Criteria for record eligibilityBonus payments editWitnessing 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 has been done by Sergey Bubka in the men s pole vault and Yelena Isinbayeva in the women s pole vault 4 Some commentators have complained that neither athlete ever posted as high a mark as they were capable of 5 In most other disciplines this issue does not arise since it is practically impossible to deliberately break a record by a small margin World records edit nbsp Sydney McLaughlin Levrone being greeted with a World records are my favorite food sign at the 2022 World Athletics Championships 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 6 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 has been surpassed by five 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 A new IAAF sanctioned event the women s 50 000 m walk does not yet have any recognised world record Key to tables edit Awaiting ratification not ratified or later rescinded by World Athleticsh 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 Men edit Event Perf W N Average Speed Athlete s Nat Date Meeting Location Ctry R V P mph km h 100 m 9 58 0 9 23 35 37 58 Usain Bolt nbsp JAM 16 Aug 2009 World Championships Berlin nbsp GER 7 1 P 200 m 19 19 0 3 23 31 37 52 Usain Bolt nbsp JAM 20 Aug 2009 World Championships Berlin nbsp GER 7 2 P 400 m 43 03 20 79 33 47 Wayde van Niekerk nbsp RSA 14 Aug 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro nbsp BRA 8 3 P 800 m 1 40 91 17 734 28 540 David Rudisha nbsp KEN 9 Aug 2012 Olympic Games London nbsp GBR 9 4 P 1000 m 2 11 96 16 952 27 281 Noah Ngeny nbsp KEN 5 Sep 1999 Rieti Meeting Rieti nbsp ITA 5 P 1500 m 3 26 00 16 288 26 214 Hicham El Guerrouj nbsp MAR 14 Jul 1998 Golden Gala Rome nbsp ITA 6 P Mile 3 43 13 16 134 25 965 Hicham El Guerrouj nbsp MAR 7 Jul 1999 Golden Gala Rome nbsp ITA 7 P Mile Road 3 56 13 15 25 24 54 Hobbs Kessler nbsp USA 1 Oct 2023 World Road Running Championships Riga nbsp LAT 10 3 54 56 15 35 24 70 Emmanuel Wanyonyi nbsp KEN 27 Apr 2024 Adizero Road to Records Herzogenaurach nbsp GER 11 8 2000 m 4 43 13 15 80 25 43 Jakob Ingebrigtsen nbsp NOR 8 Sep 2023 Memorial van Damme Brussels nbsp BEL 12 3000 m 7 20 67 15 229 24 508 Daniel Komen nbsp KEN 1 Sep 1996 Rieti Meeting Rieti nbsp ITA 9 P 5000 m 12 35 36 14 807 23 830 Joshua Cheptegei nbsp UGA 14 Aug 2020 Herculis Monaco nbsp MON 13 10 P 5 km road 12 49 00 14 54 23 41 Berihu Aregawi nbsp ETH 31 Dec 2021 Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona nbsp ESP 14 P 10 000 m 26 11 00 14 239 22 915 Joshua Cheptegei nbsp UGA 7 Oct 2020 Valencia nbsp ESP 15 11 P 10 km road 26 24 00 14 12 22 73 Rhonex Kipruto nbsp KEN 12 Jan 2020 10K Valencia Ibercaja Valencia nbsp ESP 16 12 P Half marathon 57 31 00 13 67 22 01 Jacob Kiplimo nbsp UGA 21 Nov 2021 EDP Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon nbsp POR 17 P One hour track 21 330 m 13 254 21 330 Mo Farah nbsp GBR 4 Sep 2020 Diamond League Brussels nbsp BEL 18 13 P Marathon a 2 00 35 13 046 20 995 Kelvin Kiptum nbsp KEN 8 Oct 2023 Chicago Marathon Chicago nbsp USA 19 P 1 59 40 2 b 13 136 21 156 Eliud Kipchoge nbsp KEN 12 Oct 2019 Ineos 1 59 Challenge Vienna nbsp AUT 20 14 50 km road 2 38 43 00 11 74 18 90 CJ Albertson nbsp USA 8 Oct 2022 Ruth Anderson Memorial Endurance Run San Francisco nbsp USA 21 100 km road 6 05 35 00 10 198 16 412 Aleksandr Sorokin nbsp LTU 14 May 2023 World s Fastest Run Vilnius nbsp LTU 22 P 110 m hurdles 12 80 0 3 19 22 30 94 Aries Merritt nbsp USA 7 Sep 2012 Memorial Van Damme Brussels nbsp BEL 23 15 P 400 m hurdles 45 94 19 477 31 345 Karsten Warholm nbsp NOR 3 Aug 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo nbsp JPN 24 16 P 3000 m steeplechase 7 52 11 Lamecha Girma nbsp ETH 9 Jun 2023 Meeting de Paris Paris nbsp FRA 25 17 P High jump 2 45 m Javier Sotomayor nbsp CUB 27 Jul 1993 Gran Premio Diputacion Salamanca nbsp ESP 18 P Pole vault 6 23 m Armand Duplantis nbsp SWE 17 Sep 2023 Prefontaine Classic Eugene nbsp USA 26 19 P 6 24 m Armand Duplantis nbsp SWE 20 Apr 2024 Xiamen Diamond League Xiamen nbsp CHN 27 20 P Long jump 8 95 m 0 3 Mike Powell nbsp USA 30 Aug 1991 World Championships Tokyo nbsp JPN 21 P Triple jump 18 29 m 1 3 Jonathan Edwards nbsp GBR 7 Aug 1995 World Championships Gothenburg nbsp SWE 28 22 P Shot put 23 56 m Ryan Crouser nbsp USA 27 May 2023 USATF LA Grand Prix Los Angeles nbsp USA 29 23 P Discus throw 74 08 m Jurgen Schult nbsp GDR 6 Jun 1986 Neubrandenburg nbsp GDR 24 P 74 35 m Mykolas Alekna nbsp LTU 14 Apr 2024 Oklahoma Throws Series Ramona nbsp USA 30 25 Hammer throw 86 74 m Yuriy Sedykh nbsp URS 30 Aug 1986 European Championships Stuttgart nbsp FRG 26 P Javelin throw 98 48 m c Jan Zelezny nbsp CZE 25 May 1996 Jena nbsp GER 27 P Decathlon 9126 pts d Kevin Mayer nbsp FRA 16 Sep 2018 Decastar Talence nbsp FRA 31 28 P 20 000 m walk track 1 17 25 60 e 9 630 15 499 Bernardo Segura nbsp MEX 7 May 1994 Bergen nbsp NOR 20 km walk road 1 16 36 00 9 734 15 666 Yusuke Suzuki nbsp JPN 15 Mar 2015 Asian Race Walking Championships Nomi nbsp JPN 32 P 2 hours walk track 29 572 m 9 188 14 786 Maurizio Damilano nbsp ITA 3 Oct 1992 Cuneo nbsp ITA 30 000 m walk track 2 01 44 10 9 188 14 786 Maurizio Damilano nbsp ITA 3 Oct 1992 Cuneo nbsp ITA 35 km walk road 2 22 00 00 Standard 33 50 000 m walk track 3 35 27 20 8 652 13 924 Yohann Diniz nbsp FRA 12 Mar 2011 Reims nbsp FRA 34 50 km walk road 3 32 33 00 8 770 14 114 Yohann Diniz nbsp FRA 15 Aug 2014 European Championships Zurich nbsp SUI 35 29 P 4 100 m relay 36 84 24 288 39 088 Nesta CarterMichael FraterYohan BlakeUsain Bolt nbsp JAM 11 Aug 2012 Olympic Games London nbsp GBR 36 30 P 4 200 m relay 1 18 63 22 759 36 627 Nickel AshmeadeWarren WeirJermaine BrownYohan Blake nbsp JAM 24 May 2014 World Relays Nassau nbsp BAH 37 31 P 4 400 m relay 2 54 29 20 535 33 048 Andrew ValmonQuincy WattsButch ReynoldsMichael Johnson nbsp USA 22 Aug 1993 World Championships Stuttgart nbsp GER f 38 32 P 4 800 m relay 7 02 43 16 945 27 271 Joseph MutuaWilliam YiampoyIsmael KombichWilfred Bungei nbsp KEN 25 Aug 2006 Memorial Van Damme Brussels nbsp BEL 33 Distance medley relay 9 15 50 g 16 108 25 923 Kyle MerberBrycen SpratlingBrandon JohnsonBen Blankenship nbsp USA 3 May 2015 World Relays Nassau nbsp BAH 39 9 14 58 h Brannon KidderBrandon MillerIsaiah HarrisHenry Wynne nbsp USA 19 April 2024 Oregon Relays Eugene nbsp USA 40 4 1500 m relay 14 22 22 15 566 25 052 Collins CheboiSilas KiplagatJames Kiplagat MagutAsbel Kiprop nbsp KEN 25 May 2014 World Relays Nassau nbsp BAH 41 34 Road relay42 195 km 1 57 06 00 i 13 434 21 620 Josephat NdambiriMartin MathathiDaniel Muchunu MwangiMekubo MogusuOnesmus NyerreJohn Kariuki nbsp KEN 23 Nov 2005 Chiba Ekiden Chiba nbsp JPN Women edit Event Perf W N mph km h Athlete s Nat Date Meeting Location Ctry R V P 100 m 10 49 0 0 j 21 32 34 32 Florence Griffith Joyner nbsp USA 16 Jul 1988 US Olympic Trials Indianapolis nbsp USA 35 P 200 m 21 34 1 3 20 97 33 74 Florence Griffith Joyner nbsp USA 29 Sep 1988 Olympic Games Seoul nbsp KOR 36 P 400 m 47 60 18 798 30 252 Marita Koch nbsp GDR 6 Oct 1985 World Cup Canberra nbsp AUS 37 P 800 m 1 53 28 15 798 25 424 Jarmila Kratochvilova nbsp TCH 26 Jul 1983 Munich nbsp FRG 38 P 1000 m 2 28 98 15 015 24 164 Svetlana Masterkova nbsp RUS 23 Aug 1996 Memorial Van Damme Brussels nbsp BEL 39 P 1500 m 3 49 11 14 645 23 569 Faith Kipyegon nbsp KEN 2 Jun 2023 Golden Gala Florence nbsp ITA 44 40 P Mile 4 07 64 14 537 23 395 Faith Kipyegon nbsp KEN 21 Jul 2023 Herculis Monaco nbsp MON 45 P Mile Road 4 20 98 Wo 13 714 22 071 Diribe Welteji nbsp ETH 1 Oct 2023 World Road Running Championships Riga nbsp LAT 46 2000 m 5 21 56 13 912 22 391 Francine Niyonsaba nbsp BDI 14 Sep 2021 Hanzekovic Memorial Zagreb nbsp CRO 47 41 3000 m 8 06 11 13 805 22 217 Wang Junxia nbsp CHN 13 Sep 1993 Chinese National Games Beijing nbsp CHN P 5000 m 14 00 21 13 312 21 423 Gudaf Tsegay nbsp ETH 17 Sep 2023 Prefontaine Classic Eugene nbsp USA 48 P 5 km road 14 29 00 Wo 12 87 20 71 Senbere Teferi nbsp ETH 12 Sep 2021 5 km Adizero Road to Records Herzogenaurach nbsp GER 49 P 14 13 00 Wo 13 11 21 10 Beatrice Chebet nbsp KEN 31 Dec 2023 Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona nbsp ESP 50 14 19 00 Mx 13 02 20 95 Ejgayehu Taye nbsp ETH 31 Dec 2021 Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona nbsp ESP 14 14 13 00 Mx 13 13 21 13 Agnes Ngetich nbsp KEN 14 Jan 2024 10K Valencia Ibercaja Valencia nbsp ESP 51 10 000 m 29 01 03 12 848 20 677 Letesenbet Gidey nbsp ETH 8 Jun 2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials Hengelo nbsp NED 52 P 10 km road 28 46 00 Mx 12 96 20 86 Agnes Ngetich nbsp KEN 14 Jan 2024 10K Valencia Ibercaja Valencia nbsp ESP 53 P 30 01 00 Wo 12 42 19 99 Agnes Tirop nbsp KEN 12 Sep 2021 Adizero Road to Records Herzogenaurach nbsp GER 49 29 26 00 Wo Agnes Ngetich nbsp KEN 18 Nov 2023 Urban Trail de Lille Lille nbsp FRA 54 29 24 00 k Wo Agnes Ngetich nbsp KEN 10 Sep 2023 Brașov Running Festival Brașov nbsp ROM 55 56 29 14 00 Mx 12 83 20 53 Yalemzerf Yehualaw nbsp ETH 27 Feb 2022 World Athletics Label road race Castellon de la Plana nbsp ESP 57 42 One hour track 18 930 m 11 763 18 930 Sifan Hassan nbsp NED 4 Sep 2020 Diamond League Brussels nbsp BEL 18 43 P Half marathon 1 02 52 Mx 12 512 20 135 Letesenbet Gidey nbsp ETH 24 Oct 2021 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia nbsp ESP 58 59 P 1 05 16 Wo 12 055 19 400 Peres Jepchirchir nbsp KEN 17 Oct 2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia nbsp POL 60 44 Marathon a 2 14 04 00 Mx 11 734 18 884 Brigid Kosgei nbsp KEN 13 Oct 2019 Chicago Marathon Chicago nbsp USA 61 45 P 2 11 53 00 Mx 11 920 19 197 Tigst Assefa nbsp ETH 24 Sep 2023 Berlin Marathon Berlin nbsp GER 62 63 2 17 01 00 Wo 11 481 18 477 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany nbsp KEN 23 Apr 2017 London Marathon London nbsp GBR 64 2 16 16 00 Wo 11 544 18 580 Peres Jepchirchir nbsp KEN 21 Apr 2024 London Marathon London nbsp GBR 65 46 47 50 km road 2 59 54 00 Mx 10 36 16 68 Desiree Linden nbsp USA 13 Apr 2021 Brooks Running 50 km amp Marathon Dorena Lake nbsp USA 66 67 3 00 30 00 Wo 10 33 16 62 Emane Seifu Hayile nbsp ETH 26 Feb 2023 Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers Ultramarathon Gqeberha nbsp RSA 68 100 km road 6 33 11 00 Mx 9 4822 15 2601 Tomoe Abe nbsp JPN 25 Jun 2000 Lake Saroma Ultramarathon Yubetsu nbsp JPN 69 100 m hurdles 12 12 0 9 Tobi Amusan nbsp NGR 24 Jul 2022 World Championships Eugene nbsp USA 70 P 400 m hurdles 50 68 Sydney McLaughlin nbsp USA 22 Jul 2022 World Championships Eugene nbsp USA 71 48 P 3000 m steeplechase 8 44 32 Beatrice Chepkoech nbsp KEN 20 Jul 2018 Herculis Monaco nbsp MON 72 P High jump 2 09 m Stefka Kostadinova nbsp BUL 30 Aug 1987 World Championships Rome nbsp ITA 49 P Pole vault 5 06 m Yelena Isinbayeva nbsp RUS 28 Aug 2009 Weltklasse Zurich Zurich nbsp SUI 50 P Long jump 7 52 m 1 4 Galina Chistyakova nbsp URS 11 Jun 1988 Brothers Znamensky Memorial Leningrad nbsp URS 73 51 P Triple jump 15 74 m N A i Yulimar Rojas nbsp VEN 20 Mar 2022 World Championships Belgrade nbsp SRB 74 P Shot put 22 63 m Natalya Lisovskaya nbsp URS 7 Jun 1987 Brothers Znamensky Memorial Moscow nbsp URS 52 P Discus throw 76 80 m Gabriele Reinsch nbsp GDR 9 Jul 1988 Neubrandenburg nbsp GDR 53 P Hammer throw 82 98 m Anita Wlodarczyk nbsp POL 28 Aug 2016 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Warsaw nbsp POL 75 54 P Javelin throw 72 28 m c Barbora Spotakova nbsp CZE 13 Sep 2008 World Athletics Final Stuttgart nbsp GER 76 55 P Heptathlon 7291 pts l c Jackie Joyner Kersee nbsp USA 24 Sep 1988 Olympic Games Seoul nbsp KOR 77 P Decathlon 8358 pts m Austra Skujyte nbsp LTU 15 Apr 2005 Audrey Walton Combined Events Columbia nbsp USA 78 79 P 10 000 m walk track 41 56 23 Nadezhda Ryashkina nbsp URS 24 Jul 1990 Goodwill Games Seattle nbsp USA 41 37 90 Gao Hongmiao nbsp CHN 7 Apr 1994 Beijing nbsp CHN 20 000 m walk track 1 26 52 30 Olimpiada Ivanova nbsp RUS 6 Sep 2001 Brisbane nbsp AUS 80 20 km walk road 1 23 49 Yang Jiayu nbsp CHN 20 Mar 2021 Chinese Race Walking Championships Huangshan nbsp CHN 81 P 1 23 39 n Elena Lashmanova nbsp RUS 9 Jun 2018 Russian Race Walking Championships Cheboksary nbsp RUS 82 35 km walk road 2 37 15 Maria Perez nbsp ESP 21 May 2023 European Race Walking Team Championships Podebrady nbsp Czech Republic 83 50 000 m walk track 4 29 45 560 o Katie Burnett nbsp USA 13 Jul 2019 National Invitational Racewalks San Diego nbsp USA 84 50 km walk road 3 59 15 Liu Hong nbsp CHN 9 Mar 2019 Chinese Race Walk Grand Prix Huangshan nbsp CHN 85 86 P 3 57 08 n Klavdiya Afanasyeva nbsp RUS 15 Jun 2019 Russian Race Walking Championships Cheboksary nbsp RUS 87 4 100 m relay 40 82 Tianna MadisonAllyson FelixBianca KnightCarmelita Jeter nbsp USA 10 Aug 2012 Olympic Games London nbsp GBR 88 56 P 4 200 m relay 1 27 46 LaTasha JenkinsLaTasha Colander RichardsonNanceen PerryMarion Jones nbsp USA 29 Apr 2000 Penn Relays Philadelphia nbsp USA 1 27 05 p Dina Asher SmithRhasidat AdelekeLanae Tava ThomasJulien Alfred nbsp GBR nbsp IRL nbsp JAM nbsp LCA 30 Mar 2024 Texas Relays Austin nbsp USA 89 4 400 m relay 3 15 17 Tatyana LedovskayaOlga NazarovaMariya PiniginaOlga Bryzgina nbsp URS 1 Oct 1988 Olympic Games Seoul nbsp KOR 57 P 4 800 m relay 7 50 17 Irina PodyalovskayaNadezhda OlizarenkoLyubov GurinaLyudmila Borisova nbsp URS 5 Aug 1984 Moscow nbsp URS Distance medley relay 10 36 50 q Treniere MoserSanya Richards RossAjee WilsonShannon Rowbury nbsp USA 2 May 2015 World Relays Nassau nbsp BAH 90 10 33 85 i r Heather McLeanKendall EllisRoisin WillisElle Purrier St Pierre nbsp USA 15 Apr 2022 A Night at the TRACKPresented by New Balance Running Boston nbsp USA 91 92 4 1500 m relay 16 27 02 Colleen QuigleyElise CrannyKarissa SchweizerShelby Houlihan nbsp USA 31 Jul 2020 Bowerman TC Intrasquad Meet IV Portland nbsp USA 93 58 Road relay42 195 km 2 11 41 00 Mx s Jiang BoDong YanmeiZhao FengtingMa ZaijieLan LixinLi Na nbsp CHN 28 Feb 1998 Beijing nbsp CHN 94 2 16 04 00 Wo Genet GebregiogiosBirhane AdereAyelech WorkuGete WamiGetenesh UrgeLuchia Yischak nbsp ETH 13 Apr 1996 Copenhagen nbsp DEN Mixed edit Event Perf N Athlete s Nat Date Meeting Location Ctry R V P 4 400 m relay 3 08 80 Justin Robinson 44 47Rosey Effiong 50 38Matthew Boling 45 13Alexis Holmes 48 82 nbsp USA 19 August 2023 World Championships Budapest nbsp HUN 95 59 PIndoor world records editIn 2023 World Athletics decided to introduce the new term short track to replace the current term indoor to describe events and performances that are set on a 200m track 96 For track and combined events the term indoor world records were changed to world records short track In some field events including long jump triple jump high jump pole vault and shot put indoor world records were eliminated These changes coming into effect since 1 November 2023 Men edit Event Perf N Athlete s Nat Date Meeting Location Ctry R V P 50 m 5 55 X t Ben Johnson nbsp CAN 31 Jan 1987 Ottawa nbsp CAN 97 5 56 A Donovan Bailey nbsp CAN 9 Feb 1996 Bill Cosby Invitational Reno nbsp USA 60 5 56 u Maurice Greene nbsp USA 13 Feb 1999 Los Angeles nbsp USA 98 60 m 6 34 A Christian Coleman nbsp USA 18 Feb 2018 USA Championships Albuquerque nbsp USA 99 61 P 200 m sh 19 92 Frankie Fredericks nbsp NAM 18 Feb 1996 Meeting Pas de Calais Lievin nbsp FRA 62 400 m sh 44 57 Kerron Clement nbsp USA 12 Mar 2005 NCAA Division I Men s Indoor Championships Fayetteville nbsp USA 44 52 u Michael Norman nbsp USA 10 Mar 2018 NCAA Division I Championships College Station nbsp USA 100 63 44 49 v Christopher Morales Williams nbsp CAN 24 Feb 2024 SEC Championships Fayetteville nbsp USA 101 102 800 m sh 1 42 67 Wilson Kipketer nbsp DEN 9 Mar 1997 World Championships Paris nbsp FRA 64 1000 m sh 2 14 20 Ayanleh Souleiman nbsp DJI 17 Feb 2016 Globen Galan Stockholm nbsp SWE 103 65 1500 m sh 3 30 60 Jakob Ingebrigtsen nbsp NOR 17 Feb 2022 Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais Lievin nbsp FRA 104 105 Mile sh 3 47 01 Yomif Kejelcha nbsp ETH 3 March 2019 Bruce Lehane Invitational Boston nbsp USA 106 66 3000 m sh 7 23 81 Lamecha Girma nbsp ETH 15 Feb 2023 Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais Lievin nbsp FRA 107 67 5000 m sh 12 49 60 Kenenisa Bekele nbsp ETH 20 Feb 2004 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham nbsp GBR 50 m hurdles 6 25 Mark McKoy nbsp CAN 5 Mar 1986 Kobe nbsp JPN 60 m hurdles 7 29 Grant Holloway nbsp USA 24 Feb 2021 Villa de Madrid Madrid nbsp ESP 108 68 P 20 Mar 2022 World Championships Belgrade nbsp SRB 109 7 27 A 16 Feb 2024 USA Championships Albuquerque nbsp USA 110 69 High jump 2 43 m Javier Sotomayor nbsp CUB 4 Mar 1989 World Championships Budapest nbsp HUN 70 P Pole vault 6 22 m Armand Duplantis nbsp SWE 25 Feb 2023 All Star Perche Clermont Ferrand nbsp FRA 111 P Long jump 8 79 m Carl Lewis nbsp USA 27 Jan 1984 Millrose Games New York City nbsp USA 71 Triple jump 18 07 m Hugues Fabrice Zango nbsp BUR 16 Jan 2021 Aubiere nbsp FRA 112 72 Shot put 22 82 m Ryan Crouser nbsp USA 24 Jan 2021 American Track League Fayetteville nbsp USA 113 73 Heptathlon sh 6645 pts w Ashton Eaton nbsp USA 10 Mar 2012 World Championships Istanbul nbsp TUR 114 5000 m walk sh 18 07 08 Mikhail Shchennikov nbsp RUS 14 Feb 1995 Russian Winter Meeting Moscow nbsp RUS 4 200 m relay sh 1 22 11 Linford ChristieDarren BraithwaiteAde MafeJohn Regis nbsp GBR 3 Mar 1991 Glasgow nbsp GBR 4 400 m relay sh 3 01 51 x Amere LattinObi IgbokweJermaine HoltKahmari Montgomery nbsp USA 9 Feb 2019 Clemson s Tiger Paw Invitational Clemson nbsp USA 115 3 00 77 y z Zach ShinnickRai BenjaminRicky Morgan Jr Michael Norman nbsp USA nbsp ATG nbsp USA nbsp USA 10 Mar 2018 NCAA Division I Championships College Station nbsp USA 116 74 3 01 39 u aa Ilolo IzuRobert GrantDevin DixonMylik Kerley nbsp USA 10 Mar 2018 NCAA Division I Championships College Station nbsp USA 100 3 01 43 ab ac Kunle FasasiGrant HollowayChantz SawyersBenjamin Lobo Vedel nbsp NGR nbsp USA nbsp JAM nbsp DEN 10 Mar 2018 NCAA Division I Championships College Station nbsp USA 100 4 800 m relay sh 7 11 30 ad Joe McAseyKyle MerberChris GiestingJesse Garn nbsp USA 25 Feb 2018 BU Last Chance Meet Boston nbsp USA 117 Women edit Event Perf N Athlete s Nat Date Meeting Location Ctry R V P 50 m 5 96 Irina Privalova nbsp RUS 9 Feb 1995 Madrid nbsp ESP 60 m 6 92 Irina Privalova nbsp RUS 11 Feb 1993 Madrid nbsp ESP 6 92 Irina Privalova nbsp RUS 9 Feb 1995 Madrid nbsp ESP 200 m sh 21 87 Merlene Ottey nbsp JAM 13 Feb 1993 Meeting Pas de Calais Lievin nbsp FRA 75 400 m sh 49 26 Femke Bol nbsp NED 19 Feb 2023 Dutch Championships Apeldoorn nbsp NED 118 76 49 24 Femke Bol nbsp NED 18 Feb 2024 Dutch Championships Apeldoorn nbsp NED 119 77 49 17 Femke Bol nbsp NED 2 Mar 2024 World Championships Glasgow nbsp GBR 120 78 800 m sh 1 55 82 Jolanda Ceplak nbsp SLO 3 Mar 2002 European Championships Vienna nbsp AUT 79 1000 m sh 2 30 94 Maria Mutola nbsp MOZ 25 Feb 1999 GE Galan Stockholm nbsp SWE 1500 m sh 3 53 09 Gudaf Tsegay nbsp ETH 9 Feb 2021 Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais Lievin nbsp FRA 121 80 Mile sh 4 13 31 Genzebe Dibaba nbsp ETH 17 Feb 2016 Globen Galan Stockholm nbsp SWE 103 81 3000 m sh 8 16 60 Genzebe Dibaba nbsp ETH 6 Feb 2014 XL Galan Stockholm nbsp SWE 122 82 5000 m sh 14 18 86 Genzebe Dibaba nbsp ETH 19 Feb 2015 XL Galan Stockholm nbsp SWE 123 83 50 m hurdles 6 58 Cornelia Oschkenat nbsp GDR 20 Feb 1988 East Berlin nbsp GDR 60 m hurdles 7 68 Susanna Kallur nbsp SWE 10 Feb 2008 BW Bank Meeting Karlsruhe nbsp GER 84 P 7 67 Devynne Charlton nbsp BAH 11 Feb 2024 Millrose Games New York City nbsp USA 124 P 7 67 A Tia Jones nbsp USA 16 Feb 2024 USA Championships Albuquerque nbsp USA 125 7 65 Devynne Charlton nbsp BAH 3 Mar 2024 World Championships Glasgow nbsp USA 126 P 7 68 X ae Lyudmila Narozhilenko nbsp RUS 2 Mar 1993 San Sebastian nbsp ESP 7 66 X Lyudmila Narozhilenko nbsp RUS 4 Mar 1993 Seville nbsp ESP 7 63 X Lyudmila Narozhilenko nbsp RUS 4 Mar 1993 Seville nbsp ESP High jump 2 08 m Kajsa Bergqvist nbsp SWE 4 Feb 2006 Hochsprung mit Musik Arnstadt nbsp GER 85 Pole vault 5 03 m af Jenn Suhr nbsp USA 30 Jan 2016 Golden Eagle Multi and Invitational Brockport nbsp USA 127 128 P 5 02 m A Jenn Suhr nbsp USA 2 Mar 2013 USA Championships Albuquerque nbsp USA 129 P Long jump 7 37 m Heike Drechsler nbsp GDR 13 Feb 1988 Vienna nbsp AUT Triple jump 15 74 m Yulimar Rojas nbsp VEN 20 Mar 2022 World Championships Belgrade nbsp SRB 130 Shot put 22 50 m Helena Fibingerova nbsp TCH 19 Feb 1977 Jablonec nbsp TCH Pentathlon sh 5055 pts ag Nafi Thiam nbsp BEL 3 Mar 2023 European Championships Istanbul nbsp TUR 131 132 3000 m walk sh 11 40 33 Claudia Iovan nbsp ROU 30 Jan 1999 Bucharest nbsp ROU 11 35 34 ah Gillian O Sullivan nbsp IRL 15 Feb 2003 Belfast nbsp GBR 4 200 m relay sh 1 32 41 Yekaterina KondratyevaIrina KhabarovaYuliya PechonkinaYuliya Gushchina nbsp RUS 29 Jan 2005 Aviva International Match Glasgow nbsp GBR 4 400 m relay sh 3 23 37 Olesya KrasnomovetsOlga ZaytsevaOlga KotlyarovaYuliya Gushchina nbsp RUS 28 Jan 2006 Aviva International Match Glasgow nbsp GBR 3 21 75 A ai aj Amber AnningJoanne ReidRosey EffiongBritton Wilson nbsp GBR nbsp JAM nbsp USA nbsp USA 11 Mar 2023 NCAA Division I Championships Albuquerque nbsp USA 133 4 800 m relay sh 8 05 89 Chrishuna WilliamsRaevyn RogersCharlene LipseyAjee Wilson nbsp USA 3 Feb 2018 Millrose Games New York City nbsp USA 134 Best performances in non WA World Record events editEvents 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, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
