List of English records in athletics

English records in athletics are the best performances in athletics events by athletes representing England which are ratified by England Athletics (EA), or formerly the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA).

Key to tables

  Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by EA   Not ratified or later rescinded by EA

Performances marked with an asterisk (*) maybe a) not ratifiable or b) currently under further review
+ = en route to a longer distance
A = affected by altitude
! = timing by photo-electric cell
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
Mx = mark was made in a mixed race
X = annulled due to doping violation
# = not recognised by federation
est = estimate

Outdoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	9.87 (+0.3 m/s)	Linford Christie	15 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany
	9.83 (+1.3 m/s)	Zharnel Hughes	24 June 2023	USATF New York Grand Prix	New York City, United States	^[1]
200 m	19.94 (+0.3 m/s)	John Regis	20 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany
	19.73 (+1.6 m/s)	Zharnel Hughes	23 July 2023	Anniversary Games	London, United Kingdom	^[2]
400 m	44.35	Matthew Hudson-Smith	28 May 2022	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States	^[3]
800 m	1:41.73	Sebastian Coe	10 June 1981		Florence, Italy
1500 m	3:28.81	Mo Farah	19 July 2013	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	^[4]
3000 m	7:32.62	Mo Farah	5 June 2016	British Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	^[5]
5000 m	12:53.11	Mo Farah	22 July 2011	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	^[6]
5 km	13:20	Marc Scott	8 August 2020	Podium 5k	Barrowford, United Kingdom	^[7]
10000 m	26:46.57	Mo Farah	3 June 2011	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States	^[8]^[9]^[10]
10 km	27:44	Mo Farah	31 May 2010	Bupa London 10000	London, United Kingdom	^[11]^[12]
20000 m	56:20.30+	Mo Farah	4 September 2020	Memorial van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	^[13]
Half marathon	59:32	Mo Farah	22 March 2015	Lisbon Half Marathon	Lisbon, Portugal	^[14]
One hour	21,330 m	Mo Farah	4 September 2020	Memorial van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	^[15]
25 km	1:12:36+	Mo Farah	22 April 2018	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	^[16]
30 km	1:27:31+	Mo Farah	22 April 2018	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	^[17]
Marathon	2:05:11	Mo Farah	7 October 2018	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States
110 m hurdles	13.00	Tony Jarrett	20 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany
400 m hurdles	47.82	Kriss Akabusi	6 August 1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain
3000 m steeplechase	8:07.96	Mark Rowland	30 September 1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea
High jump	2.37 m	Steve Smith	20 September 1992	1992 World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea
			22 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany
		Robbie Grabarz	23 August 2012	Athletissima	Lausanne, Switzerland	^[18]
Pole vault	5.82 m	Steven Lewis	21 July 2012	Janusz Kusociński Memorial	Szczecin, Poland	^[19]
Long jump	8.51 m (+1.7 m/s)	Greg Rutherford	24 April 2014		Chula Vista, United States	^[20]
Triple jump	18.29 m (+1.3 m/s)	Jonathan Edwards	7 August 1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	^[21]
Shot put	21.68 m	Geoff Capes	18 May 1980		Cwmbran, United Kingdom
Discus throw	68.24 m	Lawrence Okoye	19 May 2012	Hallesche Werfertage	Halle, Germany	^[22]
Hammer throw	80.26 m	Nick Miller	8 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	^[23]
Javelin throw	91.46 m	Steve Backley	25 January 1992		Auckland, New Zealand
Decathlon	8847 pts	Daley Thompson	8–9 August 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States
	10.44 (100 m), 8.01 m (long jump), 15.72 m (shot put), 2.03 m (high jump), 46.97 (400 m) / 14.33 (110 m hurdles), 46.56 m (discus), 5.00 m (pole vault), 65.24 m (javelin), 4:35.00 (1500 m)
3000 m walk (track)	11:24.4	Mark Easton	10 May 1989		Tonbridge, United Kingdom
5000 m walk (track)	18:43.28	Tom Bosworth	2 July 2017	British Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	^[24]
10000 m walk (track)	40:06.65	Ian McCombie	4 June 1989		Jarrow, United Kingdom
10 km walk (road)	39:36	Tom Bosworth	1 March 2015		Coventry, United Kingdom	^[25]
20 km walk (road)	1:19:38	Tom Bosworth	8 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	^[26]
4 × 100 m relay	38.02	England Adam Gemili Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Richard Kilty Danny Talbot	2 August 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom
4 × 400 m relay	3:00.40	England Jared Deacon Sean Baldock Chris Rawlinson Daniel Caines	31 July 2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.83 (+0.8 m/s)	Dina Asher-Smith	17 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	^[27]
200 m	21.89 (+0.2 m/s)	Dina Asher-Smith	11 August 2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	^[28]
400 m	49.41	Christine Ohuruogu	12 August 2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[29]
800 m	1:55.77	Keely Hodgkinson	9 June 2023	Meeting de Paris	Paris, France	^[30]
1500 m	3:57.90	Kelly Holmes	28 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
3000 m	8:22.20 #	Paula Radcliffe	19 July 2002	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco
	8:26.97	Paula Radcliffe	29 June 2001		Rome, Italy
5000 m	14:29.11	Paula Radcliffe	20 June 2004	European Cup	Bydgoszcz, Poland
10000 m	30:01.09	Paula Radcliffe	6 August 2002		Munich, Germany
10 km	30:21	Paula Radcliffe	23 February 2003		San Juan, Puerto Rico
Half marathon	1:05:39.6 a #	Paula Radcliffe	21 September 2003		Newcastle–South Shields, United Kingdom
	1:06:47	Paula Radcliffe	7 October 2001	World Half Marathon Championships	Bristol, United Kingdom
Marathon	2:15:25	Paula Radcliffe	13 April 2003	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom
100 m hurdles	12.51 (+0.7 m/s)	Tiffany Porter	14 September 2014	IAAF Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	^[31]
400 m hurdles	52.74	Sally Gunnell	19 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany
3000 m steeplechase	9:07.87	Elizabeth Bird	10 August 2022	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	^[32]
High jump	1.98 m ^[33]	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	12 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	^[34]
Pole vault	4.81 m	Holly Bradshaw	15 July 2017	10th International Pole Vault Meeting	Rottach-Egern, Germany	^[35]
Long jump	7.07 m (+0.4 m/s)	Shara Proctor	28 August 2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	^[36]
Triple jump	15.15 m (+1.7 m/s)	Ashia Hansen	13 September 1997	Grand Prix Final	Fukuoka, Japan	^[37]
Shot put	19.36 m	Judy Oakes	14 August 1988	British Grand Prix	Gateshead, United Kingdom
Discus throw	65.10 m	Jade Lally	27 February 2016		Sydney, Australia
Hammer throw	74.54 m	Sophie Hitchon	15 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	^[38]
Javelin throw	66.17 m	Goldie Sayers	14 July 2012	London Grand Prix	London, United Kingdom	^[39]
	The specification for the women's javelin changed in 1999. With the old model, Fatima Whitbread threw 77.44 m in 1986.
Heptathlon	6955 pts	Jessica Ennis-Hill	3–4 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	^[40]
	12.54 (+1.3 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.86 m (high jump), 14.28 m (shot put), 22.83 (-0.3 m/s) (200 m) / 6.48 m (-0.6 m/s) (long jump), 47.49 m (javelin), 2:08.65 (800 m)
5000 m walk (track)	21:30.75	Johanna Jackson	13 July 2008		Birmingham, United Kingdom
10000 m walk (track)	45:09.57	Lisa Kehler	13 August 2000		Birmingham, United Kingdom
20 km walk (road)	1:30:41	Johanna Jackson	19 June 2010	Gran Premio Cantones de Marcha	A Coruña, Spain	^[41]
4 × 100 m relay	41.88	England Asha Philip Imani Lansiquot Bianca Williams Dina Asher-Smith	12 August 2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	^[42]
4 × 400 m relay	3:26.73	England Helen Frost Helen Karagounis Melanie Purkiss Lisa Miller	31 July 2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
60 m	6.42	Dwain Chambers	7 March 2009	European Championships	Turin, Italy	^[43]	[1]
200 m	20.25	Linford Christie	19 February 1995	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
400 m
800 m	1:44.91	Sebastian Coe	12 March 1983		Cosford, United Kingdom
1500 m	3:34.20	Peter Elliott	27 February 1990		Seville, Spain
3000 m	7:34.47	Mo Farah	21 February 2009	Aviva Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom
	7:33.1+ h	Mo Farah	21 February 2015	Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	^[44]
5000 m	12:57.08	Marc Scott	12 February 2022	David Hemery Valentine Invitational	Boston, United States	^[45]^[46]
60 m hurdles	7.42	Tony Jarrett	19 February 1995		Lievin, France
High jump	2.38 m ^[47]	Steve Smith	4 February 1994	annual "Jump to the Music"	Wuppertal, Germany
Pole vault	5.83 m ^[47]	Luke Cutts	25 January 2014	Perche Elite Tour Meeting	Rouen, France	^[48]
Long jump	8.26 m A	Greg Rutherford	5 February 2016	New Mexico Collegiate Classic	Albuquerque, United States	^[49]
Triple jump	17.75 m	Phillips Idowu	9 March 2008	World Championships	Valencia, Spain	^[50]
Shot put	21.49 m	Carl Myerscough	15 March 2003	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States
Heptathlon	6188 pts	Tim Duckworth	9–10 March 2018	NCAA Division I Championships	College Station, United States	^[51]
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.84 7.74 m 13.59 m 2.17 m 8.23 5.16 m 2:56.23
3000 m walk	10:30.28	Tom Bosworth	25 February 2018	Glasgow Grand Prix	Glasgow, United Kingdom	^[52]
5000 m walk	18:28.70	Tom Bosworth	18 February 2018	British Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	^[53]
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
60 m	7.03	Dina Asher-Smith	25 February 2023	World Indoor Tour Final	Birmingham, United Kingdom	^[54]
200 m	22.83	Katharine Merry	14 February 1999	British Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom
300 m	37.35	Lina Nielsen	12 February 2022	American Track League	Louisville, United States	^[55]
400 m	50.02	Nicola Sanders	3 March 2007	European Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom
800 m	1:57.18	Keely Hodgkinson	25 February 2023	World Indoor Tour Final	Birmingham, United Kingdom	^[56]
1500 m	4:06.90	Zola Budd	25 January 1986		Cosford, United Kingdom	^[57]
Mile	4:21.19	Katie Snowden	11 February 2023	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	^[58]
3000 m	8:34.55	Joanne Pavey	4 February 2004	Birmingham Norwich Union GP	Birmingham, United Kingdom	^[59]
5000 m
60 m hurdles	7.80	Tiffany Porter	4 March 2011	European Championships	Paris, France	^[60]	[2]
High jump	1.99 m	Morgan Lake	4 February 2023	Hustopečské skákání	Hustopeče, Czech Republic	^[61]
Pole vault	4.87 m ^[47]	Holly Bleasdale	21 January 2012		Villeurbanne, France	^[62]
Long jump	6.97 m	Lorraine Ugen	5 March 2017	European Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	^[63]
Triple jump	15.16 m ^[47]	Ashia Hansen	28 February 1998	European Championships	Valencia, Spain
Shot put
Pentathlon	5000 pts	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	6 March 2015	European Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	^[64]
	8.18 (60 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 12.32 m (shot put), 6.89 m (long jump), 2:12.78 (800 m)
3000 m walk
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Mixed

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
4 × 400 m relay	3:22.23	England James Williams Susanna Banjo Hannah Kelly Ben Higgins	5 February 2022	Dynamic New Athletics Indoor Match	Glasgow, United Kingdom	^[65]

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