List of Commonwealth records in athletics

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Commonwealth records in athletics are the best marks set in an event by an athlete who competes for a member nation of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Outdoor

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Men

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref. Video
100 m 9.58 (+0.9 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica 16 August 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany [1]
200 m 19.19 (−0.3 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica 20 August 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany [2]
300 m 30.69 A Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 17 February 2024 Simbine Curro Classic Shoot-Out Pretoria, South Africa [3]
400 m 43.03 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa 14 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [4]
800 m 1:40.91 David Rudisha  Kenya 9 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [5]
1000 m 2:11.83 Emmanuel Wanyonyi  Kenya 10 July 2026 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [6]
1500 m 3:26.34 Bernard Lagat  Kenya 24 August 2001 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium
Mile 3:42.66 Josh Kerr  Scotland 18 July 2026 London Athletics Meet London, United Kingdom [7][8]
Mile (road) 3:51.3 h Elliot Giles  England 1 September 2024 New Balance Kö Meile Düsseldorf, Germany [9][10]
2000 m 4:48.14 Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot  Kenya 8 September 2023 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium [11]
3000 m 7:20.67 Daniel Komen  Kenya 1 September 1996 IAAF Grand Prix Rieti, Italy
5000 m 12:35.36 Joshua Cheptegei  Uganda 14 August 2020 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [12]
5 km (road) 12:51 Joshua Cheptegei  Uganda 16 February 2020 5 km Herculis Monaco [13]
10,000 m 26:11.00 Joshua Cheptegei  Uganda 7 October 2020 Valencia, Spain [14]
10 km (road) 26:24 Rhonex Kipruto  Kenya 12 January 2020 10k Valencia Ibercaja Valencia, Spain [15]
15 km (road) 41:05 Joshua Cheptegei  Uganda 18 November 2018 Zevenheuvelenloop Nijmegen, Netherlands [16]
41:05+ Geoffrey Kamworor  Kenya 15 September 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen, Denmark [17]
20,000 m (track) 56:20.30+ Mo Farah  Great Britain 4 September 2020 Memorial van Damme Brussels, Belgium [18]
20 km (road) 54:43+[a] Kibiwott Kandie  Kenya 6 December 2020 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain [19]
Half marathon 57:31 Jacob Kiplimo  Uganda 21 November 2021 Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon, Portugal [20]
One hour 21330 m Mo Farah  Great Britain 4 September 2020 Memorial van Damme Brussels, Belgium [21]
25,000 m (track) 1:12:25.4+ Moses Mosop  Kenya 3 June 2011 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States [22][23]
25 km (road) 1:11:08+ Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 25 September 2022 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany [24]
30,000 m (track) 1:26:47.4 Moses Mosop  Kenya 3 June 2011 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States [22][25]
30 km (road) 1:25:40+ Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 25 September 2022 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany [26]
Marathon 1:59:30 Sabastian Sawe  Kenya 26 April 2026 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [27]
50 km (road) 2:40:13 Stephen Mokoka  South Africa 6 March 2022 Nedbank #Runified 50 km Gqeberha, South Africa [28]
100 km (track) 6:10:20 Don Ritchie  Great Britain 28 October 1978 100 km Crystal Palace Track Race London, United Kingdom [29]
24 hours 303506 m Yiannis Kouros  Australia 24 October 1997 Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race Kensington, Australia [30]
110 m hurdles 12.90 (+0.7 m/s) Omar McLeod  Jamaica 24 June 2017 Jamaican Championships Kingston, Jamaica [31]
400 m hurdles 47.10 Samuel Matete  Zambia 7 August 1991 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland
3000 m steeplechase 7:53.64 Brimin Kipruto  Kenya 22 July 2011 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [32]
High jump 2.40 m[33][34] Derek Drouin  Canada 25 April 2014 Drake Relays Des Moines, United States [35]
Pole vault 6.05 m Dmitri Markov  Australia 9 August 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada [36]
Long jump 8.69 m (+0.5 m/s) Tajay Gayle  Jamaica 28 September 2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar [37]
Triple jump 18.29 m (+1.3 m/s) Jonathan Edwards  Great Britain 7 August 1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden [38]
Shot put 22.90 m Tomas Walsh  New Zealand 5 October 2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar [39]
Discus throw 74.78 m Matthew Denny  Australia 13 April 2025 Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational Ramona, United States [40]
Hammer throw 84.70 m Ethan Katzberg  Canada 16 September 2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan [41]
Javelin throw 93.07 m Anderson Peters  Grenada 13 May 2022 Doha Diamond League Doha, Qatar [42]
Decathlon 9018 pts Damian Warner  Canada 4–5 August 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [43]
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10.12 (+0.2 m/s) 8.24 m (+0.2 m/s) 14.80 m 2.02 m 47.48 13.46 (−1.0 m/s) 48.67 m 4.90 m 63.44 m 4:31.08
3000 m walk (track) 10:43.84 Tom Bosworth  Great Britain 21 July 2018 Diamond League London, United Kingdom [44]
5000 m walk (track) 18:38.97 Dane Bird-Smith  Australia 5 March 2016 Melbourne Track Classic Albert Park, Australia [45]
10,000 m walk (track) 38:08.50 Evan Dunfee  Canada 27 January 2025 Supernova Canberra, Australia [46]
38:06.6 h # David Smith  Australia 25 September 1986 Sydney, Australia
10 km walk (road) 38:07 David Smith  Australia 25 September 1986 Sydney, Australia [47]
20,000 m walk (track) 1:19:48.1 h Nathan Deakes  Australia 4 September 2001 Brisbane, Australia
20 km walk (road) 1:17.33 Nathan Deakes  Australia 23 April 2005 Cixi City, China
35 km walk (road) 2:25:02 Evan Dunfee  Canada 24 July 2022 World Championships Eugene, United States [48]
50,000 m walk (track) 3:43:50.0 Simon Baker  Australia 9 September 1990 Melbourne, Australia
50 km walk (road) 3:35.47 Nathan Deakes  Australia 2 December 2006 Geelong, Australia
4 × 100 m relay 36.84 Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt		  Jamaica 11 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [49]
4 × 200 m relay 1:18.63 Nickel Ashmeade
Warren Weir
Jermaine Brown
Yohan Blake		  Jamaica 24 May 2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [50]
4 × 400 m relay 2:54.53 Bayapo Ndori
Busang Kebinatshipi
Anthony Pesela
Letsile Tebogo		  Botswana 10 August 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [51]
4 × 800 m relay 7:02.43 Joseph Mutua
William Yiampoy
Ismael Kombich
Wilfred Bungei		  Kenya 25 August 2006 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium
Distance medley relay 9:15.56 Elkanah Angwenyi 2:50.8 (1200m)
Thomas Musembi 45.8 (400m)
Alfred Kirwa Yego 1:46.2 (800m)
Alex Kipchirchir 3:52.8 (1600 m)		  Kenya 29 April 2006 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States
4 × 1500 m relay 14:22.22 Collins Cheboi
Silas Kiplagat
James Kiplagat Magut
Asbel Kiprop		  Kenya 25 May 2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [52]
Ekiden relay 1:57:06 Josephat Muchiri Ndambiri 13:24/ 5 km
Martin Irungu Mathathi 27:12/ 10 km
Daniel Muchunu Mwangi 13:59/ 5 km
Mekubo Mogusu 27:56/ 10 km
Onesmus Nyerre 14:36/ 5 km
John Kariuki 19:59/ 7.195 km		  Kenya 23 November 2005 International Chiba Ekiden Chiba, Japan
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Commonwealth best times for non-standard events

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref. Video
50 m 5.47+ (+0.9 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica 16 August 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany [53]
60 m 6.31+ (+0.9 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica 16 August 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany [54]
100 y 9.07+ (−0.5 m/s) Asafa Powell  Jamaica 27 May 2010 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic [55]
150 m (bend) 14.44+ (−0.3 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica 20 August 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany [56]
150 m (straight) 14.35 (+1.1 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica 17 May 2009 Manchester City Games Manchester, United Kingdom [57]
200 m straight 19.84 (+0.6 m/s) Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa 4 June 2017 Boost Boston Games Boston, United States [58]
500 m 57.69[59] David Rudisha  Kenya 10 September 2016 Great North CityGames Newcastle, United Kingdom [60]
600 m 1:13.10 David Rudisha  Kenya 5 June 2016 British Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom [61]
Two miles 7:58.61 Daniel Komen  Kenya 19 July 1997 KBC Night of Athletics Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
10 miles (road) 44:04 Benard Koech  Kenya 4 December 2022 Kosa 10-Miler Kōsa, Japan [62]
2000 m steeplechase 5:14.43 Julius Kariuki  Kenya 21 August 1990 Rovereto, Italy
200 m hurdles "straight" 22.10 (+2.0 m/s) [WB] Andy Turner  Great Britain 15 May 2011 Manchester City Games Manchester, United Kingdom [63]
22.10 (+1.8 m/s) [WB] L. J. van Zyl  South Africa 9 May 2015 Manchester City Games Manchester, United Kingdom [64]
200 m hurdles "curve" 22.59 (+0.2 m/s) Darryl Wohlsen  Australia 14 March 1996 Brisbane, Australia
Mile walk (track) 5:31.08 [WB] Tom Bosworth  Great Britain 9 July 2017 London Grand Prix London, United Kingdom [65]
Swedish relay 1:46.59 Puma Reggae Team
Christopher Williams (100m)
Usain Bolt (200m)
Davian Clarke (300m)
Jermaine Gonzales (400 m)		  Jamaica 25 July 2006 DN Galan Stockholm, Stockholm [66]
Sprint medley relay (2,2,4,8) 3:19.97 Mario Forsythe (200 m)
Jamari Rose (200 m)
Allodin Fothergill (400 m)
Jo-Wayne Hibbert (800 m)		  Jamaica 29 April 2017 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States [67]
4 × mile relay 15:59.57 Tony Rogers
John Bowden
Mike Gilchrist
John Walker		  New Zealand 2 March 1983 Auckland, New Zealand
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 10.54 (+0.9 m/s) Elaine Thompson-Herah  Jamaica 21 August 2021 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States [68]
200 m 21.41 (+0.1 m/s) Shericka Jackson  Jamaica 25 August 2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [69]
400 m 48.36 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 6 August 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [70]
800 m 1:54.01 Pamela Jelimo  Kenya 29 August 2008 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland [71]
1000 m 2:29.15 Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 14 August 2020 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [72]
1500 m 3:48.68 Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 5 July 2025 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States [73]
Mile 4:07.64 Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 21 July 2023 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [74]
4:06.42 #[b] Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 26 June 2025 Breaking4 Paris, France [75]
Mile (road) 4:24.13 Wo Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 1 October 2023 World Road Running Championships Riga, Latvia [76]
2000 m 5:19.70 Jessica Hull  Australia 12 July 2024 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [77]
3000 m 8:07.04 Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 16 August 2025 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów, Poland [78]
5000 m 13:58.06 Beatrice Chebet  Kenya 5 July 2025 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States [79]
5 km (road) 14:13 Wo Beatrice Chebet  Kenya 31 December 2023 Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona, Spain [80]
13:54 Beatrice Chebet  Kenya 31 December 2024 Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona, Spain [81]
10,000 m 28:54.14 Beatrice Chebet  Kenya 25 May 2024 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States [82]
10 km (road) 29:24 Wo Agnes Ngetich  Kenya 10 September 2023 Brașov Running Festival Brașov, Romania [83]
15 km (road) 45:37+ Joyciline Jepkosgei  Kenya 1 April 2017 Prague Half Marathon Prague, Czech Republic [84]
One hour 18341 m Eva Cherono  Kenya 4 September 2020 Memorial van Damme Brussels, Belgium [85]
20,000 m (track) 1:05:26.6 Tegla Loroupe  Kenya 3 September 2000 Borgholzhausen, Germany
20 km (road) 1:01:25+ Joyciline Jepkosgei  Kenya 1 April 2017 Prague Half Marathon Prague, Czech Republic [84]
1:01:20+ a Brigid Kosgei  Kenya 8 September 2019 Great North Run Newcastle upon Tyne-South Shields, United Kingdom [86]
Half marathon 1:04:49 Mx Brigid Kosgei  Kenya 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates [87]
1:04:28 Mx a 8 September 2019 Great North Run Newcastle upon Tyne-South Shields, United Kingdom [86]
1:05:16 Wo Peres Jepchirchir 17 October 2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland [88]
25,000 m (track) 1:27:05.9 Tegla Loroupe  Kenya 21 September 2002 Mengerskirchen, Germany
25 km (road) 1:19:33+ Mx Brigid Kosgei  Kenya 13 October 2019 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States [89]
1:19:43+ Wo Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  Kenya 23 April 2017 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [90]
30,000 m (track) 1:45:50.00 Tegla Loroupe  Kenya 7 June 2003 Warstein, Germany
30 km (road) 1:35:18+ Mx Brigid Kosgei  Kenya 13 October 2019 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States [91]
1:36:05+ Wo Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  Kenya 23 April 2017 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [92]
Marathon 2:14:04 Mx Brigid Kosgei  Kenya 13 October 2019 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States [93]
2:16:16 Wo Peres Jepchirchir  Kenya 21 April 2024 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [94]
50 km (road) 3:04:24 [c] Irvette Van Zyl  South Africa 23 May 2021 Nedbank Runified Race Port Elizabeth, South Africa [95][96]
100 km 7:03:40 Sarah Webster  Great Britain 2 April 2023 Anglo Celtic Plate 100k Craigavon, Northern Ireland [97]
24 hours (road) 278.621 km[d] Sarah Webster  Great Britain 19 October 2025 IAU 24 Hour World Championship Albi, France [98]
100 m hurdles 12.12 (+0.9 m/s) Tobi Amusan  Nigeria 24 July 2022 World Championships Eugene, United States [99][100]
400 m hurdles 52.42 Melaine Walker  Jamaica 20 August 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany [101]
2000 m steeplechase 5:47.42 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 10 September 2023 Hanžeković Memorial Zagreb, Croatia [102]
3000 m steeplechase 8:44.32 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 20 July 2018 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [103]
High jump 2.06 m Hestrie Cloete  South Africa 31 August 2003 World Championships Saint-Denis, France [104]
Pole vault 4.94 m Eliza McCartney  New Zealand 17 July 2018 Jockgrim, Germany [105]
Long jump 7.17 m (+1.1 m/s) Ese Brume  Nigeria 29 May 2021 Chula Vista Field Festival Chula Vista, United States [106]
Triple jump 15.39 m (+0.5 m/s) Françoise Mbango Etone  Cameroon 17 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China [107]
Shot put 21.24 m Valerie Adams  New Zealand 29 August 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea [108]
Discus throw 69.64 m Dani Stevens  Australia 13 August 2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom [109]
Hammer throw 80.51 m Camryn Rogers  Canada 15 September 2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan [110]
Javelin throw 69.35 m Sunette Viljoen  South Africa 9 June 2012 Adidas Grand Prix New York City, United States [111]
Heptathlon 6981 pts Katarina Johnson-Thompson  Great Britain 2–4 October 2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar [112]
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
13.09 (+0.6 m/s) 1.95 m 13.86 m 23.08 (+1.0 m/s) 6.77 m (+0.2 m/s) 43.93 m 2:07.26
Decathlon 6915 pts h Margaret Simpson  Ghana 18–19 April 2007 Réduit, Mauritius
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 100m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
6878 pts Jessica Taylor  Great Britain 12–13 September 2015 Kent County Multi-Events Championships Erith, United Kingdom [113]
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 100m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
12.30 (−2.7) 5.96 m (+0.2) 11.48 m 1.63 m 55.12 14.61 (−1.5) 28.77 m 2.50 m 34.76 m 5:44.32
3000 m walk (track) 12:14.48 Kerry Saxby  Australia 20 February 1988 Sydney, Australia [114]
5000 m walk (track) 20:03.00 Kerry Saxby-Junna  Australia 11 February 1996 Optus Grand Prix Sydney, Australia [115]
5 km walk (road) 20:25 Kerry Saxby  Australia 10 June 1989 Internationaler Geher-Cup Hildesheim, West Germany [116]
10,000 m walk (track) 41:57.22 Kerry Saxby  Australia 24 July 1990 Seattle, United States
10 km walk (road) 41:29.71 Kerry Saxby-Junna  Australia 27 August 1988 Canberra, Australia
20,000 m walk (track) 1:33:40.2 Kerry Saxby-Junna  Australia 6 September 2001 Brisbane, Australia
20 km walk (road) 1:27:44 Jane Saville  Australia 2 May 2004 Naumburg, Germany
50 km walk (road) 4:09:33 Claire Tallent  Australia 5 May 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships Taicang, China [117]
4 × 100 m relay 41.02 Briana Williams
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shericka Jackson		  Jamaica 6 August 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [118]
4 × 200 m relay 1:29.04 Jura Levy
Shericka Jackson
Sashalee Forbes
Elaine Thompson		  Jamaica 22 April 2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [119]
Swedish relay 2:03.42 Christania Williams (100 m)
Shericka Jackson (200 m)
Olivia James (300 m)
Chrisann Gordon (400 m)		  Jamaica 10 July 2011 Lille, France [120]
4 × 400 m relay 3:18.71 Rosemarie Whyte
Davita Prendergast
Novlene Williams-Mills
Shericka Williams		  Jamaica 3 September 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea [121]
4 × 800 m relay 8:04.28 Agatha Jeruto
Sylivia Chematui Chesebe
Janeth Jepkosgei
Eunice Jepkoech Sum		  Kenya 25 May 2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [122]
Distance medley relay 10:43.35 Selah Jepleting Busienei (1200 m)
Joy Nakhumicha Sakari (400 m)
Sylivia Chematui Chesebe (800 m)
Virginia Nyambura Nganga (1600 m)		  Kenya 2 May 2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [123]
4 × 1500 m relay 16:33.58 Mercy Cherono
Faith Kipyegon
Irene Jelagat
Hellen Obiri		  Kenya 24 May 2014 2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [124]
Ekiden relay 2:13:35 Philes Ongori
Evelyne Kemunto Kimwei
Sally Kaptich Chepyego
Catherine Ndereba
Jane Wanjiku Gakunyi
Lucy Wangui Kabuu		  Kenya 23 November 2006 International Chiba Ekiden Chiba, Japan
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Commonwealth best times for non-standard events

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100 y 9.91+ (+1.1 m/s) [WB] Veronica Campbell-Brown  Jamaica 31 May 2011 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic [125]
150 m (bend) 16.46 (−1.5 m/s) Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 27 September 1989 Trapani, Italy [126][127]
150 m (straight) 15.85 (+2.0 m/s) Favour Ofili  Nigeria 17 May 2025 Adidas Games Atlanta, United States [128]
200 m straight 21.76 (+0.5 m/s) Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 4 June 2017 Adidas Boost Boston Games Somerville, United States [129]
300 m 34.41 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 20 June 2019 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic [130]
500 m 1:06.62[59] Lynsey Sharp  Great Britain 10 September 2016 Great North CityGames Newcastle, United Kingdom [60]
600 m 1:21.63 Mary Moraa  Kenya 1 September 2024 ISTAF Berlin Berlin, Germany [131]
Two miles 9:11.49 Mercy Cherono  Kenya 24 August 2014 British Athletics Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom [132]
10 miles (road) 49:49+ Mx Ruth Chepng'etich  Kenya 9 October 2022 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States [133]
49:21+ a Brigid Kosgei  Kenya 8 September 2019 Great North Run Newcastle upon Tyne-South Shields, United Kingdom [86]
50 Miles (track) 6:07:58 Linda Meadows  Australia 18 June 1994 50 Mile Track Race Burwood Burwood, Australia [134]
100 Miles (track) 14:34:05 Samantha Amend  Great Britain 24 April 2021 Centurion Running Track 100 Mile Ashford, United Kingdom [135]
200 m hurdles (straight) 24.86 (+0.1 m/s) Shiann Salmon  Jamaica 23 May 2021 Adidas Boost Boston Games Boston, United States [136]
200 m hurdles (bend) 25.7 h Pam Kilborn-Ryan  Australia 25 November 1971 Melbourne, Australia [137]
25.79 (−0.6 m/s) Lauren Wells  Australia 21 January 2017 Athletics ACT Combined Events Championships Canberra, Australia [138]
300 m hurdles 38.75 Lina Nielsen  Great Britain 26 May 2023 Aufbaumeeting Krumme Strecken St. Pölten, Austria [139][140]
Sprint medley relay (1,1,2,4) 1:36.67 Audra Segree (100 m)
Natasha Morrison (100 m)
Anastasia Le-Roy (200 m)
Verone Chambers (400 m)		  Jamaica 29 April 2017 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [141]
Sprint medley relay (2,2,4,8) 3:34.56 Sherri-Ann Brooks (200 m)
Rosemarie Whyte(200 m)
Moya Thompson 51.7 (400 m)
Kenia Sinclair 1:57.43 (800 m)		  Jamaica April 2009 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States
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Mixed

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4 × 100 m relay 40.30 Sade McCreath
Marie-Éloïse Leclair
Duan Asemota
Eliezer Adjibi		  Canada 11 May 2025 World Relays Guangzhou, China [142]
4 × 400 m relay 3:11.78 Nathon Allen
Roneisha McGregor
Tiffany James
Javon Francis		  Jamaica 29 September 2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar [143]
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Indoor

Men

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50 m 5.56 A Donovan Bailey  Canada 9 February 1996 Bill Cosby Invitational Reno, United States
55 m 5.99 Obadele Thompson  Barbados 22 February 1997 Western Athletic Conference Championships Colorado Springs, United States [144]
60 m 6.42 Dwain Chambers  Great Britain 7 March 2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy [145]
150 m 14.99 Donovan Bailey  Canada 1 June 1997 Bailey–Johnson 150-metre race Toronto, Ontario, Canada [146]
200 m 19.92 Frankie Fredericks  Namibia 18 February 1996 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France
300 m 31.97 Bralon Taplin  Grenada 14 February 2017 Czech Indoor Gala Ostrava, Czech Republic [147]
400 m 44.49[e] Christopher Morales Williams  Canada 24 February 2024 SEC Championships Fayetteville, United States [148]
500 m 1:00.71 Onkabetse Nkobolo  Botswana 17 February 2016 Globen Galan Stockholm, Sweden [149]
600 y 1:06.68 OT Jonathan Jones  Barbados 26 February 2022 Big 12 Championships Ames, United States [150]
600 m 1:14.79 A Michael Saruni  Kenya 19 January 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Collegiate Invitational Albuquerque, United States [151]
800 m 1:43.98 Michael Saruni  Kenya 9 February 2019 Millrose Games New York City, United States [152]
1000 m 2:14.74 Marco Arop  Canada 4 February 2024 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Boston, United States [153]
1500 m 3:32.11 Laban Rotich  Kenya 1 February 1998 Sparkassen Cup Stuttgart, Germany
Mile 3:48.87 Josh Kerr  Great Britain 27 February 2022 Boston University Last Chance Meet Boston, United States [154][155]
2000 m 4:55.35 Cameron Levins  Canada 15 February 2014 Millrose Games New York City, United States [156]
3000 m 7:24.90 Daniel Komen  Kenya 6 February 1998 Budapest, Hungary
Two miles 8:00.67 Josh Kerr  Great Britain 11 February 2024 Millrose Games New York City, United States [157]
5000 m 12:51.48 Daniel Komen  Kenya 19 February 1998 GE Galan Stockholm, Sweden
50 m hurdles 6.25 Mark McKoy  Canada 5 March 1986 Kobe, Japan
55 m hurdles 7.03 Mark McKoy  Canada 27 February 1987 US Indoor Championships New York City, United States [158]
60 m hurdles 7.30 Colin Jackson  Great Britain 6 March 1994 Sindelfingen, Germany
300 m hurdles 34.92 OT Llewellyn Herbert  South Africa 9 February 1999 Pirkkahall Tampere, Finland [159][160]
400 m hurdles 50.21 Richard Yates  Great Britain 19 February 2011 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom [161][162]
2000 m steeplechase 5:13.77 Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya 13 February 2011 Indoor Flanders Meeting Ghent, Belgium [163][164]
High jump 2.38 m Steve Smith  Great Britain 4 February 1994 Wuppertal, Germany
Pole vault 6.06 m Steven Hooker  Australia 7 February 2009 Boston Indoor Games Roxbury, United States
Long jump 8.44 m Luvo Manyonga  South Africa 2 March 2018 World Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom [165]
Triple jump 17.75 m Phillips Idowu  Great Britain 9 March 2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain [166]
Shot put 22.31 m Tomas Walsh  New Zealand 3 March 2018 World Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom [167]
Weight throw 24.72 m Scott Russell  Canada 8 February 2002 Ames, United States
Discus throw 65.60 m Benn Harradine  Australia 12 March 2011 4th World Indoor Throwing Växjö, Sweden [168][169]
Javelin throw 76.66 m Stuart Faben  Great Britain 3 March 1996 Kajaani, Finland [170]
Heptathlon 6343 pts Damian Warner  Canada 2–3 March 2018 World Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom [171]
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
6.74 7.39 m 14.90 m 2.02 m 7.67 4.90 m 2:37.12
3000 m walk 10:30.28 Tom Bosworth  Great Britain 25 February 2018 Glasgow Grand Prix Glasgow, United Kingdom [172]
5000 m walk 18:20.97 Tom Bosworth  Great Britain 23 February 2020 British Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [173]
4 × 200 m relay 1:22.11 Linford Christie
Darren Braithwaite
Ade Mafe
John Regis		  Great Britain 3 March 1991 Glasgow, United Kingdom
4 × 400 m relay 3:02.52 Deon Lendore
Jereem Richards
Asa Guevara
Lalonde Gordon		  Trinidad and Tobago 4 March 2018 World Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom [174]
4 × 800 m relay 7:23.13 Kyle Smith
Andrew Maloney
Matt Lincoln
Andrew Heaney		  Canada 31 January 2009 University Park, United States
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref.
50 m 6.00 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 4 February 1994 Moscow, Russia
55 m 6.58 Beatrice Utondu  Nigeria 11 February 1990 Monroe, United States [175]
60 m 6.94 A Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 11 March 2023 NCAA Division I Championships Albuquerque, United States [176]
200 m 21.87 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 13 February 1993 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France
300 m 35.45 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 3 February 2018 Millrose Games New York City, United States [177]
400 m 50.02 Nicola Sanders  Great Britain 3 March 2007 European Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom
500 m 1:08.34 Leah Anderson  Jamaica 4 February 2023 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Boston, United States [178]
600 m 1:23.41 Keely Hodgkinson  Great Britain 28 January 2023 Manchester World Indoor Tour Manchester, United Kingdom [179]
800 m 1:56.33 Keely Hodgkinson  Great Britain 14 February 2026 British Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom [180]
1000 m 2:30.94 Maria Mutola  Mozambique 25 February 1999 GE Galan Stockholm, Sweden
1500 m 3:58.53 Georgia Hunter Bell  Great Britain 22 March 2026 World Championships Toruń, Poland [181]
Mile 4:17.88 Jemma Reekie  Great Britain 8 February 2020 Millrose Games New York City, United States [182]
2000 m 5:26.68 Jessica Hull  Australia 19 February 2026 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin, France [183]
3000 m 8:22.68 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 2 March 2024 World Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [184]
Two miles 9:04.84 Laura Muir  Great Britain 11 February 2024 Millrose Games New York City, United States [185]
5000 m 14:39.89 Kim Smith  New Zealand 27 February 2009 New York City, United States
50 m hurdles 6.67+ Michelle Freeman  Jamaica 13 February 2000 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France
55 m hurdles 7.26+ Ackera Nugent  Jamaica 8 February 2025 Millrose Games New York City, United States [186]
60 m hurdles 7.65 Devynne Charlton  Bahamas 3 March 2024 World Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [187]
22 March 2026 World Championships Toruń, Poland [188]
400 m hurdles 1:01.04 Carole Kaboud Mebam  Cameroon 12 February 2012 Meeting National Val-de-Reuil, France [189]
High jump 1.99 m Debbie Brill  Canada 23 January 1982 Edmonton, Canada
Pole vault 4.87 m Holly Bleasdale  Great Britain 21 January 2012 Villeurbanne, France [190]
Long jump 7.00 m Jazmin Sawyers  Great Britain 5 March 2023 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [191]
Triple jump 15.16 m Ashia Hansen  Great Britain 28 February 1998 European Championships Valencia, Spain
Shot put 20.98 m Valerie Adams  New Zealand 28 August 2013 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland [192]
Weight throw 21.27 m Precious Ogunleye  Nigeria 6 February 2016 Armory Track Invitational New York City, United States [193]
Pentathlon 5000 pts Katarina Johnson-Thompson  Great Britain 6 March 2015 European Championships Prague, Czech Republic [194]
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
8.18 1.95 m 12.32 m 6.89 m 2:12.78
Mile walk 6:17:29 Rachel Seaman  Canada 15 February 2014 Millrose Games New York City, United States [195][196]
3000 m walk 11:53.82 Kerry Saxby-Junna  Australia 13 March 1993 World Championships Toronto, Canada
5000 m walk 21:25.37 Bethan Davies  Great Britain 18 February 2018 British Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom [197]
4 × 200 m relay 1:33.96 Paula Dunn
Jennifer Stoute
Linda Keough
Sally Gunnell		  Great Britain 23 February 1990 Aviva International Match Glasgow, United Kingdom
4 × 400 m relay 3:24.89 Lina Nielsen
Hannah Kelly
Emily Newnham
Amber Anning		  Great Britain 9 March 2025 European Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands [198]
4 × 800 m relay 8:17.75 Fellan Ferguson
Simoya Campbell
Kimarra McDonald
Natoya Goule		  Jamaica 3 February 2018 Millrose Games New York City, United States
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Notes

  1. [a]
    by official result source, 54:42 by World Athletics source
  2. [b]
    Not record eligible due to the use of a team of pacemakers and custom gear.
  3. [c]
    by IAU source; 3:04:23 by other sources
  4. [d]
    by IAU source; 278.622 by other sources
  5. [e]
    Starting blocks did not comply with World Athletics regulations, athlete passed drug test on the day

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