List of English records in athletics

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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  Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by EA   Not ratified or later rescinded by EA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
! = timing by photo-electric cell
est = estimate

Outdoor

Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 9.83 (+1.3 m/s) Zharnel Hughes 24 June 2023 USATF New York Grand Prix New York City, United States [1]
150 m (straight) 14.66 (+0.3 m/s) Zharnel Hughes 18 May 2024 Atlanta City Games Atlanta, United States [2]
200 m 19.73 (+1.6 m/s) Zharnel Hughes 23 July 2023 Anniversary Games London, United Kingdom [3]
400 m 44.35 Matthew Hudson-Smith 28 May 2022 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States [4]
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 [5]
Mile (road) 3:51.3 h Elliot Giles 1 September 2024 New Balance Kö Meile Düsseldorf, Germany [6][7]
3000 m 7:32.62 Mo Farah 5 June 2016 British Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom [8]
5000 m 12:53.11 Mo Farah 22 July 2011 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [9]
5 km 13:20 Marc Scott 8 August 2020 Podium 5k Barrowford, United Kingdom [10]
10,000 m 26:46.57 Mo Farah 3 June 2011 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States [11][12][13]
10 km 27:38 Rory Leonard 12 January 2025 10K Valencia Ibercaja Valencia, Spain [14]
20,000 m 56:20.30+ Mo Farah 4 September 2020 Memorial van Damme Brussels, Belgium [15]
Half marathon 59:32 Mo Farah 22 March 2015 Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon, Portugal [16]
One hour 21,330 m Mo Farah 4 September 2020 Memorial van Damme Brussels, Belgium [17]
25 km 1:12:36+ Mo Farah 22 April 2018 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [18]
30 km 1:27:31+ Mo Farah 22 April 2018 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [19]
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 [20]
Pole vault 5.82 m Steven Lewis 21 July 2012 Janusz Kusociński Memorial Szczecin, Poland [21]
Long jump 8.51 m (+1.7 m/s) Greg Rutherford 24 April 2014 Chula Vista, United States [22]
Triple jump 18.29 m (+1.3 m/s) Jonathan Edwards 7 August 1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden [23]
Shot put 21.68 m Geoff Capes 18 May 1980 Cwmbran, United Kingdom
Discus throw 70.76 m Lawrence Okoye 13 April 2025 Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational Ramona, United States [24]
Hammer throw 80.26 m Nick Miller 8 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [25]
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
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10.44 8.01 m 15.72 m 2.03 m 46.97 14.33 46.56 m 5.00 m 65.24 m 4:35.00
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 [26]
10,000 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 [27]
20 km walk (road) 1:19:38 Tom Bosworth 8 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [28]
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
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Women

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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 [29]
150 m (bend) 16.42+ (−0.4 m/s) Dina Asher-Smith 28 August 2025 Weltklasse Zürich Zurich, Switzerland [30]
150 m (straight) 16.44 (±0.0 m/s) Daryll Neita 18 May 2024 Atlanta City Games Atlanta, United States [31]
200 m 21.89 (+0.2 m/s) Dina Asher-Smith 11 August 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany [32]
400 m 49.41 Christine Ohuruogu 12 August 2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia [33]
800 m 1:54.33 Keely Hodgkinson 7 June 2026 Bauhausgalan Stockholm, Sweden [34]
1500 m 3:57.90 Kelly Holmes 28 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece
2000 m 5:35.87 Revée Walcott-Nolan 19 February 2026 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin, France [35]
3000 m 8:26.97 Paula Radcliffe 29 June 2001 Rome, Italy
8:22.20 Paula Radcliffe 19 July 2002 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco
5000 m 14:29.11 Paula Radcliffe 20 June 2004 European Cup Bydgoszcz, Poland
10,000 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 1:06:47 Paula Radcliffe 7 October 2001 World Half Marathon Championships Bristol, United Kingdom
1:05:39.6 a Paula Radcliffe 21 September 2003 Newcastle–South Shields, United Kingdom
Marathon 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe 13 April 2003 London Marathon London, United Kingdom
24 hours 278.622 km Sarah Webster 19 October 2025 IAU 24 Hour World Championship Albi, France [36]
100 m hurdles 12.51 (+0.7 m/s) Tiffany Porter 14 September 2014 IAAF Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco [37]
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 [38]
High jump 1.98 m[a] Katarina Johnson-Thompson 12 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [39]
Pole vault 4.81 m Holly Bradshaw 15 July 2017 10th International Pole Vault Meeting Rottach-Egern, Germany [40]
Long jump 7.07 m (+0.4 m/s) Shara Proctor 28 August 2015 World Championships Beijing, China [41]
Triple jump 15.15 m (+1.7 m/s) Ashia Hansen 13 September 1997 Grand Prix Final Fukuoka, Japan [42]
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 [43]
Javelin throw 66.17 m Goldie Sayers 14 July 2012 London Grand Prix London, United Kingdom [44]
The specification for the women's javelin changed in 1999. With the old model, Fatima Whitbread threw 77.44 m in 1986.
Heptathlon 6981 pts Katarina Johnson-Thompson 2–4 October 2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar [45]
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
5000 m walk (track) 21:30.75 Johanna Jackson 13 July 2008 Birmingham, United Kingdom
10,000 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 [46]
4 × 100 m relay 41.88  England
Asha Philip
Imani Lansiquot
Bianca Williams
Dina Asher-Smith		 12 August 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany [47]
4 × 400 m relay 3:26.73  England
Helen Frost
Helen Karagounis
Melanie Purkiss
Lisa Miller		 31 July 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England
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Indoor

Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref. Video
60 m 6.42 Dwain Chambers 7 March 2009 European Championships Turin, Italy [48]
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 [49]
5000 m 12:57.08 Marc Scott 12 February 2022 David Hemery Valentine Invitational Boston, United States [50][51]
60 m hurdles 7.42 Tony Jarrett 19 February 1995 Lievin, France
High jump 2.38 m[b] Steve Smith 4 February 1994 annual "Jump to the Music" Wuppertal, Germany
Pole vault 5.83 m[c] Luke Cutts 25 January 2014 Perche Elite Tour Meeting Rouen, France [52]
Long jump 8.26 m A Greg Rutherford 5 February 2016 New Mexico Collegiate Classic Albuquerque, United States [53]
Triple jump 17.75 m Phillips Idowu 9 March 2008 World Championships Valencia, Spain [54]
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 [55]
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 [56]
5000 m walk 18:28.70 Tom Bosworth 18 February 2018 British Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom [57]
4 × 400 m relay
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Women

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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 [58]
7.03 Dina Asher-Smith 21 March 2026 World Championships Toruń, Poland [59]
200 m 22.83 Katharine Merry 14 February 1999 British Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom
300 m 36.53 Lina Nielsen 15 February 2025 Keely Klassic Birmingham, United Kingdom [60]
400 m 50.02 Nicola Sanders 3 March 2007 European Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom
800 m 1:54.87 Keely Hodgkinson 19 February 2026 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin, France [61]
1500 m 3:58.53 Georgia Hunter Bell 22 March 2026 World Championships Toruń, Poland [62]
Mile 4:21.19 Katie Snowden 11 February 2023 Millrose Games New York City, United States [63]
3000 m 8:34.55 Joanne Pavey 4 February 2004 Birmingham Norwich Union GP Birmingham, United Kingdom [64]
5000 m
60 m hurdles 7.80 Tiffany Porter 4 March 2011 European Championships Paris, France [65]
High jump 1.99 m Morgan Lake 4 February 2023 Hustopečské skákání Hustopeče, Czech Republic [66]
Pole vault 4.87 m[d] Holly Bleasdale 21 January 2012 Villeurbanne, France [67]
Long jump 6.97 m Lorraine Ugen 5 March 2017 European Championships Belgrade, Serbia [68]
Triple jump 15.16 m[e] 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 [69]
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
8.18 1.95 m 12.32 m 6.89 m 2:12.78
3000 m walk
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
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Mixed

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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 [70]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    record set during heptathlon competition
  2. [b]
    outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
  3. [c]
    outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
  4. [d]
    outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
  5. [e]
    outdoor mark ratified as absolute record

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