List of world records in athletics
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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.
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.
Criteria
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]
- 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.
Bonus payments
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 was done by Sergey Bubka and Yelena Isinbayeva in the men's and women's pole vault respectively,[4] and some commentators have complained that neither athlete ever posted as high a mark as they were capable of.[5] Since 2020, Armand Duplantis has been emulating the practice.[6] 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
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,[7] and has, thus far, only affected the men's and women's pole vault, women's 2000 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, was surpassed by two different men since 2000, initially by Renaud Lavillenie in 2014 with a 6.16 m indoors mark, and most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2025 with a 6.30 m outdoors mark.
In 2023, World Athletics decided to introduce the new term 'short track' to replace the previous term 'indoor' to describe events and performances that are set on a 200 m track.[8] For track and combined events, the term "indoor world records" were changed to "short track world records". In some field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, and shot put, indoor world records were eliminated. These changes came into effect on 1 November 2023.
Key to tables
Awaiting ratification not 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
i = set indoors
sh = short track, including "indoors" but also allowing for outdoor 200 metres tracks
Men
Women
Mixed
| Event | Perf. | N | Avg speed
(mph, kph) |
Pts | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.41 |
19.098
(30.735) |
Vernon Norwood (44.47) Shamier Little (49.32) Bryce Deadmon (44.17) Kaylyn Brown (49.45) |
 USA |
2 August 2024 |
Olympic Games | Saint-Denis |  FRA |
[234] | P | |||
| 4 × 400 m relay sh | 3:12.44 |
[an] | Vacant | [235] | |||||||||
World best performances
Records in events without World Athletics-ratified world records are typically referred to as world best performances or 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[236] 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 Bailey–Johnson 150-metre race) were completed on a traditional circuit which included a partial bend in the track.
The 40-yard dash, a standard acceleration evaluation for American football players, does not fall within the usual criteria of athletics racing events. In most 40-yard dashes, reaction times are not recorded as timing starts only once the player is in motion, and the standards for timing a "football 40" are so lax and inconsistent that a real world record cannot be claimed.
Performances are also hand-timed and calculated to 1/100 of a second, although studies have shown human beings simply cannot react consistently or accurately enough for this to be a valid method, and even those using light beams are timed by the motion of the athlete, removing the normal factor of reaction time; further, football 40-yard dashes are usually run on a turf surface as opposed to an all weather track. All of these factors make track and "football 40" performances essentially impossible to compare.
The world best time for a "football 40" is 4.17 by Deion Sanders, while the extrapolated best for an Olympic-level athlete (including reacting to a starting gun) is 4.24 by Maurice Greene at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.[237]
Outdoor events
Men
| Event | Perf. | W | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg speed (mph, kph) | Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | 5.45 |
+0.9 |
+[ao] | Su Bingtian |  CHN |
33.03 (20.52) | N/A | 1 Aug 2021 |
Olympic Games | Tokyo |  JPN |
[240] | ||
| 60 m | 6.29 |
+[ap] | 21.34 (34.34) | N/A | ||||||||||
| [240][241] | ||||||||||||||
| 100 y | 9.0 |
h | Ivory Crockett | USA |
22.7 (36.6) | N/A | 11 May 1974 |
Knoxville | USA |
[242] | ||||
| Houston McTear | N/A | 9 May 1975 |
Winter Park | [242] | ||||||||||
9.07 |
−0.5 |
+ | Asafa Powell |  JAM |
22.55 (36.29) | N/A | 27 May 2010 |
Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava |  CZE |
[243] | |||
| 150 m | 14.44 |
−0.3 |
+ | Usain Bolt | 23.24 (37.40) | N/A | 20 Aug 2009 |
World Championships | Berlin |  GER |
[244] | |||
| 150 m straight | 14.35 |
+1.1 |
23.38 (37.63) | N/A | 17 May 2009 |
Manchester City Games | Manchester |  GBR |
[245] | |||||
| 200 m straight | 19.41 |
−0.4 |
Tyson Gay | USA |
23.05 (37.09) | N/A | 16 May 2010 |
[246] |
||||||
| 220 y (straight) | 19.5 |
+1.9 |
h | Tommie Smith | 23.08 (37.14) | N/A | 7 May 1966 |
Video on YouTube | San Jose, California | USA |
[248] | |||
19.54 |
−0.4 |
Tyson Gay | 23.03 (37.06) | N/A | 16 May 2010 |
Manchester City Games | Manchester | GBR |
[249] | |||||
| 300 m | 30.69 |
A | Letsile Tebogo |  BOT |
21.866 (35.191) | 1286 | 17 Feb 2024 |
Simbine Curro Classic Shoot-Out | Pretoria |  RSA |
[250][251] | |||
| 440 y | 44.5 |
John Smith | USA |
20.23 (32.55) | N/A | 26 Jun 1971 |
USA Championships | Eugene | USA |
[252] |
||||
| 500 m | 57.69 |
[aq] | David Rudisha |  KEN |
19.388 (31.201) | N/A | 10 Sep 2016 |
Great North CityGames | Newcastle | GBR |
[255] | |||
| 600 m | 1:12.81 |
Johnny Gray | USA |
18.434 (29.666) | 1239 | 24 May 1986 |
Santa Monica | USA |
[256] | |||||
| 1600 m | 3:41.84c |
[ar] | Hicham El Guerrouj |  MAR |
16.134 (25.966) | N/A | 7 Jul 1999 |
Golden Gala | Rome |  ITA |
[257] | |||
| 3200 m | 7:51.35c |
[as] | Jakob Ingebrigtsen |  NOR |
15.187 (24.440) | N/A | 9 Jun 2023 |
Meeting de Paris | Paris | FRA |
[257] | |||
| Two miles | 7:54.10 |
15.187 (24.441) | 1304 | [258][259] | P | |||||||||
| 8 km (road) | 21:11 |
+ | Rhonex Kipruto | KEN |
14.080 (22.659) | N/A | 12 Jan 2020 |
10K Valencia Ibercaja | Valencia |  ESP |
[260] | |||
| 15 km (road) | 40:07 |
+ | Jacob Kiplimo |  UGA |
13.940 (22.435) | N/A | 16 Feb 2025 |
Barcelona Half Marathon | Barcelona | ESP |
[261] | |||
| 10 miles (road) | 44:04 |
Benard Kibet | KEN |
13.616 (21.912) | 1257 | 4 Dec 2022 |
Kōsa 10-Miler | Kōsa | JAP |
[262][263] | [264] | |||
| 20,000 m (track) | 56:20.02 |
+ | Bashir Abdi |  BEL |
13.236 (21.302) | N/A | 4 Sep 2020 |
Diamond League | Brussels | BEL |
[55] | |||
| 20 km (road) | 53:42 |
+ | Jacob Kiplimo | UGA |
13.885 (22.346) | N/A | 16 Feb 2025 |
Barcelona Half Marathon | Barcelona | ESP |
[261] | |||
| 25,000 m (track) | 1:12:25.4 |
+ h | Moses Mosop | KEN |
12.870 (20.712) | N/A | 3 Jun 2011 |
Prefontaine Classic | Eugene | USA |
[265] | |||
| 25 km (road) | 1:11:08 |
+ | Eliud Kipchoge | 13.103 (21.087) | N/A | 25 Sep 2022 |
Berlin Marathon | Berlin | GER |
[266] | ||||
| 30,000 m (track) | 1:26:47.4 |
h | Moses Mosop | 12.887 (20.740) | N/A | 3 Jun 2011 |
Prefontaine Classic | Eugene | USA |
[265] |
||||
| 30 km (road) | 1:25:40 |
+ | Eliud Kipchoge | 13.056 (21.012) | N/A | 25 Sep 2022 |
Berlin Marathon | Berlin | GER |
[266] | ||||
| 35 km (road) | 1:40:10 |
+ | 13.027 (20.965) | N/A | [266] | |||||||||
| 40 km (road) | 1:54:23 |
+ | Kelvin Kiptum | 13.038 (20.982) | N/A | 8 Oct 2023 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago | USA |
[268] | ||||
| 100,000 m (track) | 6:05:41 |
Aleksandr Sorokin |  LTU |
10.195 (16.408) | N/A | 23 Apr 2022 |
Centurion Running Track 100 Mile | Bedfordshire | GBR |
[269] | ||||
| 100 miles (track) | 11:14:56 |
+ | 8.890 (13.307) | N/A | 24 Apr 2021 |
Ashford |  UK |
[270] | ||||||
| 100 miles (road) | 10:51:39 |
+ | 9.207 (14.818) | N/A | 6 Jan 2022 |
Spartanion Race | Tel Aviv |  ISR |
[271] | |||||
| 12-hour run (track) | 170,309 m |
8.819 (14.192) | N/A | 24 Apr 2021 |
Centurion Running Track 100 Mile | Ashford | UK |
[270] | ||||||
| 12-hour run (road) | 177,410 m |
9.186 (14.784) | N/A | 6 Jan 2022 |
Spartanion Race | Tel Aviv | ISR |
[271] | ||||||
| 24-hour run (track) | 303,506 m |
Yiannis Kouros |  AUS |
7.858 (12.646) | N/A | 24 Oct 1997 |
Sri Chinmoy 24-hours | Adelaide | AUS |
|||||
| 24-hour run (road) | 319,614 m |
Aleksandr Sorokin | LTU |
8.275 (13.317) | N/A | 18 Sep 2022 |
IAU 24 Hour European Championships | Verona | ITA |
[272] | ||||
| 48-hour run (road) | 485,099 m |
Matthieu Bonne | BEL |
6.279 (10.106) | N/A | 30 May–1 Jun 2025 |
GOMU 48-Hour World Championship | Pabianice |  POL |
[273] | ||||
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:10.68 |
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | FRA |
14.400 (23.175) | 1248 | 30 Jun 2010 |
Alma Athlé Tour | Reims | FRA |
[274][275] | ||||
| 2500 m steeplechase | 7:34.4 |
h | George Orton |  CAN |
12.307 (19.806) | N/A | 15 Jul 1900 |
Olympic Games | Paris | [citation needed] | ||||
| 2590 m steeplechase | 7:39.6 |
h | James Lightbody | USA |
12.606 (20.287) | N/A | 29 Aug 1904 |
Olympic Games | St. Louis | USA |
[citation needed] | |||
| 3460 m steeplechase | 10:33.4 |
h[at] | Volmari Iso-Hollo |  FIN |
12.219 (19.665) | N/A | 1 Aug 1932 |
Olympic Games | Los Angeles | [citation needed] | ||||
| 4000 m steeplechase | 12:58.4 |
h | John Rimmer | GBR |
11.495 (18.500) | N/A | 16 Jul 1900 |
Olympic Games | Paris |  FRA |
[citation needed] | |||
| 200 m hurdles | 22.55 |
Laurent Ottoz | ITA |
19.840 (31.929) | N/A | 31 May 1995 |
Milan | ITA |
[276] | |||||
| 200 m hurdles straight | 21.85 |
+1.5 |
Alison dos Santos |  BRA |
N/A | 17 May 2025 |
Adidas Games | Atlanta | USA |
[277] | ||||
| 220 y hurdles straight | 21.9 |
+1.4 |
h | Don Styron | USA |
20.548 (33.069) | N/A | 2 Apr 1960 |
Baton Rouge | [278] |
||||
| 300 m hurdles | 32.67 |
Karsten Warholm | NOR |
20.541 (33.058) | 1319 | 12 Jun 2025 |
Bislett Games | Oslo | NOR |
[280] | ||||
| 440 y hurdles | 48.7 |
Jim Bolding | USA |
18.48 (29.74) | N/A | 25 Jul 1974 |
Turin | ITA |
[281] | |||||
| Standing long jump | 12 ft 3 in |
Byron Jones | N/A | 23 Feb 2015 |
NFL Scouting Combine | Indianapolis | USA |
[282] | ||||||
| Standing triple jump | 10.95 m |
Tydree Lewis | N/A | 31 Oct 2011 |
[citation needed] | |||||||||
| Weight throw | 25.41 m |
Lance Deal | N/A | 20 Feb 1993 |
Azusa | USA |
[283] | |||||||
| Icosathlon | 14571 pts |
Joseph Detmer | N/A | 25 Sep 2010 |
World Championships | Lynchburg, Virginia | [284] | |||||||
| 1500 m walk (track) | 5:12.0 |
+ | Antanas Grigaliūnas | LTU |
10.755 (17.308) | N/A | 12 May 1990 |
Vilnius | LTU |
[285] | ||||
| Mile walk (track) | 5:31.08 |
Tom Bosworth | GBR |
10.874 (17.499) | N/A | 9 Jul 2017 |
London Grand Prix | London | GBR |
[286] | ||||
| 3000 m walk (track) | 10:47.11 |
Giovanni De Benedictis | ITA |
10.370 (16.690) | 1209 | 19 May 1990 |
San Giovanni Valdarno | ITA |
[287] | |||||
| 5000 m walk (track) | 18:02.38 |
Gabriel Bordier | FRA |
10.333 (16.630) | 1221 | 10 Jun 2025 |
Montreuil | FRA |
[288] | |||||
| 5 km walk (road) | 18:21 |
Robert Korzeniowski | POL |
10.159 (16.349) | 1194 | 15 Sep 1990 |
Bad Salzdetfurth | GER |
[289][290] | |||||
| 10,000 m walk (track) | 37:23.99 |
Gabriel Bordier | FRA |
2 Aug 2025 |
French Championships | Talence | FRA |
[291] | ||||||
| 10 km walk (road) | 37:11 |
Roman Rasskazov |  RUS |
10.027 (16.136) | 1252 | 28 May 2000 |
Saransk | RUS |
[292][293] | |||||
| 30 km walk (road) | 2:05:06 |
Nathan Deakes | AUS |
8.941 (14.389) | 1227 | 27 Aug 2006 |
Australian Race Walking Championships | Hobart | AUS |
[289][294] | ||||
| 50-mile walk (road) | 7:44:47.2 |
[au] | Shaul Ladany | ISR |
6.455 (10.388) | N/A | 1972 |
New Jersey | USA |
[295] | ||||
| 4 × 110 y relay | 38.6 |
A[av] | Earl McCullouch Fred Kuller O. J. Simpson Lennox Miller (JAM) |
23.316
(37.524) |
N/A | 17 Jun 1967 |
NCAA Division I Championships | Provo, Utah | [296] | |||||
| Swedish relay | 1:46.59 |
[aw] | Christopher Williams Usain Bolt Davian Clarke Jermaine Gonzales |
JAM |
20.986
(33.774) |
N/A | 25 Jul 2006 |
DN Galan | Stockholm |  SWE |
[297] | |||
| Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8) | 3:10.76 |
Carl Lewis Ferran Tyler Benny Hollis Johnny Gray |
USA |
18.762
(30.195) |
N/A | 6 Apr 1985 |
Tempe | USA |
[298] | |||||
| 4 × mile relay | 15:49.08 |
Eamonn Coghlan Ray Flynn Frank O'Mara Marcus O'Sullivan |
 IRL |
15.173
(24.418) |
N/A | 17 Aug 1985 |
Dublin | IRL |
[299] | |||||
| 4 × 110 m shuttle hurdle relay | 52.94 |
[ax] | Jason Richardson (hurdler) Aleec Harris Aries Merritt David Oliver |
USA |
18.592
(29.921) |
N/A | 25 Apr 2015 |
Drake Relays | Des Moines | USA |
[300] |
Women
| Event | Perf. | W | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg speed (mph, kph) | Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | 5.93 |
−0.1 |
+ | Marion Jones | USA |
18.86 (30.35) | N/A | 22 Aug 1999 |
World Championships | Seville | ESP |
[301] | |
| 60 m | 6.83 |
+0.4 |
+ | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | JAM |
19.65 (31.63) | N/A | 10 Aug 2022 |
Monaco Diamond League | Monaco |  MON |
[302] | |
| 100 y | 9.91 |
+1.1 |
+ | Veronica Campbell-Brown | 20.64 (33.22) | N/A | 31 May 2011 |
Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava | CZE |
[303] | ||
| 150 m | 16.09 |
+0.2 |
+ | Shericka Jackson | 20.85 (33.56) | N/A | 8 Sep 2023 |
Memorial van Damme | Brussels | BEL |
[304] | ||
16.41 |
+1.1 |
Brianna Rollins-McNeal | USA |
20.45 (32.91) | N/A | 20 Jul 2020 |
AP Ranch High-Performance Invitational | Fort Worth | USA |
[305] | |||
| 150 m straight | 15.85 |
+2.0 |
Favour Ofili |  NGR |
N/A | 17 May 2025 |
Adidas Games | Atlanta | [306] | ||||
| 200 m straight | 21.76 |
+0.5 |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo |  BAH |
20.56 (33.09) | N/A | 4 Jun 2017 |
Boost Boston Games | Somerville | [307] | |||
| 300 m | 34.14 |
+ | Marita Koch |  GDR |
19.657 (31.634) | N/A | 6 Oct 1985 |
World Cup | Canberra | AUS |
[308] | ||
34.41 |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo | BAH |
19.503 (31.386) | 1269 | 20 June 2019 |
Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava | CZE |
[309][310] | ||||
| 500 m | 1:05.9 |
Tatana Kocembova | TCH |
16.972 (27.314) | N/A | 2 Aug 1984 |
[311] | ||||||
| 600 m | 1:21.63 |
Mary Moraa | KEN |
16.523 (26.591) | 1248 | 1 Sep 2024 |
ISTAF Berlin | Berlin | GER |
[312][313] | |||
| 1600 m | 4:06.20c |
[as] | Faith Kipyegon | 14.537 (23.396) | N/A | 21 Jul 2023 |
Herculis | Monaco | MON |
[257] | |||
| 3200 m | 8:55.45c |
[as] | Meseret Defar |  ETH |
13.369 (21.515) | N/A | 14 Sep 2007 |
Memorial Van Damme | Brussels | BEL |
[257] | ||
| Two miles | 8:58.58 |
1238 | [314] | ||||||||||
| 4 miles (road) | 19:14 |
Viola Kibiwot | KEN |
12.478 (20.082) | N/A | 13 Oct 2013 |
4 Mile of Groningen | Groningen |  NED |
[315] | |||
| 8 km (road) | 24:30 |
+ | Mary Keitany | KEN |
12.174 (19.592) | N/A | 18 Feb 2011 |
RAK Half Marathon | Ras al-Khaimah |  UAE |
[316] | ||
| 12 km (road) | 38:05 |
Brillian Kipkoech | KEN |
11.748 (18.906) | N/A | 19 May 2019 |
FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN | Cape Town | RSA |
[317] | |||
| 15 km (road) | 44:15 |
Mx + | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | KEN |
12.638 (20.339) | 1277 | 27 October 2024 |
Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | ESP |
[318] | ||
46:24 |
Wo + | Joyciline Jepkosgei | KEN |
12.053 (19.397) | 1207 | 17 Oct 2020 |
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia | POL |
[319][320] | |||
| 10 miles (road) | 50:05 |
+ | Mary Keitany | KEN |
11.98 (19.28) | 1203 | 18 Feb 2011 |
RAK Half Marathon | Ras al-Khaimah | UAE |
[316][321] | ||
49:53 |
Wo | Taylor Roe | USA |
12.028 (19.357) | 1209 | 6 Apr 2025 |
USA 10 Mile Road Running Championships | Washington | USA |
[322] | |||
49:21 |
+ a | Brigid Kosgei | KEN |
12.158 (19.567) | 1225 | 8 Sep 2019 |
Great North Run | Newcastle upon Tyne–South Shields | GBR |
[321][323] | |||
| 20,000 m (track) | 1:05:26.6 |
Tegla Loroupe | 11.394 (18.337) | N/A | 3 Sep 2000 |
Borgholzhausen | GER |
[324] | |||||
| 20 km (road) | 59:35 |
Mx + | Letesenbet Gidey | ETH |
12.514 (20.140) | N/A | 24 Oct 2021 |
Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | ESP |
[325] | ||
1:02:04 |
Wo + | Peres Jepchirchir | KEN |
12.014 (19.334) | N/A | 17 Oct 2020 |
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia | POL |
[320] | |||
| 25,000 m (track) | 1:27:05.84 |
Tegla Loroupe | 10.701 (17.222) | N/A | 21 Sep 2002 |
Mengerskirchen | GER |
[326] | |||||
| 25 km (road) | 1:16:17 |
Mx + | Ruth Chepngetich | 12.218 (19.663) | N/A | 13 Oct 2024 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago | USA |
[327] | |||
1:19:38 |
Wo + | Peres Jepchirchir | 11.704 (18.836) | N/A | 21 Apr 2024 |
London Marathon | London | GBR |
[328] | ||||
| 30,000 m (track) | 1:45:50.00 |
Tegla Loroupe | 10.568 (17.008) | N/A | 6 Jun 2003 |
Warstein | GER |
[329] | |||||
| 30 km (road) | 1:31:49 |
Mx + | Ruth Chepngetich | 12.181 (19.604) | N/A | 13 Oct 2024 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago | USA |
[327] | |||
1:35:56 |
Wo + | Peres Jepchirchir | 11.659 (18.763) | N/A | 21 Apr 2024 |
London Marathon | London | GBR |
[328] | ||||
| 35 km (road) | 1:47:32 |
Mx + | Ruth Chepngetich | 12.134 (19.528) | N/A | 13 Oct 2024 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago | USA |
[327] | |||
1:52:39 |
Wo + | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | 11.584 (18.642) | N/A | 23 Apr 2017 |
London Marathon | London | GBR |
[330] | ||||
| 40 km (road) | 2:03:11 |
Mx + | Ruth Chepngetich | 12.106 (19.483) | N/A | 13 Oct 2024 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago | USA |
[327] | |||
2:09:13 |
Wo + | Peres Jepchirchir | 11.541 (18.574) | N/A | 21 Apr 2024 |
London Marathon | London | GBR |
[328] | ||||
| 50 miles (road) | 5:31:56 |
Courtney Olsen | USA |
9 Nov 2024 |
Tunnel Hill 50 Mile | Vienna | USA |
[331] | |||||
| 100 miles (road) | 12:42:40 |
Camille Herron | 7.867 (12.661) | N/A | 11 Nov 2017 |
Tunnel Hill 100 Mile | [332] | ||||||
| 12-hour run (track) | 149,130 m |
+ | 7.722 (12.428) | N/A | 9 Dec 2017 |
Desert Solstice Track Invitational | Phoenix | [332] | |||||
| 12-hour run (road) | 153,600 m |
Satu Lipiäinen | FIN |
N/A | 20 May 2023 |
Kokkola | FIN |
[333] | |||||
| 24-hour run (road) | 270,116 m |
Camille Herron | USA |
6.993 (11.255) | N/A | 26–27 Oct 2019 |
IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Albi | FRA |
[334] | |||
| 48-hour run (road) | 435,366 m |
5.636 (9.070) | N/A | 25–27 Mar 2023 |
Sri Chinmoy 48 Hour Festival | Bruce | AUS |
[335] | |||||
| 200 m hurdles (bend) | 24.8 |
+0.4 |
h | Yadisleidy Pedroso | ITA |
18.040 (29.032) | N/A | 6 Apr 2013 |
Caserta | ITA |
[336] | ||
25.6 |
−0.7 |
h | Patricia Girard | FRA |
17.476 (28.125) | N/A | 23 Aug 2001 |
Nantes | FRA |
[337] | |||
25.79 |
−0.6 |
Lauren Wells | AUS |
17.347 (27.918) | N/A | 21 Jan 2017 |
AACT Combined Events Championships | Canberra | AUS |
[338] | |||
| 200 m hurdles (straight) | 24.86 |
+0.1 |
Shiann Salmon | JAM |
17.996 (28.962) | N/A | 23 May 2021 |
Adidas Boost Boston Games | Boston | USA |
[339] | ||
| 300 m hurdles | 36.86 |
Femke Bol | NED |
18.206 (29.300) | N/A | 31 May 2022 |
Ostrava Golden Spike | Ostrava | CZE |
[340] | |||
| Mile steeplechase | 4:40.13 |
Winfred Yavi |  BHR |
22 Aug 2025 |
Memorial Van Damme | Brussels | BEL |
[341] | |||||
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:47.42 |
Beatrice Chepkoech | KEN |
12.877 (20.724) | 1242 | 10 Sep 2023 |
Hanžeković Memorial | Zagreb |  CRO |
[342][343] | |||
| Tetradecathlon | 10798 pts |
Milla Kelo | FIN |
N/A | 8 Sep 2002 |
Turku | FIN |
[344] | |||||
| 3000 m walk (track) | 11:48.24 |
Ileana Salvador | ITA |
9.475 (15.249) | 1186 | 29 Aug 1993 |
Padua | ITA |
[345][346] | ||||
| 5000 m walk (track) | 20:01.80 |
Eleonora Giorgi | 9.307 (14.978) | 1219 | 18 May 2014 |
Italian Clubs League Meet | Misterbianco | [347][348] | |||||
| 5 km walk (road) | 19:46 |
Kjersti Plätzer | NOR |
9.431 (15.177) | 1239 | 27 Aug 2006 |
Internationaler Geher-Cup | Hildesheim | GER |
[349][350] | |||
| 10 km walk (road) | 41:04 |
Yelena Nikolayeva | RUS |
9.078 (14.610) | 1228 | 20 Apr 1996 |
Russian Championships | Sochi | RUS |
[351][352] | |||
| 30 km walk (road) | 2:19:53 |
Rebecca Henderson | AUS |
7.996 (12.868) | N/A | 18 May 2025 |
Melbourne | AUS |
[349] | ||||
| Sprint medley relay (1–1–2–4) | 1:35.20 |
[ay] | Destinee Brown Aaliyah Brown Kimberlyn Duncan Raevyn Rogers |
USA |
18.798 (30.252) | N/A | 28 Apr 2018 |
Penn Relays | Philadelphia | USA |
[353] | ||
| Swedish relay (1–2–3–4) | 2:01.10 |
[az] | Marina Zhirova Yelena Mizera Yelena Ruzina Tatyana Alekseyeva |
RUS |
18.457 (29.703) | N/A | 5 June 1993 |
Portsmouth | GBR |
[354] | |||
| Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8) | 3:34.56 |
[ba] | Sherri-Ann Brooks Rosemarie Whyte Moya Thompson Kenia Sinclair |
JAM |
16.681 (26.846) | N/A | 1 Apr 2009 |
Penn Relays | Philadelphia | USA |
[355] | ||
| 4 × mile relay | 18:39.58 |
Brenda Bushnell Leann Warren Kathy Hayes Claudette Groenendaal |
USA |
12.862 (20.699) | N/A | 5 May 1985 |
Eugene | [356] | |||||
| 4 × 100 m hurdles relay | 50.50 |
Brianna Rollins Dawn Harper-Nelson Queen Harrison Kristi Castlin |
17.718 (28.515) | N/A | 24 Apr 2015 |
Drake Relays | Des Moines | [357] |
Mixed
| Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg speed
(mph, kph) |
Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon Race Walk Relay | 2:50:31 | [bb] | Álvaro Martín María Pérez |
ESP |
9.226 (14.847) | N/A | 7 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris | FRA |
[358] | ||
| Shuttle hurdle relay | 54.27 | AK Sloboda, Varaždin Roko Farkaš Klara Koščak Janko Kišak Jana Koščak |
CRO |
4 May 2024 | Croatian Relay Championships | Zagreb | CRO |
[359] |
Indoor events
Men
| Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg speed (mph, kph) | Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 m | 3.81 |
Churandy Martina | NED |
17.614 (28.347) | N/A | 14 Nov 2008 |
Domino Day | Amsterdam | NED |
[360] | |||
| 40 y | 4.12 |
[bc] | Christian Coleman | USA |
19.9 (32.0) | N/A | 2 May 2017 |
Trial | Knoxville | USA |
[362] | ||
| 50 y | 5.22 |
Stanley Floyd | 19.59 (31.53) | N/A | 22 Jan 1982 |
Los Angeles | [363] | ||||||
5.15 |
X[a] | Ben Johnson |  CAN |
19.86 (31.96) | N/A | 29 Jan 1988 |
Toronto | CAN |
[citation needed] | ||||
5.0 |
h | Kirk Clayton | USA |
20.5 (32.9) | N/A | 10 Jan 1970 |
Calgary | CAN |
[364] | ||||
| Herb Washington | N/A | 2 Feb 1972 |
Toronto | [365] | |||||||||
| Mel Pender | N/A | 4 Mar 1972 |
Orlando | USA |
[citation needed] | ||||||||
| N/A | 18 Mar 1972 |
Hamilton | CAN |
[citation needed] | |||||||||
| Herb Washington | N/A | 4 Feb 1973 |
Toronto | [citation needed] | |||||||||
| Manfred Ommer | FRG |
N/A | 14 Mar 1975 |
Leverkusen | FRG |
[citation needed] | |||||||
| 60 y | 5.8 |
h | Herb Washington | USA |
21.2 (34.1) | N/ | 12 Feb 1972 |
East Lansing | USA |
[365] | |||
| hA | Mel Pender | N/A | 25 May 1973 |
Salt Lake City | [citation needed] | ||||||||
| 55 m | 5.99 |
A | Obadele Thompson |  BAR |
20.54 (33.06) | 1268 | 22 Feb 1997 |
Colorado Springs | [11][366] | ||||
| 70 y | 6.8 |
h | Mel Pender | USA |
21.1 (33.9) | N/A | 27 Feb 1965 |
Mason-Dixon Games | Louisville | [citation needed] | |||
| Craig Wallace | N/A | 27 Feb 1965 |
[citation needed] | ||||||||||
| Larry Highbaugh | N/A | 14 Feb 1970 |
[citation needed] | ||||||||||
| Jim Green | N/A | 14 Feb 1970 |
[citation needed] | ||||||||||
| Mel Pender | N/A | 13 Feb 1971 |
[citation needed] | ||||||||||
| Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa |  MAD |
N/A | 1 Jun 1973 |
[citation needed] | |||||||||
| Warren Edmondson | USA |
N/A | 1 Jun 1973 |
[citation needed] | |||||||||
| Harrington Jackson | N/A | 1 Jun 1973 |
[citation needed] | ||||||||||
| 100 m | 9.98 |
Usain Bolt | JAM |
22.41 (36.07) | N/A | 23 Aug 2014 |
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Warsaw | POL |
[367][368] |
|||
| 150 m | 14.99 |
Donovan Bailey | CAN |
22.38 (36.02) | N/A | 1 Jun 1997 |
Bailey–Johnson 150-metre race | Toronto | CAN |
[370] | |||
| 300 y | 29.27 |
Terron Wright | USA |
20.965 (33.739) | N/A | 7 Feb 1981 |
Bloomington | USA |
[citation needed] | ||||
| 300 m | 31.56 |
Steven Gardiner | BAH |
21.264 (34.221) | 1260 | 28 Jan 2022 |
South Carolina Invitational | Columbia | [371][372] | ||||
| 500 y | 53.9 |
hA | Larry James | USA |
18.98 (30.54) | N/A | 25 May 1973 |
ITA meet | Salt Lake City | [373] | |||
| 500 m | 59.83 |
[bd] | Abdalelah Haroun |  QAT |
18.694 (30.085) | 1204 | 17 Feb 2016 |
Globen Galan | Stockholm | SWE |
[374][375] | ||
| 600 y | 1:05.75 |
Jenoah McKiver | USA |
18.666 (30.040) | N/A | 18 Jan 2025 |
Corky Classic | Lubbock | USA |
[376] | |||
| 600 m | 1:12.84 |
Josh Hoey | 18.426 (29.654) | 1319 | 6 Dec 2025 |
Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener | Boston | [377] | |||||
| 1000 y | 2:04.39 |
Johnny Gray | 16.444 (26.464) | N/A | 23 Feb 1986 |
San Diego | [378] | ||||||
| 1600 m | 3:43.83c |
[as] | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | NOR |
15.990 (25.734) | N/A | 13 Feb 2025 |
Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin | FRA |
[257] | ||
| 2000 m | 4:48.79
|
Hobbs Kessler | USA |
1293 | 24 Jan 2026 |
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix | Boston | USA |
[379] | ||||
| 3200 m | 7:57.88c |
[as] | Josh Kerr | GBR |
14.979 (24.106) | N/A | 11 Feb 2024 |
Millrose Games | New York City | [257] | |||
| Two miles | 8:00.67 |
14.979 (24.107) | 1310 | [380][381] | |||||||||
| 10,000 m | 27:50.29 |
Mark Bett | KEN |
13.393 (21.553) | 1087 | 10 Feb 2002 |
Indoor Flanders Meeting | Ghent | BEL |
[382][383] | |||
| Marathon | 2:19:01 |
Malcolm Richards | USA |
11.316 (18.212) | N/A | 17 Mar 2018 |
The Armory Indoor Marathon | New York City | USA |
[384] | |||
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:13.77 |
Paul Kipsiele Koech | KEN |
14.258 (22.947) | N/A | 13 Feb 2011 |
Indoor Flanders Meeting | Ghent | BEL |
[385] |
|||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.46 |
Aleksandr Zagoruyko |  URS |
13.490 (21.710) | N/A | 21 Feb 1982 |
Moscow | URS |
[382] | ||||
| 50 y hurdles | 5.88 |
Greg Foster | USA |
17.393 (27.992) | N/A | 17 Jan 1986 |
Los Angeles | USA |
[387] | ||||
| 60 y hurdles | 6.82 |
Renaldo Nehemiah | 17.995 (28.961) | N/A | 30 Jan 1982 |
Dallas | USA |
[388] | |||||
| 55 m hurdles | 6.89 |
[be] | 17.857 (28.737) | 1254 | 20 Jan 1979 |
New York City | USA |
[389] | |||||
| 110 m hurdles | 13.34 |
Allen Johnson | 18.446 (29.685) | N/A | 14 Feb 1995 |
Moscow | RUS |
[382] | |||||
| 300 m hurdles | 34.26 |
OT | Karsten Warholm | NOR |
19.588 (31.524) | N/A | 10 Feb 2018 |
Avoimet Pirkanmaan | Tampere | FIN |
[390] | ||
| 400 m hurdles | 48.78 |
Félix Sánchez |  DOM |
18.343 (29.520) | N/A | 18 Feb 2012 |
Meeting National Val-de-Reuil | Val-de-Reuil | FRA |
[391] |
|||
| High jump (indoor) | 2.43 m |
Javier Sotomayor |  CUB |
1296 | 4 Mar 1989 |
World Championships | Budapest |  HUN |
[393] | P | |||
| Pole vault (indoor) | 6.27 m |
Armand Duplantis | SWE |
1342 | 28 Feb 2025 |
All Star Perche | Clermont-Ferrand | FRA |
[394] | P | |||
6.31 m |
Armand Duplantis | SWE |
1353 | 12 Mar 2026 |
Mondo Classic | Uppsala | SWE |
[395] | |||||
| Long jump (indoor) | 8.79 m |
Carl Lewis | USA |
1311 | 27 Jan 1984 |
Millrose Games | New York City | USA |
[396] | ||||
| Triple jump (indoor) | 18.07 m |
Hugues Fabrice Zango |  BUR |
1279 | 16 Jan 2021 |
Aubière | FRA |
[397][398] | |||||
| Shot put (indoor) | 22.82 m |
Ryan Crouser | USA |
1290 | 24 Jan 2021 |
American Track League | Fayetteville | USA |
[399][400] | ||||
| Discus throw (indoor) | 69.51 m |
Gerd Kanter |  EST |
N/A | 22 Mar 2009 |
World Record Indoor Challenge | Växjö | SWE |
[401] | ||||
| Weight throw (indoor) | 26.35 m |
A | Daniel Haugh | USA |
N/A | 16 Feb 2024 |
USA Championships | Albuquerque | USA |
[63] | |||
| Javelin throw (indoor) | 85.78 m |
Matti Närhi | FIN |
N/A | 3 Mar 1996 |
Kajaani | FIN |
[402] | |||||
| 3000 m walk | 10:30.28 |
Tom Bosworth | GBR |
10.647 (17.135) | 1257 | 25 Feb 2018 |
Glasgow Grand Prix | Glasgow | GBR |
[403][404] | |||
| Two miles walk | 11:54.50 |
Valdas Kazlauskas | URS |
10.077 (16.217) | N/A | 24 Feb 1990 |
Kaunas | URS |
[382] | ||||
| 5000 m walk | 18:03.83 |
Sergey Shirobokov | RUS |
10.320 (16.608) | 1224 | 10 Mar 2022 |
Yaroslavl | RUS |
[405] | ||||
| 10,000 m walk | 38:23.73 |
Wang Zhen | CHN |
9.710 (15.627) | N/A | 8 Feb 2015 |
Genoa | ITA |
[citation needed] | ||||
| 15,000 m walk | 1:00:03.9 |
Valdas Kazlauskas | URS |
9.310 (14.984) | N/A | 24 Jan 1987 |
Kaunas | URS |
[382] | ||||
| 20,000 m walk | 1:20:40.0 |
OT | Ronald Weigel | GDR |
9.244 (14.876) | N/A | 27 Jan 1980 |
Senftenberg | GDR |
[citation needed] | |||
| Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8) | 3:15.10 |
[bf] | Mark Everett James Trapp Kevin Little Butch Reynolds |
USA |
18.345 (29.523) | N/A | 14 Mar 1993 |
World Indoor Championships | Toronto | CAN |
[406] | ||
| Distance medley relay | 9:19.42 |
[bg] | Cole Hocker Luis Peralta Charlie Hunter Cooper Teare |
USA DOM AUS USA |
15.995 (25.741) | N/A | 29 Jan 2021 |
Razorback Invitational | Fayetteville | USA |
[407] | ||
| 4 × mile relay | 16:03.68 |
[bh] | David Ribich (4:08.2) Henry Wynne (4:01.4) Brannon Kidder (3:56.8) Izaic Yorks (3:57.2) |
USA |
14.943 (24.048) | N/A | 26 Jan 2019 |
Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge | New York City | [408] | |||
| 4 × 60 y shuttle hurdle relay | 27.6 |
A[bi] | T.G. Parker Joe Kahiapo Ahart Powers Dick McIntosh |
17.787 (28.625) | N/A | 21 Feb 1975 |
Colorado Springs | [409] |
Women
| Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg speed
(mph, kph) |
Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 y | 5.74 |
[bj] | Evelyn Ashford | USA |
17.82 (28.68) | N/A | 18 Feb 1983 |
San Diego | USA |
[410] | |||
| 60 y | 6.54 |
18.766 (30.200) | N/A | 7 Feb 1982 |
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | New York City | [citation needed] | ||||||
| Jeanette Bolden | N/A | 21 Feb 1986 |
Los Angeles | [citation needed] | |||||||||
| 55 m | 6.56 |
Gwen Torrence | 18.755 (30.183) | 1202 | 14 Mar 1987 |
NCAA | Oklahoma City | [411][412] | |||||
| 100 y | 10.15 |
Heike Drechsler | GDR |
20.152 (32.432) | N/A | 8 Feb 1987 |
Senftenberg | GDR |
[413] | ||||
| 100 m | 11.15 |
Marita Koch | 20.062 (32.287) | N/A | 12 Jan 1980 |
East Berlin | [citation needed] | ||||||
| 300 y | 32.63 |
Merlene Ottey | JAM |
18.806 (30.265) | N/A | 13 Mar 1982 |
Cedar Falls | USA |
[citation needed] | ||||
| 300 m | 35.45 |
Irina Privalova | RUS |
18.930 (30.465) | 1250 | 17 Jan 1993 |
Moscow | RUS |
[414] | ||||
| Shaunae Miller-Uibo | BAH |
1250 | 3 Feb 2018 |
Millrose Games | New York City | USA |
[228][414] | ||||||
| 500 y | 1:00.61 |
A | Jearl Miles-Clark | USA |
16.874 (27.156) | N/A | 19 Feb 2000 |
Pocatello | [citation needed] | ||||
| 500 m | 1:05.63 |
Femke Bol | NED |
17.042 (27.427) | 1234 | 4 Feb 2023 |
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix | Boston | [415][416] | ||||
| 600 y | 1:16.76 |
A | Michaela Rose | USA |
15.988 (25.731) | N/A | 20 Jan 2024 |
Corky Classic | Lubbock | [417] | |||
| 600 m | 1:23.41 |
Keely Hodgkinson | GBR |
16.091 (25.896) | 1215 | 28 Jan 2023 |
Manchester World Indoor Tour | Manchester | GBR |
[418][419] | |||
| 1000 y | 2:23.5 |
Joetta Clark | USA |
14.254 (22.940) | N/A | 9 Mar 1986 |
Gainesville | USA |
[citation needed] | ||||
| 1600 m | 4:11.84c |
[as] | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH |
14.212 (22.872) | N/A | 17 Feb 2016 |
Globen Galan | Stockholm | SWE |
[257] | ||
| 2000 m | 5:23.75 |
13.819 (22.239) | 1257 | 7 Feb 2017 |
Míting Internacional de Catalunya | Sabadell | ESP |
[420][421] | |||||
| 3200 m | 8:57.35c |
[as] | 13.322 (21.439) | N/A | 15 Feb 2014 |
Aviva Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham | GBR |
[257] | ||||
| Two miles | 9:00.48 |
1257 | [422][423] | ||||||||||
| 10,000 m | 32:44.97 |
Olga Michurina | RUS |
11.384 (18.321) | N/A | 23 Dec 1995 |
Saint Petersburg | RUS |
[citation needed] | ||||
| Marathon | 2:40:55 |
Lindsey Scherf | USA |
9.776 (15.733) | N/A | 17 Mar 2018 |
The Armory Indoor Marathon | New York City | USA |
[384] | |||
| 55 m hurdles | 7.30 |
A,[bk] | Tiffany Lott-Hogan | 16.854 (27.123) | 1190 | 22 Feb 1997 |
Colorado Springs | [424] | |||||
| 100 m hurdles | 12.64 |
Ludmila Engquist | SWE |
17.697 (28.481) | N/A | 10 Feb 1997 |
Tampere | FIN |
[citation needed] | ||||
| 300 m hurdles | 40.09 |
OT | Stine Tomb | NOR |
16.739 (26.939) | N/A | 5 Feb 2011 |
Finland-Sweden-Norway Indoor Match | [425] |
||||
| 400 m hurdles | 56.41 |
Sheena Tosta | USA |
15.862 (25.527) | N/A | 12 Feb 2011 |
Meeting National | Val-de-Reuil | FRA |
[427][428] |
|||
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:47.79 |
Maruša Mišmaš |  SLO |
12.864 (20.702) | N/A | 19 Feb 2020 |
Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais | Liévin | [430] | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:07.00 |
Tatyana Petrova | RUS |
12.268 (19.744) | N/A | 17 Feb 2006 |
Moscow | RUS |
[citation needed] | ||||
9:54.2 |
[bl] | Marcela Lustigova | CZE |
11.294 (18.176) | N/A | 11 Feb 2010 |
Botnia Games | Korsholm | FIN |
[431] |
|||
| High jump (indoor) | 2.08 m |
Kajsa Bergqvist | SWE |
1299 | 4 Feb 2006 |
Hochsprung mit Musik | Arnstadt | GER |
[433] | ||||
| Pole vault (indoor) | 5.03 m |
#[bm] | Jenn Suhr | USA |
1280 | 30 Jan 2016 |
Golden Eagle Multi and Invitational | Brockport | USA |
[434][435][436] | P | ||
5.02 m |
A | Jenn Suhr | USA |
1277 | 2 Mar 2013 |
USA Championships | Albuquerque | USA |
[436][437] | P | |||
| Long jump (indoor) | 7.37 m |
Heike Drechsler | GDR |
1300 | 13 Feb 1988 |
Vienna |  AUT |
[438] | |||||
| Triple jump (indoor) | 15.74 m |
Yulimar Rojas |  VEN |
1297 | 20 Mar 2022 |
World Championships | Belgrade |  SRB |
[189][439] | ||||
| Shot put (indoor) | 22.50 m |
Helena Fibingerová | TCH |
1364 | 19 Feb 1977 |
Jablonec | TCH |
[440] | |||||
| Discus throw (indoor) | 65.23 m |
Mx | Shanice Craft | GER |
N/A | 10 Feb 2023 |
ISTAF Indoor | Berlin | GER |
[441] | |||
| Weight throw (indoor) | 26.02 m |
A | Deanna Price | USA |
N/A | 17 Feb 2023 |
USA Championships | Albuquerque | USA |
[442] | |||
| Javelin throw (indoor) | 57.75 m |
[bn] | Anna Wessman | SWE |
N/A | 10 Mar 2012 |
World Indoor Throwing | Växjö | SWE |
[443] | |||
61.29 m |
[bo] | Taina Uppa | FIN |
N/A | 28 Feb 1999 |
Korsholm | FIN |
[444] | |||||
| Mile walk | 6:16.72 |
Sada Eidikytė | URS |
9.556 (15.379) | N/A | 24 Feb 1990 |
Kaunas | URS |
[445] | ||||
| 3000 m walk | 11:35.34 |
Gillian O'Sullivan | IRL |
9.651 (15.532) | 1217 | 15 Feb 2003 |
Belfast | GBR |
[446] | ||||
| Two miles walk | 13:11.88 |
Ileana Salvador | ITA |
9.092 (14.633) | N/A | 14 Feb 1990 |
Genoa | ITA |
[445] | ||||
| 5000 m walk | 20:10.3 |
Vera Sokolova | RUS |
9.241 (14.872) | 1208 | 30 Dec 2010 |
Mordovian Indoor Championships | Saransk | RUS |
[447][448] | |||
| 10,000 m walk | 43:54.63 |
Yelena Ginko |  BLR |
8.491 (13.664) | 1126 | 22 Feb 2008 |
Belarusian Championships | Mogilev | BLR |
[449] | |||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 44.39 |
Anne-Kathrin Elbe Anne Möllinger Cathleen Tschirch Marion Wagner |
GER |
20.157 (32.440) | N/A | 31 Jan 2010 |
BW-Bank Meeting | Karlsruhe | GER |
[450] | |||
| Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8) | 3:45.90 |
[bp] | Joetta Clark Diggs Wendy Vereen Kim Batten Jearl Miles Clark |
USA |
15.844 (25.498) | N/A | 14 Mar 1993 |
World Indoor Championships | Toronto | CAN |
[451] | ||
| Distance medley relay | 10:33.85 |
[bq] | Heather McLean Kendall Ellis Roisin Willis Elle Purrier St. Pierre |
14.117 (22.718) | N/A | 15 Apr 2022 |
Boston | USA |
[452] |
Combined event disciplines
World Athletics recognises world bests achieved in individual disciplines during a combined event.[453] The below list includes disciplines in the decathlon (men) and heptathlon (women). Athletes must score at least 7000 points in a decathlon in order to have their performance recognised.[454]
Men
| Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg speed
(mph, kph) |
Dec. pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | 10.12 |
Damian Warner | CAN |
22.104 (35.573) |
1066 | 25 May 2019 |
Hypo-Meeting | Götzis | AUT |
[455] | ||
| Long jump | 8.45 m |
Simon Ehammer |  SUI |
1178 | 28 May 2022 |
[456] | ||||||
| Shot put | 19.17 m |
Edy Hubacher | 1048 | 5 Oct 1969 |
Bern | SUI |
[457] | |||||
| High jump | 2.28 m |
Derek Drouin | CAN |
1071 | 7 Apr 2017 |
Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational | Santa Barbara | USA |
[457] | |||
| [br] | Aleksandr Shustov | RUS |
27 Feb 2012 |
Belgorod | RUS | |||||||
| 400 metres | 45.00 |
Ashton Eaton | USA |
19.884 (32.000) |
1060 | 28 Aug 2015 |
World Championships | Beijing | CHN |
[458] | ||
| 110 metre hurdles | 13.36 |
Damian Warner | CAN |
18.418 (29.641) |
1059 | 30 May 2021 |
Hypo-Meeting | Götzis | AUT |
[459] | ||
| Discus throw | 57.70 |
Leo Neugebauer | GER |
1032 | 6 Jun 2024 |
NCAA Outdoor Championships | Eugene | USA |
[460] | |||
| Pole vault | 5.76 m |
Tim Lobinger | 1152 | 16 Sep 1999 |
Leverkusen | GER |
[457] | |||||
| Javelin throw | 79.80 m |
Peter Blank | 1040 | 19 Jul 1992 |
Emmelshausen | [457] | ||||||
| 1500 metres | 3:58.7 |
h | Robert Baker | USA |
14.057 (22.623) |
963 | 3 Apr 1980 |
Austin | USA |
[461] |
Women
| Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Avg speed
(mph, kph) |
Hep. pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metre hurdles | 12.54 |
Jessica Ennis | GBR |
17.838 (28.708) |
1195 | 3 Aug 2012 |
Olympic Games | London | GBR |
[457] | ||
| High jump | 2.02 m |
Nafissatou Thiam | BEL |
1264 | 22 Jun 2019 |
Décastar | Talence | FRA |
[457] | |||
| Shot put | 20.79 m |
[bk] | Eva Wilms | FRG |
1252 | 28 Aug 1977 |
Hanover | FRG |
[457] | |||
| 200 metres | 22.30 |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA |
20.062 (32.287) |
1150 | 15 Jul 1988 |
Indianapolis | USA |
[457] | |||
| Long jump | 7.27 m |
1264 | 23 Sep 1988 |
Olympic Games | Seoul |  KOR |
[457] | |||||
| Javelin throw | 60.90 m |
[g] | Barbora Špotáková | CZE |
1072 | 16 Sep 2012 |
Décastar | Talence | FRA |
[462] | ||
| 800 metres | 2:01.23 |
Anna Hall | USA |
14.762 (23.757) |
1097 | 1 Jun 2025 |
Hypo-Meeting | Götzis | AUT |
[453] |
Running records by race distance
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Javelin specifications
The men's javelin specification was changed with effect from 1986, and the women's from 2000. The purpose was to reduce the number of illegal flat landings, but a side-effect was to reduce the distance travelled. The prior world records in individual men's and women's javelin were invalidated, but the prior records in decathlon and heptathlon were not.[463]
The old specification records for men's and women's javelin were as follows:
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nat. | Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | 104.80 m |
Uwe Hohn | GDR |
N/A | 20 Jul 1984 |
East Berlin | GDR |
[464] | |
| Women's | 80.00 m |
Petra Felke | N/A | 9 Sep 1988 |
Potsdam | [465] |
Combined events
The current decathlon world record was set with the current javelin specification.
The best performance in heptathlon using the new specification javelin is:
| Performance | Athlete | Nat. | Pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | Ref. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7032 |
Carolina Klüft | SWE |
1279 | 26 Aug 2007 |
World Championships | Osaka | JPN |
[466] | |||||||||||||
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7032 |
Anna Hall | USA |
1279 | 1 Jun 2025 |
Hypo-Meeting | Götzis | AUT |
[466] | |||||||||||||
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The best javelin throw in a heptathlon was also set using the old specification:
| Performance | Athlete | Nat. | Hep. pts | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64.64 m |
Tessa Sanderson | GBR |
1145 | 12 Jul 1981 |
Brussels | BEL |
[467] |
See also
Notes
- This time was rescinded after Johnson admitted using steroids between 1981 and 1988.
- Insufficient or no doping control.
- Starting blocks did not comply with World Athletics regulations.
- Race conditions not in compliance with World Athletics rules
- Up until 2004, the fastest time in the marathon was officially known as "world's best time" rather than "world record time", owing to the non-uniform nature of marathon courses. This older terminology is still sometimes encountered.[citation needed]
- Non-ratifiable as the athlete was the sole competitor, ran behind a car, received drinks from a bike, and was paced by rotating pacemakers
- See javelin specifications below.
- 60 m: 6.79, LJ: 8.16 m, SP: 14.56 m, HJ: 2.03 m, 60 mH: 7.68, PV: 5.20 m, 1000 m: 2:32.77
- 60 m: 6.69, LJ: 8.15 m, SP: 14.87 m, HJ: 2.02 m, 60 mH: 7.52, PV: 5.30 m, 1000 m: 2:41.04
- 100 m: 10.55 (+0.3 m/s), LJ: 7.80 m (+1.2 m/s), SP: 16.00 m, HJ: 2.05 m, 400 m: 48.42, 110 mH: 13.75 (−1.1 m/s), DT: 50.54 m, PV: 5.45 m, JT: 71.90 m, 1500 m: 4:36.11
- Requisite level of judges not met.
- Actually 1:17:25.5 but ratified as 1:17:25.6. Hand timed.
- A time of 2:54.20 set by the United States at Uniondale on 22 July 1998 was rescinded by the IAAF on 12 August 2008 after relay team member Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.[104][105]
- University of Houston team:
Leg 1 Amere Lattin (46.33)
Leg 2 Obi Igbowke (44.93)
Leg 3 Jermaine Holt (45.80)
Leg 4 Kahmari Montgomery (44.45) - University of Southern California team:
Leg 1 Zach Shinnick (46.24)
Leg 2 Rai Benjamin (44.35)
Leg 3 Ricky Morgan Jr. (45.67)
Leg 4 Michael Norman (44.52) - Time not eligible as a record as Benjamin was representing Antigua & Barbuda internationally at the time (silver medal at the 2015 CARIFTA Games), while Norman had represented the United States internationally (2 gold medals at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships)
- Texas A&M University team:
Leg 1 Ilolo Izu (46.57)
Leg 2 Robert Grant (44.83)
Leg 3 Devin Dixon (45.48)
Leg 4 Mylik Kerley (44.51) - University of Florida team - individual leg times not available (as compared to other college team records on this table)
- Time not eligible as a record as the team members are not of the same nationality
- Hoka One One New Jersey*New York Track Club team:
Leg 1 Joe McAsey (1:48.78)
Leg 2 Kyle Merber (1:47.84)
Leg 3 Chris Giesting (1:47.35)
Leg 4 Jesse Garn (1:47.14) - USA team:
Leg 1 Clay Pender (1:49.69)
Leg 2 Luke Houser (1:47.47)
Leg 3 Luciano Fiore (1:47.35)
Leg 4 Sean Dolan (1:45.79) - Leg 1 (1200 m) Kyle Merber 2:53.56
Leg 2 (400 m) Brycen Spratling 45.95
Leg 3 (800 m) Brandon Johnson 1:44.75
Leg 4 (1600 m) Ben Blankenship 3:51.24 - Leg 1 (1200 m) Brannon Kidder 2:49.60
Leg 2 (400 m) Brandon Miller 46.60
Leg 3 (800 m) Isaiah Harris 1:45.75
Leg 4 (1600 m) Henry Wynne 3:52.64 - Leg 1 (5 km) Josephat Ndambiri 13:24
Leg 2 (10 km) Martin Mathathi 27:12
Leg 3 (5 km) Daniel Muchunu Mwangi 13:59
Leg 4 (10 km) Mekubo Mogusu 27:56
Leg 5 (5 km) Onesmus Nyerre 14:36
Leg 6 (7.195 km) John Kariuki 19:59 - It is widely believed that the anemometer was faulty for the race in which Florence Griffith Joyner set the official world record for the women's 100 m of 10.49 s.[121] A 1995 report commissioned by the IAAF estimated the true wind speed was between +5.0 m/s and +7.0 m/s, rather than the 0.0 recorded.[121] If this time were excluded, the world record would be 10.54 s, recorded by Elaine Thompson-Herah at the 2021 Diamond League event in Eugene, Oregon.[122]
- Non-ratifiable due to the use of multiple male pace-makers
- The Urban Trail de Lille is not considered a record-eligible race because it includes non-standard elements like running through buildings and navigating obstacles, which are not typical of standard road races.
- Ngetich's women's-only record was not certified after it was found the course was found to be 25 metres too short by World Athletics.
- 60 mH: 8.23, HJ: 1.92 m, SP: 15.54 m, LJ: 6.59 m, 800 m: 2:13.60
- 100 mH: 12.69 (+0.8 m/s), HJ: 1.86 m, SP: 15.80 m, 200 m: 22.56 (+1.6 m/s), LJ: 7.27 m (+0.7 m/s), JT: 45.66 m, 800 m: 2:08.51
- 100 m: 12.49, LJ: 6.12 m, SP: 16.42 m, HJ: 1.78 m, 400 m: 57.19, 100 mH: 14.22, DT: 46.19 m, PV: 3.10 m, JT: 48.78 m, 1500 m: 5:15.86
- No international judges.
- Not ratified by World Athletics due to lack of international judges.
- A minimum standard of 4:20:00 has been recommended for the first record. The record will be vacant until such a performance is achieved.
- Time not eligible as a record as the team members are not of the same nationality
- Time not eligible as a record as the team members are not of the same nationality
- University of Arkansas team
- Leg 1 (1200 m) Treniere Moser 3:18.38
Leg 2 (400 m) Sanya Richards-Ross 50.12
Leg 3 (800 m) Ajeé Wilson 2:00.08
Leg 4 (1600 m) Shannon Rowbury 4:27.92 - Leg 1 (5 km) Jiang Bo 15:42
Leg 2 (10 km) Dong Yanmei 31:36
Leg 3 (5 km) Zhao Fengting 15:16
Leg 4 (10 km) Ma Zaijie 31:01
Leg 5 (5 km) Lan Lixin 15:50
Leg 6 (7.195 km) Li Na 22:16 - The time of 3:12.44 or faster is the target set by World Athletics for the first world record of this event.[235]
- Calculated.
- Calculated.
- Road race.
- Converted from respective Mile or Two Mile time. This is an equivalent time for 1600 m or 3200 m, not necessarily the precise time the athlete split for the lesser distance en route to the mile or two mile.
- Converted from respective Mile or Two Mile time.
- The race was intended to be a 3000 metres steeplechase, but due to an error in lap counting, the competitors ran an extra lap in the final.
- 7:23:50 by other sources
- Team Puma Reggae
Leg 1 (100 m) Christopher Williams
Leg 2 (200 m) Usain Bolt
Leg 3 (300 m) Davian Clarke
Leg 4: (400 m) Jermaine Gonzales - Team USA Blue
- Leg 1 (100 m) Destinee Brown
Leg 2 (100 m) Aaliyah Brown
Leg 3 (200 m) Kimberlyn Duncan
Leg 4 (400 m) Raevyn Rogers 50.48 - Leg 1 (100 m) Marina Zhirova
Leg 2 (200 m) Yelena Mizera
Leg 3 (300 m) Yelena Ruzina
Leg 4 (400 m) Tatyana Alekseyeva - Leg 1 (200 m) Sherri-Ann Brooks
Leg 2 (200 m) Rosemarie Whyte
Leg 3 (400 m) Moya Thompson 51.7
Leg 4 (800 m)Kenia Sinclair 1:57.43 - Roddie Haley ran 59.82 at Oklahoma City on 15 Mar 1986 but the track was subsequently found to have been measured incorrectly
- Originally reported as 6.88 and subsequently corrected to 6.89
- Leg 1 Mark Everett 1:48.4
Leg 2 James Trapp 20.20
Leg 3 Kevin Little 20.7
Leg 4 Butch Reynolds 45.8 - Leg 1 Cole Hocker 2:49.89
Leg 2 Luis Peralta 47.29
Leg 3 Charlie Hunter 1:47.65
Leg 4 Cooper Teare 3:54.61 - Team Brooks
- US Air Force
- Angela Issajenko equalled the time of 5.74 on 29 Jan 1988 in Toronto but the mark was rescinded following her subsequent admission of long-term drug use.
- Mark was set during a pentathlon competition.
- This is the fastest indoor steeplechase with a water-jump.
- Insufficient or no doping control.
- Leg 1 (800 m) Joetta Clark Diggs 2:08.7
Leg 2 (200 m) Wendy Vereen 22.6
Leg 3 (200 m) Kim Batten 23.3
Leg 4 (400 m) Jearl Miles Clark 51.3 - Leg 1 (1200 m) Heather McLean 3:14.92
Leg 2 (400 m) Kendall Ellis 52.04
Leg 3 (800 m) Roisin Willis 2:03.29
Leg 4 (1600 m) Elle Purrier St. Pierre 4:23.60 - Mark was set during a heptathlon competition.
- This is 2.32 m farther than the distance thrown by Jackie Joyner-Kersee during her world record-setting heptathlon performance of 23–24 September 1988, despite Klüft using the new specification javelin.