2014 in the sport of athletics

2014 in athletics
2014 in athletics
	Pentathlon medallists from the World Indoor Championships
Major world events	World Indoor Championships; Continental Cup; Commonwealth Games
New competitions	IAAF World Relays
	← 2013 2015 → ; 2014 in sports

In 2014 there was no primary outdoor global athletics championship, as neither the Summer Olympics nor the World Championships in Athletics occurred in the year. The 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup were the foremost global events to be held in 2014. The 2014 IAAF World Relays marked the debut of the new international competition exclusively for relay races.

The Diamond League entered its fifth year as the foremost seasonal track and field series. The 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup were the highest level competitions for those disciplines. Major regional events which took place in 2014 include the European Championships, African Championships, and Commonwealth Games.

Major events

World

Regional

National

Marathons

World records

Indoor

Event	Athlete	Nation	Result	Location	Date
Men's Pole Vault	Renaud Lavillenie	France	6.16	Donetsk, Ukraine	15 February
Men's 4 × 400 m relay	Kyle Clemons David Verburg Kind Butler Calvin Smith	United States	3:02.13	Sopot, Poland	9 March
Men's 4 × 800 m relay	Richard Jones David Torrence Duane Solomon Erik Sowinski	United States	7:13.11	Boston, USA	8 February
Women's 1500 metres	Genzebe Dibaba	Ethiopia	3:55.17	Karlsruhe, Germany	1 February
Women's 3000 metres	Genzebe Dibaba	Ethiopia	8:16.60	Stockholm, Sweden	6 February

Outdoor

Event	Athlete	Nation	Result	Location	Date
Men's 4 × 200 metres relay	Nickel Ashmeade Warren Weir Jermaine Brown Yohan Blake	Jamaica	1:18.63	Nassau, Bahamas	25 May
Men's 4 × 1500 metres relay	Collins Cheboi Silas Kiplagat James Kiplagat Magut Asbel Kiprop	Kenya	14:22.22	Nassau, Bahamas	25 May
Men's Marathon	Dennis Kipruto Kimetto	Kenya	2:02.57	Berlin, Germany	28 September
Women's 4 × 1500 metres relay	Mercy Cherono Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon Irene Jelagat Hellen Onsando Obiri	Kenya	16:33.58	Nassau, Bahamas	24 May
Women's hammer throw	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland	79.58 m	Berlin, Germany	31 August
Women's Half Marathon	Florence Jebet Kiplagat	Kenya	1:05:12	Barcelona, Spain	16 February

Season's bests

Best marks of the year
Event	Men			Women
Event	Athlete	Mark	Notes	Athlete	Mark	Notes
60 metres	James Dasaolu (GBR)	6.47		Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)	6.98
100 metres	Justin Gatlin (USA)	9.77		Tori Bowie (USA)	10.80
200 metres	Justin Gatlin (USA)	19.68		Allyson Felix (USA)	22.02
400 metres	Kirani James (GRN)	43.74		Francena McCorory (USA)	49.48
800 metres	Nijel Amos (BOT)	1:42.45		Ajee' Wilson (USA)	1:57.67
1500 metres	Silas Kiplagat (KEN)	3:27.64		Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)	3:55.17i	WR
Mile run	Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI)	3:47.32		Mary Cain (USA)	4:24.11i
3000 metres	Caleb Ndiku (KEN)	7:31.66		Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)	8:16.60i	WR
5000 metres	Muktar Edris (ETH)	12:54.83		Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)	14:28.88
10,000 metres	Galen Rupp (USA)	26:44.36		Sally Kipyego (KEN)	30:42.26
60 metres hurdles	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA)	7.45		Sally Pearson (AUS)	7.79
100/110 metres hurdles	Hansle Parchment (JAM)	12.94		Dawn Harper Nelson (USA)	12.44
400 metres hurdles	Javier Culson (PUR)	48.03		Kaliese Spencer (JAM)	53.41
3000 metres steeplechase	Jairus Birech (KEN)	7:58.41		Hiwot Ayalew (ETH)	9:10.64
10K run	Stephen Sambu (KEN)	27:25		Betsy Saina (KEN)	30:46
Half marathon	Abraham Cheroben (KEN)	58:48		Florence Kiplagat (KEN)	65:12
Marathon	Dennis Kimetto (KEN)	2:02:57		Tirfe Tsegaye (ETH)	2:20:18^[nb1]
20 kilometres race walk	Yusuke Suzuki (JPN)	1:18:17		Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS)	1:26:31
50 kilometres race walk	Yohann Diniz (FRA)	3:32:33		—
Pole vault	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)	6.16 mi		Fabiana Murer (BRA)	4.80 m
High jump	Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)	2.43 m		Ruth Beitia (ESP)	2.01 m
Long jump	Greg Rutherford (GBR)	8.51 m		Tianna Bartoletta (USA)	7.02 m
Triple jump	Pedro Pablo Pichardo (CUB)	17.76 m		Caterine Ibargüen (COL)	15.31 m
Shot put	Ryan Whiting (USA)	22.23i m		Valerie Adams (NZL)	20.67 m i
Discus throw	Piotr Małachowski (POL)	69.28 m		Sandra Perković (CRO)	71.08 m
Javelin throw	Ihab Abdelrahman (EGY)	89.21 m		Barbora Špotáková (CZE)	67.99 m
Hammer throw	Paweł Fajdek (POL)	83.48 m		Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	79.58 m
Pentathlon	—			Nadine Broersen (NED)	4830 pts
Heptathlon	Ashton Eaton (USA)	6632 pts		Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR)	6682 pts
Decathlon	Andrei Krauchanka (BLR)	8616 pts		—
4×100 metres relay	Jamaica (JAM) Jason Livermore Kemar Bailey-Cole Nickel Ashmeade Usain Bolt	37.58		Jamaica (JAM) Kerron Stewart Veronica Campbell-Brown Schillonie Calvert Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	41.83
4×400 metres relay	United States (USA) David Verburg Tony McQuay Christian Taylor LaShawn Merritt	2:57.25		Americas (AME) Christine Day Francena McCorory Stephenie Ann McPherson Novlene Williams-Mills	3:20.93

^nb1 Two faster women's marathon times were set at the 2014 Boston Marathon: 2:18:57 by Rita Jeptoo and 2:19:59 by Buzunesh Deba. The Boston Marathon course, however, is ineligible for record purposes. Jeptoo also failed a doping test prior to setting the time, making it an invalid one.^[1]

References

^ Agent: Boston Marathon winner Rita Jeptoo failed doping test. USA Today (2014-10-31). Retrieved on 2015-02-07.

Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-18.

Season's bests

Rorick, Jim (2015-01-10). 2014 World Comprehensive List - Men. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2015-02-07.
Rorick, Jim (2015-01-10). 2014 World Comprehensive List - Women. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2015-02-07.

[1] Agent: Boston Marathon winner Rita Jeptoo failed doping test. USA Today (2014-10-31). Retrieved on 2015-02-07.

[1]