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List of world records in athletics

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Usain Bolt beating Tyson Gay and setting a 100 m world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin
Jürgen Schult beside the indication of his new discus world record, 1986

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

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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:

David Rudisha en route to his 800 m world record at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • 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

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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

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone being greeted with a "World records are my favorite food" sign at the 2022 World Athletics Championships

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 2,000 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 six consecutive records set indoors, most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2023 with a 6.22 m mark. In 2020, Duplantis surpassed Bubka's outdoor world best (the old 6.14 m record), with a 6.15 m vault and continued to improve the world record thereafter, most recently in 2024 with a 6.26 m mark.

As new events are advanced to world record status, World Athletics might delay declaring initial performances as the official world record until sufficient athletes have had the opportunity to perform.

Key to tables

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  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
est = estimate
i = set indoors (overall world record tables only)

Men

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Event Perf. W N Average Speed Pts Athlete(s) Nat. Date Meeting Location Ctry. R V P
mph (kph)
100 m
9.58
+0.9
23.35 (37.58) 1356 Usain Bolt  JAM
16 Aug 2009
World Championships Berlin  GER [8][9] [3]
200 m
19.19
−0.3
23.31 (37.52) 1352 Usain Bolt  JAM
20 Aug 2009
World Championships Berlin  GER [8][10] [4]
400 m
43.03
20.79 (33.47) 1321 Wayde van Niekerk  RSA
14 Aug 2016
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro  BRA [11][12] [5]
800 m
1:40.91
17.734 (28.540) 1301 David Rudisha  KEN
9 Aug 2012
Olympic Games London  GBR [13][14] [6]
1000 m
2:11.96
16.952 (27.281) 1250 Noah Ngeny  KEN
5 Sep 1999
Rieti Meeting Rieti  ITA [15] [7]
1500 m
3:26.00
16.288 (26.214) 1302 Hicham El Guerrouj  MAR
14 Jul 1998
Golden Gala Rome  ITA [16] [8]
Mile
3:43.13
16.134 (25.965) 1292 Hicham El Guerrouj  MAR
7 Jul 1999
Golden Gala Rome  ITA [17] [9]
Mile (Road)
3:56.13
15.25 (24.54) 1123 Hobbs Kessler  USA
1 Oct 2023
World Road Running Championships Riga  LAT [18][19] [10]
3:54.56
15.35 (24.70) 1142 Emmanuel Wanyonyi  KEN
27 Apr 2024
Adizero: Road to Records Herzogenaurach  GER [19][20] [11]
3:51.3
h 15.56 (25.05) 1184 Elliot Giles  GBR
1 Sep 2024
New Balance KO Meile Düsseldorf  GER [21]
2000 m
4:43.13
15.80 (25.43) 1307 Jakob Ingebrigtsen  NOR
8 Sep 2023
Memorial van Damme Brussels  BEL [22][23] [12]
3000 m
7:20.67
15.229 (24.508) 1299 Daniel Komen  KEN
1 Sep 1996
Rieti Meeting Rieti  ITA [24] [13]
7:17.55
15.337 (24.683) 1320 Jakob Ingebrigtsen  NOR
25 Aug 2024
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów  POL [25] [14]
5000 m
12:35.36
14.807
(23.830)
1302 Joshua Cheptegei  UGA
14 Aug 2020
Herculis Monaco  MON [26][27] [15]
5 km (road)
12:49.00
14.54
(23.41)
1250 Berihu Aregawi  ETH
31 Dec 2021
Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona  ESP [28][29]
10,000 m
26:11.00
14.239
(22.915)
1306 Joshua Cheptegei  UGA
7 Oct 2020
Valencia  ESP [30][31] [16]
10 km (road)
26:38.00
13.99
(22.52)
1262 Joshua Cheptegei  UGA
1 Dec 2019
10K Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Valencia  ESP [32][33] [17]
26:33.00
14.04
(22.60)
1270 Berihu Aregawi  ETH
11 Mar 2023
Laredo  ESP [34][33]
26:24.00
[a] 14.12
(22.73)
1285 Rhonex Kipruto  KEN
12 Jan 2020
10K Valencia Ibercaja Valencia  ESP [35][36] [18]
Half marathon
57:31.00
13.67
(22.01)
1288 Jacob Kiplimo  UGA
21 Nov 2021
EDP Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon  POR [37][38]
One hour (track)
21,330 m
13.254
(21.330)
N/A Mo Farah  GBR
4 Sep 2020
Diamond League Brussels  BEL [39] [19]
Marathon[b]
2:00:35
13.046
(20.995)
1322 Kelvin Kiptum  KEN
8 Oct 2023
Chicago Marathon Chicago  USA [40][41]
1:59:40.2
[c] 13.136

(21.156)

N/A Eliud Kipchoge  KEN
12 Oct 2019
INEOS 1:59 Challenge Vienna  AUT [42] [20]
50 km (road)
2:38:43.00
11.74
(18.90)
N/A CJ Albertson  USA
8 Oct 2022
Ruth Anderson Memorial Endurance Run San Francisco  USA [43]
100 km (road)
6:05:35.00
10.198
(16.412)
N/A Aleksandr Sorokin  LTU
14 May 2023
World's Fastest Run Vilnius  LTU [44]
110 m hurdles
12.80
+0.3
19.22
(30.94)
1294 Aries Merritt  USA
7 Sep 2012
Memorial Van Damme Brussels  BEL [45][46] [21]
400 m hurdles
45.94
19.477
(31.345)
1341 Karsten Warholm  NOR
3 Aug 2021
Olympic Games Tokyo  JPN [47][48] [22]
3000 m steeplechase
7:52.11
14.215
(22.876)
1295 Lamecha Girma  ETH
9 Jun 2023
Meeting de Paris Paris  FRA [49][50] [23]
High jump
2.45 m
1314 Javier Sotomayor  CUB
27 Jul 1993
Gran Premio Diputación Salamanca  ESP [51] [24]
Pole vault
6.24 m
1333 Armand Duplantis  SWE
20 Apr 2024
Xiamen Diamond League Xiamen  CHN [52] [53] [25]
6.25 m
1336 Armand Duplantis  SWE
5 Aug 2024
Olympic Games Saint-Denis  FRA [54] [26]
6.26 m
1339 Armand Duplantis  SWE
25 Aug 2024
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów  POL [55]
Long jump
8.95 m
+0.3
1346 Mike Powell  USA
30 Aug 1991
World Championships Tokyo  JPN [56] [27]
Triple jump
18.29 m
+1.3
1303 Jonathan Edwards  GBR
7 Aug 1995
World Championships Gothenburg  SWE [57][58] [28]
Shot put
23.56 m
1334 Ryan Crouser  USA
27 May 2023
USATF LA Grand Prix Los Angeles  USA [59][60] [29] P
Discus throw
74.35 m
1325 Mykolas Alekna  LTU
14 Apr 2024
Oklahoma Throws Series Ramona  USA [61]

[62]

[30].
Hammer throw
86.74 m
1307 Yuriy Sedykh  URS
30 Aug 1986
European Championships Stuttgart  FRG [63] [31]
Javelin throw
98.48 m
[d] 1365 Jan Železný  CZE
25 May 1996
Jena  GER [64] [32]
Decathlon
9126 pts
[e] 1302 Kevin Mayer  FRA
16 Sep 2018
Décastar Talence  FRA [65][66] [33]
20,000 m walk (track)
1:17:25.60
[f] 9.630
(15.499)
1247 Bernardo Segura  MEX
7 May 1994
Bergen  NOR [67]
20 km walk (road)
1:16:36.00
9.734
(15.666)
1266 Yusuke Suzuki  JPN
15 Mar 2015
Asian Race Walking Championships Nomi  JPN [68][69]
2 hours walk (track)
29,572 m
+ 9.188
(14.786)
N/A Maurizio Damilano  ITA
3 Oct 1992
Cuneo  ITA
30,000 m walk (track)
2:01:44.10
9.188
(14.786)
N/A Maurizio Damilano  ITA
3 Oct 1992
Cuneo  ITA
35 km walk (road)
2:21:31
9.221
(14.839)
1257 Vladimir Kanaykin  RUS
19 Feb 2006
Winter Russian Race Walking Championships Sochi  RUS [70]
50,000 m walk (track)
3:35:27.20
8.652
(13.924)
N/A Yohann Diniz  FRA
12 Mar 2011
Reims  FRA [71]
50 km walk (road)
3:32:33.00
8.770
(14.114)
1269 Yohann Diniz  FRA
15 Aug 2014
European Championships Zürich   SUI [72][73] [34]
4 × 100 m relay
36.84
24.288
(39.088)
1318 Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
 JAM
11 Aug 2012
Olympic Games London  GBR [74][75] [35]
4 × 200 m relay
1:18.63
22.759
(36.627)
1272 Nickel Ashmeade
Warren Weir
Jermaine Brown
Yohan Blake
 JAM
24 May 2014
World Relays Nassau  BAH [76][77] [36]
4 × 400 m relay
2:54.29
20.535
(33.048)
1288 Andrew Valmon
Quincy Watts
Butch Reynolds
Michael Johnson
 USA
22 Aug 1993
World Championships Stuttgart  GER [g] [78][79] [37]
4 × 800 m relay
7:02.43
16.945
(27.271)
1244 Joseph Mutua
William Yiampoy
Ismael Kombich
Wilfred Bungei
 KEN
25 Aug 2006
Memorial Van Damme Brussels  BEL [80] [38]
Distance medley relay
9:15.50
[h] 16.108
(25.923)
N/A Kyle Merber
Brycen Spratling
Brandon Johnson
Ben Blankenship
 USA
3 May 2015
World Relays Nassau  BAH [81]
9:14.58
[i] 16.134
(25.966)
N/A Brannon Kidder
Brandon Miller
Isaiah Harris
Henry Wynne
 USA
19 April 2024
Oregon Relays Eugene  USA [82]
4 × 1500 m relay
14:22.22
15.566
(25.052)
1311 Collins Cheboi
Silas Kiplagat
James Kiplagat Magut
Asbel Kiprop
 KEN
25 May 2014
World Relays Nassau  BAH [83][84] [39]
Road relay
42.195 km
1:57:06.00
[j] 13.434
(21.620)
N/A Josephat Ndambiri
Martin Mathathi
Daniel Muchunu Mwangi
Mekubo Mogusu
Onesmus Nyerre
John Kariuki
 KEN
23 Nov 2005
Chiba Ekiden Chiba  JPN

Women

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Event Perf. W N Avg Speed

mph (km/h)

Pts Athlete(s) Nat. Date Meeting Location Ctry. R V P
100 m
10.49
0.0
[k] 21.32 (34.32) 1314 Florence Griffith Joyner  USA
16 Jul 1988
US Olympic Trials Indianapolis  USA [87] [40] P
200 m
21.34
+1.3
20.97 (33.74) 1308 Florence Griffith Joyner  USA
29 Sep 1988
Olympic Games Seoul  KOR [88] [41] P
400 m
47.60
18.798 (30.252) 1304 Marita Koch  GDR
6 Oct 1985
World Cup Canberra  AUS [89] [42] P
800 m
1:53.28
15.798

(25.424)

1286 Jarmila Kratochvílová  TCH
26 Jul 1983
Munich  FRG [90] [43] P
1000 m
2:28.98
15.015

(24.164)

1251 Svetlana Masterkova  RUS
23 Aug 1996
Memorial Van Damme Brussels  BEL [91] [44] P
1500 m
3:49.04
14.650

(23.577)

1295 Faith Kipyegon  KEN
7 Jul 2024
Meeting de Paris Paris  FRA [92][93] [45] P
Mile
4:07.64
14.537

(23.395)

1286 Faith Kipyegon  KEN
21 Jul 2023
Herculis Monaco  MON [94][95] [46] P
Mile (Road)
4:20.98
Wo 13.714

(22.071)

1185 Diribe Welteji  ETH
1 Oct 2023
World Road Running Championships Riga  LAT [18][96]
2000 m
5:21.56
13.912

(22.391)

1241 Francine Niyonsaba  BDI
14 Sep 2021
Hanžeković Memorial Zagreb  CRO [97][98] [47]
5:19.70
13.994 (22.521) 1252 Jessica Hull  AUS
12 Jul 2024
Herculis Monaco  MON [99]
3000 m
8:06.11
13.805

(22.217)

1293 Wang Junxia  CHN
13 Sep 1993
Chinese National Games Beijing  CHN [100] P
5000 m
14:00.21
13.312

(21.423)

1282 Gudaf Tsegay  ETH
17 Sep 2023
Prefontaine Classic Eugene  USA [101][102] [48]
5 km (road)
14:13.00
Wo 13.11

(21.10)

1256 Beatrice Chebet  KEN
31 Dec 2023
Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona  ESP [103][104]
14:13.00
+ Mx 13.11

(21.10)

1256 Agnes Ngetich  KEN
14 Jan 2024
10K Valencia Ibercaja Valencia  ESP [103][105]
10,000 m
29:01.03
12.848

(20.677)

1303 Letesenbet Gidey  ETH
8 Jun 2021
Ethiopian Olympic Trials Hengelo  NED [106][107] P
28:54.14
12.899

(20.760)

1309 Beatrice Chebet  KEN
25 May 2024
Prefontaine Classic Eugene  USA [107][108] [49]
10 km (road)
28:46.00
Mx 12.96

(20.86)

1317 Agnes Ngetich  KEN
14 Jan 2024
10K Valencia Ibercaja Valencia  ESP [105][109]
30:01.00
Wo 12.42

(19.99)

1247 Agnes Tirop  KEN
12 Sep 2021
Adizero Road to Records Herzogenaurach  GER [110][109]
29:26.00
Wo 12.67

(20.39)

1279 Agnes Ngetich  KEN
18 Nov 2023
Urban Trail de Lille Lille  FRA [109]

[111]

29:24.00
[l]
Wo 12.68

(20.41)

N/A Agnes Ngetich  KEN
10 Sep 2023
Brașov Running Festival Brașov  ROM [109]

[112][113]

One hour (track)
18,930 m
11.763

(18.930)

N/A Sifan Hassan  NED
4 Sep 2020
Diamond League Brussels  BEL [39] [50] P
Half marathon
1:02:52
Mx 12.512

(20.135)

1281 Letesenbet Gidey  ETH
24 Oct 2021
Valencia Half Marathon Valencia  ESP [114][115][116] P
1:05:16
Wo 12.055

(19.400)

1229 Peres Jepchirchir  KEN
17 Oct 2020
World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia  POL [116]

[117]

[51]
Marathon[b]
2:11:53.00
Mx 11.920

(19.197)

1318 Tigst Assefa  ETH
24 Sep 2023
Berlin Marathon Berlin  GER [118][119][120] P
2:16:16.00
Wo 11.544

(18.580)

1272 Peres Jepchirchir  KEN
21 Apr 2024
London Marathon London  GBR [120][121] [52] [53]
50 km (road)
2:59:54.00
Mx 10.36

(16.68)

N/A Desiree Linden  USA
13 Apr 2021
Brooks Running 50 km & Marathon Dorena Lake  USA [122][123]
3:00:30.00
Wo 10.33

(16.62)

N/A Emane Seifu Hayile  ETH
26 Feb 2023
Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers Ultramarathon Gqeberha  RSA [124]
100 km (road)
6:33:11.00
Mx 9.4822

(15.260)

N/A Tomoe Abe  JPN
25 Jun 2000
Lake Saroma Ultramarathon Yūbetsu  JPN [125]
100 m hurdles
12.12
+0.9
18.457

(29.703)

1272 Tobi Amusan  NGR
24 Jul 2022
World Championships Eugene  USA [126][127][128] [54] P
400 m hurdles
50.65
17.666

(28.430)

1313 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone  USA
30 Jun 2024
US Olympic Trials Eugene  USA [129]

[130]

[55] P
50.37
17.764 (28.588) 1322 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone  USA
8 Aug 2024
Olympic Games Saint-Denis  FRA [131][132] [56]
3000 m steeplechase
8:44.32
12.799

(20.598)

1285 Beatrice Chepkoech  KEN
20 Jul 2018
Herculis Monaco  MON [133][134] P
High jump
2.09 m
1309 Stefka Kostadinova  BUL
30 Aug 1987
World Championships Rome  ITA [135] [57] P
2.10 m
1319 Yaroslava Mahuchikh  UKR
7 Jul 2024
Meeting de Paris Paris  FRA [135] [136] [58] P
Pole vault
5.06 m
1290 Yelena Isinbayeva  RUS
28 Aug 2009
Weltklasse Zürich Zürich   SUI [137] [59] P
Long jump
7.52 m
+1.4
1333 Galina Chistyakova  URS
11 Jun 1988
Brothers Znamensky Memorial Leningrad  URS [138][139] [60] P
Triple jump
15.74 m
N/A i 1297 Yulimar Rojas  VEN
20 Mar 2022
World Championships Belgrade  SRB [140][141] P
Shot put
22.63 m
1372 Natalya Lisovskaya  URS
7 Jun 1987
Brothers Znamensky Memorial Moscow  URS [142] [61] P
Discus throw
76.80 m
1382 Gabriele Reinsch  GDR
9 Jul 1988
East Germany–Italy tournament Neubrandenburg  GDR [143] [62] P
Hammer throw
82.98 m
1303 Anita Włodarczyk  POL
28 Aug 2016
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Warsaw  POL [144][145] [63] P
Javelin throw
72.28 m
[d] 1306 Barbora Špotáková  CZE
13 Sep 2008
World Athletics Final Stuttgart  GER [146][147] [64] P
Heptathlon
7291 pts
[m][d] 1331 Jackie Joyner-Kersee  USA
24 Sep 1988
Olympic Games Seoul  KOR [148][149] P
Decathlon
8358 pts
[n] N/A Austra Skujytė  LTU
15 Apr 2005
Audrey Walton Combined Events Columbia  USA [150][151] P
10,000 m walk (track)
41:56.23
8.890

(14.307)

1196 Nadezhda Ryashkina  URS
24 Jul 1990
Goodwill Games Seattle  USA [152]
41:37.90
8.955

(14.412)

1207 Gao Hongmiao  CHN
7 Apr 1994
Beijing  CHN [152]
20,000 m walk (track)
1:26:52.30
8.583

(13.814)

1193 Olimpiada Ivanova  RUS
6 Sep 2001
Goodwill Games Brisbane  AUS [153][154]
20 km walk (road)
1:23:49
8.896

(14.317)

1248 Yang Jiayu  CHN
20 Mar 2021
Chinese Race Walking Championships Huangshan  CHN [155][156] P
1:23:39
[o] 8.914

(14.346)

1251 Elena Lashmanova  RUS
9 Jun 2018
Russian Race Walking Championships Cheboksary  RUS [156]

[157]

35 km walk (road)
2:37:15
8.298

(13.355)

1262 María Pérez  ESP
21 May 2023
European Race Walking Team Championships Poděbrady  Czech Republic [158][159]
50,000 m walk (track)
4:29:45.560
[p] 6.910

(11.121)

N/A Katie Burnett  USA
13 Jul 2019
National Invitational Racewalks San Diego  USA [160]
50 km walk (road)
3:59:15
7.791

(12.539)

1244 Liu Hong  CHN
9 Mar 2019
Chinese Race Walk Grand Prix Huangshan  CHN [161][162][163] P
3:57:08
[o] 7.861

(12.651)

1256 Klavdiya Afanasyeva  RUS
15 Jun 2019
Russian Race Walking Championships Cheboksary  RUS [163]

[164]

4 × 100 m relay
40.82
21.92

(35.277)

1273 Tianna Madison
Allyson Felix
Bianca Knight
Carmelita Jeter
 USA
10 Aug 2012
Olympic Games London  GBR [165][166] [65] P
4 × 200 m relay
1:27.46
20.461

(32.929)

1233 LaTasha Jenkins
LaTasha Colander-Richardson
Nanceen Perry
Marion Jones
 USA
29 Apr 2000
Penn Relays Philadelphia  USA [167]
1:27.05
[q] 20.558

(33.084)

1241 Dina Asher-Smith
Rhasidat Adeleke
Lanae-Tava Thomas
Julien Alfred
 GBR
 IRL
 JAM
 LCA
30 Mar 2024
Texas Relays Austin  USA [167]

[168]

4 × 400 m relay
3:15.17
18.338

(29.513)

1267 Tatyana Ledovskaya
Olga Nazarova
Mariya Pinigina
Olga Bryzgina
 URS
1 Oct 1988
Olympic Games Seoul  KOR [169] [66] P
4 × 800 m relay
7:50.17
15.225

(24.502)

1260 Irina Podyalovskaya
Nadezhda Olizarenko
Lyubov Gurina
Lyudmila Borisova
 URS
5 Aug 1984
Moscow  URS [170]
Distance medley relay
10:36.50
[r] 14.058

(22.624)

N/A Treniere Moser
Sanya Richards-Ross
Ajeé Wilson
Shannon Rowbury
 USA
2 May 2015
World Relays Nassau  BAH [171]
10:33.85
i[s] 14.117

(22.718)

N/A Heather McLean
Kendall Ellis
Roisin Willis
Elle Purrier St. Pierre
 USA
15 Apr 2022
A Night at the TRACK
Presented by New Balance Running
Boston  USA [172] [173]
4 × 1500 m relay
16:27.02
13.598

(21.884)

1260 Colleen Quigley
Elise Cranny
Karissa Schweizer
Shelby Houlihan
 USA
31 Jul 2020
Bowerman TC Intrasquad Meet IV Portland  USA [174][175] [67]
Road relay
42.195 km
2:11:41.00
Mx[t] 11.946

(19.226)

N/A Jiang Bo
Dong Yanmei
Zhao Fengting
Ma Zaijie
Lan Lixin
Li Na
 CHN
28 Feb 1998
Beijing  CHN [176]
2:16:04.00
Wo 11.561

(18.606)

N/A Genet Gebregiogios
Birhane Adere
Ayelech Worku
Gete Wami
Getenesh Urge
Luchia Yischak
 ETH
13 Apr 1996
Copenhagen  DEN

Mixed

[edit]
Event Perf. N Athlete(s) Nat. Avg Speed

(mph, kph)

Pts Date Meeting Location Ctry. R V P
4 × 400 m relay
3:08.80
Justin Robinson (44.47)
Rosey Effiong (50.38)
Matthew Boling (45.13)
Alexis Holmes (48.82)
 USA 18.957

(30.509)

N/A
19 August 2023
World Championships Budapest  HUN [177] [68] P
3:07.41
Vernon Norwood (44.47)
Shamier Little (49.32)
Bryce Deadmon (44.17)
Kaylyn Brown (49.45)
 USA 19.098

(30.735)

N/A
2 August 2024
Olympic Games Saint-Denis  FRA [178] [69] P

Indoor world records

[edit]
2018
Christian Coleman breaking the 60 m world record

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 200m track.[179] 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.

Men

[edit]
Event Perf. N Athlete(s) Nat. Avg Speed

mph (kph)

Pts Date Meeting Location Ctry. R V P
50 m
5.55
X[u] Ben Johnson  CAN
20.153 mph (32.432 kph)
WA Score: N/A
31 Jan 1987
Ottawa  CAN [180]
5.56
A Donovan Bailey  CAN 20.116

(32.374)

1269
9 Feb 1996
Bill Cosby Invitational Reno  USA [181] [70]
5.56
#[v] Maurice Greene  USA
20.116 mph (32.374 kph)
WA Score: 1269
13 Feb 1999
Los Angeles  USA [181]

[182]

60 m
6.34
A Christian Coleman  USA 21.170

(34.069)

1304
18 Feb 2018
USA Championships Albuquerque  USA [183][184] [71] P
200 m sh
19.92
Frankie Fredericks  NAM 22.459

(36.145)

1303
18 Feb 1996
Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin  FRA [185] [72]
400 m sh
44.57
Kerron Clement  USA 20.076

(32.309)

1273
12 Mar 2005
NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Championships Fayetteville  USA [186]
44.52
#[v] Michael Norman  USA 20.098

(32.345)

1277
10 Mar 2018
NCAA Division I Championships College Station  USA [186]

[187]

[73]
44.49
[w] Christopher Morales Williams  CAN 20.112

(32.367)

1279
24 Feb 2024
SEC Championships Fayetteville  USA [186]

[188]

[189]
800 m sh
1:42.67
Wilson Kipketer  DEN 17.430

(28.051)

1305
9 Mar 1997
World Championships Paris  FRA [190] [74]
1000 m sh
2:14.20
Ayanleh Souleiman  DJI 16.669

(26.826)

1274
17 Feb 2016
Globen Galan Stockholm  SWE [191][192] [75]
1500 m sh
3:30.60
Jakob Ingebrigtsen  NOR 15.933

(25.641)

1292
17 Feb 2022
Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin  FRA [193][194] [195]
Mile sh
3:47.01
Yomif Kejelcha  ETH 15.858

(25.522)

1304
3 March 2019
Bruce Lehane Invitational Boston  USA [196][197] [76]
3000 m sh
7:23.81
Lamecha Girma  ETH 15.121

(24.335)

1306
15 Feb 2023
Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin  FRA [198][199] [77]
5000 m sh
12:49.60
Kenenisa Bekele  ETH 14.533

(23.389)

1303
20 Feb 2004
Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham  GBR [200]
50 m hurdles
6.25
Mark McKoy  CAN 17.896

(28.8)

1272
5 Mar 1986
Kobe  JPN [201]
60 m hurdles
7.27
A Grant Holloway  USA 18.462

(29.711)

1284
16 Feb 2024
USA Championships Albuquerque  USA [202][203] [78] P
High jump
2.43 m
Javier Sotomayor  CUB 1296
4 Mar 1989
World Championships Budapest  HUN [204] [79] P
Pole vault
6.22 m
Armand Duplantis  SWE 1328
25 Feb 2023
All Star Perche Clermont-Ferrand  FRA [205] P
Long jump
8.79 m
Carl Lewis  USA 1311
27 Jan 1984
Millrose Games New York City  USA [206] [80]
Triple jump
18.07 m
Hugues Fabrice Zango  BUR 1279
16 Jan 2021
Aubière  FRA [207][208] [81]
Shot put
22.82 m
Ryan Crouser  USA 1290
24 Jan 2021
American Track League Fayetteville  USA [209][210] [82]
Heptathlon sh
6645 pts
[x] Ashton Eaton  USA 1269
10 Mar 2012
World Championships Istanbul  TUR [211][212]
5000 m walk sh
18:07.08
Mikhail Shchennikov  RUS 10.289

(16.558)

1220
14 Feb 1995
Russian Winter Meeting Moscow  RUS [213]
4 × 200 m relay sh
1:22.11
Linford Christie
Darren Braithwaite
Ade Mafe
John Regis
 GBR 21.795

(35.075)

1195
3 Mar 1991
Glasgow  GBR [214]
4 × 400 m relay sh
3:01.51
[y] Amere Lattin
Obi Igbokwe
Jermaine Holt
Kahmari Montgomery
 USA 19.719

(31.734)

1228
9 Feb 2019
Clemson's Tiger Paw Invitational Clemson  USA [215][216]
3:00.77
[z] [aa] Zach Shinnick
Rai Benjamin
Ricky Morgan Jr.
Michael Norman
 USA
 ATG
 USA
 USA
19.799

(31.864)

1239
10 Mar 2018
NCAA Division I Championships College Station  USA [216]

[217]

[83]
3:01.39
#[v][ab] Ilolo Izu
Robert Grant
Devin Dixon
Mylik Kerley
 USA 19.732

(31.755)

1230
10 Mar 2018
NCAA Division I Championships College Station  USA [216]

[187]

3:01.43
[ac] [ad] Kunle Fasasi
Grant Holloway
Chantz Sawyers
Benjamin Lobo Vedel
 NGR
 USA
 JAM
 DEN
19.727

(31.748)

1229
10 Mar 2018
NCAA Division I Championships College Station  USA [216]

[187]

4 × 800 m relay sh
7:11.30
[ae] Joe McAsey
Kyle Merber
Chris Giesting
Jesse Garn
 USA 16.597

(26.710)

1268
25 Feb 2018
BU Last Chance Meet Boston  USA [218]

[219]

Women

[edit]
Event Perf. N Athlete(s) Nat. Avg Speed (mph, kph) Pts Date Meeting Location Ctry. R V P
50 m
5.96
+ Irina Privalova  RUS 18.766

(30.201)

1245
9 Feb 1995
Madrid  ESP [220]
60 m
6.92
Irina Privalova  RUS 19.395

(31.214)

1248
11 Feb 1993
Madrid  ESP [221]
6.92
Irina Privalova  RUS 19.395

(31.214)

1248
9 Feb 1995
Madrid  ESP [221]
200 m sh
21.87
Merlene Ottey  JAM 20.457

(32.922)

1288
13 Feb 1993
Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin  FRA [222] [84]
400 m sh
49.17
Femke Bol  NED 18.198

(29.286)

1272
2 Mar 2024
World Championships Glasgow  GBR [223]

[224]

[85]
800 m sh
1:55.82
Jolanda Čeplak  SLO 15.451

(24.866)

1255
3 Mar 2002
European Championships Vienna  AUT [225] [86]
1000 m sh
2:30.94
Maria Mutola  MOZ 14.82

(23.851)

1246
25 Feb 1999
GE Galan Stockholm  SWE [226]
1500 m sh
3:53.09
Gudaf Tsegay  ETH 14.395

(23.167)

1285
9 Feb 2021
Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin  FRA [227][228] [87]
Mile sh
4:13.31
Genzebe Dibaba  ETH 14.212

(22.872)

1273
17 Feb 2016
Globen Galan Stockholm  SWE [191][229] [88]
3000 m sh
8:16.60
Genzebe Dibaba  ETH 13.514

(21.748)

1281
6 Feb 2014
XL Galan Stockholm  SWE [230][231] [89]
5000 m sh
14:18.86
Genzebe Dibaba  ETH 13.023

(20.958)

1270
19 Feb 2015
XL Galan Stockholm  SWE [232][233] [90]
50 m hurdles
6.58
Cornelia Oschkenat  GDR 16.998

(27.356)

1231
20 Feb 1988
East Berlin  GDR [234]
60 m hurdles
7.65
Devynne Charlton  BAH 17.545 (28.235) 1242
3 Mar 2024
World Championships Glasgow  USA [235]

[236]

P
7.63
X Lyudmila Narozhilenko  RUS
17.591 mph (28.309 kph)
WA Score: N/A
4 Mar 1993
Seville  ESP
High jump
2.08 m
Kajsa Bergqvist  SWE 1299
4 Feb 2006
Hochsprung mit Musik Arnstadt  GER [237] [91]
Pole vault
5.03 m
#[af] Jenn Suhr  USA
WA Score: 1280
30 Jan 2016
Golden Eagle Multi and Invitational Brockport  USA [238][239][240] P
5.02 m
A Jenn Suhr  USA 1277
2 Mar 2013
USA Championships Albuquerque  USA [240]

[241]

P
Long jump
7.37 m
Heike Drechsler  GDR 1300
13 Feb 1988
Vienna  AUT [242]
Triple jump
15.74 m
Yulimar Rojas  VEN 1297
20 Mar 2022
World Championships Belgrade  SRB [243][244]
Shot put
22.50 m
Helena Fibingerová  TCH 1364
19 Feb 1977
Jablonec  TCH [245]
Pentathlon sh
5055 pts
[ag] Nafi Thiam  BEL 1254
3 Mar 2023
European Championships Istanbul  TUR [246][247][248]
3000 m walk sh
11:40.33
Claudia Iovan  ROU 9.582

(15.421)

1207
30 Jan 1999
Bucharest  ROU [249]
11:35.34
#[ah] Gillian O'Sullivan  IRL
9.651 mph (15.532 kph)
WA Score: 1217
15 Feb 2003
Belfast  GBR [249]
4 × 200 m relay sh
1:32.41
Yekaterina Kondratyeva
Irina Khabarova
Yuliya Pechonkina
Yuliya Gushchina
 RUS 19.365

(31.166)

1181
29 Jan 2005
Aviva International Match Glasgow  GBR [250]
4 × 400 m relay sh
3:23.37
Olesya Krasnomovets
Olga Zaytseva
Olga Kotlyarova
Yuliya Gushchina
 RUS 17.599

(28.323)

1220
28 Jan 2006
Aviva International Match Glasgow  GBR [251]
3:21.75
A
[ai] [aj]
Amber Anning
Joanne Reid
Rosey Effiong
Britton Wilson
 GBR
 JAM
 USA
 USA
17.740

(28.550)

1234
11 Mar 2023
NCAA Division I Championships Albuquerque  USA [251]

[252]

4 × 800 m relay sh
8:05.89
Chrishuna Williams
Raevyn Rogers
Charlene Lipsey
Ajeé Wilson
 USA 14.732

(23.709)

1295
3 Feb 2018
Millrose Games New York City  USA [253]

[254]

Best performances in non-WA World Record events

[edit]

Events which do not qualify for World Athletics-ratified world records are typically referred to as 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 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 1/100th 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.[255][256] Under conventional football timing on a turf field in 2017, Christian Coleman reportedly ran a 4.12.[257]

Outdoor events

[edit]

Men

[edit]
Event Perf. W N Athlete(s) Nat. Avg Speed (mph, kph) Pts Date Meeting Location Ctry. R V P
50 m
5.40
+0.2
+[ak] Bruny Surin  CAN 20.712

(33.333)

N/A
22 Aug 1999
World Championships Seville  ESP [258]
60 m
6.25
+[al] 21.475

(34.56)

N/A [258][259]
6.31
+0.9
+[am] Usain Bolt  JAM 21.270

(34.231)

N/A
16 Aug 2009
World Championships Berlin  GER [260]
6.29
+0.9
+[an] Su Bingtian  CHN 21.338

(34.340)

N/A
1 Aug 2021
Olympic Games Tokyo  JPN
100 y
9.00
h Ivory Crockett  USA 22.727

(36.576)

N/A
11 May 1974
Knoxville  USA [261]
Houston McTear  USA N/A
9 May 1975
Winter Park  USA [261]
9.07
−0.5
+ Asafa Powell  JAM 22.552

(36.294)

N/A
27 May 2010
Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava  CZE [262]
150 m
14.44
−0.3
+ Usain Bolt  JAM 23.237

(37.396)

N/A
20 Aug 2009
World Championships Berlin  GER [263]
150 m straight
14.35
+1.1
Usain Bolt  JAM 23.383

(37.631)

N/A
17 May 2009
Manchester City Games Manchester  GBR [264]
200 m straight
19.41
−0.4
Tyson Gay  USA 23.049

(37.094)

N/A
16 May 2010
Manchester City Games Manchester  GBR [265][266]
220 y (straight)
19.50
+1.9
h Tommie Smith  USA 23.077

(37.139)

N/A
7 May 1966
Video on YouTube San Jose, California  USA [267]
19.54
−0.4
Tyson Gay  USA 23.030

(37.063)

N/A
16 May 2010
Manchester City Games Manchester  GBR [268]
300 m
30.69
A Letsile Tebogo  BOT 21.866

(35.191)

1286
17 Feb 2024
Simbine Curro Classic Shoot-Out Pretoria  RSA [269][270]
440 y
44.50
John Smith  USA 20.225

(32.549)

N/A
26 Jun 1971
USA Championships Eugene  USA [271][272][273]
500 m
57.69
[ao] David Rudisha  KEN 19.388

(31.201)

N/A
10 Sep 2016
Great North CityGames Newcastle  GBR [274]
600 m
1:12.81
Johnny Gray  USA 18.434

(29.666)

1239
24 May 1986
Santa Monica  USA [275]
1600 m
3:41.83
[ap] Hicham El Guerrouj  MAR 16.134

(25.966)

N/A
7 Jul 1999
Golden Gala Rome  ITA
3200 m
7:51.35
[ap] Jakob Ingebrigtsen  NOR 15.187

(24.440)

N/A
9 Jun 2023
Meeting de Paris Paris  FRA
Two miles
7:54.10
Jakob Ingebrigtsen  NOR 15.187

(24.441)

1304
9 Jun 2023
Meeting de Paris Paris  FRA [276][277] P
8 km (road)
21:11.00
+ Rhonex Kipruto  KEN 14.080

(22.659)

N/A
12 Jan 2020
10K Valencia Ibercaja Valencia  ESP [278] [92]
15 km (road)
40:27.00
+ Jacob Kiplimo  UGA 13.825

(22.250)

N/A
21 Nov 2021
Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon  POR [279]
10 miles (road)
44:04.00
Benard Kibet  KEN 13.616

(21.912)

1257
4 Dec 2022
Kōsa 10-Miler Kōsa  JAP [280][281] [282]
20,000 m (track)
56:20.02
+ Bashir Abdi  BEL 13.236

(21.302)

N/A
4 Sep 2020
Diamond League Brussels  BEL [39] [93]
20 km (road)
54:29.00
+ Jacob Kiplimo  UGA 13.686

(22.025)

N/A
21 Nov 2021
Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon  POR [283]
25,000 m (track)
1:12:25.40
+ Moses Mosop  KEN 12.870

(20.712)

N/A
3 Jun 2011
Prefontaine Classic Eugene  USA [284]
25 km (road)
1:11:08.00
+ Eliud Kipchoge  KEN 13.103

(21.087)

N/A
25 Sep 2022
Berlin Marathon Berlin  GER [285]
30,000 m (track)
1:26:47.40
Moses Mosop  KEN 12.887

(20.740)

N/A
3 Jun 2011
Prefontaine Classic Eugene  USA [284][286]
30 km (road)
1:25:40.00
+ Eliud Kipchoge  KEN 13.056

(21.012)

N/A
25 Sep 2022
Berlin Marathon Berlin  GER [285]
35 km (road)
1:40:10.00
+ Eliud Kipchoge  KEN 13.027

(20.965)

N/A
25 Sep 2022
Berlin Marathon Berlin  GER [285]
40 km (road)
1:54:23.00
+ Kelvin Kiptum  KEN 13.038

(20.982)

N/A
8 Oct 2023
Chicago Marathon Chicago  USA [287]
100,000 m (track)
6:05:41.00
Aleksandr Sorokin  LTU 10.195

(16.408)

N/A
23 Apr 2022
Centurion Running Track 100 Mile Bedfordshire  GBR [288]
100 miles (track)
11:14:56.00
+ Aleksandr Sorokin  LTU 8.890

(13.307)

N/A
24 Apr 2021
Centurion Running Track 100 Mile Ashford  UK [289]
100 miles (road)
10:51:39.00
+ Aleksandr Sorokin  LTU 9.207

(14.818)

N/A
6 Jan 2022
Spartanion Race Tel Aviv  ISR [290]
12-hour run (track)
170,309 m
Aleksandr Sorokin  LTU 8.819

(14.192)

N/A
24 Apr 2021
Centurion Running Track 100 Mile Ashford  UK [289]
12-hour run (road)
177,410 m
Aleksandr Sorokin  LTU 9.186

(14.784)

N/A
6 Jan 2022
Spartanion Race Tel Aviv  ISR [290]
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 [291]
2000 m steeplechase
5:10.68
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad  FRA 14.400

(23.175)

1248
30 Jun 2010
Alma Athlé Tour Reims  FRA [292][293]
2500 m steeplechase
7:34.4
h George Orton  CAN 12.307

(19.806)

N/A
15 Jul 1900
Olympic Games Paris  FRA
2590 m steeplechase
7:39.6
h James Lightbody  USA 12.606

(20.287)

N/A
29 Aug 1904
Olympic Games St. Louis  USA
3460 m steeplechase
10:33.4
h[aq] Volmari Iso-Hollo  FIN 12.219

(19.665)

N/A
1 Aug 1932
Olympic Games Los Angeles  USA
4000 m steeplechase
12:58.4
h John Rimmer  GBR 11.495

(18.500)

N/A
16 Jul 1900
Olympic Games Paris  FRA
200 m hurdles
22.55
Laurent Ottoz  ITA 19.840

(31.929)

N/A
31 May 1995
Milan  ITA [294]
200 m hurdles straight
21.90
+1.4
h[ar] Don Styron  USA 20.429

(32.877)

N/A
2 Apr 1960
Baton Rouge  USA [295]
22.10
+2.0
Andy Turner  GBR 20.244

(32.579)

N/A
15 May 2011
Manchester City Games Manchester  GBR [296]
22.10
+1.8
Louis Jacobus van Zyl  RSA N/A
9 May 2015
Manchester City Games Manchester  GBR [297]
220 y hurdles straight
21.90
+1.4
h Don Styron  USA 20.548

(33.069)

N/A
2 Apr 1960
Baton Rouge  USA [295][298]
300 m hurdles
33.26
Karsten Warholm  NOR 20.177

(32.471)

N/A
4 Jun 2021
Night of Highlights Oslo  NOR [299] [94]
440 y hurdles
48.70
Jim Bolding  USA 18.481

(29.742)

N/A
25 Jul 1974
Turin  ITA [300]
Standing long jump
12 ft 3 in
Byron Jones  USA N/A
23 Feb 2015
NFL Scouting Combine Indianapolis  USA [301]
Standing triple jump
10.95 m
Tydree Lewis  USA N/A
31 Oct 2011
Weight throw
25.41 m
Lance Deal  USA N/A
20 Feb 1993
Azusa  USA
Icosathlon
14571 pts
Joseph Detmer  USA N/A
25 Sep 2010
World Championships Lynchburg, Virginia  USA [302]
1500 m walk (track)
5:12.00
+ Antanas Grigaliūnas  LTU 10.755

(17.308)

N/A
12 May 1990
Vilnius  LTU [303]
Mile walk (track)
5:31.08
Tom Bosworth  GBR 10.874

(17.499)

N/A
9 Jul 2017
London Grand Prix London  GBR [304]
3000 m walk (track)
10:47.11
Giovanni De Benedictis  ITA 10.370

(16.690)

1209
19 May 1990
San Giovanni Valdarno  ITA [305]
5000 m walk (track)
18:05.49
Hatem Ghoula  TUN 10.304

(16.582)

1217
1 May 1997
Tunis  TUN [306]
5 km walk (road)
18:21
Robert Korzeniowski  POL 10.159

(16.349)

1194
15 Sep 1990
Bad Salzdetfurth  GER [307][308]
10,000 m walk (track)
37:25.21
Eiki Takahashi  JPN 9.963

(16.034)

1241
14 Nov 2020
Juntendo University Long Distance meeting Inzai  JPN [309][310]
10 km walk (road)
37:11.00
Roman Rasskazov  RUS 10.027

(16.136)

1252
28 May 2000
Saransk  RUS [311][312]
30 km walk (road)
2:05:06.00
Nathan Deakes  AUS 8.941

(14.389)

1227
27 Aug 2006
Australian Race Walking Championships Hobart  AUS [307][313]
35 km walk (road)
2:21:31.00
Vladimir Kanaykin  RUS 9.221

(14.839)

1257
19 Feb 2006
Russian Winter Race Walking Championships Adler  RUS [314][315]
50-mile walk (road)
7:44:47.20
[as] Shaul Ladany  ISR 6.455

(10.388)

N/A
1972
New Jersey  USA [316]
4 × 110 y relay
38.60
A[at] Earl McCullouch
Fred Kuller
O. J. Simpson
Lennox Miller (JAM)
23.316

(37.524)

N/A
17 Jun 1967
NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Championships Provo, Utah  USA [317]
Swedish relay
1:46.59
[au] Christopher Williams
Usain Bolt
Davian Clarke
Jermaine Gonzales
 JAM 20.986

(33.774)

N/A
25 Jul 2006
DN Galan Stockholm  SWE [318]
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
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 [319]
4 × 110m shuttle hurdle relay
52.94
[av] Jason Richardson (hurdler)
Aleec Harris
Aries Merritt
David Oliver
 USA 18.592

(29.921)

N/A
25 Apr 2015
Drake Relays Des Moines  USA [320]

Women

[edit]
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 18.861

(30.354)

N/A
22 Aug 1999
World Championships Seville  ESP
60 m
6.83
+0.4
+ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce  JAM 19.651

(31.625)

N/A
10 Aug 2022
Monaco Diamond League Monaco  MON [321]
100 y
9.91
+1.1
+ Veronica Campbell-Brown  JAM 20.640

(33.217)

N/A
31 May 2011
Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava  CZE [322]
150 m
16.09
+0.2
+ Shericka Jackson  JAM 20.854

(33.561)

N/A
8 Sep 2023
Memorial van Damme Brussels  BEL [323]
16.41
+1.1
Brianna Rollins-McNeal  USA 20.447

(32.907)

N/A
20 Jul 2020
AP Ranch High-Performance Invitational Fort Worth  USA [324]
150 m straight
16.23
-0.7
Shaunae Miller-Uibo  BAH 20.674

(33.272)

N/A
20 May 2018
Adidas Boost Boston Games Boston  USA [325]
200 m straight
21.76
+0.5
Shaunae Miller-Uibo  BAH 20.560

(33.088)

N/A
4 Jun 2017
Boost Boston Games Somerville  USA [326]
300 m
34.14
+ Marita Koch  GDR 19.657

(31.634)

N/A
6 Oct 1985
World Cup Canberra  AUS
34.41
Shaunae Miller-Uibo  BAH 19.503

(31.386)

1269
20 June 2019
Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava  CZE [327][328]
500 m
1:05.90
Tatana Kocembova  TCH 16.972

(27.314)

N/A
2 Aug 1984
Ostrava  TCH
600 m
1:21.77
Caster Semenya  RSA 16.414

(26.416)

1244
27 Aug 2017
ISTAF Berlin Berlin  GER [329][330]
1:21.63
Mary Moraa  KEN 16.523 (26.591) 1248
1 Sep 2024
ISTAF Berlin Berlin  GER [331]
1600 m
4:06.20
[ap] Faith Kipyegon  KEN 14.537

(23.396)

N/A
21 Jul 2023
Herculis Monaco  MON
3200 m
8:55.45
[ap] Meseret Defar  ETH 13.369

(21.515)

N/A
14 Sep 2007
Memorial Van Damme Brussels  BEL
Two miles
8:58.58
Meseret Defar  ETH 1238
14 Sep 2007
Memorial Van Damme Brussels  BEL [332]
4 miles (road)
19:14.00
Viola Kibiwot  KEN 12.478

(20.082)

N/A
13 Oct 2013
4 Mile of Groningen Groningen  NED [333]
8 km (road)
24:30.00
+ Mary Keitany  KEN 12.174

(19.592)

N/A
18 Feb 2011
RAK Half Marathon Ras al-Khaimah  UAE [334]
12 km (road)
38:05.00
Brillian Kipkoech  KEN 11.748

(18.906)

N/A
19 May 2019
FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN Cape Town  RSA [335]
15 km (road)
44:20.00
Mx Letesenbet Gidey  ETH 12.614

(20.301)

1274
17 Nov 2019
Zevenheuvelenloop Nijmegen  NED [336][337]
46:24.00
Wo + Joyciline Jepkosgei  KEN 12.053

(19.397)

N/A
17 Oct 2020
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia  POL [337][338]
10 miles (road)
51:23.00
Wo Keira D'Amato  USA 11.677

(18.792)

1165
24 Nov 2020
Up Dawg Ten Miler Washington, D.C.  USA [339][340]
50:05.00
+ Mary Keitany  KEN 11.98

(19.28)

N/A
18 Feb 2011
RAK Half Marathon Ras al-Khaimah  UAE [334][340]
49:21.00
+ a Brigid Kosgei  KEN 12.158

(19.567)

N/A
8 Sep 2019
Great North Run Newcastle upon TyneSouth Shields, United Kingdom  GBR [340]

[341]

20,000 m (track)
1:05:26.60
Tegla Loroupe  KEN 11.394

(18.337)

N/A
3 Sep 2000
Borgholzhausen  GER
20 km (road)
59:35.00
Mx + Letesenbet Gidey  ETH 12.514

(20.140)

N/A
24 Oct 2021
Valencia Half Marathon Valencia  ESP [342]
1:02:04.00
Wo + Peres Jepchirchir  KEN 12.014

(19.334)

N/A
17 Oct 2020
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia  POL [338]
25,000 m (track)
1:27:05.84
Tegla Loroupe  KEN 10.701

(17.222)

N/A
21 Sep 2002
Mengerskirchen  GER
25 km (road)
1:18:03.00
Mx + Ruth Chepngetich  KEN 11.942

(19.218)

N/A
9 Oct 2022
Chicago Marathon Chicago  USA [343]
1:19:38.00
Wo + Peres Jepchirchir  KEN 11.704

(18.836)

N/A
21 Apr 2024
London Marathon London  GBR [344]
30,000 m (track)
1:45:50.00
Tegla Loroupe  KEN 10.568

(17.008)

N/A
6 Jun 2003
Warstein  GER
30 km (road)
1:34:01.00
Mx + Ruth Chepngetich  KEN 11.897

(19.146)

N/A
9 Oct 2022
Chicago Marathon Chicago  USA [343]
1:35:56.00
Wo + Peres Jepchirchir  KEN 11.659

(18.763)

N/A
21 Apr 2024
London Marathon London  GBR [345]
35 km (road)
1:49:41.00
Mx + Tigst Assefa  ETH 11.897

(19.146)

N/A
24 Sep 2023
Berlin Marathon Berlin  GER [118][119]
1:52:39.00
Wo + Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  KEN 11.584

(18.642)

N/A
23 Apr 2017
London Marathon London  GBR [346]
40 km (road)
2:05:13.00
Mx + Tigst Assefa  ETH 11.910

(19.167)

N/A
24 Sep 2023
Berlin Marathon Berlin  GER [118][119]
2:09:13.00
Wo + Peres Jepchirchir  KEN 11.541

(18.574)

N/A
21 Apr 2024
London Marathon London  GBR [347]
100 miles (road)
12:42:40.00
Camille Herron  USA 7.867

(12.661)

N/A
11 Nov 2017
Tunnel Hill 100 Vienna  USA [348]
12-hour run (track)
149,130 m
+ Camille Herron  USA 7.722

(12.428)

N/A
9 Dec 2017
Desert Solstice Track Invitational Phoenix  USA [348]
12-hour run (road)
153,600 m
Satu Lipiäinen  FIN N/A
20 May 2023
Kokkola  FIN [349]
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 [350]
48-hour run (road)
435,366 m
Camille Herron  USA 5.636

(9.070)

N/A
25–27 Mar 2023
Sri Chinmoy 48 Hour Festival Bruce  AUS [351]
2000 m steeplechase
5:47.42
Beatrice Chepkoech  KEN 12.877

(20.724)

1242
10 Sep 2023
Hanžeković Memorial Zagreb  CRO [352][353]
200 m hurdles (bend)
24.80
+0.4
h Yadisleidy Pedroso  ITA 18.040

(29.032)

N/A
6 Apr 2013
Caserta  ITA [354]
25.60
−0.7
h Patricia Girard  FRA 17.476

(28.125)

N/A
23 Aug 2001
Nantes  FRA [355]
25.79
−0.6
Lauren Wells  AUS 17.347

(27.918)

N/A
21 Jan 2017
AACT Combined Events Championships Canberra  AUS [356]
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 [357]
300 m hurdles
36.86
Femke Bol  NED 18.206

(29.300)

N/A
31 May 2022
Ostrava Golden Spike Ostrava  CZE [358] [95]
Tetradecathlon
10798 pts
Milla Kelo  FIN N/A
8 Sep 2002
Turku  FIN [359]
3000 m walk (track)
11:48.24
Ileana Salvador  ITA 9.475

(15.249)

1186
29 Aug 1993
Padua  ITA [360][361]
5000 m walk (track)
20:01.80
Eleonora Giorgi  ITA 9.307

(14.978)

1219
18 May 2014
Italian Clubs League Meet Misterbianco  ITA [362][363]
5 km walk (road)
19:46
Kjersti Plätzer  NOR 9.431

(15.177)

1239
27 Aug 2006
Internationaler Geher-Cup Hildesheim  GER [364][365]
10 km walk (road)
41:04.00
Yelena Nikolayeva  RUS 9.078

(14.610)

1228
20 Apr 1996
Russian Championships Sochi  RUS [366][367]
30 km walk (road)
2:24:33.00
Paola Pérez  ECU 7.738

(12.452)

N/A
22 Oct 2017
Hauppauge  USA [364]
35 km walk (road)
2:38:24.00
Klavdiya Afanasyeva  RUS 8.238

(13.258)

1252
18 Feb 2019
Russian Winter Walking Championships Sochi  RUS [368]
Sprint medley relay (1–1–2–4)
1:35.20
[aw] Destinee Brown
Aaliyah Brown
Kimberlyn Duncan
Raevyn Rogers
 USA 18.798

(30.252)

N/A
28 Apr 2018
Penn Relays Philadelphia  USA [369]
Swedish relay (1–2–3–4)
2:01.10
[ax] Marina Zhirova
Yelena Mizera
Yelena Ruzina
Tatyana Alekseyeva
 RUS 18.457

(29.703)

N/A
5 June 1993
Portsmouth  GBR
Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8)
3:34.56
[ay] Sherri-Ann Brooks
Rosemarie Whyte
Moya Thompson
Kenia Sinclair
 JAM 16.681

(26.846)

N/A
1 Apr 2009
Penn Relays Philadelphia  USA
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  USA
4 × 100 m hurdles relay
50.50
Brianna Rollins
Dawn Harper-Nelson
Queen Harrison
Kristi Castlin
 USA 17.718

(28.515)

N/A
24 Apr 2015
Drake Relays Des Moines  USA

Mixed

[edit]
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 [note 1] Álvaro Martín
María Pérez
 ESP 9.226 (14.847) N/A 7 August 2024 Olympic Games Paris  FRA [370]
Notes
[edit]
  1. ^ World Athletics does not officially recognize records in the marathon mixed race walk relay. Listed is the fastest time recorded at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]

Indoor events

[edit]

Men

[edit]
Event Perf. N Athlete(s) Nat. Avg Speed (mph, kph) Pts Date Meeting Location Ctry. R
30 m
3.81
Churandy Martina  NED 17.614 (28.347) N/A
14 Nov 2008
Domino Day Amsterdam  NED [371]
40 y
4.12
[az] Christian Coleman  USA 19.859

(31.960)

N/A
2 May 2017
Trial Knoxville  USA
50 y
5.22
Stanley Floyd  USA 19.593

(31.531)

N/A
22 Jan 1982
Los Angeles  USA
5.15
X[u] Ben Johnson  CAN 19.859

(31.960)

N/A
29 Jan 1988
Toronto  CAN
5.00
h Kirk Clayton  USA 20.455 (32.918) N/A
10 Jan 1970
Calgary  CAN
Herb Washington  USA N/A
2 Feb 1972
Toronto  CAN [373]
Mel Pender  USA N/A
4 Mar 1972
Orlando  USA
N/A
18 Mar 1972
Hamilton  CAN
Herb Washington  USA N/A
4 Feb 1973
Toronto  CAN
Manfred Ommer  FRG N/A
14 Mar 1975
Leverkusen  FRG
60 y
5.80
h Herb Washington  USA 21.160

(34.054)

N/A
12 Feb 1972
East Lansing  USA [373]
hA Mel Pender  USA N/A
25 May 1973
Salt Lake City  USA
55 m
5.99
A Obadele Thompson  BAR 20.540

(33.055)

1268
22 Feb 1997
Colorado Springs  USA [182][374]
70 y
6.80
h Mel Pender  USA 21.056

(33.887)

N/A
27 Feb 1965
Mason-Dixon Games Louisville  USA
Craig Wallace  USA N/A
27 Feb 1965
Mason-Dixon Games Louisville  USA
Larry Highbaugh  USA N/A
14 Feb 1970
Mason-Dixon Games Louisville  USA
Jim Green  USA N/A
14 Feb 1970
Mason-Dixon Games Louisville  USA
Mel Pender  USA N/A
13 Feb 1971
Mason-Dixon Games Louisville  USA
Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa  MAD N/A
1 Jun 1973
Mason-Dixon Games Louisville  USA
Warren Edmondson  USA N/A
1 Jun 1973
Mason-Dixon Games Louisville  USA
Harrington Jackson  USA N/A
1 Jun 1973
Mason-Dixon Games Louisville  USA
100 m
9.98
Usain Bolt  JAM 22.414

(36.072)

N/A
23 Aug 2014
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Warsaw  POL [375][376][377]
150 m
14.99
Donovan Bailey  CAN 22.384

(36.024)

N/A
1 Jun 1997
Bailey–Johnson 150-metre race Toronto  CAN [378]
300 y
29.27
Terron Wright  USA 20.965 (33.739) N/A
7 Feb 1981
Bloomington  USA
300 m
31.56
Steven Gardiner  BAH 21.264

(34.221)

1260
28 Jan 2022
South Carolina Invitational Columbia  USA [379][380]
500 y
53.90
hA Larry James  USA 18.975

(30.537)

N/A
25 May 1973
ITA meet Salt Lake City  USA [381]
500 m
59.83
[ba] Abdalelah Haroun  QAT 18.694

(30.085)

1204
17 Feb 2016
Globen Galan Stockholm  SWE [382][383]
600 y
1:06.93
Moitalel Naadokila  KEN 18.337

(29.51)

N/A
15 Feb 2020
Lubbock  USA [384]
1:06.68
OT Jonathan Jones  BAR 18.405

(29.621)

N/A
26 Feb 2022
Big 12 Championships Ames  USA [385]
600 m
1:13.77
Donavan Brazier  USA 18.194

(29.280)

1277
24 Feb 2019
USA Indoor Championships Staten Island  USA [386][387]
1000 y
2:04.39
Johnny Gray  USA 16.444

(26.464)

N/A
23 Feb 1986
San Diego  USA
1600 m
3:45.69
[ap] Yomif Kejelcha  ETH 15.859 (25.522) N/A
3 March 2019
Bruce Lehane Invitational Boston  USA
2000 m
4:49.99
Kenenisa Bekele  ETH 15.428 (24.828) 1280
17 Feb 2007
Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham  GBR [388]
3200 m
7:57.89
[ap] Josh Kerr  GBR 14.979 (24.106) N/A
11 Feb 2024
Millrose Games New York City  USA
Two miles
8:00.67
Josh Kerr  GBR 14.979 (24.107) 1310
11 Feb 2024
Millrose Games New York City  USA [389][390]
10,000 m
27:50.29
Mark Bett  KEN 13.393 (21.553) 1087
10 Feb 2002
Indoor Flanders Meeting Ghent  BEL [391][392]
Marathon
2:19:01
Malcolm Richards  USA 11.316 (18.212) N/A
17 Mar 2018
The Armory Indoor Marathon New York City  USA [393]
2000 m steeplechase
5:13.77
Paul Kipsiele Koech  KEN 14.258 (22.947) N/A
13 Feb 2011
Indoor Flanders Meeting Ghent  BEL [394][395]
3000 m steeplechase
8:17.46
Aleksandr Zagoruyko  URS 13.490 (21.710) N/A
21 Feb 1982
Moscow  URS [391]
50 y hurdles
5.88
Greg Foster  USA 17.393 (27.992) N/A
17 Jan 1986
Los Angeles  USA
60 y hurdles
6.82
Renaldo Nehemiah  USA 17.995 (28.961) N/A
30 Jan 1982
Dallas  USA
55 m hurdles
6.89
[bb] Renaldo Nehemiah  USA 17.857 (28.737) 1254
20 Jan 1979
New York City  USA [396]
110 m hurdles
13.34
Allen Johnson  USA 18.446 (29.685) N/A
14 Feb 1995
Moscow  RUS [391]
300 m hurdles
34.26
OT Karsten Warholm  NOR 19.588 (31.524) N/A
10 Feb 2018
Avoimet Pirkanmaan Tampere  FIN [397]
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 [398][399]
Discus throw
69.51 m
Gerd Kanter  EST N/A
22 Mar 2009
World Record Indoor Challenge Växjö  SWE [400]
Weight throw
26.35 m
A Daniel Haugh  USA N/A
16 Feb 2024
USA Championships Albuquerque  USA [203]
Javelin throw
85.78 m
Matti Närhi  FIN N/A
3 Mar 1996
Kajaani  FIN [401]
3000 m walk
10:30.28
Tom Bosworth  GBR 10.647 (17.135) 1257
25 Feb 2018
Glasgow Grand Prix Glasgow  GBR [402][403]
Two miles walk
11:54.50
Valdas Kazlauskas  URS 10.077 (16.217) N/A
24 Feb 1990
Kaunas  URS [391]
5000 m walk
18:03.83
Sergey Shirobokov  RUS 10.320 (16.608) 1224
10 Mar 2022
Yaroslavl  RUS [404]
10,000 m walk
38:23.73
Wang Zhen  CHN 9.710 (15.627) N/A
8 Feb 2015
Genoa  ITA
15,000 m walk
1:00:03.90
Valdas Kazlauskas  URS 9.310 (14.984) N/A
24 Jan 1987
Kaunas  URS [391]
20,000 m walk
1:20:40.00
OT Ronald Weigel  GDR 9.244 (14.876) N/A
27 Jan 1980
Senftenberg  GDR
Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8)
3:15.10
[bc] Mark Everett
James Trapp
Kevin Little
Butch Reynolds
 USA 18.345 (29.523) N/A
14 Mar 1993
World Indoor Championships Toronto  CAN [405]
Distance medley relay
9:19.42
[bd] 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 [406]
4 × mile relay
16:03.68
[be] 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  USA [407]
4 × 60y shuttle hurdle relay
27.6
A[bf] T.G. Parker
Joe Kahiapo
Ahart Powers
Dick McIntosh
 USA 17.787 (28.625) N/A
21 Feb 1975
Colorado Springs  USA [408]

Women

[edit]
Event Perf. N Athlete(s) Nat. Avg Speed

(mph, kph)

Pts Date Meeting Location Ctry. R V
50 y
5.74
[bg] Evelyn Ashford  USA 17.818

(28.675)

N/A
18 Feb 1983
San Diego  USA [409]
60 y
6.54
Evelyn Ashford  USA 18.766 (30.200) N/A
7 Feb 1982
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships New York City  USA
Jeanette Bolden  USA N/A
21 Feb 1986
Los Angeles  USA
55 m
6.56
Gwen Torrence  USA 18.755 (30.183) 1202
14 Mar 1987
NCAA Oklahoma City  USA [410][411]
100 y
10.15
Heike Drechsler  GDR 20.152 (32.432) N/A
8 Feb 1987
Senftenberg  GDR [412]
100 m
11.15
Marita Koch  GDR 20.062 (32.287) N/A
12 Jan 1980
East Berlin  GDR
300 y
32.63
Merlene Ottey  JAM 18.806 (30.265) N/A
13 Mar 1982
Cedar Falls  USA
300 m
35.45
Irina Privalova  RUS 18.930 (30.465) 1250
17 Jan 1993
Moscow  RUS [413]
Shaunae Miller-Uibo  BAH 1250
3 Feb 2018
Millrose Games New York City  USA [254][413]
500 y
1:00.61
A Jearl Miles-Clark  USA 16.874 (27.156) N/A
19 Feb 2000
Pocatello  USA
500 m
1:05.63
Femke Bol  NED 17.042 (27.427) 1234
4 Feb 2023
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Boston  USA [414][415] [96]
600 y
1:16.76
A Michaela Rose  USA 15.988 (25.731) N/A
20 Jan 2024
Corky Classic Lubbock  USA [416]
600 m
1:23.41
Keely Hodgkinson  GBR 16.091 (25.896) 1215
28 Jan 2023
Manchester World Indoor Tour Manchester  GBR [417][418]
1000 y
2:23.5
Joetta Clark  USA 14.254 (22.940) N/A
9 Mar 1986
Gainesville  USA
1600 m
4:11.84
[ap] Genzebe Dibaba  ETH 14.212 (22.872) N/A
17 Feb 2016
Globen Galan Stockholm  SWE
2000 m
5:23.75
Genzebe Dibaba  ETH 13.819 (22.239) 1257
7 Feb 2017
Míting Internacional de Catalunya Sabadell  ESP [419][420]
3200 m
8:57.34
[ap] Genzebe Dibaba  ETH 13.322 (21.439) N/A
15 Feb 2014
Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham  GBR
Two miles
9:00.48
Genzebe Dibaba  ETH 1257
15 Feb 2014
Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham  GBR [421][422]
10,000 m
32:44.97
Olga Michurina  RUS 11.384 (18.321) N/A
23 Dec 1995
Saint Petersburg