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World Records - indoor and outdoor records
Indoor Records
Outdoor Records
Distance Record Athlete(s) Date Gender Location
150m 14.35 / 1.1JAMUsain Bolt16th Aug 2009 MaleManchester Regional Arena
5000m 12:44.09USAGrant Fisher14th Feb 2025 Male
5000m 14:18.86ETHGenzebe Dibaba19th Feb 2015 Female
60m 6.34USAChristian Coleman18th Feb 2018 Male
60m 6.92RUSIrina Privalova11th Feb 1993 Female
800m 1:42.67DNKWilson Kipketer9th Mar 1997 MaleAccor Arena
800m 1:55.82SVNJolanda Ceplak3rd Mar 2002 FemaleVienna
Heptathlon 6645USAAshton Eaton10th Mar 2012 MaleAtaköy Athletics Arena
High Jump 2.43mCUBJavier Sotomayor4th Mar 1989 MaleNational Athletics Centre (Budapest)
High Jump 2.08mSWEKajsa Bergqvist4th Feb 2006 FemaleArnstadt
Long Jump 8.79mUSACarl Lewis27th Jan 1984 MaleMadison Square Garden, New York City
Long Jump 7.37mDEUHeike Drechsler13th Feb 1988 FemaleVienna
Triple Jump 18.07mBFAHugues Fabrice Zango16th Jan 2021 Male
Triple Jump 15.74mVENYulimar Rojas20th Mar 2022 Female
Distance Record Athlete(s) Date Gender Location
1 mile 3:43.13MARHicham El Guerrouj7th Jul 1999 Male
1 mile 4:07:64KENFaith Kipyegon7th Jul 2024 FemaleStade Louis II
10,000m 28:54:14KENBeatrice Chebet25th May 2024 Female
100m 9.58 (0.9)JAMUsain Bolt16th Aug 2009 MaleOlympiastadion (Berlin)
100m 10.49 (0.0)USAFlorence Griffith Joyner16th Jul 1988 FemaleIU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium
1500m 3:49.04KENFaith Kipyegon7th Jul 2024 Female
200m 19.19JAMUsain Bolt20th Aug 2009 MaleOlympiastadion (Berlin)
200m 21.34 s 29th Sep 1988 Female
4 x 100m Relay 36.8411th Aug 2012 MaleLondon Stadium
400m 43:03ZAFWayde Van Niekerk14th Aug 2016 MaleEstádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
400m 47.60sDEUMarita Koch6th Oct 1985 Female
5000m 12:35.36UGAJoshua Cheptegei14th Aug 2020 MaleStade Louis II
5000m 14:00.21ETHGudaf Tsegay17th Sep 2023 FemaleHayward Field (USA)
800m 1:40.91 KENDavid Rudisha9th Aug 2012 MaleLondon Stadium
800m 1:52.28CZEJarmila Kratochvílová26th Jul 1983 Female
Decathlon 9126FRAKevin Mayer16th Sep 2018 Male
Discus Throw 74.35mLTUMykolas Alekna14th Apr 2024 Male
Discus Throw 76.80mDEUGabrielle Reinsch9th Jul 1988 Female
Half Marathon 56:42UGAJacob Kiplimo16th Feb 2025 Male
Half Marathon 62:52ETHLetesenbet Gidey24th Oct 2021 Female
Hammer Throw 86.74mRUSYuriy Sedykh30th Aug 1986 MaleNeckarstadion
Hammer Throw 82.98mPOLAnita Wlodarczyk28th Aug 2016 FemaleEstádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Heptathlon 7291USAJackie Joyner-Kersee24th Sep 1988 FemaleSeoul Olympic Stadium
High Jump 2.45mCUBJavier Sotomayor27th Jul 1993 MaleSalamanca
High Jump 2.10mUKRYaroslava Mahuchikh7th Jul 2024 FemaleStade de France
Javelin 98.48mCZEJan Zelezny25th May 1996 MaleJena
Javelin 72.28mCZEBarbora Spotakova13th Sep 2008 FemaleNeckarstadion
Long Jump 8.95m (0.3)USAMike Powell30th Aug 1991 MaleJapan National Stadium
Long Jump 7.52m (1.4)RUSGalina Chistyakova11th Jun 1988 FemaleLeningrad
Marathon 2:00:35KENKelvin Kiptum8th Oct 2023 Male
Marathon 2:09:56KENRuth Chepngetich13th Oct 2024 Female
Shot Put 23.56mUSARyan Crouser27th May 2023 Male
Triple Jump 18.29m (1.3)GBRJonathan Edwards7th Aug 1995 MaleUllevi (Gothenberg)
Triple Jump 15.74mVENYulimar Rojas20th Mar 2022 Female
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