World Records Database

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Sprint Events

Pure speed over short distances

๐Ÿ‘จMen's Records

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100m

Men's World Record

9.58
Athlete:Usain Bolt
Country:JAM
Year:2009
Location:Berlin
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200m

Men's World Record

19.19
Athlete:Usain Bolt
Country:JAM
Year:2009
Location:Berlin
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400m

Men's World Record

43.03
Athlete:Wayde van Niekerk
Country:RSA
Year:2016
Location:Rio de Janeiro

๐Ÿ‘ฉWomen's Records

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100m

Women's World Record

10.49
Athlete:Florence Griffith-Joyner
Country:USA
Year:1988
Location:Indianapolis
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200m

Women's World Record

21.34
Athlete:Florence Griffith-Joyner
Country:USA
Year:1988
Location:Seoul
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400m

Women's World Record

47.60
Athlete:Marita Koch
Country:GDR
Year:1985
Location:Canberra
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Middle Distance

Speed endurance events

๐Ÿ‘จMen's Records

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800m

Men's World Record

1:40.91
Athlete:David Rudisha
Country:KEN
Year:2012
Location:London
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1500m

Men's World Record

3:26.00
Athlete:Hicham El Guerrouj
Country:MAR
Year:1998
Location:Rome

๐Ÿ‘ฉWomen's Records

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800m

Women's World Record

1:53.28
Athlete:Jarmila Kratochvรญlovรก
Country:TCH
Year:1983
Location:Munich
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1500m

Women's World Record

3:50.07
Athlete:Genzebe Dibaba
Country:ETH
Year:2015
Location:Monaco
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Long Distance

Endurance running events

๐Ÿ‘จMen's Records

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5000m

Men's World Record

12:35.36
Athlete:Joshua Cheptegei
Country:UGA
Year:2020
Location:Monaco
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10000m

Men's World Record

26:11.00
Athlete:Joshua Cheptegei
Country:UGA
Year:2020
Location:Valencia
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Marathon

Men's World Record

2:01:09
Athlete:Kelvin Kiptum
Country:KEN
Year:2023
Location:Chicago

๐Ÿ‘ฉWomen's Records

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5000m

Women's World Record

14:00.21
Athlete:Letesenbet Gidey
Country:ETH
Year:2021
Location:Hengelo
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10000m

Women's World Record

29:01.03
Athlete:Letesenbet Gidey
Country:ETH
Year:2021
Location:Hengelo
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Marathon

Women's World Record

2:11:53
Athlete:Tigst Assefa
Country:ETH
Year:2023
Location:Berlin
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Hurdles

Technical running events

๐Ÿ‘จMen's Records

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110m Hurdles

Men's World Record

12.80
Athlete:Aries Merritt
Country:USA
Year:2012
Location:Brussels
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400m Hurdles

Men's World Record

45.94
Athlete:Karsten Warholm
Country:NOR
Year:2021
Location:Tokyo

๐Ÿ‘ฉWomen's Records

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100m Hurdles

Women's World Record

12.20
Athlete:Tobi Amusan
Country:NGR
Year:2022
Location:Eugene
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400m Hurdles

Women's World Record

50.68
Athlete:Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Country:USA
Year:2022
Location:Eugene
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Jumping Events

Vertical and horizontal jumping

๐Ÿ‘จMen's Records

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High Jump

Men's World Record

2.45m
Athlete:Javier Sotomayor
Country:CUB
Year:1993
Location:Salamanca
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Pole Vault

Men's World Record

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6.29m
Athlete:Armand Duplantis
Country:SWE
Year:2025
Location:Budapest
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Long Jump

Men's World Record

8.95m
Athlete:Mike Powell
Country:USA
Year:1991
Location:Tokyo
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Triple Jump

Men's World Record

18.29m
Athlete:Jonathan Edwards
Country:GBR
Year:1995
Location:Gothenburg

๐Ÿ‘ฉWomen's Records

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High Jump

Women's World Record

2.09m
Athlete:Stefka Kostadinova
Country:BUL
Year:1987
Location:Rome
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Pole Vault

Women's World Record

5.06m
Athlete:Yelena Isinbayeva
Country:RUS
Year:2009
Location:Zurich
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Long Jump

Women's World Record

7.52m
Athlete:Galina Chistyakova
Country:URS
Year:1988
Location:Leningrad
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Triple Jump

Women's World Record

15.74m
Athlete:Yulimar Rojas
Country:VEN
Year:2022
Location:Eugene
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Throwing Events

Power and technique events

๐Ÿ‘จMen's Records

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Shot Put

Men's World Record

23.37m
Athlete:Randy Barnes
Country:USA
Year:1990
Location:Los Angeles
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Discus

Men's World Record

74.08m
Athlete:Jรผrgen Schult
Country:GDR
Year:1986
Location:Neubrandenburg
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Hammer

Men's World Record

86.74m
Athlete:Yuriy Sedykh
Country:URS
Year:1986
Location:Stuttgart
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Javelin

Men's World Record

98.48m
Athlete:Jan ลฝeleznรฝ
Country:CZE
Year:1996
Location:Jena

๐Ÿ‘ฉWomen's Records

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Shot Put

Women's World Record

22.63m
Athlete:Natalya Lisovskaya
Country:URS
Year:1987
Location:Moscow
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Discus

Women's World Record

76.80m
Athlete:Gabriele Reinsch
Country:GDR
Year:1988
Location:Neubrandenburg
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Hammer

Women's World Record

82.98m
Athlete:Anita Wล‚odarczyk
Country:POL
Year:2016
Location:Warsaw
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Javelin

Women's World Record

72.28m
Athlete:Barbora ล potรกkovรก
Country:CZE
Year:2008
Location:Stuttgart

Record Categories

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Running Events

Sprints, middle distance, long distance, and hurdles

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Jumping Events

High jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump

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Throwing Events

Shot put, discus, hammer, javelin

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