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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.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to ... Athletics records progressions outline the lineage and improvement of the ... IAAF Statistics Book 2009 – World record ...
World records (current olympic events only) as of 13 October 2024 Bolded, italicized records with two asterisks (**) are pending ratification by World Athletics . Event
Double record holder Michael Johnson has held the 400 metres world record with his run in Seville for over 20 years. Key to tables: not ratified or later rescinded by World Athletics. Note: World records in bold are current world records, those in bold italics are former world records; Statistics are correct as of August 2023
A small number of events, such as the 60 metres, are exclusive to the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Two further, separate World Championship events are held for their specific events: the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships and the World Athletics Cross Country Championships. Cross country is one of many events which have ...
1980 World Championships in Athletics are held featuring only two events, which were not included in that year's Olympics programme, women's 400 metres hurdles and 3000 metres. • Female combined eventers start to switch from the pentathlon to the heptathlon.
The first world record in the 400 m for men was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912.The IAAF ratified Charles Reidpath's 48.2 s performance set at that year's Stockholm Olympics as a world record, but it also recognized the superior mark over 440 yards (402.336 metres) run by Maxie Long in 1900 as a world record.
The first world record in the mile for women was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (later known as the International Association of Athletics Federations and currently known as World Athletics), in 1967. To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 13 world records in the event.