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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.
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...
The world record in the mile run is the fastest time set by a runner in the middle-distance track and field event. World Athletics is the official body which oversees the records. Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, [ 1] while Faith Kipyegon has the women's record of 4:07.64. [ 2]
Usain Bolt holds records in the 100 and 200 metres as well as the 4 × 100 relay. Michael Johnson holds individual and relay records in the 400 metres. Jackie Joyner-Kersee broke both the heptathlon and long jump records. Jarmila Kratochvílová set the records in the 400 and 800 metres at the inaugural Championships in 1983, which are still ...
The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 200 metres, as ratified by the IAAF. The current record of 19.19 seconds was set by Usain Bolt at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics . The IAAF maintained separate records for 200 m over a straight track and over a curved track until 1976, when records for the former ...
Track events. 50 metres ; 60 metres ... IAAF Statistics Book 2009 – World record progressions (Men's from page 202–222, women's from page 292–309)
Records 1912–1976. The first manual time of 9.9 seconds was recorded for Bob Hayes in the final of the 100 metres at the 1964 Olympics. Hayes' official time of 10.0 seconds was determined by rounding down the electronic time of 10.06 to the nearest tenth of a second, giving the appearance of a manual time.
The official world records in the 10,000 metres are held by Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei with 26:11 minutes for men and Kenyan Beatrice Chebet with 28:54.14 for women. [ 1 ] The first world record in the men's 10,000 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. The first ratified record, Jean Bouin's time ...