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The official world records in the 5000 metres, or 5000-metre run, are held by Joshua Cheptegei with 12:35.36 for men and Gudaf Tsegay with 14:00.21 for women. The first world record in the men's 5000 m was recognized by World Athletics (formerly called the International Association of Athletics Federations, or IAAF) in 1912. As of January 2024 ...
Men's 100 metres European record progression; Men's 200 metres European record progression; Men's 400 metres European record progression; Men's 800 metres European record progression; Men's 1500 metres European record progression
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 first world record in the 200 metres individual medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1956, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
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 ...
60 years, 291 days Christchurch: 22 March 2024 17:59.16 Silke Schmidt Germany 7 August 1959 60 years, 44 days Wageningen: 20 September 2019 [a] 18:10.40 Silke Schmidt Germany 7 August 1959 60 years, 23 days Utrecht: 30 August 2019 18:48.62 Lidia Zentner Germany 27 March 1953 60 years, 153 days Flein: 27 August 2013 18:51.13 Bernardine Portenski
60 years, 228 days Uden: 3 July 1999 16:24.0 Stephen James Great Britain 10 March 1938 60 years, 88 days Ormskirk: 6 June 1998 16:31.2 Willem Ravensbergen Netherlands 26 June 1929 60 years, 94 days 28 September 1989 16:33.3 John Gilmour Australia 3 May 1919 61 years, 97 days Helsinki: 8 August 1980 17:01.6 George McGrath Australia
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...