List of World Championships in Athletics records


The World Championships in Athletics is a biennial event which began in 1983. Organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the World Championships are a competition comprising track and field athletics events available to male and female athletes from any of the IAAF's 213 member federations. Championship records are set when an athlete achieves the best mark in an event at one of the editions of the Championships. World, area, and national records have been set at the championships over the course of its history.
Competitors at the World Championships come from around the globe and records have been broken by athletes from all six continents. The United States has been the most successful competitor at the World Championships in both medals and records.
Four athletes hold multiple records: Marion Jones holds both the individual and relay record in the 100 metres, Michael Johnson holds individual and relay records in the 400 metres, Jackie Joyner-Kersee broke both the heptathlon and long jump records in 1987, and Jarmila Kratochvílová set the records in the 400 and 800 metres at the inaugural Championships in 1983. Kratochílová's records have gone unbeaten for over 30 years and are the two oldest records of the Championships.
Men



- Note:World records in bold are current world records, those in bold italics are former world records
Statistics are correct as of August 2011
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100 m | 9.58 (+0.9 m/s) WR | ![]() |
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16 August 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
200 m | 19.19 (−0.3 m/s) WR | ![]() |
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20 August 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
400 m | 43.18 | ![]() |
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26 August 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
800 m | 1:43.06 | ![]() |
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1 September 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1500 m | 3:27.65 | ![]() |
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24 August 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5000 m | 12:52.79 | ![]() |
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31 August 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10000 m | 26:46.31 | ![]() |
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17 August 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marathon | 2:06:54 | ![]() |
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22 August 2009 | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
110 m hurdles | 12.91 (+0.5 m/s) | ![]() |
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20 August 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | 47.18 | ![]() |
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19 August 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | 8:00.43 | ![]() |
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18 August 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
High jump | 2.41 m | ![]() |
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15 August 2013 | [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Pole vault | 6.05 m | ![]() |
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9 August 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Long jump | 8.95 m (+0.3 m/s) WR | ![]() |
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30 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 18.29 m (+1.3 m/s) WR | ![]() |
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7 August 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shot put | 22.23 m | ![]() |
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29 August 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discus throw | 70.17 m | ![]() |
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7 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hammer throw | 83.63 m[3] | ![]() |
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27 August 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Javelin throw | 92.80 m | ![]() |
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12 August 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Decathlon | 9045 pts WR | ![]() |
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28–29 August 2015 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||
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20 km walk (road) | 1:17:21 WR | ![]() |
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23 August 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 km walk (road) | 3:36:03 WR | ![]() |
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27 August 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 37.04 WR | ![]() Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt |
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4 September 2011 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay | 2:54.29 WR | ![]() Andrew Valmon Quincy Watts Harry Reynolds Michael Johnson |
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22 August 1993 | [6] |
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WR World record | AR Area record | NR National record | PB Athlete's personal best |
Women



- Note:World records in bold are current world records, those in bold italics are former world records
Statistics are correct as of 27 August 2015
Event | Record | Name | Location | Date | Ref | Video |
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100 m | 10.70 (–0.1 m/s) | ![]() |
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28 August 1999 | [7] | |
200 m | 21.63 (+0.2 m/s) | ![]() |
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28 August 2015 | [8] | |
400 m | 47.99 | ![]() |
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10 August 1983 | WR | |
800 m | 1:54.68 | ![]() |
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9 August 1983 | ||
1500 m | 3:58.52 | ![]() |
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31 August 2003 | ||
3000 m (defunct since 1993) |
8:28.71 | ![]() |
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16 August 1993 | ||
5000 m | 14:26.83 | ![]() |
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30 August 2015 | [9] | |
10000 m | 30:04.18 | ![]() |
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23 August 2003 | ||
100 m hurdles | 12.28 (+1.1 m/s) | ![]() |
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3 September 2011 | [10] | |
400 m hurdles | 52.42 | ![]() |
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20 August 2009 | [11] | |
3000 m steeplechase | 9:06.57 | ![]() |
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27 August 2007 | ||
Marathon | 2:20:57 | ![]() |
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14 August 2005 | ||
Discus throw | 71.62 | ![]() |
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31 August 1987 | ||
High jump | 2.09 m | ![]() |
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30 August 1987 | WR | |
Pole vault | 5.01 m | ![]() |
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12 August 2005 | WR[12] | |
Long jump | 7.36 m | ![]() |
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4 September 1987 | ||
Triple jump | 15.50 m | ![]() |
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10 August 1995 | WR | |
Shot put | 21.24 m | ![]() |
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5 September 1987 | ||
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29 August 2011 | ||||
Hammer throw | 80.85 m | ![]() |
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27 August 2015 | [13] | |
Javelin throw | 71.99 m | ![]() |
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2 September 2011 | [14] | |
Heptathlon | 7128 pts | ![]() |
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31 August – 1 September 1987 | ||
10000 m walk (track) (defunct since 1997) |
42:55.49 | ![]() |
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7 August 1997 | ||
10 km walk (road) (defunct since 1995) |
42:13 | ![]() |
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7 August 1995 | [15] | |
20 km walk (road) | 1:25:41 | ![]() |
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7 August 2005 | ||
4 × 100 m relay | 41.07 | ![]() Veronica Campbell-Brown Natasha Morrison Elaine Thompson Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |
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29 August 2015 | ||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:16.71 | ![]() Gwen Torrence Maicel Malone-Wallace Natasha Kaiser-Brown Jearl Miles |
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22 August 1993 | [16] |
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WR World record | AR Area record | NR National record | PB Athlete's personal best |
See also
- List of world records in athletics
- List of Olympic records in athletics
- List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics
References
General
- Official record tables. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-17.
- Competition websites. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-09.
Specific
- ↑ "Marathon Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ↑ "High Jump Result - 14th IAAF World Championships". IAAF. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ Note: The original Championships Record of 83.89 metres, set at the 2005 edition also by Ivan Tsikhan, was later retroactively annulled after his re-tested sample taken at those championships showed use of a prohibited substance. Revision of results following sanctions of Tsikhan and Ostapchuk
- ↑ "Men's Decathlon Results" (PDF). IAAF. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "4x100 Metres Results" (PDF). IAAF. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ↑ Results – 4 X 400 METRES – Men – Final. IAAF (1993-08-22). Retrieved on 2009-05-08.
- ↑ Official Results - 100 METRES - Women - Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-07.
- ↑ "200m Results". IAAF. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ "Women's 5000m Results". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "100 Metres Hurdles Results" (PDF). IAAF. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "400 Metres Hurdles Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ↑ Peters, Samuel (2005-08-12). 5.01m Pole Vault WORLD RECORD – Guess who?. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-08.
- ↑ "Hammer Throw Results". IAAF. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Javelin Throw Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ↑ "10 km Race Walk Results". IAAF. 1995-08-07. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ↑ Results – 4 X 400 METRES – Women – Final. IAAF (1997-08-22). Retrieved on 2009-05-08.