A list of all official world records in track and field as ratified by the IAAF.
Britain’s Jonathan Edwards, holder of the triple jump world record – Telegraph
| Event | Record | Athlete/nationality/video | Date/Meet /Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | 9.58 (+0.9 m/s) | Usain Bolt (Jamaica) | 16/08/09 World Championships Berlin, Germany |
| 200m | 19.19 (-0.3 m/s) | Usain Bolt (Jamaica) | 16/08/09 World Championships Berlin, Germany |
| 400m | 43.18 | Michael Johnson (USA) | 26/08/99 World Championships Seville, Spain |
| 800m | 1:41.09 | David Rudisha (Kenya) | 22/08/10 Berlin, Germany |
| 1000m | 02:12.0 | Noah Ngeny (Kenya) | 05/09/99 IAAF Grand Prix Rieti, Italy |
| 1500m | 03:26.0 | Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) | 14/07/98 Golden Gala Rome, Italy |
| Mile | 03:43.1 | Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) | 07/07/99 Golden Gala Rome, Italy |
| 2000m | 04:44.8 | Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) | 07/09/99 ISTAF Berlin, Germany |
| 3000m | 07:20.7 | Daniel Komen (Kenya) | 01/09/96 IAAF Grand Prix Rieti, Italy |
| 5000m | 12:37.4 | Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) | 31/05/04 Fanny Blankers-Koen Games, Hengelo, Holland |
| 10000m | 26:17.5 | Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) | 26/08/05 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium |
| 10km (road) | 27:01:00 | Micah Kogo (Kenya) | 29/03/09 Parelloop Brunssum, Netherlands |
| 15 km (road) | 41:29:00 | Felix Limo (Kenya) | 11/11/01 Zevenheuvelenloop Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| 41:29+ | Deriba Merga (Ethiopia) | 20/02/09 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah, UAE | |
| 20000m: (track) | 56:26.0 | Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) | 27/06/07 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| 20km (road) | 55:21+ | Zersenay Tadese (Eritrea) | 21/03/10 Lisbon Half Marathon, Portugal |
| Half marathon | 58:23:00 | Zersenay Tadese (Eritrea) | 21/03/10 Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon, Portugal |
| One hour (track) | 21285m | Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) | 27/06/07 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| 25000m (track) | 13:55.8 | Toshihiko Seko (Japan) | 22/03/81 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| 25km (road) | 01:11:50 | Samuel Kosgei (Kenya) | 09/05/10 BIG 25 Berlin, Germany |
| 30000m (track) | 29:18.8 | Toshihiko Seko (Japan) | 22/03/81 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| 30km (road) | 1:27:49+ | Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) | 20/09/09 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany |
| Marathon | 02:03:59 | Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) | 28/09/08 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany |
| 100km (road) | 06:13:33 | Takahiro Sunada (Japan) | 21/06/98 Tokoro, Japan |
| 3000m steeplechase | 07:53.6 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (Qatar) | 03/09/04 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium |
| 110m hurdles | 12.87 (+0.9 m/s) | Dayron Robles (Cuba) | 12/06/08 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| 400m hurdles | 46.78 | Kevin Young (USA) | 06/08/92 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain |
| High jump | 2.45m | Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) | 27/07/93 Salamanca, Spain |
| Pole vault | 6.14m | Sergey Bubka (Ukraine) | 31/07/94 Sestriere, Italy |
| Long jump | 8.95m (+0.3 m/s) | Mike Powell (United States) | 30/08/91 World Championships Tokyo, Japan |
| Triple jump | 18.29 m (+1.3 m/s) | Jonathan Edwards (GB) | 07/08/95 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Shot put | 23.12 m | Randy Barnes (USA) | 20/05/90 Westwood, USA |
| Discus throw | 74.08 m | Jürgen Schult (East Germany) | 06/06/86 Neubrandenburg, Germany |
| Hammer throw | 86.74m | Yuriy Sedykh (Soviet Union) | 30/08/86 European Championships Stuttgart, Germany |
| Javelin (current design) | 98.48m | Jan Železný (Czech Republic) | 25/05/96 Jena, Germany |
| Javelin (old design) | 104.80 m | Uwe Hohn (East Germany) | 20/07/84 Berlin, Germany |
| Decathlon | 9026 pts | Roman Šebrle (Czech Republic) | 26-27/05/01 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria |
| 20000m walk (track) | 1:17:25.6 | Bernardo Segura (Mexico) | 07/05/94 Bergen, Norway |
| 20km walk (road) | 01:17:16 | Vladimir Kanaykin (Russia) | 29/09/07 Saransk, Russia |
| 30000 m walk (track) | 01:44.1 | Maurizio Damilano (Italy) | 03/10/92 Cuneo, Italy |
| 50000m walk (track) | 40:57.9 | Thierry Toutain (France) | 29/09/96 Héricourt, France |
| 50km walk (road) | 03:34:14 | Denis Nizhegorodov (Russia) | 11/05/08 Cheboksary, Russia |
| 4x100m relay | 37.10 | Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powel(Jamaica) | 22/08/08 Olympic Games Beijing, China |
| 4x200m relay | 01:18.7 | Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis (USA) | 17/04/94 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, USA |
| 4x400m relay | 02:54.3 | Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson, Michael Johnson (USA) | 22/08/93 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany |
| 4x800m relay | 07:02.4 | Joseph Mutua, William Yiampoy, Ismael Kombich, Wilfred Bungei (Kenya) | 25/08/06 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium |
| 4x1500m relay | 14:36.2 | William Biwott Tanui, Gideon Gathimba, Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono, Augustine Kiprono Choge (Kenya) | 04/09/09 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium |
