Current World Record Holders in Athletics (58)
Description
Non-Olympians currently holding a World Record in an Olympic athletics event:
- Kelvin Kiptum (KEN): marathon 2-00:35 (2023)
| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mykolas Alekna |  LTU |
ATH | Olympics | 2024 | discus throw 75.56 (2025) |
| Tobi Amusan |  NGR |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2016—2024 | 100 m hurdles 12.12 (2022) |
| Yohan Blake |  JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 4×100 m relay 36.84 (2012 at the Olympics) |
| Usain Bolt | JAM |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2004—2016 | 100 m 9.58 (2009), 200 m 19.19 (2009), 4×100 m relay 36.84 (2012 at the Olympics) |
| Kaylyn Brown |  USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2024 | 4×400 m mixed relay 3:07.41 (2024 at the Olympics) |
| Olga Bryzgina |  URS UKR EUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 4×400 m relay 3:15.18 (1988 at the Olympics) |
| Nesta Carter | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 4×100 m relay 36.84 (2012 at the Olympics) |
| Beatrice Chebet |  KEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2024 | 10000 m 28:54.14 (2024) |
| Beatrice Chepkoech | KEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 3000 m steeplechase 8:44.32 (2018) |
| Ruth Chepngetich | KEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2020 | marathon 2-09:56 (2024) |
| Joshua Cheptegei |  UGA |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 5000 m 12:35.36 (2020), 10000 m 26:11.00 (2020) |
| Galina Čisťakovová |  SVKURSUKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | long jump 7.52 (1988) |
| Ryan Crouser | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2024 | shot put 23.56 (2023) |
| Bryce Deadmon | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 4×400 m mixed relay 3:07.41 (2024 at the Olympics) |
| Yohann Diniz |  FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2020 | 50 km walk 3-32:33 (2014) |
| Mondo Duplantis |  SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | pole vault 6.30 (2025) |
| Jonathan Edwards |  GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—2000 | triple jump 18.29 (1995) |
| Allyson Felix | USA |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 2004—2024 | 4×100 m relay 40.82 (2012 at the Olympics) |
| Michael Frater | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 4×100 m relay 36.84 (2012 at the Olympics) |
| Lamecha Girma |  ETH |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 3000 m steeplechase 7:52.11 (2023) |
| Florence Griffith Joyner | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 100 m 10.49 (1988), 200 m 21.34 (1988 at the Olympics) |
| Hicham El Guerrouj |  MAR |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1996—2012 | 1500 m 3:26.00 (1998) |
| Yelena Isinbayeva |  RUS |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator / Torch Bearer / Olympic Flagbearer | 2000—2016 | pole vault 5.06 (2009) |
| Carmelita Jeter | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 4×100 m relay 40.82 (2012 at the Olympics) |
| Michael Johnson | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 4×400 m relay 2:54.29 (1993) |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1996 | heptathlon 7291 (1988 at the Olympics) |
| Faith Kipyegon | KEN |
ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2012—2024 | 1500 m 3:49.04 (2024) |
| Bianca Knight | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 4×100 m relay 40.82 (2012 at the Olympics) |
| Marita Koch |  GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 400 m 47.60 (1985) |
| Jarmila Kratochvílová |  CZE TCH |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 800 m 1:53.28 (1983) |
| Tatsiana Ledauskaya |  BLRURSEUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 4×400 m relay 3:15.18 (1988 at the Olympics) |
| Nataliya Lisovskaya | RUSURSEUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | shot put 22.63 (1987) |
| Shamier Little | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2024 | 4×400 m mixed relay 3:07.41 (2024 at the Olympics) |
| Tianna Madison-Bartoletta | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 4×100 m relay 40.82 (2012 at the Olympics) |
| Yaroslava Mahuchikh | UKR |
ATH | Olympics / YOG | 2018—2024 | high jump 2.10 (2024) |
| Kévin Mayer | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | decathlon 9126 (2018) |
| Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 400 m hurdles 50.37 (2024 at the Olympics) |
| Aries Merritt | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 110 m hurdles 12.80 (2012) |
| Olga Nazarova | RUSURSEUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 4×400 m relay 3:15.18 (1988 at the Olympics) |
| Wayde van Niekerk |  RSA |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2016—2024 | 400 m 43.03 (2016 at the Olympics) |
| Vernon Norwood | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 4×400 m mixed relay 3:07.41 (2024 at the Olympics) |
| Mariya Pinigina | RUSURS |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 4×400 m relay 3:15.18 (1988 at the Olympics) |
| Mike Powell | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | long jump 8.95 (1991) |
| Gabi Reinsch | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | discus throw 76.80 (1988) |
| Butch Reynolds | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 4×400 m relay 2:54.29 (1993) |
| Yulimar Rojas |  VEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | triple jump 15.67 (2021 at the Olympics) |
| David Rudisha | KEN |
ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2012—2016 | 800 m 1:40.91 (2012 at the Olympics) |
| Yury Sedykh | URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1988 | hammer throw 86.74 (1986) |
| Javier Sotomayor |  CUB |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | high jump 2.45 (1993) |
| Barbora Špotáková | CZE |
ATH | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2004—2020 | javelin throw 72.28 (2008) |
| Gudaf Tsegay | ETH |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 5000 m 14:00.21 (2023) |
| Andrew Valmon | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 4×400 m relay 2:54.29 (1993) |
| Karsten Warholm |  NOR |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 400 m hurdles 45.94 (2021 at the Olympics) |
| Quincy Watts | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 4×400 m relay 2:54.29 (1993) |
| Anita Włodarczyk |  POL |
ATH | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2008—2024 | hammer throw 82.98 (2016) |
| Toshikazu Yamanishi |  JPN |
ATH | Olympics | 2020 | 20 km walk 1-16:10 (2025) |
| Yang Jiayu |  CHN |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 20 km walk 1-23:49 (2021) |
| Jan Železný | CZETCH |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 1988—2012 | javelin throw 98.48 (1996) |