| Event |
Current Record |
Athlete(s) |
NOC |
Games |
Date |
Phase |
Rank |
|
| 100 metres, Men |
9.63 (1.5 m/s) |
Usain Bolt |
 JAM |
London 2012 |
5 August 2012 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| 200 metres, Men |
19.30 (-0.9 m/s) WR |
Usain Bolt |
JAM |
Beijing 2008 |
20 August 2008 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| 400 metres, Men |
43.03 WR |
Wayde van Niekerk |
 RSA |
Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
14 August 2016 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| 800 metres, Men |
1:40.91 WR |
David Rudisha |
 KEN |
London 2012 |
9 August 2012 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| 1,500 metres, Men |
3:27.65 |
Cole Hocker |
 USA |
Paris 2024 |
6 August 2024 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| 5,000 metres, Men |
12:57.82 |
Kenenisa Bekele |
 ETH |
Beijing 2008 |
23 August 2008 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| 10,000 metres, Men |
26:43.14 |
Joshua Cheptegei |
 UGA |
Paris 2024 |
2 August 2024 |
Final Standings |
1 |
|
| Marathon, Men |
2-06:26 |
Tamirat Tola |
ETH |
Paris 2024 |
11 August 2024 |
Final Standings |
1 |
|
| 110 metres Hurdles, Men |
12.91 (0.3 m/s) |
Liu Xiang |
 CHN |
Athina 2004 |
27 August 2004 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| 400 metres Hurdles, Men |
45.94 WR |
Karsten Warholm |
 NOR |
Tokyo 2020 |
3 August 2021 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| Steeplechase, Men |
8:03.28 |
Conseslus Kipruto |
KEN |
Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
17 August 2016 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men |
36.84 WR |
Nesta Carter • Michael Frater • Yohan Blake • Usain Bolt |
JAM |
London 2012 |
11 August 2012 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men |
2:55.39 |
LaShawn Merritt • Angelo Taylor • David Neville • Jeremy Wariner |
USA |
Beijing 2008 |
23 August 2008 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| 20 kilometres Race Walk, Men |
1-18:46 |
Chen Ding |
CHN |
London 2012 |
4 August 2012 |
Final Standings |
1 |
|
| High Jump, Men |
2.39 |
Charles Austin |
USA |
Atlanta 1996 |
28 July 1996 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| Long Jump, Men |
8.90 WR |
Bob Beamon |
USA |
Ciudad de México 1968 |
18 October 1968 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| Pole Vault, Men |
6.25 WR |
Mondo Duplantis |
 SWE |
Paris 2024 |
5 August 2024 |
Final Round |
1 |
|
| Triple Jump, Men |
Record details not yet available |
RUS