Athletics

Event	Current Record	Athlete(s)	NOC	Games	Date	Phase	Rank
100 metres, Men	9.63	Usain Bolt	JAM	London 2012	5 August 2012	Final	1
200 metres, Men	19.30 WR	Usain Bolt	JAM	Beijing 2008	20 August 2008	Final	1
400 metres, Men	43.03 WR	Wayde van Niekerk	RSA	Rio de Janeiro 2016	14 August 2016	Final	1
800 metres, Men	1:40.91 WR	David Rudisha	KEN	London 2012	9 August 2012	Final	1
1,500 metres, Men	3:32.07	Noah Ngeny	KEN	Sydney 2000	29 September 2000	Final	1
5,000 metres, Men	12:57.82	Kenenisa Bekele	ETH	Beijing 2008	23 August 2008	Final	1
10,000 metres, Men	27:01.17	Kenenisa Bekele	ETH	Beijing 2008	17 August 2008	Final Standings	1
Marathon, Men	2-06:32	Sammy Wanjiru	KEN	Beijing 2008	24 August 2008	Final Standings	1
110 metres Hurdles, Men	12.91	Liu Xiang	CHN	Athina 2004	27 August 2004	Final	1
400 metres Hurdles, Men	46.78 WR	Kevin Young	USA	Barcelona 1992	6 August 1992	Final	1
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men	8:03.28	Conseslus Kipruto	KEN	Rio de Janeiro 2016	17 August 2016	Final	1
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men	36.84 WR	Jamaica	JAM	London 2012	11 August 2012	Final	1
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men	2:55.39	United States	USA	Beijing 2008	23 August 2008	Final	1
10 kilometres Walk, Men	45:02.8	John Mikaelsson	SWE	Helsinki 1952	27 July 1952	Final	1
20 kilometres Walk, Men	1-18:46	Chen Ding	CHN	London 2012	4 August 2012	Final Standings	1
50 kilometres Walk, Men	3-35:59	Sergey Kirdyapkin	RUS	London 2012	11 August 2012	Final Standings	AC
High Jump, Men	Record details not yet available in Olympedia
Standing High Jump, Men	1.655	Ray Ewry	USA	Paris 1900	16 July 1900	Final Standings	1	1
Pole Vault, Men	6.03 / xo	Thiago Braz	BRA	Rio de Janeiro 2016	15 August 2016	Final Round	1
Long Jump, Men	8.90 WR	Bob Beamon	USA	Ciudad de México 1968	18 October 1968	Final Round, Round One	NP	2
Standing Long Jump, Men	3.47	Ray Ewry	USA	St. Louis 1904	29 August 1904	Final Standings	1	3
Triple Jump, Men	18.09	Kenny Harrison	USA	Atlanta 1996	27 July 1996	Final Round, Round Four	NP
Standing Triple Jump, Men	10.58	Ray Ewry	USA	Paris 1900	16 July 1900	Final Standings	1	4
Shot Put, Men	22.47	Ulf Timmermann	GDR	Seoul 1988	23 September 1988	Final Round, Round Six	NP
56-pound Weight Throw, Men	11.265	Pat McDonald	USA	Antwerpen 1920	21 August 1920	Final Round	1
Discus Throw, Men	69.89	Virgilijus Alekna	LTU	Athina 2004	23 August 2004	Final Round, Round One	1	5
Hammer Throw, Men	84.80	Sergey Litvinov	URS	Seoul 1988	26 September 1988	Final Round, Round Five	1
Javelin Throw, Men	90.57	Andreas Thorkildsen	NOR	Beijing 2008	23 August 2008	Final Round, Round Five	1
Decathlon, Men	8893	Ashton Eaton	USA	Rio de Janeiro 2016	17 – 18 August 2016	Final Standings	1
Decathlon, Men (1,500 metres)	4:05.9	Leonid Lytvynenko	URS	München 1972	8 September 1972	1,500 metres, Heat Three	1
Decathlon, Men (100 metres)	10.30	Damian Warner	CAN	Rio de Janeiro 2016	17 August 2016	100 metres	1
Decathlon, Men (110 metre hurdles)	13.47 WR	Frank Busemann	GER	Atlanta 1996	1 August 1996	110 metres Hurdles, Heat Four	1
Decathlon, Men (400 metres)	45.6 WR	Bill Toomey	USA	Ciudad de México 1968	18 October 1968	400 metres, Heat Five	1	6
Decathlon, Men (Discus Throw)	53.79	Bryan Clay	USA	Beijing 2008	22 August 2008	Discus Throw, Group A Round One	1
Decathlon, Men (High Jump)	Record details not yet available in Olympedia
Decathlon, Men (Javelin Throw)	76.94	Leonel Suárez	CUB	London 2012	9 August 2012	Javelin Throw, Group A	1
Decathlon, Men (Long Jump)	Record details not yet available in Olympedia
Decathlon, Men (Pole Vault)	Record details not yet available in Olympedia
Decathlon, Men (Shot Put)	Record details not yet available in Olympedia
100 metres, Women	10.54w	Florence Griffith Joyner	USA	Seoul 1988	25 September 1988	Final	1	7
200 metres, Women	21.34 WR	Florence Griffith Joyner	USA	Seoul 1988	29 September 1988	Final	1
400 metres, Women	48.25	Marie-José Pérec	FRA	Atlanta 1996	29 July 1996	Final	1
800 metres, Women	1:53.5 WR	Nadiya Olizarenko	URS	Moskva 1980	27 July 1980	Final	1
1,500 metres, Women	3:53.96	Paula Ivan	ROU	Seoul 1988	1 October 1988	Final	1
3,000 metres, Women	8:26.53	Tetiana Samolenko	URS	Seoul 1988	25 September 1988	Final	1	8
5,000 metres, Women	14:26.17	Vivian Cheruiyot	KEN	Rio de Janeiro 2016	19 August 2016	Final	1
10,000 metres, Women	29:17.45 WR	Almaz Ayana	ETH	Rio de Janeiro 2016	12 August 2016	Final Standings	1
Marathon, Women	2-23:07	Tiki Gelana	ETH	London 2012	5 August 2012	Final Standings	1
80 metres Hurdles, Women	10.3	Maureen Caird	AUS	Ciudad de México 1968	18 October 1968	Final	1
100 metres Hurdles, Women	12.35	Sally Pearson	AUS	London 2012	7 August 2012	Final	1
400 metres Hurdles, Women	52.64	Melaine Walker	JAM	Beijing 2008	20 August 2008	Final	1
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Women	8:58.81 WR	Gulnara Galkina	RUS	Beijing 2008	17 August 2008	Final	1
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women	40.82 WR	United States	USA	London 2012	10 August 2012	Final	1
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women	3:15.17 WR	Soviet Union	URS	Seoul 1988	1 October 1988	Final	1
10 kilometres Walk, Women	41:49	Yelena Nikolayeva	RUS	Atlanta 1996	29 July 1996	Final Standings	1	9
20 kilometres Walk, Women	1-25:02 WR	Yelena Lashmanova	RUS	London 2012	11 August 2012	Final Standings	1
High Jump, Women	Record details not yet available in Olympedia
Pole Vault, Women	Record details not yet available in Olympedia
Long Jump, Women	7.40 (0.9 m/s)	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	Seoul 1988	29 September 1988	Final Round, Round Five	NP
Triple Jump, Women	15.39	Françoise Mbango	CMR	Beijing 2008	17 August 2008	Final Round, Round Two	NP
Shot Put, Women	22.41	Ilona Slupianek	GDR	Moskva 1980	24 July 1980	Final Round, Round One	1
Discus Throw, Women	72.30	Martina Hellmann	GDR	Seoul 1988	29 September 1988	Final Round, Round Four	1
Hammer Throw, Women	82.29 WR	Anita Włodarczyk	POL	Rio de Janeiro 2016	15 August 2016	Final Round	1
Javelin Throw, Women	71.53	Osleidys Menéndez	CUB	Athina 2004	27 August 2004	Final Round, Round One	1
Pentathlon, Women	5083	Nadiya Tkachenko	URS	Moskva 1980	24 July 1980	Final Standings	1
Pentathlon, Women (100 metre hurdles)	13.25	Christine Bodner	GDR	München 1972	2 September 1972	100 metres Hurdles, Heat Two	1
Pentathlon, Women (200 metres)	22.96	Heide Rosendahl	FRG	München 1972	3 September 1972	200 metres, Heat Four	1
Pentathlon, Women (80 metre hurdles)	10.7	Meta Antenen	SUI	Ciudad de México 1968	15 October 1968	80 metres Hurdles, Heat Two	1	10
Pentathlon, Women (800 metres)	2:03.6	Olga Kuragina	URS	Moskva 1980	24 July 1980	800 metres, Heat Three	1
Pentathlon, Women (High jump)	Record details not yet available in Olympedia
Pentathlon, Women (Long jump)	Record details not yet available in Olympedia
Pentathlon, Women (Long jump (Wind-aided))	Record details not yet available in Olympedia
Pentathlon, Women (Shot put)	1173	Irina Press	URS	Tokyo 1964	16 October 1964	Shot Put	1
Heptathlon, Women	7291 WR	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	Seoul 1988	23 – 24 September 1988	Final Standings	1
Heptathlon, Women (100 metre hurdles)	12.69	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	Seoul 1988	23 September 1988	100 metres Hurdles, Heat Three	1
Heptathlon, Women (200 metres)	22.56	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	Seoul 1988	23 September 1988	200 metres, Heat Three	1
Heptathlon, Women (High jump)	Record details not yet available in Olympedia
Heptathlon, Women (Javelin throw)	56.96	Sofia Ifantidou	GRE	London 2012	4 August 2012	Javelin Throw	1
Heptathlon, Women (Long jump)	Record details not yet available in Olympedia
Heptathlon, Women (Shot put)	17.31	Austra Skujytė	LTU	London 2012	3 August 2012	Shot Put, Group A	NP