WORLD, EUROPEAN & U.K. RECORDS (OUTDOORS)
(as at 6 February 2003)

W = World     E = European     C = Commonwealth     A = UK All-Comers
N = UK National    WJ = World Junior    EJ = European Junior    NJ = UK Junior

    * = Not yet ratified         # = Unratified        A = Altitude-assisted
      + Auto-timing by photo-electric cell        - Auto-timing rounded up

100m W 9.78 Tim Montgomery USA 14 Sep 02 Paris (Ch) E,N 9.87 Linford Christie 15 Aug 93 Stuttgart Dwain Chambers 14 Sep 02 Paris (Ch) C 9.84 Donovan Bailey Can 27 Jul 96 Atlanta Bruny Surin Can 22 Aug 99 Seville A 9.97 Maurice Greene USA 7 Aug 99 London (CP) W,E,NJ 9.97 # Mark Lewis-Francis 4 Aug 01 Edmonton 10.06 Dwain Chambers 25 Jul 97 Ljubljana 200m W 19.32 Michael Johnson USA 1 Aug 96 Atlanta E 19.72A Pietro Mennea Ita 12 Sep 79 Mexico City C 19.68 Frank Fredericks Nam 1 Aug 96 Atlanta A 19.85 Michael Johnson USA 6 Jul 90 Edinburgh N 19.87A# John Regis 31 Jul 94 Sestriere 19.94 John Regis 20 Aug 93 Stuttgart WJ 20.07 # Lorenzo Daniel USA 18 May 85 Starkville 20.13 Roy Martin USA 16 Jun 85 Indianapolis EJ,NJ 20.29 Christian Malcolm 19 Sep 98 Kuala Lumpur 300m W 30.85A Michael Johnson USA 24 Mar 00 Pretoria E,C,A,N 31.56 Doug Walker Sco 19 Jul 98 Gateshead WJ 32.08 Steve Lewis USA 28 Sep 88 Seoul NJ 32.53 Mark Richardson 14 Jul 91 Haringey 400m W 43.18 Michael Johnson USA 26 Aug 99 Seville E 44.33 Thomas Schönlebe EGer 3 Sep 87 Rome C 44.17 Innocent Egbunike Nig 19 Aug 87 Zürich A 43.98 Michael Johnson USA 10 Jul 92 London (CP) N 44.36 Iwan Thomas 13 Jul 97 Birmingham WJ 43.87 Steve Lewis USA 28 Sep 88 Seoul EJ 45.01 Thomas Schönlebe EGer 15 Jul 84 Berlin NJ 45.36 Roger Black 24 Aug 85 Cottbus 600m W 72.81 Johnny Gray USA 24 May 86 Santa Monica E 74.41 Andrea Longo Ita 30 Aug 00 Rovereto C,A,N 74.95 Steve Heard Eng 14 Jul 91 Haringey 800m W,E 1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer Den 24 Aug 97 Cologne C,N 1:41.73+ Sebastian Coe Eng 10 Jun 81 Florence A 1:43.22 Steve Cram 31 Jul 86 Edinburgh WJ 1:43.64 Japheth Kimutai Ken 13 Aug 97 Zürich EJ 1:44.33 # Yuriy Borzakovskiy Rus 25 Sep 00 Sydney 1:45.45 Andreas Busse EGer 7 Jun 78 Ostrava NJ 1:45.64 David Sharpe 5 Sep 86 Brussels 1000m W,C 2:11.96 Noah Ngeny Ken 5 Sep 99 Rieti E,N 2:12.18 Sebastian Coe 11 Jul 81 Oslo A 2:12.88 Steve Cram 9 Aug 85 Gateshead WJ 2:15.00 Benjamin Kipkurui Ken 17 Jul 99 Nice EJ 2:17.40 # Yuriy Borzakovskiy Rus 8 Jul 00 Nice 2:18.31 Andreas Busse EGer 7 Aug 77 Dresden NJ 2:18.98 David Sharpe 19 Aug 86 Birmingham 1500m W 3:26.00 Hicham ElGuerrouj Mar 14 Jul 98 Roma E 3:28.95 Fermín Cacho Spa 13 Aug 97 Zürich C 3:26.34 Bernard Lagat Ken 24 Aug 01 Brussels A 3:30.2 Hicham ElGuerrouj Mar 5 Aug 00 London (CP) N 3:29.67 Steve Cram Eng 16 Jul 85 Nice WJ 3:30.24 Cornelius Chirchir Ken 19 Jul 02 Monaco EJ 3:35.51 Reyes Estévez Spa 16 Aug 95 Zürich NJ 3:36.6 Graham Williamson 17 Jul 79 Oslo 1 mile W 3:43.13 Hicham ElGuerrouj Mar 7 Jul 99 Rome C 3:43.40 Noah Ngeny Ken 7 Jul 99 Rome E,N 3:46.32 Steve Cram Eng 27 Jul 85 Oslo A 3:45.96 Hicham ElGuerrouj Mar 5 Aug 00 London (CP) WJ 3:50.41 Noah Ngeny Ken 16 Jul 97 Nice EJ,NJ 3:53.15 Graham Williamson 17 Jul 79 Oslo 2000m W 4:44.79 Hicham ElGuerrouj Mar 7 Sep 99 Berlin E,N 4:51.39 Steve Cram Eng 4 Aug 85 Budapest C 4:48.74 John Kibowen Ken 1 Aug 98 Hechtel A 4:48.36 Hicham ElGuerrouj Mar 19 Jul 98 Gateshead WJ 4:59.14 Ali Saďdi-Sief Alg 29 Jun 97 V.d'Ascq EJ 5:04.4 Harald Hudak WGer 30 Jun 76 Oslo NJ 5:06.56 Jon Richards 7 Jul 82 Oslo 3000m W,C 7:20.67 Daniel Komen Ken 1 Sep 96 Rieti E 7:26.62 Mohammed Mourhit Bel 18 Aug 00 Monaco A 7:29.59 # Haile Gebrselassie Eth 7 Aug 99 London (CP) 7:32.79 David Moorcroft 17 Jul 82 London (CP) N 7:32.79 David Moorcroft 17 Jul 82 London (CP) WJ 7:30.67 Kenenisa Bekele Eth 28 Aug 01 Brussels EJ 7:43.20 Ari Paunonen Fin 22 Jun 77 Cologne NJ 7:48.28 Jon Richards 9 Jul 83 Oslo 2 miles W,C 7:58.61 Daniel Komen Ken 19 Jul 97 Hechtel E,N 8:13.51 Steve Ovett 15 Sep 78 London (CP) A 8:01.72 Haile Gebrselassie Eth 7 Aug 99 London (CP) WJ 8:13.47 Richard Limo Ken 30 May 99 Hengelo EJ,NJ 8:28.31 Steve Binns 31 Aug 79 London (CP) 5000m W 12:39.36 Haile Gebrselassie Eth 13 Jun 98 Helsinki E 12:49.71 Mohammed Mourhit Bel 25 Aug 00 Brussels C 12:39.74 Daniel Komen Ken 22 Aug 97 Brussels A 13:06.23 Haile Gebrselassie Eth 5 Aug 00 London (CP) N 13:00.41 David Moorcroft 7 Jul 82 Oslo WJ 12:53.72 Philip Mosima Ken 5 Jun 96 Rome EJ,NJ 13:27.04 Steve Binns 14 Sep 79 London (CP) 10km W 26:22.75 Haile Gebrselassie Eth 1 Jun 98 Hengelo E 26:52.30 Mohammed Mourhit Bel 3 Sep 99 Brussels C 26:27.85 Paul Tergat Ken 22 Aug 97 Brussels A 27:20.38 Aloys Nizigama Bur 7 Jul 95 London (CP) N 27:18.14 Jon Brown 28 Aug 98 Brussels WJ 27:11.18 Richard Chelimo Ken 25 Jun 91 Hengelo EJ 28:22.48 Christian Leuprecht Ita 4 Sep 90 Koblenz NJ 29:21.9 Jon Brown 21 Apr 90 Walnut 20 km W 56:55.6 Arturo Barrios Mex 30 Mar 91 La Flčche E 57:18.4 Dionisio Castro Por 31 Mar 90 La Flčche C,N 57:28.7 Carl Thackery Eng 31 Mar 90 La Flčche A 58:39.0 Ron Hill 9 Nov 68 Leicester 1 Hour W 21,101 m Arturo Barros Mex 30 Mar 91 La Flčche E 20,944 m Jos Hermens Hol 1 May 76 Papendal C,N 20,855 m Carl Thackery Eng 31 Mar 90 La Flčche A 20,472 m Ron Hill 9 Nov 68 Leicester 25 km W 1:13:55.8 Toshihiko Seko Jap 22 Mar 81 Christchurch,NZ E 1:13:57.6 Stéphane Franke Ger 30 Mar 99 Walnut C,A,N 1:15:22.6 Ron Hill Eng 21 Jul 65 Bolton 30 km W 1:29:18.78 Toshihiko Seko Jap 22 Mar 81 Christchurch,NZ ECAN 1:31:30.4 Jim Alder Sco 5 Sep 70 London (CP) H.Mar. W,C 59:06 Paul Tergat Ken 26 Mar 00 Lisbon E 59:43 António Pinto Por 15 Mar 98 Lisbon A 59:58 Paul Kosgei Ken 6 Oct 02 Tyneside N 60:09 Paul Evans 15 Jan 95 Marrakech WJ 59:37 Faustin Baha Ken 26 Mar 00 Lisbon Mar. W,A 2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi USA 14 Apr 02 London E 2:06:36 António Pinto Por 16 Apr 00 London C 2:05:48 Paul Tergat Ken 14 Apr 02 London N 2:07:13 Steve Jones Wal 20 Oct 85 Chicago WJ 2:10:46 LI Zhuhong Chn 14 Oct 01 Beijing EJ 2:17:21 József Kovács Hun 27 Oct 85 Budapest 110mH W,E,C,N 12.91 Colin Jackson Wal 20 Aug 93 Stuttgart A 13.03 Colin Jackson 4 Sep 94 Sheffield WJ 13.12 Liu Xiang Chn 2 Jul 02 Lausanne EJ,NJ 13.44 Colin Jackson 19 Jul 86 Athens 400mH W 46.78 Kevin Young USA 6 Aug 92 Barcelona E 47.37 Stéphane Diagana Fra 5 Jul 95 Lausanne C 47.10 Samuel Matete Zam 7 Aug 91 Zürich A 47.67 Kevin Young USA 14 Aug 92 Sheffield N 47.82 Kriss Akabusi 6 Aug 92 Barcelona WJ 48.02 Danny Harris USA 17 Jun 84 Los Angeles EJ 48.74 Vladimir Budko Rus 18 Aug 84 Moscow NJ 50.22 Martin Briggs 28 Aug 83 Schwechat 2kmSt W,C 5:14.43 Julius Kariuki Ken 21 Aug 90 Rovereto E 5:15.96 Bouabdallah Tahri Fra 19 Jun 02 Tomblaine A 5:19.68 Samson Obwocha Ken 19 Jul 86 Birmingham N 5:19.86 Mark Rowland 28 Aug 88 London (CP) WJ,EJ 5:25.01 Arsenios Tsiminos Grc 2 Oct 80 Athens NJ 5:29.61 Colin Reitz 18 Aug 79 Bydgoszcz 3kmSt W 7:55.28 Brahim Boulami Mar 24 Aug 01 Brussels E 8:06.91 Simon Vroemen Ned 19 Jul 02 Monaco C 7:55.72 Bernard Barmasai Ken 24 Aug 97 Cologne A 8:08.11 Patrick Sang Ken 7 Jul 95 London (CP) N 8:07.96 Mark Rowland 30 Sep 88 Seoul WJ 7:58.66 Stephen Cherono Ken 24 Aug 01 Brussels EJ 8:29.50 Ralf Pönitzsch EGer 19 Aug 76 Warsaw NJ 8:29.85 Paul Davies-Hale 31 Aug 81 London (CP) High J W 2.45 Javier Sotomayor Cub 27 Jul 93 Salamanca E 2.42 Patrik Sjöberg Swe 30 Jun 87 Stockholm C 2.38 Troy Kemp Bah 12 Jul 95 Nice A 2.41 Javier Sotomayor Cub 15 Jul 94 London (CP) N 2.37 Steve Smith 20 Sep 92 Seoul Steve Smith 22 Aug 93 Stuttgart WJ,EJ 2.37 Dragutin Topic Yug 12 Aug 90 Plovdiv Steve Smith 20 Sep 92 Seoul Pole V W,E 6.14 Sergey Bubka Ukr 31 Jul 94 Sestriere C 6.05 Dmitriy Markov Aus 9 Aug 01 Edmonton A 6.05 Sergey Bubka Ukr 10 Sep 93 London (CP) N 5.80 Nick Buckfield 27 May 98 Haniá WJ,EJ 5.80 Maksim Tarasov Rus 14 Jul 89 Bryansk NJ 5.50 Neil Winter 9 Aug 92 San Giuliano Long J W 8.95 Mike Powell USA 30 Aug 91 Tokyo E 8.86A Robert Emmiyan Arm 22 May 87 Tsakhkadzor C 8.62 James Beckford Jam 5 Apr 97 Orlando A 8.54 Mike Powell USA 10 Sep 93 London (CP) N 8.27 * Chris Tomlinson 13 Apr 02 Tallahassee 8.23 Lynn Davies 30 Jun 68 Berne WJ 8.34 Randy Williams USA 8 Sep 72 Munich EJ 8.24 Volodymyr Ochkan Ukr 21 Jun 87 St.Petersburg NJ 8.03 * Jonathan Moore 18 May 02 Loughborough 7.98 Stewart Faulkner 6 Aug 88 Birmingham Jonathan Moore 29 Jul 01 Dôle Triple W,E,C,N 18.29 Jonathan Edwards Eng 7 Aug 95 Gothenburg A 18.00 Jonathan Edwards 27 Aug 95 London (CP) WJ,EJ 17.50 Volker Mai EGer 23 Jun 85 Erfurt NJ 16.58 Tosi Fasinro 15 Jun 91 Espoo Shot W 23.12 Randy Barnes USA 20 May 90 Los Angeles E 23.06 Ulf Timmermann EGer 22 May 88 Haniá C 21.97 Janus Robberts SAf 2 Jun 01 Eugene A 22.28 # Brian Oldfield USA 18 Jun 75 Edinburgh 21.75 John Godina USA 17 Aug 97 London (CP) N 21.68 Geoff Capes 18 May 80 Cwmbrân WJ 20.65 # Mike Carter USA 5 Jul 79 Boston 20.39 Janus Robberts SAf 7 Mar 98 Germiston EJ 20.20 Udo Beyer EGer 6 Jul 74 Leipzig NJ 19.46 Carl Myerscough 6 Sep 98 Blackpool Discus W,E 74.08 Jürgen Schult EGer 6 Jun 86 Neubrandenburg C 70.32 * Frantz Kruger SAf 26 May 02 Salon-de-Provence 69.96 Frantz Kruger SAf 30 Mar 01 Stellenbosch A 68.32 John Powell USA 30 Aug 82 London (CP) N 66.64 Perriss Wilkins 6 Jun 98 Birmingham (Un) WJ 65.62 # Werner Reiterer Aus 15 Dec 87 Melbourne 63.64 Werner Hartmann WGer 25 Jun 78 Strasbourg EJ 63.64 Werner Hartmann WGer 25 Jun 78 Strasbourg NJ 60.97 Emeka Udechuku 5 Jul 98 Bedford Hammer W,E 86.74 Yuriy Sedykh Ukr/Rus 30 Aug 86 Stuttgart C 80.19 * Chris Harmse SAf 12 Apr 02 Pretoria 79.40 Chris Harmse SAf 3 Nov 01 Pretoria A 85.60 Yuriy Sedykh Ukr/Rus 13 Jul 84 London (CP) N 77.54 Martin Girvan 12 May 84 Wolverhampton WJ,EJ 78.33 Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Fin 5 Aug 99 Seinajoki NJ 67.48 Paul Head 16 Sep 84 Karlovac Javelin W,E 98.48 Jan Zelezny Cze 25 May 96 Jena C,N 91.46 Steve Backley Eng 25 Jan 92 North Shore A 95.66 Jan Zelezny Cze 29 Aug 93 Sheffield WJ,EJ 83.87 Andreas Thorkildsen Nor 7 Jun 01 Fana NJ 79.50 Steve Backley 5 Jun 88 Derby Dec. W,Eur 9026 Roman Šebrle Cze 27 May 01 Götzis C,N 8847 Daley Thompson Eng 9 Aug 84 Los Angeles A 8663 Daley Thompson 28 Jul 86 Edinburgh WJ,EJ 8397 Torsten Voss EGer 7 Jul 82 Erfurt NJ 8082 Daley Thompson 31 Jul 77 Sittard (1986 Javelin) C,N 8811 # Daley Thompson Eng 28 Aug 86 Stuttgart WJ,EJ 8114 # Michael Kohnle WGer 25 Aug 89 Varazdin NJ 7488 # David Bigham 8 Aug 90 Plovdiv 4x100m W 37.40 United States 8 Aug 92 Barcelona United States 21 Aug 93 Stuttgart E,N 37.73 UK National Team 29 Aug 99 Seville C 37.69 Canada 3 Aug 96 Atlanta A 37.93 # H.S.I. Team (mixed) 22 Jul 01 London (CP) 37.95 United States 28 Aug 00 Gateshead WJ 38.92 United States 21 Jul 02 Kingston EJ 39.05 # UK National Team 22 Oct 00 Santiago 39.25 West Germany 28 Aug 83 Schwechat NJ 39.05 UK National Team 22 Oct 00 Santiago 4x200m W 1:18.68 Santa Monica T.C. USA 17 Apr 94 Walnut E 1:21.10 Italy 29 Sep 83 Cagliari C 1:20.79 Jamaica 24 Apr 88 Walnut A,N 1:21.29 UK National Team 23 Jun 89 Birmingham 4x400m W 2:54.20 United States 22 Jul 98 Uniondale E,N 2:56.60 UK National Team 3 Aug 96 Atlanta C 2:56.75 Jamaica 10 Aug 97 Athens A 2:59.85 UK National Team 19 Aug 96 Gateshead WJ 3:01.90 United States 20 Jul 86 Athens EJ 3:03.80 # UK National Team 12 Aug 90 Plovdiv 3:04.58 East Germany 23 Aug 81 Utrecht NJ 3:03.80 UK National Team 12 Aug 90 Plovdiv 4x800m WECAN 7:03.89 UK National Team Eng 30 Aug 82 London (CP) 4x1500m W,E 14:38.8 West Germany 17 Aug 77 Cologne C 14:40.4 New Zealand 22 Aug 73 Oslo A 15:04.7 Italy 5 Jun 92 Sheffield N 14:56.8- # UK National Team 23 Jun 79 Bourges 15:04.6 UK National Team 5 May 76 Athens 4x1mile W,E 15:49.08 Ireland 17 Aug 85 Dublin C 15:59.57 New Zealand 1 Mar 83 Auckland A 16:21.1 BMC National Team 10 Jul 93 Oxford N 16:17.4 Bristol A.C. 24 Apr 75 Des Moines Race Walking - Fastest authentic performances 20km W,E 1:17:22 Francisco Fernández Spa 28 Apr 02 Turku C 1:18:14 Nathan Deakes Aus 16 Jun 01 Dublin A 1:20:18 Francisco Fernández Spa 23 Apr 00 Leamington N 1:22:03 Ian McCombie 23 Sep 88 Seoul WJ,EJ 1:18:06 Viktor Burayev Rus 4 Mar 01 Adler NJ 1:26:13 Tim Berrett 25 Feb 84 Dartford (Track records) W 1:17:25.6 Bernardo Segura Mex 7 May 94 Fana E 1:18:35.2 Stefan Johansson Swe 15 May 92 Fana C 1:19:48.1 Nathan Deakes Aus 4 Sep 01 Brisbane A 1:24:07.6 # Phil Vesty 1 Dec 84 Leicester 1:24:22.0 José Marín Spa 28 Jun 81 Brighton N 1:23:26.5 Ian McCombie 26 May 90 Fana WJ,EJ 1:21:29.2 Viktor Burayev Rus 4 Sep 01 Brisbane 30km W,E 2:01:44.1 T Maurizio Damilano Ita 4 Oct 92 Cuneo C 2:04:55.7 T Guillaume Leblanc Can 16 Jun 90 Sept Îsles A 2:07:46.7 Simon Baker Aus 31 Jul 86 Edinburgh N 2:07:56 Ian McCombie 27 Apr 86 Edinburgh NJ 2:30:46 Phil Vesty 31 Jul 82 London (VP) (Track records) W,E 2:01:44.1 Maurizio Damilano Ita 4 Oct 92 Cuneo C 2:04:55.7 Guillaume Leblanc Can 16 Jun 90 Sept Îsles A 2:11:54 # Chris Maddocks 31 Dec 89 Plymouth 2:17:26.4 Jordi Llopart Spa 28 Jun 81 Brighton N 2:11:54 # Chris Maddocks 31 Dec 89 Plymouth 2:19:18 Chris Maddocks 22 Sep 84 Birmingham 50km W,E 3:36:39 Robert Korzeniowski Pol 8 Aug 02 Munich C 3:43:13 Simon Baker Aus 28 May 89 L'Hospitalet A 3:47:31 Hartwig Gauder EGer 28 Sep 85 St.John's,IoM N 3:51:37 Chris Maddocks 28 Oct 90 Burrator WJ 3:45:46 Yu Guoping Chn 23 Nov 01 Guangzhou EJ 4:07:23 Aleksandr Volgin Rus 27 Sep 86 Zhytomyr NJ 4:18:18 Gordon Vale 21 Oct 81 Lassing (Track records) W,E 3:40:57.9 Thierry Toutain Fra 29 Sep 96 Héricourt C 3:43:50.0 Simon Baker Aus 9 Sep 90 Melbourne A 4:03:52 Gerhard Weidner WGer 1 Jun 75 Woodford N 4:05:44.6 Paul Blagg 26 May 90 Fana Track Walking 1500m W,E 5:12.0 Algis Grigaliunas Lit 12 May 90 Vilnius C 5:19.1 Dave Smith Aus 7 Feb 83 Melbourne 1 mile W,E 5:36.9 Algis Grigaliunas Lit 12 May 90 Vilnius C,A,N 5:59.1 Darrell Stone Eng 2 Jul 89 Portsmouth NJ 6:09.2 m Phil Vesty 23 Jun 82 Leicester 3000m W,E 10:47.11 Giovanni DeBenedictis Ita 19 May 90 S.G.Valdarno C 10:56.22 Andrew Jachno Aus 7 Feb 91 Melbourne A 11:19.9 Tim Berrett Can 20 Apr 92 Tonbridge N 11:24.4 Mark Easton 10 May 89 Tonbridge WJ,EJ 11:13.2 Jozef Pribilinec Svk 28 Mar 79 Banská Bystrica NJ 11:54.23 Tim Berrett 23 Jun 84 London (CP) 5000m W 18:05.49 Hatem Ghoula Tun 1 May 97 Tunis E 18:17.22 Robert Korzeniowski Pol 3 Jul 92 Reims C 18:51.39 Nick A'Hern Aus 21 Feb 98 North Shore A,N 19:35.0 Darrell Stone 16 May 89 Brighton WJ,EJ 19:19.3 Mikhayil Shchennikov Rus 9 Aug 86 Chemnitz NJ 20:16.40 Phil King 26 Jun 93 Lübeck 10km W,E 38:02.60 Jozef Pribilinec Svk 30 Aug 85 Banská Bystrica C 38:06.6 Dave Smith Aus 25 Sep 86 Sydney A 39:26.02 Guillaume Leblanc Can 29 Jun 90 Gateshead N 40:06.65 Ian McCombie 4 Jun 89 Jarrow WJ,EJ 38:46.4 Viktor Burayev Rus 20 May 00 Moscow NJ 41:52.13 Darrell Stone 7 Aug 87 Birmingham (Road) W,E 37:11 Roman Rasskazov Rus 28 May 00 Saransk NJ 41:46 Darrell Stone 26 Sep 87 Paris 1 Hour W 15,577 m Bernardo Segura Mex 7 May 94 Fana E 15,447 m Jozef Pribilinec Svk 6 Sep 86 Hildesheim C 15,300 m Dave Smith Aus 6 Sep 86 Hildesheim A 14,383 m Anatoliy Solomin Ukr 26 Aug 77 Edinburgh N 14,324 m# Ian McCombie 7 Jul 85 London (SP) 14,158 m Mark Easton 12 Sep 87 Woodford NJ 13,487 m Darrell Stone 12 Sep 87 Woodford 2 Hours W,E 29,572 m Maurizio Damilano Ita 4 Oct 92 Cuneo C 28,800 m# Guillaume Leblanc Can 16 Jun 90 Sept Îsles 27,123 m Willi Sawall Aus 24 May 80 Melbourne A 27,262 m# Chris Maddocks 31 Dec 89 Plymouth 26,265 m Jordi Llopart Spa 28 Jun 81 Brighton N 27,262 m# Chris Maddocks 31 Dec 89 Plymouth 26,037 m Ron Wallwork 31 Jul 71 Blackburn WOMEN 100m W 10.49 Flor. Griffith Joyner USA 16 Jul 88 Indianapolis E 10.73 Christine Arron Fra 19 Aug 98 Budapest C 10.74 Merlene Ottey Jam 7 Sep 96 Milan A 10.78 Marion Jones USA 5 Aug 00 London (CP) N 11.10 Kathy Smallwood/Cook 5 Sep 81 Rome WJ,EJ 10.88 Marlies Oelsner/Göhr EGer 1 Jul 77 Dresden NJ 11.27A Kathy Smallwood/Cook 9 Sep 79 Mexico City 200m W 21.34 Flor. Griffith Joyner USA 29 Sep 88 Seoul E 21.71 Marita Koch EGer 10 Jun 79 Chemnitz # Marita Koch EGer 21 Jul 84 Potsdam Heike Drechsler EGer 29 Jun 86 Jena # Heike Drechsler EGer 29 Aug 86 Stuttgart C 21.64 Merlene Ottey Jam 13 Sep 91 Brussels A 22.20 * Debbie Ferguson Bah 29 Jul 02 Manchester (CS) 22.23 Merlene Ottey Jam 9 Sep 94 London (CP) N 22.10 Kathy Cook 9 Aug 84 Los Angeles WJ,EJ 22.19 Natalya Bochina Rus 30 Jul 80 Moscow NJ 22.70A Kathy Smallwood/Cook 12 Sep 79 Mexico City 300m W,E 34.1 Marita Koch EGer 6 Oct 85 Canberra C,N 35.46 Kathy Cook 18 Aug 84 London (CP) A 35.46 Kathy Cook 18 Aug 84 London (CP) Chandra Cheeseborough USA 18 Aug 84 London (CP) 400m W,E 47.60 Marita Koch EGer 6 Oct 85 Canberra C 48.63 Cathy Freeman Aus 29 Jul 96 Atlanta A 49.33 Tatjána Kocembová Cze 20 Aug 83 London (CP) N 49.43 Kathy Cook 6 Aug 84 Los Angeles WJ,EJ 49.42 Grit Breuer Ger 27 Aug 91 Tokyo NJ 51.16 Linsey Macdonald 15 Jun 80 London (CP) 600m W 82.63 Ana Fidelia Quirot Cub 25 Jul 97 Guadalajara E 83.5 Doina Melinte Rum 27 Jul 86 Poiana Brasov C 82.87 Maria Lurdes Mutola Moz 27 Aug 02 Naimette A 85.90 Delisa Walton-Floyd USA 28 Aug 88 London (CP) N 86.18 Diane Edwards/Modahl 22 Aug 87 London (CP) 800m W,E 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová Cze 26 Jul 83 Munich C 1:55.29 MŞ Lurdes Mutola Moz 24 Aug 97 Cologne A 1:57.14 Jarmila Kratochvílová Cze 24 Jun 85 Belfast N 1:56.21 Kelly Holmes Eng 9 Sep 95 Monaco Carlo WJ 1:57.18 Wang Yuan Chn 8 Sep 93 Beijing EJ 1:57.45 Hildegard Ullrich EGer 31 Aug 78 Prague NJ 1:59.75 * Charlotte Moore 29 Jul 02 Manchester (CS) 2:01.11 Lynne MacDougall 18 Aug 84 London (CP) 1000m W,E 2:28.98 Svetlana Masterkova Rus 23 Aug 96 Brussels C 2:29.66 MŞ Lurdes Mutola Moz 23 Aug 96 Brussels A,N 2:32.55 Kelly Holmes 15 Jun 97 Leeds WJ,EJ 2:35.4- Irina Nikitina Rus 5 Aug 79 Podolsk 2:35.4m Katrin Wuhn EGer 12 Jul 84 Potsdam NJ 2:38.58 Jo White 9 Sep 77 London (CP) 1500m W 3:50.46 Qu Yunxia Chn 11 Sep 93 Beijing E 3:52.47 Tatyana Kazankina Rus 13 Aug 80 Zürich C 3:57.41 Jackline Maranga Ken 8 Aug 98 Monaco A,N 3:58.07 Kelly Holmes Eng 29 Jun 97 Sheffield WJ 3:51.34 Lang Yinglai Chn 18 Oct 97 Shanghai EJ,NJ 3:59.96 Zola Budd/Pieterse 30 Aug 85 Brussels 1 mile W,E 4:12.56 Svetlana Masterkova Rus 14 Aug 96 Zürich C,N 4:17.57 Zola Budd/Pieterse Eng 21 Aug 85 Zürich A 4:19.59 Mary Slaney USA 2 Aug 85 London (CP) W,E,NJ 4:17.57 Zola Budd/Pieterse 21 Aug 85 Zürich 2000m W,E,A 5:25.36 Sonia O'Sullivan Ire 8 Jul 94 Edinburgh C,N 5:26.93 Yvonne Murray Sco 8 Jul 94 Edinburgh W,E,NJ 5:33.15 Zola Budd/Pieterse 13 Jul 84 London (CP) 3000m W 8:06.11 Wang Junxia Chn 13 Sep 93 Beijing E 8:21.42 Gabriela Szabo Rom 19 Jul 02 Monaco C,N 8:22.20 * Paula Radcliffe Eng 19 Jul 02 Monaco 8:26.97 Paula Radcliffe Eng 29 Jun 01 Rome A 8:21.64 Sonia O'Sullivan Ire 15 Jul 94 London (CP) W,E,NJ 8:28.83 Zola Budd 7 Sep 85 Rome 5000m W 14:28.09 Jiang Bo Chn 23 Oct 97 Shanghai E 14:29.32 Olga Yegorova Rus 31 Aug 01 Berlin C,N 14:31.42 * Paula Radcliffe Eng 28 Jul 02 Manchester (CS) 14:32.44 Paula Radcliffe Eng 31 Aug 01 Berlin A 14:31.42 * Paula Radcliffe 28 Jul 02 Manchester (CS) 14:41.23 Ayelech Worku Eth 5 Aug 00 London (CP) WJ 14:39.96 # Yin Linli Chn 23 Oct 97 Shanghai 14:45.90 Jiang Bo Chn 24 Oct 95 Nanjing EJ,NJ 14:48.07 Zola Budd 26 Aug 85 London (CP) 10km W 29:31.78 Wang Junxia Chn 8 Sep 93 Beijing E,C,N 30:01.09 Paula Radcliffe 6 Aug 02 Munich A 30:52.51 Elana Meyer SAf 10 Sep 94 London (CP) WJ 30:39.41 Lan Lixin Chn 19 Oct 97 Shanghai EJ 31:40.42 Annemari Sandell Fin 27 Jul 96 Atlanta NJ 33:10.6 * Charlotte Dale 20 Apr 02 Stretford 1 Hour W,C 18,340 m Tegla Loroupe Ken 8 Aug 98 Borgholzhausen E 18,084 m Silvana Cruciata Ita 4 May 81 Rome A 16,460 m # Bronwen Cardy-Wise 8 May 92 Birmingham 16,364 m Alison Fletcher 3 Sep 97 Bromley N 16,495 m # Michaela McCallum 1 Apr 00 Asti 16,364 m Alison Fletcher 3 Sep 97 Bromley 20 km W,C 1:05:26.6 Tegla Loroupe Ken 3 Sep 00 Borgholzhausen E 1:06:55.5 # Rosa Mota Por 14 May 83 Lisbon A,N 1:21:43.0 # Eleanor Adams 16 Oct 82 London (He) 25 km W,C 1:27:05.84 Tegla Loroupe Ken 21 Sep 02 Mengerskirchen W,E 1:29:29.2 Karolina Szabó Hun 22 Apr 88 Budapest A,N 1:42:36.9 # Eleanor Adams 16 Oct 82 London (He) 30 km W,E 1:47:05.6 Karolina Szabó Hun 22 Apr 88 Budapest A,N 2:03:53.0 # Eleanor Adams 16 Oct 82 London (He) H.Mar. W,C 65:44dh Susan Chepkemei Ken 1 Apr 01 Lisbon 66:44 Elana Meyer SAf 15 Jan 99 Tokyo E,A,N 66:47 Paula Radcliffe 7 Oct 01 Bristol Mar. W,E,C,N 2:17:18 Paula Radcliffe Eng 13 Oct 02 Chicago A 2:18:56 Paula Radcliffe 14 Apr 02 London WJ 2:23:27 Liu Min Chn 14 Oct 01 Beijing EJ 2:38:51 Olivia Grüner WGer 4 May 86 Munich 100mH W,E 12.21 Yordanka Donkova Bul 20 Aug 88 Stara Zagora C 12.44 Glory Alozie Ngr 28 Aug 99 Seville A 12.51 Ginka Zagorcheva Bul 12 Sep 86 London (CP) N 12.80 Angie Thorp 31 Jul 96 Atlanta WJ 12.84 Aliuska López Cub 16 Jul 87 Zagreb EJ 12.88 Yelena Ovcharova Ukr 25 Jun 95 Lille NJ 13.25 Diane Allahgreen 21 Jul 94 Lisbon 400mH W 52.61 Kim Batten USA 11 Aug 95 Gothenburg E,C,N 52.74 Sally Gunnell Eng 19 Aug 93 Stuttgart A 53.69 Sandra Farmer-Patrick USA 10 Sep 93 London (CP) WJ 54.70 Lashinda Demus USA 19 Jul 02 Kingston,Jam. EJ 55.26 # Ionela Tîrlea Rom 12 Jul 95 Nice 55.46 Ionela Tîrlea Rom 11 Aug 95 Gothenburg NJ 57.27 Vicki Jamison 28 Jul 96 Bedford 2kmSt W,E 6:11.84 Marina Pluzhnikova Rus 25 Jul 94 St.Petersburg C,A 6:19.00 Irene Limika Ken 20 May 01 Loughborough N 6:29.79 Tara Krzywicki 20 May 01 Loughborough WJ 6:25.77 Melissa Rollison Aus 1 May 00 Sydney EJ 6:31.31 Yelena Sayko Ukr 13 Jul 97 Kiyev NJ 6:55.04 Jo Ankier 22 Jul 01 Grosseto 3kmSt W,E 9:16.51 Alesya Turova Blr 27 Jul 02 Gdansk C 9:30.70 Melissa Rollison Aus 4 Sep 01 Brisbane A 9:48.72 Liz Jackson USA 1 Jul 01 Glasgow (S) N 9:52.71 Tara Krzywicki 1 Jul 01 Glasgow (S) WJ 9:30.70 Melissa Rollison Aus 4 Sep 01 Brisbane EJ 10:02.42 * Galina Yegorova Rus 11 Jul 02 Cheboksary 10:04.99 Ulla Tuimala Fin 2 Sep 01 Gothenburg High J W,E 2.09 Stefka Kostadinova Bul 30 Aug 87 Rome C 2.04 Hestrie Cloete SAf 4 Aug 99 Monaco A 2.03 Ulrike Meyfarth WGer 21 Aug 83 London (CP) Tamara Bykova Rus 21 Aug 83 London (CP) N 1.95 Diana Elliott/Davies 26 Jun 82 Oslo Susan Jones 24 Jun 01 Bremen WJ,EJ 2.01 Olga Turchak Kzk 7 Jul 86 Moscow Heike Balck EGer 18 Jun 89 Chemnitz NJ 1.91 Lea Haggett 2 Jun 91 Khaniá Susan Jones 31 Aug 97 Catania Note: The IAAF and EAA have now reverted to accepting indoor marks as "absolute" World/European records. The best authentic performances in standard outdoor conditions will be continue to be held in these lists. Pole V W 4.81 Stacy Dragila USA 9 Jun 01 Palo Alto E 4.78 Svetlana Feofanova Rus 16 Jul 02 Stockholm C 4.60 Emma George Aus 20 Feb 99 Sydney A 4.72 Stacy Dragila USA 22 Jul 01 London (CP) N 4.40 Janine Whitlock 14 Jul 01 Birmingham (AP) WJ,EJ 4.47i Yelena Isinbayeva Rus 10 Feb 01 Budapest 4.46 # Yelena Isinbayeva Rus 31 Aug 01 Berlin NJ 4.00 * Kate Dennison 18 Jul 02 Kingston,Jam. * Zoe Brown 28 Jul 02 Manchester (CS) 3.90 Ellie Spain 6 May 00 Eton Long J W,E 7.52 Galina Chistyakova Rus 11 Jun 88 St.Petersburg C 7.00 Bronwyn Thompson Aus 7 Mar 02 Melbourne A 7.14 Galina Chistyakova Rus 24 Jun 89 Birmingham N 6.90 Beverly Kinch 14 Aug 83 Helsinki WJ,EJ 7.14 Heike Daute/Drechsler EGer 4 Jun 83 Bratislava NJ 6.90 Beverly Kinch 14 Aug 83 Helsinki Triple W,E 15.50 Inessa Kravets Ukr 10 Aug 95 Gothenburg C,N 15.15 Ashia Hansen Eng 13 Sep 97 Fukuoka A 14.98 Tatyana Lebedeva Rus 16 Jul 00 Gateshead WJ,EJ 14.62 Tereza Marinova Bul 25 Aug 96 Sydney NJ 13.05 Michelle Griffith 16 Jun 90 London (CP) Shot W,E 22.63 Natalya Lisovskaya Rus 6 Jun 87 Moscow C 19.74 Gael Mulhall/Martin Aus 14 Jul 84 Berkeley A 21.95 Natalya Lisovskaya Rus 29 Jul 88 Edinburgh N 19.36 Judy Oakes 14 Aug 88 Gateshead WJ,EJ 20.54 Astrid Kumbernuss EGer 1 Jul 89 Orimattila NJ 17.10 Myrtle Augee 16 Jun 84 London (CP) Discus W,E 76.80 Gabriele Reinsch EGer 9 Jul 88 Neubrandenburg C 68.72 Daniele Costian Aus 22 Jan 94 Auckland A 73.04 Ilke Wyludda EGer 5 Aug 89 Gateshead N 67.48 Meg Ritchie 26 Apr 81 Walnut WJ,EJ 74.40 Ilke Wyludda EGer 13 Sep 88 Berlin NJ 55.03 * Claire Smithson 30 Jul 02 Manchester (CS) 54.81 Claire Smithson 1 Jul 01 Bedford Hammer W,E 76.07 Mihaela Melinte Rom 29 Aug 99 Rüdlingen C 71.12 * Bronwyn Eagles Aus 6 Feb 03 Adelaide 69.65 Bronwyn Eagles Aus 23 Mar 02 Adelaide A 71.73 * Olga Kuzenkova Rus 18 Aug 02 Glasgow (S) 70.20 Olga Kuzenkova Rus 15 Jul 00 Gateshead N 68.15 Lorraine Shaw 17 Mar 01 Nice WJ,EJ 71.71 Kamila Skolimowska Pol 9 Sep 01 Melbourne NJ 57.97 Rachael Beverley 25 Jul 98 Birmingham Javelin W 71.54 Osleydis Menéndez Cub 1 Jul 01 Rethymno E 69.48 Trine Hattestad Nor 28 Jul 00 Oslo C 66.80 Louise Currey Aus 5 Aug 00 Gold Coast A 64.87 * Kelly Morgan 14 Jul 02 Birmingham 63.23 Ana-Mirela Termure Rom 15 Jul 00 Gateshead N 64.87 * Kelly Morgan 14 Jul 02 Birmingham 59.50 Karen Martin 14 Jul 99 Cosford WJ 61.99 Wang Yaning Chn 14 Oct 99 Huizhou EJ 61.79 # Nikolett Szabó Hun 23 May 99 Schwechat 61.52 Nikolett Szabó Hun 8 Aug 99 Riga NJ 55.40 Goldie Sayers 22 Jul 01 Grosseto (Old specification) W,E 80.00 Petra Felke/Maier EGer 8 Sep 88 Potsdam C,N 77.44 Fatima Whitbread Eng 28 Aug 86 Stuttgart A 75.62 Fatima Whitbread 25 May 87 Derby WJ,EJ 71.88 Antoaneta Todorova Bul 15 Aug 81 Zagreb NJ 60.14 Fatima Whitbread 7 May 80 Grays Hept. W 7291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA 24 Sep 88 Seoul E 7007 Larisa Nikitina Rus 11 Jun 89 Bryansk C,N 6831 Denise Lewis Eng 30 Jul 00 Talence A 6419 Birgit Clarius Ger 21 Jul 91 Sheffield WJ,EJ 6542 Carolina Klüft Swe 10 Aug 02 Munich NJ 5833 Joanne Mulliner 11 Aug 85 Lons-le-Saunier 4x100m W,E 41.37 East Germany 6 Oct 85 Canberra C 41.92 Bahamas 29 Aug 99 Seville A 41.87 East Germany 5 Aug 89 Gateshead N 42.43 UK National Team 1 Aug 80 Moscow WJ 43.33 # East Germany 20 Jul 88 Berlin 43.38 United States 11 Jul 99 Tampa EJ 43.33 # East Germany 20 Jul 88 Berlin 43.48 East Germany 31 Jul 88 Sudbury NJ 44.16 UK National Team 12 Aug 90 Plovdiv 4x200m W 1:27.46 United States 29 Apr 00 Philadelphia E 1:28.15 East Germany 9 Aug 80 Jena C 1:30.23 Jamaica 28 Apr 01 Philadelphia A 1:31.49 Russia 5 Jun 93 Portsmouth N 1:31.57 UK National Team 20 Aug 77 London (CP) 4x400m W,E 3:15.17 U.S.S.R. 1 Oct 88 Seoul C 3:20.65 Jamaica 12 Aug 01 Edmonton A 3:20.79 Czechoslovakia 21 Aug 83 London (CP) N 3:22.01 UK National Team 1 Sep 91 Tokyo WJ,EJ 3:28.39 East Germany 31 Jul 88 Sudbury NJ 3:30.46 * UK National Team 21 Jul 02 Kingston,Jam. 3:33.82 UK National Team 22 Oct 00 Santiago 4x800m W,E 7:50.17 U.S.S.R. 5 Aug 84 Moscow C 8:20.73 UK National Team/Eng 5 Jun 93 Portsmouth A 7:57.08 Russia 5 Jun 93 Portsmouth N 8:19.9 m UK National Team 5 Jun 92 Sheffield Race Walking - fastest authentic performances 10km W,E 41:04 Yelena Nikolayeva Rus 20 Apr 96 Sochi C 41:30 Kerry Saxby-Junna Aus 27 Aug 88 Canberra A 43:39 Kjersti Plätzer Nor 14 Sep 02 Leamington N 45:03 Lisa Kehler 19 Sep 98 Kuala Lumpur WJ,EJ 41:55 Irina Stankina Rus 11 Feb 95 Adler NJ 47:04 Vicky Lupton 30 Mar 91 Sheffield (Track records) W,E 41:56.23 Nadyezhda Ryashkina Ukr 24 Jul 90 Seattle C 41:57.22 Kerry Saxby-Junna Aus 24 Jul 90 Seattle A,N 45:09.57 Lisa Kehler 13 Aug 00 Birmingham WJ 42:49.7 # Gao Hongmiao Chn 15 Mar 92 Jinan 43:35.2 Lyudmila Yefimkina Rus 20 May 00 Moscow EJ 43:35.2 Lyudmila Yefimkina Rus 20 May 00 Moscow NJ 47:04.0 Vicky Lupton 30 Mar 91 Sheffield 20km W,E 1:24:50 Olimpiada Ivanova Rus 4 Mar 01 Adler C 1:28:56 Jane Saville Aus 6 May 00 Vallensbćk A 1:28:40 Liu Hongyu Chn 23 Apr 00 Leamington N 1:33:57 Lisa Kehler 17 Jun 00 Eisenhüttenstadt WJ,EJ 1:27:35 Natalya Fedoskina Rus 2 May 99 Mezidon NJ 1:52:03 Vicky Lupton 13 Oct 91 Sheffield (Track Records) W,E 1:26:52.3 Olimpiada Ivanova Rus 6 Sep 01 Brisbane C 1:33:40.2 Kerry Saxby-Junna Aus 6 Sep 01 Brisbane Track Walking (other distances) 1500m W,E 5:47.03 Kjersti Plätzer Nor 1 Sep 02 Knarvik C 5:50.51 Kerry Saxby-Junna Aus 20 Jun 91 Sydney N 6:32.16 Niobe Menendez 13 Aug 00 Tullamore 1 mile W,E 6:16.45 Kjersti Plätzer Nor 2 Sep 01 Knarvik C 6:47.9 Sue Cook Aus 14 Mar 81 Canberra A 7:14.3 Carol Tyson 17 Sep 77 London (PH) N 7:08.9 Catherine Charnock 22 Aug 00 Rugby NJ 7:31.6 Kate Horwill 22 Aug 93 Solihull 3000m W,E 11:48.24 Ileana Salvador Ita 29 Aug 93 Padua C 11:51.26 Kerry Saxby-Junna Aus 7 Feb 91 Melbourne A 12:32.37+ Yelena Nikolayeva Rus 19 Jun 88 Portsmouth N 12:49.16 Betty Sworowski 28 Jul 90 Wrexham WJ 12:39.1 Wang Yan Chn 30 Mar 86 Beijing EJ 12:53.61+ Oksana Shchastnaya Rus 7 Aug 87 Birmingham NJ 13:03.4 Vicky Lupton 18 May 91 Sheffield 5000m W,E 20:02.60 Gillian O'Sullivan Ire 13 Jul 02 Dublin C 20:03.0 # Kerry Saxby-Junna Aus 11 Feb 96 Sydney 20:13.26 Kerry Saxby-Junna Aus 25 Feb 96 Hobart A 21:08.65 Yelena Nikolayeva Rus 19 Jun 88 Portsmouth N 21:42.51 * Lisa Kehler 13 Jul 02 Birmingham 22:01.53 Lisa Kehler 26 Jul 98 Birmingham WJ,EJ 20:31.4 Irina Stankina Rus 10 Feb 96 Adler NJ 22:36.81 Vicky Lupton 15 Jun 91 Espoo (Road) W,E 20:05 Olga Polyakova Rus 28 May 00 Saransk N 21:36 Vicky Lupton 18 Jul 92 Sheffield 1 Hour W 12,771 m Victoria Herazo USA 20 Oct 91 Cambridge,Mass E 12,644 m Giuliana Salce Ita 25 Apr 86 Ostia C 12,555 m Sue Cook Aus 29 Jun 85 Canberra A,N,NJ 11,590 m Lisa Langford/Kehler 13 Sep 86 Woodford
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