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List of Olympic records in athletics
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The modern Summer Olympic Games have been held every four years since the first Games in 1896 (except 1916 due to the First World War, 1940 and 1944 due to the Second World War, and 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and Olympic records are recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in each event. The athletics events, which take place at each Games, are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, shot put, pole vault, high, long and triple jumps), road events (such as walks and the marathon) and combined events (the heptathlon and the decathlon). and men compete in 24; while 21 of the events are the same for both men and women, men exclusively compete in the 50 km walk, the women's combined event is the heptathlon while the men compete in the decathlon, and the short distance hurdles for women is contested over 100 m, ten metres shorter than the men's event.
Some Olympic records have been broken but later rescinded by the IOC. In 1988, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson broke the Olympic and World record in the 100 metres sprint, but was subsequently disqualified after it was discovered that he had used anabolic steroids to enhance his performance. His record was expunged and the gold medal was instead awarded to original silver medalist American Carl Lewis. Hungarian athlete Róbert Fazekas broke the Olympic record in the men's discus in 2004 but was later stripped of both his gold medal and the record after it was deemed that he had "committed an anti-doping rule violation".
The longest standing modern Olympic athletics record is Bob Beamon's achievement in the men's long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Note, only those events currently competed for and recognised by the IOC as Summer Olympic events are listed.
Key
Men's records
♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024.
| Event | Record | Athlete(s) | Nation | Games | Date | Ref. | Marathon | High jump | Long jump | Pole vault | Triple jump | Shot put | Discus throw | Hammer throw | Javelin throw | Decathlon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.63 | JAM | |||||||||||||||
| 19.30 | JAM | |||||||||||||||
| ♦43.03 | Wayde van Niekerk | RSA | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||||||
| ♦1:40.91 | KEN | |||||||||||||||
| 3:27.65 | Cole Hocker | USA | ||||||||||||||
| 12:57.82 | ETH | |||||||||||||||
| 26:43.14 | Joshua Cheptegei | UGA | 2024 Paris | |||||||||||||
| 2:06:26 | Tamirat Tola | ETH | ||||||||||||||
| 12.91 | CHN | |||||||||||||||
| ♦45.94 | NOR | |||||||||||||||
| 8:03.28 | KEN | |||||||||||||||
| ♦36.84 | Nesta Carter | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Frater | ||||||||||||||||
| Yohan Blake | ||||||||||||||||
| Usain Bolt | JAM | |||||||||||||||
| 2:54.43 | Christopher Bailey | |||||||||||||||
| Vernon Norwood | ||||||||||||||||
| Bryce Deadmon | ||||||||||||||||
| Rai Benjamin | USA | |||||||||||||||
| 1:18:46 | CHN | |||||||||||||||
| 3:36:53 | AUS | |||||||||||||||
| 2.39 m | USA | |||||||||||||||
| 8.90 m | USA | |||||||||||||||
| 6.25 m | SWE | |||||||||||||||
| 18.09 m | USA | |||||||||||||||
| 23.30 m | USA | |||||||||||||||
| 70.00 m | JAM | |||||||||||||||
| 84.80 m | URS | |||||||||||||||
| 92.97 m | PAK | |||||||||||||||
| 9018 pts | CAN |
Decathlon disciplines
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Games | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.12 | Damian Warner | Canada | August 4, 2021 | 2020 Tokyo | |
| Long jump | 8.24 m | Damian Warner | Canada | August 4, 2021 | 2020 Tokyo | |
| Shot put | ||||||
| High jump | ||||||
| 400 m | ||||||
| 110 m hurdles | 13.46 | Damian Warner | Canada | August 5, 2021 | 2020 Tokyo | |
| Discus throw | ||||||
| Pole vault | ||||||
| Javelin throw | ||||||
| 1500 m |
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Women's records
♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 9, 2024.
| Event | Record | Athlete(s) | Nation | Games | Date | Ref. | 100 metres | 200 metres | 400 metres | 800 metres | 1500 metres | 5000 metres | 10,000 metres | Marathon | 100 metres hurdles | 400 metres hurdles | 3000 m steeplechase | 4 × 100 m relay | 4 × 400 m relay | 20 km walk | High jump | Long jump | Pole vault | Triple jump | Shot put | Discus throw | Hammer throw | Javelin throw | Heptathlon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.61 | JAM | 2020 Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♦21.34 | USA | 1988 Seoul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48.17 | DOM | 2024 Paris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:53.43 | URS | 1980 Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:51.29 | KEN | 2024 Paris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14:26.17 | KEN | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29:17.45 | Almaz Ayana | ETH | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:22:55 | NED | 2024 Paris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12.26 | PUR | 2020 Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♦50.37 | USA | 2024 Paris | August 8, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:52.76 | Winfred Yavi | BRN | 2024 Paris | August 6, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♦40.82 | Tianna Madison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allyson Felix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bianca Knight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carmelita Jeter | USA | 2012 London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♦3:15.17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olga Nazarova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mariya Pinigina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olga Bryzgina | URS | 1988 Seoul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:25:16 | CHN | 2012 London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.06 m | RUS | 2004 Athens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.40 m | USA | 1988 Seoul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.05 m | RUS | 2008 Beijing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.67 m | VEN | 2020 Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22.41 m | GDR | 1980 Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 72.30 m | GDR | 1988 Seoul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 82.29 m | POL | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 71.53 m | CUB | 2004 Athens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♦7291 pts | USA | 1988 Seoul |
Mixed records
♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 7, 2024.
| Event | Record | Athlete(s) | Nation | Games | Date | Ref. | 4 × 400 m relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♦3:07.41 | Vernon Norwood | ||||||
| Shamier Little | |||||||
| Bryce Deadmon | |||||||
| Kaylyn Brown | USA | 2024 Paris |
Combined event bests
The International Olympic Committee maintains a list of the best Olympic results in each decathlon and heptathlon discipline.
| Event | Record | Athlete(s) | Nation | Games | Date | Ref. | Long jump | Shot put | High jump | Discus throw | Pole vault | Javelin throw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.12 | CAN | |||||||||||
| 8.24 m | CAN | |||||||||||
| 16.97 m | CAN | |||||||||||
| 2.27 m | GDR | |||||||||||
| 45.68 | USA | |||||||||||
| 13.46 | CAN | |||||||||||
| 53.91 m | GRN | |||||||||||
| 5.70 m | USA | |||||||||||
| 77.78 m | GER | |||||||||||
| 4:05.90 | URS |
| Event | Record | Athlete(s) | Nation | Games | Date | Ref. | High jump | Shot put | Long jump | Javelin throw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.54 | GBR | |||||||||
| 1.98 m | ||||||||||
| GBR | ||||||||||
| BEL | ||||||||||
| 17.31 m | LTU | |||||||||
| 22.56 | USA | |||||||||
| 7.27 m | USA | |||||||||
| 56.96 m | GRE | |||||||||
| 2:03.60 | URS |
References
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