Athletics World Records
The pinnacle of human endurance and speed.
Sprints & Middle Distance
100m Sprint
9.58s
Usain Bolt (JAM)
Berlin • Aug 16, 2009
200m Sprint
19.19s
Usain Bolt (JAM)
Berlin • Aug 20, 2009
400m Run
43.03s
Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)
Rio de Janeiro • Aug 14, 2016
800m Run
1:40.91
David Rudisha (KEN)
London • Aug 9, 2012
Long Distance (Track)
1500m Run
3:26.00
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
Rome • Jul 14, 1998
The Mile
3:43.13
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
Rome • Jul 7, 1999
5000m
12:35.36
Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)
Monaco • Aug 14, 2020
10,000m
26:11.00
Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)
Valencia • Oct 7, 2020
Road Racing
Half Marathon
57:30
Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)
Valencia • Oct 27, 2024
Marathon
2:00:35
Kelvin Kiptum (KEN)
Chicago • Oct 8, 2023
Ultra Running & Iconic Trails
50km Road
2:42:07
Ketema Negasa (ETH)
Port Elizabeth • May 23, 2021
100km Road
6:05:35
Aleksandr Sorokin (LTU)
Vilnius • May 14, 2023
Western States 100
14:09:28
Jim Walmsley (USA)
2019
UTMB
19:37:43
Jim Walmsley (USA)
2023
Indoor Track & Field Highlights
5000m (Short Track)
12:44.09
Grant Fisher (USA)
Boston • Feb 14, 2025