Athletics record progressions

Athletics records progressions outline the lineage and improvement of the best ratified marks in a particular athletics event.

World records

Track events

• 50 metres (men) (women)
• 60 metres (men) (women)
• 100 metres (men) (women)
• 200 metres (men) (women)
• 400 metres (men) (women)
• 800 metres (men) (women)
• 1000 metres (men) (women)
• 1500 metres (men) (women)
• 2000 metres (men) (women)
• One mile (men) (women)
• 3000 metres (men) (women)
• Two miles (men) (women)
• 5000 metres (men) (women)
• 10,000 metres (men) (women)
• 20,000 metres (men) (women)
• One hour (men) (women)
• 50 metres hurdles (men) (women)
• 60 metres hurdles (men) (women)
• 80 metres hurdles — (women)
• 100 metres hurdles — (women)
• 110 metres hurdles (men) —
• 400 metres hurdles (men) (women)
• 3000 metres steeplechase (men) (women)
• 4×100 metres (men) (women)
• 4×400 metres (men) (women)

Field events

• High jump (men) (men indoor) (women)
• Long jump (men) (women)
• Triple jump (men) (women)
• Pole vault (men) (men indoor) (women)
• Discus (men) (women)
• Hammer (men) (women)
• Javelin (men) (women)
• Shot put (men) (women)
• Pentathlon — (women)
• Heptathlon (men) (women)
• Decathlon (men) (women)

Road events

• Half marathon (men) (women)
• Marathon (men) (women)
• 100 kilometres (men) (women)
• 10 km walk (men) (women)
• 20 km walk (men) (women)
• 50 km walk (men) —

European records

• Men's 100 metres European record progression
• Men's 200 metres European record progression
• Men's 400 metres European record progression
• Men's 800 metres European record progression
• Men's 1500 metres European record progression

External links

• IAAF Statistics Book 2009 – World record progressions (Men's from page 202–222, women's from page 292–309)