All-Time World Records
The World Athletics Championships has produced numerous world records.
A total of 31 new world records have been set in the past 19 championships.
Every time a world record is broken in a men’s event,
TDK will be presenting a $100,000 award at the New World Record Award program, which we are sponsoring.
How many world records will be broken in the upcoming championships?
Photo: The U.S. team after setting a new world record in the mixed relay final at Doha 2019.
Helsinki 1983
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Men's 4×100mR | USA(Emmit King; Willie Gault; Calvin Smith; Carl Lewis) | 37.86 |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 400m | Jarmila Kratochvilova (TCH) | 47.99 |
Rome 1987
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Women's High Jump | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | 2m09 |
|---|
Tokyo 1991
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Men's 100m | Carl Lewis (USA) | 9.86 |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Long Jump | Mike Powell (USA) | 8m95 |
| Men's 4×100mR | USA(Andre Cason; Leroy Burrell; Dennis Mitchell; Carl Lewis) | 37.50 |
Stuttgart 1993
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Men's 110mH | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 12.91 |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 4×400mR | USA （Andrew Valmon; Quincy Watts; Butch Reynolds; Michael Johnson) | 2:54.29 |
| Women's 400mH | Sally Gunnell （GBR） | 52.74 |
| Women's Triple Jump | Anna Biryukova （RUS） | 15m09 |
Gothenburg 1995
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Men's Triple Jump | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | 18m29 |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 400mH | Kim Batten (USA) | 52.61 |
| Women's 400mH | Tonja Buford (USA) | 52.62 |
| Women's Triple Jump | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | 15m50 |
Seville 1999
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Men's 400m | Michael Johnson （USA） | 43.18 |
|---|
Saint-Denis 2003
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Men's 20km Race Walk | Jefferson Perez (ECU) | 1:17:21 |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 50km Race Walk | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) | 3:36:03 |
Helsinki 2005
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Women's Pole Vault | Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) | 5m01 |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Javelin Throw | Osleidys Menendez (CUB) | 71m70 |
| Women's 20km Race Walk | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) | 1:25:41 |
Berlin 2009
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Men's 100m | Usain Bolt （JAM） | 9.58 |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 200m | Usain Bolt （JAM） | 19.19 |
| Women's Hammer Throw | Anita Wlodarczyk (POL) | 77m96 |
Daegu 2011
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Men's 4×100mR | JAM (Nesta Carter; Michael Frater; Yohan Blake; Usain Bolt) | 37.04 |
|---|
Beijing 2015
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Men's Decathlon | Ashton Eaton (USA) | 9045 points |
|---|
Doha 2019
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Mixed [4×400mR] | USA (Courtney Okolo; Allyson Felix; Michael Cherry; Wilbert London) | 3:09:34 |
|---|---|---|
| Women[400mH] | Dalilah MUHAMMAD（USA） | 52.16 |
Oregon 2022
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Men[Pole Vault] | Armand DUPLANTIS （SWE） | 6m21 |
|---|---|---|
| Women[400mH] | Sydney MCLAUGHLIN（USA） | 50.68 |
Budapest 2023
| Event | Name | Mark |
| Mixed [4×400mR] | USA (Matthew BOLING; Rosey EFFIONG; Justin ROBINSON; Alexis HOLMES) | 3:08.80 |
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