THIS IS A LISTING of all the absolute (indoor and outdoor combined) records set during calendar 2020 (note that USATF doesn’t recognize this concept, even though T&FN and WA do). + = event not officially recognized by governing body; ¶ = not under ratifiable conditions; w-o = women-only. For a listing of these records, including site & date information, go here.
World Records
Men
5000—12:35.36 Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda); 10,000—26:11.00 Cheptegei; 20,000+—56:20.1 Bashir Abdi (Belgium); Hour—21,330/13M,446y Mo Farah (Great Britain); 300H+—33.78 Karsten Warholm (Norway); PV—6.17/20‑2¾i Mondo Duplantis (Sweden); 6.18/20‑3¼i Duplantis; 5K—13:18 Rhonex Kipruto (Kenya); 12:51 Cheptegei; 10K—26:24 Kipruto; Half-Marathon—57:32 Kibiwott Kandie (Kenya)
Women
5000—14:06.62 Letesenbet Gidey (Ethiopia); Hour—18,930/11M,1341y Sifan Hassan (Netherlands); 4 x 1500—16:27.02 United States; Half-Marathon—64:31 Yeshaneh Ababel (Ethiopia); w-oHalf-Marathon—65:34 Peres Jepchirchir (Kenya); 65:16 Jepchirchir
American Records
Men
10M—45:54 Galen Rupp (Nike); 4 x 1500—14:34.97 Nike Bowerman TC
Women
5000—14:23.92 Shelby Houlihan (Nike Bowerman TC); Hour—17,930/11m,248y Molly Huddle (Saucony); 4 x 1500—16:27.02 Nike Bowerman TC; DT—70.15/230-2 Valarie Allman (Oiselle/New York AC); w-o10M—51:23 Keira D’Amato (unattached)
Collegiate Records
none
American Collegiate Records
Men
5000—13:16.95i Tyler Day (Northern Arizona)
Women
none
Junior College Records
none
World Junior Records
Men
none
Women
JT—63.96/209-10 Elína Tzénggo (Greece)
American Junior Records
Men
none
Women
5000—15:34.47 Jenna Hutchins (Tennessee HS); 3000W—13:00.56i Taylor Ewert (Ohio HS); PV—4.48/14-8¼ Leah Pasqualetti (New York HS); Marathon—2:31:49 Tierney Wolfgram (Nevada)
World Youth Records
Boys
none
Girls
JT—68.76/225-7 Adriana Vilagoš (Serbia)
American Youth Records
Boys
200—20.33 Erriyon Knight (Florida HS)
Girls
15:34.47 Jenna Hutchins (Tennessee HS)
High School Records
Boys
HT—79.73/261-7 Trey Knight (Ridgefield, Washington)
Girls
5000—15:34.47 Jenna Hutchins (Science Hill, Johnson City, Tennessee); 3000W—13:00.56i Taylor Ewert (Beavercreek, Ohio) □