compiled by Jim Rorick
(as of January 01, 2024)
switch to women’s best non-final marks
| Best Non-Final Marks (all rounds) |
| 100 |
9.74 |
Asafa Powell (Jamaica) |
Rieti 07 |
| 200 |
19.62 |
Noah Lyles (US) |
World Champs 22 |
| 400 |
43.71 |
Quincy Watts (US) |
Olympic Games 92 |
| 800 |
1:43.4 |
David Rudisha (Kenya) |
Kenyan OT 16 |
| 1500 |
3:31.65 |
Abel Kipsang (Kenya) |
Olympic Games 21 |
| Steeple |
8:09.83 |
Lamecha Girma (Ethiopia) |
Olympic Games 21 |
| 5000 |
13:12.86 |
Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) |
World Champs 05 |
| 10,000 |
27:29.07 |
Josephat Machuka (Kenya) |
World Champs 95 |
| 110 Hurdles |
12.94 |
Jack Pierce (US) |
Olympic Trials 96 |
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Aries Merritt (US) |
Olympic Games 12 |
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12.89w |
David Oliver (US) |
Olympic Trials 08 |
| 400 Hurdles |
47.09 |
Karsten Warholm (Norway) |
World Champs 23 |
| 4 x 100 |
37.39 |
Jamaica |
Olympic Games 12 |
| 4 x 400 |
2:57.77 |
United States |
Olympic Games 21 |
| Field Events |
| High Jump |
2.31 | 7-7 |
10 athletes |
World Champs 11 |
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9 athletes |
World Champs 15 |
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6 athletes |
World Champs 17 |
| Pole Vault |
5.75 | 18-10¼ |
Jean Galfione (France) |
World Champs 93 |
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Denis Petushinskiy (Russia) |
World Champs 93 |
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Grigoriy Yegorov (Kazakhstan) |
World Champs 93 |
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Björn Otto (Germany) |
European Indoor 13 |
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Konstadínos Filippídis (Greece) |
European Indoor 13 |
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8 athletes |
World Champs 19 |
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11 athletes |
Olympic Games 21 |
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12 athletes |
World Champs 22 |
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13 athletes |
World Champs 23 |
| Long Jump |
8.68 | 28-5¾ |
Carl Lewis (US) |
Olympic Games 92 |
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8.73w | 28-7¾ |
Lewis |
TAC 83 |
| Triple Jump |
17.71 | 58-1¼ |
Pedro Pichardo (Portugal) |
Olympic Games 21 |
| Shot |
22.92 | 75-2½ |
Ryan Crouser (US) |
Olympic Trials 21 |
| Discus |
69.06 | 226-7 |
Kristjan Čeh (Slovenia) |
European Champs 22 |
| Hammer |
82.90 | 272-0 |
Yuriy Syedikh (Soviet Union) |
European Champs 86 |
| Javelin |
91.20 | 299-2 |
Johannes Vetter (Germany) |
World Champs 17 |
| Best in 1st of 4 rounds |
| 100 |
9.96 |
Carl Lewis (US) |
Olympic Trials 88 |
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Walter Dix (US) |
Olympic Trials 08 |
| 200 |
19.88 |
Shawn Crawford (US) |
Olympic Trials 04 |
| 400 |
44.58 |
Butch Reynolds (US) |
Olympic Trials 92 |
| 800 |
1:45.66 |
Joaquim Cruz (Brazil) |
Olympic Games 84 |
| 110 Hurdles |
13.10 |
Colin Jackson (Great Britain) |
Olympic Games 92 |
| Best in 1st of 3 remaining rounds (a heat or a quarter) |
| 100 |
9.77 |
Tyson Gay (US) |
Olympic Trials 08 |
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9.75w |
Gay |
USATF 09 |
| 200 |
19.84 |
Carl Lewis (US) |
Olympic Trials 84 |
| 400 |
43.93 |
Youssef Al-Masrahi (Saudi Arabia) |
World Champs 15 |
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Rusheen McDonald (Jamaica) |
World Champs 15 |
| 800 |
1:43.75 |
Ferguson Rotich (Kenya) |
Olympic Games 21 |
| 1500 |
3:33.94 |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) |
World Champs 23 |
| Steeple |
8:19.45 |
Julius Kariuki (Kenya) |
Olympic Games 84 |
| 5000 |
13:37.02 |
Don Clary (US) |
Olympic Trials 84 |
| 110 Hurdles |
13.02 |
Grant Holloway (US) |
Olympic Games 21 |
| 400 Hurdles |
48.12 |
Alison dos Santos (Brazil) |
World Champs 23 |
| 4 x 100 |
38.12 |
United States |
World Champs 93 |
| 4 x 400 |
3:00.56 |
United States |
Olympic Games 96 |
| Best in 1st of 2 remaining rounds (a heat or a semi) |
| 100 |
9.74 |
Asafa Powell (Jamaica) |
Rieti 07 |
| 200 |
19.62 |
Noah Lyles (US) |
World Champs 22 |
| 400 |
43.71 |
Quincy Watts (US) |
Olympic Games 92 |
| 800 |
1:43.4 |
David Rudisha (Kenya) |
Kenyan OT 16 |
| 1500 |
3:31.65 |
Abel Kipsang (Kenya) |
Olympic Games 21 |
| Steeple |
8:09.83 |
Lamecha Girma (Ethiopia) |
Olympic Games 21 |
| 5000 |
13:12.86 |
Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) |
World Champs 05 |
| 10,000 |
27:29.07 |
Josephat Machuka (Kenya) |
World Champs 95 |
| 110 Hurdles |
12.94 |
Jack Pierce (US) |
Olympic Trials 96 |
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Aries Merritt (US) |
Olympic Games 12 |
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12.89w |
David Oliver (US) |
Olympic Trials 08 |
| 400 Hurdles |
47.09 |
Karsten Warholm (Norway) |
World Champs 23 |
| 4 x 100 |
37.39 |
Jamaica |
Olympic Games 12 |
| 4 x 400 |
2:57.77 |
United States |
Olympic Games 21 |