compiled by Jim Rorick as of September 28, 2019
| Best Non-final Marks (all rounds) | |||
| 100 | 9.74 | Asafa Powell (Jamaica) | Rieti 07 |
| 200 | 19.69(A) | Clarence Munyai (South Africa) | SA Ch 18 |
| 19.73 | Michael Marsh (US) | OG 92 | |
| 19.70w | Michael Johnson (US) | OT 96 | |
| 400 | 43.71 | Quincy Watts (US) | OG 92 |
| 800 | 1:43.79 | Norberto Téllez (Cuba) | OG 96 |
| 1500 | 3:32.88 | Noureddine Morceli (Algeria) | OG 96 |
| Steeple | 8:10.34 | Paul Kosgei (Kenya) | WC 99 |
| 5000 | 13:12.86 | Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) | WC 05 |
| 10,000 | 27:29.07 | Josephat Machuka (Kenya) | WC 95 |
| 110 Hurdles | 12.94 | Jack Pierce (US) | OT 96 |
| Aries Merritt (US) | OG 12 | ||
| 12.89w | David Oliver (US) | OT 08 | |
| 400 Hurdles | 47.58 | Edwin Moses (US) | OT 84 |
| 4 x 100 | 37.39 | Jamaica | OG 12 |
| 4 x 400 | 2:57.87 | United States | OG 96 |
| Field Events | |||
| High Jump | 2.31 | 7-7 | 10 athletes | World Ch 11 |
| 9 athletes | World Ch 15 | ||
| 6 athletes | World Ch 17 | ||
| Pole Vault | 5.75 | 18-10¼ | Jean Galfione (France) | World Ch 93 |
| Denis Petushinskiy (Russia) | World Ch 93 | ||
| Grigoriy Yegorov (Kazakhstan) | World Ch 93 | ||
| Björn Otto (Germany) | Euro Indoor 13 | ||
| Konstadínos Filippídis (Greece) | Euro Indoor 13 | ||
| 8 athletes | World Ch 19 | ||
| Long Jump | 8.68 | 28-5¾ | Carl Lewis (US) | OG 92 |
| 8.73w | 28-7¾ | Lewis | TAC 83 | |
| Triple Jump | 17.68 | 58-¼ | Christian Olsson (Sweden) | OG 04 |
| Shot | 22.45 | 73-8 | Tom Walsh (New Zealand) | CWG 18 |
| Discus | 68.90 | 226-0 | Mac Wilkins (US) | TAC 80 |
| Hammer | 82.90 | 272-0 | Yuriy Sedykh (Soviet Union) | EC 86 |
| Javelin | 91.20 | 299-2 | Johannes Vetter (Germany) | World Ch 17 |
| Best in 1st of 4 rounds | |||
| 100 | 9.96 | Carl Lewis (US) | OT 88 |
| Walter Dix (US) | OT 08 | ||
| 200 | 19.88 | Shawn Crawford (US) | OT 04 |
| 400 | 44.58 | Butch Reynolds (US) | OT 92 |
| 800 | 1:45.66 | Joaquim Cruz (Brazil) | OG 84 |
| 110 Hurdles | 13.10 | Colin Jackson (Great Britain) | OG 92 |
| Best in 1st of 3 remaining rounds (a heat or a quarter) | |||
| 100 | 9.77 | Tyson Gay (US) | OT 08 |
| 9.75w | Gay | USATF 09 | |
| 200 | 19.84 | Carl Lewis (US) | OT 84 |
| 400 | 43.93 | Youssef Al-Masrahi (Saudi Arabia) | WC 15 |
| Rusheen McDonald (Jamaica) | WC 15 | ||
| 800 | 1:44.73 | Wilfred Bungei (Kenya) | WC 01 |
| 1:43.96i | Wilson Kipketer (Kenya) | WIC 97 | |
| 1500 | 3:34.80 | Mohamed Moustaoui (Morocco) | OG 08 |
| Steeple | 8:19.45 | Julius Kariuki (Kenya) | OG 84 |
| 5000 | 13:37.02 | Don Clary (US) | OT 84 |
| 110 Hurdles | 13.05 | David Oliver (US) | WC 13 |
| 400 Hurdles | 48.21 | Samuel Matete (Zambia) | OG 96 |
| 4 x 100 | 38.12 | United States | WC 93 |
| 4 x 400 | 3:00.56 | United States | OG 96 |
| Best in 1st of 2 remaining rounds (a heat or a semi) | |||
| 100 | 9.74 | Asafa Powell (Jamaica) | Rieti 07 |
| 200 | 19.69(A) | Clarence Munyai (South Africa) | SA Ch 18 |
| 19.73 | Mike Marsh (US) | OG 92 | |
| 19.70w | Michael Johnson (US) | OT 96 | |
| 400 | 43.71 | Quincy Watts (US) | OG 92 |
| 800 | 1:43.79 | Norberto Téllez (Cuba) | OG 96 |
| 1500 | 3:32.88 | Noureddine Morceli (Algeria) | OG 96 |
| Steeple | 8:10.34 | Paul Kosgei (Kenya) | WC 99 |
| 5000 | 13:12.86 | Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) | WC 05 |
| 10,000 | 27:29.07 | Josephat Machuka (Kenya) | WC 95 |
| 110 Hurdles | 12.94 | Jack Pierce (US) | OT 96 |
| Aries Merritt (US) | OG 12 | ||
| 12.89w | David Oliver (US) | OT 08 | |
| 400 Hurdes | 47.58 | Edwin Moses (US) | OT 84 |
| 4 x 100 | 37.39 | Jamaica | OG 12 |
| 4 x 400 | 2:57.87 | United States | OG 96 |