American Records are those ratified by USATF.
Symbols: + = event not recognized as official; (A) = mark made at over 1000m of altitude (in affected events only); M = miles; m = meters; p = mark still pending ratification
| Track Events | ||||
| 100 | 9.69 | Tyson Gay (adidas) | Shanghai, China | 9/20/09 |
| 150+ | 14.41 | Tyson Gay (adidas) | Manchester, England | 5/16/10 |
| 200 | 19.32 | Michael Johnson (Nike) | Atlanta, Georgia | 8/01/96 |
| 300+ | 30.85(A) | Michael Johnson (Nike) | Pretoria, South Africa | 3/24/00 |
| [low-altitude AR 31.30 LaShawn Merritt (Nike) Eugene, Oregon 6/07/09] | ||||
| 400 | 43.18 | Michael Johnson (Nike) | Seville, Spain | 8/26/99 |
| 600+ | 1:12.81 | Johnny Gray (Santa Monica TC) | Santa Monica, California | 5/24/86 |
| 800 | 1:42.34 | Donavan Brazier (Nike Oregon Project) | Doha, Qatar | 10/01/19 |
| 1000 | 2:13.9 | Rick Wohlhuter (UCTC) | Oslo, Norway | 7/30/74 |
| 1500 | 3:27.40 | Bernard Lagat (Nike) | Zürich, Switzerland | 8/06/04 |
| Mile | 3:46.91 | Alan Webb (Nike) | Brasschaat, Belgium | 7/21/07 |
| 2000 | 4:52.44 | Jim Spivey (Athletics West) | Lausanne, Switzerland | 9/15/87 |
| Steeple | 8:00.45 | Evan Jager (Nike) | St.-Denis, France | 7/04/15 |
| 3000 | 7:29.00 | Bernard Lagat (Nike) | Rieti, Italy | 8/29/10 |
| 2 Miles+ | 8:07.07 | Matt Tegenkamp (Nike) | Eugene, Oregon | 6/10/07 |
| 5000 | 12:53.60 | Bernard Lagat (Nike) | Fontvieille, Monaco | 7/22/11 |
| 10,000 | 26:44.36 | Galen Rupp (Nike) | Eugene, Oregon | 5/30/14 |
| 20,000 | 58:25.0 | Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC) | Boston, Massachusetts | 8/09/77 |
| Hour | 20,547/12.77M | Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC) | Boston, Massachusetts | 8/09/77 |
| 25,000 | 1:14:11.8 | Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC) | Saratoga, California | 2/21/79 |
| 30,000 | 1:31:49 | Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC) | Saratoga, California | 2/21/79 |
| 110H | 12.80 | Aries Merritt (Reebok) | Brussels, Belgium | 9/07/12 |
| 400H | 46.78 | Kevin Young (Foot Locker AC) | Barcelona, Spain | 8/06/92 |
| Relay Events | ||||
| 4 x 100 | 37.10 | National Team | Doha, Qatar | 10/05/19 |
| (Christian Coleman, Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Noah Lyles) | ||||
| 4 x 200 | 1:18.68 | Santa Monica TC | Walnut, California | 4/17/94 |
| (Mike Marsh 20.0, Leroy Burrell 19.6, Floyd Heard 19.7, Carl Lewis 19.4) | ||||
| 4 x 400 | 2:54.29 | National Team | Stuttgart, Germany | 8/22/93 |
| (Andrew Valmon 44.5, Quincy Watts 43.6, Butch Reynolds 43.23, Michael Johnson 42.94) | ||||
| Mixed-Sex 4 x 400 | 3:13.20 | TrackTown Philadelphia | Eugene, Oregon | 7/29/16 |
| (Kyle Clemons, Claudia Francis, James Harris 44.89, Phyllis Francis 50.62) | ||||
| 3:12.42p | National Team | Doha, Qatar | 9/27/19 | |
| (Tyrell Richard 45.1, Jessica Beard 50.6, Jasmine Blocker 51.27, Obi Igbokwe 45.44) | ||||
| 3:09.34p | National Team | Doha, Qatar | 9/28/19 | |
| (Wil London 44.9, Allyson Felix 50.4, Courtney Okolo 49.9, Michael Cherry 44.1) | ||||
| 4 x 800 | 7:02.82 | National Team | Brussels, Belgium | 8/25/06 |
| (Jebreh Harris 1:47.05, Khadevis Robinson 1:44.03, Sam Burley 1:46.05, David Krummenacker 1:45.69) | ||||
| 4 x 1500 | 14:40.80 | National Team | Nassau, Bahamas | 5/25/14 |
| (Pat Casey 3:38.2, David Torrence 3:36.6, Will Leer 3:39.3, Leo Manzano 3:46.7) | ||||
| 14:34.97p | Nike Bowerman TC | Portland, Oregon | 7/31/20 | |
| (Evan Jager 3:39, Grant Fisher 3:37, Sean McGorty 3:38, Lopez Lomong 3:39) | ||||
| 4 x Mile+ | 16:08.54 | Athletics West | Eugene, Oregon | 5/04/84 |
| (Dan Aldridge 4:03.4, Doug Padilla 4:04.7, Tom Smith 4:01.9, Chuck Aragon 3:58.6) | ||||
| 16:03.68ip | Brooks Beasts | New York, New York | 1/26/19 | |
| (David Ribich 4:04, Henry Wynne 4:03, Brannon Kidder 3:58, Izaic Yorks 3:58) | ||||
| Sprint Medley | 3:10.76 | Santa Monica TC | Tempe, Arizona | 4/06/85 |
| (Carl Lewis 20.3, Ferran Tyler 20.1, Benny Hollis 47.1, Johnny Gray 1:43.3) | ||||
| Distance Medley | 9:15.50 | National Team | Nassau, Bahamas | 5/03/15 |
| (Kyle Merber 2:53.56, Brycen Spratling 45.95, Brandon Johnson 1:44.75, Ben Blankenship 3:51.24) | ||||
| 4 x 110H | 52.94 | Team USA Blue Drake | Des Moines, Iowa | 4/25/15 |
| (Jason Richardson, Aleec Harris, Aries Merritt, David Oliver) | ||||
| Field Events | ||||
| High Jump | 2.40 | 7-10½ | Charles Austin (unattached) | Zürich, Switzerland | 8/07/91 |
| Pole Vault | 6.06| 19-10½ | Sam Kendricks (Nike) | Des Moines, Iowa | 7/27/19 |
| Long Jump | 8.95 | 29-4½ | Mike Powell (Foot Locker AC) | Tokyo, Japan | 8/30/91 |
| Triple Jump | 18.21 | 59-9 | Christian Taylor (Nike) | Beijing, China | 8/27/15 |
| Shot | 23.12 | 75-10¼ | Randy Barnes (Mazda TC) | Westwood, California | 5/20/90 |
| [note: Barnes tested positive for steroids later in the year; in keeping with its standard policy, T&FN does not carry any of his ’90 marks on its all-time lists] |
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| [best non-Barnes mark: 22.91 | 75-2 Joe Kovacs (Velaasa/NYAC) Doha, Qatar 10/05/19] | ||||
| Discus | 72.34 | 237-4 | Ben Plucknett (SoCal Striders) | Stockholm, Sweden | 7/07/81 |
| Hammer | 82.52 | 270-9 | Lance Deal (New York AC) | Milan, Italy | 9/07/96 |
| Javelin | 91.29 | 299-6 | Breaux Greer (adidas) | Indianapolis, Indiana | 6/21/07 |
| Multi Event | ||||
| Decathlon | 9045 | Ashton Eaton (Oregon TC) | Beijing, China | 8/28-29/15 |
| (10.23, 7.88//25-10¼, 14.52/47-7¾, 2.01/6-7, 45.00 [4703], 13.69, 43.34/142-2, 5.20/17-¾, 63.63/208-9, 4:17.52 [4342]) | ||||
| Road Events | ||||
| 5K | 13:20 | Ben True (Saucony) | Boston, Massachusetts | 4/15/17 |
| 8K | 22:04 | Alberto Salazar (Oregon) | Los Altos, California | 1/04/81 |
| 10K | 27:48 | Mark Nenow (Puma) | Phoenix, Arizona | 3/02/85 |
| 15K | 42:22 | Todd Williams (adidas) | Jacksonville, Florida | 3/11/95 |
| 20K | 56:48 | Dathan Ritzenhein (Nike) | Birmingham, England | 10/11/09 |
| ½-Mar | 59:43 | Ryan Hall (Asics) | Houston, Texas | 1/14/07 |
| 25K | 1:13:48 | Parker Stinson (Saucony) | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 5/11/19 |
| 30K | 1:28:38 | Ryan Hall (Asics) | London, England | 4/13/08 |
| Marathon | 2:05:38 | Khalid Khannouchi (New Balance) | London, England | 4/14/02 |
| [note: Ryan Hall (Asics) ran 2:04:58 on an aided-course—Boston, Massachusetts 4/18/11] | ||||
| 100K | 6:30:11 | Tom Johnson (unattached) | Winschoten, Holland | 9/16/95 |
| Ekiden Relay | 1:59:08 | National Team | Chiba, Japan | 11/23/05 |
| (Ryan Hall 13:22, Matt Gonzales 28:15, Ian Dobson 13:46, Brian Sell 28:28, Fernando Cabada 14:11, Josh Moen 21:06) | ||||
| Walk Events | ||||
| 20,000 | 1:23:00.1 | Trevor Barron (New York AC) | Eugene, Oregon | 6/30/12 |
| 20K(r) | 1:22:02 | Tim Seaman (New York AC) | Vallensbæk, Denmark | 5/23/04 |
| 30,000 | 2:11:00.4 | Curt Clausen (New York AC) | Chula Vista, California | 1/23/00 |
| 30K(r) | 2:12:53 | Kevin Eastler (USAF) | Chula Vista, California | 1/15/07 |
| 50,000 | 3:59:41.2 | Herm Nelson (Club Northwest) | Edmonds, Washington | 6/09/96 |
| 50K(r) | 3:48:04 | Curt Clausen (New York AC) | Mézidon, France | 5/02/99 |
| 2 Hours | 27,360m/16M, 1743y | Curt Clausen (New York AC) | Chula Vista, California | 1/23/00 |
as of August 05, 2020