{"id":3694,"date":"2018-04-15T19:38:20","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T19:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trackandfieldnews.com\/?page_id=3694"},"modified":"2025-06-20T18:47:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T01:47:56","slug":"mens-world-records","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trackandfieldnews.com\/records\/mens-world-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s World Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World Records are those officially ratified by the IAAF. We have also listed the statistically best-acceptable marks in other non-ratified events that are \u201cfrequently\u201d contested (+).<\/p>\n<p>If the ratified WR is altitude-aided\u2014i.e., made at an altitude over 1000 meters in an event where the thinner air has a positive effect\u2014we sub-list the unofficial best.<\/p>\n<p>(A) = altitude over 1000 meters;\u00a0i = indoors;\u00a0m = meters;\u00a0M = miles;\u00a0p = mark pending ratification;\u00a0(r) = road;\u00a0y = yards<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"recordhed\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">TRACK EVENTS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>9.58<\/td>\n<td>Usain Bolt (Jamaica)<\/td>\n<td>Berlin, Germany<\/td>\n<td>8\/16\/09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>150+<\/td>\n<td>14.35<\/td>\n<td>Usain Bolt (Jamaica)<\/td>\n<td>Manchester, England<\/td>\n<td>5\/17\/09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>200<\/td>\n<td>19.19<\/td>\n<td>Usain Bolt (Jamaica)<\/td>\n<td>Berlin, Germany<\/td>\n<td>8\/20\/09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>300+<\/td>\n<td>30.81<\/td>\n<td>Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa)<\/td>\n<td>Ostrava, Czechia<\/td>\n<td>6\/28\/17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>400<\/td>\n<td>43.03<\/td>\n<td>Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa)<\/td>\n<td>Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/td>\n<td>8\/14\/16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>600+<\/td>\n<td>1:12.81<\/td>\n<td>Johnny Gray (US)<\/td>\n<td>Santa Monica, California<\/td>\n<td>5\/24\/86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>800<\/td>\n<td>1:40.91<\/td>\n<td>David Rudisha (Kenya)<\/td>\n<td>London, England<\/td>\n<td>8\/09\/12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>1000<\/td>\n<td>2:11.96<\/td>\n<td>Noah Ngeny (Kenya)<\/td>\n<td>Rieti, Italy<\/td>\n<td>9\/05\/99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>3:26.00<\/td>\n<td>Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)<\/td>\n<td>Rome, Italy<\/td>\n<td>7\/14\/98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Mile<\/td>\n<td>3:43.13<\/td>\n<td>Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)<\/td>\n<td>Rome, Italy<\/td>\n<td>7\/07\/99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>2000<\/td>\n<td>4:43.13<\/td>\n<td>Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway)<\/td>\n<td>Brussels, Belgium<\/td>\n<td>9\/08\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Steeple<\/td>\n<td>7:52.11<\/td>\n<td>Lamecha Girma (Ethiopia)<\/td>\n<td>Paris, France<\/td>\n<td>6\/09\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>2000 Steeple+<\/td>\n<td>5:10.86<\/td>\n<td>Mahiedine Mekhissi (France)<\/td>\n<td>Reims, France<\/td>\n<td>6\/30\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>3000<\/td>\n<td>7:17.55<\/td>\n<td>Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway)<\/td>\n<td>Chorz\u00f3w, Poland<\/td>\n<td>8\/25\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>2 Miles+<\/td>\n<td>7:54.10<\/td>\n<td>Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway)<\/td>\n<td>Paris, France<\/td>\n<td>6\/09\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>5000<\/td>\n<td>12:35.36<\/td>\n<td>Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda)<\/td>\n<td>Fontvieille, Monaco<\/td>\n<td>8\/14\/20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>10,000<\/td>\n<td>26:11.00<\/td>\n<td>Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda)<\/td>\n<td>Valencia, Spain<\/td>\n<td>10\/07\/20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>20,000+<\/td>\n<td>56:20.1<\/td>\n<td>Bashir Abdi (Belgium)<\/td>\n<td>Brussels, Belgium<\/td>\n<td>9\/04\/20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Hour<\/td>\n<td>21,330m | 13M, 446y<\/td>\n<td>Mo Farah (Great Britain)<\/td>\n<td>Brussels, Belgium<\/td>\n<td>9\/04\/20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>25,000+<\/td>\n<td>1:12:25.4<\/td>\n<td>Moses Mosop (Kenya)<\/td>\n<td>Eugene, Oregon<\/td>\n<td>6\/03\/11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>30,000+<\/td>\n<td>1:26:47.4<\/td>\n<td>Moses Mosop (Kenya)<\/td>\n<td>Eugene, Oregon<\/td>\n<td>6\/03\/11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>110 Hurdles<\/td>\n<td>12.80<\/td>\n<td>Aries Merritt (US)<\/td>\n<td>Brussels, Belgium<\/td>\n<td>9\/07\/12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>300 Hurdles+<\/td>\n<td>33.78<\/td>\n<td>Karsten Warholm (Norway)<\/td>\n<td>Oslo, Norway<\/td>\n<td>6\/11\/20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>33.50p<\/td>\n<td>Karsten Warholm (Norway)<\/td>\n<td>Xiamen, China<\/td>\n<td>4\/26\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>400 Hurdles<\/td>\n<td>45.94<\/td>\n<td>Karsten Warholm (Norway)<\/td>\n<td>Tokyo, Japan<\/td>\n<td>8\/03\/21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"recordhed\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">RELAY EVENTS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>4 x 100<\/td>\n<td>36.84<\/td>\n<td>Jamaica<\/td>\n<td>London, England<\/td>\n<td>8\/11\/12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Nesta Carter 10.1, Michael Frater 8.9, Yohan Blake 9.0, Usain Bolt 8.8)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>4 x 200<\/td>\n<td>1:18.63<\/td>\n<td>Jamaica<\/td>\n<td>Nassau, Bahamas<\/td>\n<td>5\/24\/14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Nickel Ashmeade, Warren Weir, Jermaine Brown 19.6, Yohan Blake 19.4)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>4 x 400<\/td>\n<td>2:54.29<\/td>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<td>Stuttgart, Germany<\/td>\n<td>8\/22\/93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Andrew Valmon 44.5, Quincy Watts 43.6, Butch Reynolds 43.23, Michael Johnson 42.94)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Mixed-Sex 4 x 400<\/td>\n<td>3:07.41<\/td>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<td>St.-Denis, France<\/td>\n<td>8\/02\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Vernon Norwood 44.47, Shamier Little 49.32, Bryce Deadmon 44.17, Kaylyn Brown 49.45)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>4 x 800<\/td>\n<td>7:02.43<\/td>\n<td>Kenya<\/td>\n<td>Brussels, Belgium<\/td>\n<td>8\/25\/06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Joseph Mutua 1:46.73, William Yiampoy 1:44.38, Ismael Kombich 1:45.92, Wilfred Bungei 1:45.40)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>4 x 1500<\/td>\n<td>14:22.22<\/td>\n<td>Kenya<\/td>\n<td>Nassau, Bahamas<\/td>\n<td>5\/25\/14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Collins Cheboi 3:38.6 Silas Kiplagat 3:32.5, James Magut 3:38.8, Asbel Kiprop 3:32.3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>4 x Mile+<\/td>\n<td>15:49.08<\/td>\n<td>Ireland<\/td>\n<td>Dublin, Ireland<\/td>\n<td>8\/17\/85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Eamonn Coghlan 4:00.2, Marcus O\u2019Sullivan 3:55.3, Frank O\u2019Mara 3:56.6, Ray Flynn 3:56.98)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Sprint Medley+<\/td>\n<td>3:10.76<\/td>\n<td>Santa Monica TC (US)<\/td>\n<td>Tempe, Arizona<\/td>\n<td>4\/06\/85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Carl Lewis 20.3, Ferran Tyler 20.1, Benny Hollis 47.1, Johnny Gray 1:43.3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Distance Medley<\/td>\n<td>9:15.50<\/td>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<td>Nassau, Bahamas<\/td>\n<td>5\/03\/15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Kyle Merber 2:53.56, Brycen Spratling 45.95, Brandon Johnson 1:44.75, Ben Blankenship 3:51.24)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>9:14.58p<\/td>\n<td>Brooks Beasts (US)<\/td>\n<td>Eugene, Oregon<\/td>\n<td>4\/19\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Brannon Kidder 2:49.60, Brandon Miller 46.60, Isaiah Harris 1:45.75, Henry Wynne 3:52.63)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>4 x 110 Hurdles+<\/td>\n<td>52.94<\/td>\n<td>Team USA Blue Drake<\/td>\n<td>Des Moines, Iowa<\/td>\n<td>4\/25\/15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Jason Richardson, Aleec Harris, Aries Merritt, David Oliver)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"recordhed\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">FIELD EVENTS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>High Jump<\/td>\n<td>2.45 | 8-\u00bd<\/td>\n<td>Javier Sotomayor (Cuba)<\/td>\n<td>Salamanca, Spain<\/td>\n<td>7\/27\/93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Pole Vault<\/td>\n<td>6.27 | 20-6\u00bei<\/td>\n<td>Mondo Duplantis (Sweden)<\/td>\n<td>Clermont-Ferrand, France<\/td>\n<td>2\/28\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.28 | 20-7\u00bcp<\/td>\n<td>Mondo Duplantis (Sweden)<\/td>\n<td>Stockholm, Sweden<\/td>\n<td>6\/15\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Long Jump<\/td>\n<td>8.95 | 29-4\u00bd<\/td>\n<td>Mike Powell (US)<\/td>\n<td>Tokyo, Japan<\/td>\n<td>8\/30\/91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Triple Jump<\/td>\n<td>18.29 | 60-\u00bc<\/td>\n<td>Jonathan Edwards (Great Britain)<\/td>\n<td>Gothenburg, Sweden<\/td>\n<td>8\/07\/95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Shot<\/td>\n<td>23.56 | 77-3\u00be<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Crouser (US)<\/td>\n<td>Westwood, California<\/td>\n<td>5\/27\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Discus<\/td>\n<td>74.35 | 243-11<\/td>\n<td>Mykolas Alekna (Lithuania)<\/td>\n<td>Ramona, Oklahoma<\/td>\n<td>4\/14\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>74.89 | 245-8p<\/td>\n<td>Mykolas Alekna (Lithuania)<\/td>\n<td>Ramona, Oklahoma<\/td>\n<td>4\/13\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>75.56 | 247-11p<\/td>\n<td>Mykolas Alekna (Lithuania)<\/td>\n<td>Ramona, Oklahoma<\/td>\n<td>4\/13\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Hammer<\/td>\n<td>86.74 | 284-7<\/td>\n<td>Yuriy Syedikh (Soviet Union)<\/td>\n<td>Stuttgart, Germany<\/td>\n<td>8\/30\/86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Javelin<\/td>\n<td>98.48 | 323-1<\/td>\n<td>Jan \u017delezn\u00fd (Czechia)<\/td>\n<td>Jena, Germany<\/td>\n<td>5\/25\/96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"recordhed\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">MULTI EVENT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Decathlon<\/td>\n<td>9126<\/td>\n<td>Kevin Mayer (France)<\/td>\n<td>Talence, France<\/td>\n<td>9\/15-16\/18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(10.55, 7.80\/25-7\u00bc 16.00\/52-6, 2.05\/6-8\u00be, 48.42 [4563], 13.75, 50.54\/165-10, 5.45\/17-10\u00bd, 71.90\/235-11, 4:36.11 [4563])<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"recordhed\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">ROAD EVENTS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Mile<\/td>\n<td>3:51.3<\/td>\n<td>Elliot Giles (Great Britain)<\/td>\n<td>D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany<\/td>\n<td>9\/01\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>5K<\/td>\n<td>12:49<\/td>\n<td>Berihu Aregawi (Ethiopia)<\/td>\n<td>Barcelona, Spain<\/td>\n<td>12\/31\/21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>10K<\/td>\n<td>26:24<\/td>\n<td>Rhonex Kipruto (Kenya)<\/td>\n<td>Valencia, Spain<\/td>\n<td>1\/12\/20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>15K+<\/td>\n<td>40:27<\/td>\n<td>Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda)<\/td>\n<td>Lisbon, Portugal<\/td>\n<td>11\/21\/21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>20K+<\/td>\n<td>54:29<\/td>\n<td>Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda)<\/td>\n<td>Lisbon, Portugal<\/td>\n<td>11\/21\/21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Half-Marathon<\/td>\n<td>57:31<\/td>\n<td>Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda)<\/td>\n<td>Lisbon, Portugal<\/td>\n<td>11\/21\/21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>57:30p<\/td>\n<td>Yomif Kejelcha (Ethiopia)<\/td>\n<td>Valencia, Spain<\/td>\n<td>10\/27\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>56:42p<\/td>\n<td>Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda)<\/td>\n<td>Barcelona, Spain<\/td>\n<td>2\/16\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Marathon<\/td>\n<td>2:00:35<\/td>\n<td>Kelvin Kiptum (Kenya)<\/td>\n<td>Chicago, Illinois<\/td>\n<td>10\/08\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>50K<\/td>\n<td>2:38:43<\/td>\n<td>CJ Albertson (US)<\/td>\n<td>San Francisco, California<\/td>\n<td>10\/08\/22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>100K<\/td>\n<td>6:05:35<\/td>\n<td>Aleksandr Sorokin (Lithuania)<\/td>\n<td>Vilnius, Lithuania<\/td>\n<td>5\/14\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Ekiden Relay<\/td>\n<td>1:57:06<\/td>\n<td>Kenya<\/td>\n<td>Chiba, Japan<\/td>\n<td>11\/17\/05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Josphat Muchiri 13:24, Martin Mathathi 27:12, Daniel Mwangi 13:59,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">Mekubo Mogusu 27:56, Onesmus Nyerre 14:36, John Kariuki 19:59)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"recordhed\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">WALK EVENTS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>20,000<\/td>\n<td>1:17:25.6<\/td>\n<td>Bernardo Segura (Mexico)<\/td>\n<td>Bergen, Norway<\/td>\n<td>5\/07\/94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>20K(road)<\/td>\n<td>1:16:10<\/td>\n<td>Toshikazu Yamanishi (Japan)<\/td>\n<td>Kobe, Japan<\/td>\n<td>2\/16\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>30,000<\/td>\n<td>2:01:44.1<\/td>\n<td>Maurizio Damilano (Italy)<\/td>\n<td>Cuneo, Italy<\/td>\n<td>10\/03\/92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>35,000<\/td>\n<td>Pending<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>35K(road)<\/td>\n<td>2:21:47<\/td>\n<td>Masatora Kawano (Japan)<\/td>\n<td>Takahata, Japan<\/td>\n<td>10\/27\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2:21:40p<\/td>\n<td>Evan Dunfee (Canada)<\/td>\n<td>Dudince, Slovakia<\/td>\n<td>3\/22\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2:20:43p<\/td>\n<td>Massimo Stano (Italy)<\/td>\n<td>Pod\u00e9brady, Czechia<\/td>\n<td>5\/18\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>50,000<\/td>\n<td>3:35:27.2<\/td>\n<td>Yohann Diniz (France)<\/td>\n<td>Reims, France<\/td>\n<td>3\/12\/11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>50K(road)<\/td>\n<td>3:32:33<\/td>\n<td>Yohann Diniz (France)<\/td>\n<td>Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>8\/15\/14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">as of June 20, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Records are those officially ratified by the IAAF. 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