{"id":3698,"date":"2018-04-15T19:39:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T19:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trackandfieldnews.com\/?page_id=3698"},"modified":"2025-04-16T18:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T01:38:15","slug":"mens-american-records","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trackandfieldnews.com\/records\/mens-american-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s American Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"medium\">American Records are those ratified by USATF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"medium\">Symbols:<\/p>\n<p class=\"medium\">+ = event not recognized as official by USATF<\/p>\n<p class=\"medium\">(A) = mark made at over 1000m of altitude (in affected events only)<\/p>\n<p class=\"medium\">p = mark still pending ratification<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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>9.69<\/td>\n<td>Tyson Gay (adidas)<\/td>\n<td>Shanghai, China<\/td>\n<td>9\/20\/09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>150+<\/td>\n<td>14.41<\/td>\n<td>Tyson Gay (adidas)<\/td>\n<td>Manchester, England<\/td>\n<td>5\/16\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>200<\/td>\n<td>19.31<\/td>\n<td>Noah Lyles (adidas)<\/td>\n<td>Eugene, Oregon<\/td>\n<td>7\/21\/22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>300+<\/td>\n<td>30.85(A)<\/td>\n<td>Michael Johnson (Nike)<\/td>\n<td>Pretoria, South Africa<\/td>\n<td>3\/24\/00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">[low-altitude AR 31.30 LaShawn Merritt (Nike) Eugene, Oregon 6\/07\/09]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>400<\/td>\n<td>43.18<\/td>\n<td>Michael Johnson (Nike)<\/td>\n<td>Seville, Spain<\/td>\n<td>8\/26\/99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>600+<\/td>\n<td>1:12.81<\/td>\n<td>Johnny Gray (Santa Monica TC)<\/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>1:41.67<\/td>\n<td>Bryce Hoppel (adidas)<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0St.-Denis, France<\/td>\n<td>8\/10\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>1000<\/td>\n<td>2:13.9<\/td>\n<td>Rick Wohlhuter (UCTC)<\/td>\n<td>Oslo, Norway<\/td>\n<td>7\/30\/74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>1500<\/td>\n<td>3:27.40<\/td>\n<td>Bernard Lagat (Nike)<\/td>\n<td>Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>8\/06\/04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Mile<\/td>\n<td>3:43.97<\/td>\n<td>Yared Nuguse (On AC)<\/td>\n<td>Eugene, Oregon<\/td>\n<td>9\/16\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>2000<\/td>\n<td>4:52.44<\/td>\n<td>Jim Spivey (Athletics West)<\/td>\n<td>Lausanne, Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>9\/15\/87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>2000 Steeple+<\/td>\n<td>5:19.68<\/td>\n<td>Duncan Hamilton (Nike Bowerman TC)<\/td>\n<td>Copenhagen, Denmark<\/td>\n<td>9\/03\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Steeple<\/td>\n<td>8:00.45<\/td>\n<td>Evan Jager (Nike)<\/td>\n<td>St.-Denis, France<\/td>\n<td>7\/04\/15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>3000+<\/td>\n<td>7:25.47<\/td>\n<td>Grant Fisher (Nike Bowerman TC)<\/td>\n<td>Eugene, Oregon<\/td>\n<td>9\/17\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">[note: indoor 7:22.91 by Grant Fisher (Nike), New York, New York on 2\/08\/25 not ratifiable]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>2 Miles+<\/td>\n<td>8:07.07<\/td>\n<td>Matt Tegenkamp (Nike)<\/td>\n<td>Eugene, Oregon<\/td>\n<td>6\/10\/07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>5000<\/td>\n<td>12:46.96<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Grant Fisher (Nike Bowerman TC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Brussels, Belgium<\/td>\n<td>9\/02\/22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>10,000<\/td>\n<td>26:33.84<\/td>\n<td>Grant Fisher (Nike Bowerman TC)<\/td>\n<td>San Juan Capistrano, California<\/td>\n<td>3\/06\/22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>20,000<\/td>\n<td>58:25.0<\/td>\n<td>Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC)<\/td>\n<td>Boston, Massachusetts<\/td>\n<td>8\/09\/77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Hour<\/td>\n<td>20,547\/12.77M<\/td>\n<td>Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC)<\/td>\n<td>Boston, Massachusetts<\/td>\n<td>8\/09\/77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>25,000<\/td>\n<td>1:14:11.8<\/td>\n<td>Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC)<\/td>\n<td>Saratoga, California<\/td>\n<td>2\/21\/79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>30,000<\/td>\n<td>1:31:49<\/td>\n<td>Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC)<\/td>\n<td>Saratoga, California<\/td>\n<td>2\/21\/79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>110H<\/td>\n<td>12.80<\/td>\n<td>Aries Merritt (Reebok)<\/td>\n<td>Brussels, Belgium<\/td>\n<td>9\/07\/12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>400H<\/td>\n<td>46.17<\/td>\n<td>Rai Benjamin (Nike)<\/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>37.10<\/td>\n<td>National Team<\/td>\n<td>Doha, Qatar<\/td>\n<td>10\/05\/19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Christian Coleman, Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Noah Lyles)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>4 x 200<\/td>\n<td>1:18.68<\/td>\n<td>Santa Monica TC<\/td>\n<td>Walnut, California<\/td>\n<td>4\/17\/94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Mike Marsh 20.0, Leroy Burrell 19.6, Floyd Heard 19.7, Carl Lewis 19.4)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>4 x 400<\/td>\n<td>2:54.29<\/td>\n<td>National Team<\/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>National Team<\/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>7:02.82<\/td>\n<td>National Team<\/td>\n<td>Brussels, Belgium<\/td>\n<td>8\/25\/06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Jebreh Harris 1:47.05, Khadevis Robinson 1:44.03, Sam Burley 1:46.05, David Krummenacker 1:45.69)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>4 x 1500<\/td>\n<td>14:34.97<\/td>\n<td>Nike Bowerman TC<\/td>\n<td>Portland, Oregon<\/td>\n<td>7\/31\/20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Evan Jager 3:39, Grant Fisher 3:37, Sean McGorty 3:38, Lopez Lomong 3:39)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>4 x Mile+<\/td>\n<td>15:52.56<\/td>\n<td>Georgetown<\/td>\n<td>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<td>4\/27\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Lucas Guerra 3:59.61, Parker Stokes 3:59.89, Camden Gilmore 3:58.81, Abel Teffra 3:54.25)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Sprint Medley<\/td>\n<td>3:10.76<\/td>\n<td>Santa Monica TC<\/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>9:14.58<\/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 110H<\/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>2.40 | 7-10\u00bd<\/td>\n<td>Charles Austin (unattached)<\/td>\n<td>Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>8\/07\/91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Pole Vault<\/td>\n<td>6.07 |19-11<\/td>\n<td>KC Lightfoot (Puma)<\/td>\n<td>Nashville, Tennessee<\/td>\n<td>6\/02\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Long Jump<\/td>\n<td>8.95 | 29-4\u00bd<\/td>\n<td>Mike Powell (Foot Locker AC)<\/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>18.21 | 59-9<\/td>\n<td>Christian Taylor (Nike)<\/td>\n<td>Beijing, China<\/td>\n<td>8\/27\/15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Shot<\/td>\n<td>23.56 | 77-3\u00be<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Crouser (Nike)<\/td>\n<td>Westwood, California<\/td>\n<td>5\/27\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Discus<\/td>\n<td>72.34 | 237-4<\/td>\n<td>Ben Plucknett (SoCal Striders)<\/td>\n<td>Stockholm, Sweden<\/td>\n<td>7\/07\/81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Hammer<\/td>\n<td>82.71 | 271-4<\/td>\n<td>Rudy Winkler (Tracksmith\/NYAC)<\/td>\n<td>Eugene, Oregon<\/td>\n<td>6\/20\/21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Javelin<\/td>\n<td>91.29 | 299-6<\/td>\n<td>Breaux Greer (adidas)<\/td>\n<td>Indianapolis, Indiana<\/td>\n<td>6\/21\/07<\/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>9045<\/td>\n<td>Ashton Eaton (Oregon TC)<\/td>\n<td>Beijing, China<\/td>\n<td>8\/28-29\/15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(10.23, 7.88\/\/25-10\u00bc, 14.52\/47-7\u00be, 2.01\/6-7, 45.00 [4703], 13.69, 43.34\/142-2, 5.20\/17-\u00be, 63.63\/208-9, 4:17.52 [4342])<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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>3:51.9<\/td>\n<td>Yared Nuguse (On AC)<\/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>13:20<\/td>\n<td>Ben True (Saucony)<\/td>\n<td>Boston, Massachusetts<\/td>\n<td>4\/15\/17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13:01p<\/td>\n<td>Grant Fisher (Nike Bowerman TC)<\/td>\n<td>Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>9\/07\/22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>8K<\/td>\n<td>22:04<\/td>\n<td>Alberto Salazar (Oregon)<\/td>\n<td>Los Altos, California<\/td>\n<td>1\/04\/81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>10K<\/td>\n<td>27:48<\/td>\n<td>Mark Nenow (Puma)<\/td>\n<td>Phoenix, Arizona<\/td>\n<td>3\/02\/85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>15K<\/td>\n<td>42:22<\/td>\n<td>Todd Williams (adidas)<\/td>\n<td>Jacksonville, Florida<\/td>\n<td>3\/11\/95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>10M<\/td>\n<td>45:56<\/td>\n<td>Hillary Bor (Hoka)<\/td>\n<td>Washington, DC<\/td>\n<td>4\/07\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">[note: statistically acceptable 45:54 Galen Rupp (Nike) \u201920 never ratified]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>20K<\/td>\n<td>56:48<\/td>\n<td>Dathan Ritzenhein (Nike)<\/td>\n<td>Birmingham, England<\/td>\n<td>10\/11\/09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Half-Marathon<\/td>\n<td>59:43<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Hall (Asics)<\/td>\n<td>Houston, Texas<\/td>\n<td>1\/14\/07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>59:17p<\/td>\n<td>Conner Mantz (Nike)<\/td>\n<td>Houston, Texas<\/td>\n<td>1\/19\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>25K<\/td>\n<td>1:13:09<\/td>\n<td>Diego Estrada (unattached)<\/td>\n<td>Grand Rapids, Michigan<\/td>\n<td>5\/11\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>30K<\/td>\n<td>1:28:38<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Hall (Asics)<\/td>\n<td>London, England<\/td>\n<td>4\/13\/08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Marathon<\/td>\n<td>2:05:38<\/td>\n<td>Khalid Khannouchi (New Balance)<\/td>\n<td>London, England<\/td>\n<td>4\/14\/02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">[note: Ryan Hall (Asics) ran 2:04:58 on an aided-course\u2014Boston, Massachusetts 4\/18\/11]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>100K<\/td>\n<td>6:30:11<\/td>\n<td>Tom Johnson (unattached)<\/td>\n<td>Winschoten, Holland<\/td>\n<td>9\/16\/95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Ekiden Relay<\/td>\n<td>1:59:08<\/td>\n<td>National Team<\/td>\n<td>Chiba, Japan<\/td>\n<td>11\/23\/05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Ryan Hall 13:22, Matt Gonzales 28:15, Ian Dobson 13:46, Brian Sell 28:28, Fernando Cabada 14:11, Josh Moen 21:06)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>Mixed Marathon Relay<\/td>\n<td>3:08:58<\/td>\n<td>National Team<\/td>\n<td>Chula Vista, California<\/td>\n<td>6\/02\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordnote\">\n<td colspan=\"5\">(Nick Christie, Miranda Mellville, Christie, Melville)<\/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>1:23:00.1<\/td>\n<td>Trevor Barron (New York AC)<\/td>\n<td>Eugene, Oregon<\/td>\n<td>6\/30\/12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>20K(road)<\/td>\n<td>1:22:02<\/td>\n<td>Tim Seaman (New York AC)<\/td>\n<td>Vallensb\u00e6k, Denmark<\/td>\n<td>5\/23\/04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>25K (road)<\/td>\n<td>1:48:00p<\/td>\n<td>Nick Christie (New York AC)<\/td>\n<td>Zittau, Germany<\/td>\n<td>10\/26\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>30,000<\/td>\n<td>2:11:00.4<\/td>\n<td>Curt Clausen (New York AC)<\/td>\n<td>Chula Vista, California<\/td>\n<td>1\/23\/00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>30K(road)<\/td>\n<td>2:12:53<\/td>\n<td>Kevin Eastler (USAF)<\/td>\n<td>Chula Vista, California<\/td>\n<td>1\/15\/07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2:11:52p<\/td>\n<td>Nick Christie (New York AC)<\/td>\n<td>Zittau, Germany<\/td>\n<td>10\/26\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>35,000<\/td>\n<td>2:47:11<\/td>\n<td>Herm Nelson (Club Northwest)<\/td>\n<td>Edmonds, Washington<\/td>\n<td>6\/09\/96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>35K(road)<\/td>\n<td>2:38:16<\/td>\n<td>Nick Christie (unattached)<\/td>\n<td>Dublin, Ireland<\/td>\n<td>12\/19\/21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2:36:47p<\/td>\n<td>Nick Christie (New York AC)<\/td>\n<td>Zittau, Germany<\/td>\n<td>10\/26\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>50,000<\/td>\n<td>3:59:41.2<\/td>\n<td>Herm Nelson (Club Northwest)<\/td>\n<td>Edmonds, Washington<\/td>\n<td>6\/09\/96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>50K(road)<\/td>\n<td>3:48:04<\/td>\n<td>Curt Clausen (New York AC)<\/td>\n<td>M\u00e9zidon, France<\/td>\n<td>5\/02\/99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"recordline\">\n<td>2 Hours<\/td>\n<td>27,360m\/16M, 1743y<\/td>\n<td>Curt Clausen (New York AC)<\/td>\n<td>Chula Vista, California<\/td>\n<td>1\/23\/00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">as of April 16, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Records are those ratified by USATF. 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