Source: https://aidb.si/d/running-world-record-progressions — From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: "Men's 100 metres world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men's_100_metres_world_record_progression), "Women's 100 metres world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_100_metres_world_record_progression), "Men's 200 metres world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men's_200_metres_world_record_progression), "Women's 200 metres world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_200_metres_world_record_progression), "Men's 400 metres world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men's_400_metres_world_record_progression), "Women's 400 metres world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_400_metres_world_record_progression), "Men's 800 metres world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men's_800_metres_world_record_progression), "Men's 1500 metres world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men's_1500_metres_world_record_progression), "Mile run world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile_run_world_record_progression), "5000 metres world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5000_metres_world_record_progression), "10,000 metres world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10,000_metres_world_record_progression), "3000 metres world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3000_metres_world_record_progression), "Men's 110 metres hurdles world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men's_110_metres_hurdles_world_record_progression), "Women's 100 metres hurdles world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_100_metres_hurdles_world_record_progression), "Men's 400 metres hurdles world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men's_400_metres_hurdles_world_record_progression), "Women's 400 metres hurdles world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_400_metres_hurdles_world_record_progression), "3000 metres steeplechase world record progression" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3000_metres_steeplechase_world_record_progression), by Wikipedia contributors. Wikidata identifiers are CC0.
| ID | Event | Sex | Time | Time (s) (s) | Auto time | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Athlete (Wikidata) | Nationality | Place | Date | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100mhurdles-women-1-10 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.09 | 12.09 | 0 | Masai Russell | Q122662304 | USA | Zürich, Switzerland | 2026-08-27 | Fully automatically timed records | |
| 400mhurdles-men-1-7 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 45.80 | 45.8 | Alison dos Santos | Q64088694 | BRA | Zurich | 2026-08-27 | Progression post-1975 | ||
| mile-men-3-32 | Mile | Men | 3:42.66 | 222.66 | Josh Kerr | Q20727716 | Great Britain | London | 2026-07-18 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-1-11 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 12.75 | 12.75 | 1 | Ja'Kobe Tharp | Q130198998 | United States | Eugene | 2026-06-10 | Records 1977–present | |
| 1500m-women-3-16 | 1500 m | Women | 3:48.68 | 228.68 | Faith Kipyegon | Q3064656 | KEN | Eugene, United States | 2025-07-05 | IAAF era | ||
| 5000m-women-3-17 | 5000 m | Women | 13:58.06 | 838.06 | Beatrice Chebet | Q55974072 | KEN | Eugene, Oregon | 2025-07-05 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 3000m-men-1-26 | 3000 m | Men | 7:17.55 | 437.55 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Q19974493 | NOR | Chorzów, Poland | 2024-08-25 | Outdoor | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-23 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 50.37 | 50.37 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | Q24955939 | United States | Paris, France | 2024-08-08 | Progression | ||
| 1500m-women-3-15 | 1500 m | Women | 3:49.04 | 229.04 | Faith Kipyegon | Q3064656 | KEN | Paris, France | 2024-07-07 | IAAF era | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-22 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 50.65 | 50.65 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | Q24955939 | United States | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 2024-06-30 | Progression | ||
| 10000m-women-3-11 | 10,000 m | Women | 28:54.14 | 1734.14 | Beatrice Chebet | Q55974072 | KEN | Eugene, United States | 2024-05-25 | IAAF world records | ||
| 5000m-women-3-16 | 5000 m | Women | 14:00.21 | 840.21 | Gudaf Tsegay | Q16224285 | ETH | Eugene, Oregon | 2023-09-17 | World Athletics world records | ||
| mile-women-8-14 | Mile | Women | 4:07.64 | 247.64 | Faith Kipyegon | Q3064656 | Kenya | Monaco | 2023-07-21 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| 5000m-women-3-15 | 5000 m | Women | 14:05.20 | 845.2 | Faith Kipyegon | Q3064656 | KEN | Paris, France | 2023-06-09 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-49 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 7:52.11 | 472.11 | Lamecha Girma | Q69523786 | ETH | Paris | 2023-06-09 | Men | ||
| 1500m-women-3-14 | 1500 m | Women | 3:49.11 | 229.11 | Faith Kipyegon | Q3064656 | KEN | Florence, Italy | 2023-06-02 | IAAF era | ||
| 100mhurdles-women-1-9 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.12 | 12.12 | 0.9 | Tobi Amusan | Q20991657 | NGR | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 2022-07-24 | Fully automatically timed records | |
| 400mhurdles-women-0-21 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 50.68 | 50.68 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | Q24955939 | United States | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 2022-07-22 | Progression | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-20 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 51.41 | 51.41 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | Q24955939 | United States | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 2022-06-25 | Progression | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-19 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 51.46 | 51.46 | Sydney McLaughlin | Q24955939 | United States | Tokyo, Japan | 2021-08-04 | Progression | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-1-6 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 45.94 | 45.94 | Karsten Warholm | Q13900927 | NOR | Tokyo | 2021-08-03 | Progression post-1975 | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-1-5 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 46.70 | 46.7 | Karsten Warholm | Q13900927 | NOR | Oslo | 2021-07-01 | Progression post-1975 | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-18 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 51.90 | 51.9 | Sydney McLaughlin | Q24955939 | United States | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 2021-06-27 | Progression | ||
| 10000m-women-3-10 | 10,000 m | Women | 29:01.03 | 1741.03 | Letesenbet Gidey | Q20028924 | ETH | Hengelo, Netherlands | 2021-06-08 | IAAF world records | ||
| 10000m-women-3-9 | 10,000 m | Women | 29:06.82 | 1746.82 | Sifan Hassan | Q14855644 | NED | Hengelo, Netherlands | 2021-06-06 | IAAF world records | ||
| 5000m-women-3-14 | 5000 m | Women | 14:06.62 | 846.62 | Letesenbet Gidey | Q20028924 | ETH | Valencia, Spain | 2020-10-07 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 10000m-men-1-37 | 10,000 m | Men | 26:11.00 | 1571 | Joshua Cheptegei | Q17403005 | UGA | Valencia, Spain | 2020-10-07 | IAAF world records | ||
| 5000m-men-1-35 | 5000 m | Men | 12:35.36 | 755.36 | Joshua Cheptegei | Q17403005 | UGA | Monaco | 2020-08-14 | World Athletics era | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-17 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 52.16 | 52.16 | Dalilah Muhammad | Q9200939 | United States | Doha, Qatar | 2019-10-04 | Progression | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-16 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 52.20 | 52.2 | Dalilah Muhammad | Q9200939 | United States | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | 2019-07-28 | Progression | ||
| mile-women-8-13 | Mile | Women | 4:12.33 | 252.33 | Sifan Hassan | Q14855644 | Netherlands | Monaco | 2019-07-12 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-women-2-11 | 3000 m steeplechase | Women | 8:44.32 | 524.32 | Beatrice Chepkoech | Q24301090 | KEN | Monaco | 2018-07-20 | IAAF ratified | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-women-2-10 | 3000 m steeplechase | Women | 8:52.78 | 532.78 | Ruth Jebet | Q16209255 | BHR | Paris | 2016-08-27 | IAAF ratified | ||
| 400m-men-2-3 | 400 m | Men | 43.03 | 43.03 | Wayde van Niekerk | Q16855376 | South Africa | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2016-08-14 | Records post-1976 | ||
| 10000m-women-3-8 | 10,000 m | Women | 29:17.45 | 1757.45 | Almaz Ayana | Q2839100 | ETH | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2016-08-12 | IAAF world records | ||
| 100mhurdles-women-1-8 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.20 | 12.2 | 0.3 | Kendra Harrison | Q20638354 | USA | London, United Kingdom | 2016-07-22 | Fully automatically timed records | |
| 1500m-women-3-13 | 1500 m | Women | 3:50.07 | 230.07 | Genzebe Dibaba | Q457099 | ETH | Fontvieille, Monaco | 2015-07-17 | IAAF era | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-1-10 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 12.80 | 12.8 | 0.3 | Aries Merritt | Q1683 | United States | Brussels | 2012-09-07 | Records 1977–present | |
| 800m-men-2-23 | 800 m | Men | 1:40.91 | 100.91 | David Rudisha | Q1659 | KEN | London, United Kingdom | 2012-08-09 | Outdoor | ||
| 800m-men-2-22 | 800 m | Men | 1:41.01 | 101.00999999999999 | David Rudisha | Q1659 | KEN | Rieti, Italy | 2010-08-29 | Outdoor | ||
| 800m-men-2-21 | 800 m | Men | 1:41.09 | 101.09 | David Rudisha | Q1659 | KEN | Berlin, Germany | 2010-08-22 | Outdoor | ||
| 200m-men-2-5 | 200 m | Men | 19.19 | 19.19 | 19.190 | -0.3 | Usain Bolt | Q1189 | Jamaica | Berlin, Germany | 2009-08-20 | Records post-1977 |
| 100m-men-2-23 | 100 m | Men | 9.58 | 9.58 | 9.572 | 0.9 | Usain Bolt | Q1189 | Jamaica | Berlin, Germany | 2009-08-16 | Records since 1977 |
| 200m-men-2-4 | 200 m | Men | 19.30 | 19.3 | 19.296 | -0.9 | Usain Bolt | Q1189 | Jamaica | Beijing, China | 2008-08-20 | Records post-1977 |
| 3000msteeplechase-women-2-9 | 3000 m steeplechase | Women | 8:58.81 | 538.81 | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina | Q257919 | RUS | Beijing | 2008-08-17 | IAAF ratified | ||
| 100m-men-2-22 | 100 m | Men | 9.69 | 9.69 | 9.683 | 0 | Usain Bolt | Q1189 | Jamaica | Beijing, China | 2008-08-16 | Records since 1977 |
| 110mhurdles-men-1-9 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 12.87 | 12.87 | 0.9 | Dayron Robles | Q9154 | Cuba | Ostrava | 2008-06-12 | Records 1977–present | |
| 5000m-women-3-13 | 5000 m | Women | 14:11.15 | 851.15 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Q6003 | ETH | Oslo, Norway | 2008-06-06 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 100m-men-2-21 | 100 m | Men | 9.72 | 9.72 | 9.715 | 1.7 | Usain Bolt | Q1189 | Jamaica | New York, USA | 2008-05-31 | Records since 1977 |
| 100m-men-2-20 | 100 m | Men | 9.74 | 9.74 | 9.735 | 1.7 | Asafa Powell | Q182747 | Jamaica | Rieti, Italy | 2007-09-09 | Records since 1977 |
| 5000m-women-3-12 | 5000 m | Women | 14:16.63 | 856.63 | Meseret Defar | Q5877 | ETH | Oslo, Norway | 2007-06-15 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 100m-men-2-19 | 100 m | Men | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.762 | 1 | Asafa Powell | Q182747 | Jamaica | Zürich, Switzerland | 2006-08-18 | Records since 1977 |
| 110mhurdles-men-1-8 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 12.88 | 12.88 | 1.1 | Liu Xiang | Q211088 | China | Lausanne | 2006-07-11 | Records 1977–present | |
| 100m-men-2-18 | 100 m | Men | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.763 | 1.5 | Asafa Powell | Q182747 | Jamaica | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 2006-06-11 | Records since 1977 |
| 5000m-women-3-11 | 5000 m | Women | 14:24.53 | 864.53 | Meseret Defar | Q5877 | ETH | New York, United States | 2006-06-03 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 100m-men-2-17 | 100 m | Men | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.766 | 1.7 | Justin Gatlin | Q1652 | United States | Doha, Qatar | 2006-05-12 | Records since 1977 |
| 10000m-men-1-36 | 10,000 m | Men | 26:17.53 | 1577.53 | Kenenisa Bekele | Q9119 | ETH | Brussels, Belgium | 2005-08-26 | IAAF world records | ||
| 100m-men-2-16 | 100 m | Men | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.768 | 1.6 | Asafa Powell | Q182747 | Jamaica | Athens, Greece | 2005-06-14 | Records since 1977 |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-48 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 7:53.63 | 473.63 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | Q354321 | QAT | Brussels | 2004-09-03 | Men | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-1-7 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 12.91 | 12.91 | 0.3 | Liu Xiang | Q211088 | China | Athens | 2004-08-27 | Records 1977–present | |
| 3000msteeplechase-women-2-8 | 3000 m steeplechase | Women | 9:01.59 | 541.59 | Gulnara Samitova | Q257919 | RUS | Iraklio | 2004-07-04 | IAAF ratified | ||
| 5000m-women-3-10 | 5000 m | Women | 14:24.68 | 864.68 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Q234377 | TUR | Bergen, Norway | 2004-06-11 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 10000m-men-1-35 | 10,000 m | Men | 26:20.31 | 1580.31 | Kenenisa Bekele | Q9119 | ETH | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 2004-06-08 | IAAF world records | ||
| 5000m-men-1-34 | 5000 m | Men | 12:37.35 | 757.35 | Kenenisa Bekele | Q9119 | ETH | Hengelo, Netherlands | 2004-05-31 | World Athletics era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-women-2-7 | 3000 m steeplechase | Women | 9:08.33 | 548.33 | Gulnara Samitova | Q257919 | RUS | Tula | 2003-08-10 | IAAF ratified | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-15 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 52.34 | 52.34 | Yuliya Pechonkina | Q238223 | Russia | Tula, Russia | 2003-08-08 | Progression | ||
| 100m-men-2-15 | 100 m | Men | 9.78 | 9.78 | 2 | Tim Montgomery | Q316170 | United States | Paris, France | 2002-09-14 | Records since 1977 | |
| 3000msteeplechase-women-2-6 | 3000 m steeplechase | Women | 9:16.51 | 556.51 | Alesya Turova | Q462121 | BLR | Gdańsk | 2002-07-27 | IAAF ratified | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-women-2-5 | 3000 m steeplechase | Women | 9:21.72 | 561.72 | Alesya Turova | Q462121 | BLR | Ostrava | 2002-06-12 | IAAF ratified | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-women-2-4 | 3000 m steeplechase | Women | 9:22.29 | 562.29 | Justyna Bąk | Q4356239 | POL | Milan | 2002-06-05 | IAAF ratified | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-47 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 7:55.28 | 475.28 | Brahim Boulami | Q897263 | MAR | Brussels | 2001-08-24 | Men | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-women-2-3 | 3000 m steeplechase | Women | 9:25.31 | 565.31 | Justyna Bąk | Q4356239 | POL | Nice | 2001-07-09 | IAAF ratified | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-women-2-2 | 3000 m steeplechase | Women | 9:40.20 | 580.2 | Cristina Casandra | Q290522 | ROM | Reims | 2000-08-30 | IAAF ratified | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-women-2-1 | 3000 m steeplechase | Women | 9:43.64 | 583.64 | Cristina Casandra | Q290522 | ROM | Bucharest | 2000-08-07 | IAAF ratified | ||
| 400m-men-2-2 | 400 m | Men | 43.18 | 43.18 | Michael Johnson | Q190924 | United States | Seville, Spain | 1999-08-26 | Records post-1976 | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-women-2-0 | 3000 m steeplechase | Women | 9:48.88 | 588.88 | Yelena Motalova | Q8051492 | RUS | Tula | 1999-07-31 | IAAF ratified | ||
| mile-men-3-31 | Mile | Men | 3:43.13 | 223.13 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Q83905 | Morocco | Rome | 1999-07-07 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 100m-men-2-14 | 100 m | Men | 9.79 | 9.79 | 0.1 | Maurice Greene | Q296309 | United States | Athens, Greece | 1999-06-16 | Records since 1977 | |
| 1500m-men-1-36 | 1500 m | Men | 3:26.00 | 206 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Q83905 | MAR | Rome, Italy | 1998-07-14 | IAAF era | ||
| 5000m-men-1-33 | 5000 m | Men | 12:39.36 | 759.36 | Haile Gebrselassie | Q171500 | ETH | Helsinki, Finland | 1998-06-13 | World Athletics era | ||
| 10000m-men-1-34 | 10,000 m | Men | 26:22.75 | 1582.75 | Haile Gebrselassie | Q171500 | ETH | Hengelo, Netherlands | 1998-06-01 | IAAF world records | ||
| 5000m-women-3-9 | 5000 m | Women | 14:28.09 | 868.09 | Jiang Bo | Q462185 | CHN | Shanghai, China | 1997-10-23 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 5000m-women-3-8 | 5000 m | Women | 14:31.27 | 871.27 | Dong Yanmei | Q462450 | CHN | Shanghai, China | 1997-10-21 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 800m-men-2-20 | 800 m | Men | 1:41.11 | 101.11 | Wilson Kipketer | Q309956 | DEN | Cologne, Germany | 1997-08-24 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-46 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 7:55.72 | 475.72 | Bernard Barmasai | Q822297 | KEN | Cologne | 1997-08-24 | Men | ||
| 5000m-men-1-32 | 5000 m | Men | 12:39.74 | 759.74 | Daniel Komen | Q366215 | KEN | Brussels, Belgium | 1997-08-22 | World Athletics era | ||
| 10000m-men-1-33 | 10,000 m | Men | 26:27.85 | 1587.85 | Paul Tergat | Q313799 | KEN | Brussels, Belgium | 1997-08-22 | IAAF world records | ||
| 800m-men-2-19 | 800 m | Men | 1:41.24 | 101.24000000000001 | Wilson Kipketer | Q309956 | DEN | Zurich, Switzerland | 1997-08-13 | Outdoor | ||
| 5000m-men-1-31 | 5000 m | Men | 12:41.86 | 761.86 | Haile Gebrselassie | Q171500 | ETH | Zürich, Switzerland | 1997-08-13 | World Athletics era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-45 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 7:59.08 | 479.08 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | Q538561 | KEN | Zürich | 1997-08-13 | Men | ||
| 800m-men-2-18 | 800 m | Men | 1:41.73 | 101.72999999999999 | Wilson Kipketer | Q309956 | DEN | Stockholm, Sweden | 1997-07-07 | Outdoor | ||
| 10000m-men-1-32 | 10,000 m | Men | 26:31.32 | 1591.32 | Haile Gebrselassie | Q171500 | ETH | Oslo, Norway | 1997-07-04 | IAAF world records | ||
| 3000m-men-1-25 | 3000 m | Men | 7:20.67 | 440.67 | Daniel Komen | Q366215 | KEN | Rieti, Italy | 1996-09-01 | Outdoor | ||
| 10000m-men-1-31 | 10,000 m | Men | 26:38.08 | 1598.08 | Salah Hissou | Q525346 | MAR | Brussels, Belgium | 1996-08-23 | IAAF world records | ||
| mile-women-8-12 | Mile | Women | 4:12.56 | 252.56 | Svetlana Masterkova | Q233681 | Russia | Zürich | 1996-08-14 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| 200m-men-2-3 | 200 m | Men | 19.32 | 19.32 | 19.313 | 0.4 | Michael Johnson | Q190924 | United States | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | Records post-1977 |
| 100m-men-2-13 | 100 m | Men | 9.84 | 9.84 | 9.835 | 0.7 | Donovan Bailey | Q311048 | Canada | Atlanta, USA | 1996-07-27 | Records since 1977 |
| 200m-men-2-2 | 200 m | Men | 19.66 | 19.66 | 1.7 | Michael Johnson | Q190924 | United States | Atlanta, United States | 1996-06-23 | Records post-1977 | |
| 5000m-men-1-30 | 5000 m | Men | 12:44.39 | 764.39 | Haile Gebrselassie | Q171500 | ETH | Zürich, Switzerland | 1995-08-16 | World Athletics era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-44 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 7:59.18 | 479.18 | Moses Kiptanui | Q361596 | KEN | Zürich | 1995-08-16 | Men | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-14 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 52.61 | 52.61 | Kim Batten | Q255753 | United States | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1995-08-11 | Progression | ||
| 5000m-women-3-7 | 5000 m | Women | 14:36.45 | 876.45 | Fernanda Ribeiro | Q232351 | POR | Hechtel, Belgium | 1995-07-22 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 1500m-men-1-35 | 1500 m | Men | 3:27.37 | 207.37 | Noureddine Morceli | Q313496 | ALG | Nice, France | 1995-07-12 | IAAF era | ||
| 5000m-men-1-29 | 5000 m | Men | 12:55.30 | 775.3 | Moses Kiptanui | Q361596 | KEN | Rome, Italy | 1995-06-08 | World Athletics era | ||
| 10000m-men-1-30 | 10,000 m | Men | 26:43.53 | 1603.53 | Haile Gebrselassie | Q171500 | ETH | Hengelo, Netherlands | 1995-06-05 | IAAF world records | ||
| 3000m-men-1-24 | 3000 m | Men | 7:25.11 | 445.11 | Noureddine Morceli | Q313496 | ALG | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 1994-08-02 | Outdoor | ||
| 10000m-men-1-29 | 10,000 m | Men | 26:52.23 | 1612.23 | William Sigei | Q1383465 | KEN | Oslo, Norway | 1994-07-22 | IAAF world records | ||
| 100m-men-2-12 | 100 m | Men | 9.85 | 9.85 | 9.848 | 1.2 | Leroy Burrell | Q448106 | United States | Lausanne, Switzerland | 1994-07-06 | Records since 1977 |
| 5000m-men-1-28 | 5000 m | Men | 12:56.96 | 776.96 | Haile Gebrselassie | Q171500 | ETH | Hengelo, Netherlands | 1994-06-04 | World Athletics era | ||
| 3000m-women-4-8 | 3000 m | Women | 8:06.11 | 486.11 | Wang Junxia | Q233622 | CHN | Beijing, PR China | 1993-09-13 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000m-women-4-6 | 3000 m | Women | 8:22.06 | 502.06 | Zhang Linli | Q197250 | CHN | Beijing, PR China | 1993-09-12 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000m-women-4-7 | 3000 m | Women | 8:12.19 | 492.19 | Wang Junxia | Q233622 | CHN | Beijing, PR China | 1993-09-12 | Outdoor | ||
| 1500m-women-3-12 | 1500 m | Women | 3:50.46 | 230.46 | Qu Yunxia | Q254112 | CHN | Beijing, China | 1993-09-11 | IAAF era | ||
| 10000m-women-3-7 | 10,000 m | Women | 29:31.78 | 1771.78 | Wang Junxia | Q233622 | CHN | Beijing, PR China | 1993-09-08 | IAAF world records | ||
| mile-men-3-30 | Mile | Men | 3:44.39 | 224.39 | Noureddine Morceli | Q313496 | Algeria | Rieti | 1993-09-05 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-1-6 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 12.91 | 12.91 | 0.5 | Colin Jackson | Q311300 | United Kingdom | Stuttgart | 1993-08-20 | Records 1977–present | |
| 400mhurdles-women-0-13 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 52.74 | 52.74 | Sally Gunnell | Q237074 | Great Britain | Stuttgart, Germany | 1993-08-19 | Progression | ||
| 10000m-men-1-28 | 10,000 m | Men | 26:58.38 | 1618.38 | Yobes Ondieki | Q137518 | KEN | Oslo, Norway | 1993-07-10 | IAAF world records | ||
| 10000m-men-1-27 | 10,000 m | Men | 27:07.91 | 1627.91 | Richard Chelimo | Q459879 | KEN | Stockholm, Sweden | 1993-07-05 | IAAF world records | ||
| 1500m-men-1-34 | 1500 m | Men | 3:28.86 | 208.86 | Noureddine Morceli | Q313496 | ALG | Rieti, Italy | 1992-09-06 | IAAF era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-43 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:02.08 | 482.08 | Moses Kiptanui | Q361596 | KEN | Zürich | 1992-08-19 | Men | ||
| 3000m-men-1-23 | 3000 m | Men | 7:28.96 | 448.96 | Moses Kiptanui | Q361596 | KEN | Cologne, Germany | 1992-08-16 | Outdoor | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-1-4 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 46.78 | 46.78 | Kevin Young | Q313176 | USA | Barcelona | 1992-08-06 | Progression post-1975 | ||
| 100m-men-2-11 | 100 m | Men | 9.86 | 9.86 | 1.2 | Carl Lewis | Q131237 | United States | Tokyo, Japan | 1991-08-25 | Records since 1977 | |
| 100m-men-2-10 | 100 m | Men | 9.90 | 9.9 | 1.9 | Leroy Burrell | Q448106 | United States | New York, USA | 1991-06-14 | Records since 1977 | |
| 3000m-men-1-22 | 3000 m | Men | 7:29.45 | 449.45 | Saïd Aouita | Q311364 | MAR | Cologne, West Germany | 1989-08-20 | Outdoor | ||
| 10000m-men-1-26 | 10,000 m | Men | 27:08.23 | 1628.23 | Arturo Barrios | Q715132 | MEX | West Berlin, West Germany | 1989-08-18 | IAAF world records | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-1-5 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 12.92 | 12.92 | -0.1 | Roger Kingdom | Q354324 | United States | Zürich | 1989-08-16 | Records 1977–present | |
| mile-women-8-11 | Mile | Women | 4:15.61 | 255.61 | Paula Ivan | Q236332 | Romania | Nice | 1989-07-10 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-42 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:05.35 | 485.35 | Peter Koech | Q1365702 | KEN | Stockholm | 1989-07-03 | Men | ||
| 200m-women-2-7 | 200 m | Women | 21.56 | 21.56 | 1.7 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Q31082 | United States | Seoul, South Korea | 1988-09-29 | Records from 1977 | |
| 200m-women-2-8 | 200 m | Women | 21.34 | 21.34 | 1.2 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Q31082 | United States | Seoul, South Korea | 1988-09-29 | Records from 1977 | |
| 100m-men-2-8 | 100 m | Men | 9.79 | 9.79 | 1.1 | Ben Johnson | Q52614 | Canada | Seoul, South Korea | 1988-09-24 | Records since 1977 | |
| 100m-men-2-9 | 100 m | Men | 9.92 | 9.92 | 1.1 | Carl Lewis | Q131237 | United States | Seoul, South Korea | 1988-09-24 | Records since 1977 | |
| 100mhurdles-women-1-7 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.21 | 12.21 | 0.7 | Yordanka Donkova | Q233410 | BUL | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | 1988-08-20 | Fully automatically timed records | |
| 100m-men-2-7 | 100 m | Men | 9.93 | 9.93 | 1.1 | Carl Lewis | Q131237 | United States | Zürich, Switzerland | 1988-08-17 | Records since 1977 | |
| 400m-men-2-1 | 400 m | Men | 43.29 | 43.29 | Butch Reynolds | Q452391 | United States | Zürich, Switzerland | 1988-08-17 | Records post-1976 | ||
| 100m-women-1-9 | 100 m | Women | 10.49 | 10.49 | 0 | Florence Griffith Joyner | Q31082 | United States | Indianapolis, United States | 1988-07-16 | Records from 1975 | |
| 100m-men-2-5 | 100 m | Men | 9.83 | 9.83 | 1 | Ben Johnson | Q52614 | Canada | Rome, Italy | 1987-08-30 | Records since 1977 | |
| 100m-men-2-6 | 100 m | Men | 9.93 | 9.93 | 1 | Carl Lewis | Q131237 | United States | Rome, Italy | 1987-08-30 | Records since 1977 | |
| 100mhurdles-women-1-6 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.25 | 12.25 | 1.4 | Ginka Zagorcheva | Q255880 | BUL | Drama, Greece | 1987-08-08 | Fully automatically timed records | |
| 5000m-men-1-27 | 5000 m | Men | 12:58.39 | 778.39 | Saïd Aouita | Q311364 | MAR | Rome, Italy | 1987-07-27 | World Athletics era | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-12 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 52.94 | 52.94 | Marina Stepanova | Q446274 | Soviet Union | Tashkent, Soviet Union | 1986-09-17 | Progression | ||
| 100mhurdles-women-1-5 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.26 | 12.26 | 1.5 | Yordanka Donkova | Q233410 | BUL | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia | 1986-09-07 | Fully automatically timed records | |
| 400mhurdles-women-0-11 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 53.32 | 53.32 | Marina Stepanova | Q446274 | Soviet Union | Stuttgart, West Germany | 1986-08-30 | Progression | ||
| 200m-women-2-6 | 200 m | Women | 21.71 | 21.71 | -0.8 | Heike Drechsler | Q57243 | East Germany | Stuttgart, West Germany | 1986-08-29 | Records from 1977 | |
| 100mhurdles-women-1-3 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.35 | 12.35 | 0.1 | Yordanka Donkova | Q233410 | BUL | Cologne, West Germany | 1986-08-17 | Fully automatically timed records | |
| 100mhurdles-women-1-4 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.29 | 12.29 | -0.4 | Yordanka Donkova | Q233410 | BUL | Cologne, West Germany | 1986-08-17 | Fully automatically timed records | |
| 5000m-women-3-6 | 5000 m | Women | 14:37.33 | 877.33 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Q256770 | NOR | Stockholm, Sweden | 1986-08-05 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 10000m-women-3-6 | 10,000 m | Women | 30:13.74 | 1813.74 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Q256770 | NOR | Oslo, Norway | 1986-07-05 | IAAF world records | ||
| 200m-women-2-5 | 200 m | Women | 21.71 | 21.71 | 1.9 | Heike Drechsler | Q57243 | East Germany | Jena, East Germany | 1986-06-29 | Records from 1977 | |
| 400m-women-2-11 | 400 m | Women | 47.60* | 47.6 | Marita Koch | Q154559 | East Germany | Canberra, Australia | 1985-10-06 | Record progression from 1975 | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-10 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 53.55 | 53.55 | Sabine Busch | Q61916 | East Germany | East Berlin, East Germany | 1985-09-22 | Progression | ||
| 5000m-women-3-5 | 5000 m | Women | 14:48.07 | 888.07 | Zola Budd | Q218486 | GBR | London, United Kingdom | 1985-08-26 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 1500m-men-1-33 | 1500 m | Men | 3:29.46 | 209.46 | Saïd Aouita | Q311364 | MAR | Berlin, Germany | 1985-08-23 | IAAF era | ||
| mile-women-8-10 | Mile | Women | 4:16.71 | 256.71 | Mary Decker-Slaney | Q238299 | United States | Zürich | 1985-08-21 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| mile-men-3-29 | Mile | Men | 3:46.32 | 226.32 | Steve Cram | Q434105 | Great Britain | Oslo | 1985-07-27 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 5000m-men-1-26 | 5000 m | Men | 13:00.40 | 780.4 | Saïd Aouita | Q311364 | MAR | Oslo, Norway | 1985-07-27 | World Athletics era | ||
| 10000m-women-3-5 | 10,000 m | Women | 30:59.42 | 1859.42 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Q256770 | NOR | Oslo, Norway | 1985-07-27 | IAAF world records | ||
| 1500m-men-1-32 | 1500 m | Men | 3:29.67 | 209.67000000000002 | Steve Cram | Q434105 | GBR | Nice, France | 1985-07-16 | IAAF era | ||
| 3000m-women-4-5 | 3000 m | Women | 8:22.62 | 502.62 | Tatyana Kazankina | Q230105 | URS | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 1984-08-26 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-women-1-8 | 100 m | Women | 10.76 | 10.76 | 1.7 | Evelyn Ashford | Q230079 | United States | Zürich, Switzerland | 1984-08-22 | Records from 1975 | |
| 200m-women-2-4 | 200 m | Women | 21.71 | 21.71 | 0.3 | Marita Koch | Q154559 | East Germany | Potsdam, East Germany | 1984-07-21 | Records from 1977 | |
| 10000m-men-1-25 | 10,000 m | Men | 27:13.81 | 1633.81 | Fernando Mamede | Q1406743 | POR | Stockholm, Sweden | 1984-07-02 | IAAF world records | ||
| 5000m-women-3-4 | 5000 m | Women | 14:58.89 | 898.89 | Ingrid Kristiansen | Q256770 | NOR | Oslo, Norway | 1984-06-28 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 10000m-women-3-4 | 10,000 m | Women | 31:13.78 | 1873.78 | Olga Bondarenko | Q234999 | URS | Kiev, Soviet Union | 1984-06-24 | IAAF world records | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-9 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 53.58 | 53.58 | Margarita Ponomaryova | Q456265 | Soviet Union | Kyiv, Soviet Union | 1984-06-22 | Progression | ||
| 5000m-women-3-3 | 5000 m | Women | 15:01.83 | 901.83 | Zola Budd | Q218486 | RSA | Stellenbosch, South Africa | 1984-01-05 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 10000m-women-3-3 | 10,000 m | Women | 31:27.58 | 1887.58 | Raisa Sadreydinova | URS | Odessa, Soviet Union | 1983-09-07 | IAAF world records | |||
| 1500m-men-1-31 | 1500 m | Men | 3:30.77 | 210.77 | Steve Ovett | Q176539 | GBR | Rieti, Italy | 1983-09-04 | IAAF era | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-1-3 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 47.02 | 47.02 | Edwin Moses | Q52620 | USA | Koblenz | 1983-08-31 | Progression post-1975 | ||
| 1500m-men-1-30 | 1500 m | Men | 3:31.24 | 211.24 | Sydney Maree | Q505870 | USA | Cologne, West Germany | 1983-08-28 | IAAF era | ||
| 400m-women-2-10 | 400 m | Women | 47.99 | 47.99 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Q233683 | Czechoslovakia | Helsinki, Finland | 1983-08-10 | Record progression from 1975 | ||
| 800m-women-4-30 | 800 m | Women | 1:53.28 | 113.28 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Q233683 | TCH | Munich, West Germany | 1983-07-26 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-men-2-4 | 100 m | Men | 9.93 | 9.93 | 1.4 | Calvin Smith | Q345354 | United States | Colorado Springs, USA | 1983-07-03 | Records since 1977 | |
| 100m-women-1-7 | 100 m | Women | 10.79 | 10.79 | 0.6 | Evelyn Ashford | Q230079 | United States | US Air Force Academy, United States | 1983-07-03 | Records from 1975 | |
| 400mhurdles-women-0-8 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 54.02 | 54.02 | Anna Ambrazienė | Q459298 | Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1983-06-11 | Progression | ||
| 100m-women-1-6 | 100 m | Women | 10.81 | 10.81 | 1.7 | Marlies Göhr | Q161821 | East Germany | Berlin, East Germany | 1983-06-08 | Records from 1975 | |
| 10000m-women-3-2 | 10,000 m | Women | 31:35.01 | 1895.01 | Lyudmila Baranova | URS | Krasnodar, Soviet Union | 1983-05-29 | IAAF world records | |||
| mile-women-8-9 | Mile | Women | 4:17.44 | 257.44 | Maricica Puică | Q242184 | Romania | Rieti | 1982-09-09 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| 400m-women-2-9 | 400 m | Women | 48.16 | 48.16 | Marita Koch | East Germany | Athens, Greece | 1982-09-08 | Record progression from 1975 | |||
| 3000m-women-4-4 | 3000 m | Women | 8:26.78 | 506.78 | Svetlana Ulmasova | Q174927 | URS | Kiev, Soviet Union | 1982-07-25 | Outdoor | ||
| 10000m-women-3-1 | 10,000 m | Women | 31:35.3 | 1895.3 | Mary Decker-Slaney | Q238299 | USA | Eugene, USA | 1982-07-16 | IAAF world records | ||
| 100m-women-1-5 | 100 m | Women | 10.88 | 10.88 | 1.9 | Marlies Göhr | Q161821 | East Germany | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | 1982-07-09 | Records from 1975 | |
| mile-women-8-8 | Mile | Women | 4:18.08 | 258.08 | Mary Decker-Tabb | Q238299 | United States | Paris | 1982-07-09 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| 5000m-men-1-25 | 5000 m | Men | 13:00.41 | 780.41 | David Moorcroft | Q1175737 | GBR | Oslo, Norway | 1982-07-07 | World Athletics era | ||
| 5000m-women-3-2 | 5000 m | Women | 15:08.26 | 908.26 | Mary Tabb | Q238299 | USA | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 1982-06-05 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 5000m-women-3-1 | 5000 m | Women | 15:13.22 | 913.22 | Anne Audain | Q4768137 | NZL | Auckland, New Zealand | 1982-03-17 | World Athletics world records | ||
| 10000m-women-3-0 | 10,000 m | Women | 32:17.20 | 1937.2 | Yelena Sipatova | Q276066 | URS | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1981-10-19 | IAAF world records | ||
| 5000m-men-1-24 | 5000 m | Men | 13:06.20 | 786.2 | Henry Rono | Q733732 | KEN | Knarvik, Norway | 1981-09-13 | World Athletics era | ||
| 5000m-women-3-0 | 5000 m | Women | 15:14.51 | 914.51 | Paula Fudge | Q7154684 | GBR | Knarvik, Norway | 1981-09-13 | World Athletics world records | ||
| mile-women-8-7 | Mile | Women | 4:20.89 | 260.89 | Lyudmila Veselkova | Q6710553 | Soviet Union | Bologna | 1981-09-12 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| mile-men-3-28 | Mile | Men | 3:47.33 | 227.32999999999998 | Sebastian Coe (3) | Great Britain | Brussels | 1981-08-28 | IAAF / World Athletics era | |||
| mile-men-3-27 | Mile | Men | 3:48.40 | 228.4 | Steve Ovett (2) | Great Britain | Koblenz | 1981-08-26 | IAAF / World Athletics era | |||
| mile-men-3-26 | Mile | Men | 3:48.53 | 228.53 | Sebastian Coe (2) | Great Britain | Zürich | 1981-08-19 | IAAF / World Athletics era | |||
| 110mhurdles-men-1-4 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 12.93 | 12.93 | -0.2 | Renaldo Nehemiah | Q954108 | United States | Zürich | 1981-08-19 | Records 1977–present | |
| 800m-men-2-17 | 800 m | Men | 1:41.73 | 101.72999999999999 | Sebastian Coe | Q188502 | GBR | Florence, Italy | 1981-06-10 | Outdoor | ||
| 1500m-men-1-29 | 1500 m | Men | 3:31.4 | 211.4 | 3:31.36 | Steve Ovett | Q176539 | GBR | Koblenz, West Germany | 1980-08-27 | IAAF era | |
| 1500m-women-3-11 | 1500 m | Women | 3:52.47 | 232.47 | Tatyana Kazankina | Q230105 | URS | Zürich, Switzerland | 1980-08-03 | IAAF era | ||
| 800m-women-4-29 | 800 m | Women | 1:53.5 | 113.5 | 1:53.43 | Nadezhda Olizarenko | Q231445 | URS | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1980-07-27 | Outdoor | |
| 1500m-men-1-28 | 1500 m | Men | 3:32.1 | 212.1 | 3:32.09 | Steve Ovett | Q176539 | GBR | Oslo, Norway | 1980-07-15 | IAAF era | |
| 1500m-women-3-10 | 1500 m | Women | 3:55.0 | 235 | Tatyana Kazankina | Q230105 | URS | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1980-07-06 | IAAF era | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-1-2 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 47.13 | 47.13 | Edwin Moses | Q52620 | USA | Milan | 1980-07-03 | Progression post-1975 | ||
| mile-men-3-25 | Mile | Men | 3:48.8 | 228.8 | Steve Ovett | Q176539 | Great Britain | Oslo | 1980-07-01 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 100mhurdles-women-1-2 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.36 | 12.36 | 1.9 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | Q462602 | POL | Warsaw, Poland | 1980-06-13 | Fully automatically timed records | |
| 800m-women-4-28 | 800 m | Women | 1:54.9 | 114.9 | 1:54.85 | Nadezhda Olizarenko | Q231445 | URS | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1980-06-12 | Outdoor | |
| 400mhurdles-women-0-7 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 54.28 | 54.28 | Karin Rossley | Q877808 | East Germany | Jena, East Germany | 1980-05-18 | Progression | ||
| mile-women-8-6 | Mile | Women | 4:21.7 | 261.7 | 4:21.68 | Mary Decker | Q238299 | United States | Auckland | 1980-01-26 | Women's IAAF era | |
| 200m-men-2-1 | 200 m | Men | 19.72 A | 19.72 | 1.8 | Pietro Mennea | Q5444 | Italy | Mexico City, Mexico | 1979-09-12 | Records post-1977 | |
| 1500m-men-1-27 | 1500 m | Men | 3:32.1 | 212.1 | 3:32.03 | Sebastian Coe | Q188502 | GBR | Zürich, Switzerland | 1979-08-15 | IAAF era | |
| 400m-women-2-8 | 400 m | Women | 48.60 | 48.6 | Marita Koch | East Germany | Turin, Italy | 1979-08-04 | Record progression from 1975 | |||
| 400m-women-2-7 | 400 m | Women | 48.89 | 48.89 | Marita Koch | East Germany | Potsdam, East Germany | 1979-07-29 | Record progression from 1975 | |||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-6 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 54.78 | 54.78 | Marina Makeyeva | Q446274 | Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1979-07-27 | Progression | ||
| mile-men-3-24 | Mile | Men | 3:49.0 | 229 | 3:48.95 | Sebastian Coe | Q188502 | Great Britain | Oslo | 1979-07-17 | IAAF / World Athletics era | |
| 800m-men-2-16 | 800 m | Men | 1:42.4 | 102.4 | 1:42.33 | Sebastian Coe | Q188502 | GBR | Oslo, Norway | 1979-07-05 | Outdoor | |
| 200m-women-2-3 | 200 m | Women | 21.71 | 21.71 | 0.7 | Marita Koch | Q154559 | East Germany | Karl Marx Stadt, East Germany | 1979-06-10 | Records from 1977 | |
| 200m-women-2-2 | 200 m | Women | 22.02 | 22.02 | -1.4 | Marita Koch | Q154559 | East Germany | Leipzig, East Germany | 1979-06-03 | Records from 1977 | |
| 110mhurdles-men-1-3 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.00 | 13 | 0.9 | Renaldo Nehemiah | Q954108 | United States | Westwood | 1979-05-06 | Records 1977–present | |
| 110mhurdles-men-1-2 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.16 | 13.16 | 1.7 | Renaldo Nehemiah | Q954108 | United States | San Jose | 1979-04-14 | Records 1977–present | |
| mile-women-8-5 | Mile | Women | 4:22.1 | 262.1 | 4:22.09 | Natalia Mărășescu | Q453799 | Romania | Auckland | 1979-01-27 | Women's IAAF era | |
| 400mhurdles-women-0-5 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 54.89 | 54.89 | Tatyana Zelentsova | Q530689 | Soviet Union | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1978-09-02 | Progression | ||
| 400m-women-2-6 | 400 m | Women | 48.94 | 48.94 | Marita Koch | East Germany | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1978-08-31 | Record progression from 1975 | |||
| 400m-women-2-5 | 400 m | Women | 49.03 | 49.03 | Marita Koch | East Germany | Potsdam, East Germany | 1978-08-19 | Record progression from 1975 | |||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-4 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 55.31 | 55.31 | Tatyana Zelentsova | Q530689 | Soviet Union | Podolsk, Soviet Union | 1978-08-19 | Progression | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-3 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 55.44 | 55.44 | Krystyna Kacperczyk | Q11748701 | Poland | West Berlin, West Germany | 1978-08-18 | Progression | ||
| 400m-women-2-4 | 400 m | Women | 49.19 | 49.19 | Marita Koch | Q154559 | East Germany | Leipzig, East Germany | 1978-07-02 | Record progression from 1975 | ||
| 3000m-men-1-21 | 3000 m | Men | 7:32.1 | 452.1 | Henry Rono | Q733732 | KEN | Oslo, Norway | 1978-06-27 | Outdoor | ||
| 10000m-men-1-24 | 10,000 m | Men | 27:22.4 | 1642.4 | 27:22.47 | Henry Rono | Q733732 | KEN | Vienna, Austria | 1978-06-11 | IAAF world records | |
| 100mhurdles-women-1-1 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.48 | 12.48 | 1.9 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | Q462602 | POL | Fürth, West Germany | 1978-06-10 | Fully automatically timed records | |
| 200m-women-2-1 | 200 m | Women | 22.06 | 22.06 | 1.2 | Marita Koch | Q154559 | East Germany | Erfurt, East Germany | 1978-05-28 | Records from 1977 | |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-41 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:05.4 | 485.4 | Henry Rono | Q733732 | KEN | Seattle | 1978-05-13 | Men | ||
| 5000m-men-1-23 | 5000 m | Men | 13:08.4 | 788.4 | Henry Rono | Q733732 | KEN | Berkeley, California, USA | 1978-04-08 | World Athletics era | ||
| 800m-men-2-15 | 800 m | Men | 1:43.4 | 103.4 | 1:43.44 | Alberto Juantorena | Q52667 | CUB | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1977-08-21 | Outdoor | |
| 110mhurdles-men-1-1 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.21 | 13.21 | 0.6 | Alejandro Casañas | Q509820 | Cuba | Sofia | 1977-08-21 | Records 1977–present | |
| 400mhurdles-women-0-2 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 55.63 | 55.63 | Karin Rossley | Q877808 | East Germany | Helsinki, Finland | 1977-08-13 | Progression | ||
| 5000m-men-1-22 | 5000 m | Men | 13:12.9 | 792.9 | Dick Quax | Q944881 | NZL | Stockholm, Sweden | 1977-07-05 | World Athletics era | ||
| 100m-women-1-4 | 100 m | Women | 10.88 | 10.88 | 2 | Marlies Oelsner | Q161821 | East Germany | Dresden, East Germany | 1977-07-01 | Records from 1975 | |
| 10000m-men-1-23 | 10,000 m | Men | 27:30.5 | 1650.5 | 27:30.47 | Samson Kimobwa | Q3467360 | KEN | Helsinki, Finland | 1977-06-30 | IAAF world records | |
| 400mhurdles-women-0-1 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 55.74 | 55.74 | Tatyana Storozheva | Q15222354 | Soviet Union | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | 1977-06-26 | Progression | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-1-1 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 47.45 | 47.45 | Edwin Moses | Q52620 | USA | Westwood, Los Angeles | 1977-06-11 | Progression post-1975 | ||
| mile-women-8-4 | Mile | Women | 4:23.8 | 263.8 | Natalia Mărășescu | Q453799 | Romania | Bucharest | 1977-05-21 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| 3000m-women-4-3 | 3000 m | Women | 8:27.2* | 507.2 | Lyudmila Bragina | Q256619 | URS | College Park, United States | 1976-08-07 | Outdoor | ||
| 400m-women-2-3 | 400 m | Women | 49.29 | 49.29 | Irena Szewińska | Poland | Montreal, Canada | 1976-07-29 | Record progression from 1975 | |||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-40 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:08.0 | 488 | 8:08.02 | Anders Gärderud | Q491023 | SWE | Montreal | 1976-07-28 | Men | |
| 800m-women-4-27 | 800 m | Women | 1:54.9 | 114.9 | 1:54.94 | Tatyana Kazankina | Q230105 | URS | Montreal, Canada | 1976-07-26 | Outdoor | |
| 100m-women-1-3 | 100 m | Women | 11.01 | 11.01 | 0.6 | Annegret Richter | Q57884 | West Germany | Montreal, Canada | 1976-07-25 | Records from 1975 | |
| 800m-men-2-14 | 800 m | Men | 1:43.5 | 103.5 | 1:43.50 | Alberto Juantorena | Q52667 | CUB | Montreal, Canada | 1976-07-25 | Outdoor | |
| 400mhurdles-men-1-0 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 47.64 | 47.64 | Edwin Moses | Q52620 | USA | Montreal | 1976-07-25 | Progression post-1975 | ||
| 1500m-women-3-9 | 1500 m | Women | 3:56.0 | 236 | Tatyana Kazankina | Q230105 | URS | Podolsk, Soviet Union | 1976-06-28 | IAAF era | ||
| 400m-women-2-2 | 400 m | Women | 49.75 | 49.75 | Irena Szewińska | Q229424 | Poland | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1976-06-22 | Record progression from 1975 | ||
| 3000m-women-4-2 | 3000 m | Women | 8:45.4 | 525.4 | Grete Waitz | Q233880 | NOR | Oslo, Norway | 1976-06-21 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-women-1-2 | 100 m | Women | 11.04 | 11.04 | 0.6 | Inge Helten | Q70569 | West Germany | Fürth, West Germany | 1976-06-13 | Records from 1975 | |
| 800m-women-4-26 | 800 m | Women | 1:56.0 | 116 | Valentina Gerasimova | Q7910864 | URS | Kyiv, Soviet Union | 1976-06-12 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-men-1-53 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | 1.7 | Don Quarrie | Q248120 | Jamaica | Modesto, USA | 1976-05-22 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 400m-women-2-1 | 400 m | Women | 49.77 | 49.77 | Christina Brehmer | Q270976 | East Germany | Dresden, East Germany | 1976-05-09 | Record progression from 1975 | ||
| 100m-men-1-52 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | Harvey Glance | Q1316565 | United States | Baton Rouge, USA | 1976-05-01 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 100m-men-1-51 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | 0.7 | Harvey Glance | Q1316565 | United States | Columbia, USA | 1976-04-03 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-50 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | 0.7 | Steve Williams | Q2347408 | United States | Gainesville, USA | 1976-03-27 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-49 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | -0.2 | Steve Williams | Q2347408 | United States | Berlin, Germany | 1975-08-22 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 110mhurdles-men-0-31 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.0 | 13 | 1.8 | Guy Drut | Q365638 | France | West Berlin | 1975-08-22 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| mile-men-3-23 | Mile | Men | 3:49.4 | 229.4 | John Walker | Q358383 | New Zealand | Gothenburg | 1975-08-12 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-30 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.1 | 13.1 | 1.2 | Guy Drut | Q365638 | France | Saint Maur | 1975-07-23 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-48 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | 0 | Steve Williams | Q2347408 | United States | Siena, Italy | 1975-07-16 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-39 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:09.8 | 489.8 | 8:09.70 | Anders Gärderud | Q491023 | SWE | Stockholm | 1975-07-01 | Men | |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-38 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:10.4 | 490.4 | Anders Gärderud | Q491023 | SWE | Oslo | 1975-06-25 | Men | ||
| 3000m-women-4-1 | 3000 m | Women | 8:46.6 | 526.6 | Grete Andersen-Waitz | Q233880 | NOR | Oslo, Norway | 1975-06-24 | Outdoor | ||
| 200m-men-1-18 | 200 m | Men | 19.8y | 19.8 | 1.3 | Don Quarrie | Q248120 | Jamaica | Eugene, United States | 1975-06-07 | Records 1951–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-47 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | 1.7 | Silvio Leonard | Q714703 | Cuba | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | 1975-06-05 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| mile-men-3-22 | Mile | Men | 3:51.0 | 231 | Filbert Bayi | Q470595 | Tanzania | Kingston | 1975-05-17 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 400m-women-2-0 | 400 m | Women | 50.14 | 50.14 | Riitta Salin | Q546997 | Finland | Rome, Italy | 1974-09-04 | Record progression from 1975 | ||
| 3000m-men-1-20 | 3000 m | Men | 7:35.2 | 455.2 | Brendan Foster | Q286940 | GBR | Gateshead, England | 1974-08-03 | Outdoor | ||
| 400mhurdles-women-0-0 | 400 m hurdles | Women | 56.51 | 56.51 | Krystyna Kacperczyk | Q11748701 | Poland | Augsburg, West Germany | 1974-07-13 | Progression | ||
| 3000m-women-4-0 | 3000 m | Women | 8:52.8* | 532.8 | Lyudmila Bragina | Q256619 | URS | Durham, United States | 1974-07-06 | Outdoor | ||
| 400m-women-1-13 | 400 m | Women | 49.9 | 49.9 | Irena Szewińska | Q229424 | Poland | Warsaw, Poland | 1974-06-22 | Record progression 1957–1974 | ||
| 100m-men-1-46 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | 1.3 | Steve Williams | Q2347408 | United States | Los Angeles, USA | 1974-06-21 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 200m-women-1-18 | 200 m | Women | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.21 | 1.9 | Irena Szewińska | Q229424 | Poland | Potsdam, Germany | 1974-06-13 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 |
| 200m-women-2-0 | 200 m | Women | 22.21 | 22.21 | 1.9 | Irena Szewińska | Q229424 | Poland | Potsdam, East Germany | 1974-06-13 | Records from 1977 | |
| 1500m-men-1-26 | 1500 m | Men | 3:32.2 | 212.2 | 3:32.16 | Filbert Bayi | Q470595 | TAN | Christchurch, New Zealand | 1974-02-02 | IAAF era | |
| 800m-women-4-25 | 800 m | Women | 1:57.5 | 117.5 | 1:57.48 | Svetla Zlateva | Q915055 | BUL | Athens, Greece | 1973-08-24 | Outdoor | |
| mile-women-8-3 | Mile | Women | 4:29.5 | 269.5 | Paola Pigni | Q450460 | Italy | Viareggio | 1973-08-08 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-29 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.1 | 13.1 | 1.5 | Rod Milburn | Q29343 | United States | Siena | 1973-07-22 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100mhurdles-women-0-12 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.3 h | 12.3 | 12.68 | 1.5 | Annelie Ehrhardt | Q241745 | GDR | Dresden, East Germany | 1973-07-22 | Hand-timed records |
| 200m-women-1-17 | 200 m | Women | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.38 | 1.6 | Renate Stecher | Q170359 | East Germany | Dresden, Germany | 1973-07-21 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 |
| 100m-women-0-54 | 100 m | Women | 10.8 | 10.8 | 11.07 | 1.8 | Renate Stecher (née Meißner) | Q170359 | East Germany | Dresden, East Germany | 1973-07-20 | Records 1922–1976 |
| 10000m-men-1-22 | 10,000 m | Men | 27:30.8 | 1650.8 | 27:30.80 | David Bedford | Q710339 | GBR | London, United Kingdom | 1973-07-13 | IAAF world records | |
| 110mhurdles-men-0-28 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.41 | 1.1 | Rod Milburn | Q29343 | United States | Zurich | 1973-07-06 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 100m-women-0-53 | 100 m | Women | 10.9 | 10.9 | Renate Stecher (née Meißner) | Q170359 | East Germany | Leipzig, East Germany | 1973-06-30 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 800m-men-2-13 | 800 m | Men | 1:43.7 | 103.7 | Marcello Fiasconaro | Q707683 | ITA | Milan, Italy | 1973-06-27 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-37 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:14.0 | 494 | 8:13.91 | Ben Jipcho | Q614578 | KEN | Helsinki | 1973-06-27 | Men | |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-36 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:19.8 | 499.8 | Ben Jipcho | Q614578 | KEN | Helsinki | 1973-06-19 | Men | ||
| 100m-women-0-52 | 100 m | Women | 10.9 | 10.9 | 1.9 | Renate Stecher (née Meißner) | Q170359 | East Germany | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | 1973-06-07 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-35 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:20.8 | 500.8 | Ben Jipcho | Q614578 | KEN | Lagos | 1973-01-15 | Men | ||
| 5000m-men-1-21 | 5000 m | Men | 13:13.0 | 793 | Emiel Puttemans | Q723082 | BEL | Brussels, Belgium | 1972-09-20 | World Athletics era | ||
| 5000m-men-1-20 | 5000 m | Men | 13:16.4 | 796.4 | Lasse Virén | Q52611 | FIN | Helsinki, Finland | 1972-09-14 | World Athletics era | ||
| 3000m-men-1-19 | 3000 m | Men | 7:37.6 | 457.6 | Emiel Puttemans | Q723082 | BEL | Aarhus, Denmark | 1972-09-14 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-34 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:20.8 | 500.8 | Anders Gärderud | Q491023 | SWE | Helsinki | 1972-09-14 | Men | ||
| 1500m-women-3-8 | 1500 m | Women | 4:01.4 | 241.4 | 4:01.38 | Ludmila Bragina | Q256619 | URS | Munich, Germany | 1972-09-09 | IAAF era | |
| 100mhurdles-women-1-0 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.59 | 12.59 | 0.6 | Annelie Ehrhardt | Q241745 | GDR | Munich, West Germany | 1972-09-08 | Fully automatically timed records | |
| 200m-women-1-16 | 200 m | Women | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 1.1 | Renate Stecher | Q170359 | East Germany | Munich, Germany | 1972-09-07 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 |
| 1500m-women-3-7 | 1500 m | Women | 4:05.1 | 245.1 | 4:05.07 | Ludmila Bragina | Q256619 | URS | Munich, Germany | 1972-09-07 | IAAF era | |
| 110mhurdles-men-0-27 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.24 | 0 | Rod Milburn | Q29343 | United States | Munich | 1972-09-07 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 110mhurdles-men-1-0 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.24 | 13.24 | 0 | Rod Milburn | Q29343 | United States | Munich | 1972-09-07 | Records 1977–present | |
| 1500m-women-3-6 | 1500 m | Women | 4:06.5 | 246.5 | 4:06.47 | Ludmila Bragina | Q256619 | URS | Munich, Germany | 1972-09-04 | IAAF era | |
| 10000m-men-1-21 | 10,000 m | Men | 27:38.4 | 1658.4 | 27:38.35 | Lasse Virén | Q52611 | FIN | Munich, West Germany | 1972-09-03 | IAAF world records | |
| 100m-women-1-1 | 100 m | Women | 11.07 | 11.07 | 0.2 | Renate Stecher (née Meißner) | Q170359 | East Germany | Munich, West Germany | 1972-09-02 | Records from 1975 | |
| 400mhurdles-men-0-15 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 47.8 | 47.8 | 47.82 | John Akii-Bua | Q372259 | UGA | Munich | 1972-09-02 | Progression 1912–76 | |
| 1500m-women-3-5 | 1500 m | Women | 4:06.9 | 246.9 | Ludmila Bragina | Q256619 | URS | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1972-07-18 | IAAF era | ||
| 400m-women-1-12 | 400 m | Women | 51.0 | 51 | 51.08 | Monika Zehrt | Q179276 | East Germany | Paris, France | 1972-07-04 | Record progression 1957–1974 | |
| 100m-men-1-44 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | 0 | Eddie Hart | Q1282815 | United States | Eugene, USA | 1972-07-01 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-45 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | 0 | Rey Robinson | Q328089 | United States | Eugene, USA | 1972-07-01 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-women-0-51 | 100 m | Women | 11.0 | 11 | 1.4 | Eva Glesková | Q15043224 | Czechoslovakia | Budapest, Hungary | 1972-07-01 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 800m-men-2-12 | 800 m | Men | 1:44.3 | 104.3 | Dave Wottle | Q1173401 | USA | Eugene, United States | 1972-07-01 | Outdoor | ||
| 100mhurdles-women-0-11 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.5 h | 12.5 | 12.93 | 0.9 | Pamela Ryan | Q437288 | AUS | Warsaw, Poland | 1972-06-28 | Hand-timed records |
| 100m-women-0-50 | 100 m | Women | 11.0 | 11 | 1.9 | Ellen Strophal | Q299733 | East Germany | Potsdam, East Germany | 1972-06-15 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 100mhurdles-women-0-10 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.5 h | 12.5 | 0.7 | Annelie Ehrhardt | Q241745 | GDR | Potsdam, East Germany | 1972-06-15 | Hand-timed records | |
| 100m-women-0-49 | 100 m | Women | 11.0 | 11 | -1.5 | Renate Stecher (née Meißner) | Q170359 | East Germany | Potsdam, East Germany | 1972-06-03 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| mile-women-8-2 | Mile | Women | 4:35.3 | 275.3 | Ellen Tittel | Q599552 | West Germany | Sittard | 1971-08-20 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| 1500m-women-3-4 | 1500 m | Women | 4:09.6 | 249.6 | 4:09.62 | Karin Burneleit | Q272984 | GDR | Helsinki, Finland | 1971-08-15 | IAAF era | |
| 200m-men-1-17 | 200 m | Men | 19.8 A | 19.8 | 19.86 A | 0.9 | Don Quarrie | Q248120 | Jamaica | Cali, Colombia | 1971-08-03 | Records 1951–1976 |
| 100m-women-0-48 | 100 m | Women | 11.0 | 11 | 1.7 | Renate Stecher (née Meißner) | Q170359 | East Germany | Berlin, East Germany | 1971-07-31 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 100mhurdles-women-0-9 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.6 h | 12.6 | 1.9 | Karin Balzer | Q262013 | GDR | East Berlin, East Germany | 1971-07-31 | Hand-timed records | |
| 100mhurdles-women-0-8 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.7 h | 12.7 | 1.5 | Karin Balzer | Q262013 | GDR | East Berlin, East Germany | 1971-07-25 | Hand-timed records | |
| 800m-women-4-24 | 800 m | Women | 1:58.5 | 118.5 | 1:58.45 | Hildegard Falck | Q258676 | FRG | Stuttgart, Germany | 1971-07-11 | Outdoor | |
| 100mhurdles-women-0-7 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.7 h | 12.7 | 1.6 | Teresa Sukniewicz | Q537651 | POL | Warsaw, Poland | 1970-09-20 | Hand-timed records | |
| 100m-women-0-47 | 100 m | Women | 11.0 | 11 | 1.9 | Renate Meißner | Q170359 | East Germany | Berlin, East Germany | 1970-08-02 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 100mhurdles-women-0-6 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.7 h | 12.7 | 0.4 | Karin Balzer | Q262013 | GDR | East Berlin, East Germany | 1970-07-26 | Hand-timed records | |
| 400m-women-1-11 | 400 m | Women | 51.0 | 51 | 51.02 | Marilyn Neufville | Q537068 | Jamaica | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 1970-07-23 | Record progression 1957–1974 | |
| 100m-women-0-46 | 100 m | Women | 11.0 | 11 | 11.22 | 1.9 | Chi Cheng | Q453289 | Republic of China (Taiwan) | Vienna, Austria | 1970-07-18 | Records 1922–1976 |
| 200m-women-1-15 | 200 m | Women | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.62 | 0.8 | Chi Cheng | Q453289 | Taiwan | Munich, Germany | 1970-07-12 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 |
| 100mhurdles-women-0-5 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.8 h | 12.8 | 12.93 | 1.1 | Chi Cheng | Q453289 | TPE | Munich, West Germany | 1970-07-12 | Hand-timed records |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-33 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:22.0 | 502 | 8:21.98 | Kerry O'Brien | Q113564 | AUS | Berlin | 1970-07-04 | Men | |
| 100mhurdles-women-0-4 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.8 h | 12.8 | 1.3 | Teresa Sukniewicz | Q537651 | POL | Warsaw, Poland | 1970-06-20 | Hand-timed records | |
| 1500m-women-3-3 | 1500 m | Women | 4:10.7 | 250.7 | 4:10.77 | Jaroslava Jehličková | Q537360 | CZE | Athens, Greece | 1969-09-20 | IAAF era | |
| 400m-women-1-9 | 400 m | Women | 51.7 | 51.7 | 51.72 | Nicole Duclos | Q273422 | France | Athens, Greece | 1969-09-18 | Record progression 1957–1974 | |
| 400m-women-1-10 | 400 m | Women | 51.7 | 51.7 | 51.74 | Colette Besson | Q233488 | France | Athens, Greece | 1969-09-18 | Record progression 1957–1974 | |
| 100mhurdles-women-0-3 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 12.9 h | 12.9 | 0.7 | Karin Balzer | Q262013 | GDR | East Berlin, East Germany | 1969-09-05 | Hand-timed records | |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-32 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:22.2 | 502.2 | Vladimir Dudin | URS | Kyiv | 1969-08-19 | Men | |||
| 100mhurdles-women-0-2 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 13.0 h | 13 | 1.6 | Karin Balzer | Q262013 | GDR | Leipzig, East Germany | 1969-07-27 | Hand-timed records | |
| 110mhurdles-men-0-26 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.2 | 13.2 | -0.9 | Willie Davenport | Q723840 | United States | Zurich | 1969-07-04 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 1500m-women-3-2 | 1500 m | Women | 4:12.4 | 252.4 | Paola Pigni | Q450460 | ITA | Milan, Italy | 1969-07-02 | IAAF era | ||
| 100mhurdles-women-0-0 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 13.3 h | 13.3 | 1 | Karin Balzer | Q262013 | GDR | Warsaw, Poland | 1969-06-20 | Hand-timed records | |
| 100mhurdles-women-0-1 | 100 m hurdles | Women | 13.3 h | 13.3 | 1.3 | Teresa Sukniewicz | Q537651 | POL | Warsaw, Poland | 1969-06-20 | Hand-timed records | |
| mile-women-8-1 | Mile | Women | 4:36.8 | 276.8 | Maria Gommers | Q469293 | Netherlands | Leicester | 1969-06-14 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| 200m-women-1-14 | 200 m | Women | 22.5 A | 22.5 | 22.58 A | 2 | Irena Szewińska | Q229424 | Poland | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-18 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 |
| 400m-men-1-22 | 400 m | Men | 43.8 A | 43.8 | 43.86 | Lee Evans | Q354301 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-18 | Records 1895–1976 | |
| 400m-men-2-0 | 400 m | Men | 43.86 A | 43.86 | Lee Evans | Q354301 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-18 | Records post-1976 | ||
| 200m-men-1-16 | 200 m | Men | 19.8 A | 19.8 | 19.83 A | 0.9 | Tommie Smith | Q52656 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-16 | Records 1951–1976 |
| 200m-men-2-0 | 200 m | Men | 19.83 A | 19.83 | 0.9 | Tommie Smith | Q52656 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-16 | Records post-1977 | |
| 100m-women-0-45 | 100 m | Women | 11.0 | 11 | 11.08 (adjusted) | 1.2 | Wyomia Tyus | United States | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-15 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 100m-women-1-0 | 100 m | Women | 11.07 | 11.07 | 1.2 | Wyomia Tyus | Q229261 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-15 | Records from 1975 | |
| 800m-men-2-11 | 800 m | Men | 1:44.3 | 104.3 | 1:44.40 | Ralph Doubell | Q918290 | AUS | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-15 | Outdoor | |
| 400mhurdles-men-0-14 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 48.1 | 48.1 | 48.12 | David Hemery | Q543647 | GBR | Mexico City | 1968-10-15 | Progression 1912–76 | |
| 100m-men-1-43 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.95 | 0.3 | Jim Hines | Q346602 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-14 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 100m-men-2-3 | 100 m | Men | 9.95 | 9.95 | 0.3 | Jim Hines | Q346602 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-14 | Records since 1977 | |
| 100m-women-0-43 | 100 m | Women | 11.1 | 11.1 | Barbara Ferrell | United States | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-14 | Records 1922–1976 | |||
| 100m-women-0-44 | 100 m | Women | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.20 | 1.8 | Irena Szewińska | Q229424 | Poland | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-14 | Records 1922–1976 |
| 100m-men-2-2 | 100 m | Men | 10.02 | 10.02 | 2 | Charles Greene | Q1064623 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-10-13 | Records since 1977 | |
| 400m-men-1-21 | 400 m | Men | 44.1 A | 44.1 | 44.19 | Larry James | Q182226 | United States | Echo Summit, USA | 1968-09-14 | Records 1895–1976 | |
| 400mhurdles-men-0-13 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 48.8 | 48.8 | 48.94 | Geoff Vanderstock | Q3101062 | USA | Echo Summit | 1968-09-11 | Progression 1912–76 | |
| 100m-women-0-42 | 100 m | Women | 11.1 | 11.1 | Margaret Bailes | Q435602 | United States | Aurora, Philippines | 1968-08-18 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 100m-women-0-41 | 100 m | Women | 11.1 | 11.1 | 0 | Lyudmila Samotyosova | Q459457 | Soviet Union | Leninakan, Soviet Union | 1968-08-15 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 800m-women-4-23 | 800 m | Women | 2:00.5 | 120.5 | Vera Nikolic | Q457922 | YUG | London, United Kingdom | 1968-07-20 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-31 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:24.2 | 504.2 | Jouko Kuha | Q446739 | FIN | Stockholm | 1968-07-17 | Men | ||
| 100m-men-1-38 | 100 m | Men | 10.0 | 10 | 10.20 | 2 | Charles Greene | Q1064623 | United States | Sacramento, USA | 1968-06-20 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 100m-men-1-39 | 100 m | Men | 10.0 | 10 | 10.28 | 2 | Roger Bambuck | Q1379905 | France | Sacramento, USA | 1968-06-20 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 100m-men-1-40 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.03 | 0.8 | Jim Hines | Q346602 | United States | Sacramento, USA | 1968-06-20 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 100m-men-1-41 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.14 | 0.8 | Ronnie Ray Smith | Q712722 | United States | Sacramento, USA | 1968-06-20 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 100m-men-1-42 | 100 m | Men | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.10 | 0.9 | Charles Greene | Q1064623 | United States | Sacramento, USA | 1968-06-20 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 100m-men-2-1 | 100 m | Men | 10.03 | 10.03 | 0.8 | Jim Hines | Q346602 | United States | Sacramento, USA | 1968-06-20 | Records since 1977 | |
| 100m-men-1-37 | 100 m | Men | 10.0 | 10 | 1.1 | Oliver Ford | Q3350650 | United States | Albuquerque, USA | 1968-05-31 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-women-0-40 | 100 m | Women | 11.1 | 11.1 | Wyomia Tyus | United States | Mexico City, Mexico | 1968-04-21 | Records 1922–1976 | |||
| 100m-men-1-36 | 100 m | Men | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Paul Nash | Q3371893 | South Africa | Krugersdorp, South Africa | 1968-04-02 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 1500m-women-3-1 | 1500 m | Women | 4:15.6 | 255.6 | Maria Gommers | Q469293 | NED | Sittard, Netherlands | 1967-10-24 | IAAF era | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-25 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.43 | 1.8 | Earl McCullouch | Q3046391 | United States | Minneapolis | 1967-07-16 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 1500m-men-1-25 | 1500 m | Men | 3:33.1 | 213.1 | Jim Ryun | Q1345537 | USA | Los Angeles, United States | 1967-07-08 | IAAF era | ||
| 100m-women-0-39 | 100 m | Women | 11.1 | 11.1 | 0.3 | Barbara Ferrell | Q450975 | United States | Santa Barbara, United States | 1967-07-02 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 800m-women-4-22 | 800 m | Women | 2:01.0 | 121 | Judy Pollock | Q463006 | AUS | Helsinki, Finland | 1967-06-28 | Outdoor | ||
| mile-men-3-21 | Mile | Men | 3:51.1 | 231.1 | Jim Ryun (2) | United States | Bakersfield, Cal. | 1967-06-23 | IAAF / World Athletics era | |||
| 100m-men-1-35 | 100 m | Men | 10.0 | 10 | 1.8 | Enrique Figuerola | Q589589 | Cuba | Budapest, Hungary | 1967-06-17 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 1500m-women-3-0 | 1500 m | Women | 4:17.3+ | 257.3 | Anne Smith | Q4768757 | GBR | Chiswick, Great Britain | 1967-06-03 | IAAF era | ||
| mile-women-8-0 | Mile | Women | 4:37.0 | 277 | Anne Smith | Q4768757 | United Kingdom | London | 1967-06-03 | Women's IAAF era | ||
| 100m-men-1-34 | 100 m | Men | 10.0 | 10 | 10.17 | 2 | Jim Hines | Q346602 | United States | Modesto, USA | 1967-05-27 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 400m-men-1-20 | 400 m | Men | 44.5+ | 44.5 | Tommie Smith | Q52656 | United States | San Jose, USA | 1967-05-20 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| mile-men-3-20 | Mile | Men | 3:51.3 | 231.3 | Jim Ryun | Q1345537 | United States | Berkeley, Cal. | 1966-07-17 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 5000m-men-1-19 | 5000 m | Men | 13:16.6 | 796.6 | Ron Clarke | Q549365 | AUS | Stockholm, Sweden | 1966-07-05 | World Athletics era | ||
| 200m-men-1-15 | 200 m | Men | 20.0y | 20 | 0 | Tommie Smith | Q52656 | United States | Sacramento, United States | 1966-06-11 | Records 1951–1976 | |
| 5000m-men-1-18 | 5000 m | Men | 13:24.2 | 804.2 | Kipchoge Keino | Q28947 | KEN | Auckland, New Zealand | 1965-11-30 | World Athletics era | ||
| 3000m-men-1-18 | 3000 m | Men | 7:39.6 | 459.6 | Kipchoge Keino | Q28947 | KEN | Helsingborg, Sweden | 1965-08-27 | Outdoor | ||
| 200m-women-1-13 | 200 m | Women | 22.7 | 22.7 | 0.8 | Irena Szewińska | Q229424 | Poland | Warsaw, Poland | 1965-08-08 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-30 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:26.4 | 506.4 | Gaston Roelants | Q709874 | BEL | Leuven | 1965-08-07 | Men | ||
| 3000m-men-1-17 | 3000 m | Men | 7:46.0 | 466 | Siegfried Herrmann | Q111090 | GDR | Erfurt, East Germany | 1965-08-05 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-women-0-38 | 100 m | Women | 11.1 | 11.1 | 0.2 | Wyomia Tyus | United States | Kyiv, Soviet Union | 1965-07-31 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 10000m-men-1-20 | 10,000 m | Men | 27:39.4 | 1659.4 | 27:39.89 | Ron Clarke | Q549365 | AUS | Oslo, Norway | 1965-07-14 | IAAF world records | |
| 100m-women-0-36 | 100 m | Women | 11.1 | 11.1 | 2 | Ewa Kłobukowska | Q270999 | Poland | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1965-07-09 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 100m-women-0-37 | 100 m | Women | 11.1 | 11.1 | 2 | Irena Kirszenstein | Q229424 | Poland | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1965-07-09 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 3000m-men-1-16 | 3000 m | Men | 7:49.0+ | 469 | Michel Jazy | Q1385699 | FRA | Melun, France | 1965-06-23 | Outdoor | ||
| mile-men-3-19 | Mile | Men | 3:53.6 | 233.6 | Michel Jazy | Q1385699 | France | Rennes | 1965-06-09 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 5000m-men-1-17 | 5000 m | Men | 13:25.8 | 805.8 | Ron Clarke | Q549365 | AUS | Compton, USA | 1965-06-04 | World Athletics era | ||
| 5000m-men-1-16 | 5000 m | Men | 13:33.6 | 813.6 | Ron Clarke | Q549365 | AUS | Auckland, New Zealand | 1965-02-01 | World Athletics era | ||
| 5000m-men-1-15 | 5000 m | Men | 13:34.8 | 814.8 | Ron Clarke | Q549365 | AUS | Hobart, Australia | 1965-01-16 | World Athletics era | ||
| mile-men-3-18 | Mile | Men | 3:54.1 | 234.1 | 3:54.04 | Peter Snell (2) | New Zealand | Auckland | 1964-11-17 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 800m-women-4-21 | 800 m | Women | 2:01.1 | 121.1 | Ann Packer | Q241891 | GBR | Tokyo, Japan | 1964-10-20 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-men-1-33 | 100 m | Men | 10.0 | 10 | 10.06 | 1.3 | Bob Hayes | Q505289 | United States | Tokyo, Japan | 1964-10-15 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 100m-men-2-0 | 100 m | Men | 10.06 | 10.06 | 1.3 | Bob Hayes | Q505289 | United States | Tokyo, Japan | 1964-10-15 | Records since 1977 | |
| 100m-women-0-35 | 100 m | Women | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.23 | 0.2 | Wyomia Tyus | Q229261 | United States | Tokyo, Japan | 1964-10-15 | Records 1922–1976 |
| 400mhurdles-men-0-12 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 49.1 | 49.1 | Rex Cawley | Q1340064 | USA | Los Angeles | 1964-09-13 | Progression 1912–76 | ||
| 400m-men-1-19 | 400 m | Men | 44.9 | 44.9 | Mike Larrabee | Q608796 | United States | Los Angeles, USA | 1964-09-12 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| 100m-men-1-32 | 100 m | Men | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Horacio Esteves | Q3140485 | Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | 1964-08-15 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 200m-men-1-14 | 200 m | Men | 20.2y | 20.2 | 0.5 | Henry Carr | Q558634 | United States | Tempe, United States | 1964-04-04 | Records 1951–1976 | |
| 200m-women-1-12 | 200 m | Women | 22.9y | 22.9 | 0 | Margaret Burvill | Q6759229 | Australia | Perth, Australia | 1964-02-22 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | |
| 10000m-men-1-19 | 10,000 m | Men | 28:15.6 | 1695.6 | Ron Clarke | Q549365 | AUS | Melbourne, Australia | 1963-12-18 | IAAF world records | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-29 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:29.6 | 509.6 | Gaston Roelants | Q709874 | BEL | Leuven | 1963-09-07 | Men | ||
| 400m-men-1-18 | 400 m | Men | 44.9y | 44.9 | Adolph Plummer | Q4684387 | United States | Tempe, USA | 1963-05-25 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| 200m-men-1-13 | 200 m | Men | 20.3y | 20.3 | -0.1 | Henry Carr | Q558634 | United States | Tempe, United States | 1963-03-23 | Records 1951–1976 | |
| 400m-women-1-8 | 400 m | Women | 51.9 | 51.9 | Shin Geum-Dan | Q449047 | North Korea | Pyongyang, North Korea | 1962-10-23 | Record progression 1957–1974 | ||
| 400m-women-1-7 | 400 m | Women | 53.4 | 53.4 | Mariya Itkina | Soviet Union | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 1962-09-14 | Record progression 1957–1974 | |||
| 400mhurdles-men-0-11 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 49.2 | 49.2 | Salvatore Morale | Q1343248 | ITA | Belgrade | 1962-09-14 | Progression 1912–76 | ||
| 10000m-men-1-18 | 10,000 m | Men | 28:18.2 | 1698.2 | Pyotr Bolotnikov | Q249610 | URS | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1962-08-11 | IAAF world records | ||
| 3000m-men-1-15 | 3000 m | Men | 7:49.2 | 469.2 | Michel Jazy | Q1385699 | FRA | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France | 1962-06-27 | Outdoor | ||
| 200m-men-1-12 | 200 m | Men | 20.5y | 20.5 | 20.67 | -1.1 | Paul Drayton | Q202633 | United States | Walnut, United States | 1962-06-23 | Records 1951–1976 |
| 800m-women-4-20 | 800 m | Women | 2:01.2+ | 121.2 | Dixie Willis | Q3032602 | AUS | Perth, Australia | 1962-03-03 | Outdoor | ||
| 800m-men-2-10 | 800 m | Men | 1:44.3+ | 104.3 | Peter Snell | Q52659 | NZL | Christchurch, New Zealand | 1962-02-03 | Outdoor | ||
| mile-men-3-17 | Mile | Men | 3:54.4 | 234.4 | Peter Snell | Q52659 | New Zealand | Wanganui | 1962-01-27 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-28 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:30.4 | 510.4 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | Q169266 | POL | Wałcz | 1961-08-10 | Men | ||
| 100m-women-0-34 | 100 m | Women | 11.2 | 11.2 | 0.7 | Wilma Rudolph | Q31083 | United States | Stuttgart, West Germany | 1961-07-19 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-27 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:31.2 | 511.2 | Grigoriy Taran | URS | Kyiv | 1961-05-28 | Men | |||
| 10000m-men-1-17 | 10,000 m | Men | 28:18.8 | 1698.8 | Pyotr Bolotnikov | Q249610 | URS | Kiev, Soviet Union | 1960-10-15 | IAAF world records | ||
| 800m-women-4-19 | 800 m | Women | 2:04.3 | 124.3 | 2:04.50 | Lyudmila Shevtsova | Q255839 | URS | Rome, Italy | 1960-09-07 | Outdoor | |
| 400m-men-1-16 | 400 m | Men | 44.9 | 44.9 | 45.07 | Otis Davis | Q711402 | United States | Rome, Italy | 1960-09-06 | Records 1895–1976 | |
| 400m-men-1-17 | 400 m | Men | 44.9 | 44.9 | 45.08 | Carl Kaufmann | Q530351 | Germany | Rome, Italy | 1960-09-06 | Records 1895–1976 | |
| 1500m-men-1-24 | 1500 m | Men | 3:35.6 | 215.6 | Herb Elliott | Q472503 | AUS | Rome, Italy | 1960-09-06 | IAAF era | ||
| 200m-men-1-10 | 200 m | Men | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.65 | Livio Berruti | Q8318 | Italy | Rome, Italy | 1960-09-03 | Records 1951–1976 | |
| 200m-men-1-11 | 200 m | Men | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.62 | 0 | Livio Berruti | Q8318 | Italy | Rome, Italy | 1960-09-03 | Records 1951–1976 |
| 100m-women-0-33 | 100 m | Women | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.41 | 0.8 | Wilma Rudolph | Q31083 | United States | Rome, Italy | 1960-09-02 | Records 1922–1976 |
| 110mhurdles-men-0-24 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.2 | 13.2 | 0 | Lee Calhoun | Q529836 | United States | Bern | 1960-08-21 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-31 | 100 m | Men | 10.0 | 10 | 1.8 | Harry Jerome | Q596560 | Canada | Saskatoon, Canada | 1960-07-15 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 200m-women-1-11 | 200 m | Women | 22.9 | 22.9 | 1.4 | Wilma Rudolph | Q31083 | United States | Corpus Christi, United States | 1960-07-09 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | |
| 800m-women-4-18 | 800 m | Women | 2:04.3 | 124.3 | Lyudmila Shevtsova | Q255839 | URS | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1960-07-03 | Outdoor | ||
| 200m-men-1-8 | 200 m | Men | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.75 | 0 | Stone Johnson | Q522114 | United States | Stanford, United States | 1960-07-02 | Records 1951–1976 |
| 200m-men-1-9 | 200 m | Men | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0 | Ray Norton | Q715462 | United States | Stanford, United States | 1960-07-02 | Records 1951–1976 | |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-26 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:31.4 | 511.4 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | Q169266 | POL | Tula | 1960-06-26 | Men | ||
| 100m-men-1-30 | 100 m | Men | 10.0 | 10 | 10.25 | 0.9 | Armin Hary | Q57678 | West Germany | Zürich, Switzerland | 1960-06-21 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 200m-men-1-7 | 200 m | Men | 20.5y | 20.5 | Peter Radford | Q1347587 | United Kingdom | Wolverhampton, United Kingdom | 1960-05-28 | Records 1951–1976 | ||
| 200m-men-1-6 | 200 m | Men | 20.6 | 20.6 | Ray Norton | Q715462 | United States | Philadelphia, United States | 1960-04-30 | Records 1951–1976 | ||
| 200m-men-1-5 | 200 m | Men | 20.6y | 20.6 | -1.6 | Ray Norton | Q715462 | United States | Berkeley, United States | 1960-03-19 | Records 1951–1976 | |
| 200m-women-1-10 | 200 m | Women | 23.2y | 23.2 | Betty Cuthbert | Q166534 | Australia | Hobart, Tasmania | 1960-03-07 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | ||
| 400m-women-1-6 | 400 m | Women | 53.4+ | 53.4 | Mariya Itkina | Soviet Union | Krasnodar, Soviet Union | 1959-09-12 | Record progression 1957–1974 | |||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-23 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.56 | 1.9 | Martin Lauer | Q563295 | West Germany | Zurich | 1959-07-07 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 100m-men-1-29 | 100 m | Men | 10.1 | 10.1 | 1.3 | Ray Norton | Q715462 | United States | San Jose, USA | 1959-04-18 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 200m-men-1-4 | 200 m | Men | 20.6 | 20.6 | Manfred Germar | Q523422 | West Germany | Wuppertal, Germany | 1958-10-01 | Records 1951–1976 | ||
| 100m-women-0-32 | 100 m | Women | 11.3 | 11.3 | 1.4 | Vera Krepkina | Q240595 | Soviet Union | Kyiv, Soviet Union | 1958-09-13 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 1500m-men-1-23 | 1500 m | Men | 3:36.0 | 216 | Herb Elliott | Q472503 | AUS | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1958-08-28 | IAAF era | ||
| mile-men-3-16 | Mile | Men | 3:54.5 | 234.5 | Herb Elliott | Q472503 | Australia | Dublin | 1958-08-06 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-0-10 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 49.2 | 49.2 | Glenn Davis | Q549627 | USA | Budapest | 1958-08-06 | Progression 1912–76 | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-25 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:32.0 | 512 | Jerzy Chromik | Q705073 | POL | Warsaw | 1958-08-02 | Men | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-24 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:35.6 | 515.6 | Semyon Rzhishchin | Q946892 | URS | Tallinn | 1958-07-21 | Men | ||
| 5000m-men-1-14 | 5000 m | Men | 13:35.0 | 815 | Vladimir Kuts | Q61235 | URS | Rome, Italy | 1957-10-13 | World Athletics era | ||
| mile-men-3-15 | Mile | Men | 3:57.2 | 237.2 | Derek Ibbotson | Q283388 | Great Britain | London | 1957-07-19 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 1500m-men-1-22 | 1500 m | Men | 3:38.1 | 218.1 | Stanislav Jungwirth | Q2331122 | TCH | Stará Boleslav, Czechoslovakia | 1957-07-12 | IAAF era | ||
| 1500m-men-1-21 | 1500 m | Men | 3:40.2 | 220.2 | Olavi Salsola | Q1717601 | FIN | Turku, Finland | 1957-07-11 | IAAF era | ||
| 400m-women-1-5 | 400 m | Women | 53.6 | 53.6 | Mariya Itkina | Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1957-07-06 | Record progression 1957–1974 | |||
| 400m-women-1-4 | 400 m | Women | 54.0 | 54 | Mariya Itkina | Q450594 | Soviet Union | Minsk, Soviet Union | 1957-06-08 | Record progression 1957–1974 | ||
| 400m-women-1-3 | 400 m | Women | 55.2 | 55.2 | Polina Lazareva | Q133889597 | Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1957-05-10 | Record progression 1957–1974 | ||
| 400m-women-1-2 | 400 m | Women | 56.3y | 56.3 | Nancy Boyle | Q1338394 | Australia | Sydney, Australia | 1957-02-24 | Record progression 1957–1974 | ||
| 400m-women-1-1 | 400 m | Women | 57.0y | 57 | Marise Chamberlain | Q272873 | New Zealand | Christchurch, New Zealand | 1957-02-16 | Record progression 1957–1974 | ||
| 400m-women-1-0 | 400 m | Women | 57.0y | 57 | Marlene Mathews | Q443491 | Australia | Sydney, Australia | 1957-01-06 | Record progression 1957–1974 | ||
| 200m-men-1-3 | 200 m | Men | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.75 | Bobby Morrow | Q345673 | United States | Melbourne, Australia | 1956-11-27 | Records 1951–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-28 | 100 m | Men | 10.1 | 10.1 | 0.9 | Leamon King | Q1363071 | United States | Santa Ana, USA | 1956-10-27 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-27 | 100 m | Men | 10.1 | 10.1 | 1.5 | Leamon King | Q1363071 | United States | Ontario, USA | 1956-10-20 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 200m-women-1-9 | 200 m | Women | 23.2 | 23.2 | Betty Cuthbert | Q166534 | Australia | Sydney, Australia | 1956-09-16 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-23 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:35.6 | 515.6 | Sándor Rozsnyói | Q688987 | HUN | Budapest | 1956-09-16 | Men | ||
| 10000m-men-1-16 | 10,000 m | Men | 28:30.4 | 1710.4 | Vladimir Kuts | Q61235 | URS | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1956-09-11 | IAAF world records | ||
| 3000m-men-1-14 | 3000 m | Men | 7:52.8 | 472.8 | Gordon Pirie | Q596587 | ENG | Malmö, Sweden | 1956-09-04 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-22 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:39.8 | 519.8 | Semyon Rzhishchin | Q946892 | URS | Moscow | 1956-08-14 | Men | ||
| 100m-men-1-26 | 100 m | Men | 10.1 | 10.1 | 1 | Ira Murchison | Q982616 | United States | Berlin, Germany | 1956-08-04 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-25 | 100 m | Men | 10.1 | 10.1 | 0.7 | Willie Williams | Q2581493 | United States | Berlin, Germany | 1956-08-03 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 1500m-men-1-20 | 1500 m | Men | 3:40.6 | 220.6 | István Rózsavölgyi | Q780908 | HUN | Tata, Hungary | 1956-08-03 | IAAF era | ||
| 10000m-men-1-15 | 10,000 m | Men | 28:42.8 | 1722.8 | Sandor Iharos | Q897532 | HUN | Budapest, Hungary | 1956-07-15 | IAAF world records | ||
| 400m-men-1-15 | 400 m | Men | 45.2 | 45.2 | Lou Jones | Q522789 | United States | Los Angeles, USA | 1956-06-30 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| 100m-men-1-23 | 100 m | Men | 10.2 | 10.2 | -1.3 | Ira Murchison | Q982616 | United States | Los Angeles, USA | 1956-06-29 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-24 | 100 m | Men | 10.2 | 10.2 | -0.4 | Bobby Morrow | Q345673 | United States | Los Angeles, USA | 1956-06-29 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 400mhurdles-men-0-9 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 49.5 | 49.5 | Glenn Davis | Q549627 | USA | Los Angeles | 1956-06-29 | Progression 1912–76 | ||
| 200m-men-1-2 | 200 m | Men | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0 | Thane Baker | Q1349594 | United States | Bakersfield, United States | 1956-06-23 | Records 1951–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-22 | 100 m | Men | 10.2 | 10.2 | 0 | Bobby Morrow | Q345673 | United States | Bakersfield, USA | 1956-06-22 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 3000m-men-1-13 | 3000 m | Men | 7:55.6 | 475.6 | Gordon Pirie | Q596587 | ENG | Trondheim, Norway | 1956-06-22 | Outdoor | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-22 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.4 | 13.4 | 0 | Jack Davis | Q1360238 | United States | Bakersfield | 1956-06-22 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 5000m-men-1-13 | 5000 m | Men | 13:36.8 | 816.8 | Gordon Pirie | Q596587 | GBR | Bergen, Norway | 1956-06-19 | World Athletics era | ||
| 100m-men-1-21 | 100 m | Men | 10.2 | 10.2 | -1 | Ira Murchison | Q982616 | United States | Compton, USA | 1956-06-01 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-20 | 100 m | Men | 10.2 | 10.2 | 0.9 | Bobby Morrow | Q345673 | United States | Houston, USA | 1956-05-19 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 5000m-men-1-12 | 5000 m | Men | 13:40.6 | 820.6 | Sandor Iharos | Q897532 | HUN | Budapest, Hungary | 1955-10-23 | World Athletics era | ||
| 800m-women-4-17 | 800 m | Women | 2:05.0 | 125 | Nina Otkalenko | Q449528 | URS | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 1955-09-24 | Outdoor | ||
| 5000m-men-1-11 | 5000 m | Men | 13:46.8 | 826.8 | Vladimir Kuts | Q61235 | URS | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 1955-09-18 | World Athletics era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-21 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:40.2 | 520.2 | Jerzy Chromik | Q705073 | POL | Budapest | 1955-09-11 | Men | ||
| 5000m-men-1-10 | 5000 m | Men | 13:50.8 | 830.8 | Sandor Iharos | Q897532 | HUN | Budapest, Hungary | 1955-09-10 | World Athletics era | ||
| 1500m-men-1-18 | 1500 m | Men | 3:40.8 | 220.8 | László Tábori | Q897634 | HUN | Oslo, Norway | 1955-09-06 | IAAF era | ||
| 1500m-men-1-19 | 1500 m | Men | 3:40.8 | 220.8 | Gunnar Nielsen | Q984592 | DEN | Oslo, Norway | 1955-09-06 | IAAF era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-20 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:41.2 | 521.2 | Jerzy Chromik | Q705073 | POL | Brno | 1955-08-31 | Men | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-19 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:45.4 | 525.4 | Vasiliy Vlasenko | Q21935570 | URS | Moscow | 1955-08-18 | Men | ||
| 100m-women-0-31 | 100 m | Women | 11.3 | 11.3 | 1.4 | Shirley Strickland | Q230954 | Australia | Warsaw, Poland | 1955-08-04 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 800m-men-2-9 | 800 m | Men | 1:45.7 | 105.7 | Roger Moens | Q1398791 | BEL | Oslo, Norway | 1955-08-03 | Outdoor | ||
| 1500m-men-1-17 | 1500 m | Men | 3:40.8 | 220.8 | Sándor Iharos | Q897532 | HUN | Helsinki, Finland | 1955-07-28 | IAAF era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-18 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:45.4 | 525.4 | Pentti Karvonen | Q4357840 | FIN | Oslo | 1955-07-15 | Men | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-17 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:47.8 | 527.8 | Pentti Karvonen | Q4357840 | FIN | Helsinki | 1955-07-01 | Men | ||
| 3000m-men-1-12 | 3000 m | Men | 7:55.6 | 475.6 | Sándor Iharos | Q897532 | HUN | Budapest, Hungary | 1955-05-14 | Outdoor | ||
| 400m-men-1-14 | 400 m | Men | 45.4 A | 45.4 | 45.68 | Lou Jones | Q522789 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico | 1955-03-18 | Records 1895–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-19 | 100 m | Men | 10.2 | 10.2 | 1.1 | Heinz Fütterer | Q565080 | West Germany | Yokohama, Japan | 1954-10-31 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 5000m-men-1-9 | 5000 m | Men | 13:51.2 | 831.2 | Vladimir Kuts | Q61235 | URS | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1954-10-23 | World Athletics era | ||
| 5000m-men-1-8 | 5000 m | Men | 13:51.6 | 831.6 | Chris Chataway | Q333431 | GBR | London, United Kingdom | 1954-10-13 | World Athletics era | ||
| 800m-women-4-16 | 800 m | Women | 2:06.6 | 126.6 | Nina Otkalenko | Q449528 | URS | Kyiv, Soviet Union | 1954-09-16 | Outdoor | ||
| 5000m-men-1-7 | 5000 m | Men | 13:56.6 | 836.6 | Vladimir Kuts | Q61235 | URS | Bern, Switzerland | 1954-08-29 | World Athletics era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-16 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8:49.6 | 529.6 | Sándor Rozsnyói | Q688987 | HUN | Bern | 1954-08-28 | Men | ||
| 1500m-men-1-16 | 1500 m | Men | 3:41.8+ | 221.8 | John Landy | Q1353311 | AUS | Turku, Finland | 1954-06-21 | IAAF era | ||
| mile-men-3-14 | Mile | Men | 3:58.0 | 238 | John Landy | Q1353311 | Australia | Turku | 1954-06-21 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 1500m-men-1-15 | 1500 m | Men | 3:42.8+ | 222.8 | Wes Santee | Q2563744 | USA | Compton, United States | 1954-06-04 | IAAF era | ||
| 10000m-men-1-14 | 10,000 m | Men | 28:54.2 | 1734.2 | Emil Zátopek | Q52589 | TCH | Brussels, Belgium | 1954-06-01 | IAAF world records | ||
| 5000m-men-1-6 | 5000 m | Men | 13:57.2 | 837.2 | Emil Zátopek | Q52589 | TCH | Paris, France | 1954-05-30 | World Athletics era | ||
| mile-men-3-13 | Mile | Men | 3:59.4 | 239.4 | Roger Bannister | Q319351 | Great Britain | Oxford | 1954-05-06 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 10000m-men-1-13 | 10,000 m | Men | 29:01.6 | 1741.6 | Emil Zátopek | Q52589 | TCH | Stara Boleslav, Czechoslovakia | 1953-11-01 | IAAF world records | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-0-8 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 50.4 | 50.4 | Yuriy Lituyev (USSR) | Q1338087 | Budapest | 1953-09-20 | Progression 1912–76 | |||
| 800m-women-4-15 | 800 m | Women | 2:07.3 | 127.3 | Nina Otkalenko | Q449528 | URS | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1953-08-27 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-15 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8.44.4 | 524.4 | Olavi Rinteenpää | Q3350162 | FIN | Helsinki | 1953-07-02 | Men | ||
| 100m-women-0-30 | 100 m | Women | 11.4 | 11.4 | 1.7 | Marjorie Jackson | Q240073 | Australia | Gifu, Japan | 1952-10-04 | Records 1922–1976 | |
| 200m-women-1-7 | 200 m | Women | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.73 | Marjorie Jackson | Q240073 | Australia | Helsinki, Finland | 1952-07-25 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | |
| 200m-women-1-8 | 200 m | Women | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.59 | Marjorie Jackson | Q240073 | Australia | Helsinki, Finland | 1952-07-25 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-14 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8.45.4 | 525.4 | Horace Ashenfelter | Q957130 | USA | Helsinki | 1952-07-25 | Men | ||
| 100m-women-0-29 | 100 m | Women | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.65 | 1.7 | Marjorie Jackson | Q240073 | Australia | Helsinki, Finland | 1952-07-22 | Records 1922–1976 |
| 1500m-men-1-14 | 1500 m | Men | 3:43.0 | 223 | Werner Lueg | Q315742 | FRG | Berlin, Germany | 1952-06-29 | IAAF era | ||
| 200m-men-1-1 | 200 m | Men | 20.6 | 20.6 | Andy Stanfield | Q527781 | United States | Los Angeles, United States | 1952-06-28 | Records 1951–1976 | ||
| 800m-women-4-14 | 800 m | Women | 2:08.5 | 128.5 | Nina Otkalenko | Q449528 | URS | Kyiv, Soviet Union | 1952-06-15 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-13 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8.48.6 | 528.6 | Vladimir Kazantsev | Q978720 | URS | Kiev | 1952-06-12 | Men | ||
| 800m-women-4-13 | 800 m | Women | 2:12.0 | 132 | Nina Otkalenko | Q449528 | URS | Minsk, Soviet Union | 1951-08-26 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-men-1-18 | 100 m | Men | 10.2 | 10.2 | 0 | McDonald Bailey | Q180143 | Great Britain | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 1951-08-25 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 800m-women-4-12 | 800 m | Women | 2:12.2 | 132.2 | Valentina Pomogayeva | URS | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1951-07-26 | Outdoor | |||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-12 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8.49.8 | 529.8 | Vladimir Kazantsev | Q978720 | URS | Moscow | 1951-07-10 | Men | ||
| 200m-men-1-0 | 200 m | Men | 20.6y | 20.6 | Andy Stanfield | Q527781 | United States | Philadelphia, United States | 1951-05-26 | Records 1951–1976 | ||
| 400m-men-1-13 | 400 m | Men | 45.8 | 45.8 | George Rhoden | Q545866 | Jamaica | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 1950-08-22 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| 10000m-men-1-12 | 10,000 m | Men | 29:02.6 | 1742.6 | Emil Zátopek | Q52589 | TCH | Turku, Finland | 1950-08-04 | IAAF world records | ||
| 800m-women-4-11 | 800 m | Women | 2:13.0 | 133 | Yevdokiya Vasilyeva | Q55106462 | URS | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1950-07-17 | Outdoor | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-21 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.5 | 13.5 | Richard Attlesey | Q3026560 | United States | Helsinki | 1950-07-10 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-20 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.6 | 13.6 | 0.9 | Richard Attlesey | Q3026560 | United States | College Park | 1950-06-24 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 10000m-men-1-11 | 10,000 m | Men | 29:21.2 | 1761.2 | Emil Zátopek | Q52589 | TCH | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | 1949-10-22 | IAAF world records | ||
| 10000m-men-1-10 | 10,000 m | Men | 29:27.2 | 1767.2 | Viljo Heino | Q744249 | FIN | Kouvola, Finland | 1949-09-01 | IAAF world records | ||
| 3000m-men-1-11 | 3000 m | Men | 7:58.8 | 478.8 | Gaston Reiff | Q558465 | BEL | Gävle, Sweden | 1949-08-12 | Outdoor | ||
| 10000m-men-1-9 | 10,000 m | Men | 29:28.2 | 1768.2 | Emil Zátopek | Q52589 | TCH | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | 1949-06-11 | IAAF world records | ||
| 100m-men-1-17 | 100 m | Men | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.35 | Barney Ewell | Q808481 | United States | Evanston, United States | 1948-07-09 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 400m-men-1-12 | 400 m | Men | 45.9 | 45.9 | 46.00 | Herb McKenley | Q158734 | Jamaica | Milwaukee, USA | 1948-07-02 | Records 1895–1976 | |
| 100m-women-0-28 | 100 m | Women | 11.5 | 11.5 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Q229046 | Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1948-06-13 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 400m-men-1-11 | 400 m | Men | 46.0y | 46 | Herb McKenley | Q158734 | Jamaica | Berkeley, USA | 1948-06-05 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| 100m-men-1-16 | 100 m | Men | 10.2 | 10.2 | 0.7 | Lloyd LaBeach | Q703312 | Panama | Fresno, USA | 1948-05-15 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 1500m-men-1-13 | 1500 m | Men | 3:43.0 | 223 | Lennart Strand | Q959771 | SWE | Malmö, Sweden | 1947-07-15 | IAAF era | ||
| 800m-women-4-10 | 800 m | Women | 2:13.8 | 133.8 | Anna Larsson | Q4961034 | SWE | Stockholm, Sweden | 1945-08-30 | Outdoor | ||
| 800m-women-4-9 | 800 m | Women | 2:14.8 | 134.8 | Anna Larsson | Q4961034 | SWE | Hälsingborg, Sweden | 1945-08-19 | Outdoor | ||
| mile-men-3-12 | Mile | Men | 4:01.4 | 241.4 | Gunder Hägg (3) | Sweden | Malmö | 1945-07-17 | IAAF / World Athletics era | |||
| 800m-women-4-8 | 800 m | Women | 2:15.9 | 135.9 | Anna Larsson | Q4961034 | SWE | Stockholm, Sweden | 1944-08-28 | Outdoor | ||
| 10000m-men-1-8 | 10,000 m | Men | 29:35.4 | 1775.4 | Viljo Heino | Q744249 | FIN | Helsinki, Finland | 1944-08-25 | IAAF world records | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-11 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 8.59.6 | 539.6 | Erik Elmsäter | Q1353917 | SWE | Stockholm | 1944-08-04 | Men | ||
| mile-men-3-11 | Mile | Men | 4:01.6 | 241.6 | Arne Andersson (3) | Sweden | Malmö | 1944-07-18 | IAAF / World Athletics era | |||
| 1500m-men-1-12 | 1500 m | Men | 3:43.0 | 223 | Gunder Hägg | Q920113 | SWE | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1944-07-07 | IAAF era | ||
| 100m-women-0-27 | 100 m | Women | 11.5 | 11.5 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Q229046 | Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1943-09-05 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-10 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 9.03.4 | 543.4 | Erik Elmsäter | Q1353917 | SWE | Ostersund | 1943-08-22 | Men | ||
| 1500m-men-1-11 | 1500 m | Men | 3:45.0 | 225 | Arne Andersson | Q692141 | SWE | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1943-08-17 | IAAF era | ||
| mile-men-3-10 | Mile | Men | 4:02.6 | 242.6 | Arne Andersson (2) | Sweden | Gothenburg | 1943-07-01 | IAAF / World Athletics era | |||
| 5000m-men-1-5 | 5000 m | Men | 13:58.2 | 838.2 | Gunder Hägg | Q920113 | SWE | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1942-09-20 | World Athletics era | ||
| mile-men-3-9 | Mile | Men | 4:04.6 | 244.6 | Gunder Hägg (2) | Sweden | Stockholm | 1942-09-04 | IAAF / World Athletics era | |||
| 3000m-men-1-10 | 3000 m | Men | 8:01.2 | 481.2 | Gunder Hägg | Q920113 | SWE | Stockholm, Sweden | 1942-08-28 | Outdoor | ||
| 1500m-men-1-10 | 1500 m | Men | 3:45.8 | 225.8 | Gunder Hägg | Q920113 | SWE | Stockholm, Sweden | 1942-07-17 | IAAF era | ||
| mile-men-3-8 | Mile | Men | 4:06.2 | 246.2 | Arne Andersson | Q692141 | Sweden | Stockholm | 1942-07-10 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| mile-men-3-7 | Mile | Men | 4:06.2 | 246.2 | Gunder Hägg | Q920113 | Sweden | Gothenburg | 1942-07-01 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 1500m-men-1-9 | 1500 m | Men | 3:47.6 | 227.6 | Gunder Hägg | Q920113 | SWE | Stockholm, Sweden | 1941-08-10 | IAAF era | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-19 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.7 | 13.7 | 0 | Fred Wolcott | Q3086972 | United States | Philadelphia | 1941-06-29 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-15 | 100 m | Men | 10.2 | 10.2 | -0.9 | Harold Davis | Q3127598 | United States | Compton, USA | 1941-06-06 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 400m-men-1-10 | 400 m | Men | 46.0 | 46 | Grover Klemmer | Q5611543 | United States | Philadelphia, USA | 1941-06-06 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| 3000m-men-1-9 | 3000 m | Men | 8:09.0 | 489 | Henry Kälarne | Q1606939 | SWE | Stockholm, Sweden | 1940-08-14 | Outdoor | ||
| 10000m-men-1-7 | 10,000 m | Men | 29:52.6 | 1792.6 | Taisto Mäki | Q1355353 | FIN | Helsinki, Finland | 1939-09-17 | IAAF world records | ||
| 400m-men-1-9 | 400 m | Men | 46.0 | 46 | Rudolf Harbig | Q712535 | Germany | Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 1939-08-12 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| 800m-men-2-8 | 800 m | Men | 1:46.6 | 106.6 | Rudolf Harbig | Q712535 | GER | Milan, Italy | 1939-07-15 | Outdoor | ||
| 5000m-men-1-4 | 5000 m | Men | 14:08.8 | 848.8 | Taisto Mäki | Q1355353 | FIN | Helsinki, Finland | 1939-06-16 | World Athletics era | ||
| 100m-women-0-25 | 100 m | Women | 11.5 | 11.5 | Lulu Mae Hymes | Q61426119 | United States | Tuskegee | 1939-05-06 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 100m-women-0-26 | 100 m | Women | 11.5 | 11.5 | Rowena Harrison | United States | Tuskegee | 1939-05-06 | Records 1922–1976 | |||
| 10000m-men-1-6 | 10,000 m | Men | 30:02.0 | 1802 | Taisto Mäki | Q1355353 | FIN | Tampere, Finland | 1938-09-29 | IAAF world records | ||
| 800m-men-2-7 | 800 m | Men | 1:48.4+ | 108.4 | Sydney Wooderson | Q1232492 | GBR | London, United Kingdom | 1938-08-20 | Outdoor | ||
| mile-men-3-6 | Mile | Men | 4:06.4 | 246.4 | Sydney Wooderson | Q1232492 | Great Britain | Motspur Park | 1937-08-28 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 100m-women-0-24 | 100 m | Women | 11.6 | 11.6 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Q172820 | Poland | Berlin, Germany | 1937-08-01 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 10000m-men-1-5 | 10,000 m | Men | 30:05.6 | 1805.6 | Ilmari Salminen | Q133737 | FIN | Kouvola, Finland | 1937-07-18 | IAAF world records | ||
| 800m-men-2-6 | 800 m | Men | 1:49.6y | 109.6 | Elroy Robinson | USA | New York City, United States | 1937-07-11 | Outdoor | |||
| 100m-men-1-14 | 100 m | Men | 10.3 | 10.3 | 0.5 | Lennart Strandberg | Q3229481 | Sweden | Malmö, Sweden | 1936-09-26 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 3000m-men-1-8 | 3000 m | Men | 8:14.8 | 494.8 | Gunnar Höckert | Q711754 | FIN | Stockholm, Sweden | 1936-09-16 | Outdoor | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-18 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 13.7 | 13.7 | 0 | Forrest Towns | Q706262 | United States | Oslo | 1936-08-27 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 800m-men-2-5 | 800 m | Men | 1:49.7 | 109.7 | Glenn Cunningham | Q1387079 | USA | Stockholm, Sweden | 1936-08-20 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-women-0-23 | 100 m | Women | 11.5 | 11.5 | Helen Stephens | United States | Dresden, Germany | 1936-08-10 | Records 1922–1976 | |||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-9 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 9.03.8 | 543.8 | Volmari Iso-Hollo | Q470352 | FIN | Berlin | 1936-08-08 | Men | ||
| 1500m-men-1-8 | 1500 m | Men | 3:47.8 | 227.8 | Jack Lovelock | Q558580 | NZL | Berlin, Germany | 1936-08-06 | IAAF era | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-17 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.1 | 14.1 | 1.3 | Forrest Towns | Q706262 | United States | Berlin | 1936-08-06 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-8 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 9.08.2 | 548.2 | Harold Manning | Q22957523 | USA | New York City | 1936-07-12 | Men | ||
| 100m-men-1-13 | 100 m | Men | 10.2 | 10.2 | 1.2 | Jesse Owens | Q52651 | United States | Chicago, USA | 1936-06-20 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 400m-men-1-8 | 400 m | Men | 46.1 | 46.1 | Archie Williams | Q634091 | United States | Chicago, USA | 1936-06-19 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-16 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.1w | 14.1 | 2.4 | Forrest Towns | Q706262 | United States | Chicago | 1936-06-19 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 200m-women-1-6 | 200 m | Women | 23.6 | 23.6 | Stanislawa Walasiewicz | Q172820 | Poland | Warsaw, Poland | 1935-08-04 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-15 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.2 | 14.2 | Alvin Moreau | United States | Oslo | 1935-08-02 | Records 1912–1976 | |||
| 100m-men-1-12 | 100 m | Men | 10.3 | 10.3 | 2.5 | Takayoshi Yoshioka | Q867188 | Japan | Tokyo, Japan | 1935-06-15 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-women-0-22 | 100 m | Women | 11.6 | 11.6 | Helen Stephens | United States | Kansas City, United States | 1935-06-08 | Records 1922–1976 | |||
| 100m-women-0-21 | 100 m | Women | 11.8 | 11.8 | Helen Stephens | Q242150 | United States | Saint Louis, United States | 1935-06-01 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 100m-women-0-20 | 100 m | Women | 11.9 | 11.9 | Helen Stephens | Q242150 | United States | Fulton, United States | 1935-04-10 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 100m-men-1-11 | 100 m | Men | 10.3 | 10.3 | 2 | Ralph Metcalfe | Q517243 | United States | Dairen, Japan | 1934-09-23 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 100m-men-1-10 | 100 m | Men | 10.3 | 10.3 | Ralph Metcalfe | Q517243 | United States | Osaka, Japan | 1934-09-15 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 100m-men-1-9 | 100 m | Men | 10.3 | 10.3 | Chris Berger | Q973394 | Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1934-08-26 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 100m-women-0-19 | 100 m | Women | 11.7 | 11.7 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Q172820 | Poland | Warsaw, Poland | 1934-08-26 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 100m-women-0-18 | 100 m | Women | 11.9 | 11.9 | Käthe Krauß | Q462488 | Germany | London, England | 1934-08-11 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 100m-men-1-8 | 100 m | Men | 10.3 | 10.3 | Eulace Peacock | Q328467 | United States | Oslo, Norway | 1934-08-06 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-14 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.2 | 14.2 | Percy Beard | Q714111 | United States | Oslo | 1934-08-06 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 800m-women-4-7 | 800 m | Women | 2:12.4* | 132.4 | Zdeněk Koubek | Q3575012 | CSK | London, United Kingdom | 1934-08 | Outdoor | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-13 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.3 | 14.3 | Percy Beard | Q714111 | United States | Stockholm | 1934-07-26 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-0-7 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 50.6 | 50.6 | Glenn Hardin | Q982605 | USA | Stockholm | 1934-07-26 | Progression 1912–76 | ||
| 3000m-men-1-7 | 3000 m | Men | 8:18.4 | 498.4 | Henry Nielsen | Q12316515 | DEN | Stockholm, Sweden | 1934-07-24 | Outdoor | ||
| 1500m-men-1-7 | 1500 m | Men | 3:48.8 | 228.8 | Bill Bonthron | Q16010301 | USA | Milwaukee, United States | 1934-06-30 | IAAF era | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-0-6 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 51.8 | 51.8 | Glenn Hardin | Q982605 | USA | Milwaukee | 1934-06-30 | Progression 1912–76 | ||
| 800m-men-2-4 | 800 m | Men | 1:49.8y | 109.8 | Ben Eastman | Q816479 | USA | Princeton, United States | 1934-06-16 | Outdoor | ||
| mile-men-3-5 | Mile | Men | 4:06.8 | 246.8 | Glenn Cunningham | Q1387079 | United States | Princeton, N.J. | 1934-06-16 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 800m-women-4-6 | 800 m | Women | 2:16.4* | 136.4 | Zdeněk Koubek | Q3575012 | CSK | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1934-06-14 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-women-0-17 | 100 m | Women | 11.8 | 11.8 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Q172820 | Poland | Poznań, Poland | 1933-09-17 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 1500m-men-1-6 | 1500 m | Men | 3:49.0 | 229 | Luigi Beccali | Q434108 | ITA | Milan, Italy | 1933-09-17 | IAAF era | ||
| 1500m-men-1-5 | 1500 m | Men | 3:49.2 | 229.2 | Luigi Beccali | Q434108 | ITA | Turin, Italy | 1933-09-09 | IAAF era | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-12 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.4 | 14.4 | John Morriss | United States | Turin | 1933-09-08 | Records 1912–1976 | |||
| 200m-women-1-5 | 200 m | Women | 24.6 | 24.6 | Tollien Schuurman | Q3416864 | Netherlands | Brussels, Belgium | 1933-08-13 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | ||
| 100m-men-1-7 | 100 m | Men | 10.3 | 10.3 | Ralph Metcalfe | Q517243 | United States | Budapest, Hungary | 1933-08-12 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-11 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.4 | 14.4 | John Morriss | United States | Budapest | 1933-08-12 | Records 1912–1976 | |||
| mile-men-3-4 | Mile | Men | 4:07.6 | 247.6 | Jack Lovelock | Q558580 | New Zealand | Princeton, N.J. | 1933-07-15 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-7 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 9.09.4 | 549.4 | Volmari Iso-Hollo | Q470352 | FIN | Lahti | 1933-05-28 | Men | ||
| 400m-men-1-7 | 400 m | Men | 46.2 | 46.2 | 46.28 | Bill Carr | Q862014 | United States | Los Angeles, USA | 1932-08-05 | Records 1895–1976 | |
| 100m-women-0-16 | 100 m | Women | 11.9 | 11.9 | Hilda Strike | Q437377 | Canada | Los Angeles, United States | 1932-08-02 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 800m-men-2-3 | 800 m | Men | 1:49.8 | 109.8 | 1:49.70 | Tommy Hampson | Q711812 | GBR | Los Angeles, United States | 1932-08-02 | Outdoor | |
| 110mhurdles-men-0-10 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.4 | 14.4 | George Saling | Q725985 | United States | Los Angeles | 1932-08-02 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 100m-men-1-6 | 100 m | Men | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.38 | 0.4 | Eddie Tolan | Q382057 | United States | Los Angeles, USA | 1932-08-01 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 100m-women-0-15 | 100 m | Women | 11.9 | 11.9 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Q172820 | Poland | Los Angeles, United States | 1932-08-01 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-0-5 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 52.0 | 52 | 51.85 | Glenn Hardin | Q982605 | USA | Los Angeles | 1932-08-01 | Progression 1912–76 | |
| 110mhurdles-men-0-9 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.53 | -0.2 | Jack Keller | Q1677075 | United States | Palo Alto | 1932-07-17 | Records 1912–1976 |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-6 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 9.14.5 | 554.5 | Joseph McCluskey | Q518870 | USA | Stanford | 1932-07-16 | Men | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-8 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.4 | 14.4 | Percy Beard | Q714111 | United States | Cambridge | 1932-06-23 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 5000m-men-1-3 | 5000 m | Men | 14:17.0 | 857 | Lauri Lehtinen | Q547511 | FIN | Helsinki, Finland | 1932-06-19 | World Athletics era | ||
| 3000m-men-1-6 | 3000 m | Men | 8:18.8 | 498.8 | Janusz Kusociński | Q170260 | POL | Antwerp, Belgium | 1932-06-19 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-women-0-14 | 100 m | Women | 11.9 | 11.9 | Tollien Schuurman | Q3416864 | Netherlands | Haarlem, Netherlands | 1932-06-05 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 400m-men-1-6 | 400 m | Men | 46.4y | 46.4 | Ben Eastman | Q816479 | United States | Palo Alto, California, USA | 1932-03-26 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| mile-men-3-3 | Mile | Men | 4:09.2 | 249.2 | Jules Ladoumègue | Q710790 | France | Paris | 1931-10-04 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-7 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.4 | 14.4 | Bengt Sjöstedt | Q7486958 | Finland | Helsinki | 1931-09-05 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 100m-women-0-12 | 100 m | Women | 12.0 | 12 | Leni Junker | Germany | Magdeburg, Germany | 1931-08-01 | Records 1922–1976 | |||
| 1500m-men-1-4 | 1500 m | Men | 3:49.2 | 229.2 | Jules Ladoumegue | Q710790 | FRA | Paris, France | 1930-10-05 | IAAF era | ||
| 100m-women-0-13 | 100 m | Women | 12.0 | 12 | Tollien Schuurman | Q3416864 | Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1930-08-31 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 100m-men-1-5 | 100 m | Men | 10.3 | 10.3 | Percy Williams | Q436070 | Canada | Toronto, Canada | 1930-08-09 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 100m-men-1-4 | 100 m | Men | 10.4 | 10.4 | Eddie Tolan | Q382057 | United States | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1929-08-25 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-6 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.4 | 14.4 | Eric Wennström | Q1351743 | Sweden | Stockholm | 1929-08-25 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 100m-men-1-3 | 100 m | Men | 10.4 | 10.4 | 0 | Eddie Tolan | Q382057 | United States | Stockholm, Sweden | 1929-08-08 | Records 1912–1976 | |
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-5 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 9.21.8 | 561.8 | Toivo Loukola | Q709893 | FIN | Amsterdam | 1928-08-04 | Men | ||
| 800m-women-4-5 | 800 m | Women | 2:16.8 | 136.8 | Lina Radke | Q256600 | GER | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1928-08-02 | Outdoor | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-5 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.6 | 14.6 | George Weightman-Smith | Q16235237 | South Africa | Amsterdam | 1928-07-31 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 800m-men-2-2 | 800 m | Men | 1:50.6 | 110.6 | Sera Martin | Q1607436 | FRA | Paris, France | 1928-07-14 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-4 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 9.25.2 | 565.2 | Toivo Loukola | Q709893 | FIN | Helsinki | 1928-07-09 | Men | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-0-4 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 52.0 | 52 | Morgan Taylor | Q709532 | USA | Philadelphia | 1928-07-04 | Progression 1912–76 | ||
| 100m-women-0-11 | 100 m | Women | 12.0 | 12 | Myrtle Cook | Q201150 | Canada | Halifax, Canada | 1928-07-02 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 800m-women-4-4 | 800 m | Women | 2:19.6 | 139.6 | Lina Radke | Q256600 | GER | Brieg, Germany | 1928-07-01 | Outdoor | ||
| 800m-women-4-3 | 800 m | Women | 2:20.4 | 140.4 | Inga Gentzel | Q462273 | SWE | Stockholm, Sweden | 1928-06-16 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-women-0-10 | 100 m | Women | 12.0 | 12 | Betty Robinson | Q235151 | United States | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 1928-06-02 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 100m-women-0-9 | 100 m | Women | 12.2 | 12.2 | Kinue Hitomi | Q271463 | Japan | Osaka, Japan | 1928-05-20 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 400m-men-1-5 | 400 m | Men | 47.0 | 47 | Emerson Spencer | Q985249 | United States | Palo Alto, USA | 1928-05-12 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-4 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.8 | 14.8 | Sten Pettersson | Q981147 | Sweden | Stockholm | 1927-09-18 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 800m-women-4-2 | 800 m | Women | 2:23.8 | 143.8 | Lina Radke | Q256600 | GER | Breslau, Germany | 1927-08-07 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-women-0-8 | 100 m | Women | 12.1 (110y) | 12.1 | Gertrud Gladitsch | Germany | Stuttgart, Germany | 1927-07-03 | Records 1922–1976 | |||
| 400mhurdles-men-0-3 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 52.6y | 52.6 | John Gibson | Q941469 | USA | Lincoln | 1927-07-02 | Progression 1912–76 | ||
| 200m-women-1-4 | 200 m | Women | 25.4 | 25.4 | Eileen Edwards | Q18528446 | United Kingdom | Berlin, Germany | 1927-06-12 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | ||
| 200m-women-1-3 | 200 m | Women | 26.0 | 26 | Eileen Edwards | Q18528446 | United Kingdom | Paris, France | 1926-10-03 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | ||
| 1500m-men-1-3 | 1500 m | Men | 3:51.0 | 231 | Otto Peltzer | Q317543 | GER | Berlin, Germany | 1926-09-11 | IAAF era | ||
| 100m-women-0-7 | 100 m | Women | 12.2 | 12.2 | Leni Junker | Germany | Hanover, Germany | 1926-08-29 | Records 1922–1976 | |||
| 100m-women-0-6 | 100 m | Women | 12.4 | 12.4 | Gundel Wittmann | Germany | Braunschweig, Germany | 1926-08-22 | Records 1922–1976 | |||
| 3000m-men-1-5 | 3000 m | Men | 8:20.4 | 500.4 | Paavo Nurmi | Q101942 | FIN | Stockholm, Sweden | 1926-07-13 | Outdoor | ||
| 800m-men-2-1 | 800 m | Men | 1:51.6y | 111.6 | Otto Peltzer | Q317543 | GER | London, United Kingdom | 1926-07-03 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000m-men-1-4 | 3000 m | Men | 8:25.4 | 505.4 | Paavo Nurmi | Q101942 | FIN | Berlin, Germany | 1926-05-24 | Outdoor | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-0-2 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 53.8 | 53.8 | Sten Pettersson | Q981147 | SWE | Paris | 1925-10-04 | Progression 1912–76 | ||
| 100m-women-0-5 | 100 m | Women | 12.2 (110y) | 12.2 | Leni Junker | Q457314 | Germany | Wiesbaden, Germany | 1925-09-13 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 100m-women-0-4 | 100 m | Women | 12.4 | 12.4 | Leni Schmidt | Q468022 | Germany | Leipzig, Germany | 1925-08-30 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 3000m-men-1-3 | 3000 m | Men | 8:27.6 | 507.6 | Edvin Wide | Q934890 | SWE | Halmstad, Sweden | 1925-06-07 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-3 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 9.31.2 NWJ | 571.2 | Félix Roman | FRA | Marseille | 1925-06-07 | Men | |||
| 10000m-men-1-4 | 10,000 m | Men | 30:06.2 | 1806.2 | Paavo Nurmi | Q101942 | FIN | Kuopio, Finland | 1924-08-31 | IAAF world records | ||
| 200m-women-1-2 | 200 m | Women | 26.2y | 26.2 | Eileen Edwards | Q18528446 | United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom | 1924-08-20 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | ||
| 400m-men-1-4 | 400 m | Men | 47.6 | 47.6 | Eric Liddell | Q317422 | United Kingdom | Paris, France | 1924-07-11 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| 10000m-men-1-3 | 10,000 m | Men | 30:23.2 | 1823.2 | Ville Ritola | Q310447 | FIN | Paris, France | 1924-07-06 | IAAF world records | ||
| 1500m-men-1-2 | 1500 m | Men | 3:52.6 | 232.6 | Paavo Nurmi | Q101942 | FIN | Helsinki, Finland | 1924-06-19 | IAAF era | ||
| 5000m-men-1-2 | 5000 m | Men | 14:28.2 | 868.2 | Paavo Nurmi | Q101942 | FIN | Helsinki, Finland | 1924-06-19 | World Athletics era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-2 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 9.33.4 NWJ | 573.4 | Paul Bontemps | Q1774190 | FRA | Paris | 1924-06-09 | Men | ||
| 10000m-men-1-2 | 10,000 m | Men | 30:35.4 | 1835.4 | Ville Ritola | Q310447 | FIN | Helsinki, Finland | 1924-05-25 | IAAF world records | ||
| mile-men-3-2 | Mile | Men | 4:10.4 | 250.4 | Paavo Nurmi | Q101942 | Finland | Stockholm | 1923-08-23 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-1 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 9.36.0 NWJ | 576 | Ernesto Ambrosini | Q726552 | ITA | Paris | 1923-06-09 | Men | ||
| 100m-women-0-2 | 100 m | Women | 12.7 (110y) | 12.7 | Emmi Haux | Q735479 | Germany | Frankfurt, Germany | 1923-05-21 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 100m-women-0-3 | 100 m | Women | 12.8 | 12.8 | Marie Mejzlíková | Q12369771 | Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1923-05-13 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 200m-women-1-1 | 200 m | Women | 26.8y | 26.8 | Mary Lines | Q16406729 | United Kingdom | Waddon, United Kingdom | 1922-09-23 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | ||
| 5000m-men-1-1 | 5000 m | Men | 14:35.4 | 875.4 | Paavo Nurmi | Q101942 | FIN | Stockholm, Sweden | 1922-09-12 | World Athletics era | ||
| 800m-women-4-1 | 800 m | Women | 2:26.6y | 146.6 | Mary Lines | Q16406729 | GBR | London, United Kingdom | 1922-08-30 | Outdoor | ||
| 3000m-men-1-2 | 3000 m | Men | 8:28.6 | 508.6 | Paavo Nurmi | Q101942 | FIN | Turku, Finland | 1922-08-27 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-women-0-1 | 100 m | Women | 12.8 | 12.8 | Mary Lines | Q16406729 | United Kingdom | Paris, France | 1922-08-20 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 200m-women-1-0 | 200 m | Women | 27.8+ | 27.8 | Alice Cast | Q23527607 | United Kingdom | Paris, France | 1922-08-20 | Records 1922–36; 1951–76 | ||
| 800m-women-4-0 | 800 m | Women | 2:30.4+ | 150.4 | Georgette Lenoir | Q23761651 | FRA | Paris, France | 1922-08-20 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-women-0-0 | 100 m | Women | 13.6 | 13.6 | Marie Mejzlíková | Q12369771 | Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1922-08-05 | Records 1922–1976 | ||
| 10000m-men-1-1 | 10,000 m | Men | 30:40.2 | 1840.2 | Paavo Nurmi | Q101942 | FIN | Stockholm, Sweden | 1921-06-22 | IAAF world records | ||
| 100m-men-1-2 | 100 m | Men | 10.4 | 10.4 | Charley Paddock | Q347256 | United States | Redlands, USA | 1921-04-23 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 100m-men-1-1 | 100 m | Men | 10.6 | 10.6 | Jackson Scholz | Q545823 | United States | Stockholm, Sweden | 1920-09-16 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-3 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 14.8 | 14.8 | Earl Thomson | Q599072 | Canada | Antwerp | 1920-08-18 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-1 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 15.0 | 15 | Harold Barron | Q984604 | United States | Antwerp | 1920-08-17 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-2 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 15.0 | 15 | Earl Thomson | Q599072 | Canada | Antwerp | 1920-08-17 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-0-1 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 54.0 | 54 | Frank Loomis | Q706342 | USA | Antwerp | 1920-08-16 | Progression 1912–76 | ||
| 3000m-men-1-1 | 3000 m | Men | 8:33.2 | 513.2 | John Zander | Q1339967 | SWE | Stockholm, Sweden | 1918-08-07 | Outdoor | ||
| 1500m-men-1-1 | 1500 m | Men | 3:54.7 | 234.7 | John Zander | Q1339967 | SWE | Stockholm, Sweden | 1917-08-05 | IAAF era | ||
| 400m-men-1-3 | 400 m | Men | 47.4y | 47.4 | Ted Meredith | Q287735 | United States | Cambridge, USA | 1916-05-27 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| mile-men-3-1 | Mile | Men | 4:12.6 | 252.6 | Norman Taber | Q149210 | United States | Allston, Mass. | 1915-07-16 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 3000msteeplechase-men-0-0 | 3000 m steeplechase | Men | 9.49.8 | 589.8 | Josef Ternström | Q1705883 | SWE | Malmö | 1914-07-04 | Men | ||
| mile-men-3-0 | Mile | Men | 4:14.4 | 254.4 | John Paul Jones | Q1701366 | United States | Allston, Mass. | 1913-05-31 | IAAF / World Athletics era | ||
| 400m-men-1-2 | 400 m | Men | 48.2 | 48.2 | Charles Reidpath | Q958864 | United States | Stockholm, Sweden | 1912-07-13 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| 3000m-men-1-0 | 3000 m | Men | 8:36.8 | 516.8 | Hannes Kolehmainen | Q311338 | FIN | Stockholm, Sweden | 1912-07-12 | Outdoor | ||
| 5000m-men-1-0 | 5000 m | Men | 14:36.6 | 876.6 | Hannes Kolehmainen | Q311338 | FIN | Stockholm, Sweden | 1912-07-10 | World Athletics era | ||
| 800m-men-2-0 | 800 m | Men | 1:51.9+ | 111.9 | Ted Meredith | Q287735 | USA | Stockholm, Sweden | 1912-07-08 | Outdoor | ||
| 100m-men-1-0 | 100 m | Men | 10.6 | 10.6 | Donald Lippincott | Q954517 | United States | Stockholm, Sweden | 1912-07-06 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 1500m-men-1-0 | 1500 m | Men | 3:55.8 | 235.8 | Abel Kiviat | Q318463 | USA | Cambridge, United States | 1912-06-08 | IAAF era | ||
| 10000m-men-1-0 | 10,000 m | Men | 30:58.8 | 1858.8 | Jean Bouin | Q718290 | FRA | Paris, France | 1911-11-16 | IAAF world records | ||
| 110mhurdles-men-0-0 | 110 m hurdles | Men | 15.0 | 15 | Forrest Smithson | Q706292 | United States | London | 1908-07-25 | Records 1912–1976 | ||
| 400mhurdles-men-0-0 | 400 m hurdles | Men | 55.0 | 55 | Charles Bacon | Q703242 | USA | London | 1908-07-22 | Progression 1912–76 | ||
| 400m-men-1-1 | 400 m | Men | 47.8y | 47.8 | Maxie Long | Q452168 | United States | New York, USA | 1900-09-29 | Records 1895–1976 | ||
| 400m-men-1-0 | 400 m | Men | 48.5y | 48.5 | Edgar Bredin | Q141626272 | United Kingdom | London, UK | 1895-06 | Records 1895–1976 |