746:
30:
545:
980:
710:
1020:
900:
617:
494:
418:
351:
246:
1176:
1096:
581:
1252:
1212:
1136:
1060:
940:
782:
679:
648:
454:
387:
286:
170:
134:
841:
206:
98:
1798:
1783:
1748:
1793:
1813:
1778:
1808:
1884:
1854:
1879:
1849:
1664:
1628:
1377:
1577:
1481:
17:
1763:
1733:
1758:
1743:
1728:
1451:
1899:
1869:
1839:
1702:
1687:
2189:
1768:
1975:
1674:
1894:
1864:
1834:
1697:
1682:
1965:
1297:
1925:
51:
2046:
1709:
1384:
2157:
2147:
2031:
2016:
2137:
2127:
2117:
2107:
2041:
1590:
2077:
2026:
2011:
1970:
1539:
1524:
1509:
1945:
1930:
1494:
2072:
2001:
1960:
1534:
1519:
1504:
1940:
1920:
1489:
1444:
1996:
1669:
1633:
1618:
1460:
1437:
1409:
1952:
1608:
1567:
1562:
1557:
2170:
2064:
2084:
1648:
1638:
1572:
1288:
Auto times to the hundredth of a second were accepted by the IAAF for events up to and including 10,000 m from 1981.
1643:
1623:
57:
To June 21, 2009, 26 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. The current world record holder is
1613:
1383:. Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 550. Archived from
1302:
862:
586:
155:
2194:
29:
550:
8:
1197:
1257:
1181:
905:
356:
251:
58:
767:
602:
530:
372:
307:
191:
622:
1378:"12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009"
566:
103:
751:
731:
653:
985:
515:
1429:
1141:
1025:
945:
439:
1101:
684:
2183:
175:
119:
1217:
1121:
1081:
925:
787:
715:
42:
267:
961:
846:
499:
423:
392:
139:
46:
33:
1065:
459:
211:
1273:
1041:
803:
291:
50:. The International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the
475:
227:
822:
1161:
1157:
1117:
1045:
1005:
271:
1277:
1001:
965:
921:
885:
866:
826:
807:
479:
231:
62:
1237:
1233:
881:
54:, ratified its first world record in the event in 1912.
18:
World record progression for the Men's 3,000 m
1285:(+) – indicates en route time during longer race.
52:International Association of Athletics Federations
1459:
2181:
1298:World record progression for the Women's 3,000 m
36:setting a 3,000 m world record in Berlin in 1926
1445:
1452:
1438:
2190:Men's world athletics record progressions
68:
65:, with his time of 7:17.55 set in 2024.
28:
1372:
1370:
1368:
1366:
1364:
1362:
1360:
1358:
1356:
1354:
1352:
1350:
1348:
1346:
1344:
1342:
1340:
1338:
14:
2182:
1336:
1334:
1332:
1330:
1328:
1326:
1324:
1322:
1320:
1318:
315:
1433:
1031:
911:
1315:
24:
2171:List of world records in athletics
1410:"3000 Metres - men - senior - all"
25:
2206:
1250:
1210:
1174:
1134:
1094:
1058:
1018:
978:
938:
898:
839:
780:
744:
708:
677:
646:
615:
579:
543:
492:
452:
416:
385:
349:
284:
244:
204:
168:
132:
96:
1242:
1187:
1107:
991:
793:
757:
721:
628:
592:
505:
429:
362:
257:
40:The following tables shows the
1402:
1263:
852:
690:
659:
556:
465:
398:
297:
217:
181:
145:
109:
13:
1:
1461:Athletics record progressions
1308:
1223:
1147:
1071:
951:
1229:
1203:
1193:
1167:
1153:
1127:
1113:
1087:
1077:
1051:
1037:
1011:
997:
971:
957:
931:
917:
891:
877:
872:
858:
832:
818:
813:
799:
773:
763:
737:
727:
701:
696:
670:
665:
639:
634:
608:
598:
572:
562:
536:
526:
521:
511:
485:
471:
445:
435:
409:
404:
378:
368:
342:
303:
277:
263:
237:
223:
197:
187:
161:
151:
125:
115:
89:
7:
1291:
323: Awaiting ratification
10:
2211:
2168:
2097:
2057:
1986:
1910:
1824:
1718:
1675:Women's 80 metres hurdles
1657:
1601:
1550:
1474:
1467:
1303:Long-distance track event
837:
778:
601:
490:
371:
45:progression in the Men's
1710:3000 metres steeplechase
1679:110/100 metres hurdles
1846:20,000 metres (track)
1805:Distance medley relay
37:
863:Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
69:Pre-IAAF era, to 1912
32:
1694:400 metres hurdles
1198:Monte Carlo, Monaco
316:IAAF era, from 1912
1414:worldathletics.org
1258:Jakob Ingebrigtsen
1182:Noureddine Morceli
906:Siegfried Herrmann
357:Hannes Kolehmainen
252:Hannes Kolehmainen
156:Norrköping, Sweden
59:Jakob Ingebrigtsen
38:
2177:
2176:
2093:
2092:
1670:60 metres hurdles
1665:50 metres hurdles
1283:
1282:
768:Budapest, Hungary
603:Stockholm, Sweden
551:Janusz Kusociński
531:Stockholm, Sweden
373:Stockholm, Sweden
313:
312:
308:Stockholm, Sweden
192:Stockholm, Sweden
16:(Redirected from
2202:
1790:4 Ă— 1500 metres
1472:
1471:
1454:
1447:
1440:
1431:
1430:
1424:
1423:
1421:
1420:
1406:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1395:
1390:on June 29, 2011
1389:
1382:
1374:
1267:
1265:
1256:
1254:
1253:
1227:
1225:
1216:
1214:
1213:
1191:
1189:
1180:
1178:
1177:
1151:
1149:
1140:
1138:
1137:
1111:
1109:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1075:
1073:
1064:
1062:
1061:
1035:
1033:
1024:
1022:
1021:
995:
993:
984:
982:
981:
955:
953:
944:
942:
941:
915:
913:
904:
902:
901:
856:
854:
845:
843:
842:
797:
795:
786:
784:
783:
761:
759:
750:
748:
747:
725:
723:
714:
712:
711:
694:
692:
683:
681:
680:
663:
661:
652:
650:
649:
632:
630:
621:
619:
618:
596:
594:
585:
583:
582:
567:Antwerp, Belgium
560:
558:
549:
547:
546:
509:
507:
498:
496:
495:
469:
467:
458:
456:
455:
433:
431:
422:
420:
419:
402:
400:
391:
389:
388:
366:
364:
355:
353:
352:
326:
325:
322:
301:
299:
290:
288:
287:
261:
259:
250:
248:
247:
221:
219:
210:
208:
207:
185:
183:
174:
172:
171:
149:
147:
138:
136:
135:
113:
111:
104:Louis de Fleurac
102:
100:
99:
73:
72:
21:
2210:
2209:
2205:
2204:
2203:
2201:
2200:
2199:
2180:
2179:
2178:
2173:
2164:
2089:
2058:Combined events
2053:
1982:
1906:
1820:
1775:4 Ă— 800 metres
1755:4 Ă— 400 metres
1740:4 Ă— 200 metres
1725:4 Ă— 100 metres
1714:
1653:
1597:
1551:Middle distance
1546:
1463:
1458:
1428:
1427:
1418:
1416:
1408:
1407:
1403:
1393:
1391:
1387:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1316:
1311:
1294:
1261:
1251:
1249:
1221:
1211:
1209:
1185:
1175:
1173:
1145:
1135:
1133:
1105:
1095:
1093:
1069:
1059:
1057:
1029:
1019:
1017:
989:
986:Emiel Puttemans
979:
977:
949:
939:
937:
909:
899:
897:
850:
840:
838:
791:
781:
779:
755:
745:
743:
719:
709:
707:
688:
678:
676:
657:
647:
645:
626:
616:
614:
590:
580:
578:
554:
544:
542:
516:Berlin, Germany
503:
493:
491:
463:
453:
451:
427:
417:
415:
396:
386:
384:
360:
350:
348:
324:
320:
318:
295:
285:
283:
255:
245:
243:
215:
205:
203:
179:
169:
167:
143:
133:
131:
107:
97:
95:
71:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2208:
2198:
2197:
2192:
2175:
2174:
2169:
2166:
2165:
2163:
2162:
2161:
2160:
2152:
2151:
2150:
2142:
2141:
2140:
2132:
2131:
2130:
2122:
2121:
2120:
2112:
2111:
2110:
2101:
2099:
2095:
2094:
2091:
2090:
2088:
2087:
2082:
2081:
2080:
2075:
2067:
2061:
2059:
2055:
2054:
2052:
2051:
2050:
2049:
2044:
2036:
2035:
2034:
2029:
2021:
2020:
2019:
2014:
2006:
2005:
2004:
1999:
1990:
1988:
1984:
1983:
1981:
1980:
1979:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1955:
1950:
1949:
1948:
1943:
1935:
1934:
1933:
1928:
1923:
1914:
1912:
1908:
1907:
1905:
1904:
1903:
1902:
1897:
1889:
1888:
1887:
1882:
1874:
1873:
1872:
1867:
1859:
1858:
1857:
1852:
1844:
1843:
1842:
1837:
1828:
1826:
1822:
1821:
1819:
1818:
1817:
1816:
1811:
1803:
1802:
1801:
1796:
1788:
1787:
1786:
1781:
1773:
1772:
1771:
1766:
1761:
1753:
1752:
1751:
1746:
1738:
1737:
1736:
1731:
1722:
1720:
1716:
1715:
1713:
1712:
1707:
1706:
1705:
1700:
1692:
1691:
1690:
1685:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1661:
1659:
1655:
1654:
1652:
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1646:
1641:
1636:
1631:
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1621:
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1565:
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1554:
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1514:
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1507:
1499:
1498:
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1465:
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1457:
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1449:
1442:
1434:
1426:
1425:
1401:
1313:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1306:
1305:
1300:
1293:
1290:
1281:
1280:
1271:
1268:
1247:
1241:
1240:
1231:
1228:
1207:
1201:
1200:
1195:
1192:
1171:
1165:
1164:
1155:
1152:
1142:Moses Kiptanui
1131:
1125:
1124:
1115:
1112:
1091:
1085:
1084:
1079:
1076:
1055:
1049:
1048:
1039:
1036:
1026:Brendan Foster
1015:
1009:
1008:
999:
996:
975:
969:
968:
959:
956:
946:Kipchoge Keino
935:
929:
928:
919:
916:
895:
889:
888:
879:
876:
870:
869:
860:
857:
836:
830:
829:
820:
817:
811:
810:
801:
798:
777:
771:
770:
765:
762:
741:
735:
734:
729:
726:
705:
699:
698:
695:
674:
668:
667:
664:
643:
637:
636:
633:
623:Gunnar Höckert
612:
606:
605:
600:
597:
576:
570:
569:
564:
561:
540:
534:
533:
528:
525:
519:
518:
513:
510:
489:
483:
482:
473:
470:
449:
443:
442:
440:Turku, Finland
437:
434:
413:
407:
406:
403:
382:
376:
375:
370:
367:
346:
340:
339:
336:
333:
330:
319:
317:
314:
311:
310:
305:
302:
281:
275:
274:
265:
262:
241:
235:
234:
225:
222:
201:
195:
194:
189:
186:
165:
159:
158:
153:
150:
129:
123:
122:
117:
114:
93:
87:
86:
83:
80:
77:
70:
67:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2207:
2196:
2193:
2191:
2188:
2187:
2185:
2172:
2167:
2159:
2156:
2155:
2153:
2149:
2146:
2145:
2143:
2139:
2136:
2135:
2133:
2129:
2126:
2125:
2123:
2119:
2116:
2115:
2113:
2109:
2106:
2105:
2103:
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2100:
2096:
2086:
2083:
2079:
2076:
2074:
2071:
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2068:
2066:
2063:
2062:
2060:
2056:
2048:
2045:
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2039:
2037:
2033:
2030:
2028:
2025:
2024:
2022:
2018:
2015:
2013:
2010:
2009:
2007:
2003:
2000:
1998:
1995:
1994:
1992:
1991:
1989:
1985:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1958:
1956:
1954:
1951:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1939:
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1936:
1932:
1929:
1927:
1924:
1922:
1919:
1918:
1916:
1915:
1913:
1909:
1901:
1898:
1896:
1893:
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1890:
1886:
1883:
1881:
1878:
1877:
1875:
1871:
1868:
1866:
1863:
1862:
1861:20 km (road)
1860:
1856:
1853:
1851:
1848:
1847:
1845:
1841:
1838:
1836:
1833:
1832:
1830:
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1815:
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1806:
1804:
1800:
1797:
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1780:
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1770:
1767:
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1723:
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1699:
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1680:
1678:
1676:
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1668:
1666:
1663:
1662:
1660:
1656:
1650:
1647:
1645:
1642:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1634:Half marathon
1632:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1619:10,000 metres
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1606:
1604:
1602:Long distance
1600:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1584:
1583:
1581:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
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1559:
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1500:
1496:
1493:
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1488:
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1480:
1479:
1477:
1473:
1470:
1466:
1462:
1455:
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1448:
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1436:
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1411:
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1386:
1379:
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1371:
1369:
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1279:
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1259:
1248:
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1219:
1208:
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1170:
1166:
1163:
1159:
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1143:
1132:
1130:
1126:
1123:
1119:
1116:
1103:
1092:
1090:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1067:
1056:
1054:
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1047:
1043:
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1027:
1016:
1014:
1010:
1007:
1003:
1000:
987:
976:
974:
970:
967:
963:
960:
947:
936:
934:
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927:
923:
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868:
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828:
824:
821:
816:
812:
809:
805:
802:
789:
776:
772:
769:
766:
753:
752:Sándor Iharos
742:
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736:
733:
732:Gävle, Sweden
730:
717:
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686:
675:
673:
669:
655:
654:Henry Kälarne
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1957:Pole vault
1953:Triple jump
1921:men outdoor
1609:5000 metres
1578:2000 metres
1568:1500 metres
1563:1000 metres
1531:400 metres
1516:200 metres
1501:100 metres
1270:2024-08-25
1230:1996-09-01
1194:1994-08-02
1154:1992-08-16
1114:1989-08-20
1102:SaĂŻd Aouita
1078:1978-06-27
1038:1974-08-03
998:1972-09-14
962:Helsingborg
958:1965-08-27
918:1965-08-05
878:1965-06-23
859:1962-06-27
847:Michel Jazy
819:1956-09-04
800:1956-06-22
764:1955-05-14
728:1949-08-12
697:1942-08-28
685:Gunder Hägg
666:1940-08-14
635:1936-09-16
599:1934-07-24
563:1932-06-19
527:1926-07-13
512:1926-05-24
500:Paavo Nurmi
472:1925-06-07
436:1922-08-27
424:Paavo Nurmi
405:1918-08-07
393:John Zander
369:1912-07-12
304:1912-05-24
264:1911-09-24
224:1911-06-11
188:1908-08-21
152:1907-10-27
140:Edward Dahl
116:1904-06-19
47:3000 metres
34:Paavo Nurmi
2184:Categories
2085:Pentathlon
1966:men indoor
1937:Long jump
1926:men indoor
1917:High jump
1558:800 metres
1486:60 metres
1419:2024-09-05
1309:References
1066:Henry Rono
460:Edvin Wide
212:Jean Bouin
2065:Decathlon
1993:Shot put
1482:50 metres
1475:Sprinting
1394:August 4,
1042:Gateshead
804:Trondheim
292:Bror Fock
268:Oulunkylä
2098:European
2038:Javelin
1987:Throwing
1639:Marathon
1573:Mile run
1292:See also
476:Halmstad
332:Athlete
228:Colombes
79:Athlete
2023:Hammer
2008:Discus
1911:Jumping
1825:Walking
1658:Hurdles
1274:ChorzĂłw
1245:7:17.55
1205:7:20.67
1169:7:25.11
1162:Germany
1158:Cologne
1129:7:28.96
1118:Cologne
1089:7:29.45
1046:England
1006:Denmark
874:7:49.0+
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1891:50 km
1876:35 km
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2078:women
2047:women
2032:women
2017:women
2002:women
1971:women
1946:women
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1870:women
1855:women
1840:women
1814:women
1799:women
1784:women
1769:mixed
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1749:women
1734:women
1719:Relay
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1525:women
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1495:women
1468:World
1388:(pdf)
1381:(PDF)
1238:Italy
1234:Rieti
882:Melun
823:Malmö
335:Date
329:Time
82:Date
76:Time
1649:100K
1396:2009
2158:men
2148:men
2138:men
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2027:men
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1644:50K
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1586:men
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1264:NOR
1224:KEN
1188:ALG
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1108:MAR
1072:KEN
1032:GBR
992:BEL
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912:GDR
853:FRA
794:ENG
758:HUN
722:BEL
691:SWE
660:SWE
629:FIN
593:DEN
557:POL
506:FIN
466:SWE
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