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Athletics World Record - Men

Name the world record holders in the respecting event, ratified by IAAF
As of 19th January 2023
Records pending for verification are excluded
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Event
Nationality
Answer
100m
Jamaican
Usain Bolt
110m Hurdles
American
Aries Merritt
200m
Jamaican
Usain Bolt
400m
South African
Wayde van Niekerk
400m Hurdles
Norwegian
Karsten Warholm
800m
Kenyan
David Rudisha
1000m
Noah Ngeny
1500m
Moroccan
Hicham El Guerrouj
1600m/1 Mile
2000m
3000m
Kenyan
David Komen
3000m Steeplechase
Qatari
Saif Saaeed Shaheen
5000m
Ugandan
Joshua Cheptegei
5km Road
Ethiopian
Berihu Aregawi
10000m
Joshua Cheptegei
10km Road
Kenyan
Rhonex Kipruto
Half Marathon
Ugandan
Jacob Kiplimo
60 minutes track
British
Mo Farah
Marathon
Kenyan
Eliud Kipchoge
50km
South African
Stephen Mokoka
100km Road
Japanese
Nao Kazami
High Jump
Cuban
Javier Sotomayor
Event
Nationality
Answer
Pole Vault
Swedish
Armand Duplantis
Long Jump
American
Mike Powell
Triple Jump
British
Jonathan Edwards
Shot Put
American
Ryan Crouser
Discus Throw
East German
Jürgen Schult
Hammer Throw
Soviet
Yuriy Sedykh
Javelin
Czech
Jan Železný
Decalthon
French
Kevin Mayer
20000m Walk
Mexican
Bernardo Segura
20km Walk Road
Japanese
Yusuke Suzuki
120 minutes Walk
Italian
Maurizio Damilano
30000m Walk
50000m Walk
French
Yohann Diniz
50km Walk Road
4x100m Relay
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Jamaica
4x200m Relay
4x400m Relay
United States Of America
4x800m Relay
Kenya
Distance Medley Relay
United States Of America
4x1500m Relay
Kenya
Road/Ekiden Relay
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