| RECORDS BY EVENTS | ||
| MEN 2018 Only automatic timing. Athletes banned for doping excluded. | Yearlist: - 2021 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2008 - 2006 | |
| 100 metres | 9.90 and faster: 34 | Tyson
Gay:
              OK up to July 2012. Justin Gatlin: OK since Aug 2010. Tim Montgomery: OK up to June 2005. | ||
| Europoids | None | |||
| Semites | None | |||
| Indians and Austronesians | None | |||
| Orientals | None | |||
| African Blacks | 5 | Fasuba (9.85); Obikwelu (9.86); Fredericks (9.86); Makusha (9.89); Simbine (9.89) | ||
| American Blacks | 29. Best actives: | Blake (9.69); Gatlin (9.74); Coleman (9.79) | ||
| 200 metres | - 19.85: 32 | Shawn Crawford: OK up to 2012. | ||
| Europoids | 1 | Lemaitre (19.80) | ||
| Semites | None | |||
| Indians and Austronesians | None | |||
| Orientals | None | |||
| African Blacks | 4 | Fredericks (19.68); Makwala (19.77); Van Niekerk (19.84); Obikwelu (19.84) | ||
| American Blacks | 27. Best actives: | Blake (19.26); Dix (19.53); Lyles (19.65) | ||
| 400 metres | - 44.20: 33 | L. Merritt: OK since 2012. A. Pettigrew: OK up to 1999. | ||
| Europoids | 1 | Wariner (43.45) | ||
| Semites | 1 | Masrahi (43.93) | ||
| Indians and Austronesians | None | |||
| Orientals | None | |||
| African Blacks | 7 | Van Niekerk (43.03); Makwala (43.72); Thebe (44.02); Haroun (44.07); Kikaya (44.10); Egbunike (44.17); Kitur (44.18) | ||
| American Blacks | 24. Best actives: | Norman (43.61); Merritt (43.65); Kerley (43.70) | ||
| 800 metres | - 1:42.95: 33 | H. Sepeng: OK up to 2004. | ||
| Europoids | 8 | Coe (1:41.73); Borzakovskij (1:42.47); Tuka (1:42.51); Bosse (1:42.53); Bucher (1:42.55); Rodal (1:42.58); Cram (1:42.88); Murphy (1:42.93) | ||
| Semites | 1 | Makhloufi (1:42.61) | ||
| Indians and Austronesians | None | |||
| Orientals | None | |||
| African Blacks | 20. Best actives: | Amos (1:41.73); Korir (1:42.05); Kaki (1:42.23) | ||
| American Blacks | 3 | Cruz (1:41.77); Gray (1:42.60); Tellez (1:42.85) | ||
| 1500 metres | - 3:30.00: 32 | |||
| Europoids | 4 | Cacho (3:28.95); N. Willis (3:29.66); Cram (3:29.77); Coe (3:29.77) | ||
| Semites | 7 | El Guerrouj (3:26.00); Baala (3:28.98); Morceli (3:27.37); Makhloufi (3:28.75); Iguider (3:28.79); Aouita (3:29.46); Laalou (3:29.53) | ||
| Indians and Austronesians | None | |||
| Orientals | None | |||
| African Blacks | 20. Best actives: | Kiplagat (3:27.64); Cheruiyot (3:28.41); Makhloufi (3:28.75) | ||
| American Blacks | 1 | Maree (3:29.77) | ||
| 5000 metres | - 12:53.40: 33 | |||
| Europoids | None | |||
| Semites | 4 | Lahlafi (12:49.28); El Guerrouj (12:50.24); Goumri (12:50.25); Hissou (12:50.80) | ||
| Indians and Austronesians | None | |||
| Orientals | None | |||
| African Blacks | 29. Best actives: | Barega (12:43.02); Gebrhiwet (12:45.82); Kejelcha (12:46.79) | ||
| American Blacks | None | |||
| 10,000 metres | - 26:52.30: 33 | |||
| Europoids | 1 | Rupp (26:44.36) | ||
| Semites | 1 | Hissou (26:38.08) | ||
| Indians and Austronesians | None | |||
| Orientals | None | |||
| African Blacks | 31. Best actives: | Rotich (26:43.98); Farah (26:46.57); Merga (26:48.35) | ||
| American Blacks | None | |||
| 3000 steeplechase | - 8:05.75: 32 | |||
| Europoids | 2 | Vroemen (8:04.95); Jager (8:00.45) | ||
| Semites | 5 | El Bakkali (7:58.15); Mekhissi (8:00.09); Tahri (8:01.18); Boulami (8:02.66); Ezzine (8:03.57); | ||
| Indians and Austronesians | None | |||
| Orientals | None | |||
| African Blacks | 25. Best actives: | B. Kipruto (7:53.64); P. K. Koech (7:54.31); Kemboi (7:55.76) | ||
| American Blacks | None | |||