List of Commonwealth records in athletics
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Commonwealth records in athletics are the best marks set in an event by an athlete who competes for a member nation of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Contents
Outdoor
Men
Commonwealth best times for non-standard events
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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50 m | 5.47+ (+0.9 m/s) | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 16 August 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | [34] | |
60 m | 6.31+ (+0.9 m/s) | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 16 August 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | [35] | [3] |
100 y | 9.07+ (-0.5 m/s) | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 27 May 2010 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | [36] | |
150 m (bend) | 14.44+ (-0.3 m/s) | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 20 August 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | [37] | |
150 m (straight) | 14.35 (+1.1 m/s) | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 17 May 2009 | Manchester City Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | [38] | |
300 m | 30.97 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 27 May 2010 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | [39] | |
600 m | 1:13.49 | Joseph Mutua Mwengi | Kenya | 28 July 2002 | Naimette-Xhovémont Meeting | Liege, Belgium | ||
Two miles | 7:58.61 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 19 July 1997 | KBC Night of Athletics | Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium | ||
10 miles (road) | 44:27 | Leonard Patrick Komon | Kenya | 18 September 2011 | 27th Dam tot Dam | Zaandam, Netherlands | [40] | |
2000 m steeplechase | 5:14.43 | Julius Kariuki | Kenya | 21 August 1990 | Rovereto, Italy | |||
200 m hurdles "straight" | 22.10 (+2.0 m/s) [WB] | Andy Turner | England | 15 May 2011 | Manchester City Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | [41] | |
22.10 (+1.8 m/s) [WB] | L. J. van Zyl | South Africa | 9 May 2015 | Manchester City Games | Manchester, Great Britain | [42] | ||
200 m hurdles "curve" | 22.59 (+0.2 m/s) | Darryl Wohlsen | Australia | 14 March 1996 | Brisbane, Australia | |||
Swedish relay | 1:46.59 | Puma Reggae Team Christopher Williams (100m) Usain Bolt (200m) Davian Clarke (300m) Jermaine Gonzales (400 m) |
Jamaica | 25 July 2006 | DN Galan | Stockholm, Stockholm | [43] | |
4x1 mile relay | 15:59.57 | Tony Rogers John Bowden Mike Gilchrist John Walker |
New Zealand | 2 March 1983 | Auckland, New Zealand |
Women
Commonwealth best times for non-standard events
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | Video |
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100 y | 9.91+ (+1.1 m/s) [WB] | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica | 31 May 2011 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | [71] | |
150 m (bend) | 16.46 (−1.5 m/s) | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 27 September 1989 | Trapani, Italy | [72][73] | ||
150 m (straight) | 16.63 (+0.2 m/s) | Anyika Onuora | Great Britain | 25 May 2013 | Manchester City Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | [74] | |
300m | 35.46 | Kathy Smallwood-Cook | England | 18 August 1984 | London, United Kingdom | |||
600 m | 1:23.35 | Pamela Jelimo | Kenya | 5 July 2012 | Meeting de la Province de Liège | Liège, Belgium | [75][76] | |
10 miles (road) | 50:05+ | Mary Keitany | Kenya | 18 February 2011 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | [77] | |
200 m hurdles (straight) | 25.05 (+1.0 m/s) | Meghan Beesley | Great Britain | 17 May 2014 | Manchester City Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | [78] | [5] |
Sprint medley relay | 3:34.56 | Sherri-Ann Brooks (200 m) Rosemarie Whyte(200 m) Moya Thompson 51.7 (400 m) Kenia Sinclair 1:57.43 (800 m) |
Jamaica | April 2009 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, United States |
Indoor
Men
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | Video |
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50 m | 5.56 | Donovan Bailey | Canada | 9 February 1996 | Bill Cosby Invitational | Reno, United States | ||
60 m | 6.42 | Dwain Chambers | England | 7 March 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | [79] | |
150 m | 14.99 | Donovan Bailey | Canada | 1 June 1997 | Bailey–Johnson 150-metre race | Toronto, Canada | [80] | |
200 m | 19.92 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 18 February 1996 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | ||
400 m | 44.80 | Kirani James | Grenada | 27 February 2011 | SEC Championships | Fayetteville, United States | [81][82] | [6] |
600 m | 1:15.69 | Jackson Kivuna | Kenya | 6 February 2011 | Russian Winter Meeting | Moscow, Russia | [83] | |
800 m | 1:44.71 | Joseph Mutua | Kenya | 31 January 2004 | Sparkassen Cup | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
1000 m | 2:15.50 | Kennedy Kimwetich | Kenya | 6 February 2000 | Sparkassen Cup | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
1500 m | 3:32.11 | Laban Rotich | Kenya | 1 February 1998 | Sparkassen Cup | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
Mile | 3:51.61 | Nick Willis | New Zealand | 7 February 2015 | New Balance Indoor Grand Prix | Boston, United States | [84] | |
3000 m | 7:24.90 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 6 February 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | |||
Two miles | 8:03.40 | Mo Farah | Great Britain | 21 February 2015 | Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, Great Britain | [85] | |
5000 m | 12:51.48 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 19 February 1998 | GE Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
50 m hurdles | 6.25 | Mark McKoy | Canada | 5 March 1986 | Kobe, Japan | |||
60 m hurdles | 7.30 | Colin Jackson | Wales | 9 March 1994 | Sindelfingen, Germany | |||
300 m hurdles | 34.92 OT | Llewellyn Herbert | South Africa | 9 February 1999 | Pirkkahall | Tampere, Finland | [86][87] | |
400 m hurdles | 50.21 | Richard Yates | England | 19 February 2011 | Aviva Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [88][89] | [7] |
2000 m steeplechase | 5:13.77 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenya | 13 February 2011 | Indoor Flanders Meeting | Ghent, Belgium | [90][91] | |
High jump | 2.38 m | Steve Smith | England | 4 February 1994 | Wuppertal, Germany | |||
Pole vault | 6.06 m | Steven Hooker | Australia | 7 February 2009 | Boston Indoor Games | Roxbury, United States | ||
Long jump | 8.40 m | James Beckford | Jamaica | 9 February 1996 | Madrid, Spain | |||
Triple jump | 17.75 m | Phillips Idowu | England | 9 March 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | [92] | |
Shot put | 21.49 m | Carl Myerscough | England | 15 March 2003 | NCAA Indoor Championships | Fayetteville, United States | ||
Weight Throw | 24.72 m | Scott Russell | Canada | 8 February 2002 | Ames, United States | |||
Discus throw | 65.60 m | Benn Harradine | Australia | 12 March 2011 | 4th World Indoor Throwing | Växjö, Sweden | [93][94] | |
Heptathlon | 6279 pts | Mike Smith | Canada | 13–14 March 1993 | World Championships | Toronto, Canada | ||
7.06 (60 m), 7.49 m (long jump), 15.97 m (shot put), 2.10 m (high jump) / 7.98 (60 m hurdles), 4.90 m (pole vault), 2:45.55 (1000 m) | ||||||||
5000 m walk | 18:47.56 | Tim Berrett | Canada | 20 February 1993 | Winnipeg, Canada | |||
4×200 m relay | 1:24.85 | Tyler Christopher Adam Kunkel Keston Nelson Neal Hurtubise |
Canada | 27 January 2007 | Montreal, Canada | |||
1:22.11 # [95] | Linford Christie Darren Braithwaite Ade Mafe John Regis |
Great Britain | 3 March 1991 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | ||||
4×400 m relay | 3:03.69 | Errol Nolan Allodin Fothergill Akheem Gauntlett Edino Steele |
Jamaica | 9 March 2014 | World Championships | Sopot, Poland | [96] | |
4×800 m relay | 7:23.13 | Kyle Smith Andrew Maloney Matt Lincoln Andrew Heaney |
Canada | 31 January 2009 | University Park, United States |
Women
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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50 m | 6.00 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 4 February 1994 | Moscow, Russia | ||
60 m | 6.96 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 14 February 1992 | Madrid, Spain | ||
200 m | 21.87 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 13 February 1993 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | |
300 m | 35.69 | Patricia Hall | Jamaica | 14 February 2012 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | [97] |
400 m | 50.02 | Nicola Sanders | England | 3 March 2007 | European Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
800 m | 1:57.06 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 21 February 1999 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | |
1:56.36 # [98] | 22 February 1998 | ||||||
1000 m | 2:30.94 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 25 February 1999 | GE Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | |
1500 m | 4:02.66 | Kelly Holmes | England | 16 March 2003 | World Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
Mile | 4:23.88 | Kirsty Wade | Wales | 5 February 1988 | New York City, United States | ||
3000 m | 8:30.53 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 21 February 2009 | AVIVA Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
5000 m | 14:39.89 | Kimberley Smith | New Zealand | 27 February 2009 | New York City, United States | ||
50 m hurdles | 6.67+ | Michelle Freeman | Jamaica | 13 February 2000 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | |
60 m hurdles | 7.73 | Sally Pearson | Australia | 10 March 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [99] |
400 m hurdles | 1:01.04 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | Cameroon | 12 February 2012 | Meeting National | Val-de-Reuil, France | [100] |
High jump | 1.99 m | Debbie Brill | Canada | 23 January 1982 | Edmonton, Canada | ||
Pole vault | 4.87 m | Holly Bleasdale | England | 21 January 2012 | Villeurbanne, France | [101] | |
Long jump | 6.91 m | Elva Goulbourne | Jamaica | 23 February 2002 | SEC Championships | Fayetteville, United States | [102] |
Triple jump | 15.16 m | Ashia Hansen | England | 28 February 1998 | European Championships | Valencia, Spain | |
Shot put | 20.54 m | Valerie Vili | New Zealand | 10 March 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [103] |
Weight throw | 19.95 m | Julia Ratcliffe | New Zealand | 7 December 2014 | New Year Invitational | Princeton, United States | [104] |
Pentathlon | 5000 pts | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | England | 6 March 2015 | European Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | [105] |
8.18 (60 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 12.32 m (shot put), 6.89 m (long jump), 2:12.78 (800 m) | |||||||
Mile walk | 6:17:29 | Rachel Seaman | Canada | 15 February 2014 | Millrose Games | New York City, United States | [106][107] |
3000 m walk | 11:53.82 | Kerry Saxby | Australia | 13 March 1993 | World Championships | Toronto, Canada | |
4×200 m relay | 1:33.96 | Paula Dunn Jennifer Stoute Linda Keough Sally Gunnell |
England | 23 February 1990 | Aviva International Match | Glasgow, United Kingdom | |
4×400 m relay | 3:26.54 | Patricia Hall Anneisha McLaughlin Kaliese Spencer Stephenie Ann McPherson |
Jamaica | 9 March 2014 | World Championships | Sopot, Poland | [108] |
4×800 m relay | 8:47.52 | University of Victoria Richardson Ross Wellman Marquette |
Canada | 8 March 1985 | Windsor, Canada |
+ = en route to longer distance
ht = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
# = not officially ratified
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
OT = oversized track
est = estimate
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