26 published lists · 26 events

Top lists

All-time top 50 for every published event, men and women. Each list shows the source revision it was built from.

Sprints

3 events · men

100 Metres 9.58 Usain Bolt · JAM 200 Metres 19.19 Usain Bolt · JAM 400 Metres 43.03 Wayde van Niekerk · RSA

Middle distance

2 events · men

800 Metres 1:40.91 David Rudisha · KEN 1500 Metres 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj · MAR

Long distance

3 events · men

5000 Metres 12:35.36 Joshua Cheptegei · UGA 10,000 Metres 26:11.00 Joshua Cheptegei · UGA 3000 Metres Steeplechase 7:52.11 Lamecha Girma · ETH

Hurdles

2 events · men

110 Metres Hurdles 12.75 Ja'Kobe Tharp · USA 400 Metres Hurdles 45.80 Alison dos Santos · BRA

Jumps

4 events · men

High Jump 2.45 Javier Sotomayor · CUB Pole Vault 6.30 Armand Duplantis · SWE Long Jump 8.95 Mike Powell · USA Triple Jump 18.29 Jonathan Edwards · GBR

Throws

4 events · men

Shot Put 23.56 Ryan Crouser · USA Discus Throw 75.56 Mykolas Alekna · LTU Hammer Throw 86.74 Yuriy Syedikh · RUS Javelin Throw 98.48 Jan Železný · CZE

Combined

1 events · men

Decathlon 9126 Kevin Mayer · FRA

Road

4 events · men

5 km Road 12:49 Berihu Aregawi · ETH 10 km Road 26:31 Yomif Kejelcha · ETH Half Marathon 56:42 Jacob Kiplimo · UGA Marathon 1:59:30 Sabastian Sawe · KEN

Race walk

3 events · men

20 km Race Walk 1:16:10 Toshikazu Yamanishi · JPN 35 km Race Walk 2:20:43 Massimo Stano · ITA 50 km Race Walk 3:32:33 Yohann Diniz · FRA

Marks shown are the #1 on each all-time best-by-athlete list · source revisions 20–20 May 2026 · What "top 50" means here