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 · women

100 Metres 10.54 Elaine Thompson-Herah · JAM 200 Metres 21.34 Florence Griffith Joyner · USA 400 Metres 47.60 Marita Koch · GDR

Middle distance

2 events · women

800 Metres 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová · CZE 1500 Metres 3:48.68 Faith Kipyegon · KEN

Long distance

3 events · women

5000 Metres 13:58.06 Beatrice Chebet · KEN 10,000 Metres 28:54.14 Beatrice Chebet · KEN 3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:44.32 Beatrice Chepkoech · KEN

Hurdles

2 events · women

100 Metres Hurdles 12.12 Tobi Amusan · NGR 400 Metres Hurdles 50.37 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone · USA

Jumps

4 events · women

High Jump 2.10 Yaroslava Mahuchikh · UKR Pole Vault 5.06 Yelena Isinbayeva · RUS Long Jump 7.52 Galina Chistyakova · RUS Triple Jump 15.67 Yulimar Rojas · VEN

Throws

4 events · women

Shot Put 22.63 Natalya Lisovskaya · RUS Discus Throw 76.80 Gabriele Reinsch · GER Hammer Throw 82.98 Anita Włodarczyk · POL Javelin Throw 72.28 Barbora Špotáková · CZE

Combined

1 events · women

Heptathlon 7291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee · USA

Road

4 events · women

5 km Road 13:54 Beatrice Chebet · KEN 10 km Road 28:46 Agnes Jebet Ngetich · KEN Half Marathon 1:02:52 Letesenbet Gidey · ETH Marathon 2:09:56 Ruth Chepng'etich · KEN

Race walk

3 events · women

20 km Race Walk 1:23:39 Yelena Lashmanova · RUS 35 km Race Walk 2:37:15 María Pérez · ESP 50 km Race Walk 3:50:42 Yelena Lashmanova · RUS

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