A cleansweep happens when a country gets the first three positions in the same event and year. Since 1993, the world champion has the right to defend his title in the next edition, and his country is awarded a fourth contestant. Only in this case is it possible to achieve a *"four...
The World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi 1999saw two world indoor records in both the men’s and women’s 4x400m but perhaps the individual performance of the meeting in the Japanese city’s Green Dome came from Namibia’s Frankie Fredericks who won the 200m in 20...
Ahead of the2022 World Athletics Championships, we take a look at world records for the track and field events that will be on offer in Oregon, USA. Who ran the fastest 100m in history? The fastest man in history isUsain Bolt.The Jamaican became the first man to...
Below is a list of the major track events and the fastest official times ever recorded in each by men and women in outdoor competition. MORE:World Athletics Championships 2022 results: Updated list of winners for every track & field event at Oregon22 100m world record Men: Usain Bolt (...
Eight months into the season,seven world records have already been broken. And with the track and field focus now on the2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, from 19 to 27 August, athletes are angling to hit their peaks again....
Learn about the athletes who overcame both physical and mental hurdles to impact their sport. This compilation of championship records, organized by event, will help you research your favorite athletes and the titles to beat.
The women’s mile world record, and women’s mile running in general, were basically ignored by the track and field establishment and most of the public for many years. Roger Bannister was celebrated as the first man to run a sub-4:00 mile in 1954. But Great Britain’s Diane Leather ...
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, March 01–03 — Our coverage of World Indoor Championships XIX is presented in four composite articles:men’s track,men’s field,women’s track,women’s field. Jump To Event Report: 60 Meters: Julien Alfred (St. Lucia) 6.98 =WL ...
Recapping Night 10 of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, which features finals in the men's 800, women's 100m hurdles, men's 400m hurdles, women's 400m hurdles and more.
First, in a by-event compilation, you’ll find the leaders in the categories of Most Points, Most Rankings, Most No. 1s and The Top U.S. Scorers (in the World Rankings, not the U.S. Rankings). Following that are the stats on an all-events basis. ...