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Men    Women 100 y 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 1 Mile 5000 m 10000 m Marathon 110 m Hurdles 400 m Hurdles 3000 m Steeplechase High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Throw Hammer Throw Javelin Throw Decathlon 4 x 400 m Mixed

Men, Marathon (42.195 km.) All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons. •   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated          •   - Then World Record     2.29.01 Albert Michelsen USA Port Chester Oct 12, 1925 • • 2.24.52 John J. Kelley USA Yonkers, NY Sep 30, 1956   • 2.20.56 John J. Kelley USA Jersey City Oct 11, 1958   • 2.18.57 Leonard Edelen USA Fukuoka Dec 02, 1962     2.14.28 Leonard Edelen USA Cheswick Jun 15, 1963 • • 2.13.28 Ken Moore USA Fukuoka Dec 07, 1969   • 2.11.36 Ken Moore USA Fukuoka Dec 06, 1970   • 2.10.30 Frank Shorter USA Fukuoka Dec 03, 1972   • 2.10.20* Tony Sandoval USA Eugene Sep 09, 1979   • 2.10.20 Jeff Wells USA Eugene Sep 09, 1979   • 2.10.08 Alberto Salazar USA Rotterdam Apr 09, 1983   • 2.09.21 Alberto Salazar USA Fukuoka Dec 04, 1983   • 2.07.01 Khalid Khannouchi USA Chicago Oct 22, 2000     2.05.38 Khalid Khannouchi USA London Apr 14, 2002 •