Athletics season bests

Eurosport - Wed, 23 Jul 22:19:00 2008

The top performers of the outdoor season by event.

ATHLETICS Usain Bolt breaks 100m world record - 0

MEN

100 METRES

9.72 seconds Usain Bolt (Jamaica) (world record)

200 METRES

19.67 Usain Bolt (Jamaica)

400 METRES

43.86 Jeremy Wariner (U.S.)

800 METRES

1:42.69 Abubaker Kaki (Sudan)

1,500 METRES

3:31.57 Augustine Choge (Kenya)

3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE

8:01.57 Paul Kipsiele Koech (Kenya)

5,000 METRES

12:50.55 Moses Masai (Kenya)

10,000 METRES

26:25.97 Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia)

MARATHON

2:04:53 Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia)

110 METRES HURDLES

12.87 Dayron Robles (Cuba) (world record)

400 METRES HURDLES

47.79 Kerron Clement (U.S.)

HIGH JUMP

2.37 Stefan Holm (Sweden)

POLE VAULT

6.04 Brad Walker (U.S.)

LONG JUMP

8.73 Irving Saladino (Panama)

TRIPLE JUMP

17.58 Phillips Idowu (Britain)

SHOT PUT

22.12 Adam Nelson (U.S)

HAMMER

84.51 Ivan Tikhon (Belarus)

DISCUS

71.88 Gerd Kanter (Estonia)

JAVELIN

89.02 Jarrod Bannister (Australia)

20 KILOMETRE WALK

1:16:43 Sergey Morozov (Russia)

50 KILOMETRE WALK

3:34:14 Denis Nizhegorodov (Russia)

DECATHLON

8,832 Bryan Clay (U.S.)

WOMEN

100 METRES

10.78 Torri Edwards (U.S.)

200 METRES

21.94 Veronica Campbell-Brown (Jamaica)

400 METRES

49.83 Amantle Montscho (Botswana) and Allyson Felix (U.S)

800 METRES

1:54.85 Yelena Soboleva (Russia)

1,500 METRES

3:56.59 Yelena Soboleva (Russia)

3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE

9:08.21 Gulnara Galkina (Russia)

5,000 METRES

14:11.15 Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) (world record)

10,000 METRES

30:34.49 Shalane Flanagan (USA)

MARATHON

2:22:38 Yingying Zhang (China)

100 METRES HURDLES

12.45 Lolo Jones (U.S.)

400 METRES HURDLES

53.99 Lashinda Demus (USA)

HIGH JUMP

2.06 Blanka Vlasic (Croatia)

POLE VAULT

5.03 Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia) (world record)

LONG JUMP

7.04 Lyudmila Kolchanova (Russia)

TRIPLE JUMP

15.22 Hrysopiyi Devetzi (Greece)

SHOT PUT

20.90 Nadzeya Ostapchuk (Belarus)

HAMMER

77.32 Aksana Menkova (Belarus)

DISCUS

67.28 Darya Pishchalnikova (Russia)

JAVELIN

69.15 Barbara Spotakova (Czech Republic)

20 KILOMETRE WALK

1:25:11 Olga Kaniskina (Russia)

HEPTATHLON

6,667 Hyleas Fountain (U.S.)

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  1. Actually the times posted are correct to thebest of my recollection. Veronica's best time in the 200m is indeed 21.94. I don't know if Alyson has gone faster this year but Stewart did ruin 10.80 at the Jamaican trials which is less than the 10.78 recorded for
    Tori Edwards.
    The marathon time is the best this year; it was never supposed to be the best ever.

    From Balvin L, on Thu 24 Jul 2:53AM

  2. This is a little bit inaccurate with the women 100 metres best. i am sure kerron stewart beat veronica campbell at the jamaican qualifiers and stewart ran 10.85 also the 200 metres women alison felix and veronioca campbelll have run faster times than what you have put up there.

    From omorehia, on Thu 10 Jul 12:31PM

  3. According to Track & Field News, the marathon record is 2:04:26 by Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia)from 2007, not 2:04:53.

    From Gary H, on Fri 13 Jun 12:32PM
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