Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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World outdoor records set or equaled between Oct. 1, 1997 and Sept. 21, 1998; (p) indicates record is pending ratification by the IAAF.
Men
| Event | Name | Record | Old Mark | Former Holder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 meters | Hicham El Guerrouj, MOR | 3:26.00 | 3:27.37 | Noureddine Morceli, ALB (1995) |
| 5000 meters | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH | 12:39.36 | 12:39.74 | Daniel Komen, KEN (1997) |
| 10,000 meters | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH | 26:22.75 | 26:27.85 | Paul Tergat, KEN (1997) |
| Marathon† | Ronaldo da Costa, BRA | 2:06:05 | 2:06:50 | Belayneh Densimo, ETH (1988) |
| 4 x 400m relay | Young, Pettigrew, Washington, Johnson, USA | 2:54.20p | 2:54.29 | Valmon, Watts, Reynolds, Johnson, USA (1993) |
Women
| Name | Record | Old Mark | Former Holder | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 meters | Jiang Bo, CHN | 14:28.09p | 14:31.27 | Dong Yanmei, CHN (1997) |
| 1 Hour | Tegla Loroupe, KEN | 18,340 meters(p) | 18,084 meters | Silvana Cruciata, ITA (1981) |
| Marathon† | Tegla Loroupe, KEN | 2:20:47 | 2:21:06 | Ingrid Kristiansen, NOR (1985) |
| Pole Vault | Emma George, AUS | 15-0 | 14-11 | Emma George, AUS (1996) |
| Pole Vault | Emma George, AUS | 15-01/4 | 15-0 | Emma George, AUS (1996) |
| Pole Vault | Emma George, AUS | 15-03/4p | 15-01/4 | Emma George, AUS (1996) |
| Hammer Throw | Mihaela Melinte, ROM | 239-11* | 239-10 | Olga Kuzenkova, RUS (1997) |
†The IAAF does not officially recognize world records for road races.
*Kuzenkova had set the mark at 242-1 earlier in the year but becuase no drug test was performed, the record was not ratified by the IAAF.
| Track and Field | World, Olympic and American Records |
