British records in athletics

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[edit] Men's track records[1]

Event Data Athlete Date Place
100 m 9.87 Linford Christie 15-08-1993 Stuttgart, Germany
200 m 19.87 John Regis 31-07-1994 Sestriere, Italy
300 m 31.56 Dougie Walker 19-07-1998 Gateshead, UK
400 m 44.36 Iwan Thomas 13-07-1997 Birmingham, UK
800 m 1:41.73 Sebastian Coe 10-06-1981 Florence, Italy
1000 m 2:12.18 Sebastian Coe 11-07-1981 Oslo, Norway
1500 m 3:29.67 Steve Cram 16-07-1985 Nice, France
1 Mile 3:46.32 Steve Cram 27-07-1985 Oslo, Norway
2000 m 4:51.39 Steve Cram 04-08-1985 Budapest, Hungary
3000 m 7:32.79 David Moorcroft 17-07-1982 London, UK
2 Miles 8:13.51 Steve Ovett 15-09-1978 London, UK
5000 m 13:00.41 David Moorcroft 07-07-1982 Oslo, Norway
10000 m 27:18.14 Jon Brown 28-08-1998 Brussels, Belgium
20000 m 57:28.70+ Carl Thackery 31-03-1990 La Flèche, France
25000 m 1:15:22.60 Ron Hill 21-07-1965 Bolton, UK
30000 m 1:31:30.40 Jim Alder 05-09-1970 London, UK
50000 m 2:48:06 Jeff Norman 07-06-1980 Timperley, UK
100 km 6:10:20 Don Ritchie 28-08-1976 London, UK
100 Miles 11:30:51+ Don Ritchie 15-08-1977 London, UK
1 Hour 20,855 m Carl Thackery 31-03-1993 La Flèche, France
2 Hours 37,994 m Jim Alder 17-08-1964 Walton-On-Thames, UK
24 Hours 274.480 km Dave Dowdle 23-05-1982 Gloucester
48 Hours 401.208 km Richard Brown 09-05-1991 Surgères, France
2000 m Steeplechase 5:19.86 Mark Rowland 28-08-1988 London, UK
3000 m Steeplechase 8:07.96 Mark Rowland 30-09-1988 Seoul, South Korea
110 m Hurdles 12.91 Colin Jackson 20-08-1993 Stuttgart, Germany
200 m Hurdles 22.63 Colin Jackson 01-06-1991 Cardiff, UK
300 m Hurdles 34.48 Chris Rawlinson 30-06-2002 Sheffield, UK
400 m Hurdles 47.82 Kriss Akabusi 06-08-1992 Barcelona, Spain
4x100 m Relay 37.73 Jason Gardener,

Darren Campbell,

Marlon Devonish,

Dwain Chambers

 29-08-1999 Seville, Spain
4x200 m Relay 1:21.29 Marcus Adam,

Ade Mafe,

Linford Christie,

John Regis

 23-06-1989 Birmingham, UK
4x400 m Relay 2:56.60 Iwan Thomas,

Jamie Baulch,

Mark Richardson,

Roger Black

 03-08-1996 Atlanta GA, USA
4x800 m Relay 7:03.89 Peter Elliott,

Garry Cook,

Steve Cram,

Sebastian Coe

 30-08-1982 London, UK
4x1500 m Relay 14:56.8 Alan Mottershead,

Geoff Cooper,

Steve Emson,

Roy Wood

 23-06-1979 Bourges, France
4x1 Mile Relay 16:17.4 Erwin Hartel,

Chris Ridler,

Tony Staynings,

Nick Rose

 25-04-1995 Des Moines IA, USA

[edit] Walking

Event Data Athlete Date Place
1500 m 5:46.24 Roger Mills 29 Aug 1975 London, UK
1 mile 5:58.9 Andy Penn 13 Aug 1997 Rugby, UK
3000 m 11:24.4 Mark Easton 10 May 1989 Tonbridge, UK
5000 m 19:35 Darrell Stone 16 May 1989 Brighton, UK
10000 m 40:06.65 Ian McCombie 4 Jun 1989 Jarrow, UK
15000 m 1:02:40.0+ Ian McCombie 15 May 1992 Fana, Norway
20000 m 1:23:26.5 Ian McCombie 26 May 1990 Fana, Norway
25000 m 1:55:00.8+ Ron Wallwork 31 Jul 1971 Blackburn, UK
30000 m 2:11:54 Chris Maddocks 31 Dec 1989 Plymouth, UK
35000 m 2:43:12+ Chris Maddocks 22 Sep 1984 Birmingham, UK
40000 m 3:10:48+ Chris Maddocks 22 Sep 1984 Birmingham, UK
50000 m 4:05:44.6 Paul Blagg 26 May 1990 Fana, Norway
100 km 9:41:54+ Ed Shillabeer 15 Sep 1985 Colchester, UK
1 hour 14,324m+ Ian McCombie 7 Jul 1985 London, UK
2 hours 27,262m+ Chris Maddocks 31 Dec 1989 Plymouth, UK
24 hours 214.061 km Hew Neilson 15 Oct 1960 Walton-on-Thames, UK

[edit] Women's track records

Event Data Athlete Date Place
100 m 11.10 Kathy Cook 05-09-1981 Rome, Italy
200 m 22.10 Kathy Cook 09-08-1984 Los Angeles CA, USA
300 m 35.46 Kathy Cook 18-08-1984 London, UK
400 m 49.43 Kathy Cook 06-08-1984 Los Angeles CA, USA
800 m 1:56.21 Kelly Holmes 09-09-1995 Monte Carlo, Monaco
1000 m 2:32.55 Kelly Holmes 15-06-1997 Leeds, UK
1500 m 3:57.90 Kelly Holmes 28-08-2004 Athens, Greece
1 Mile 4:17.57 Zola Budd 21-08-1985 Zurich, Switzerland
2000 m 5:26.93 Yvonne Murray 08-06-1994 Edinburgh, UK
3000 m 8:22.20 Paula Radcliffe 19-06-2002 Monte Carlo, Monaco
2 Miles 9:17.40+ Paula Radcliffe 20-06-2004 Bydgoszcz, Poland
5000 m 14:29.11 Paula Radcliffe 20-06-2004 Bydgoszcz, Poland
10000 m 30:01.09 Paula Radcliffe 06-08-2002 Munich, Germany
20000 m 1:15:46.00+ Carolyn Hunter-Rowe 06-03-1994 Barry, UK
25000 m 1:35:15.5+ Carolyn Hunter-Rowe 06-03-1994 Barry, UK
30000 m 1:55:02.3+ Carolyn Hunter-Rowe 06-03-1994 Barry, UK
50000 m 3:18:52+ Carolyn Hunter-Rowe 06-03-1994 Barry, UK
40 Miles 4:26:43 Carolyn Hunter-Rowe 07-03-1993 Barry, UK
100 km 08:01:39 Hilary Walker 04-04-1993 London, UK
100 Miles 14:44:25+ Eleanor Adams 20-08-1989 Melbourne, Australia
1 Hour 16,495m Michaela McCallum 02-04-2000 Asti, Italy
2 Hours 31,200 m Carolyn Hunter-Rowe 06-03-1994 Barry, UK
24 Hours 240.169 km Eleanor Adams 20-08-1989 Melbourne, Australia
48 Hours 366.512km Hilary Walker 07-11-1988 Blackpool, UK
2000 m Steeplecase 6:28.07 Tara Krzywicki 26-07-2003 Birmingham, UK
3000 m Steeplechase 9:38.56 Hattie Dean 15-07-2007 Sheffield, UK
100 m Hurdles 12.80 Angie Thorp 31-07-1996 Atlanta GA, USA
200 m Hurdles 26.68 Sharon Danville 16-07-1971 London, UK
300 m Hurdles 40.58 Sinead Dudgeon 15-09-2000 Gold Coast, Australia
400 m Hurdles 52.74 Sally Gunnell 19-08-1993 Stuttgart, Germany
4x400 m Relay 3:20.04 Christine Ohuruogu

Marilyn Okoro

Lee McConnell

Nicola Sanders

 02-09-2007 Osaka, Japan

[edit] Men's field records

Event Data Athlete Date Place
High Jump 2.37 m Steve Smith 20-09-1992 Seoul, Korea
= = = 22-08-1993 Stuttgart, Germany
Pole Vault 5.80 m Nick Buckfield 27-05-1998 Chania, Greece
Long Jump 8.29 Chris Tomlinson 07-07-2007 Bad Langensalza, Germany
Triple Jump 18.29 Jonathan Edwards 07-08-1995 Göteborg, Sweden
Shot Put 21.92 Carl Myerscough 13-06-2003 Sacramento CA, USA
Discus 66.64 Perriss Wilkins 06-06-1998 Birmingham, UK
Hammer 77.54 Martin Girvan 12-05-1984 Wolverhampton, UK
35lb Weight 23.08 Matt Mileham 16-02-1985 Fresno CA, USA
Javelin 91.46 Steve Backley 25-01-1992 Auckland, New Zealand
Decathlon 8847 Daley Thompson 09-08-1984 Los Angeles CA, USA
Double Decathlon 12043 John Heanley 24-09-2000 Hexham, UK
Pentathlon 3841 Barry King 20-05-1970 Santa Barbara CA, USA

[edit] Women's field records

Event Data Athlete Date Place
High Jump 1.95 m Diana Davies 26-06-1982 Oslo, Norway
= = Susan Moncrieff 24-06-2001 Bremen, Germany
= = Jessica Ennis 05-05-2007 Desanzano, Italy
Pole Vault 4.47 m Janine Whitlock 22-07-2005 London, UK
Long Jump 6.90 m Bev Kinch 14-08-1983 Helsinki, Finland
Triple Jump 15.15 Ashia Hansen 13-09-1997 Fukuoka, Japan
Shot Put 19.36 m Judy Oakes 14-08-1988 Gateshead, UK
Discus 67.48 m Meg Ritchie 26-04-1981 Walnut CA, USA
Hammer 68.93 m Lorraine Shaw 08-06-2003 Loughborough, UK
20lb Weight 20.63 m Shirley Webb 02-08-2005 Eton, UK
Javelin 65.05 m Goldie Sayers 20-05-2007 Loughborough, UK
Heptathlon 6831 points Denise Lewis 30-07-2000 Talence, France
Decathlon 6522 points Julie Hollman 21-09-1997 Ahlen, Germany
Double Heptathlon 9152 points Charmaine Johnson 23-09-1990 Espoo, Finland
Pentathlon 4402 points Sue Longden 24-05-1980 Birmingham, UK

[edit] Men's road

Event Data Athlete Date Place
5 km 13:30 Rob Denmark 4-05-1996 Dublin, Ireland
8 km 22:08 David Moorcroft 04-01-1981 Los Angeles CA, USA
5 miles 22:17+ Steve Jones 24-04-1984 Birmingham, UK
10 km 27:34 Nick Rose 01-04-1984 New Orleans LA, USA
12 km 34:01 Peter Whitehead 26-12-1994 Cali, Colombia
15 km 42:39 Jon Brown 26-02-1994 Tampa FL, USA
10 miles 45:13 Ian Stewart 08-05-1977 Stoke, UK
20 km 58:07 Ron Hill 2706-1971 Manchester, UK
Half Marathon 1:00:09 Paul Evans 15-01-1995 Marrakesh, Morocco
25 km 1:13:30+ Steve Jones 20-08-1985 Chicago IL, USA
30 km 1:28:40+ Steve Jones 20-08-1985 Chicago IL, USA
20 miles 1:35:22+ Steve Jones 20-08-1985 Chicago IL, USA
Marathon 2:07:13 Steve Jones 20-08-1985 Chicago IL, USA
50 km 2:52:29 Don Ritchie 04-04-1981 Niort, France
100 km 6:24:05 Simon Pride 15-05-1999 Chavagnes-en-Paillers, France
100 miles 11:51:12 Don Ritchie 15-06-1979 New York NY, USA
24 hours 254.823km Paul Bream 31-05-1987 Bray, Ireland
Marathon Relay 1:59:14 Carl Thackery
Jon Solly
Mark Scrutton
Dave Clarke
Karl Harrison		 30-11-1996 Hiroshima, Japan

[edit] Walking

Event Data Athlete Date Place
5 km 19:29 Andi Drake 27 May 1990 Søfteland, Norway
5 miles 32:38+ Ian McCombie 23 Mar 1985 York, UK
10 km 40:17 Chris Maddocks 30 Apr 1989 Burrator
15 km 1:01:11 Steve Barry 24 Jun 1984 Mézidon-Canon, France
10 miles 1:06:15+ Steve Barry 26 Feb 1983 Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
20 km 1:22:03 Ian McCombie 23 Sep 1988 Seoul, Korea
25 km 1:46:16+ Ian McCombie 27 Apr 1986 Edinburgh, UK
30 km 2:07:56 Ian McCombie 27 Apr 1986 Edinburgh, UK
20 miles 2:30:35 Paul Nihill 12 Jun 1971 Sheffield, UK
35 km 2:36:19 Chris Maddocks 29 Jun 1991 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
40 km 3:02:55+ Chris Maddocks 28 Oct 1990 Burrator
50 km 3:51:37 Chris Maddocks 28 Oct 1990 Burrator
100 km 9:34:25 Tony Geal 2 Jun 1979 Grand-Quevilly, France
24 hours 219.570km Derek Harrison 21 May 1978 Rouen, France

[edit] Women's road

Event Data Athlete Date Place
5 km 14:48+ Paula Radcliffe 23 Feb 2003 San Juan, Puerto Rico
8 km 24:05+ Paula Radcliffe 23 Feb 2003 San Juan, Puerto Rico
5 miles 24:47 Paula Radcliffe 24 Apr 1999 Balmoral
10 km 30:21 Paula Radcliffe 23 Feb 2003 San Juan, Puerto Rico
12 km 39:20 Liz McColgan 17 Oct 1987 Irving TX, USA
15 km 46:41+ Paula Radcliffe 21 Sep 2003 Newcastle-South Shields, UK
10 miles 50:01+ Paula Radcliffe 21 Sep 2003 Newcastle-South Shields, UK
20 km 1:02:21+ Paula Radcliffe 21 Sep 2003 Newcastle-South Shields, UK
Half Marathon 1:05:40 Paula Radcliffe 21 Sep 2003 Newcastle-South Shields, UK
25 km 1:20:36+ Paula Radcliffe 13 Apr 2003 London, UK
30 km 1:36:36+ Paula Radcliffe 13 Apr 2003 London, UK
20 miles 1:43:33+ Paula Radcliffe 13 Apr 2003 London, UK
Marathon 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe 13 Apr 2003 London, UK
50 km 3:23:23+ Trudi Thomson 6 Apr 1996 Claremont-Kirstenbosch, South Africa
100 km 7:27:19 Carolyn Hunter-Rowe 8 Aug 1993 Torhout, Belgium
100 miles 14:43:40+ Eleanor Adams-Robinson 4 Feb 1990 Milton Keynes, UK
24 hours 237.861km Eleanor Adams-Robinson 4 Feb 1990 Milton Keynes, UK
Marathon Relay 2:17:31 Bev Nicholson

Jill Hunter
Laura Adam
Marian Sutton
Nicky Morris
Andrea Whitcombe

 23 Feb 1992 Yokohama, Japan

[edit] References

  1. ^ UK National Records and Best Performances

1 All UK national records and bests