List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics
Commonwealth Games records in athletics are set by athletes competing from a range of nations within the
Commonwealth of Nations.
The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1930 as the British Empire Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation accepts only athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations and recognises records set at editions of the Commonwealth Games. The athletics events at the Games are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, pole vault, long and triple jumps), road events and combined events (triathlon, heptathlon and decathlon). There are also several track and field events held for disabled athletes.
Many Commonwealth Games records were set over distances using imperial measurements, such as the 100 yard dash, and (as a result of metric standardisation in 1966) many records belong to defunct events. The oldest record is George Bailey's 9:52.0 minutes in the seldom used men's two mile steeplechase, which was set at the inaugural Games. The two longest lasting records in current events were both set at the 1974 edition of the Games: Englishman Ian Thompson's record of 2:09:12 hours in the Marathon, and Tanzanian Filbert Bayi's record of 3:32.16 minutes in the 1500 metres, which was also a world record.
Nathan Deakes holds two Commonwealth Games records: the 20 km and 50 km walk events. Adekunle Adesoji and Chantal Petitclerc also hold two records each in the para-sports events.
Men's records
Former 50
km walk world record holder
Nathan Deakes holds the records for both the 20
km and 50
km walk events.
Current triple jump world record holder
Jonathan Edwards set the triple jump Commonwealth record in his home nation in 2002.
Statistics are correct as of August 2014
Notes
Women's records
Jana Pittman retained her 400
m hurdles title with a record breaking run.
Statistics are correct as of August 2014
Event |
Record |
Name |
Nation |
Date |
Games |
Ref |
100 m |
10.85 |
Blessing Okagbare |
Nigeria |
28 July 2014 |
2014 Glasgow |
[11] |
200 m |
22.20 |
Debbie Ferguson |
Bahamas |
|
2002 Manchester |
[{{{2}}}][w 1] |
22.19w (+2.5 m/s) |
Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica |
7 October 1982 |
1982 Brisbane |
[w 2] |
400 m |
50.10 |
Amantle Montsho |
Botswana |
8 October 2010 |
2010 Delhi |
[12] |
800 m |
1:57.35 |
Maria Mutola |
Mozambique |
29 July 2002 |
2002 Manchester |
|
1500 m |
4:04.43 |
Hellen Onsando Obiri |
Kenya |
28 July 2014 |
2014 Glasgow |
[13] |
3000 m |
8:32.17 |
Angela Chalmers |
Canada |
|
1994 Victoria |
|
5000 m |
14:31.42 AR |
Paula Radcliffe |
England |
28 Jul 2002 |
2002 Manchester |
[14] |
10000 m |
31:27.83 PB |
Salina Kosgei |
Kenya |
30 Jul 2002 |
2002 Manchester |
[15] |
Marathon |
2:25:28 |
Lisa Martin |
Australia |
31 Jan 1990 |
1990 !1990 Auckland |
[16] |
100 m hurdles |
12.65 (+1.0 m/s) |
Foster-Hylton, BrigitteBrigitte Foster-Hylton |
Jamaica |
23 March 2006 |
2006 !2006 Melbourne |
[17] |
400 m hurdles |
53.82 |
Pittman, JanaJana Pittman |
Australia |
|
2006 !2006 Melbourne |
|
3000 m steeplechase |
9:19.51 |
Inzikuru, DorcusDorcus Inzikuru |
Uganda |
|
2006 !2006 Melbourne |
|
High jump |
1.96 m |
Cloete, HestrieHestrie Cloete |
South Africa |
30 Jul 2002 |
2002 Manchester |
|
Pole vault |
4.62 m |
Howe, KymKym Howe |
Australia |
|
2006 !2006 Melbourne |
|
Long jump |
6.97 m |
Thompson, BronwynBronwyn Thompson |
Australia |
|
2006 !2006 Melbourne |
|
Triple jump |
14.86 m |
Hansen, AshiaAshia Hansen |
England |
31 Jul 2002 |
2002 Manchester |
|
Shot put |
20.47 m |
Valerie Adams |
New Zealand |
9 October 2010 |
2010 Delhi |
[18] |
Discus throw |
65.92 m |
Beatrice Faumuina |
New Zealand |
|
1998 !1998 Kuala Lumpur |
|
Hammer throw |
71.97 m |
Sultana Frizell |
Canada |
28 July 2014 |
2014 Glasgow |
[19] |
Javelin throw |
65.96 m |
Kim Mickle |
Australia |
30 July 2014 |
2014 Glasgow |
[20] |
Javelin throw(old design) |
69.80 m |
Sanderson, TessaTessa Sanderson |
England |
|
1986 !1986 Edinburgh |
|
Heptathlon |
6695 pts NR |
Flemming, JaneJane Flemming |
Australia |
|
1990 !1990 Auckland |
|
Triathlon |
1:58:02.69 |
Snowsill, EmmaEmma Snowsill |
Australia |
|
2006 !2006 Melbourne |
|
20 km walk |
1:32:46 |
Jane Saville |
Australia |
20 March 2006 |
2006 Melbourne |
[21] |
4×100 m relay |
41.83 |
Kerron Stewart Veronica Campbell-Brown Schillonie Calvert Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |
Jamaica |
2 August 2014 |
2014 Glasgow |
[22] |
4×400 m relay |
3:23.83 |
Stephanie McPherson Christine Day Novlene Williams-Mills Anastasia Le-Roy |
Jamaica |
2 August 2014 |
2014 !2014 Glasgow |
|
- Notes
Men's para-sports records
Women's para-sports records
See also
References
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