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All The Running World Records
Here are all the major running world records for men and women, ranging from 100m to the marathon, and including records run on the track and on the road. Head here to see the top 20 male and female marathon times, and here’s how all the Olympic Records compare to World Records.
WOMEN’S WORLD RECORDS
| DISTANCE | TIME | WHO | WHEN | WHERE |
| 100m | 00:10.49 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | 16/07/1988 | Indianapolis, USA |
| 200m | 00:21.34 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | 29/11/1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 400m | 00:47.60 | Marita Koch | 06/10/1985 | Canberra, Australia |
| 800m | 1:53.28 | Jarmila Kratochvilova | 06/10/1986 | Munich, Germany |
| 1500m | 3:49.04 | Faith Kipyegon | 07/07/2024 | Paris, France |
| Mile (Track) | 4:07.64 | Faith Kipyegon | 21/07/2023 | Monaco |
| Mile (Road) | 4:20.98 | Diribe Welteji | 01/10/2023 | Riga, Latvia |
| 5,000m | 14:00.21 | Gudaf Tsegay | 17/09/2023 | Eugene, USA |
| 5km Road | 13:54.00 | Beatrice Chebet | 31/12/2024 | Barcelona, Spain |
| 10,000m | 28:54.14 | Beatrice Chebet | 25/05/2024 | Eugene, USA |
| 10km Road | 28:46.00 | Agnes Ngetich | 14/1/2024 | Valencia, Spain |
| Half Marathon | 01:02:52 | Letsenbet Gidey | 24/10/2021 | Valencia, Spain |
| Marathon | 02:09:56 | Ruth Chepngetich | 13/10/2024 | Chicago, USA |
MEN’S WORLD RECORDS
| DISTANCE | TIME | WHO | WHEN | WHERE |
| 100m | 00:09.58 | Usain Bolt | 16/08/2009 | Berlin, Germany |
| 200m | 00:19.19 | Usain Bolt | 20/08/2009 | Berlin, Germany |
| 400m | 00:43.03 | Wayne van Niekerk | 14/08/2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 800m | 01:40.91 | David Rudisha | 09/09/2012 | London, UK |
| 1500m | 03:26.00 | Hicham El Guerrouj | 14/07/1998 | Rome, Italy |
| Mile (Track) | 03:43.13 | Hicham El Guerrouj | 07/07/1999 | Rome, Italy |
| Mile (Road) | 03:51.3 | Elliot Giles | 01/00/2024 | Dusseldorf, Germany |
| 5,000m | 12:35.36 | Joshua Cheptegei | 14/08/2020 | Monaco |
| 5km Road | 12:49.00 | Berihu Aregawi | 31/12/2021 | Barcelona, Spain |
| 10,000m | 26:11.00 | Joshua Cheptegei | 07/10/2020 | Valencia, Spain |
| 10km Road | 26:33.00 | Berihu Aregawi | 11/03/2023 | Laredo, Spain |
| Half Marathon | 56:42.00 | Jacob Kiplimo | 16/02/2025 | Barcelona, Spain |
| Marathon | 02:00:35 | Kelvin Kiptum | 08/10/2023 | Chicago, USA |
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