Athletics World Records
Every official world record in fourteen athletics events, each from the day it was set to the day it was broken.
Events 652 totals
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Sep
21
1959
⏱️ Women's high jump · 1.84 m · Iolanda Balaş
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Apr
30
1960
⏱️ Men's high jump · 2.17 m · John Thomas
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May
21
1960
⏱️ Men's high jump · 2.17 m · John Thomas
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Jun
6
1960
⏱️ Women's high jump · 1.85 m · Iolanda Balaş
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Jun
21
1960
⏱️ Men's 100 m · 10.0 · Armin Hary
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Jun
24
1960
⏱️ Men's high jump · 2.18 m · John Thomas
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Jul
1
1960
⏱️ Men's high jump · 2.22 m · John Thomas
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Jul
2
1960
⏱️ Men's pole vault · 4.80 m · Don Bragg
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Jul
10
1960
⏱️ Women's high jump · 1.86 m · Iolanda Balaş
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Jul
15
1960
⏱️ Men's 100 m · 10.0 · Harry Jerome
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Aug
7
1960
⏱️ Women's long jump · 6.40 m · Hildrun Claus
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Aug
12
1960
⏱️ Men's long jump · 8.21 m · Ralph Boston
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Sep
2
1960
⏱️ Women's 100 m · 11.3 · Wilma Rudolph
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Sep
6
1960
⏱️ Men's 400 m · 44.9 · Otis Davis
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Sep
10
1960
⏱️ Men's marathon · 2:15:16.2 · Abebe Bikila
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Apr
15
1961
⏱️ Women's high jump · 1.87 m · Iolanda Balaş
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May
20
1961
⏱️ Men's pole vault · 4.83 m · George Davies
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May
27
1961
⏱️ Men's long jump · 8.24 m · Ralph Boston
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Jun
18
1961
⏱️ Men's high jump · 2.23 m · Valeriy Brumel
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Jun
18
1961
⏱️ Women's high jump · 1.88 m · Iolanda Balaş
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Jun
23
1961
⏱️ Women's long jump · 6.42 m · Hildrun Claus
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Jul
8
1961
⏱️ Women's high jump · 1.90 m · Iolanda Balaş
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Jul
16
1961
⏱️ Men's high jump · 2.24 m · Valeriy Brumel
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Jul
16
1961
⏱️ Women's high jump · 1.91 m · Iolanda Balaş
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Jul
16
1961
⏱️ Men's long jump · 8.28 m · Ralph Boston
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