World record holders - Athletics

Guess all the current world record holders!

Quiz by

Rate:

Last updated: August 26, 2024

You have not attempted this quiz yet.

More quiz info >>

First submitted	August 19, 2024
Times taken	21
Average score	26.0%
Report this quiz	Report

Quiz and answer stats >>

Shared scores >>

7:00

Sprint!

/ 50 guessed

The quiz is paused. You have remaining.

Copied!

Scoring

You scored / = %

This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%

The average score is

Your high score is

Your fastest time is

more stats >>

shared scores >>

Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...

Event	Gender	Year	Answer	Time	Country
100 mt.	M	2009	Usain Bolt	9"58	JAM
100 mt.	F	1988	Florence Griffith-Joyner	10"49	USA
200 mt.	M	2009	Usain Bolt	19"19	JAM
200 mt.	F	1988	Florence Griffith-Joyner	21"34	USA
400 mt.	M	2016	Wayde Van Niekerk	43"03	RSA
400 mt	F	1985	Marita Koch	47"60	GDR
800 mt.	M	2012	David Rudisha	1'40"91	KEN
800 mt.	F	1983	Jarmila KratochvìlovÁ	1'53"28	TCH
1500 mt.	M	1998	Hicham El Guerrouj	3'26"00	MAR
1500 mt.	F	2024	Faith Kipyegon	3'49"04	KEN
5000 mt.	M	2020	Joshua Cheptegei	12'35"36	UGA
5000 mt.	F	2023	Gudaf Tsegay	14'00"21	ETH
10000 mt.	M	2020	Joshua Cheptegei	26'11"00	UGA
10000 mt	F	2024	Beatrice Chebet	28'54"14	KEN
Marathon	M	2011	Kelvin Kiptum	2h00'35"	KEN
Marathon	F	2023	Tigst Assefa	2h11'53"	ETH
110 mt. h	M	2012	Aries Merritt	12"80	USA
100 mt. h	F	2020	Toby Amusan	12"12	NGR
400 mt. h	M	2016	Karster Warholm	45"94	NOR
400 mt. h	F	2024	Sydney McLuaghlin-Levrone	50'37"	USA
3000 mt. Steeplechase	M	2023	Lamecha Girma	7'52"11	ETH
3000 mt. Steeplechase	F	2018	Beatrice Chepkoech	8'44"32	KEN
High Jump	M	1993	Javier Sotomayor	2.45 mt.	CUB
High Jump	F	2024	Yaroslava Mahuchikh	2.10 mt.	UKR
Pole Vault	M	2024	Armand Duplantis	6.26 mt.	SWE
Pole Vault	F	2009	Yelena Isinbayeva	5.06 mt.	RUS
Triple Jump	M	1995	Jonathan Edwards	18.29 mt.	GBR
Triple Jump	F	2022	Yulimar Rojas	15.74 mt.	VEN
Long Jump	M	1991	Mike Powell	8.95 mt.	USA
Long Jump	F	1988	Galina Chistyakova	7.52 mt.	URS
Shot Put	M	2023	Ryan Crouser	23.56 mt.	USA
Shot Put	F	1987	Natalya Lisovskaya	22.63 mt.	USA
Discus Throw	M	2024	Mykolas Alekna	74.35 mt.	LTU
Discus Throw	F	1988	Gabriele Reinsch	76.80 mt.	GDR
Hammer Throw	M	1986	Yuriy Sedikh	86.74 mt.	URS
Hammer Throw	F	2016	Anita WŁodarczyk	82.98 mt.	POL
Javelin Throw	M	1996	Jan ŽeleznÝ	98.48 mt.	CZE
Javelin Throw	F	2008	Barbora ŠpotÁkovÁ	72.28 mt.	CZE
Decathlon	M	2018	Kevin Mayer	9126 pt.	FRA
Epthatlon	F	1988	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	7291 pt.	USA
20 km race walk	M	2015	Yusuke Suzuki	1h16'36"	JPN
20 km race walk	F	2018	Yelena Lashamanova	1h23'39"	RUS
50 km race walk	M	2014	Yohann Diniz	3h32'33"	FRA
50 km race walk	F	2020	Yelena Lashmanova	3h50'42"	RUS
Marathon race walk relay	mixed	2024	Spain	2h50'31"	------
4x100 mt. relay	M	2012	Jamaica	36'84"	------
4x100 mt. relay	F	2012	United States	40'82"	------
4x400 mt. relay	M	1993	United States	2'54"29	------
4x400 mt. relay	F	1988	Soviet Union	3'15"17	------
4x400 mt. relay	mixed	2024	United States	3'07"41	------