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Youngest World Record Holder in Track and Field

Discipline Progression Perf Wind Competitor DOB Country Venue Date
100 Metres 10.49 0.0 Florence GRIFFITH-JOYNER 21 DEC 1959 USA USA Indianapolis, IN (USA) 16 JUL 1988
200 Metres 21.34 +1.3 Florence GRIFFITH-JOYNER 21 DEC 1959 USA USA Olympic Stadium, Jamsil, Seoul (KOR) 29 SEP 1988
400 Metres 47.60 Marita KOCH 18 FEB 1957 GDR GDR Bruce Stadium, Canberra (AUS) 06 OCT 1985
800 Metres 1:53.28 Jarmila KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ 26 JAN 1951 TCH TCH München (GER) 26 JUL 1983
1000 Metres 2:28.98 Svetlana MASTERKOVA 17 JAN 1968 RUS RUS Bruxelles (BEL) 23 AUG 1996
1500 Metres 3:50.07 Genzebe DIBABA 08 FEB 1991 ETH ETH Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 17 JUL 2015
One Mile 4:12.33 Sifan HASSAN 01 JAN 1993 NED NED Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 12 JUL 2019
2000 Metres 5:21.56 Francine NIYONSABA 05 MAY 1993 BDI BDI Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO) 14 SEP 2021
3000 Metres 8:06.11 Junxia WANG 09 JAN 1973 CHN CHN Beijing (CHN) 13 SEP 1993
5000 Metres 14:06.62 Letesenbet GIDEY 20 MAR 1998 ETH ETH Estadio de Atletismo del Turia, Valencia (ESP) 07 OCT 2020
5 Kilometres 14:44 Wo Sifan HASSAN 01 JAN 1993 NED NED Monaco (MON) 17 FEB 2019
5 Kilometres 14:29 Wo * Senbere TEFERI 03 MAY 1995 ETH ETH Herzogenaurach (GER) 12 SEP 2021
5 Kilometres 14:43 Mx Beatrice CHEPKOECH 06 JUL 1991 KEN KEN Monaco (MON) 14 FEB 2021
10,000 Metres 29:01.03 Letesenbet GIDEY 20 MAR 1998 ETH ETH Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 08 JUN 2021
10 Kilometres 30:29 Wo Asmae LEGHZAOUI 30 AUG 1976 MAR MAR New York, NY (USA) 08 JUN 2002
10 Kilometres 29:43 Mx Joyciline JEPKOSGEI 08 DEC 1993 KEN KEN Praha (CZE) 09 SEP 2017
10 Kilometres 30:01 Wo * Agnes Jebet TIROP 23 OCT 1995 KEN KEN Herzogenaurach (GER) 12 SEP 2021
10 Kilometres 29:38 Mx * Kalkidan GEZAHEGNE 08 MAY 1991 BRN BRN Genève (SUI) 03 OCT 2021
One Hour 18930 Sifan HASSAN 01 JAN 1993 NED NED Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 04 SEP 2020
Half Marathon 1:05:16 Wo Peres JEPCHIRCHIR 27 SEP 1993 KEN KEN Gdynia (POL) 17 OCT 2020
Half Marathon 1:04:02 Mx Ruth CHEPNGETICH 08 AUG 1994 KEN KEN Istanbul (TUR) 04 APR 2021
Half Marathon 1:02:52 Mx * Letesenbet GIDEY 20 MAR 1998 ETH ETH Valencia (ESP) 24 OCT 2021
Marathon 2:17:01 Wo Mary Jepkosgei KEITANY 18 JAN 1982 KEN KEN London (GBR) 23 APR 2017
Marathon 2:14:04 Mx Brigid KOSGEI 20 FEB 1994 KEN KEN Chicago, IL (USA) 13 OCT 2019
100 Kilometres 6:33:11 Mx Tomoe ABE 13 AUG 1971 JPN JPN Lake Saroma (JPN) 25 JUN 2000
3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:44.32 Beatrice CHEPKOECH 06 JUL 1991 KEN KEN Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 20 JUL 2018
100 Metres Hurdles 12.20 +0.3 Kendra HARRISON 18 SEP 1992 USA USA Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 22 JUL 2016
400 Metres Hurdles 51.46 Sydney MCLAUGHLIN 07 AUG 1999 USA USA Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 04 AUG 2021
High Jump 2.09 Stefka KOSTADINOVA 25 MAR 1965 BUL BUL Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 30 AUG 1987
Pole Vault 5.06 Yelena ISINBAYEVA 03 JUN 1982 RUS RUS Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 28 AUG 2009
Long Jump 7.52 +1.4 Galina CHISTYAKOVA 26 JUL 1962 URS URS Leningrad (URS) 11 JUN 1988
Triple Jump 15.67 +0.7 Yulimar ROJAS 21 OCT 1995 VEN VEN Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 01 AUG 2021
Shot Put 22.63 Natalya LISOVSKAYA 16 JUL 1962 URS URS Moskva (URS) 07 JUN 1987
Discus Throw 76.80 Gabriele REINSCH 23 SEP 1963 GDR GDR Neubrandenburg (GDR) 09 JUL 1988
Hammer Throw 82.98 Anita WŁODARCZYK 08 AUG 1985 POL POL Stadion PGE Narodowy, Warszawa (POL) 28 AUG 2016
Javelin Throw 72.28 Barbora ŠPOTÁKOVÁ 30 JUN 1981 CZE CZE Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) 13 SEP 2008
Heptathlon 7291 Jackie JOYNER-KERSEE 03 MAR 1962 USA USA Olympic Stadium, Jamsil, Seoul (KOR) 24 SEP 1988
Decathlon 8358 Austra SKUJYTĖ 12 AUG 1979 LTU LTU Columbia, MO (USA) 15 APR 2005
10,000 Metres Race Walk 41:56.23 Nadezhda RYASHKINA 22 JAN 1967 URS URS Seattle, WA (USA) 24 JUL 1990
20,000 Metres Race Walk 1:26:52.3h Olimpiada IVANOVA 29 AUG 1970 RUS RUS Brisbane (AUS) 06 SEP 2001
20 Kilometres Race Walk 1:23:49 Jiayu YANG 18 FEB 1996 CHN CHN Huangshan (CHN) 20 MAR 2021
50 Kilometres Race Walk 3:59:15 Hong LIU 12 MAY 1987 CHN CHN Huangshan (CHN) 09 MAR 2019
4x100 Metres Relay 40.82 United States USA USA Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 10 AUG 2012
4x200 Metres Relay 1:27.46 United States Blue USA USA Philadelphia, PA (USA) 29 APR 2000
4x400 Metres Relay 3:15.17 Soviet Union URS URS Olympic Stadium, Jamsil, Seoul (KOR) 01 OCT 1988
4x800 Metres Relay 7:50.17 Soviet Union URS URS Moskva (URS) 05 AUG 1984
4x1500 Metres Relay 16:27.02 Nike/Bowerman Track Club USA USA Jesuit High School Track, Portland, OR (USA) 31 JUL 2020
Road Relay 2:11:41 PR of China CHN CHN Beijing (CHN) 28 FEB 1998
Distance Medley Relay 10:36.50 United States USA USA T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 02 MAY 2015
Discipline Progression Perf Wind Competitor DOB Country Venue Date
50 Metres 5.96 Irina PRIVALOVA 22 NOV 1968 RUS RUS Madrid (ESP) 09 FEB 1995
60 Metres 6.92 Irina PRIVALOVA 22 NOV 1968 RUS RUS Madrid (ESP) 11 FEB 1993
60 Metres 6.92 Irina PRIVALOVA 22 NOV 1968 RUS RUS Madrid (ESP) 09 FEB 1995
200 Metres 21.87 Merlene OTTEY 10 MAY 1960 JAM JAM Liévin (FRA) 13 FEB 1993
400 Metres 49.59 Jarmila KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ 26 JAN 1951 TCH TCH Palazzo dello Sport, Milano (ITA) 07 MAR 1982
800 Metres 1:55.82 Jolanda ČEPLAK 12 SEP 1976 SLO SLO Ferry-Dusika-Halle, Wien (AUT) 03 MAR 2002
1000 Metres 2:30.94 Maria de Lurdes MUTOLA 27 OCT 1972 MOZ MOZ Stockholm (SWE) 25 FEB 1999
1500 Metres 3:53.09 Gudaf TSEGAY 23 JUN 1997 ETH ETH Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (FRA) 09 FEB 2021
One Mile 4:13.31 Genzebe DIBABA 08 FEB 1991 ETH ETH Globe Arena, Stockholm (SWE) 17 FEB 2016
3000 Metres 8:16.60 Genzebe DIBABA 08 FEB 1991 ETH ETH Globe Arena, Stockholm (SWE) 06 FEB 2014
5000 Metres 14:18.86 Genzebe DIBABA 08 FEB 1991 ETH ETH Globe Arena, Stockholm (SWE) 19 FEB 2015
50 Metres Hurdles 6.58 Cornelia OSCHKENAT 29 OCT 1961 GDR GDR Berlin (GER) 20 FEB 1988
60 Metres Hurdles 7.68 Susanna KALLUR 16 FEB 1981 SWE SWE Karlsruhe (GER) 10 FEB 2008
High Jump 2.08 Kajsa BERGQVIST 12 OCT 1976 SWE SWE Arnstadt (GER) 04 FEB 2006
Pole Vault 5.02 Jennifer SUHR 05 FEB 1982 USA USA Albuquerque, NM (USA) 02 MAR 2013
Long Jump 7.37 Heike DRECHSLER 16 DEC 1964 GDR GDR Wien (AUT) 13 FEB 1988
Triple Jump 15.43 Yulimar ROJAS 21 OCT 1995 VEN VEN Gallur, Madrid (ESP) 21 FEB 2020
Shot Put 22.50 Helena FIBINGEROVÁ 13 JUL 1949 TCH TCH Jablonec (TCH) 19 FEB 1977
Pentathlon 5013 Nataliya DOBRYNSKA 29 MAY 1982 UKR UKR Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) 09 MAR 2012
3000 Metres Race Walk 11:40.33 Claudia IOVAN 25 FEB 1978 ROU ROU Bucureşti (ROU) 30 JAN 1999
4x200 Metres Relay 1:32.41 Russia RUS RUS Glasgow (GBR) 29 JAN 2005
4x400 Metres Relay 3:23.37 Russia RUS RUS Glasgow (GBR) 28 JAN 2006
4x800 Metres Relay 8:05.89 United States USA USA New York, NY (USA) 03 FEB 2018
Discipline Progression Perf Wind Competitor DOB Country Venue Date
100 Metres 9.58 +0.9 Usain BOLT 21 AUG 1986 JAM JAM Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 16 AUG 2009
200 Metres 19.19 -0.3 Usain BOLT 21 AUG 1986 JAM JAM Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 20 AUG 2009
400 Metres 43.03 Wayde VAN NIEKERK 15 JUL 1992 RSA RSA Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 14 AUG 2016
800 Metres 1:40.91 David RUDISHA 17 DEC 1988 KEN KEN Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 09 AUG 2012
1000 Metres 2:11.96 Noah NGENY 02 NOV 1978 KEN KEN Rieti (ITA) 05 SEP 1999
1500 Metres 3:26.00 Hicham EL GUERROUJ 14 SEP 1974 MAR MAR Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 14 JUL 1998
One Mile 3:43.13 Hicham EL GUERROUJ 14 SEP 1974 MAR MAR Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 07 JUL 1999
2000 Metres 4:44.79 Hicham EL GUERROUJ 14 SEP 1974 MAR MAR Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 07 SEP 1999
3000 Metres 7:20.67 Daniel KOMEN 17 MAY 1976 KEN KEN Rieti (ITA) 01 SEP 1996
5000 Metres 12:35.36 Joshua CHEPTEGEI 12 SEP 1996 UGA UGA Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 14 AUG 2020
5 Kilometres 12:51 Joshua CHEPTEGEI 12 SEP 1996 UGA UGA Monaco (MON) 16 FEB 2020
10,000 Metres 26:11.00 Joshua CHEPTEGEI 12 SEP 1996 UGA UGA Estadio de Atletismo del Turia, Valencia (ESP) 07 OCT 2020
10 Kilometres 26:24 Rhonex KIPRUTO 12 OCT 1999 KEN KEN Valencia (ESP) 12 JAN 2020
One Hour 21330 Mo FARAH 23 MAR 1983 GBR GBR Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 04 SEP 2020
Half Marathon 57:32 Kibiwott KANDIE 20 JUN 1996 KEN KEN Valencia (ESP) 06 DEC 2020
Half Marathon 57:31 * Jacob KIPLIMO 14 NOV 2000 UGA UGA Lisboa (POR) 21 NOV 2021
Marathon 2:01:39 Eliud KIPCHOGE 05 NOV 1984 KEN KEN Berlin (GER) 16 SEP 2018
100 Kilometres 6:09:14 Nao KAZAMI 09 APR 1983 JPN JPN Lake Saroma (JPN) 24 JUN 2018
3000 Metres Steeplechase 7:53.63 Saif Saaeed SHAHEEN 15 OCT 1982 QAT QAT Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 03 SEP 2004
110 Metres Hurdles 12.80 +0.3 Aries MERRITT 24 JUL 1985 USA USA Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 07 SEP 2012
400 Metres Hurdles 45.94 Karsten WARHOLM 28 FEB 1996 NOR NOR Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 03 AUG 2021
High Jump 2.45 Javier SOTOMAYOR 13 OCT 1967 CUB CUB Salamanca (ESP) 27 JUL 1993
Pole Vault 6.18 (i) Armand DUPLANTIS 10 NOV 1999 SWE SWE Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) 15 FEB 2020
Long Jump 8.95 +0.3 Mike POWELL 10 NOV 1963 USA USA Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 30 AUG 1991
Triple Jump 18.29 +1.3 Jonathan EDWARDS 10 MAY 1966 GBR GBR Ullevi Stadium, Göteborg (SWE) 07 AUG 1995
Shot Put 23.37 Ryan CROUSER 18 DEC 1992 USA USA Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 18 JUN 2021
Discus Throw 74.08 Jürgen SCHULT 11 MAY 1960 GDR GDR Neubrandenburg (GDR) 06 JUN 1986
Hammer Throw 86.74 Yuriy SEDYKH 11 JUN 1955 URS URS Neckarstadion, Stuttgart (GER) 30 AUG 1986
Javelin Throw 98.48 Jan ŽELEZNÝ 16 JUN 1966 CZE CZE Jena (GER) 25 MAY 1996
Decathlon 9126 Kevin MAYER 10 FEB 1992 FRA FRA Stade Pierre Paul Bernard, Talence (FRA) 16 SEP 2018
20,000 Metres Race Walk 1:17:25.6h Bernardo SEGURA 11 FEB 1970 MEX MEX Fana (NOR) 07 MAY 1994
20 Kilometres Race Walk 1:16:36 Yusuke SUZUKI 02 JAN 1988 JPN JPN Nomi (JPN) 15 MAR 2015
30,000 Metres Race Walk 2:01:44.1h Maurizio DAMILANO 06 APR 1957 ITA ITA Cuneo (ITA) 03 OCT 1992
50,000 Metres Race Walk 3:35:27.2h Yohann DINIZ 01 JAN 1978 FRA FRA Reims (FRA) 12 MAR 2011
50 Kilometres Race Walk 3:32:33 Yohann DINIZ 01 JAN 1978 FRA FRA Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 15 AUG 2014
4x100 Metres Relay 36.84 Jamaica JAM JAM Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 11 AUG 2012
4x200 Metres Relay 1:18.63 Jamaica JAM JAM T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 24 MAY 2014
4x400 Metres Relay 2:54.29 United States USA USA Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) 22 AUG 1993
4x800 Metres Relay 7:02.43 Kenya KEN KEN Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 25 AUG 2006
4x1500 Metres Relay 14:22.22 Kenya KEN KEN T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 25 MAY 2014
Road Relay 1:57:06 Kenya KEN KEN Chiba (JPN) 23 NOV 2005
Distance Medley Relay 9:15.50 United States USA USA T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 03 MAY 2015
Discipline Progression Perf Wind Competitor DOB Country Venue Date
50 Metres 5.56 Donovan BAILEY 16 DEC 1967 CAN CAN Reno, NV (USA) 09 FEB 1996
60 Metres 6.34 Christian COLEMAN 06 MAR 1996 USA USA Albuquerque, NM (USA) 18 FEB 2018
200 Metres 19.92 Frank FREDERICKS 02 OCT 1967 NAM NAM Liévin (FRA) 18 FEB 1996
400 Metres 44.57 Kerron CLEMENT 31 OCT 1985 USA USA Fayetteville, AR (USA) 12 MAR 2005
800 Metres 1:42.67 Wilson KIPKETER 12 DEC 1972 DEN DEN Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris (FRA) 09 MAR 1997
1000 Metres 2:14.20 Ayanleh SOULEIMAN 03 DEC 1992 DJI DJI Globe Arena, Stockholm (SWE) 17 FEB 2016
1500 Metres 3:31.04 Samuel TEFERA 23 OCT 1999 ETH ETH Arena Birmingham, Birmingham (GBR) 16 FEB 2019
One Mile 3:47.01 Yomif KEJELCHA 01 AUG 1997 ETH ETH Boston, MA (USA) 03 MAR 2019
3000 Metres 7:24.90 Daniel KOMEN 17 MAY 1976 KEN KEN Budapest (HUN) 06 FEB 1998
5000 Metres 12:49.60 Kenenisa BEKELE 13 JUN 1982 ETH ETH National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (GBR) 20 FEB 2004
50 Metres Hurdles 6.25 Mark MCKOY 10 DEC 1961 CAN CAN Kobe (JPN) 05 MAR 1986
60 Metres Hurdles 7.29 Grant HOLLOWAY 19 NOV 1997 USA USA Gallur, Madrid (ESP) 24 FEB 2021
High Jump 2.43 Javier SOTOMAYOR 13 OCT 1967 CUB CUB Budapest Sportcsarnok, Budapest (HUN) 04 MAR 1989
Pole Vault 6.18 Armand DUPLANTIS 10 NOV 1999 SWE SWE Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) 15 FEB 2020
Long Jump 8.79 Carl LEWIS 01 JUL 1961 USA USA New York, NY (USA) 27 JAN 1984
Triple Jump 18.07 Hugues Fabrice ZANGO 25 JUN 1993 BUR BUR Stadium Jean-Pellez, Aubiére (FRA) 16 JAN 2021
Shot Put 22.82 Ryan CROUSER 18 DEC 1992 USA USA Randal Tyson Indoor Center, Fayetteville, AR (USA) 24 JAN 2021
Heptathlon 6645 Ashton EATON 21 JAN 1988 USA USA Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) 10 MAR 2012
5000 Metres Race Walk 18:07.08 Mikhail SHCHENNIKOV 24 DEC 1967 RUS RUS Moskva (RUS) 14 FEB 1995
4x200 Metres Relay 1:22.11 Great Britain & NI GBR GBR Glasgow (GBR) 03 MAR 1991
4x400 Metres Relay 3:01.51 Houston USA USA Clemson, SC (USA) 09 FEB 2019
4x800 Metres Relay 7:11.30 HOKA NJ / NY TC USA USA Boston, MA (USA) 25 FEB 2018
Discipline Progression Perf Wind Competitor DOB Country Venue Date
4x400 Metres Relay Mixed 3:09.34 United States USA USA Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 29 SEP 2019

Youngest World Record Holder in Track and Field

Source: https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-category/world-records