2017 in athletics | |
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Major world events | 2017 World Championships |
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In 2017, the foremost athletics event was the World Championships in London. The other major global-level competition in 2017 was the World Cross Country Championships.
Event | Athlete | Nation | Result | Location | Date |
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Men's 300 metres | Noah Lyles | ![]() | 31.87 [Note 1] | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | 4 March |
Men's 600 metres | Casimir Loxsom | ![]() | 1:14.91 [Note 2] | University Park, Pennsylvania, United States | 27 January |
Men's marathon | Christopher Zablocki | ![]() | 2:21:48 [Note 3] | New York City, United States | 25 March |
Men's 300 metres hurdles | Karsten Warholm | ![]() | 34.92 [Note 4] | Tampere, Finland | 11 February |
Men's 4×1 mile relay | Donn Cabral, Ford Palmer, Graham Crawford, Kyle Merber | ![]() | 16:12.81 [Note 5] | New York City, United States | 18 February |
Women's 2000 metres | Genzebe Dibaba | ![]() | 5:23.75 | Sabadell, Spain | 7 February |
Women's marathon | Laura Manninen | ![]() | 2:42:30 [Note 6] | New York City, United States | 25 March |
Women's weight throw | Gwen Berry | ![]() | 25.60A [Note 7] | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | 4 March |
Women's distance medley relay | Emma Coburn, Sydney McLaughlin, Brenda Martinez, Jenny Simpson | ![]() | 10:40.31 [Note 8] | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 28 January |
Event | Athlete | Nation | Result | Location | Date |
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Men's marathon | Eliud Kipchoge | ![]() | 2:00:25 [Note 9] | Monza, Italy | 6 May |
Women's 200 metres hurdles (bend) | Lauren Wells | ![]() | 25.79 [Note 10] | Canberra, Australia | 21 January |
Women's 2000 metres | Genzebe Dibaba | ![]() | 5:23.75i [Note 11] | Sabadell, Spain | 7 February |
Women's 10 km (road) | Joyciline Jepkosgei | ![]() | 30:04+ | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 April |
Women's 15 km (road) | Joyciline Jepkosgei | ![]() | 45:37+ | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 April |
Women's 20 km (road) | Peres Jepchirchir | ![]() | 1:01:40+ | Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | 10 February |
Joyciline Jepkosgei | ![]() | 1:01:25+ | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 April | |
Women's half marathon | Peres Jepchirchir | ![]() | 1:05:06 | Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | 10 February |
Joyciline Jepkosgei | ![]() | 1:04:52 | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 April | |
Women's 25 km (road) | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | ![]() | 1:19:43+ | London, United Kingdom | 23 April |
Women's 30 km (road) | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | ![]() | 1:36:05+ | London, United Kingdom | 23 April |
Women's marathon | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | ![]() | 2:17:01 | London, United Kingdom | 23 April |
Women's 50 km race walk | Inês Henriques | ![]() | 4:08:26 | Porto de Mós, Portugal | 15 January |
Women's sprint medley relay | Morolake Akinosun, English Gardner, Dezerea Bryant, Miki Barber | ![]() | 1:35.59 [Note 12] | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | 29 April |
Athlete | Nation | Occupation | Age | Date | Ref |
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Joyce Murland | ![]() | Wheelchair athlete | 79 | 19 January | [186] |
Anne-Marie Colchen | ![]() | High jumper | 91 | 26 January | [187] |
Nadiya Olizarenko | ![]() | Middle-distance runner | 63 | 18 February | [188] |
Johannes Lahti | ![]() | Decathlete | 64 | 1 March | [189] |
Charles Eugster | ![]() | Masters sprinter | 97 | 27 April | [190] |