2022 in the sport of athletics

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2022 in athletics was a year highlighted by an unusual number of significant athletics events. The delayed 2020 Olympic program led to the 2021 World Athletics Championships being rearranged for 2022, while events normally held in the middle years of Olympic cycles, such as the Commonwealth Games athletics program and the various continental championships (e.g. the 2022 European Athletics Championships) were also held, meaning significant numbers of athletes had several peaks in quick succession, particularly Canadian, British, Australian, Kenyan and South African athletes.

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World records

Indoor

EventPerf.NAthlete(s)Nat.DateMeetingLocationCtry.RVP
Men's 1500 m
3:30.60
Jakob Ingebrigtsen Flag of Norway.svg  NOR
17 Feb 2022
Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin Flag of France.svg  FRA [1] [2]
Men's 60 m hurdles
7.29
Grant Holloway Flag of the United States.svg  USA
20 Mar 2022
World Championships Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB [3] P
Men's Pole vault
6.19 m
Armand Duplantis Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
7 Mar 2022
Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB P
6.20 m
Armand Duplantis Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
20 Mar 2022
Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB
Women's Triple jump
15.74 m
Yulimar Rojas Flag of Venezuela.svg  VEN
20 Mar 2022
World Championships Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB [4]
Women's Distance medley relay
10:33.85
[lower-alpha 1] Heather McLean
Kendall Ellis
Roisin Willis
Elle Purrier St. Pierre
Flag of the United States.svg  USA
15 Apr 2022
A Night at the TRACK
Presented by New Balance Running
Boston Flag of the United States.svg  USA [5] [6]

Outdoor

EventPerf.WNAthlete(s)Nat.DateMeetingLocationCtry.RVP
Men's Marathon
2:01:09
Eliud Kipchoge Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
25 Sep 2022
Berlin Marathon Berlin Flag of Germany.svg  GER [7]
P
Men's 50 km (road)
2:40:13.00
Stephen Mokoka Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA
6 Mar 2022
Nedbank Runified 50km Gqeberha Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA [8]
2:38:43.00
CJ Albertson Flag of the United States.svg  USA
8 Oct 2022
Ruth Anderson Memorial Endurance Run San Francisco Flag of the United States.svg  USA [9]
Men's Pole vault
6.21 m
Armand Duplantis Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
24 Jul 2022
World Championships Eugene Flag of the United States.svg  USA [10] P
Women's 10 km (road)
29:14.00
Mx Yalemzerf Yehualaw Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH
27 Feb 2022
World Athletics Label road race Castellón de la Plana Flag of Spain.svg  ESP [11]
P
Women's 100 m hurdles
12.12
+0.9
Tobi Amusan Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGR
24 Jul 2022
World Championships Eugene Flag of the United States.svg  USA [12] P
Women's 400 m hurdles
51.41
Sydney McLaughlin Flag of the United States.svg  USA
25 Jun 2022
USATF Outdoor Championships Eugene Flag of the United States.svg  USA P
50.68
Sydney McLaughlin Flag of the United States.svg  USA
22 Jul 2022
World Championships Eugene Flag of the United States.svg  USA [13]

World Athletics Series

Areas, Regional and Continental Championships

2022 World Athletics Label Road Races

[14]

Elite Platinum
Elite
Label

2022 World Athletics Continental Tour

Bronze
Challenger

2022 World Athletics Combined Events Tour

[15]

Bronze

2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour

[16]

Gold
Silver
Bronze
Challenger

2021–2022 World Athletics Cross Country Tour

[17]

Gold
Silver
Bronze

2021–22 World Athletics Race Walking Tour

[18]

Bronze

Notes

  1. Leg 1 (1200m) Heather McLean 3:14.92
    Leg 2 (400m) Kendall Ellis 52.04
    Leg 3 (800m) Roisin Willis 2:03.29
    Leg 4 (1600m) Elle Purrier St. Pierre 4:23.60

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  2. INGEBRIGTSEN'S FIRST RACE IN 2022 - Men's 1500m - Liévin Meeting World Indoor Tour 2022 New World Record
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  15. 2022 World Athletics Combined Events Tour
  16. 2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour
  17. 2021–2022 World Athletics Cross Country Tour
  18. 2021–22 World Athletics Race Walking Tour