2023 in the sport of athletics

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2023 in athletics is a year of track and field, highlighted by the main event of 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, 40 years after the very first edition in 1983.

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World records

Indoor

EventPerf.NAthlete(s)Nat.DateMeetingLocationCtry.RV
Men's 3000 m
7:23.81
 Lamecha Girma Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH
15 Feb 2023
 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin Flag of France.svg  FRA [1]
Women's 400 m
49.26
 Femke Bol Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED
19 Feb 2023
 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED
Men's Pole vault
6.22 m
 Armand Duplantis Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
25 Feb 2023
 All Star Perche Clermont-Ferrand Flag of France.svg  FRA [2]
Women's Pentathlon
5014 pts
 [a] Adrianna Sulek Flag of Poland.svg  POL
3 Mar 2023
 European Athletics Indoor Championships Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR [3] [4]
5055 pts
 [b] Nafi Thiam Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL

Outdoor

EventPerf.WNAthlete(s)Nat.DateMeetingLocationCtry.RV
Men's 100 km (road)
6:05:35.00
 Aleksandr Sorokin Flag of Lithuania.svg  LTU
14 May 2023
World's Fastest Run Vilnius Flag of Lithuania.svg  LTU [5]
Women's 35 km walk (road)
2:37:15
 María Pérez Flag of Spain.svg  ESP
21 May 2023
 European Race Walking Team Championships Poděbrady Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE [6]
Men's Shot put
23.56 m
 Ryan Crouser Flag of the United States.svg  USA
27 May 2023
USATF LA Grand Prix Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg  USA [7]
Women's 1500 m
3:49.11
 Faith Kipyegon Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
2 Jun 2023
 Golden Gala Florence Flag of Italy.svg  ITA [8]
Women's 5000 m
14:05.20
 Faith Kipyegon Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
9 Jun 2023
 Meeting de Paris Paris Flag of France.svg  FRA
Men's 3000 m steeplechase
7:52.11
 Lamecha Girma Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH
9 Jun 2023
 Meeting de Paris Paris Flag of France.svg  FRA [9]
Women's Mile
4:07.64
 Faith Kipyegon Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
21 Jul 2023
 Herculis Monaco Flag of Monaco.svg  MON [10]
Mixed 4 × 400 m relay
3:08.80
 Justin Robinson 44.47

Rosey Effiong 50.38 Matthew Boling 45.13 Alexis Holmes 48.82

Flag of the United States.svg  USA
19 August 2023
 World Championships Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN [11]
Men's 2000 m
4:43.13
 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Flag of Norway.svg  NOR
8 Sep 2023
 Memorial van Damme Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL [12]
Men's Pole vault
6.23 m
 Armand Duplantis Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
17 Sep 2023
 Prefontaine Classic Eugene Flag of the United States.svg  USA [13]
Women's 5000 m
14:00.21
 Gudaf Tsegay Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH
17 Sep 2023
 Prefontaine Classic Eugene Flag of the United States.svg  USA [14]
Women's

Marathon

2:11.53
 Tigst Assefa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH
24 Sep 2023
 Berlin Marathon Berlin Flag of Germany.svg  GER [15] [16]
Women's Mile (Road)
4:20.98
 Wo Diribe Welteji Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH
1 Oct 2023
 World Road Running Championships Riga Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT [17]
Men's Mile (Road)
3:56.13
 Hobbs Kessler Flag of the United States.svg  USA
1 Oct 2023
 World Road Running Championships Riga Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT [18]
Men's Marathon
2:00.35
 Kelvin Kiptum Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
8 Oct 2023
 Chicago Marathon Chicago Flag of the United States.svg  USA [19]
Women's 10 km (road)
29:26.00
 Wo Agnes Ngetich Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
18 Nov 2023
Urban Trail de Lille Lille Flag of France.svg  FRA [20]
Women's 5 km (road)
14:13.00
 Wo Beatrice Chebet Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
31 Dec 2023
Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  ESP [21]

Main events

World events

Continental events

International meetings

Other events

Age groups

Rankings

Deaths

AthleteNationDiscipline / OccupationAgeDate
Jim Hines Flag of the United States.svg   United States 100m 763 June
Dick Fosbury Flag of the United States.svg   United States High Jump 7612 March
Bob Richards Flag of the United States.svg   United States Pole Vault 9726 February
Tom Courtney Flag of the United States.svg   United States 800m 9022 August
Greg Foster Flag of the United States.svg   United States 55mH 6419 February
Kéné Ndoye Flag of Senegal.svg   Senegal Triple Jump 4413 February
Dean Smith Flag of the United States.svg   United States Sprinter 9124 June
Harvey Glance Flag of the United States.svg   United States 100m 6612 June
Ralph Boston Flag of the United States.svg   United States Long Jump 8330 April
Johnny Lujack Flag of the United States.svg   United States High jump, javelin throw 9825 July
Remigijus Valiulis Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Soviet Union 400m 6419 July
Ellen Tittel Flag of Germany.svg   Germany Middle-distance runner 757 October
Ken Money Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Canada High jumper 876 March
Simone Edwards Flag of the United States.svg   United States Sprinter 4916 February
Lázár Lovász Flag of Hungary.svg   Hungary Hammer thrower 8017 April
Tim Lobinger Flag of Germany.svg   Germany Pole Vault 5016 February
Șerban Ciochină Flag of Romania.svg   Romania Triple Jump 83-84April
Klaus Beer Flag of East Germany.svg   East Germany Long Jump 808 June
Ruth Fuchs Flag of East Germany.svg   East Germany Javelin thrower 7620 September
Sabir Ali Flag of India.svg   India Decathlete 6722 January
Karoline Käfer Flag of Austria.svg   Austria 400m 6811 March
Russ Francis Flag of the United States.svg   United States Javelin thrower 701 October
Andrea Barberi Flag of Italy.svg   Italy 400m 4420 December
Marianne Werner Flag of Germany.svg   Germany Shot putter 9922 July
Argentina Menis Flag of Romania.svg   Romania Discus Throw 743 March
Renate Boy Flag of Germany.svg   Germany Shot putter 835 January
Vera Krepkina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Soviet Union 100m 9025 April
Annamária Tóth Flag of Hungary.svg   Hungary 200m 77-7816 July
Mariya Pisareva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Soviet Union High jumper 9010 December
Graham Gipson Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia 400m 9017 May
Calvin Davis Flag of the United States.svg   United States 400mH 511 May
Joseph Chebet Flag of Kenya.svg   Kenya Marathon 527 July
Gérard Fenouil Flag of France.svg   France 200m 788 October
David Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain Sprinter 831 June
Mike McFarlane Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain 200m 62-636 June
Eddie Southern Flag of the United States.svg   United States 400 metres hurdles 8517 May
Charles White Flag of the United States.svg   United States 300 metres hurdler 6411 January
László Zarándi Flag of Hungary.svg   Hungary Sprinter 9414 August
Veniamin Soldatenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Soviet Union 50km Walk 8415 July
Helmar Müller Flag of Germany.svg   West Germany 400m 839 June
Odd Bergh Flag of Norway.svg   Norway Triple jumper 8512 January
Viktor Olsen Flag of Norway.svg   Norway Marathoner 9921 April
Zenon Andrusyshyn Flag of the United States.svg   United States Javelin thrower 767 August
Ron East Flag of the United States.svg   United States Javelin thrower 79-8030 September
Aurèle Vandendriessche Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Belgium Marathoner 9117 October
Doug Kyle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Canada 5000m 9128 August
Mike McRae Flag of the United States.svg   United States Long Jump 6816 December
Brad Crawford Flag of the United States.svg   United States Long jumper 67-6821 May
Dick Towers Flag of the United States.svg   United States 400 metres hurdles 92-9323 April
Bertil Norman Flag of Sweden.svg   Sweden Orienteer 9324 March
Kjell Lauri Flag of Sweden.svg   Sweden Orienteer 66-6711 August
Gregg Tafralis Flag of the United States.svg   United States Shot Put 6511 August
Vilém Mandlík Flag of the Czech Republic.svg   Czechoslovakia Sprinter 876 October
Walter Adams Flag of Germany.svg   Germany 800m 7830 October
Ken Stephens Flag of the United States.svg   United States Hurdler 91-9228 Aug
Pavel Kantorek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg   Czechoslovakia Marathoner 9310 November
Emanuil Dyulgerov Flag of Bulgaria.svg   Bulgaria Hammer Throw 6826 June
Eugeniusz Bedeniczuk Flag of Poland.svg   Poland Triple Jump 61-622 May
Irina Kostyuchenkova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Soviet Union Javelin thrower 6131 March
Gyula Németh Flag of Hungary.svg   Hungary High jumper 6312 March
Robert Holmes Bell Flag of the United States.svg   United States Track and field athlete 798 June
Jean Pellissier Flag of Italy.svg   Italy Sky runner 5127 October
Niels Holst-Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg   Denmark 800m 10024 October
Erkki Hautamäki Flag of Finland.svg   Finland Decathlete 935 September
Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei Flag of Kenya.svg   Kenya Marathon 3726 May
Heinrich Köberle Flag of Germany.svg   Germany Handcyclist 76-7715 April
Olga Šikovec Flag of Croatia.svg   Croatia 200m 89-904 April
Francis Agbo Flag of France.svg   France High Jump 6511 November
Kevin Coombs Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia Para-athlete 825 October
Lyn Coleman Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia Para-athlete 5822 May
Zanele Situ Flag of South Africa.svg   South Africa Para-athlete 521 November
Terry Giddy Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia Para-athlete 7318 August
Benjamin Kiplagat Flag of Uganda.svg   Uganda 3000mSC 3431 December
Jim Savage Flag of New Zealand.svg   New Zealand Para-athlete 8620 February
Tracey Freeman Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia Para-athlete 75-764 October
Sergio Ottolina Flag of Italy.svg   Italy 200m 8028 April
Jean-Claude Nallet Flag of France.svg   France Sprinter 7620 August
Georgi Stoykovski Flag of Bulgaria.svg   Bulgaria Triple Jump 814 May
Rupert Hoilette Flag of Jamaica.svg   Jamaica Sprinter 776 October
Gary Eddy Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia Sprinter 7816 April
Tomás Barris Flag of Spain.svg   Spain 1500m 9329 October
Armando Sardi Flag of Italy.svg   Italy Sprinter 8322 December
József Csík Flag of Hungary.svg   Hungary Javelin thrower 774 October
Evelyn Lawler Flag of the United States.svg   United States Hurdler 934 January
Ernő Béres Flag of Hungary.svg   Hungary Long-distance runner 9421 April
Herb Douglas Flag of the United States.svg   United States Long jumper 10122 April
James Parker Flag of the United States.svg   United States Hammer Throw 4719 August
Borislav Dević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg   Yugoslavia 1500m 598 January
Svetlana Laukhova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Soviet Union 100mH 5028 October
Tori Bowie Flag of the United States.svg   United States 200m 3223 April
Beryl Randle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain Racewalker 9428 November
Shaun Pickering Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain Shot Put 6111 May
Norm Green Flag of the United States.svg   United States Long-distance runner 9016 May
Birger Asplund Flag of Sweden.svg   Sweden Hammer thrower 931 July
Donal Smith Flag of New Zealand.svg   New Zealand Middle-distance runner 8927 September
Morville Chote Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain Javelin thrower 98-9917 March
Ronald Mehlich Flag of Poland.svg   Poland 110mH 54-55December
Lennart Jonsson Flag of Sweden.svg   Sweden Sprinter 89-901 September
Ulla-Britt Wieslander Flag of Sweden.svg   Sweden 50mH 8129 November
Kevin Cunningham Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia Para-athlete 83-844 January
Yvette Monginou Flag of France.svg   France Sprinter 9516 February
Noel Clough Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia 800m 8620 May
Cyprian Tseriwa Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg   Rhodesia 10,000m 8613 March
Ray Middleton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain 50km Walk 868 January
John Nuttall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain 3000m 569 November
David Carr Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia Middle-distance runner 9118 July
Bengt Nåjde Flag of Sweden.svg   Sweden 5000m 8117 September
Ilse Steinegger Flag of Austria.svg   Austria Long Jump 9819 October
Guy Lagorce Flag of France.svg   France Sprinter 8613 July
Gerhart Hecker Flag of Hungary.svg   Hungary Marathoner 891 June
Mick Molloy Flag of Ireland.svg   Ireland Marathoner 854 September
Paul Angenvoorth Flag of Germany.svg   Germany Marathoner 7530 October
Mabel Walker Flag of the United States.svg   United States 100m 9410 September
Vittoria Cesarini Flag of Italy.svg   Italy 100m 9126 September
Lynn Eves Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Canada 100m 812 October
Sitiveni Moceidreke Flag of Fiji.svg   Fiji 200m 86-87November
Eddy Monsels Flag of Suriname.svg   Suriname 100m 751 November
Della Pascoe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain 100m 7422 June
Benedict Majekodunmi Flag of Nigeria.svg   Nigeria Sprinter 82-83January
Carolina Rieuwpassa Flag of Indonesia.svg   Indonesia Sprinter 7416 March
Marvin Nash Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Canada Sprinter 6920 January
Valentyna Maslovska Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Soviet Union 200m 8621 May
Hadley Hinds Flag of Barbados.svg   Barbados Sprinter 76-776 May
Jerzy Kowalski Flag of Poland.svg   Poland 400m 8620 September
Tambusamy Krishnan Flag of Malaysia.svg   Malaysia Sprinter 7920 December
Anne Michel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Belgium 400m 6421 November
Karl Volkmer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Middle-distance runner 10119 December
Ismael Delgado Flag of Puerto Rico.svg   Puerto Rico Sprinter 939 October
Enzo Cavalli Flag of Italy.svg   Italy Triple Jump 8620 September
Alfredo Rizzo Flag of Italy.svg   Italy Steeplechase runner 896 February
Edmond Roudnitska Flag of France.svg   France Hurdler 9131 January
Constance Darnowski Flag of the United States.svg   United States Hurdler 882 August
Marcel Duriez Flag of France.svg   France 110mH 822 February
João Lima Flag of Portugal.svg   Portugal 110mH 6218 November
Lee Yoder Flag of the United States.svg   United States Hurdler 9217 May
Julio Gómez Flag of Spain.svg   Spain 800m 9110 February
Phyllis Perkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain Middle-distance runner 88-8922 February
András Zsinka Flag of Hungary.svg   Hungary 800m 758 April
Gudrun Pflüger Flag of Austria.svg   Austria Mountain runner 5017 August
Fritz Prossinagg Flag of Austria.svg   Austria 1500m 9216 February
Bill McKim Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain Middle-distance runner 81-82June
Ulf Högberg Flag of Sweden.svg   Sweden Middle-distance runner 7716 May
José Molíns Flag of Spain.svg   Spain 5000m 902 March
Nikolay Sviridov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Soviet Union 10,000m 8514 June
Noël Tijou Flag of France.svg   France 10,000m 8123 September
Gail North-Saunders Flag of the Bahamas.svg   Bahamas Sprinter 78-7930 June
John Bicourt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain 3000mSC 7716 January
Adolf Weinacker Flag of the United States.svg   United States Racewalker 9411 September
Lorna Lee Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain Long jumper 916 January
Marguerite Martel Flag of France.svg   France Athletics pentathlete 981 March
Dawn Josephs Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Canada Long Jump 9110 October
Kari Rahkamo Flag of Finland.svg   Finland Triple Jump 9011 November
Yıldıray Pağda Flag of Turkey.svg   Turkey Triple jumper 85-8620 December
Theo Püll Flag of Germany.svg   Germany High Jump 87-88December
Edward Czernik Flag of Poland.svg   Poland High jumper 82-8331 May
Milena Usenik Flag of Slovenia.svg   Slovenia Shot putter 8831 March
Anne-Chatrine Lafrenz Flag of Germany.svg   Germany Shot putter 8624 July
Seiko Obonai Flag of Japan.svg   Japan Shot putter 836 March
Irene Schuch Flag of Germany.svg   Germany Discus Throw 876 September
Erika Raue Flag of Germany.svg   Germany Javelin thrower 856 May
Sándor Eckschmiedt Flag of Hungary.svg   Hungary Hammer thrower 8412 August
Oleg Ryakhovskiy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg   Soviet Union Triple jumper 9016 December
Bev Watson Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia Long jumper 86-8722 March
Major Hazelton Flag of the United States.svg   United States Sprinter 793 December
Cliff Simpson Flag of New Zealand.svg   New Zealand Middle-distance runner 9510 December
George Ellis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain 200m 9017 January
Adrian Breacker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain Sprinter 8823 February
Josephine Cook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain Shot putter 9220 November
Mel Fitzgerald Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Canada Wheelchair racer 702 October
Thomas J. Osler Flag of the United States.svg   United States Long-distance runner 8226 March
Neil Wilson Flag of New Zealand.svg   New Zealand Middle-distance runner 9314 August
Summa Navaratnam Flag of Sri Lanka.svg   Sri Lanka Sprinter 9819 October
Heino Sisask Flag of Estonia.svg   Estonia Racewalker 9421 January
Edrissa Marong Flag of The Gambia.svg   Gambia 800m 2223 January
Ivan Kováč Flag of the Czech Republic.svg   Czechoslovakia 1500m 7411 February
Stanislav Štefkovič Flag of Slovakia.svg   Slovakia Decathlete 9322 February
Doug Fisher Flag of the United States.svg   United States Discus thrower 7512 February
Juhani Orrenmaa Flag of Finland.svg   Finland Hurdler 845 August
Georges Salmon Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Belgium Long Jump 908 November
Charlie Allan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain Caber tosser 84-8513 December
Raya Bronstein Flag of Israel.svg   Israel Sprinter, high jumper, shot putter, discus thrower, javelin thrower 934 May
Robert Hersh Flag of the United States.svg   United States Athletics official 8219 January
Ron Roddan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Great Britain Athletics coach 9111 February
Billy Emory Maxwell Flag of the United States.svg   United States Athletics coach 809 October

Notes

  1. ↑ 60mH: 8.23, HJ: 1.92m, SP: 15.54m, LJ: 6.59m, 800m: 2:13.60
  2. ↑ 60mH: 8.23, HJ: 1.92m, SP: 15.54m, LJ: 6.59m, 800m: 2:13.60

References

  1. ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (15 February 2023). "Girma breaks world indoor 3000m record with 7:23.81 in Liévin". World Athletics . Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "All-time Personal Top 10". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ↑ FLASH: Thiam and Sulek both surpass previous world indoor pentathlon record in Istanbul World Athletics
  4. ↑ European Athletics Indoor Championships Results 3 March 2023 - Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) 02–05 MAR 2023 World Athletics
  5. ↑ "Sorokin breaks world 100km record". World Athletics . 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Perez breaks 35km race walk world record in Podebrady". World Athletics. 21 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "FLASH: Crouser breaks world shot put record with 23.56m in Los Angeles | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  8. ↑ Evelyn Watta (27 February 2022). "Ethiopia's Yalamzef Yehualaw breaks women's 10km road world record". olympics.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "3000m Steeplechase Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mile Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Mixed 4 x 400 Metres Relay Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics . 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "2000m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Wanda Diamond League Final 2023 Hayward Field - Eugene, OR (USA) 17th September 2023 Results Pole Vault Men 2023 Diamond League
  14. ↑ "5000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Tigst Assefa shatters marathon world record in Berlin". NBC Sports . 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  16. ↑ Assefa smashes world marathon record in Berlin with 2:11:53, Kipchoge achieves record fifth win World Athletics
  17. ↑ "Ratified: road mile world records for Kessler and Welteji". worldathletics.org. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Ratified: road mile world records for Kessler and Welteji". worldathletics.org. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  19. ↑ Kelvin Kiptum smashes men’s marathon world record in Chicago CNN
  20. ↑ "Women's 10km Road Race Results". World Athletics. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  21. ↑ "Chebet breaks world 5km record with 14:13 in Barcelona". World Athletics. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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