2024 in the sport of athletics

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2024 in athletics is a year of track and field and road and country and mountain, highlighted by the main event of 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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World records

Indoor

EventPerf.NAthlete(s)Nat.DateMeetingLocationCtry.RV
Women's 60 m hurdles
7.67
Devynne Charlton Flag of the Bahamas.svg  BAH
11 Feb 2024
Millrose Games New York City Flag of the United States.svg  USA [1]
A Tia Jones Flag of the United States.svg  USA
16 Feb 2024
USA Championships Albuquerque Flag of the United States.svg  USA [2]
Men's 60 m hurdles
7.27
A Grant Holloway Flag of the United States.svg  USA
16 Feb 2024
USA Championships Albuquerque Flag of the United States.svg  USA [2]
Women's 400 m sh
49.24
Femke Bol Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED
18 Feb 2024
Dutch Championships Apeldoorn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED [3]
Men's 400 m sh 44.49 # Christopher Morales Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN 24 Feb 2024SEC Indoor Championships Fayetteville Flag of the United States.svg  USA [4]
Women's 400 m sh
49.17
Femke Bol Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED
2 Mar 2024
World Indoor Championships Glasgow Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR [5]
Women's 60 m hurdles
7.65
Devynne Charlton Flag of the Bahamas.svg  BAH
3 Mar 2024
World Indoor Championships Glasgow Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR [6]

  not ratified by World Athletics

Outdoor

EventPerf.NAthlete(s)Nat.DateMeetingLocationCtry.RV
Women's 5 km (road)
14:13
Mx Agnes Ngetich Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
14 Jan 2024
10K Valencia Ibercaja Valencia Flag of Spain.svg  ESP [7]
Women's 10 km (road)
28:46
Mx Agnes Ngetich Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
14 Jan 2024
10K Valencia Ibercaja Valencia Flag of Spain.svg  ESP [7]
Men's discus throw
74.35 m
Mykolas Alekna Flag of Lithuania.svg  LTU
14 Apr 2024
Oklahoma Throws Series Ramona Flag of the United States.svg  USA [8]
Men's distance medley relay
9:14.58
Brannon Kidder
Brandon Miller
Isaiah Harris
Henry Wynne
Flag of the United States.svg  USA
19 April 2024
Oregon Relays Eugene Flag of the United States.svg  USA [9]
Men's pole vault
6.24 m
Armand Duplantis Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
20 Apr 2024
Xiamen Diamond League Xiamen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN [10]
Women's marathon 2:16:16 Wo Peres Jepchirchir Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
21 Apr 2024
London Marathon LondonFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR [11]
Men's mile (road)
3:54.56
Emmanuel Wanyonyi Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
27 Apr 2024
Adizero: Road to Records Herzogenaurach Flag of Germany.svg  GER [12]
Women's 10,000 m
28:54.14
Beatrice Chebet Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
25 May 2024
Prefontaine Classic Eugene Flag of the United States.svg  USA [13]
Women's 400 m hurdles
50.65
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Flag of the United States.svg  USA
30 Jun 2024
US Olympic Trials Eugene Flag of the United States.svg  USA [14]
Women's high jump
2.10 m
Yaroslava Mahuchikh Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR
7 July 2024
Meeting de Paris Paris Flag of France.svg  FRA [15]
Women's 1500 m
3:49.04
Faith Kipyegon Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
7 July 2024
Meeting de Paris Paris Flag of France.svg  FRA [15]
Women's 2000 m
5:19.70
Jessica Hull Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS
12 Jul 2024
Herculis Monaco Flag of Monaco.svg  MON [16]
Mixed 4 x 400 metres relay
3:07.41
Vernon Norwood
Shamier Little
Bryce Deadmon
Kaylyn Brown
Flag of the United States.svg  USA
2 Aug 2024
Olympic Games Saint-Denis Flag of France.svg  FRA [17]
Men's pole vault
6.25 m
Armand Duplantis Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
5 Aug 2024
Olympic Games Saint-Denis Flag of France.svg  FRA [18]
Women's 400 m hurdles
50.37
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Flag of the United States.svg  USA
8 Aug 2024
Olympic Games Saint-Denis Flag of France.svg  FRA [19]

[20]

Men's 3000 m
7:17.55
Jakob Ingebrigtsen Flag of Norway.svg  NOR
25 Aug 2024
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów Flag of Poland.svg  POL [21]
Men's pole vault
6.26 m
Armand Duplantis Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
25 Aug 2024
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów Flag of Poland.svg  POL [22]
Men's mile (road)
3:51.3
h Elliot Giles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR
1 Sep 2024
New Balance KO Meile Düsseldorf Flag of Germany.svg  GER [23]
Women's marathon
2:09:56
Mx Ruth Chepngetich Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
13 Oct 2024
Chicago Marathon Chicago Flag of the United States.svg  USA [24]
Men's 35 km race walk
2:21:47
Masatora Kawano Flag of Japan.svg  JPN
27 Oct 2024
All Japan Race Walking competition Takahata Flag of Japan.svg  JPN [25]
Men's half marathon
57:30
Yomif Kejelcha Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH
27 Oct 2024
Valencia Half Marathon Valencia Flag of Spain.svg  ESP [26]
Women's 5 km (road)
13:54
Wo Beatrice Chebet Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN
31 Dec 2024
Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  ESP [27]

World-leading marks

Best marks of the year
EventMenWomen
AthleteMarkNotesAthleteMarkNotes
60 metres Flag of the United States.svg  Christian Coleman  (USA)6.41 sFlag of Saint Lucia.svg  Julien Alfred  (LCA)
Flag of Poland.svg  Ewa Swoboda  (POL)
6.98 s
100 metres Flag of Jamaica.svg  Kishane Thompson  (JAM)9.77 sFlag of the United States.svg  Sha'Carri Richardson  (USA)10.71 s
200 metres Flag of Botswana.svg  Letsile Tebogo  (BOT)19.46 s AR Flag of the United States.svg  Gabby Thomas  (USA)21.78 s
400 metres Flag of the United States.svg  Quincy Hall  (USA)43.40 sFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Marileidy Paulino  (DOM)48.17 s AR
800 metres Flag of Kenya.svg  Emmanuel Wanyonyi  (KEN)1:41.11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Keely Hodgkinson  (GBR)1:54.61 NR
1500 metres Flag of Norway.svg  Jakob Ingebrigtsen  (NOR)3:26.73 AR Flag of Kenya.svg  Faith Kipyegon  (KEN)3:49.04 WR
3000 metres Flag of Norway.svg  Jakob Ingebrigtsen  (NOR)7:17.55 WR Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Gudaf Tsegay  (ETH)8:17.11 sh
5000 metres Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Hagos Gebrhiwet  (ETH)12:36.73 NR Flag of Kenya.svg  Beatrice Chebet  (KEN)14:09.52
10,000 metres Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Yomif Kejelcha  (ETH)26:31.01Flag of Kenya.svg  Beatrice Chebet  (KEN)28:54.14 WR
60 metres hurdles Flag of the United States.svg  Grant Holloway  (USA)7.27 s A WR Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Devynne Charlton  (BAH)7.65 s WR
100/110 metres hurdles Flag of the United States.svg  Grant Holloway  (USA)12.86 sFlag of Jamaica.svg  Ackera Nugent  (JAM)12.24 s NR
400 metres hurdles Flag of the United States.svg  Rai Benjamin  (USA)46.46 sFlag of the United States.svg  Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone  (USA)50.37 s WR
3000 metres steeplechase Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Lamecha Girma  (ETH)8:01.63Flag of Bahrain.svg  Winfred Yavi  (BHR)8:44.39 AR
10 kilometres Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Yomif Kejelcha  (ETH)26:37Flag of Kenya.svg  Agnes Ngetich  (KEN)28:46 Mx
15 kilometres Flag of Kenya.svg  Daniel Mateiko  (KEN)40:56+ Flag of Kenya.svg  Agnes Ngetich  (KEN)44:15+ Mx
20 kilometres Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Yomif Kejelcha  (ETH)54:32+ Flag of Kenya.svg  Agnes Ngetich  (KEN)59:42+ Mx
Half marathon Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Yomif Kejelcha  (ETH)57:30 WR Flag of Kenya.svg  Agnes Ngetich  (KEN)1:03:04 Mx
25 kilometres Flag of Kenya.svg  Benson Kipruto  (KEN)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Timothy Kiplagat  (KEN)
1:11:39+ Flag of Kenya.svg  Ruth Chepngetich  (KEN)1:16:17+ Mx
Marathon Flag of Kenya.svg  Sebastian Sawe  (KEN)2:02:05Flag of Kenya.svg  Ruth Chepng'etich  (KEN)2:09:56 WR
20 kilometres race walk Flag of Japan.svg  Koki Ikeda  (JPN)1:16:51Flag of Russia.svg  Elvira Chepareva  (RUS)1:24:31
Pole vault Flag of Sweden.svg  Armand Duplantis  (SWE)6.26 m WR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Molly Caudery  (GBR)4.92 m NR
High jump Flag of Italy.svg  Gianmarco Tamberi  (ITA)2.37 mFlag of Ukraine.svg  Yaroslava Mahuchikh  (UKR)2.10 m WR
Long jump Flag of Greece.svg  Miltiadis Tentoglou  (GRE)8.65 mFlag of Germany.svg  Malaika Mihambo  (GER)7.22 m
Triple jump Flag of Spain.svg  Jordan Díaz  (ESP)18.18 m NR Flag of Dominica.svg  Thea LaFond  (DMA)15.02 m NR
Shot put Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Kovacs  (USA)23.13 mFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sarah Mitton  (CAN)20.68 m NR
Discus throw Flag of Lithuania.svg  Mykolas Alekna  (LIT)74.35 m WR Flag of Cuba.svg  Yaime Pérez  (CUB)73.09 m AR
Javelin throw Flag of Pakistan.svg  Arshad Nadeem  (PAK)92.97 m AR Flag of Colombia.svg  Flor Ruiz  (COL)66.70 m AR
Hammer throw Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ethan Katzberg  (CAN)84.38 m NR Flag of the United States.svg  Brooke Andersen  (USA)79.92 m
Heptathlon Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Simon Ehammer  (SUI)6418 pts sh NR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Nafissatou Thiam  (BEL)6880 pts
Decathlon Flag of Germany.svg  Leo Neugebauer  (GER)8961 pts NR
4×100 metres relay Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Courtney Lindsey
Kenneth Bednarek
Kyree King
Noah Lyles
37.40 sFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Dina Asher-Smith
Imani Lansiquot
Amy Hunt
Daryll Neita
41.55 s=NR
4×400 metres relay Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Christopher Bailey
Vernon Norwood
Bryce Deadmon
Rai Benjamin
2:54.43Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Shamier Little
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Gabby Thomas
Alexis Holmes
3:15.27 NR

Awards

Men [28] [29] [30]

Letsile Tebogo was the World Athletics Out of Stadium & overall Athlete of the Year Atrletes Botswanais Championnats d'Afrique d'athletisme 2024 a Douala 17.jpg
Letsile Tebogo was the World Athletics Out of Stadium & overall Athlete of the Year
AwardWinner
World Athletics Athlete of the Year Flag of Botswana.svg  Letsile Tebogo  (BOT)
World Athletics Track Athlete of the Year
World Athletics Field Athlete of the Year Flag of Sweden.svg  Armand Duplantis  (SWE)
World Athletics Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tamirat Tola  (ETH)
World Athletics Rising Star Flag of Italy.svg  Mattia Furlani  (ITA)
Track & Field News Athlete of the Year Flag of Sweden.svg  Armand Duplantis  (SWE)
European Athlete of the Year
European Athletics Rising Star Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Niels Laros  (NED)

Women [31] [32] [30]

AwardWinner
World Athletics Athlete of the Year Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sifan Hassan  (NED)
World Athletics Track Athlete of the Year Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone  (USA)
World Athletics Field Athlete of the Year Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yaroslava Mahuchikh  (UKR)
World Athletics Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sifan Hassan  (NED)
World Athletics Rising Star Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Sembo Almayew  (ETH)
Track & Field News Athlete of the Year Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone  (USA)
European Athlete of the Year Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yaroslava Mahuchikh  (UKR)
European Athletics Rising Star Flag of Serbia.svg  Adriana Vilagoš  (SRB)

Summer Olympics

World Championships

Areas, Regional and Continental Championships

Indoor

Outdoor

Race walking
Road running
Cross country

2024 Diamond League

2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour

Gold
Silver
Bronze

2024 World Athletics Continental Tour

Gold

2024 World Athletics Label Road Races

Elite Platinum

Category A

2024 World Athletics Combined Events Tour

Gold

Silver

Bronze

2023–24 World Athletics Cross Country Tour

Gold

Silver

Bronze

2024 World Athletics Race Walking Tour

Gold

Silver

Bronze

2024 National Athletics Championships

Indoor [46]
Outdoor [47]
Indoor combined events [48]
Outdoor combined events [49]
Race walking [50]
Marathon [51]
Half marathon [52]
Road running [53]
10,000 m [54]

Mountain running

2024 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup

Retirements

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  45. Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha
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