2025 in the sport of athletics

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In 2025, multiple world records were set in the sport of athletics.

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World records

Indoor

EventPerf.NAthlete(s)Nat.DateMeetingLocationCtry.RV
Men's 3000 m sh 7:22.91 Grant Fisher Flag of the United States.svg USA 8 Feb 2025 Millrose Games New York City Flag of the United States.svg USA [1]
Men's mile sh 3:46.63 Yared Nuguse Flag of the United States.svg USA 8 Feb 2025 Millrose Games New York City Flag of the United States.svg USA [1]
Men's 1500 m sh 3:29.63+ Jakob Ingebrigtsen Flag of Norway.svg NOR 13 Feb 2025 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin Flag of France.svg FRA [2]
Men's mile sh 3:45.14
Men's 5000 m sh 12:44.09 Grant Fisher Flag of the United States.svg USA 15 Feb 2025 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational Boston Flag of the United States.svg USA [3]
Men's 5000 m racewalk sh 17:55.65 Francesco Fortunato Flag of Italy.svg ITA 22 Feb 2025 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships Ancona Flag of Italy.svg ITA [4]
Men's pole vault 6.27 m Armand Duplantis Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE 28 Feb 2025 All Star Perche Clermont-Ferrand Flag of France.svg  FRA [5]

Outdoor

EventPerf.NAthlete(s)Nat.DateMeetingLocationCtry.RV
Men's half marathon 56:42 Jacob Kiplimo Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA 16 Feb 2025EDP Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR [6] [7]
Men's 20 km race walk (road)1:16.10 Toshikazu Yamanishi Flag of Japan.svg  JPN 16 Feb 2025Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships Kobe Flag of Japan.svg  JPN [8]
Men's 35 km race walk (road)2:21.40 Evan Dunfee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN 22 Mar 2025Dudince 50 Dudince Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK [9]
Men's discus throw 74.89 m Mykolas Alekna Flag of Lithuania.svg  LTU 13 Apr 2025Oklahoma Throws Series Ramona Flag of the United States.svg  USA [10]
75.56 m
Women's 10 km (road)29:27 Wo Agnes Ngetich Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN 26 Apr 2025 Adizero: Road to Records Herzogenaurach Flag of Germany.svg  GER [11]
Women's marathon 2:15.50 Wo Tigst Assefa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH 27 Apr 2025 London Marathon London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR [12]
Men's 35 km race walk (road)2:20.43 Massimo Stano Flag of Italy.svg ITA 18 May 2025 European Race Walking Team Championships Poděbrady Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE [13]
Men's pole vault 6.28 m Armand Duplantis Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE 15 Jun 2025 BAUHAUS-galan Stockholm Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE [14]
Women's mile 4:06.91 [a] Faith Kipyegon Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN 26 Jun 2025 Breaking4 Paris, France Flag of France.svg  FRA [15] [16]
Women's 5000 metres 13:58.06 Beatrice Chebet Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN 5 Jul 2025 Prefontaine Classic Eugene Flag of the United States.svg  USA [17]
Women's 1500 metres 3:48.68 Faith Kipyegon Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN [18]

  not ratified by World Athletics

Championships

World Championships

Area, Regional and Continental Championships

World Athletics Tour events

World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meetings

Source: [19]

World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meetings

Source: [20]

World Athletics Combined Events Tour Gold meetings

Source: [21]

Circuit events

Diamond League

Grand Slam Track

World Marathon Majors

Notes

  1. Non-ratifiable due to the use of multiple male pace-makers

References

  1. 1 2 "Nuguse and Fisher break world indoor records in New York", World Athletics , 8 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  2. "Jakob Ingebrigtsen breaks Yared Nuguse's indoor mile world record; 2 world records in 16 seconds". NBC Sports. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  3. "5000 Metres Short Track - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. "Fortunato breaks world indoor 5000m race walk record in Ancona". World Athletics. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. "Mondo Duplantis soars to 11th world record at 2025 All Star Perche". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  6. "Kiplimo breaks world half marathon record in Lisbon | REPORTS | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. "Half Marathon - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. "Yamanishi breaks world 20km race walk record in Kobe", worldathletics.org, 16 February 2025
  9. "Dunfee breaks world 35km race walk record in Dudince". World Athletics. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  10. "Alekna shatters discus world record with 75.56m in Ramona". World Athletics . 13 April 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  11. "Ngetich breaks women-only world 10km record with 29:27 in Herzogenaurach". World Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  12. "Assefa breaks women-only marathon world record with 2:15:50 in London". World Athletics. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  13. "Stano smashes world 35km race walk record in Podebrady". World Athletics. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  14. "Duplantis breaks world pole vault record with 6.28m in Stockholm". World Athletics. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  15. https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a65191857/faith-kipyegon-breaking4-results/
  16. "What Was Up With the Timing at Faith Kipyegon's Sub-4 Mile Attempt?". Runner's World. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  17. "Prefontaine Classic: Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet break world records". NBC Sports. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  18. "Prefontaine Classic: Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet break world records". NBC Sports. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  19. "World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold | World Athletics". World Athletics . Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  20. "World Athletics Continental Tour 2025 Calendar/Results". World Athletics . Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  21. "World Athletics Combined Events Tour 2025 Calendar/Results". World Athletics . Retrieved 28 May 2025.