The following are the national records in athletics for the Soviet Union . These records were maintained by the Soviet Athletics Federation during the country's existence until its dissolution in 1991. The Soviet Union coincided with a successful period in athletics for the region, resulting in many national records being world and European records as well. Athletes from any of the Republics of the Soviet Union were eligible for national records. Many of the records have not been improved upon since by athletes from the post-Soviet states.
Event | Mark | Republic | Athlete | Date | Competition | Location | Note |
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100 metres | 10.07 | ![]() | Valeriy Borzov | 31 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | Wind (0.0 m/s) |
200 metres | 20.00 | ![]() | Valeriy Borzov | September 4, 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | Wind (0.0 m/s) |
400 metres | 44.60 | ![]() | Viktor Markin | July 30, 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
800 metres | 1:44.10 | ![]() | Vladimir Graudyn | 2 July 1988 | Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | [1] [2] |
1000 metres | 2:16,0 | ![]() | Vladimir Malozemlin | 11 June 1981 | Kiev, Soviet Union | [3] | |
1500 metres | 3:34.49 | ![]() | Igor Lotaryov | August 30, 1985 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | [1] [4] |
3000 metres | 7:42,0 | ![]() | Mikhail Dasko | 20 August 1989 | ASV Sports Festival | Cologne, West Germany | [5] [6] |
5000 metres | 13:11.99 | ![]() | Valeriy Abramov | 9 September 1981 | Rieti Meeting | Rieti, Italy | [7] |
10,000 metres | 27:31.5 | ![]() | Aleksandras Antipovas | August 29, 1978 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | [8] | |
20,000 metres | 59:02,0 | ![]() | Rashid Sharafetdinov | 2 May 1971 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | [9] | |
Hour run | 20,400 m | ![]() | Nikolay Penzin | 15 August 1977 | Moscow, USSR | [10] | |
25,000 metres | 1:17:34,0 | ![]() | Albert Ivanov | September 27, 1955 | Moscow, USSR | [11] | |
25 kilometres | 1:15:22 | ![]() | Vladimir Merkushin | April 30, 1978 | Helsinki, Finland | [12] | |
30,000 metres | 1:31:39,0 | ![]() | Anatoly Skrypnik | 1972 | [13] | ||
30 kilometres | 1:29:55 | ![]() | Leonid Tikhonov | September 1988 | Run Pushkin - Leningrad | Leningrad, USSR | [14] |
Marathon | 2:09:17 | ![]() | Yakov Tolstikov | 21 April 1991 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | [15] |
100 kilometres | 6:24:24 | ![]() | Konstantin Santalov | October 19, 1991 | 100 km of Amiens | Amiens, France | [16] |
24-hour run | 266,050 m | ![]() | Alexander Komissarenko | September 1982 | Tula, Soviet Union | [17] | |
2-day run | 427,526 m | ![]() | Valery Gubar | May 9, 1991 | Surgères 48 Hour Race | Surgères, France | [18] |
6-day run | 836,650 m | ![]() | Rustem Giniatullin | October 26 - November 1, 1991 | Odessa, Soviet Union | [19] [20] | |
110 m hurdles | 13.20 | ![]() | Aleksandr Markin | 11 June 1988 | Brothers Znamensky Memorial | Leningrad, Soviet Union | (wind: +1.8 m/s) [21] |
400 m hurdles | 47.92 | ![]() | Aleksandr Vasilyev | 17 August 1985 | Moscow, Soviet Union | [22] | |
2000 m steeplechase | 5:27.89 | ![]() | Nikolay Matyushenko | July 29, 1989 | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | [23] | |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:15.54 | ![]() | Ivan Konovalov | 18 August 1985 | Moscow, Soviet Union | [24] | |
High jump | 2.41 m | ![]() | Igor Paklin | September 4, 1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | |
Pole vault | 6.10 m | ![]() | Sergey Bubka | 5 August 1991 | MAI Gala | Malmö, Sweden | [25] |
Long jump | 8.86 m AR | ![]() | Robert Emmiyan | May 22, 1987 | Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union | (+1.9 m/s) | |
Triple jump | 17.90 m | ![]() | Volodymyr Inozemtsev | 20 June 1990 | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | (+1.0 m/s) | |
Shot put | 22.24 m | ![]() | Sergey Smirnov | 21 June 1988 | USSR vs GDR match | Tallinn, Soviet Union | |
Discus throw | 71.86 m | ![]() | Yuriy Dumchev | 29 June 1983 | Spartakiade | Moscow, Soviet Union | [26] |
Hammer throw | 86.74 m WR | ![]() | Yuriy Sedykh | August 30, 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | |
Javelin throw | 85.16 m | ![]() | Viktor Yevsyukov | 21 June 1987 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | [27] | |
Javelin throw (old model) | 94.20 m | ![]() | Heino Puuste | 5 June 1983 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [28] | |
Decathlon | 8709 points | ![]() | Oleksandr Apaychev | 2–3 June 1984 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | [29] | |
10.96 (100 m) , 7.57 m (length) , 16.00 m (core) , 1.97 m (height) , 48.72 (400 m) / 13.93 (110 m with barriers) , 48.00 m (disc) , 4.90 m (pole) , 72.24 m (spear) , 4:26.51 (1500 m) | |||||||
10,000 m walk | 38:18.0 | ![]() | Valdas Kazlauskas | 18 September 1983 | Moscow, Soviet Union | [30] | |
20,000 m walk | 1:19:22.5 | ![]() | Aleksey Pershin | May 7, 1988 | Bergen, Norway | [31] | |
20 km walk | 1:18:20 | ![]() | Andrey Perlov | May 26, 1990 | Moscow, Soviet Union | [32] | |
50,000 m walk | 3:46:11,0 | ![]() | Nikolay Udovenko | October 3, 1980 | Uzhhorod, Soviet Union | [33] | |
50 km walk | 3:37:41 | ![]() | Andrey Perlov | 4 August 1989 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | [33] | |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.02 | ![]() | Aleksandr Yevgenyev Viktor Bryzhin Vladimir Muravyov Vladimir Krylov | 6 September 1987 | World Championship | Rome, Italy | [34] |
4 × 200 m relay | 1:23.67 | ![]() | V. Muravyev A. Shlyapnikov Fedotov V. Burakov | 20 June 1981 | Bourges, France | ||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.16 | ![]() | Sergey Lovachov Yevgeniy Lomtyev Aleksandr Kurochkin Viktor Markin | 18 August 1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | [35] |
4 × 800 m relay | 7:07,4 | ![]() | Leonid Masunov Alexander Kostetskiy Vasily Matveev Victor Kalinkin | 5 August 1984 | Moscow, Soviet Union | [36] | |
4 × 1500 m relay | 14:45.63 | ![]() | Anatoly Kalutsky Pavel Yakovlev Anatoly Legeda Igor Lotaryov | 4 August 1985 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | [37] | |
Event | Mark | Republic | Athlete | Date | Competition | Location | Note |
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100 metres | 10.87 X [38] | ![]() | Lyudmila Kondratyeva | 3 June 1980 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | [39] | |
10.98 | ![]() | Marina Zhirova | 17 August 1985 | Moscow, Soviet Union | (wind: +0.1 m/s) [40] | ||
200 metres | 22.19 | ![]() | Natalya Bochina | July 30, 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | (wind: +1.5 m/s) [41] |
400 metres | 48.27 | ![]() | Olha Bryzhina | 6 October 1985 | 1985 IAAF World Cup | Canberra, Australia | |
800 metres | 1:53.43 | ![]() | Nadiya Olizarenko | July 27, 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
1000 metres | 2:30,6 | ![]() | Tatyana Providokhina | 20 August 1978 | Podolsk, Soviet Union | [42] | |
1500 metres | 3:52.47 AR | ![]() | Tatyana Kazankina | August 13, 1980 | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich, Switzerland | |
Mile run | 4:15.8 | ![]() | Natalya Artyomova | 5 August 1984 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | [43] | |
2000 metres | 5:28.72 | ![]() | Tatyana Kazankina | 4 August 1984 | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
3000 metres | 8:22.62 | ![]() | Tatyana Kazankina | August 26, 1984 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
5000 metres | 14:54.08 | ![]() | Natalya Artyomova | 9 September 1985 | Podolsk, Soviet Union | [44] | |
10,000 metres | 30:57.21 | ![]() | Olga Bondarenko | August 30, 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | [45] |
15 kilometres | 48:44 | ![]() | Nadezhda Ilyina | October 13, 1991 | Nieuwegein, Netherlands | [46] | |
30 kilometres | 1:44:31+ | ![]() | Zoya Ivanova | November 15, 1987 | Tokyo, Japan | [47] | |
Marathon | 2:27:05 | ![]() | Tatyana Polovinskaya | September 23, 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | [48] |
100 km (road) | 8:05:47 | ![]() | Nadezhda Gumerova | 26 May 1991 | IAU 100 km World Championships | Faenza, Italy | [16] |
24-hour run | 222,000 m | ![]() | Tamara Merzlikina | May 27, 1989 | 24 hours of Mitersill | Mittersill, Austria | [17] |
6-day run | 506 km | ![]() | Lidiya Ivanova | October 26 - November 1, 1991 | Odessa, Soviet Union | [20] | |
100 m hurdles | 12.28 | ![]() | Lyudmila Narozhilenko | July 11, 1991 | Kiev, Soviet Union | (wind: +1.8 m/s) [49] | |
400 m hurdles | 52.94 | ![]() | Marina Stepanova | 17 September 1986 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | [50] | |
2000 m steeplechase | 6:16.41 | ![]() | Marina Pluzhnikova | 2 August 1988 | Kiev, Soviet Union | [51] | |
High jump | 2.05 m | ![]() | Tamara Bykova | 22 June 1984 | Kiev, Soviet Union | [52] | |
Long jump | 7.52 m WR | ![]() | Galina Chistyakova | 11 June 1988 | Brothers Znamensky Memorial | Leningrad, Soviet Union | (wind: +1.4 m/s) |
Triple jump | 14.95 m | ![]() | Inessa Kravets | 10 June 1991 | Brothers Znamensky Memorial | Moscow, Soviet Union | (wind: -0.2 m/s) [53] |
Shot put | 22.63 m WR | ![]() | Natalya Lisovskaya | 7 June 1987 | Brothers Znamensky Memorial | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
Discus throw | 73.28 m | ![]() | Galina Savinkova | September 9, 1984 | Soviet Athletics Championships | Donetsk, Soviet Union | |
Javelin throw | 70.08 m | ![]() | Tatyana Biryulina | 2 July 1980 | Podolsk, Soviet Union | [54] | |
Heptathlon | 7007 pts | ![]() | Larisa Nikitina | 10–11 June 1989 | Soviet Championships | Bryansk, Soviet Union | |
13.40 (100 m with barriers), 1.89 m (height), 16.45 m (core), 23.97 (200 (length), 53.94 m (spear), 2.15.31 (800 m) | |||||||
5000 m walk | 20:50,6 | ![]() | Alina Ivanova | July 15, 1989 | Bryansk, Soviet Union | [55] | |
5 km walk | 20:36 | ![]() | Alina Ivanova | 21 April 1991 | Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain | [55] | |
10,000 m walk | 41:56.23 WR | ![]() | Nadezhda Ryashkina | 24 July 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | |
10 km walk | 42:16 | ![]() | Alina Ivanova | May 27, 1989 | Novopolotsk, Soviet Union | [56] | |
20 km walk | 1:30:42 | ![]() | Olga Kardopoltseva | April 29, 1990 | Kaliningrad, Soviet Union | [57] | |
4 × 100 m relay | 42.00 | ![]() | Antonina Pobyubko Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova Marina Zhirova Elvira Barbashina | 17 August 1985 | Moscow, Soviet Union | [58] | |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:15.17 WR | ![]() | Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olha Bryzhina | October 1, 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | |
4 × 800 m relay | 7:50.17 WR | ![]() | Nadiya Olizarenko Lyubov Gurina Lyudmila Borisova Irina Podyalovskaya | 5 August 1984 | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
100 km relay | 27:01:02 | ![]() | Nadezhda Gumerova Maria Ostrovskaya Tamara Merzlikina | May 25, 1991 | IAU 100 km World Championships | Faenza, Italy | [59] |
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