Here you can find all the important information concerning athletics in the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics: the schedule, timetables, entry standards and more.

Photo: Olavi Kaljunen / Trackpic
Heptathlon takes place in Tokyo Olympics 2021 on Wednesday 4th, August.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics were postponed by one year to 2021 due to the global covid-19 pandemic. Athletics is competed during nine days in Tokyo between Friday the 30th of July and Sunday the 8th of August 2021.
The athetics competitions start off with the stadium events and are wrapped up with men´s marathon on the 8th of August.
Below is the daily timetable for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics athletics. Note that all the times are in CET (UTC+2).
You can open a daily program by clicking the navy blue header or the plus sign of a certain day in the timetable. You can close the opened daily timetable by clicking the header or the minus sign.
Fri 30.7. morning
Time | Event |
03:00 | Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 1 |
03:15 | Men's High Jump Qualification - Group A |
03:15 | Men's High Jump Qualification - Group B |
03:17 | Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 2 |
03:34 | Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 3 |
03:45 | Men's Discus Throw Qualification - Group A |
03:55 | Women's 800m Round 1 - Heat 1 |
04:03 | Women's 800m Round 1 - Heat 2 |
04:11 | Women's 800m Round 1 - Heat 3 |
04:19 | Women's 800m Round 1 - Heat 4 |
04:27 | Women's 800m Round 1 - Heat 5 |
04:35 | Women's 800m Round 1 - Heat 6 |
04:55 | Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 1 |
05:03 | Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 2 |
05:11 | Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 3 |
05:19 | Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 4 |
05:20 | Men's Discus Throw Qualification - Group B |
05:27 | Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 5 |
05:40 | Women's 100m Round 1 - Heat 1 |
05:48 | Women's 100m Round 1 - Heat 2 |
05:56 | Women's 100m Round 1 - Heat 3 |
06:04 | Women's 100m Round 1 - Heat 4 |
06:12 | Women's 100m Round 1 - Heat 5 |
06:20 | Women's 100m Round 1 - Heat 6 |
06:28 | Women's 100m Round 1 - Heat 7 |
Fri 30.7. evening
Time | Event |
13:00 | Women's 5000m Round 1 - Heat 1 |
13:05 | Women's Triple Jump Qualification - Group A |
13:05 | Women's Triple Jump Qualification - Group B |
13:25 | Women's Shot Put Qualification - Group A |
13:25 | Women's Shot Put Qualification - Group B |
13:26 | Women's 5000m Round 1 - Heat 2 |
14:00 | 4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 - Heat 1 |
14:12 | 4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 - Heat 2 |
14:30 | Men's 10,000m Final |
Sat 31.7. morning
Time | Event |
03:00 | Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 1 |
03:08 | Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 2 |
03:16 | Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 3 |
03:24 | Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 4 |
03:30 | Women's Discus Throw Qualification - Group A |
03:32 | Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 5 |
03:40 | Men's Pole Vault Qualification - Group A |
03:40 | Men's Pole Vault Qualification - Group B |
03:50 | Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 1 |
03:58 | Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 2 |
04:06 | Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 3 |
04:14 | Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 4 |
04:22 | Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 5 |
04:30 | Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 6 |
04:45 | Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 1 |
04:53 | Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 2 |
04:55 | Women's Discus Throw Qualification - Group B |
05:01 | Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 3 |
05:09 | Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 4 |
05:17 | Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 5 |
05:35 | Men's 100m Preliminary Round - Heat 1 |
05:43 | Men's 100m Preliminary Round - Heat 2 |
05:51 | Men's 100m Preliminary Round - Heat 3 |
05:59 | Men's 100m Preliminary Round - Heat 4 |
Sat 31.7. evening
Time | Event |
13:10 | Men's Long Jump Qualification - Group A |
13:10 | Men's Long Jump Qualification - Group B |
13:15 | Women's 100m Semi-Final 1 |
13:23 | Women's 100m Semi-Final 2 |
13:31 | Women's 100m Semi-Final 3 |
13:45 | Men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 1 |
13:53 | Men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 2 |
14:01 | Men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 3 |
14:09 | Men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 4 |
14:15 | Men's Discus Throw Final |
14:17 | Men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 5 |
14:25 | Men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 6 |
14:33 | Men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 7 |
14:50 | Women's 800m Semi-Final 1 |
14:56 | Women's 800m Semi-Final 2 |
15:02 | Women's 800m Semi-Final 3 |
15:35 | 4 x 400m Relay Mixed Final |
15:50 | Women's 100m Final |
Sun 1.8. morning
Time | Event |
03:10 | Women's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group A |
03:40 | Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 1 |
03:50 | Women's Long Jump Qualification - Group A |
03:50 | Women's Long Jump Qualification - Group B |
03:55 | Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 2 |
04:10 | Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 3 |
04:35 | Women's Shot Put Final |
04:40 | Women's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group B |
04:45 | Men's 400m Round 1 - Heat 1 |
04:53 | Men's 400m Round 1 - Heat 2 |
05:01 | Men's 400m Round 1 - Heat 3 |
05:09 | Men's 400m Round 1 - Heat 4 |
05:17 | Men's 400m Round 1 - Heat 5 |
05:25 | Men's 400m Round 1 - Heat 6 |
Sun 1.8. evening
Time | Event |
13:10 | Men's High Jump Final |
13:15 | Men's 100m Semi-Final 1 |
13:23 | Men's 100m Semi-Final 2 |
13:31 | Men's 100m Semi-Final 3 |
13:45 | Women's 100m Hurdles Semi-Final 1 |
13:53 | Women's 100m Hurdles Semi-Final 2 |
14:01 | Women's 100m Hurdles Semi-Final 3 |
14:20 | Women's Triple Jump Final |
14:25 | Men's 800m Semi-Final 1 |
14:35 | Men's 800m Semi-Final 2 |
14:45 | Men's 800m Semi-Final 3 |
15:05 | Men's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 1 |
15:15 | Men's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 2 |
15:25 | Men's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 3 |
15:50 | Men's 100m Final |
Mon 2.8. morning
Time | Event |
Session 8 3:00 - 5:55 | |
03:00 | Men's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group A |
03:35 | Women's 1500m Round 1 - Heat 1 |
03:43 | Women's 1500m Round 1 - Heat 2 |
03:51 | Women's 1500m Round 1 - Heat 3 |
04:20 | Men's Long Jump Final |
04:30 | Men's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group B |
04:30 | Women's 200m Round 1 - Heat 1 |
04:38 | Women's 200m Round 1 - Heat 2 |
04:46 | Women's 200m Round 1 - Heat 3 |
04:54 | Women's 200m Round 1 - Heat 4 |
05:02 | Women's 200m Round 1 - Heat 5 |
05:10 | Women's 200m Round 1 - Heat 6 |
05:18 | Women's 200m Round 1 - Heat 7 |
05:50 | Women's 100m Hurdles Final |
Mon 2.8. evening
Time | Event |
13:20 | Women's Pole Vault Qualification - Group A |
13:20 | Women's Pole Vault Qualification - Group B |
13:25 | Women's 200m Semi-Final 1 |
13:32 | Women's 200m Semi-Final 2 |
13:39 | Women's 200m Semi-Final 3 |
14:00 | Women's Discus Throw Final |
14:05 | Men's 400m Semi-Final 1 |
14:13 | Men's 400m Semi-Final 2 |
14:21 | Men's 400m Semi-Final 3 |
14:35 | Women's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 1 |
14:45 | Women's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 2 |
14:55 | Women's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 3 |
15:15 | Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final |
15:40 | Women's 5000m Final |
Tue 3.8. morning
Time | Event |
03:00 | Men's Triple Jump Qualification - Group A |
03:00 | Men's Triple Jump Qualification - Group B |
03:05 | Men's 1500m Round 1 - Heat 1 |
03:16 | Men's 1500m Round 1 - Heat 2 |
03:20 | Women's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group A |
03:27 | Men's 1500m Round 1 - Heat 3 |
03:45 | Women's 400m Round 1 - Heat 1 |
03:53 | Women's 400m Round 1 - Heat 2 |
04:01 | Women's 400m Round 1 - Heat 3 |
04:09 | Women's 400m Round 1 - Heat 4 |
04:17 | Women's 400m Round 1 - Heat 5 |
04:25 | Women's 400m Round 1 - Heat 6 |
04:50 | Women's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group B |
04:50 | Women's Long Jump Final |
05:05 | Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 1 |
05:13 | Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 2 |
05:21 | Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 3 |
05:29 | Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 4 |
05:37 | Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 5 |
05:45 | Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 6 |
05:53 | Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 7 |
06:20 | Men's 400m Hurdles Final |
Tue 3.8. evening
Time | Event |
13:10 | Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 1 |
13:15 | Men's Shot Put Qualification - Group A |
13:18 | Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 2 |
13:20 | Men's Pole Vault Final |
13:26 | Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 3 |
13:34 | Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 4 |
13:42 | Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 5 |
14:00 | Men's 5000m Round 1 - Heat 1 |
14:20 | Men's 5000m Round 1 - Heat 2 |
14:35 | Women's Hammer Throw Final |
14:40 | Men's Shot Put Qualification - Group B |
14:50 | Men's 200m Semi-Final 1 |
14:58 | Men's 200m Semi-Final 2 |
15:06 | Men's 200m Semi-Final 3 |
15:25 | Women's 800m Final |
15:50 | Women's 200m Final |
Wed 4.8. morning
Time | Event |
03:00 | Men's Decathlon 100m - Heat 1 |
03:05 | Men's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group A |
03:08 | Men's Decathlon 100m - Heat 2 |
03:16 | Men's Decathlon 100m - Heat 3 |
03:35 | Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles - Heat 1 |
03:43 | Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles - Heat 2 |
03:51 | Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles - Heat 3 |
03:55 | Men's Decathlon Long Jump - Group A |
03:55 | Men's Decathlon Long Jump - Group B |
04:35 | Men's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group B |
04:35 | Women's Heptathlon High Jump - Group A |
04:35 | Women's Heptathlon High Jump - Group B |
05:00 | Men's 110m Hurdles Semi-Final 1 |
05:08 | Men's 110m Hurdles Semi-Final 2 |
05:16 | Men's 110m Hurdles Semi-Final 3 |
05:30 | Women's 400m Hurdles Final |
05:40 | Men's Decathlon Shot Put - Group A |
05:40 | Men's Decathlon Shot Put - Group B |
Wed 4.8. evening
Time | Event |
12:30 | Men's Decathlon High Jump - Group A |
12:30 | Men's Decathlon High Jump - Group B |
13:00 | Women's 1500m Semi-Final 1 |
13:05 | Women's Heptathlon Shot Put - Group A |
13:05 | Women's Heptathlon Shot Put - Group B |
13:12 | Women's 1500m Semi-Final 2 |
13:30 | Women's 400m Semi-Final 1 |
13:38 | Women's 400m Semi-Final 2 |
13:46 | Women's 400m Semi-Final 3 |
14:00 | Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final |
14:15 | Men's Hammer Throw Final |
14:30 | Women's Heptathlon 200m - Heat 1 |
14:38 | Women's Heptathlon 200m - Heat 2 |
14:46 | Women's Heptathlon 200m - Heat 3 |
15:05 | Men's 800m Final |
15:30 | Men's Decathlon 400m - Heat 1 |
15:38 | Men's Decathlon 400m - Heat 2 |
15:46 | Men's Decathlon 400m - Heat 3 |
15:55 | Men's 200m Final |
Thu 5.8. morning
Time | Event |
03:00 | Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles - Heat 1 |
03:08 | Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles - Heat 2 |
03:10 | Women's High Jump Qualification - Group A |
03:10 | Women's High Jump Qualification - Group B |
03:16 | Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles - Heat 3 |
03:40 | Women's Heptathlon Long Jump - Group A |
03:40 | Women's Heptathlon Long Jump - Group B |
03:50 | Men's Decathlon Discus Throw - Group A |
04:00 | Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1 |
04:09 | Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 - Heat 2 |
04:55 | Men's Decathlon Discus Throw - Group B |
05:00 | Men's Triple Jump Final |
05:05 | Men's Shot Put Final |
05:30 | Men's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1 |
05:39 | Men's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 - Heat 2 |
05:55 | Men's 110m Hurdles Final |
06:30 | Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw - Group A |
06:45 | Men's Decathlon Pole Vault - Group A |
06:45 | Men's Decathlon Pole Vault - Group B |
07:40 | Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw - Group B |
10:30 | Men's 20km Race Walk Final |
Thu 5.8. evening
Time | Event |
13:15 | Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw - Group A |
13:20 | Women's Pole Vault Final |
13:25 | Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1 |
13:37 | Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 2 |
14:00 | Men's 1500m Semi-Final 1 |
14:10 | Men's 1500m Semi-Final 2 |
14:20 | Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw - Group B |
15:00 | Men's 400m Final |
15:20 | Women's Heptathlon 800m - Heat 1 |
15:30 | Women's Heptathlon 800m - Heat 2 |
15:40 | Men's Decathlon 1500m - Heat 1 |
23:30 | Men's 50km Race Walk Final |
Fri 6.8.
Time | Event |
10:30 | Women's 20km Race Walk Final |
14:25 | Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1 |
14:37 | Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 2 |
14:50 | Women's Javelin Throw Final |
15:00 | Men's 5000m Final |
15:35 | Women's 400m Final |
15:50 | Women's 1500m Final |
16:30 | Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final |
16:50 | Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final |
Sat 7.8.
Time | Event |
01:00 | Women's Marathon Final |
13:35 | Women's High Jump Final |
13:45 | Women's 10,000m Final |
14:00 | Men's Javelin Throw Final |
14:40 | Men's 1500m Final |
15:30 | Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final |
15:50 | Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final |
Sun 8.8.
Time | Event |
01:00 | Men's Marathon Final |
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Photo: Olavi Kaljunen / Trackpic
Germany´s Johannes Vetter is the clear favourite to win gold in men´s javelin on Saturday the 7th.
Athletics entry standards for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics
The athletes qualify for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics thrtough entry standards and athlete rankings. All the athletes who reach the entry standards will automatically qualify for the Olympics. If the maximum athlete quota for each discipline is not filled by athletes passing through the entry standards the rest of the athletes will qualify through olympic rankings.
Note: Rankings are not based on the best results during the qualification period. The result plays the main role but also the event status is crucial. For example, the same result in the Diamond League event is much valuable than in Continental Tour events.
Entry standards for Tokyo 2021
Discpline | Men | Women |
100 m | 10,05 | 11,15 |
200 m | 20,24 | 22,80 |
400 m | 44,90 | 51,35 |
800 m | 1.45,20 | 1.59,50 |
1500 m | 3.35,00 | 4.04,20 |
5000 m | 13.13,50 | 15.10,00 |
10 000 m | 27.28,00 | 31.25,00 |
110 m /100 m hurdles | 13,32 | 12,84 |
400 m hurdles | 48,90 | 55,40 |
3000 m steeplechase | 8.22,00 | 9.30,00 |
High jump | 233 | 196 |
Pole vault | 580 | 470 |
Long jump | 822 | 682 |
Triple jump | 17,14 | 14,32 |
Shot put | 21,10 | 18,50 |
Discus throw | 66,00 | 63,50 |
Hammer throw | 77,50 | 72,50 |
Javelin throw | 85,00 | 64,00 |
Decathlon/ Heptathlon | 8350 | 6420 |
20 km walk | 1.21.00 | 1.31.00 |
50 km walk | 3.50.00 | – |
Marathon | 2.11.30 | 2.29.30 |
Teams & athletes
We will update all entries during this week. Below you will find Great Britain and USA athletics teams.
Athletics results in the Tokyo 2021 Olympics
Athletics in Summer Olympics – Statistics
The most successful athlete in athletics in the Olympic Games is the Paavo Nurmi also known as the Flying Finn. Nurmi won a total of 12 gold medals in the Olympics in 1920, 1924 and 1928. Nurmi also won three silver medals during his olympic careet.
Nurmi won three gold medals in Antwerp 1920 (10000 m, individual & team cross country). In Paris 1924 he was unstoppable collecting ashtonising five golds (1500 m, 5000 m, 3000 m team, individual & team cross country). Nurmi rounded up his gold medal streak in Amsterdam in 1928 where he won gold in 10000 meters.
Most successful olympians in athletics
# | Athlete | Medals |
1 | Paavo Nurmi 🇫🇮 | 9-3-0 = 12 |
2 | Carl Lewis 🇺🇸 | 9-1-0 = 10 |
3 | Usain Bolt 🇯🇲 | 8-0-0 = 8 |
4 | Ray Ewry 🇺🇸 | 8-0-0 = 8 |
5 | Allyson Felix 🇺🇸 | 6-3-0 = 9 |
6 | Ville Ritola 🇫🇮 | 5-3-0 = 8 |
7 | Evelyn Ashford 🇺🇸 | 4-1-0 = 5 |
7 | Hannes Kolehmainen 🇫🇮 | 4-1-0 = 5 |
7 | Mel Sheppard 🇺🇸 | 4-1-0 = 5 |
7 | Emil Zátopek 🇨🇿 | 4-1-0 = 5 |
11 | Sanya Richards-Ross 🇺🇸 | 4-0-1 = 5 |
12 | Fanny Blankers-Koen (NL) | 4-0-0 = 4 |
12 | Betty Cuthbert 🇦🇺 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
12 | Harrison Dillard 🇺🇸 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
12 | Mohamed Farah 🇬🇧 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
12 | Michael Johnson 🇺🇸 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
12 | Robert Korzeniowski 🇵🇱 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
12 | Alvin Kraenzlein 🇺🇸 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
12 | Jesse Owens 🇺🇸 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
12 | Lasse Virén 🇫🇮 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
12 | Bärbel Wöckel (DDR) | 4-0-0 = 4 |

Photo: Olavi Kaljunen / Trackpic
Usain Bolt is third on the all time list with his eight Olympic gold medals.
Most successful countries in Olympic Athletics
# | Country | Medals |
1 | USA | 345-264-210 = 819 |
2 | Great Britain | 58-85-67 = 210 |
3 | Soviet Union | 64-55-74 = 193 |
4 | Finland | 49-35-32 = 116 |
5 | Germany | 22-43-47 = 112 |
6 | East Germany | 38-36-35 = 109 |
7 | Kenya | 30-37-26 = 93 |
8 | Sweden | 21-25-46 = 92 |
9 | Russia | 26-27-25 = 78 |
10 | Jamaica | 23-33-21 = 77 |
11 | Australia | 20-27-28 = 75 |
12 | France | 14-26-29 = 69 |
13 | Canada | 15-16-31 = 62 |
14 | Italy | 19-15-26 = 60 |
15 | Poland | 24-19-14 = 57 |
16 | Ethiopia | 22-9-22 = 53 |
17 | Hungary | 11-15-19 = 45 |
18 | West Germany | 12-14-17 = 43 |
19 | Cuba | 10-14-16 = 40 |
20 | Greece | 8-14-15-37 |
Athletics olympic records
Athletics olympic record's have been developing steadily during the years. Eight new olympic records were made in the latest olympic games in Rio de Janeiro 2016. The development has been more rapid lately in the men's event as most of the men's olempic records have been achieved during the 2000's.
On the women's side however a lot of the olympic records made in the 1980's still stand today. Ten of the current women's olympic records have been made in the 80's. The oldest women's records (800 m and shot put) are from the Moscow 1980 games. Some new additions to the women's record list have though been made as three of the women's olympic records were broken in Rio 2016.
Six of women's current olympic records (100m 200m, 10000m, Heptahtlon and the relays) also stand as current
athletics world records.
Women
Discipline | Athlete | Mark | Games |
100 Metres | Florence GRIFFITH-JOYNER 🇺🇸 | 10.62 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
200 Metres | Florence GRIFFITH-JOYNER 🇺🇸 | 21.34 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
400 Metres | Marie-José PÉREC 🇫🇷 | 48.25 | Atlanta, USA 1996 |
800 Metres | Nadezhda OLIZARENKO (URS) | 1:53.43 | Moscow, Soviet Union 1980 |
1500 Metres | Paula IVAN 🇷🇴 | 3:53.96 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
3000 Metres | Tatyana SAMOLENKO (URS) | 8:26.53 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
5000 Metres | Vivian Jepkemoi CHERUIYOT 🇰🇪 | 14:26.17 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
10,000 Metres | Almaz AYANA 🇪🇹 | 29:17.45 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
Marathon | Tiki GELANA 🇪🇹 | 2:23:07 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
3000 Metres Steeplechase | Gulnara SAMITOVA-GALKINA | 8:58.81 | Beijing, China 2008 |
100 Metres Hurdles | Sally PEARSON 🇦🇺 | 12.35 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
400 Metres Hurdles | Melaine WALKER 🇯🇲 | 52.64 | Beijing, China 2008 |
High Jump | Yelena SLESARENKO | 206 | Athens, Greece 2004 |
Pole Vault | Yelena ISINBAYEVA | 505 | Beijing, China 2008 |
Long Jump | Jackie JOYNER-KERSEE 🇺🇸 | 740 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
Triple Jump | Francoise MBANGO ETONE 🇨🇲 | 15.39 | Beijing, China 2008 |
Shot Put | Ilona SLUPIANEK (GDR) | 22.41 | Moscow, Soviet Union 1980 |
Discus Throw | Martina HELLMANN (GDR) | 72.30 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
Hammer Throw | Anita WŁODARCZYK 🇵🇱 | 82.29 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
Javelin Throw | Olisdeilys MENÉNDEZ 🇨🇺 | 71.53 | Athens, Greece 2004 |
Heptathlon | Jackie JOYNER-KERSEE 🇺🇸 | 7291 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
20 Kilometres Race Walk | Yelena LASHMANOVA | 1:25:02 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
4x100 Metres Relay | United States | 40.82 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
4x400 Metres Relay | Soviet Union | 3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
Most of men's athletics olympic records have been shattered during the 2000's. Only three of the current men's olympic records are from the 1900's. The oldest (men's and overall) athletics olympic record is
Bob Beamon's giant leap of 890 in the long jump competition Mexico back in 1968.
A total of five men's athletics olympic records were broken in Rio de Janeiro games in 2016. Four of men's current olympic records (400m, 800m, 400m hurdles and 4x100m relay) also stand as current world records.
Men
Discipline | Athlete | Mark | Games |
100 Metres | Usain BOLT 🇯🇲 | 9.63 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
200 Metres | Usain BOLT 🇯🇲 | 19.30 | Beijing, China 2008 |
400 Metres | Wayde VAN NIEKERK 🇿🇦 | 43.03 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
800 Metres | David RUDISHA 🇰🇪 | 1:40.91 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
1500 Metres | Noah NGENY 🇰🇪 | 3:32.07 | Sydney, Australia 2000 |
5000 Metres | Kenenisa BEKELE 🇪🇹 | 12:57.82 | Beijing, China 2008 |
10,000 Metres | Kenenisa BEKELE 🇪🇹 | 27:01.17 | Beijing, China 2008 |
Marathon | Samuel Kamau WANJIRU 🇰🇪 | 2:06:32 | Beijing, China 2008 |
3000 Metres Steeplechase | Conseslus KIPRUTO 🇰🇪 | 8:03.28 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
110 Metres Hurdles | Xiang LIU 🇨🇳 | 12.91 | Athens, Greece 2004 |
400 Metres Hurdles | Kevin YOUNG 🇺🇸 | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain 1992 |
High Jump | Charles AUSTIN 🇺🇸 | 239 | Atlanta, USA 1996 |
Pole Vault | Thiago BRAZ 🇧🇷 | 603 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
Long Jump | Bob BEAMON 🇺🇸 | 890 | Mexico City, Mexico 1968 |
Triple Jump | Kenny HARRISON 🇺🇸 | 18.09 | Atlanta, USA 1996 |
Shot Put | Ryan CROUSER 🇺🇸 | 22.52 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
Discus Throw | Virgilijus ALEKNA 🇱🇹 | 69.89 | Athens, Greece 2004 |
Hammer Throw | Sergey LITVINOV (URS) | 84.80 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
Javelin Throw | Andreas THORKILDSEN 🇳🇴 | 90.57 | Beijing, China 2008 |
Decathlon | Roman ŠEBRLE 🇨🇿 | 8893 | Athens, Greece 2004 |
Decathlon | Ashton EATON 🇺🇸 | 8893 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
20 Kilometres Race Walk | Ding CHEN 🇨🇳 | 1:18:46 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
50 Kilometres Race Walk | Jared TALLENT 🇦🇺 | 3:36:53 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
4x100 Metres Relay | Jamaica | 36.84 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
4x400 Metres Relay | United States | 2:55.39 | Beijing, China 2008 |