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ratified by USATF
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(A) = mark made at over 1000m of altitude (in affected events only)
M = miles
m = meters
p = mark still pending ratification | Track Events |
| 100 | 9.71p | Tyson Gay (adidas) | Berlin, Germany | 8/16/09 | | | 9.69p | Tyson Gay (adidas) | Shanghai, China | 9/20/09 | | | 9.77 | Tyson Gay (adidas) | Eugene, Oregon | 6/28/08 | | 200 | 19.32 | Michael Johnson (Nike) | Atlanta, Georgia | 8/01/96 | | 300+ | 30.85(A) | Michael Johnson (Nike) | Pretoria, South Africa | 3/24/00 | | 400 | 43.18 | Michael Johnson (Nike) | Seville, Spain | 8/26/99 | | 800 | 1:42.60 | Johnny Gray (Santa Monica TC) | Koblenz, Germany | 8/28/85 | | 1000 | 2:13.9 | Rick Wohlhuter (UCTC) | Oslo, Norway | 7/30/74 | | 1500 | 3:29.30 | Bernard Lagat (Nike) | Rieti, Italy | 8/28/05 | | Mile | 3:46.91 | Alan Webb (Nike) | Brasschaat, Belgium | 7/21/07 | | 2000 | 4:52.44 | Jim Spivey (Athletics West) | Lausanne, Switzerland | 9/15/87 | | Steeplechase | 8:08.82 | Daniel Lincoln (Nike) | Rome, Italy | 7/14/06 | | 3000 | 7:30.84 | Bob Kennedy (Nike) | Fontvieille, Monaco | 8/08/98 | | 2 Miles | 8:07.07 | Matt Tegenkamp (Nike) | Eugene, Oregon | 6/10/07 | | 5000 | 12:56.27p | Dathan Ritzenhein (Nike) | Zürich, Switzerland | 8/28/09 | | | 12:58.21 | Bob Kennedy (Nike) | Zürich, Switzerland | 8/14/96 | | 10,000 | 27:13.98 | Meb Keflezighi (Nike) | Stanford, California | 5/04/01 | | 20,000 | 58:25.0 | Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC) | Boston, Massachusetts | 8/09/77 | | Hour | 20,547/12.77M | Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC) | Boston, Massachusetts | 8/09/77 | | 25,000 | 1:14:11.8 | Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC) | Saratoga, California | 2/21/79 | | 30,000 | 1:31:49 | Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC) | Saratoga, California | 2/21/79 | | 110 Hurdles | 12.90 | Dominique Arnold (Nike) | Lausanne, Switzerland | 7/11/06 | | 400 Hurdles | 46.78 | Kevin Young (Foot Locker AC) | Barcelona, Spain | 8/06/92 | | Relay Events |
| 4 x 100 | 37.40 | National Team | Barcelona, Spain | 8/08/92 | | | (Mike Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis) | | | 37.40 | National Team | Stuttgart, Germany | 8/21/93 | | | (Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell) | | 4 x 200 | 1:18.68 | Santa Monica TC | Walnut, California | 4/17/94 | | | (Mike Marsh 20.0, Leroy Burrell 19.6, Floyd Heard 19.7, Carl Lewis 19.4) | | 4 x 400 | 2:54.20 | National Team | Uniondale, New York | 7/22/98 | | | (Jerome Young 44.3, Antonio Pettigrew 43.2, Tyree Washington 43.5, Michael Johnson 43.2) | | 4 x 800 | 7:02.82 | National Team | Brussels, Belgium | 8/25/06 | | | (Jebreh Harris 1:47.05, Khadevis Robinson 1:44.03,
Sam Burley 1:46.05, David Krummenacker 1:45.69) | | 4 x 1500 | 14:46.3 | National Team | Bourges, France | 6/24/79 | | | (Dan Aldridge 3:44.9, Andy Clifford 3:42.7, Todd Harbour 3:42.7, Tom Duits 3:35.8) | | 4 x Mile+ | 16:08.54 | Athletics West | Eugene, Oregon | 5/04/84 | | | (Dan Aldridge 4:03.4, Doug Padilla 4:04.7, Smith 4:01.9, Chuck Aragaon 3:58.6) | | Sprint Medley | 3:10.76 | Santa Monica TC | Tempe, Arizona | 4/06/85 | | | (Carl Lewis 20.3, Ferran Tyler 20.1, Benny Hollis 47.1, Johnny Gray 1:43.3) | | Distance Medley | 9:15.63 | USA Blue | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4/29/06 | | | (Chris Lukezic 2:51.7, James Carter 45.6, Khadevis Robinson 1:44.5, Bernard Lagat 3:53.8) | | 4 x 110H | 53.36 | National Team | Stockholm, Sweden | 8/07/07 | | | (Ron Bramlett, Anwar Moore, David Payne, Aries Merritt) | | Field Events |
| High Jump | 2.40 | 7-10.50 | Charles Austin (unattached) | Zürich, Switzerland | 8/07/91 | | Pole Vault | 6.03 | 19-9.25 | Jeff Hartwig (Nike) | Jonesboro, Arkansas | 6/14/00 | | | 6.04 | 19-9.75 | Brad Walker (Nike) | Eugene, Oregon | 6/08/08 | | Triple Jump | 18.09 | 59-4.25 | Kenny Harrison (Nike) | Atlanta, Georgia | 7/27/96 | | Shot | 23.12 | 75-10.25 | Randy Barnes (Mazda TC) | Westwood, California | 5/20/90 | | Discus | 72.34 | 237-4 | Ben Plucknett (SoCal Striders) | Stockholm, Sweden | 7/07/81 | | Hammer | 82.52 | 270-9 | Lance Deal (New York AC) | Milan, Italy | 9/07/96 | | Javelin | 91.29 | 299-6 | Breaux Greer (adidas) | Indianapolis, Indiana | 6/21/07 | | Multi Event |
| Decathlon | 8891 | Dan O’Brien (Reebok) | Talence, France | 9/04-05/92 | | | (10.43w, 8.08/26-6¼, 16.69/54-9¼, 2.07/6-9½, 48.51 [4720],
13.98, 48.56/159-4, 5.00/16-4¾, 62.58/205-4, 4:42.10 [4171]) | | Road Events |
| 5K | 13:24 | Marc Davis (Nike) | Carlsbad, California | 3/31/96 | | 8K | 22:04 | Alberto Salazar (Oregon) | Los Altos, California | 1/04/81 | | 10K | 27:48 | Mark Nenow (Puma) | Phoenix, Arizona | 3/02/85 | | 15K | 42:22 | Todd Williams (adidas) | Jacksonville, Florida | 3/11/95 | | 20K | 57:54 | Ryan Hall (Asics) | Debrecen, Hungary | 10/08/06 | | Half-Marathon | 59:43p | Ryan Hall (Asics) | Houston, Texas | 1/14/07 | | | 1:00:55 | Mark Curp (New Balance) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 9/15/85 | | 25K | 1:14:21p | Fernando Cabada (Virginia Intermont) | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 5/13/06 | | | 1:14:38 | Ed Eyestone (Reebok) | Indianapolis, Indiana | 10/13/91 | | 30K | 1:31:49 | Phil Coppess (New Balance) | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 10/06/85 | | Marathon | 2:05:38 | Khalid Khannouchi (New Balance) | London, England | 4/14/02 | | 100K | 6:30:11 | Tom Johnson (unattached) | Winschoten, Holland | 9/16/95 | | Ekiden Relay | 1:59:08 | National Team | Chiba, Japan | 11/23/05 | | | (Ryan Hall 13:22, Matt Gonzales 28:15, Ian Dobson 13:46, Brian Sell 28:28, Fernando Cabada 14:11, Josh Moen 21:06) | | Walk Events |
| 20,000 | 1:23:40 | Tim Seaman (New York AC) | Sacramento, California | 8/19/00 | | 20K Road | 1:22:17 | Tim Lewis (Reebok) | Dearborn Heights, Michigan | 9/24/89 | | 30,000 | 2:12:53 | Kevin Eastler (USAF) | Chula Vista, California | 1/15/07 | | 50,000 | 3:59:41.2 | Herm Nelson (Club Northwest) | Edmonds, Washington | 6/09/96 | | 50K Road | 3:48:04 | Curt Clausen (New York AC) | Mézidon, France | 5/02/99 | | 2 Hours | 26,415m/16.25M(A) | Ray Sharp (Roos) | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 12/12/82 |
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