World Records at
Bislett Stadium
1
2
3
4
5/6
7
8
Event
500 metres
Pole Vaut
Shot Put
500 metres
120 yards and
110 metres hurdles
Shot Combined
100 metres
9 1000 metres relay
10/11 Discus Throw
120 yards and
12/13 110 metres hurdles
14 1000 metres relay
120 yards and
15/16 110 metres hurdles
17 3000 metres walk
18 5000 metres walk
19 10000 metres walk
20 15000 metres walk
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
1000 metres relay
Shot Put
440 yards hurdles
Hammer Throw
Hammer Throw
1000 metres
3000 metres
steeplechase
800 metres
1500 metres
1500 metres
440 yards hurdles
Javelin Throw
Javelin Throw
6 Miles
10000 metres
Name
Adriaan Paulen
Charles Hoff
Jack Torrance
Ben Eastman
Percy Beard
Jack Torrance
Eulace Peacock
Peacock, Kane, Hardin,
Eastman
Harald Andersson
Country
HOL
NOR
USA
USA
Result
1:03.8
4.23
17.40
1:02.0
Date (d.m.y)
25.07.1924
13.08.1925
05.08.1934
06.08.1934
USA
USA
USA
14.2
28.68
10.3
06.08.1934
06.08.1934
06.08.1934 [1]
USA
SWE
1:53.3
52.23/52.42
06.08.1934 [2]
25.08.1934 [7]
Al Moreau
Johnson, Fitch, Robinson,
Woodruff
USA
14.2
02.08.1935 [1]
USA
1:53.1
21.08.1936 [2]
Forrest Towns
Edgar Bruun
Edgar Bruun
Edgar Bruun
John Mikaelsson
Gordien, Smith, Dillard,
Guida
Jim Fuchs
Richard Ault
Sverre Strandli
Sverre Strandli
Audun Boysen
USA
NOR
NOR
NOR
SWE
13.7
12:23.8
21:02.8
43:25.2
1:04:47.6
27.08.1936
26.09.1937
26.09.1937
26.09.1937
30.09.1945 [3]
USA
USA
USA
NOR
NOR
NOR
1:52.8
17.79
52.2
61.25
62.36
2:20.4
27.08.1947 [2]
28.07.1949
31.08.1949 [1]
14.09.1952
05.09.1953
17.09.1953
FIN
BEL
HUN
DEN
USA
NOR
NOR
AUS
AUS
8:45.4
1:45.7
3:40.8
3:40.8
50.5
87.12
91.72
26:47.0
27:39.4 (27:39.89)
15.07.1955
03.08.1955
06.09.1955 [1]
06.09.1955 [1]
09.08.1957
01.07.1964
02.09.1964
14.07.1965
14.07.1965
NZL
USA
NOR
14:40.4
2:13.9
8:46.6
22.08.1973 [4]
30.07.1974
24.06.1975
SWE
8:10.4
Pentti Karvonen
Roger Moens
Laszlo Tabori
Gunnar Nielsen
Josh Culbreath
Terje Pedersen
Terje Pedersen
Ron Clarke
Ron Clarke
Polhill, Walker, Dixon,
4x1500 metres relay Quax
1000 metres
Rick Wohlhuter
3000 metres
Grete Andersen
3000 metres
steeplechase
Anders Gärderud
25.06.1975
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
Event
3000 metres
2000 metres
3000 metres
5000 metres walk
800 metres
1 Mile
1000 metres
1 Mile
1500 metres
5000 metres
1000 metres
5000 metres
5000 metres
10000 metres
5000 metres
1 Mile
10000 metres
Javelin Throw
5000 metres
Javelin Throw
10000 metres
10000 metres
10000 metres
Javelin Throw
5000 metres
5000 metres
5000 metres
5000 metres
800 metres
1 Mile
Name
Grete Andersen
John Walker
Henry Rono
Thorill Gylder
Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Coe
Steve Ovett
Steve Ovett
Ingrid Christensen
Sebastian Coe
Dave Moorcroft
Ingrid Kristiansen
Ingrid Kristiansen
Saïd Aouita
Steve Cram
Ingrid Kristiansen
Jan Zelezny
Richard Chelimo
Jan Zelezny
Yobes Ondieki
William Sigei
Haile Gebrselassie
Trine Hattestad
Tirunesh Dibaba
Eliud Kipchoge
Meseret Defar
Tirunesh Dibaba
Abubaker Kaki
William Tanui Biwott
Country
NOR
NZL
KEN
NOR
GBR
GBR
GBR
GBR
GBR
NOR
GBR
GBR
NOR
NOR
MAR
GBR
NOR
TCH
KEN
TCH
KEN
KEN
ETH
NOR
ETH
KEN
ETH
ETH
SUD
KEN
Result
8:45.4
4:51.4 (4:51.52)
7:32.1
23:17.5
1:42.4 (1:42.33)
3:49.0 (3:48.95)
2:13.4 (2:13.40)
3:48.8
3:32.1 (3:32.09)
15:28.43
2:12.18
13:00.41
14.58.89
30:59.42
13:00.40
3:46.32
30:13.74
89.66
13:12.22
94.74
26:58.38
26:52.23
26:31.32
69.48
14:39.94
12:52.61
14:16.63
14:11.15
1:42.69
3:49.29
Date (d.m.y)
21.06.1976
30.06.1976
27.06.1978
04.08.1978 [3]
05.07.1979
17.07.1979
01.07.1980
01.07.1980
15.07.1980 [1]
11.07.1981 [3]
11.07.1981
07.07.1982
28.06.1984
27.07.1985
27.07.1985
27.07.1985
05.07.1986
14.07.1990 [5]
06.07.1991 [7]
04.07.1992 [6]
10.07.1993
22.07.1994
04.07.1997
28.07.2000
27.06.2003 [7]
27.06.2003 [7]
15.06.2007
06.06.2008
06.06.2008 [7]
03.07.2009 [7]
Unofficial World Junior Bests
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
110 metres hurdles
High jump
110 metres hurdles
Javelin Throw
1500 metres
10000 metres walk
5000 metres
10000 metres
10000 metres
Göran Hultin
Iolanda Balas
Rex Cawley
Unn Thorvaldsen
Sinikka Tyynelä
Erling Andersen
Akemi Masuda
Marleen Renders
Mohamed Choumassi
SWE
ROU
USA
NOR
FIN
NOR
JPN
BLE
MAR
[1] Equal to world record.
[2] Unofficial. IAAF has never registered world records in this event.
[3] World best performance.
[4] Not ratified by the IAAF for formal reasons.
[5] First ratified, then later the javelin model used was banned.
[6] Not ratified. Javelin model judged to be in breach of rules.
[7] IAAF World Junior U20 record.
15.4
1.70
13.9
51.51
4:14.5
40:50.0
15:38.29
32:12.72
28:25.77
22.06.1916
25.07.1955
31.07.1959
21.07.1960
03.08.1972
03.08.1979
26.06.1982
04.07.1987
02.07.1988