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World Athletics Records
The most remarkable athletic world records that define the limits of human physical achievement
Global 🌍 2023 Athletics & Records
Key Facts
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Long jump: Mike Powell 8.95m (1991); high jump: Javier Sotomayor 2.45m (1993) — both still standing
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Shot put: Ryan Crouser 23.56m (2023); 110m hurdles: Aries Merritt 12.80s (2012)
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Most world records set at altitude (Mexico City 1968 Olympics) aided by thin air — Bob Beamon's 8.90m long jump lasted 23 years
🏆 Did you know? The women's 800m world record (Jarmila Kratochvílová, 1983) is the oldest standing world record in athletics
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2023
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The most remarkable athletic world records that define the limits of human physical achievement