World Athletics Annual Highs 2011

This list shows the world annual best achievements for men and women in the field of athletics from 2011.

Men

Men's Open Air World Annual Highs

In brackets: wind in meters per second (positive values: tail wind; negative values: head wind)

discipline	power	athlete	country	date	place
100 m	9.76 s (1.3)	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	09/16/2011	Brussels
200 m	19.26 s (0.7)	Yohan Blake	Jamaica	09/16/2011	Brussels
400 m	44.35 s	LaShawn Merritt	United States	08/28/2011	Daegu
800 m	1: 41.33 min	David Lekuta Rudisha	Kenya	09/10/2011	Rieti
1000 m	2: 15.31 min	Amine Laalou	Morocco	06/05/2011	Rabat
1500 m	3: 30.46 min	Asbel Kiprop	Kenya	09/10/2011	Rieti
2000 m	4: 56.25 min	Tesfaye Cheru	Ethiopia	07/05/2011	Reims
3000 m	7: 27.26 min	Yenew Alamirew	Ethiopia	05/06/2011	Doha
5000 m	12: 53.11 min	Mo Farah	United Kingdom	07/22/2011	Monaco
10,000 m	26: 43.16 min	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	09/16/2011	Brussels
15,000 m	41:26 min	Leonard Patrick Komon	Kenya	09/18/2011	Zaandam
20,000 m	56:16 min	Deriba Merga	Ethiopia	02/18/2011	Ras Al Khaimah
half marathon	58:30 min	Zersenay Tadese	Eritrea	03/20/2011	Lisbon
25,000 m	1:12:13 h	Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio	Kenya	05/08/2011	Berlin
30,000 m	1:27:38 h	Peter Cheruiyot Kirui	Kenya	09/25/2011	Berlin
marathon	2:03:38 h	Patrick Makau Musyoki	Kenya	09/25/2011	Berlin
110 m hurdles	12.94 s (1.8)	David Oliver	United States	06/04/2011	Eugene
400 m hurdles	47.66 s	LJ van Zyl	South Africa	02/25/2011	Pretoria
3000 m obstacle	7: 53.64 min	Brimin Kiprop Kipruto	Kenya	07/22/2011	Monaco
high jump	2.37 m	Jesse Williams	United States	06/26/2011	Eugene
Pole vault	5.91 m	Pawel Wojciechowski	Poland	08/15/2011	Szczecin
Long jump	8.54 m (1.7)	Mitchell Watts	Australia	07/29/2011	Stockholm
Triple jump	17.96 m (0.1)	Christian Taylor	United States	04.09.2011	Daegu
Shot put	22.21 m	Dylan Armstrong	Canada	06/25/2011	Calgary
Discus throw	69.50 m	Zoltán Kővágó	Hungary	07/30/2011	Budapest
Hammer throw	81.89 m	Krisztián Pars	Hungary	09/23/2011	Szombathely
Javelin throw	90.61 m	Andreas Thorkildsen	Norway	08/14/2011	Byrkjelo
Decathlon	8729 points	Ashton Eaton	United States	06/24/2011	Eugene
	10.33 s (100 m) , 7.80 m (long jump) , 14.14 m (shot put) , 2.05 m (high jump) , 46.35 s (400 m) , 13.52 s (110 m hurdles ) , 41.58 m (discus) , 5.05 m (pole vault) , 56.19 m (javelin) , 4: 24.10 min (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)	1:18:30 h	Wang Zhen	People's Republic of China	04/22/2011	Taicang
50 km walk (road)	3:38:46 h	Sergei Bakulin	Russia	06/12/2011	Saransk
4 × 100 m relay	37.04 s	Nesta Carter Michael Frater Usain Bolt Yohan Blake	Jamaica	04.09.2011	Daegu
4 × 400 m relay	2: 58.82 min	Greg Nixon Jamaal Torrance Michael Berry LaShawn Merritt	United States	09/01/2011	Daegu

Men's Indoor World Annual Highs

discipline	power	athlete	country	date	place
50 m	5.67 s	Sam Effah	Canada	02/03/2011	Saskatoon
60 m	6.48 s	Mike Rodgers	United States	02/27/2011	Albuquerque
200 m	20.39 s	Rakieem Salaam	United States	03/11/2011	College station
400 m	44.80 s	Kirani James	Grenada	02/27/2011	Fayetteville
800 m	1: 45.02 min	Abubaker persimmon	Sudan	05.0622011	Stuttgart
1000 m	2: 17.55 min	Abubaker persimmon	Sudan	02/22/2011	Stockholm
1500 m	3: 23.33 min	Augustine Kiprono Choge	Kenya	02/19/2011	Birmingham
3000 m	7: 27.80 min	Yenew Alamirew	Ethiopia	02/05/2011	Stuttgart
5000 m	12: 53.29 min	Isiah Kiplangat Koech	Kenya	02/11/2011	Dusseldorf
60 m hurdles	7.37 s	David Oliver	United States	02/05/2011	Stuttgart
high jump	2.38 m	Ivan Uchow	Russia	01/29/2011	Hustopeče
Pole vault	6.03 m	Renaud Lavillenie	France	05.03.2011	Paris
Long jump	8.21 m	Louis Tsatoumas	Greece	02/19/2011	Peania
Triple jump	17.92 m	Teddy Tamgho	France	03/06/2011	Paris
Shot put	21.35 m	Ryan Whiting	United States	02/27/2011	Albuquerque
Heptathlon	6645 points	Ashton Eaton	United States	02/06/2011	Tallinn
	6.66 s (60 m) , 7.77 m (long jump) , 14.45 m (shot put) , 2.01 m (high jump) , 46.35 s (400 m) , 7.60 (60 m hurdles) , 5.20 m (pole vault) , 2: 34.71 min (1000 m)
5 km walk	19: 09.56 min	Robert Heffernan	Ireland	02/19/2011	Belfast

Women

Annual outdoor world records

In brackets: wind in meters per second (positive values: tail wind; negative values: head wind)

discipline	power	Athlete	country	date	place
100 m	10.70 s (2.0)	Carmelita Jeter	United States	04.06.	Eugene
200 m	22.15 s (1.0)	Shalonda Solomon	United States	26.06.	Eugene
400 m	49.35 s	Anastassija Kapachinskaya	RUS	07/22	Cheboksary
800 m	1: 55.87 min	Maria Savinova	RUS	04.09.	Daegu
1000 m	2: 35.3 min	Irina Maracheva	RUS	04.06.	Florø
1500 m	4:00:06 min	Morgan Uceny	United States	16.09.	Brussels
1 mile	4: 29.59 min	Hind Dehiba Chahyd	FRA	07.06	Montreuil
2000 m	5: 47.19 min	Olga Golovkina	RUS	07/29	Stockholm
3000 m	8: 46.84 min	Viola Jelagat Kibiwot	KEN	05.06.	Rabat
5000 m	14: 20.87 min	Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot	KEN	07/29	Stockholm
10,000 m	30: 38.35 min	Sally Kipyego	KEN	01.05.	Palo Alto
10 km	30:38 min	Joyce Chepkirui	KEN	08/20	Tilburg
15 km	46:40 min	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	KEN	02/18	Ras Al Khaimah
20 km	1:02:36 h	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	KEN	02/18	Ras Al Khaimah
half marathon	1:05:50 h	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	KEN	02/18	Ras Al Khaimah
25 km	1:21:38 h	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	KEN	06.11.	New York City
30 km	1:38:33 h	Mare Dibaba	ETH	16.10.	Toronto
marathon	2:19:19 h	Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	KEN	04/17	London
100 km	7:27:19 h	Marina Bychkova	RUS	10.09	Winschoten
100 m hurdles	12.28 s (1.1)	Sally Pearson	OUT	03.09.	Daegu
400 m hurdles	52.47 s	Lashinda Demus	United States	01.09.	Daegu
3000 m obstacle	9: 07.03 min	Yulia Saripova	RUS	08/30	Daegu
high jump	2.07 m	Anna Chicherova	RUS	07/22	Cheboksary
Pole vault	4.91 m	Jennifer Suhr	United States	07/26	Rochester
Long jump	7.19 m (1.8)	Brittney Reese	United States	26.06.	Eugene
Triple jump	14.99 m (−0.1)	Yargelis Savigne	CUB	08.07.	Saint-Denis
Shot put	21.24 m	Valerie Adams	NZL	08/29	Daegu
Discus throw	67.98 m	Li Yanfeng	CHN	05.06.	Schönebeck
Hammer throw	79.42 m	Betty Heidler	GER	05/21	Hall
Javelin throw	71.99 m	Maria Abakumova	RUS	02.09.	Daegu
Heptathlon	6880 points	Tatiana Chernova	RUS	08/30	Daegu
	13.32 s (100 m) , 1.83 m (high jump) , 14.17 m (shot put) , 23.50 s (200 m) , 6.61 m (long jump) , 52.95 m (javelin) , 2: 08.04 min (800 m)
10,000 m walking	42: 59.48 min	Elena Laschmanova	RUS	07/21	Tallinn
10 km walking	42:39 min	Olga Kaniskina	RUS	17.09	A Coruña
20,000 m walking	1: 32: 09.4 h	Ingrid Hernández	COL	05.06	Buenos Aires
20 km walk	1:25:08 h	Vera Sokolova	RUS	02/26	Sochi
4 × 100 m relay	41.56 s	United States Bianca Knight Allyson Felix Marshevet Myers Carmelita Jeter		04.09.	Daegu
4 × 200 m relay	1: 29.96 min	Texas A&M University LaKeidra Stewart Ashley Collier Jessica Beard Dominique Duncan
4 × 400 m relay	3: 18.09 min	United States Sanya Richards-Ross Allyson Felix Jessica Beard Francena McCorory		03.09.	Daegu

Women's Indoor World Annual Highs

discipline	power	athlete	country	date	place
50 m	6.29 s	Brittney Reese	United States	02/03/2011	Saskatoon
60 m	7.09 s	LaKya Brookins	United States	03/12/2011	College station
200 m	22.78 s	Kimberlyn Duncan	United States	02/27/2011	Fayetteville
400 m	50.79 s	Jessica Beard	United States	03/12/2011	College station
800 m	1: 58.14 min	Julia Russanova	Russia	02/17/2011	Moscow
1000 m	2: 35.21 min	Elena Arshakova	Russia	02/06/2011	Moscow
1500 m	4: 01.47 min	Ababa Arigawe	Ethiopia	02/22/2011	Stockholm
3000 m	8: 30.26 min	Sentayehu Ejigu	Ethiopia	02/19/2011	Birmingham
5000 m	15: 25.15 min	Megan Wright	Canada	02/11/2011	Boston
60 m hurdles	7.79 s	Kellie Wells	United States	02/27/2011	Albuquerque
high jump	2.04 m	Antonietta Di Martino	Italy	02/09/2011	Banská Bystrica
Pole vault	4.86 m	Jennifer Suhr	United States	02/27/2011	Albuquerque
Long jump	6.99 m	Janay DeLoach	United States	02/27/2011	Albuquerque
Long jump	14.60 m	Simona La Mantia	Italy	05.03.2011	Paris
Shot put	19.93 m	Gong Lijiao	People's Republic of China	03/19/2011	Cheng you
3 km walk	12: 18.12 min	Sabine Krantz	Germany	02/26/2011	Leipzig

Web links

• IAAF lists

Footnotes

1. ↑ Lilija Schobuchowa's interim time at the Chicago Marathon (1:38:23 h) was canceled due to doping .
2. ↑ The time of Liliya Schobuchowa the Chicago Marathon (2:18:20 h) due to doping canceled.