List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics

The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1930 as the British Empire Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation accepts only athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations and recognises records set at editions of the Commonwealth Games. The athletics events at the Games are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, pole vault, long and triple jumps), road events and combined events (triathlon, heptathlon and decathlon). There are also several track and field events held for disabled athletes.

Commonwealth Games records in athletics are set by athletes competing from a range of nations within the Commonwealth of Nations.

Many Commonwealth Games records were set over distances using imperial measurements, such as the 100-yard dash, and (as a result of metric standardisation in 1966) many records belong to defunct events. The oldest record is George Bailey's 9:52.0 minutes in the seldom used men's two mile steeplechase, which was set at the inaugural Games. The two longest lasting records in current events were both set at the 1974 edition of the Games: Englishman Ian Thompson's record of 2:09:12 hours in the Marathon, and Tanzanian Filbert Bayi's record of 3:32.16 minutes in the 1500 metres, which was also a world record.

Nathan Deakes holds two Commonwealth Games records: the 20 km and 50 km walk events. Adekunle Adesoji and Chantal Petitclerc also hold two records each in the para-sports events.

Men's records edit

Ato Boldon (left) beat 200 m record holder Frankie Fredericks in 1998 to set the current 100 m record.
Former 50 km walk world record holder Nathan Deakes holds the record for the 50 km walk event.
Current triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards set the triple jump Commonwealth record in his home nation in 2002.

Statistics are correct as of August 2022

EventRecordNameNationDateGamesRef
100 m9.88 (-0.1 m/s)Ato Boldon  Trinidad and Tobago17 September 19981998 Kuala Lumpur
200 m19.80 (+1.1 m/s)Jereem Richards  Trinidad and Tobago6 August 20222022 Birmingham[1]
400 m44.24Kirani James  Grenada30 July 20142014 Glasgow[2]
800 m1:43.22Steve Cram  England31 July 19861986 Edinburgh
1500 m3:30.12 PBOliver Hoare  Australia6 August 20222022 Birmingham[3]
5000 m12:56.41Augustine Choge  Kenya20 March 20062006 Melbourne
10000 m27:09.19Jacob Kiplimo  Uganda2 August 20222022 Birmingham[4]
Marathon2:09:12 NR[m 1]Ian Thompson  England31 January 19741974 Christchurch[5]
110 m hurdles13.08 (+0.5 m/s)Colin Jackson  Wales28 January 19901990 Auckland
13.08 (+1.6 m/s)23 August 19941994 Victoria
13.08 (+0.9 m/s) PBRasheed Broadbell  Jamaica4 August 20222022 Birmingham[6]
400 m hurdles48.05 PBLouis van Zyl  South Africa23 March 20062006 Melbourne[7]
3000 m steeplechase8:10.08Conseslus Kipruto  Kenya13 April 20182018 Gold Coast[8]
High jump2.36 m NRClarence Saunders  Bermuda1 February 19901990 Auckland[9]
Pole vault5.80 mSteven Hooker  Australia24 March 20062006 Melbourne
Long jump8.41 m (+0.6 m/s)Luvo Manyonga  South Africa11 April 20182018 Gold Coast[10]
Triple jump17.86 m (+0.7 m/s)Jonathan Edwards  England28 July 20022002 Manchester[11]
Shot put22.45 mTomas Walsh  New Zealand8 April 20182018 Gold Coast[12]
Discus throw68.20 mFedrick Dacres  Jamaica13 April 20182018 Gold Coast[13]
Hammer throw80.26 m NRNick Miller  England8 April 20182018 Gold Coast[14]
Javelin throw90.18 m NRArshad Nadeem  Pakistan7 August 20222022 Birmingham[15]
Decathlon8663 ptsDaley Thompson  England27–28 July 19861986 Edinburgh
10000 m walk (track)38:36.37 NREvan Dunfee  Canada7 August 20222022 Birmingham[16]
20 km walk (road)1:19:34Dane Bird-Smith  Australia8 April 20182018 Gold Coast[17]
50 km walk (road)3:42:53Nathan Deakes  Australia24 March 20062006 Melbourne[18]
4 × 100 m relay37.58Usain Bolt
Kemar Bailey-Cole
Nickel Ashmeade
Jason Livermore
 Jamaica2 August 20142014 Glasgow[19]
4 × 400 m relay2:59.03Michael McDonald
Roxbert Martin
Gregory Haughton
Davian Clarke
 Jamaica21 September 19981998 Kuala Lumpur[20]
Key:
WR World recordAR Area recordNR National recordPB Athlete's personal best

Notes edit

  1. ^ Thompson's run was the British record from 1974 until 1983 when it was beaten by Geoff Smith.

Women's records edit

Former Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe broke the 5000 m record on home soil in 2002.
Jana Pittman retained her 400 m hurdles title with a record breaking run.

Statistics are correct as of August 2022

EventRecordNameNationDateGamesRef
100 m10.85 (+0.3 m/s)Blessing Okagbare  Nigeria28 July 20142014 Glasgow[21]
200 m22.02 (+0.6 m/s)Elaine Thompson-Herah  Jamaica6 August 20222022 Birmingham[22]
400 m49.90Sada Williams  Barbados7 August 20222022 Birmingham[23]
800 m1:56.68Caster Semenya  South Africa13 April 20182018 Gold Coast[24]
1500 m4:00.71 NRCaster Semenya  South Africa10 April 20182018 Gold Coast[25]
3000 m8:32.17Angela Chalmers  Canada23 August 19941994 Victoria
5000 m14:31.42 ARPaula Radcliffe  England28 July 20022002 Manchester[26]
10000 m30:48.50Eilish McColgan  Scotland3 August 20222022 Birmingham[27][28]
Marathon2:25:28Lisa Martin  Australia31 January 19901990 Auckland[29]
100 m hurdles12.30 (-0.2 m/s)Tobi Amusan  Nigeria7 August 20222022 Birmingham[30]
400 m hurdles53.82Jana Pittman  Australia23 March 20062006 Melbourne
3000 m steeplechase9:15.68Jackline Chepkoech  Kenya5 August 20222022 Birmingham[31]
High jump1.96 mHestrie Cloete  South Africa30 July 20022002 Manchester
Pole vault4.75 mAlysha Newman  Canada13 April 20182018 Gold Coast[32]
Long jump7.00 m (+1.6 m/s)Ese Brume  Nigeria7 August 20222022 Birmingham[33]
Triple jump14.94 m (+1.4 m/s)Shanieka Ricketts  Jamaica5 August 20222022 Birmingham[34]
Shot put20.47 mValerie Adams  New Zealand9 October 20102010 Delhi[35]
Discus throw68.26 mDani Stevens  Australia12 April 20182018 Gold Coast[36]
Hammer throw74.68 mCamryn Rogers  Canada4 August 20222022 Birmingham[37]
Javelin throw68.92 m ARKathryn Mitchell  Australia11 April 20182018 Gold Coast[38]
Javelin throw(old design)69.80 mTessa Sanderson  England31 July 19861986 Edinburgh
Heptathlon6695 pts NRJane Flemming  Australia27–28 January 19901990 Auckland
10000 m walk (track)42:34.30Jemima Montag  Australia6 August 20222022 Birmingham[39]
20 km walk (road)1:32:46Jane Saville  Australia20 March 20062006 Melbourne[40]
4 × 100 m relay41.83Kerron Stewart
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Schillonie Calvert
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
 Jamaica2 August 20142014 Glasgow[41]
4 × 400 m relay3:23.83Stephanie McPherson
Christine Day
Novlene Williams-Mills
Anastasia Le-Roy
 Jamaica2 August 20142014 Glasgow
Key:
WR World recordAR Area recordNR National recordPB Athlete's personal best
Notes

Men's para-sports records edit

EventRecordNameNationDateGamesRef
100 m T1111.26 (+1.5 m/s)Ananias Shikongo  Namibia12 April 20182018 Gold Coast[42]
100 m EAD10.76Adekunle Adesoji  Nigeria2002 Manchester
100 m T1210.80 (+1.5 m/s)Ndodomzi Ntutu  South Africa12 April 20182018 Gold Coast[43]
100 m T3711.35 m (+0.8 m/s)Charl du Toit  South Africa9 April 20182018 Gold Coast[44]
200 m EAD T4622.96Heath Francis  Australia2006 Melbourne
800 m wheelchair1:44.94Jeff Adams  Canada1994 Victoria
1500 m T543:05.76Richard Chiassaro  England9 April 20182018 Gold Coast[45]
Marathon T541:30:26Kurt Fearnley  Australia15 April 20182018 Gold Coast[46]
Discus throw seated EAD F55–5634.48 mTanto Campbell  Jamaica2006 Melbourne

Women's para-sports records edit

EventRecordNameNationDateGamesRef
100 m T3812.46 (+0.9 m/s)Sophie Hahn  England12 April 20182018 Gold Coast[47]
800 m EAD T541:48.98Chantal Petitclerc  Canada2006 Melbourne
800 m wheelchair1:52.93Chantal Petitclerc  Canada2002 Manchester
1500 m T543:36.97Diane Roy  Canada10 April 20182018 Gold Coast[48]
Long jump T384.86 m (+1.4 m/s)Olivia Breen  Wales8 April 20182018 Gold Coast[49]
Shot put seated EAD F54–589.76 mNjideka Iyiazi  Nigeria2006 Melbourne
Javelin Throw F4644.43 mHollie Arnold  Wales9 April 20182018 Gold Coast[50]

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References edit

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