Sports Records / Greatest World Records of Track and Field

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These are the seemingly unbreakable world records of track and field for two reasons. One they have stood the test of time for a long time. Two, competition being as fierce as it is, you would expect the difference between the best and the next best to be extremely marginal.

So, it is remarkable that the difference between in each of these track and field events is so substantial. Hence it is highly improbable that the records will be broken. But, then in sports you never say never!

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1 200 m Sprint (Men) 19.32 sec. Michael Johnson 19.62 sec. (Tyson Gay) 1.53 Michael Johnson's record has stood for over 10 years (1st Aug. 1996). The next best time ever achieved of Tyson Gay was set in 2007.This is a track event where you would expect the differe... more view view
2 200 m Run (Women) 21.34 seconds Florence Griffith-Joyner 21.62 (Marion Jones) 1.30
  • Florence Griffith-Joyner's record was set almost 20 years ago (29th Sept. 1988)
  • The difference of 0.28 seconds is huge (almost a 0.5 kmph differential in the two speeds)
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3 Women 2 h. 15:25 min Paula Radcliffe 2 h. 18:47 min (Catherine Ndereba) 2.43 Paula set her record almost in 2003 (Apr. 13).  It is indeed remarkable that her time is almost 2.5% better than the next best. In comparison, the difference between the two best times for Men... more view view
4 400 m Hurdles 46.02 s Edwin Moses 46.78 s (Kevin Young) 1.62
  • Edwin Moses' record was set in 1983 (Aug. 31) and is virtually unbreakable
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5 Long Jump (Men) 8.95 m Mike Powell 8.90 m (Bob Beamon) 0.56 Bob Beamon's record set in Mexico city was considered unbreakable for a long time. It stood for almost 25 years until Mike Powell broke it on 30th Aug. 1991.So, obviously Mike's record has ... more view view
6 Triple Jump (Men) 18.29 m Jonathan Edwards 18.09 (Kenny Harrison) 1.09
  • Jonathan Edwards set his record on 7th Aug. 95
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7 Javelin Throw 98.48 m Jan Zelezny 93.09 m (Aki Parviainen) 5.48
  • Jan's record was set on 25th May 1996.
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  • LeiChun, May 08, 2008 at 05:22 AM EDT said:

    i like your analysis

  • mturner, Apr 03, 2008 at 08:53 PM EDT said:

    michael johnson was th emost dominant athlete...

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