2023 in the sport of athletics

2023 in athletics is a year of track and field, highlighted by the main event of 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, 40 years after the very first edition in 1983.

Years in the sport of athletics
2023 in sports

World records

Indoor
Event Perf. N Athlete(s) Nat. Date Meeting Location Ctry. R V
Men's 3000 m
7:23.81
 Lamecha Girma  ETH
15 Feb 2023
 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin  FRA [1]
Women's 400 m
49.26
 Femke Bol  NED
19 Feb 2023
 Dutch Indoor Championships Apeldoorn  NED
Men's Pole vault
6.22 m
 Armand Duplantis  SWE
25 Feb 2023
 All Star Perche Clermont-Ferrand  FRA [2]
Women's Pentathlon
5014 pts
 [lower-alpha 1] Adrianna Sulek  POL
3 Mar 2023
 European Athletics Indoor Championships Istanbul  TUR [3][4]
5055 pts
 [lower-alpha 2] Nafi Thiam  BEL

Outdoor
Event Perf. W N Athlete(s) Nat. Date Meeting Location Ctry. R V
Men's 100 km (road)
6:05:35.00
 Aleksandr Sorokin  LTU
14 May 2023
 World's Fastest Run Vilnius  LTU [5]
Women's35 km walk (road)
2:37:15
 María Pérez  ESP
21 May 2023
 European Race Walking Team Championships Poděbrady  CZE [6]
Men's Shot put
23.56 m
 Ryan Crouser  USA
27 May 2023
 USATF LA Grand Prix Los Angeles  USA [7]
Women's 1500 m
3:49.11
 Faith Kipyegon  KEN
2 Jun 2023
 Golden Gala Florence  ITA [8]
Women's 5000 m
14:05.20
 Faith Kipyegon  KEN
9 Jun 2023
 Meeting de Paris Paris  FRA
Men's 3000 m steeplechase
7:52.11
 Lamecha Girma  ETH
9 Jun 2023
 Meeting de Paris Paris  FRA [9]
Women's Mile
4:07.64
 Faith Kipyegon  KEN
21 Jul 2023
 Herculis Monaco  MON [10]
Mixed 4 × 400 m relay
3:08.80
 Justin Robinson 44.47

Rosey Effiong 50.38 Matthew Boling 45.13 Alexis Holmes 48.82

  USA
19 August 2023
 World Championships Budapest  HUN [11]
Men's 2000 m
4:43.13
 Jakob Ingebrigtsen  NOR
8 Sep 2023
 Memorial van Damme Brussels  BEL [12]
Men's Pole vault
6.23 m
 Armand Duplantis  SWE
17 Sep 2023
 Prefontaine Classic Eugene  USA [13]
Women's 5000 m
14:00.21
 Gudaf Tsegay  ETH
17 Sep 2023
 Prefontaine Classic Eugene  USA [14]
Women's

Marathon
2:11.53
 Tigst Assefa  ETH
24 Sep 2023
 Berlin Marathon Berlin  GER [15][16]
Women's Mile (Road)
4:20.98
 Wo Diribe Welteji  ETH
1 Oct 2023
 World Road Running Championships Riga  LAT [17]
Men's Mile (Road)
3:56.13
 Hobbs Kessler  USA
1 Oct 2023
 World Road Running Championships Riga  LAT [18]
Men's Marathon
2:00.35
 Kelvin Kiptum  KEN
8 Oct 2023
 Chicago Marathon Chicago  USA [19]
Women's 10 km (road)
29:26.00
 Wo Agnes Ngetich  KEN
18 Nov 2023
 Urban Trail de Lille Lille  FRA [20]
Women's 5 km (road)
14:13.00
 Wo Beatrice Chebet  KEN
31 Dec 2023
 Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona  ESP [21]

Main events

World events

Continental events

International meetings

Other events

Age groups

Rankings

Deaths
AthleteNationDiscipline / OccupationAgeDate
Jim Hines United States100m763 June
Dick Fosbury United StatesHigh Jump7612 March
Bob Richards United StatesPole Vault9726 February
Tom Courtney United States800m9022 August
Greg Foster United States55mH6419 February
Kéné Ndoye SenegalTriple Jump4413 February
Dean Smith United StatesSprinter9124 June
Harvey Glance United States100m6612 June
Ralph Boston United StatesLong Jump8330 April
Johnny Lujack United StatesHigh jump, javelin throw9825 July
Remigijus Valiulis Soviet Union400m6419 July
Ellen Tittel GermanyMiddle-distance runner757 October
Ken Money CanadaHigh jumper876 March
Simone Edwards United StatesSprinter4916 February
Lázár Lovász HungaryHammer thrower8017 April
Tim Lobinger GermanyPole Vault5016 February
Șerban Ciochină RomaniaTriple Jump83-84April
Klaus Beer East GermanyLong Jump808 June
Ruth Fuchs East GermanyJavelin thrower7620 September
Sabir Ali IndiaDecathlete6722 January
Karoline Käfer Austria400m6811 March
Russ Francis United StatesJavelin thrower701 October
Andrea Barberi Italy400m4420 December
Marianne Werner GermanyShot putter9922 July
Argentina Menis RomaniaDiscus Throw743 March
Renate Boy GermanyShot putter835 January
Vera Krepkina Soviet Union100m9025 April
Annamária Tóth Hungary200m77-7816 July
Mariya Pisareva Soviet UnionHigh jumper9010 December
Graham Gipson Australia400m9017 May
Calvin Davis United States400mH511 May
Joseph Chebet KenyaMarathon527 July
Gérard Fenouil France200m788 October
David Jones Great BritainSprinter831 June
Mike McFarlane Great Britain200m62-636 June
Eddie Southern United States400 metres hurdles8517 May
Charles White United States300 metres hurdler6411 January
László Zarándi HungarySprinter9414 August
Veniamin Soldatenko Soviet Union50km Walk8415 July
Helmar Müller West Germany400m839 June
Odd Bergh NorwayTriple jumper8512 January
Viktor Olsen NorwayMarathoner9921 April
Zenon Andrusyshyn United StatesJavelin thrower767 August
Ron East United StatesJavelin thrower79-8030 September
Aurèle Vandendriessche BelgiumMarathoner9117 October
Doug Kyle Canada5000m9128 August
Mike McRae United StatesLong Jump6816 December
Brad Crawford United StatesLong jumper67-6821 May
Dick Towers United States400 metres hurdles92-9323 April
Bertil Norman SwedenOrienteer9324 March
Kjell Lauri SwedenOrienteer66-6711 August
Gregg Tafralis United StatesShot Put6511 August
Vilém Mandlík CzechoslovakiaSprinter876 October
Walter Adams Germany800m7830 October
Ken Stephens United StatesHurdler91-9228 Aug
Pavel Kantorek CzechoslovakiaMarathoner9310 November
Emanuil Dyulgerov BulgariaHammer Throw6826 June
Eugeniusz Bedeniczuk PolandTriple Jump61-622 May
Irina Kostyuchenkova Soviet UnionJavelin thrower6131 March
Gyula Németh HungaryHigh jumper6312 March
Robert Holmes Bell United StatesTrack and field athlete798 June
Jean Pellissier ItalySky runner5127 October
Niels Holst-Sørensen Denmark800m10024 October
Erkki Hautamäki FinlandDecathlete935 September
Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei KenyaMarathon3726 May
Heinrich Köberle GermanyHandcyclist76-7715 April
Olga Šikovec Croatia200m89-904 April
Francis Agbo FranceHigh Jump6511 November
Kevin Coombs AustraliaPara-athlete825 October
Lyn Coleman AustraliaPara-athlete5822 May
Zanele Situ South AfricaPara-athlete521 November
Terry Giddy AustraliaPara-athlete7318 August
Benjamin Kiplagat Uganda3000mSC3431 December
Jim Savage New ZealandPara-athlete8620 February
Tracey Freeman AustraliaPara-athlete75-764 October
Sergio Ottolina Italy200m8028 April
Jean-Claude Nallet FranceSprinter7620 August
Georgi Stoykovski BulgariaTriple Jump814 May
Rupert Hoilette JamaicaSprinter776 October
Gary Eddy AustraliaSprinter7816 April
Tomás Barris Spain1500m9329 October
Armando Sardi ItalySprinter8322 December
József Csík HungaryJavelin thrower774 October
Evelyn Lawler United StatesHurdler934 January
Ernő Béres HungaryLong-distance runner9421 April
Herb Douglas United StatesLong jumper10122 April
James Parker United StatesHammer Throw4719 August
Borislav Dević Yugoslavia1500m598 January
Svetlana Laukhova Soviet Union100mH5028 October
Tori Bowie United States200m3223 April
Beryl Randle Great BritainRacewalker9428 November
Shaun Pickering Great BritainShot Put6111 May
Norm Green United StatesLong-distance runner9016 May
Birger Asplund SwedenHammer thrower931 July
Donal Smith New ZealandMiddle-distance runner8927 September
Morville Chote Great BritainJavelin thrower98-99
Ronald Mehlich Poland110mH54-55December
Lennart Jonsson SwedenSprinter89-901 September
Ulla-Britt Wieslander Sweden50mH8129 November
Kevin Cunningham AustraliaPara-athlete83-844 January
Yvette Monginou FranceSprinter9516 February
Noel Clough Australia800m8620 May
Cyprian Tseriwa Rhodesia10,000m8613 March
Ray Middleton Great Britain50km Walk868 January
John Nuttall Great Britain3000m569 November
David Carr AustraliaMiddle-distance runner9118 July
Bengt Nåjde Sweden5000m8117 September
Ilse Steinegger AustriaLong Jump9819 October
Guy Lagorce FranceSprinter8613 July
Gerhart Hecker HungaryMarathoner891 June
Mick Molloy IrelandMarathoner854 September
Paul Angenvoorth GermanyMarathoner7530 October
Mabel Walker United States100m9410 September
Vittoria Cesarini Italy100m9126 September
Lynn Eves Canada100m812 October
Sitiveni Moceidreke Fiji200m86-87November
Eddy Monsels Suriname100m751 November
Della Pascoe Great Britain100m7422 June
Benedict Majekodunmi NigeriaSprinter82-83January
Carolina Rieuwpassa IndonesiaSprinter7416 March
Marvin Nash CanadaSprinter6920 January
Valentyna Maslovska Soviet Union200m8621 May
Hadley Hinds BarbadosSprinter76-776 May
Jerzy Kowalski Poland400m8620 September
Tambusamy Krishnan MalaysiaSprinter7920 December
Anne Michel Belgium400m6421 November
Karl Volkmer SwitzerlandMiddle-distance runner10119 December
Ismael Delgado Puerto RicoSprinter939 October
Enzo Cavalli ItalyTriple Jump8620 September
Alfredo Rizzo ItalySteeplechase runner896 February
Edmond Roudnitska FranceHurdler9131 January
Constance Darnowski United StatesHurdler882 August
Marcel Duriez France110mH822 February
João Lima Portugal110mH6218 November
Lee Yoder United StatesHurdler9217 May
Julio Gómez Spain800m9110 February
Phyllis Perkins Great BritainMiddle-distance runner88-8922 February
András Zsinka Hungary800m758 April
Gudrun Pflüger AustriaMountain runner5017 August
Fritz Prossinagg Austria1500m9216 February
Bill McKim Great BritainMiddle-distance runner81-82June
Ulf Högberg SwedenMiddle-distance runner7716 May
José Molíns Spain5000m902 March
Nikolay Sviridov Soviet Union10,000m8514 June
Noël Tijou France10,000m8123 September
Gail North-Saunders BahamasSprinter78-7930 June
John Bicourt Great Britain3000mSC7716 January
Adolf Weinacker United StatesRacewalker9411 September
Lorna Lee Great BritainLong jumper916 January
Marguerite Martel FranceAthletics pentathlete981 March
Dawn Josephs CanadaLong Jump9110 October
Kari Rahkamo FinlandTriple Jump9011 November
Yıldıray Pağda TurkeyTriple jumper85-8620 December
Theo Püll GermanyHigh Jump87-88December
Edward Czernik PolandHigh jumper82-8331 May
Milena Usenik SloveniaShot putter8831 March
Anne-Chatrine Lafrenz GermanyShot putter8624 July
Seiko Obonai JapanShot putter836 March
Irene Schuch GermanyDiscus Throw876 September
Erika Raue GermanyJavelin thrower856 May
Sándor Eckschmiedt HungaryHammer thrower8412 August
Oleg Ryakhovskiy Soviet UnionTriple jumper9016 December
Bev Watson AustraliaLong jumper86-8722 March
Major Hazelton United StatesSprinter793 December
Cliff Simpson New ZealandMiddle-distance runner9510 December
George Ellis Great Britain200m9017 January
Adrian Breacker Great BritainSprinter8823 February
Josephine Cook Great BritainShot putter9220 November
Mel Fitzgerald CanadaWheelchair racer702 October
Thomas J. Osler United StatesLong-distance runner8226 March
Neil Wilson New ZealandMiddle-distance runner9314 August
Summa Navaratnam Sri LankaSprinter9819 October
Heino Sisask EstoniaRacewalker9421 January
Edrissa Marong Gambia800m2223 January
Ivan Kováč Czechoslovakia1500m7411 February
Stanislav Štefkovič SlovakiaDecathlete9322 February
Doug Fisher United StatesDiscus thrower7512 February
Juhani Orrenmaa FinlandHurdler845 August
Georges Salmon BelgiumLong Jump908 November
Charlie Allan Great BritainCaber tosser84-8513 December
Raya Bronstein IsraelSprinter, high jumper, shot putter, discus thrower, javelin thrower934 May
Robert Hersh United StatesAthletics official8219 January
Ron Roddan Great BritainAthletics coach9111 February
Billy Emory Maxwell United StatesAthletics coach809 October

Notes
  1. 60mH: 8.23, HJ: 1.92m, SP: 15.54m, LJ: 6.59m, 800m: 2:13.60
  2. 60mH: 8.23, HJ: 1.92m, SP: 15.54m, LJ: 6.59m, 800m: 2:13.60

References
  1. Rowbottom, Mike (15 February 2023). "Girma breaks world indoor 3000m record with 7:23.81 in Liévin". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. "All-time Personal Top 10". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. FLASH: Thiam and Sulek both surpass previous world indoor pentathlon record in Istanbul World Athletics
  4. European Athletics Indoor Championships Results 3 March 2023 - Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) 02–05 MAR 2023 World Athletics
  5. "Sorokin breaks world 100km record". World Athletics. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. "Perez breaks 35km race walk world record in Podebrady". World Athletics. 21 May 2023.
  7. "FLASH: Crouser breaks world shot put record with 23.56m in Los Angeles | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  8. Evelyn Watta (27 February 2022). "Ethiopia's Yalamzef Yehualaw breaks women's 10km road world record". olympics.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  9. "3000m Steeplechase Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. "Mile Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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  12. "2000m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  13. Wanda Diamond League Final 2023 Hayward Field - Eugene, OR (USA) 17th September 2023 Results Pole Vault Men 2023 Diamond League
  14. "5000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  15. "Tigst Assefa shatters marathon world record in Berlin". NBC Sports. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  16. Assefa smashes world marathon record in Berlin with 2:11:53, Kipchoge achieves record fifth win World Athletics
  17. "Ratified: road mile world records for Kessler and Welteji". worldathletics.org. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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  19. Kelvin Kiptum smashes men’s marathon world record in Chicago CNN
  20. "Women's 10km Road Race Results". World Athletics. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  21. "Chebet breaks world 5km record with 14:13 in Barcelona". World Athletics. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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