2018 in athletics (track and field)

2018 in athletics
Major world events 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
2017
2019


In 2018, no world outdoor athletics championships was held. Major events held during the year included the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2018 IAAF Continental Cup, 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships, and 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

Major events

World

Regional

World records

Indoor

Event Athlete Nation Result Location Date
4x400m relay Karol Zalewski, Rafal Omelko, Lukasz Krawczuk, and Jakub Krzewina  Poland (POL) 3:01.77 Birmingham, United Kingdom March 4, 2018[1]

Outdoor

Event Athlete Nation Result Location Date
3000 metres steeplechase Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 8:44.32 Monaco July 20,2018
50,000 metres (track) Tyler Andrews  United States 2:46:06.80 Santa Barbara, California April 13, 2018[2][3]


Detailed results

World and continental athletics events

2018 World Marathon Majors

2018 IAAF Diamond League

2018 IAAF World Challenge & IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour

2018 IAAF Combined Events Challenge

2018 IAAF Cross Country Permit

2018 IAAF Race Walking Challenge

2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Gold)

2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Silver)

2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Bronze)

EA Major Competitions

EA Cross Country Permit Races

EA Indoor Permit Meetings

EA Outdoor Classic Meetings

EA Outdoor Area Permit Meetings

  • May 5 & 6: Georgian Open Championships in Georgia (country) Tbilisi
  • May 13: Meeting Elite de Montgeron in France Montgeron
  • May 19 & 20: Caucasian Cup in Georgia (country) Tbilisi
  • May 27: Meeting Elite de Forbach in France Forbach

EA Combined Events Area Permit Meetings

  • June 2 & 3: VII Meeting Internacional de Arona in Spain Arona

EA Outdoor Special Premium Meetings

  • May 10: Athens Street Pole Vault (Special Premium) in Greece Athens

CAA Major Events

NACAC Major Events

CONSUDATLE

OAA

AAA

Deaths

Athlete Nation Occupation Age Date Ref
Horace Ashenfelter  United States Steeplechaser 94 6 January [140]
Cliff Bourland  United States Sprinter 97 1 February [141]
Roger Bannister  United Kingdom Middle-distance athlete 88 4 March [142]
László Tábori  Hungary Middle-distance athlete 86 23 May [143]
Dick Quax  New Zealand Long-distance athlete 70 28 May [144]
Irena Szewińska  Poland Sprinter 72 29 June [145]
Lindy Remigino  United States Sprinter 87 11 July [146]

References

  1. "Poland sets world indoor record in 4x400-meter relay, US 2nd".
  2. http://royalresults.com/results/2018/h%204-13.htm
  3. https://www.noozhawk.com/article/tyler_andrews_runs_american_and_world_record_time_in_50k_around_sbcc_track
  4. IAAF's 2018 World Indoor Championships Page
  5. IAAF's 2018 World Half Marathon Championships Page
  6. 2018 FISU World University Cross Country Championship Website
  7. IAAF's 2018 World Race Walking Team Championships Page
  8. EA's 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships Website
  9. IAAF's 2018 World U20 Championships in Athletics Page
  10. EA's 2018 European Athletics Championships Page
  11. IAAF's 2018 Continental Cup Page
  12. Tokyo Marathon Website
  13. Chumba and Dibaba cruise to second Tokyo Marathon titles
  14. Boston Marathon Website
  15. Kawauchi and Linden defy harsh conditions – and the odds – to win in Boston
  16. Virgin Money London Marathon Website
  17. Kipchoge and Cheruiyot ensure Kenyan double at London Marathon
  18. BMW Berlin-Marathon Website
  19. Kipchoge breaks marathon world record in Berlin with stunning 2:01:39
  20. Bank of America Chicago Marathon Website
  21. Farah and Kosgei notch convincing Chicago Marathon victories
  22. TCS New York City Marathon Website
  23. IAAF's 2018 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Results Page
  24. IAAF's 2018 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Results Page
  25. IAAF's 2018 Prefontaine Classic Results Page
  26. IAAF's 2018 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Results Page
  27. IAAF's 2018 Bislett Games Results Page
  28. IAAF's 2018 Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics Results Page
  29. IAAF's 2018 Meeting de Paris Results Page
  30. IAAF's 2018 Athletissima Results Page
  31. IAAF's 2018 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat Results Page
  32. IAAF's 2018 Herculis Results Page
  33. IAAF's 2018 Müller Anniversary Games Results Page
  34. IAAF's 2018 Müller Grand Prix Birmingham Results Page
  35. IAAF's 2018 Weltklasse Zürich Results Page
  36. IAAF's 2018 Memorial Van Damme Results Page
  37. IAAF's 2018 Jamaica International Invitational Results Page
  38. IAAF's 2018 Golden Grand Prix Results Page
  39. IAAF's 2018 Fanny Blankers-Koen Games Results Page
  40. IAAF's 2018 Paavo Nurmi Games Results Page
  41. IAAF's 2018 Golden Spike Ostrava Results Page
  42. IAAF's 2018 Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Results Page
  43. IAAF's 2018 P-T-S Meeting Hammer Throw Result Page
  44. IAAF's 2018 István Gyulai Memorial Results Page (Hammer Throw only)
  45. IAAF's 2018 Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo Results Page
  46. IAAF's 2018 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Hammer Throw Result Page
  47. IAAF's 2018 ISTAF Berlin Results Page
  48. IAAF's IWC Zagreb 2018 Results Page
  49. IAAF's 2018 Weltklasse in Karlsruhe Results Page
  50. IAAF's 2018 PSD Bank Meeting Results Page
  51. IAAF's 2018 Madrid Indoor Meeting Results Page
  52. IAAF's 2018 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Results Page
  53. IAAF's 2018 Copernicus Cup Results Page
  54. IAAF's 2018 Müller Indoor Grand Prix Results Page
  55. Roe and Bougard take top honours in Florence
  56. World leads for Thiam and Warner in Gotzis
  57. Abele and Schäfer take convincing wins in Ratingen
  58. Ellenwood and Filip take Pan American Combined Events Cup in Ottawa
  59. Mayer breaks decathlon world record in Talence with 9126
  60. Molla and Teferi secure Ethiopian double in Atapuerca
  61. Kibet and Rengeruk claim top spots at Campaccio
  62. Cheruiyot and Kipkemboi take kenyan double in Antrim
  63. Barega and Jebet triumph in Elgoibar
  64. Cheptegei and Tirop prevail in Seville
  65. Teenage talents Kiplimo and Gidey triumph at Cinque Mulini
  66. El Bakkali and Rocha take expected titles at Almond Blossom Cross Country in Albufeira
  67. Cool change, but sun continues to shine on Karlstrom’s summer Down Under
  68. Shange, Chocho and Gonzalez shine in Monterrey
  69. Bonilla sets 50km area record at South American Race Walking Championships
  70. Qieyang and Garcia prevail in Rio Maior
  71. Arevalo and Qieyang prevail in La Coruna
  72. Arevalo and Wang take top honours in Suzhou
  73. Sado beats the rain to regain Xiamen Marathon title
  74. 1 2 Ethiopians dominate once more in Houston
  75. Tollesa breaks course record at Hong Kong Marathon
  76. Geremew and Dereje take down course records in Dubai
  77. Matsuda dominates in Osaka on marathon debut
  78. Wasihun breaks course record in Barcelona
  79. Boulaid breaks course record in Seville
  80. Debutante Ndirangu cruises to Lake Biwa title
  81. Rupp and Haylu take convincing victories at Roma-Ostia half
  82. Assefa clocks 2:21:45 to take Nagoya marathon title
  83. Kiptanui and Woldu beat the winds at Lisbon half
  84. Loyanae and Hiru take Seoul Marathon titles
  85. Legese and Cheboror take victories at Chongqing Marathon
  86. Melly sizzles to 1:05:04 victory at Prague half marathon
  87. Lonyangata successfully defends Paris crown, Saina takes women's title
  88. Kipkemoi takes Rotterdam Marathon title
  89. Walelegn clocks 59:50 Turkish all-comers record at Istanbul half marathon
  90. Kiprop retains title and Bounasser takes surprise victory in heat of Vienna
  91. Kosimbei and Azmeraw triumph at Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon
  92. Geremew takes fourth straight win in Yangzhou
  93. Kipketer breaks course record in Madrid
  94. Haylay breaks course record at Yellow River Estuary International Marathon
  95. Rupp and Kitur take Prague Marathon wins
  96. Vrabcova-Nyvltova and Romanenko cruise to Karlovy Vary half marathon victories
  97. Berta and Mohammed earn Ottawa 10km victories
  98. Burka breaks Canadian all-comers record at Ottawa Marathon
  99. Kamworor and Tirop score Kenyan double at Bengaluru 10k
  100. Fisikovici and Traynor take top honours at České Budějovice
  101. Gezahegn retains title while Mohammed wins in close finish in Lanzhou
  102. Gudeta and Kiprop take Olomouc Half Marathon titles
  103. Mungara takes third Gold Coast Marathon victory while Chebitok sets race record
  104. Gudeta and Getahun take impressive victories in Bogota
  105. Kipruto threatens world 10km record at Prague Grand Prix
  106. Kiprop and Kipyokei take Usti nad Labem Half Marathon victories
  107. Hassan smashes European record at Copenhagen Half Marathon
  108. Favourites Kemboi and Kibarus deliver in Sydney
  109. Aiyabei ends Kenyan drought at Beijing Marathon
  110. 1 2 Saina clocks 2:05:21 South American all-comers record in Buenos Aires, Mokaka takes Cape Town victory
  111. Gobena and Deksisa secure Ethiopian double in Mumbai
  112. Waweru and Saina secure Kenyan double at Marugame Half Marathon
  113. Consistent Kawauchi wins in New Taipei City
  114. Kiptum breaks course record at Daegu Marathon
  115. Negusse and Kiprop win in Hannover
  116. Tura and Kabuu triumph at Milan Marathon
  117. Tusa wins third straight Rome marathon title
  118. Omullo and Ivanova take top honours in Warsaw
  119. Kibet and Dida battle harsh conditions to win in Okpekpe
  120. Ekiru breaks course record at Mexico City Marathon
  121. Salpeter and Cheptegei prevail at Dam tot Damloop 10-miler
  122. Berhanu and Mekasha notch Ethiopian doubles in Hengshui
  123. 1 2 Road round-up: Kiplimo beats Edris at Giro al Sas, Choge and Ebongon take Kosice Peace Marathon wins, Rayner and Chekwel take inaugural Commonwealth Half Marathon titles
  124. Kiprotich breaks Nigerian all-comers’ record at Lagos City Marathon
  125. Kipyokei sets Mexican all-comers’ record at Guadalajara Half Marathon
  126. Kenya scores a double in Barcelona
  127. Somikwo and Oigo beat the Baltic chill at Gdynia half
  128. Sang and Njeru secure Kenyan double in Warsaw
  129. Godana and Furuse land first career marathon victories in Nagano
  130. Clear wins for Alemu and Kiptoo in Lodz
  131. Course records fall at Kyiv Half Marathon
  132. Yegon and Amelework take marathon wins in Geneva
  133. Koech breaks Dalian course record
  134. Records fall at Riga Marathon
  135. Calvin breaks course and French records at Langueux 10km
  136. Kibet and Karneyenka take top honours in Brcko
  137. Negewo breaks course record at Minsk Half Marathon
  138. Road round-up: Berhanu and Mekasha notch Ethiopian doubles in Hengshui, Metto leads Kenyan double in Warsaw
  139. Cool change, but sun continues to shine on Karlstrom’s summer Down Under
  140. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/07/obituaries/horace-ashenfelter-dead-olympic-steeplechase.html?_r=0
  141. Cliff Bourland, America's oldest living gold medalist, dies at 97
  142. "Sir Roger Bannister: First man to run a mile in under four minutes dies at 88". BBC Sport. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  143. https://gulfnews.com/sport/athletics/hungarian-runner-and-coach-laszlo-tabori-dies-aged-86-1.2226402
  144. "New Zealand running great Dick Quax dies, aged 70, after long battle with cancer". Stuff.co.nz. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  145. "Irena Szewinska, Champion Polish Sprinter, Is Dead at 72". www.nytimes.com. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  146. Litsky, Frank (12 July 2018). "Lindy Remigino, Olympic Champion Runner, Is Dead at 87". New York Times. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

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