List of English records in athletics

English records in athletics are the best performances in athletics events by athletes representing England which are ratified by England Athletics (EA), or formerly the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA).

Key to tables

  Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by EA   Disqualified

Performances marked with an asterix (*) maybe a) not ratifiable or b) currently under further review
+ = en route to a longer distance
A = affected by altitude
! = timing by photo-electric cell
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
mx = mark was made in a mixed race
X = annulled due to doping violation
# = not recognised by federation
est = estimate

Outdoor

Men
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 9.87 (+0.3 m/s) Linford Christie 15 August 1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany
200 m 19.94 (+0.3 m/s) John Regis 20 August 1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany
400 m 44.37 Roger Black 3 July 1996 Athletissima Lausanne, Switzerland
Mark Richardson 9 July 1998 Bislett Games Oslo, Norway
800 m 1:41.73 Sebastian Coe 10 June 1981 Florence, Italy
1500 m 3:28.81 Mo Farah 19 July 2013 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [1]
3000 m 7:32.62 Mo Farah 5 June 2016 British Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom [2]
5000 m 12:53.11 Mo Farah 22 July 2011 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco [3]
10000 m 26:46.57 Mo Farah 3 June 2011 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States [4][5][6]
One hour 20,855 m Carl Thackery 31 March 1993 La Flèche, France
10 km 27:44 Mo Farah 31 May 2010 Bupa London 10000 London, United Kingdom [7][8]
Half marathon 59:32 Mo Farah 22 March 2015 Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon, Portugal [9]
25 km 1:12:36+ Mo Farah 22 April 2018 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [10]
30 km 1:27:31+ Mo Farah 22 April 2018 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [11]
Marathon 2:06:21 Mo Farah 22 April 2018 London Marathon London, United Kingdom [12]
110 m hurdles 13.00 Tony Jarrett 20 August 1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany
400 m hurdles 47.82 Kriss Akabusi 6 August 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
3000 m steeplechase 8:07.96 Mark Rowland 30 September 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea
High jump 2.37 m Steve Smith 20 September 1992 1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea
22 August 1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany
Robbie Grabarz 23 August 2012 Athletissima Lausanne, Switzerland [13]
Pole vault 5.82 m Steven Lewis 21 July 2012 Janusz Kusociński Memorial Szczecin, Poland [14]
Long jump 8.51 m (+1.7 m/s) Greg Rutherford 24 April 2014 Chula Vista, United States [15]
Triple jump 18.29 m (+1.3 m/s) Jonathan Edwards 7 August 1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden [16]
Shot put 21.68 m Geoff Capes 18 May 1980 Cwmbran, United Kingdom
Discus throw 68.24 m Lawrence Okoye 19 May 2012 Hallesche Werfertage Halle, Germany [17]
Hammer throw 80.26 m Nick Miller 8 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [18]
Javelin throw 91.46 m Steve Backley 25 January 1992 Auckland, New Zealand
Decathlon 8847 pts Daley Thompson 8–9 August 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
10.44 (100 m), 8.01 m (long jump), 15.72 m (shot put), 2.03 m (high jump), 46.97 (400 m) /
14.33 (110 m hurdles), 46.56 m (discus), 5.00 m (pole vault), 65.24 m (javelin), 4:35.00 (1500 m)
3000 m walk (track) 11:24.4 Mark Easton 10 May 1989 Tonbridge, United Kingdom
5000 m walk (track) 18:43.28 Tom Bosworth 2 July 2017 British Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom [19]
10000 m walk (track) 40:06.65 Ian McCombie 4 June 1989 Jarrow, United Kingdom
10 km walk (road) 39:36 Tom Bosworth 1 March 2015 Coventry, United Kingdom [20]
20 km walk (road) 1:19:38 Tom Bosworth 8 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [21]
4 × 100 m relay 38.02  England
Adam Gemili
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
Richard Kilty
Danny Talbot		 2 August 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom
4 × 400 m relay 3:00.40  England
Jared Deacon
Sean Baldock
Chris Rawlinson
Daniel Caines		 31 July 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom

Women
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 10.85 (0.0 m/s) Dina Asher-Smith 7 August 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany [22]
200 m 21.89 (+0.2 m/s) Dina Asher-Smith 11 August 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany [23]
400 m 49.41 Christine Ohuruogu 12 August 2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia [24]
800 m 1:56.21 Kelly Holmes 9 September 1995 IAAF Grand Prix Final Fontvieille, Monaco
1500 m 3:57.90 Kelly Holmes 28 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece
3000 m 8:22.20 # Paula Radcliffe 19 July 2002 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco
8:26.97 Paula Radcliffe 29 June 2001 Rome, Italy
5000 m 14:29.11 Paula Radcliffe 20 June 2004 European Cup Bydgoszcz, Poland
10000 m 30:01.09 Paula Radcliffe 6 August 2002 Munich, Germany
10 km 30:21 Paula Radcliffe 23 February 2003 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Half marathon 1:05:39.6 a # Paula Radcliffe 21 September 2003 Newcastle–South Shields, United Kingdom
1:06:47 Paula Radcliffe 7 October 2001 World Half Marathon Championships Bristol, United Kingdom
Marathon 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe 13 April 2003 London Marathon London, United Kingdom
100 m hurdles 12.51 (+0.7 m/s) Tiffany Porter 14 September 2014 IAAF Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco [25]
400 m hurdles 52.74 Sally Gunnell 19 August 1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany
3000 m steeplechase 9:24.24 Barbara Parker 2 June 2012 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States [26]
High jump 1.98 m [27] Katarina Johnson-Thompson 12 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [28]
Pole vault 4.81 m Holly Bradshaw 15 July 2017 10th International Pole Vault Meeting Rottach-Egern, Germany [29]
Long jump 7.07 m (+0.4 m/s) Shara Proctor 28 August 2015 World Championships Beijing, China [30]
Triple jump 15.15 m (+1.7 m/s) Ashia Hansen 13 September 1997 Grand Prix Final Fukuoka, Japan [31]
Shot put 19.36 m Judy Oakes 14 August 1988 British Grand Prix Gateshead, United Kingdom
Discus throw 65.10 m Jade Lally 27 February 2016 Sydney, Australia
Hammer throw 74.54 m Sophie Hitchon 15 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [32]
Javelin throw 66.17 m Goldie Sayers 14 July 2012 London Grand Prix London, United Kingdom [33]
The specification for the women's javelin changed in 1999. With the old model, Fatima Whitbread threw 77.44 m in 1986.
Heptathlon 6955 pts Jessica Ennis-Hill 3–4 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [34]
12.54 (+1.3 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.86 m (high jump), 14.28 m (shot put), 22.83 (-0.3 m/s) (200 m) /
6.48 m (-0.6 m/s) (long jump), 47.49 m (javelin), 2:08.65 (800 m)
5000 m walk (track) 21:30.75 Johanna Jackson 13 July 2008 Birmingham, United Kingdom
10000 m walk (track) 45:09.57 Lisa Kehler 13 August 2000 Birmingham, United Kingdom
20 km walk (road) 1:30:41 Johanna Jackson 19 June 2010 Gran Premio Cantones de Marcha A Coruña, Spain [35]
4 × 100 m relay 41.88  England
Asha Philip
Imani Lansiquot
Bianca Williams
Dina Asher-Smith		 12 August 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany [36]
4 × 400 m relay 3:26.73  England
Helen Frost
Helen Karagounis
Melanie Purkiss
Lisa Miller		 31 July 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England

Indoor

Men
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref Video
60 m 6.42 Dwain Chambers 7 March 2009 European Championships Turin, Italy [37]
200 m 20.25 Linford Christie 19 February 1995 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France
400 m
800 m 1:44.91 Sebastian Coe 12 March 1983 Cosford, United Kingdom
1500 m 3:34.20 Peter Elliott 27 February 1990 Seville, Spain
3000 m 7:34.47 Mo Farah 21 February 2009 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom
7:33.1+ ht Mo Farah 21 February 2015 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom [38]
5000 m 13:08.87 Marc Scott 28 February 2020 BU Last Chance Invitational Boston, United States [39]
60 m hurdles 7.42 Tony Jarrett 19 February 1995 Lievin, France
High jump 2.38 m [40] Steve Smith 4 February 1994 annual "Jump to the Music" Wuppertal, Germany
Pole vault 5.83 m [40] Luke Cutts 25 January 2014 Perche Elite Tour Meeting Rouen, France [41]
Long jump 8.26 m A Greg Rutherford 5 February 2016 New Mexico Collegiate Classic Albuquerque, United States [42]
Triple jump 17.75 m Phillips Idowu 9 March 2008 World Championships Valencia, Spain [43]
Shot put 21.49 m Carl Myerscough 15 March 2003 NCAA Division I Championships Fayetteville, United States
Heptathlon 6188 pts Tim Duckworth 9–10 March 2018 NCAA Division I Championships College Station, United States [44]
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
6.84 7.74 m 13.59 m 2.17 m 8.23 5.16 m 2:56.23
3000 m walk 10:30.28 Tom Bosworth 25 February 2018 Glasgow Grand Prix Glasgow, United Kingdom [45]
5000 m walk 18:28.70 Tom Bosworth 18 February 2018 British Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom [46]
4 × 400 m relay

Women
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref Video
60 m 7.06 Asha Philip 5 March 2017 European Championships Belgrade, Serbia [47]
200 m 22.83 Katharine Merry 14 February 1999 British Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom
400 m 50.02 Nicola Sanders 3 March 2007 European Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom
800 m 1:58.43 Jenny Meadows 14 March 2010 World Championships Doha, Qatar [48]
1500 m
3000 m
5000 m
60 m hurdles 7.80 Tiffany Porter 4 March 2011 European Championships Paris, France [49]
High jump 1.97 m Katarina Johnson-Thompson 14 February 2015 British Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [50]
Pole vault 4.87 m [40] Holly Bleasdale 21 January 2012 Villeurbanne, France [51]
Long jump 6.97 m Lorraine Ugen 5 March 2017 European Championships Belgrade, Serbia [52]
Triple jump 15.16 m [40] Ashia Hansen 28 February 1998 European Championships Valencia, Spain
Shot put
Pentathlon 5000 pts Katarina Johnson-Thompson 6 March 2015 European Championships Prague, Czech Republic [53]
8.18 (60 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 12.32 m (shot put), 6.89 m (long jump), 2:12.78 (800 m)
3000 m walk
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

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