2023 in the sport of athletics
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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.
World records
Indoor
| Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V |
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| Men's 3000 m | 7:23.81
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Lamecha Girma |  ETH
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15 Feb 2023
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Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin |  FRA
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[1] | [1] | |
| Women's 400 m | 49.26
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Femke Bol |  NED
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19 Feb 2023
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Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | NED
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| Men's Pole vault | 6.22 m
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Armand Duplantis |  SWE
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25 Feb 2023
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All Star Perche | Clermont-Ferrand | FRA
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| Women's Pentathlon | 5014 pts
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[a] | Adrianna Sulek
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 POL
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3 Mar 2023
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European Athletics Indoor Championships | Istanbul |  TUR
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5055 pts
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[b] | Nafi Thiam
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 BEL
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Outdoor
Main events
World events
- The nineteenth edition of the World Championships, from 19 August to 27 August at the National Athletics Centre, in Budapest, Hungary.
- World Cross Country Championships on 18 February 2023 in Bathurst, Australia.
- The first edition of the World Road Running Championships is scheduled to take place in Riga, Latvia, from 30 September to 1 October 2023.
- World Mountain & Trail Running Championships
- This year, the World Indoor Championships have been cancelled and postponed to 2024.
Continental events
- Americas:
- Asia:
- Asian Outdoor
- Asian Indoor
- Southeast Asian Games
- Europe:
- Oceania:
- Africa:
- The 2023 African Games have been rescheduled in March 2024.
International meetings
- 2023 Diamond League (15 meetings from 5 May to 17 September).
- 2023 World Athletics Continental Tour
- 2023 World Athletics Indoor Tour
- 2023 World Athletics Combined Events Tour
Other events
- 2021 Summer World University Games postponed to July 2023.
- 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie.
- 2023 Arab Athletics Championships.
- 2023 Games of the Small States of Europe.
Age groups
- African U18 & U20 Championships
- 2023 Arab U23 in Radès, 1st edition
- Asian U20 Championships
- Asian U18 Championships
- Caribbean Games (U23)
- CARIFTA Games
- European U23 Championships
- European U20 Championships
- NACAC U23 & U18 Championships
Rankings
Deaths
| Athlete | Nation | Discipline / Occupation | Age | Date |
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| Jim Hines |  United States |
100m |
76 | 3 June |
| Dick Fosbury | United States |
High Jump |
76 | 12 March |
| Bob Richards | United States |
Pole Vault |
97 | 26 February |
| Tom Courtney | United States |
800m |
90 | 22 August |
| Greg Foster | United States |
55mH |
64 | 19 February |
| Kéné Ndoye |  Senegal |
Triple Jump |
44 | 13 February |
| Dean Smith | United States |
Sprinter | 91 | 24 June |
| Harvey Glance | United States |
100m |
66 | 12 June |
| Ralph Boston | United States |
Long Jump |
83 | 30 April |
| Johnny Lujack | United States |
High jump, javelin throw | 98 | 25 July |
| Remigijus Valiulis |  Soviet Union |
400m |
64 | 19 July |
| Ellen Tittel |  Germany |
Middle-distance runner |
75 | 7 October |
| Ken Money |  Canada |
High jumper |
87 | 6 March |
| Simone Edwards | United States |
Sprinter | 49 | 16 February |
| Lázár Lovász |  Hungary |
Hammer thrower |
80 | 17 April |
| Tim Lobinger | Germany |
Pole Vault |
50 | 16 February |
| Șerban Ciochină |  Romania |
Triple Jump |
83-84 | April |
| Klaus Beer |  East Germany |
Long Jump |
80 | 8 June |
| Ruth Fuchs | East Germany |
Javelin thrower |
76 | 20 September |
| Sabir Ali |  India |
Decathlete |
67 | 22 January |
| Karoline Käfer |  Austria |
400m |
68 | 11 March |
| Russ Francis | United States |
Javelin thrower |
70 | 1 October |
| Andrea Barberi |  Italy |
400m |
44 | 20 December |
| Marianne Werner | Germany |
Shot putter |
99 | 22 July |
| Argentina Menis | Romania |
Discus Throw |
74 | 3 March |
| Renate Boy | Germany |
Shot putter |
83 | 5 January |
| Vera Krepkina | Soviet Union |
100m |
90 | 25 April |
| Annamária Tóth | Hungary |
200m |
77-78 | 16 July |
| Mariya Pisareva | Soviet Union |
High jumper |
90 | 10 December |
| Graham Gipson |  Australia |
400m |
90 | 17 May |
| Calvin Davis | United States |
400mH |
51 | 1 May |
| Joseph Chebet |  Kenya |
Marathon | 52 | 7 July |
| Gérard Fenouil | France |
200m |
78 | 8 October |
| David Jones |  Great Britain |
Sprinter | 83 | 1 June |
| Mike McFarlane | Great Britain |
200m |
62-63 | 6 June |
| Eddie Southern | United States |
400 metres hurdles | 85 | 17 May |
| Charles White | United States |
300 metres hurdler |
64 | 11 January |
| László Zarándi | Hungary |
Sprinter | 94 | 14 August |
| Veniamin Soldatenko | Soviet Union |
50km Walk |
84 | 15 July |
| Helmar Müller | West Germany |
400m |
83 | 9 June |
| Odd Bergh |  Norway |
Triple jumper |
85 | 12 January |
| Viktor Olsen | Norway |
Marathoner |
99 | 21 April |
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | United States |
Javelin thrower |
76 | 7 August |
| Ron East | United States |
Javelin thrower |
79-80 | 30 September |
| Aurèle Vandendriessche | Belgium |
Marathoner |
91 | 17 October |
| Doug Kyle | Canada |
5000m |
91 | 28 August |
| Mike McRae | United States |
Long Jump |
68 | 16 December |
| Brad Crawford | United States |
Long jumper |
67-68 | 21 May |
| Dick Towers | United States |
400 metres hurdles | 92-93 | 23 April |
| Bertil Norman | Sweden |
Orienteer |
93 | 24 March |
| Kjell Lauri | Sweden |
Orienteer |
66-67 | 11 August |
| Gregg Tafralis | United States |
Shot Put |
65 | 11 August |
| Vilém Mandlík |  Czechoslovakia |
Sprinter | 87 | 6 October |
| Walter Adams | Germany |
800m |
78 | 30 October |
| Ken Stephens | United States |
Hurdler |
91-92 | 28 Aug |
| Pavel Kantorek | Czechoslovakia |
Marathoner |
93 | 10 November |
| Emanuil Dyulgerov |  Bulgaria |
Hammer Throw |
68 | 26 June |
| Eugeniusz Bedeniczuk | Poland |
Triple Jump |
61-62 | 2 May |
| Irina Kostyuchenkova | Soviet Union |
Javelin thrower |
61 | 31 March |
| Gyula Németh | Hungary |
High jumper |
63 | 12 March |
| Robert Holmes Bell | United States |
Track and field athlete |
79 | 8 June |
| Jean Pellissier | Italy |
Sky runner |
51 | 27 October |
| Niels Holst-Sørensen |  Denmark |
800m |
100 | 24 October |
| Erkki Hautamäki |  Finland |
Decathlete |
93 | 5 September |
| Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei | Kenya |
Marathon | 37 | 26 May |
| Heinrich Köberle | Germany |
Handcyclist |
76-77 | 15 April |
| Olga Šikovec |  Croatia |
200m |
89-90 | 4 April |
| Francis Agbo | France |
High Jump |
65 | 11 November |
| Kevin Coombs | Australia |
Para-athlete |
82 | 5 October |
| Lyn Coleman | Australia |
Para-athlete |
58 | 22 May |
| Zanele Situ |  South Africa |
Para-athlete |
52 | 1 November |
| Terry Giddy | Australia |
Para-athlete |
73 | 18 August |
| Benjamin Kiplagat |  Uganda |
3000mSC |
34 | 31 December |
| Jim Savage |  New Zealand |
Para-athlete |
86 | 20 February |
| Tracey Freeman | Australia |
Para-athlete |
75-76 | 4 October |
| Sergio Ottolina | Italy |
200m |
80 | 28 April |
| Jean-Claude Nallet | France |
Sprinter | 76 | 20 August |
| Georgi Stoykovski | Bulgaria |
Triple Jump |
81 | 4 May |
| Rupert Hoilette |  Jamaica |
Sprinter | 77 | 6 October |
| Gary Eddy | Australia |
Sprinter | 78 | 16 April |
| Tomás Barris |  Spain |
1500m |
93 | 29 October |
| Armando Sardi | Italy |
Sprinter | 83 | 22 December |
| József Csík | Hungary |
Javelin thrower |
77 | 4 October |
| Evelyn Lawler | United States |
Hurdler |
93 | 4 January |
| Ernő Béres | Hungary |
Long-distance runner |
94 | 21 April |
| Herb Douglas | United States |
Long jumper |
101 | 22 April |
| James Parker | United States |
Hammer Throw |
47 | 19 August |
| Borislav Dević |  Yugoslavia |
1500m |
59 | 8 January |
| Svetlana Laukhova | Soviet Union |
100mH |
50 | 28 October |
| Tori Bowie | United States |
200m |
32 | 23 April |
| Beryl Randle | Great Britain |
Racewalker |
94 | 28 November |
| Shaun Pickering | Great Britain |
Shot Put |
61 | 11 May |
| Norm Green | United States |
Long-distance runner |
90 | 16 May |
| Birger Asplund | Sweden |
Hammer thrower |
93 | 1 July |
| Donal Smith | New Zealand |
Middle-distance runner |
89 | 27 September |
| Morville Chote | Great Britain |
Javelin thrower |
98-99 | |
| Ronald Mehlich | Poland |
110mH |
54-55 | December |
| Lennart Jonsson | Sweden |
Sprinter | 89-90 | 1 September |
| Ulla-Britt Wieslander | Sweden |
50mH |
81 | 29 November |
| Kevin Cunningham | Australia |
Para-athlete |
83-84 | 4 January |
| Yvette Monginou | France |
Sprinter | 95 | 16 February |
| Noel Clough | Australia |
800m |
86 | 20 May |
| Cyprian Tseriwa |  Rhodesia |
10,000m |
86 | 13 March |
| Ray Middleton | Great Britain |
50km Walk |
86 | 8 January |
| John Nuttall | Great Britain |
3000m |
56 | 9 November |
| David Carr | Australia |
Middle-distance runner |
91 | 18 July |
| Bengt Nåjde | Sweden |
5000m |
81 | 17 September |
| Ilse Steinegger | Austria |
Long Jump |
98 | 19 October |
| Guy Lagorce | France |
Sprinter | 86 | 13 July |
| Gerhart Hecker | Hungary |
Marathoner |
89 | 1 June |
| Mick Molloy |  Ireland |
Marathoner |
85 | 4 September |
| Paul Angenvoorth | Germany |
Marathoner |
75 | 30 October |
| Mabel Walker | United States |
100m |
94 | 10 September |
| Vittoria Cesarini | Italy |
100m |
91 | 26 September |
| Lynn Eves | Canada |
100m |
81 | 2 October |
| Sitiveni Moceidreke |  Fiji |
200m |
86-87 | November |
| Eddy Monsels |  Suriname |
100m |
75 | 1 November |
| Della Pascoe | Great Britain |
100m |
74 | 22 June |
| Benedict Majekodunmi |  Nigeria |
Sprinter | 82-83 | January |
| Carolina Rieuwpassa |  Indonesia |
Sprinter | 74 | 16 March |
| Marvin Nash | Canada |
Sprinter | 69 | 20 January |
| Valentyna Maslovska | Soviet Union |
200m |
86 | 21 May |
| Hadley Hinds |  Barbados |
Sprinter | 76-77 | 6 May |
| Jerzy Kowalski | Poland |
400m |
86 | 20 September |
| Tambusamy Krishnan |  Malaysia |
Sprinter | 79 | 20 December |
| Anne Michel | Belgium |
400m |
64 | 21 November |
| Karl Volkmer |  Switzerland |
Middle-distance runner |
101 | 19 December |
| Ismael Delgado |  Puerto Rico |
Sprinter | 93 | 9 October |
| Enzo Cavalli | Italy |
Triple Jump |
86 | 20 September |
| Alfredo Rizzo | Italy |
Steeplechase runner |
89 | 6 February |
| Edmond Roudnitska | France |
Hurdler |
91 | 31 January |
| Constance Darnowski | United States |
Hurdler |
88 | 2 August |
| Marcel Duriez | France |
110mH |
82 | 2 February |
| João Lima |  Portugal |
110mH |
62 | 18 November |
| Lee Yoder | United States |
Hurdler |
92 | 17 May |
| Julio Gómez | Spain |
800m |
91 | 10 February |
| Phyllis Perkins | Great Britain |
Middle-distance runner |
88-89 | 22 February |
| András Zsinka | Hungary |
800m |
75 | 8 April |
| Gudrun Pflüger | Austria |
Mountain runner |
50 | 17 August |
| Fritz Prossinagg | Austria |
1500m |
92 | 16 February |
| Bill McKim | Great Britain |
Middle-distance runner |
81-82 | June |
| Ulf Högberg | Sweden |
Middle-distance runner |
77 | 16 May |
| José Molíns | Spain |
5000m |
90 | 2 March |
| Nikolay Sviridov | Soviet Union |
10,000m |
85 | 14 June |
| Noël Tijou | France |
10,000m |
81 | 23 September |
| Gail North-Saunders |  Bahamas |
Sprinter | 78-79 | 30 June |
| John Bicourt | Great Britain |
3000mSC |
77 | 16 January |
| Adolf Weinacker | United States |
Racewalker |
94 | 11 September |
| Lorna Lee | Great Britain |
Long jumper |
91 | 6 January |
| Marguerite Martel | France |
Athletics pentathlete |
98 | 1 March |
| Dawn Josephs | Canada |
Long Jump |
91 | 10 October |
| Kari Rahkamo | Finland |
Triple Jump |
90 | 11 November |
| Yıldıray Pağda | Turkey |
Triple jumper |
85-86 | 20 December |
| Theo Püll | Germany |
High Jump |
87-88 | December |
| Edward Czernik | Poland |
High jumper |
82-83 | 31 May |
| Milena Usenik |  Slovenia |
Shot putter |
88 | 31 March |
| Anne-Chatrine Lafrenz | Germany |
Shot putter |
86 | 24 July |
| Seiko Obonai |  Japan |
Shot putter |
83 | 6 March |
| Irene Schuch | Germany |
Discus Throw |
87 | 6 September |
| Erika Raue | Germany |
Javelin thrower |
85 | 6 May |
| Sándor Eckschmiedt | Hungary |
Hammer thrower |
84 | 12 August |
| Oleg Ryakhovskiy | Soviet Union |
Triple jumper |
90 | 16 December |
| Bev Watson | Australia |
Long jumper |
86-87 | 22 March |
| Major Hazelton | United States |
Sprinter | 79 | 3 December |
| Cliff Simpson | New Zealand |
Middle-distance runner |
95 | 10 December |
| George Ellis | Great Britain |
200m |
90 | 17 January |
| Adrian Breacker | Great Britain |
Sprinter | 88 | 23 February |
| Josephine Cook | Great Britain |
Shot putter |
92 | 20 November |
| Mel Fitzgerald | Canada |
Wheelchair racer |
70 | 2 October |
| Thomas J. Osler | United States |
Long-distance runner |
82 | 26 March |
| Neil Wilson | New Zealand |
Middle-distance runner |
93 | 14 August |
| Summa Navaratnam |  Sri Lanka |
Sprinter | 98 | 19 October |
| Heino Sisask |  Estonia |
Racewalker |
94 | 21 January |
| Edrissa Marong |  Gambia |
800m |
22 | 23 January |
| Ivan Kováč | Czechoslovakia |
1500m |
74 | 11 February |
| Stanislav Štefkovič |  Slovakia |
Decathlete |
93 | 22 February |
| Doug Fisher | United States |
Discus thrower |
75 | 12 February |
| Juhani Orrenmaa | Finland |
Hurdler |
84 | 5 August |
| Georges Salmon | Belgium |
Long Jump |
90 | 8 November |
| Charlie Allan | Great Britain |
Caber tosser |
84-85 | 13 December |
| Raya Bronstein |  Israel |
javelin thrower |
93 | 4 May |
| Robert Hersh | United States |
Athletics official |
82 | 19 January |
| Ron Roddan | Great Britain |
Athletics coach |
91 | 11 February |
| Billy Emory Maxwell | United States |
Athletics coach |
80 | 9 October |
Notes
References
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (15 February 2023). "Girma breaks world indoor 3000m record with 7:23.81 in Liévin". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "All-time Personal Top 10". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ FLASH: Thiam and Sulek both surpass previous world indoor pentathlon record in Istanbul World Athletics
- ^ European Athletics Indoor Championships Results 3 March 2023 - Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) 02–05 MAR 2023 World Athletics
- ^ "Sorokin breaks world 100km record". World Athletics. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Perez breaks 35km race walk world record in Podebrady". World Athletics. 21 May 2023.
- ^ "FLASH: Crouser breaks world shot put record with 23.56m in Los Angeles | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ Evelyn Watta (27 February 2022). "Ethiopia's Yalamzef Yehualaw breaks women's 10km road world record". olympics.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "3000m Steeplechase Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Mile Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Mixed 4 x 400 Metres Relay Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "2000m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Wanda Diamond League Final 2023 Hayward Field - Eugene, OR (USA) 17th September 2023 Results Pole Vault Men 2023 Diamond League
- ^ "5000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Tigst Assefa shatters marathon world record in Berlin". NBC Sports. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ Assefa smashes world marathon record in Berlin with 2:11:53, Kipchoge achieves record fifth win World Athletics
- ^ "Ratified: road mile world records for Kessler and Welteji". worldathletics.org. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Ratified: road mile world records for Kessler and Welteji". worldathletics.org. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Kelvin Kiptum smashes men’s marathon world record in Chicago CNN
- ^ "Women's 10km Road Race Results". World Athletics. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Chebet breaks world 5km record with 14:13 in Barcelona". World Athletics. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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