World Records

Fana records

Bislett Stadium

  Event Name Country Result Date
(d.m.y)
1 500 metres Adriaan Paulen HOL 1:03.8 25.07.24
2 Pole Vault Charles Hoff NOR 4.23 13.08.25
3 Shot Put Jack Torrance USA 17.40 05.08.34
4 500 metres Ben Eastman USA 1:02.0 06.08.34
5/6 120 yards and
110 metres hurdles
Percy Beard USA 14.2 06.08.34
7 Shot Combined Jack Torrance USA 28.68 06.08.34
8 100 metres Eulace Peacock USA 10.3 06.08.34 [1]
9 1000 metres relay Peacock, Kane, Hardin,
Eastman
USA 1:53.3 06.08.34 [2]
10 Discus Throw Harald Andersson SWE 52.42 25.08.34
11/12 120 yards and
110 metres hurdles
Al Moreau USA 14.2 02.08.35 [1]
13 1000 metres relay Johnson, Fitch, Robinson,
Woodruff
USA 1:53.1 21.08.36 [2]
14/15 120 yards and
110 metres hurdles
Forrest Towns USA 13.7 27.08.36
16 3000 metres walk Edgar Bruun NOR 12:23.8 26.09.37
17 5000 metres walk Edgar Bruun NOR 21:02.8 26.09.37
18 10000 metres walk Edgar Bruun NOR 43:25.2 26.09.37
19 15000 metres walk John Mikaelsson SWE 1:04:47.6 30.09.45 [3]
20 1000 metres relay Gordien, Smith, Dillard, Guida USA 1:52.8 27.08.47 [2]
21 Shot Put Jim Fuchs USA 17.79 28.07.49
22 440 yards hurdles Richard Ault USA 52.2 31.08.49 [1]
23 Hammer Throw Sverre Strandli NOR 61.25 14.09.52
24 Hammer Throw Sverre Strandli NOR 62.36 05.09.53
25 1000 metres Audun Boysen NOR 2:20.4 17.09.53
26 3000 metres
steeplechase
Pentti Karvonen FIN 8:45.4 15.07.55
27 800 metres Roger Moens BEL 1:45.7 03.08.55
28 1500 metres Laszlo Tabori HUN 3:40.8 06.09.55 [1]
29 1500 metres Gunnar Nielsen DEN 3:40.8 06.09.55 [1]
30 440 yards hurdles Josh Culbreath USA 50.5 09.08.57
31 Javelin Throw Terje Pedersen NOR 87.12 01.07.64
32 Javelin Throw Terje Pedersen NOR 91.72 02.09.64
33 6 Miles Ron Clarke AUS 26:47.0 14.07.65
34 10000 metres Ron Clarke AUS 27:39.4
(27:39.89)
14.07.65
35 4x1500 metres relay Polhill, Walker, Dixon, Quax NZL 14:40.4 22.08.73 [4]
36 1000 metres Rick Wohlhuter USA 2:13.9 30.07.74
37 3000 metres Grete Andersen NOR 8:46.6 24.06.75
38 3000 metres
steeplechase
Anders Gärderud SWE 8:10.4 25.06.75
39 3000 metres Grete Andersen NOR 8:45.4 21.06.76
40 2000 metres John Walker NZL 4:51.4
(4:51.52)
30.06.76
41 3000 metres Henry Rono KEN 7:32.1 27.06.78
42 5000 metres walk Thorill Gylder NOR 23:17.5 04.08.78 [3]
43 800 metres Sebastian Coe GBR 1:42.4
(1:42.33)
05.07.79
44 1 Mile Sebastian Coe GBR 3:49.0
(3:48.95)
17.07.79
45 1000 metres Sebastian Coe GBR 2:13.4
(2:13.40)
01.07.80
46 1 Mile Steve Ovett GBR 3:48.8 01.07.80
47 1500 metres Steve Ovett GBR 3:32.1
(3:32.09)
15.07.80 [1]
48 5000 metres Ingrid Christensen NOR 15:28.43 11.07.81 [3]
49 1000 metres Sebastian Coe GBR 2:12.18 11.07.81
50 5000 metres Dave Moorcroft GBR 13:00.41 07.07.82
51 5000 metres Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 14:58.89 28.06.84
52 2000 metres
steeplechase
Krzysztof Wesolowski POL 5:20.00 28.06.84 [5]
53 10000 metres Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 30:59.42 27.07.85
54 5000 metres Saïd Aouita MAR 13:00.40 27.07.85
55 1 Mile Steve Cram GBR 3:46.32 27.07.85
56 10000 metres Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 30:13.74 05.07.86
57 Javelin Throw Jan Zelezny TCH 89.66 14.07.90 [6]
58 Javelin Throw Jan Zelezny TCH 94.74 04.07.92 [7]
59 10000 metres Yobes Ondieki KEN 26:58.38 10.07.93
60 10000 metres William Sigei KEN 26:52.23 22.07.94
61 10000 metres Haile Gebrselassie ETH 26:31.32 04.07.97
62 Javelin Throw Trine Hattestad NOR 69.48 28.07.00
63 5000 metres Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 14:39.94 27.06.03 [8]
64 5000 metres Eliud Kipchoge KEN 12:52.61 27.06.03 [8]
65 5000 metres Meseret Defar ETH 14:16.63 15.06.07

 

A total number of 53 world records, 3 world best performances and 4 unofficial records.

[1] Equal to world record.

[2] Unofficial. IAAF has never registered world records in this event.

[3] World best performance.

[4] Not ratified by the IAAF for formal reasons.

[5] Unofficial. IAAF does not register senior records in this event, but 5.20.00 was the best time ever, regardless of age.

[6] First ratified, then later the javelin model used was banned.

[7] Not ratified. Javelin model judged to be in breach of rules.

[8] IAAF World Junior U20 records

 

Fana Stadium

  Event Name Country Result Date
1 5000 metres Elvan Abeylegesse TYR 14:24.68 11.06.04