List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics

The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1930 as the British Empire Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation accepts only athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations and recognises records set at editions of the Commonwealth Games. The athletics events at the Games are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, pole vault, long and triple jumps), road events and combined events (triathlon, heptathlon and decathlon). There are also several track and field events held for disabled athletes.

Commonwealth Games records in athletics are set by athletes competing from a range of nations within the Commonwealth of Nations.

Many Commonwealth Games records were set over distances using imperial measurements, such as the 100-yard dash, and (as a result of metric standardisation in 1966) many records belong to defunct events. The oldest record is George Bailey's 9:52.0 minutes in the seldom used men's two mile steeplechase, which was set at the inaugural Games. The two longest lasting records in current events were both set at the 1974 edition of the Games: Englishman Ian Thompson's record of 2:09:12 hours in the Marathon, and Tanzanian Filbert Bayi's record of 3:32.16 minutes in the 1500 metres, which was also a world record.

Nathan Deakes holds two Commonwealth Games records: the 20 km and 50 km walk events. Adekunle Adesoji and Chantal Petitclerc also hold two records each in the para-sports events.

Men's records

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Ato Boldon (left) beat 200 m record holder Frankie Fredericks in 1998 to set the current 100 m record.
 
Former 50 km walk world record holder Nathan Deakes holds the record for the 50 km walk event.
 
Current triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards set the triple jump Commonwealth record in his home nation in 2002.

Statistics are correct as of August 2022

Event Record Name Nation Date Games Ref
100 m 9.88 (-0.1 m/s) Ato Boldon   Trinidad and Tobago 17 September 1998 1998 Kuala Lumpur
200 m 19.80 (+1.1 m/s) Jereem Richards   Trinidad and Tobago 6 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [1]
400 m 44.24 Kirani James   Grenada 30 July 2014 2014 Glasgow [2]
800 m 1:43.22 Steve Cram   England 31 July 1986 1986 Edinburgh
1500 m 3:30.12 PB Oliver Hoare   Australia 6 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [3]
5000 m 12:56.41 Augustine Choge   Kenya 20 March 2006 2006 Melbourne
10000 m 27:09.19 Jacob Kiplimo   Uganda 2 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [4]
Marathon 2:09:12 NR[m 1] Ian Thompson   England 31 January 1974 1974 Christchurch [5]
110 m hurdles 13.08 (+0.5 m/s) Colin Jackson   Wales 28 January 1990 1990 Auckland
13.08 (+1.6 m/s) 23 August 1994 1994 Victoria
13.08 (+0.9 m/s) PB Rasheed Broadbell   Jamaica 4 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [6]
400 m hurdles 48.05 PB Louis van Zyl   South Africa 23 March 2006 2006 Melbourne [7]
3000 m steeplechase 8:10.08 Conseslus Kipruto   Kenya 13 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [8]
High jump 2.36 m NR Clarence Saunders   Bermuda 1 February 1990 1990 Auckland [9]
Pole vault 5.80 m Steven Hooker   Australia 24 March 2006 2006 Melbourne
Long jump 8.41 m (+0.6 m/s) Luvo Manyonga   South Africa 11 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [10]
Triple jump 17.86 m (+0.7 m/s) Jonathan Edwards   England 28 July 2002 2002 Manchester [11]
Shot put 22.45 m Tomas Walsh   New Zealand 8 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [12]
Discus throw 68.20 m Fedrick Dacres   Jamaica 13 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [13]
Hammer throw 80.26 m NR Nick Miller   England 8 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [14]
Javelin throw 90.18 m NR Arshad Nadeem   Pakistan 7 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [15]
Decathlon 8663 pts Daley Thompson   England 27–28 July 1986 1986 Edinburgh
10000 m walk (track) 38:36.37 NR Evan Dunfee   Canada 7 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [16]
20 km walk (road) 1:19:34 Dane Bird-Smith   Australia 8 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [17]
50 km walk (road) 3:42:53 Nathan Deakes   Australia 24 March 2006 2006 Melbourne [18]
4 × 100 m relay 37.58 Usain Bolt
Kemar Bailey-Cole
Nickel Ashmeade
Jason Livermore
  Jamaica 2 August 2014 2014 Glasgow [19]
4 × 400 m relay 2:59.03 Michael McDonald
Roxbert Martin
Gregory Haughton
Davian Clarke
  Jamaica 21 September 1998 1998 Kuala Lumpur [20]
Key:
WR World record AR Area record NR National record PB Athlete's personal best

Notes

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  1. ^ Thompson's run was the British record from 1974 until 1983 when it was beaten by Geoff Smith.

Women's records

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Former Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe broke the 5000 m record on home soil in 2002.
 
Jana Pittman retained her 400 m hurdles title with a record breaking run.

Statistics are correct as of August 2022

Event Record Name Nation Date Games Ref
100 m 10.85 (+0.3 m/s) Blessing Okagbare   Nigeria 28 July 2014 2014 Glasgow [21]
200 m 22.02 (+0.6 m/s) Elaine Thompson-Herah   Jamaica 6 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [22]
400 m 49.90 Sada Williams   Barbados 7 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [23]
800 m 1:56.68 Caster Semenya   South Africa 13 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [24]
1500 m 4:00.71 NR Caster Semenya   South Africa 10 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [25]
3000 m 8:32.17 Angela Chalmers   Canada 23 August 1994 1994 Victoria
5000 m 14:31.42 AR Paula Radcliffe   England 28 July 2002 2002 Manchester [26]
10000 m 30:48.50 Eilish McColgan   Scotland 3 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [27][28]
Marathon 2:25:28 Lisa Martin   Australia 31 January 1990 1990 Auckland [29]
100 m hurdles 12.30 (-0.2 m/s) Tobi Amusan   Nigeria 7 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [30]
400 m hurdles 53.82 Jana Pittman   Australia 23 March 2006 2006 Melbourne
3000 m steeplechase 9:15.68 Jackline Chepkoech   Kenya 5 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [31]
High jump 1.96 m Hestrie Cloete   South Africa 30 July 2002 2002 Manchester
Pole vault 4.75 m Alysha Newman   Canada 13 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [32]
Long jump 7.00 m (+1.6 m/s) Ese Brume   Nigeria 7 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [33]
Triple jump 14.94 m (+1.4 m/s) Shanieka Ricketts   Jamaica 5 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [34]
Shot put 20.47 m Valerie Adams   New Zealand 9 October 2010 2010 Delhi [35]
Discus throw 68.26 m Dani Stevens   Australia 12 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [36]
Hammer throw 74.68 m Camryn Rogers   Canada 4 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [37]
Javelin throw 68.92 m AR Kathryn Mitchell   Australia 11 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [38]
Javelin throw(old design) 69.80 m Tessa Sanderson   England 31 July 1986 1986 Edinburgh
Heptathlon 6695 pts NR Jane Flemming   Australia 27–28 January 1990 1990 Auckland
10000 m walk (track) 42:34.30 Jemima Montag   Australia 6 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [39]
20 km walk (road) 1:32:46 Jane Saville   Australia 20 March 2006 2006 Melbourne [40]
4 × 100 m relay 41.83 Kerron Stewart
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Schillonie Calvert
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
  Jamaica 2 August 2014 2014 Glasgow [41]
4 × 400 m relay 3:23.83 Stephanie McPherson
Christine Day
Novlene Williams-Mills
Anastasia Le-Roy
  Jamaica 2 August 2014 2014 Glasgow
Key:
WR World record AR Area record NR National record PB Athlete's personal best
Notes

Men's para-sports records

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Event Record Name Nation Date Games Ref
100 m T11 11.26 (+1.5 m/s) Ananias Shikongo   Namibia 12 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [42]
100 m EAD 10.76 Adekunle Adesoji   Nigeria 2002 Manchester
100 m T12 10.80 (+1.5 m/s) Ndodomzi Ntutu   South Africa 12 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [43]
100 m T37 11.35 m (+0.8 m/s) Charl du Toit   South Africa 9 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [44]
200 m EAD T46 22.96 Heath Francis   Australia 2006 Melbourne
800 m wheelchair 1:44.94 Jeff Adams   Canada 1994 Victoria
1500 m T54 3:05.76 Richard Chiassaro   England 9 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [45]
Marathon T54 1:30:26 Kurt Fearnley   Australia 15 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [46]
Discus throw seated EAD F55–56 34.48 m Tanto Campbell   Jamaica 2006 Melbourne

Women's para-sports records

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Event Record Name Nation Date Games Ref
100 m T38 12.46 (+0.9 m/s) Sophie Hahn   England 12 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [47]
800 m EAD T54 1:48.98 Chantal Petitclerc   Canada 2006 Melbourne
800 m wheelchair 1:52.93 Chantal Petitclerc   Canada 2002 Manchester
1500 m T54 3:36.97 Diane Roy   Canada 10 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [48]
Long jump T38 4.86 m (+1.4 m/s) Olivia Breen   Wales 8 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [49]
Shot put seated EAD F54–58 9.76 m Njideka Iyiazi   Nigeria 2006 Melbourne
Javelin Throw F46 44.43 m Hollie Arnold   Wales 9 April 2018 2018 Gold Coast [50]

See also

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References

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