The five longest standing world records in athletics

Natalya Lisovskaya, Yuriy Sedykh, Jürgen Schult, Marita Koch and Jarmila Kratochvílová all set world records in the 1980s. Are they EVER going to be broken?
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Before I start this rundown, I want to take a minute to pay tribute to Tori Bowie, the US athlete who sadly died at the beginning of May aged 32.
Bowie was one of the best sprinters and long jumpers of her generation, winning Olympic medals, including 4x100m gold at Rio 2016.
Her crowning achievement was winning the 100m title at the World Championships in London 2017 - which I think was the most exciting women’s 100m in recent times.
She leaves us as a worthy champion and athletics legend who was popular off the track among athletes as well as on it with fans.
Rest in peace, Tori
There have recently been a flurry of world records set with improved shoe technologies, new road distances being recognised for record purposes, and a new generation of athletes who have quickly become the best of all time.
But the sport’s longest standing world records have not been touched and appear all but out of reach for the current crop and everyone who has come in between.
All of these five were set in the eighties and there has been some debate as to whether ancient world records should be scrubbed as question marks hang over their validity due to the prominence of doping in that era.
But while there are still question marks, I must stress that none of these five athletes have had their world records taken away from them after any positive test and - before any legal challenges mount against my fledgling channel - I cannot prove there was any wrongdoing.
Here are the top five ranked in reverse chronological order. And remember I will reveal the number one regardless of whether you like or subscribe and if you want to find out who number one is then you do not need to stick around to the end as it is probably faster to Google it! But here we are anyway.
5. Natalya Lisovskaya (USSR) Women’s shot. 22.63m. June 7, 1987.
Lisovskaya has the four farthest throws of all time in the women’s shot. All of the best distances ever were in the 1980s and the longest throw since 1990 was a 21.60m.
In the 21st century only two women have made the top 25 list and recent goddess Valarie Adams has a best of 21.24m which suggests that world record is never going to go.
4. Yuriy Sedykh (USSR) Men’s hammer. 86.74m. August 30, 1986.
Funnily enough, fourth on this list is actually Lisovskaya‘s husband Yuriy Sedykh. Like his wife, he was also an Olympic champion but set his hammer best the year before in 1986.
The pair moved to Paris after their retirement and Sedykh was a coach before he passed away in 2021.
The closest anyone has come recently to Sedykh’s mark is when Koji Murofushi launched the hammer out to 84.86m in 2003 which isn’t a million miles away and suggests the mark could go someday…
3. Jürgen Schult (East Germany) Men’s discus. 74.08m. June 6, 1986.
Another set in 1986, this is the longest standing men’s world record and I think the one on the list that could be beaten. Daniel Stahl has been within two or three metres of it as recently as last year and Virgilijus Alekna was only 20cm away in 2000. Mykolas Alekna, his son, has been close to 70m himself and at 20 could conceivably take the world record at some point. Hopefully.
2. Marita Koch (East Germany) Women’s 400m. 47.60 seconds. October 6, 1985.
This, of all of the records, seems the most remote and unachievable. A sub 49 second run would put you twelfth on the all time list. Only two people have run below 48 seconds. You don’t even get relay legs that fast and they have a running start.
I don’t even think Shaunae Miller-Uibo would be capable despite being perhaps the best at the distance this century. Unfortunately, I think Koch’s record could stand forever.
1. Jarmila Kratochvílová (Czechoslovakia) Women’s 800m. 1minute 53.28. July 26, 1983.
It feels odd that this has stood the test of time considering legends such as Maria Mutola and Pamela Jelimo have been close, as has Caster Semenya - which sparked the whole intersex athlete discussion. It’s actually a shame that Semenya never took the world record as it could at least have taken Kratochvílová’s name off the sheet after nearly forty years.
But the fact that many have been so close does suggest that it could go in the future, potentially even if Athing Mu, Mary Moraa and Keely Hodgkinson push each all the way.
For the purposes of this list, I did not include relay world records nor those at rarely run distances.
That concludes the top five. As ever, let me know what you think and if any of these records can finally be broken.

[@williammataathletics2664]

Thanks for the views and comments - a much greater response than I expected. Just to clarify, these are world records only for athletics (known in the US as track and field) and not sport in general. There may be longer standing records for horse racing / boxing etc but they will not be found here.

[@SteelM4chine]

Wrong pronuncation, better check next time

[@TheNathanj2009]

Roger Daltry’s 800 metre record will be hard to beat! I know he ran under the pseudonym of Kratochvilova but he wasn’t fooling anyone with his disguise. He said he gained his super powered physique from working on a farm in Czechoslovakia. I think he may have meant Pharm…🤔

[@jamesclapp6832]

Hopefully, with modern doping protocols, "We Won't Get Fooled Again." I'll see myself out.

[@drytool]

Haha!!

[@njd2342]

And the parting on the left Is now parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight.

[@DaBaronSamedi]

@@jamesclapp6832 YEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

[@ak11uk4]

LOL @ Roger Daltry...... HILARIOUS!!!!

[@dctbass]

Mike Powell's long jump record of 8.95 was set in 1991, taking Bob Beamon's record of 8.92 set in 1968.

[@ramans1974]

Beamon's record was 8.90.

[@fcamsterdam8941]

Tyvm for your tribute to Tori. I think it 's the first time I see this together with another item. Great work !

[@MrGranfield]

Jonathan Edwards 18.29m triple jump WR set in 1995, plus his 18.43m jump which was slightly over the legal wind limit.

[@MrHistorian123]

I cannot see that record being beaten in the foreseeable future, unless Usain Bolt comes out of retirement and changes events!

[@williammataathletics2664]

@@MrHistorian123 I do think that is one that could go actually, Andy Diaz is looking good this year. Christian Taylor and Teddy Tamgho have been close as well

[@raeferwilson2599]

Jaydon Hibbert will likely break it soon

[@RichardIILionheart]

No one is anywhere close to Powell’s 8.95 meter long jump from 1991.

[@robbiegerstner8683]

@@RichardIILionheartthe only people I could have seen beating it since then are Ivan Pedroso (who got some pretty bad luck, jumped 8.96 but got it removed after bc someone stood near the wind gauge, also marginally fouled 9+ meters), and more recently, Echevarria, who jumped 8.83 +2.1 at 19 years old in 2018 and also 8.92 +3.3. He recently signed a pro contract to return to track and field after being gone since 2021, so let’s hope he can get somewhat back to form! Although I anticipate it’s unlikely. I do think he had world record potential though.

[@michaelgesner2180]

Florence Griffeth Joyner 1988 100m World record 10.49 and 200m World record 21.34 still not broken in 35 years!

[@HamishGarland]

That 100m time should never have been ratified. The wind reading was clearly false.

[@michaelgesner2180]

@@HamishGarland Lets say that an athlete is sprinting at 30 mph. Lets say that theres a 10 mph wind. Just how is that helping the sprinter? I ran the 100m in college! I had a 35 mph wind that only helped me sprint 2 10ths of a second faster! The Olympic Commitee is very strict! They don't just let things go because of a name or venue! Flojo was really that fast!

[@HamishGarland]

@@michaelgesner2180 are you serious?

[@morganclare4704]

Druggie!! cheers

[@ynotnilknarf39]

@@michaelgesner2180 lol, flo jo was a dope cheat and she paid for it with her life! Turned into a man due to the amount of testosterone she was taking. her jaw line changed, adams apple developed, facial hair, voice deepened, even her clitoris became bigger. There was a side by side photo of her with less than 4 years between them and it was night and day in appearance

[@samanderson7745]

Hicham El Guerrouj's mile time is impressive as well at 3:43:13 and has stood since 1999. The closest any athlete today has come to it is Jakob Ingerbrigtsen and his PR is nearly 3.5 seconds slower that Hicham's.

[@williammataathletics2664]

Hicham is a living god but I do think the 1,500m time could fall this year

[@CSSB72]

Possible but still will be really hard. Only 6 people run under 3:28 in almost 25 years. Including Jakob Ingebritsen who run 3:27:95 just two days ago. And 3:27 is a whole new mountain. Jakob have a good potencial but will be hard. I see 3:26 very similar situacion as record of Jarmila. Hisham's records of 1500m and a mile are absolute perfection together with other long stand records you mention.

[@jojolords4523]

Don't forget that Noah ngeny was very close to Hicham El Guerrouj in his Mile world record, so maybe Jacob ingebrigtsen will get it done.

[@jasonlommen4769]

No one is breaking the great HEG records anytime soon. They could stand for decades still.

[@jojolords4523]

@@jasonlommen4769 Jacob Ingebrigsten is going to break them within the next few years.

[@OfentseMwaseFilms]

10.49 is not gonna be broken in our lifetime.

[@JoyceWilliams-zd8kh]

It's really 10.65... wind gauge Reading didn't work right. Flo Jo even said so herself. But 10.6 was still a WR

[@DarthBane-zf8wv]

Wind gauge and use of drugs that weren’t tested for at the time. Gonna be near impossible to beat.

[@vaskes123]

Don't be so sure. Even if you're 99 years old.

[@craigmoy5428]

I think it will be gone by end of next years olympics.... though I dont consider it to be a legal time in any case

[@JoyceWilliams-zd8kh]

@@DarthBane-zf8wv females don't retain sexy fat when they use PEDs. Flo Jo still had hers. You just don't like her. Cause Elaine Thompson ran a 10.6 twice you didn't blame her for doping

[@dennisdougherty7538]

Another impressive (unbeaten) world record is Herb Washington's 5.8 second 60 yard dash set in the early 70's (records were only timed to 1/10 of a second back then): It had been tied once since. Even when in high school in Flint, Michigan's Central HS he was basically untouchable internationally. He went professional in baseball where he became a base-runner for the Kansas City Athletics. The other players were not happy about the fact he was not batting but covering bases for over weight great hitters and he stayed only a couple of seasons. He was then no longer qualified to run amateur athletics. I was a top teen middle distance runner near Flint, Michigan in the late 60's. The coach Herb and I trained under required us each to run other's race for training. I beat Herb by almost 400 meters in the mile and he beat me by almost 200 meters in the 100 yrd dash!!!!

[@torunit4620]

At least you older guys out of Flint got to run on unleaded.

[@jimmydaves]

I"ll never forget when East Germany's female swimmers showed up at the Olympics decades ago. I thought it was the men's team with a new style of swimming outfit. I think they won every race except for the last one when the USA women's relay got the Gold.

[@elliebellie7816]

I remember when this happened. Hard to believe it actually happened.

[@nevarl3126]

I remember that relay. Shirley Babishof's anchor tack off. Before the 3rd leg touched she was launching her take off. When the touch happened just her toes were still in contact. The East German's protested, but the standing did not change.

[@likearockcm]

I'm a male and I envy that buff 800m runners body !

[@fernandodias6563]

Sotomayor record of 2.45 high jump since 1993. J.Edwards in triple jump not broken yet

[@magicmulder]

Yeah these stand a better chance as neither sport attracts as many athletes as running, and they were the equivalent of Bolt. Another example is how long it took for a Duplantis to appear and shatter Bubka's records.

[@pod10]

Lovely tribute to Tory , really sad.

[@pmccord9]

Really dope video, my man. 💪🥇💉

[@williammataathletics2664]

Appreciate it!

[@brucebanner9911]

Never heard of that dude's 800m record

[@33Camden]

😂Please behave

[@shellsbignumber2]

I was just over a month old when Kratochvílová set her WR. I think her jawline gives away the fact she was a serious doper.

[@JamieSolesMusic]

or perhaps a man...

[@idontsignin]

You have to believe that these records will go 1 day. I never thought any women would get close to FloJos records yet Elaine Thompson got very close in the 100m . A record that wasn't just severely wind aided but Florence was also on roids when she set it. Also Sherika Jackson was only a 10th of a second away from the 200m world record last year. Also Kratochvilova also still holds national records from 100 to 800 which is unheard of.

[@-The-Mon]

no definitive proof that the record was wind-aided or it would not have been allowed to stand, the same can be said about her being on roids, and how do know that todays athletes are not on roids, many are still caught out every year

[@JoyceWilliams-zd8kh]

Flo Jo and Elaine passed their tests so fk.off dic

[@EightFrancs]

Prove your accusation of drug use.

[@HometownChessHero]

@@EightFrancs I notice you make the same comment everywhere. is this your only argument, that it was not proven? lance armstrong never failed a test either when competing.

[@EightFrancs]

@@HometownChessHero can you prove that Flo-Jo doped or not?

[@andreasandremyrvold]

Sotomayors 245 cm jump in 1993. Eastern block records stand, but in hindsight they were clearly high on life...

[@joostprins3381]

This winter(19 feb 2023) an also impossible indoor world record was broken. The 400 meter for women indoor record was broken by Femke Bol who broke the record from Jarmila Kratochvilova from the 7th of march 1982. An almost 41 year old record, so it can be done, but you need someone special.

[@magicmulder]

Bol has an amazing finish, so it's not entire impossible she might get there one day. Koch basically disintegrated on the final meters of her 47.6 or she could've had a 47.4 or better. But even she never came within 0.7 of that record again.

[@thejmc4074]

No records should be scrubbed based on suspicion, period.

[@sylvainguinepain5624]

I agree even though some records are very questionable such as the women 100m by Flo Jo but since he was never proven, it's valid.

[@SPQSpartacus]

Long jump seems unbeatable. Possibly as the really fast runners just run now, I guess not so much money in jumping, or injury risk. The 1991 battle between Powell and Lewis was Epic.

[@jerseyforhawks]

1:36 start

[@nooffencealan9135]

Funny, before I saw this video I was watching one on Sydney McLaughlin, who holds the world 400m H record with 50.68. In the comments her fans reckoned she could beat Marita Koch's record.

[@williammataathletics2664]

I would love to see that. I won't say she can't but it is *such* a tough one

[@Leonidas-eu9bb]

Marita is legit and a legend. She is the German power. And she still looks more feminine than masculine . So accept it.

[@davidvilla7171]

I believe she can, her relay split in 4x400 was insane somewhere around 48secs

[@garyphilipdesouza4455]

@@Leonidas-eu9bb nope, i dont believe it is LEGIT , at that time steroid use was the norm in the eastern bloc, so go figure why all these so called longest standing records are held by the Eastern Bloc athletes

[@mikerichardson60]

@@Leonidas-eu9bb Marita's steroid use was well documented by the East German government. That's the one great thing about those communists they keep great records. Koch can claim she didn't know she was taking steroids which may be factual but she did take them.

[@davidtait7407]

As much as epo in the 70s and 80s records are ridiculous, shoe technology is making them all reachable now. So it’s hard to know what’s great this day and age😮

[@user-bx2cg2ec8c]

Rip Tori Bowie.champ😪🙏

[@jaydaniels6172]

Jan Zelezy's javelin has been a good while, and Relatively it hasn't been that long but its very hard to imagine bolt's records ever going.

[@TomM1173]

You forgot the men‘s javelin record of 104,80m from East German Uwe Hohn, set in 1984 which technically cannot be broken as they had to change the weight of the javelin afterwards as it was foreseeable, that the athletes would through it over the field and into the crowd. The stadiums were simply too small. So that record should stand forever. PS: And javelin is part of track and field, isn’t it. 😉

[@abdallamuftah6932]

How about Galina Chistyakova of the former Soviet Union who leapt 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) in Leningrad on 11 June 1988

[@siphobreakfast5892]

I doubt the Men's High Jump record will be broken in the next 10years. I haven't seen any Athlete jumping closer to 2:40m in the past 5years. Only Bashim Mustafa did it bt the injuries and age are catching up on her. Otherwise it's been difficult just to jump 2.38m in the past 5years.

[@morganclare4704]

"him"

[@dctbass]

Both Barshim and Bondarenko made credible attempts at 2.46. Had they gone for 2.45, they might have got that and equalled the record. Barshim in particular had clearances of 2.40+ heights that certainly looked like he might have cleared 2.45+ had the bar been at that height. But I think their best days are behind them. I am not aware of anyone coming up who might be jumping 2.40+, that would at least give them a chance of taking a shot at the record.

[@magicmulder]

Women's high jump may be finally beaten though, that Ukrainian athlete whose name I keep forgetting is already close, and her career is just beginning.

[@blkmalepa]

Back then Athletes from Europe were easily getting away with doping probably why most of those records are still standing.

[@hungryhandz1067]

🔥✊🏾Y😉u Ain’t Never LIE Fam!…👊🏾

[@Tommy-he7dx]

:) I seriously doubt it was just Europe, they were just better at it than everyone else.

[@blkmalepa]

@@Tommy-he7dx right . Typically most women athletes that are built like men people could easily say they are into events like shot put, discuss, javelin, shot put etc, but back then no other region but Europe have Sprinters that are built like men, even up to the 800m. Now women sprinters with manly features are getting hammered because of their testosterone levels, kinda wonder why most of them are from African countries🤔

[@Tommy-he7dx]

@@blkmalepa I think that it should be based on chromosome and nothing else. If you are born XX then you should be able to compete in that category regardless of what natural advantages you've got....If being born with high testosterone is an advantage in a woman, what about someone born with efficient fast twitch fibres, why are they not sanctioned also. I'm also not against bringing in a "Doped" category, where athletes and dope themselves as much as they want and with whatever they want, but they just have to be open about what they are doing.....lets see just how fast and high we cam go :)

[@joeortiz7715]

Why does it even matter now? They're letting Biological Males compete against Biological Females in Connecticut High schools.

[@robroy8485]

I think kipyegon should attempt to beat that “woman’s “ 800m record - although not her specialty race , I believe she in her current form could come very close

[@Kaiserbill99]

All very dubious but for balance, if we are talking probable doping, we should add Flojo's and Joyner-Kersee's records.

[@Ken-yp1dg]

It's cowardly to accuse someone of doping without evidence.

[@Kaiserbill99]

@@Ken-yp1dg And it is immoral to deny clean athletes their moment in the limelight by cheating. The guilt of Flojo is beyond probable. The US seems happy to pour scorn on records from the 1980s involving Eastern bloc athletes, which is fair enough, but ignore similar records involving their own athletes.

[@colinmccarthy7921]

I saw on TV with her World Records in 1988.That was Flo Jo.❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@reteipdevries]

I stood for 5 days and 24 minutes once.

[@jameshegeman5660]

Fortunately, I think McLaughlin stands an excellent chance of breaking Koch’s 400m record, given that she’s split 47.9.

[@sylvainguinepain5624]

And she's so young too. She might get a crack at it this year.

[@l31007]

I'm pretty sure Jarmilla is a Jarvis.

[@douzencamnden3551]

Definitely

[@patpat5135]

All from the former eastern block. They had clever doctors

[@LearningFast]

The 800m women’s record won’t be beaten. If you watch the video of it then it will be obvious why.

[@barath4545]

A record that is super old, cause it isn't run anymore, is, iirc, the 4x 1500m that was set in 1977 by Germany for men. I believe there is a woman version too for 4x 800m that is also from the early 1980s or late 1970s.

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

If Coe, Ovett, Cram and Peter Elliot had run the 4 x 1500 metres for England they would have set a time that would never be beaten by another nation. And what's most important is that they were all clean athletes unlike many from the 1980's and especially the 1990's where almost everyone was using EPO.

[@michaelscurr9046]

1 minute that was scary

[@patron40silver]

When you first showed Kratochvilova I thought it was Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner.

[@jayaychare7318]

The Eastern Europe state sponsored doping was on another level

[@michaelhayden725]

The women’s 400 metre set in Canberra Australia is definitely the most dogged. But despite now other evidence Flo-Jo is, I believe cause for concern.

[@kevshakespeare5702]

Then surely Flo Jo's records are under scrutiny too.

[@-The-Mon]

all her records have been under scrutiny since day one, but have never been proven to be illegal

[@scottjulie27]

I think if Flo-Jo was really on Steroids, the Olympic Committee would’ve done the exact same thing to her that they did to Ben Johnson. Especially with the amount of records she broke in that one Olympic event alone. I think she just naturally changed her method of training and technique after winning the silver in ‘84. And in ‘88, her new method inevitably worked.

[@-The-Mon]

@@scottjulie27 she only broke one world record during the Olympic games, and that was the 200m

[@marknorris1381]

@@scottjulie27 lol.

[@EightFrancs]

Javier Sotomayor's high jump world record of 2:45m. Mike Powell's long jump record of 8:95m. Flo Jo's 100m world record of 10:49 seconds. Usain Bolt's 100m world record of 9:58 seconds. Jonathan Edwards triple jump world record of 18:29m The women's high jump world record of 2:09m

[@magicmulder]

Women's high jump will fall, Mahuchikh already did 2.06 indoor. And her career is just beginning. 10.54 was recently run in the women' 100. So also not impossible. I'd vote for Edwards, then Powell as the ones to stand longest.

[@andyhodgson7692]

I wonder how long Usain Bolt's 9.58 for the 100 meters will end up standing for?. I can't see that being beaten for a very long time. It's going to be one of those untouchable records like Flo Jo's 10.49 in the ladies 100 meters.

[@magicmulder]

We thought that about Michael Johnson's records until Bolt and Niekerk came along. Yes it may take another 30 years, but that's because such athletes are few and far between.

[@williammataathletics2664]

None of these records have been broken in my lifetime - and I turn thirty next week! Will they ever go, or should they be wiped?

[@anthonyjones-zi4te]

Wiped for what ? to make ones like you feel better ?. Those world records will still be the time to beat.

[@anthonyjones-zi4te]

Go Away !

[@williammataathletics2664]

Well, it wouldn't make me feel better or worse as a non-athlete but I thought it might be interesting to discuss

[@williammataathletics2664]

Another satisfied customer then...

[@KD555]

Some of them will go, but of course they should have been wiped. They're completely tainted.

[@PageMarker1]

2.45 meters Men's High Jump

[@thani7963]

Before testing?

[@qwerty69600]

How have you not included Flo Jo's records?

[@williammataathletics2664]

It wasn't one of the longest standing - these five were set before

[@johnthornton6100]

World records should almost impossible to beat! None are going to get easier. Unlike swimming whereits still evolving. Running has been performed forever.

[@jaydubya3698]

I remember Kratochvilova setting that record back in the day and when questioned about her appearence, the Czechs were just denying and denying and denying her steriod use: "Oh...she is totally, totally clean. Jarmila is a gifted athlete and our...umm....superior training techniques produce great results...(cough, cough). You shouldn't be asking such questions. It's insulting. She's 100% a natural woman. Go away." It was and still is a total joke. Kind of like the story of when Carmen Electra caught Dennis Rodman in bed with another woman. Carmen walks in on the two of them and yells, "Dennis, what the fuck? What's that woman doing in here?" And Rodman responds, without missing a beat, "Carmen...what are you talking about? What woman?" LOL

[@magicmulder]

I remember the days, and that they actually did a test on her to verify she was in fact female. But apart from all the juice she and Koch were great athletes. If it were just the juice, why did nobody else at the time come within 1 second of those records?

[@jdevine42]

ALL commy countrys when dopin was universal

[@bjf5027]

All the old records shohld stay. Trying to take petformance enhancers while not getting caught is part of the competition. It always has been and still is today.

[@SteelM4chine]

Koch _ read Kokh Jarmila _read Yarmyla

[@Neofolis]

I can see Sydney McLaughlin breaking 47.60. I wouldn't even be that surprised if she does it at the Worlds this year, although I think Paris is more likely. I can't see Athing, Keely or Mary getting below 1:54 yet, but at least they have plenty of time ahead of them.

[@jimbones155]

You left out Gabriele Reinsch's discus WR 1988 76.8M.

[@williammataathletics2664]

It wasn't one of the top five longest standing

[@Cloysterpete]

Give Sydney a couple of years and she’ll be ready to take down that 400m world record

[@jasonlommen4769]

These chics were definitely dudes! Those marks are virtually unbeatable.

[@johnmc3862]

Kratochvilova was juiced to the gills.

[@vincemilner5500]

Weirdly, the section starting 3:08 is labelled Martina Navratilova...🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾

[@williammataathletics2664]

It's not, it's just what KZbin put in as an auto thing

[@vincemilner5500]

@@williammataathletics2664 OK - fair enough - that's still pretty weird though!

[@barath4545]

About Marita Koch's record - Yes, doped but not as hard as Jarmila - But - She was the World best in 400 around 1982 but got snuffed out of 1984 Olympics cause from DDR, so she was determined to get her glory/history and started a 2 year plan to get the WR on the 400 and ensure that Jarmila wouldn't just grab it back. She literally planned for the 400 WR for TWO years and despite the doping, she got the job done and was super gifted technique wise as well and well paced. It is one of the few obvious- doping records from the 1980s I can respect.

[@timcollins3794]

Respectful doping, that's a first.

[@joowsty]

but also that record will be broken next year, i think some girls from the hurdles will do that.

[@ynotnilknarf39]

Koch doped differently to Kratochvilova, but much have been on loads of gear to run that 47.6 with a positive split, which if she'd have run the first 200m 1 second slower she'd have run a 46 something. Jarmilia was on testosterone and other stuff and was training like a man, hence more manly features and muscularity, just like flo jo by time she was running stupid times

[@macsdf1]

jarmila is a dude..

[@kingkura]

Koch and kratalichova are MEN. If youre in doubt seek Jesus.

[@ricardogonzalez1894]

Sidney MacLaughling-Levrone is working hard with Bobby Kersee to see if she can get to that 400m record of Marita Koch. I hope she will and stars a ne era.

[@ricardogonzalez1894]

A new era

[@williammataathletics2664]

Yeah, do you reckon she should completely go for the 400m flat now?

[@deetsepnopoulos3122]

Bob Kersee has a well earned reputation as a drug coach. He put FloJo on the map.

[@ricardogonzalez1894]

@deetsepnopoulos3122 That might be true. It has to be proven, though. But now he is using his magic with Sidney. He would've been caught already with the advance of the WADA technology. Only 2 coaches have been spared so far, Michael Johnson and Bobby Kersee....

[@gblan]

Sotomayor's high jump records don't seem to be in jeopardy either.

[@isitrachelorj3953]

That dude Jarmila is "put together". Is Jarmilla Czeck for James? Is he still alive?

[@tompaulcampbell]

sydney mclaughlin-levrone in the 400!

[@annetteelliott1494]

I have my doubts if this record was achieved without "help".........😮

[@zvipatent]

All from the 1980's by Eastern European athletes ... hmmm

[@kraatshenk7665]

Faster shoes will they do the trick?

[@sylvainguinepain5624]

I think all these records will go soon (this decade) and eventually the longest standing record will be Usain Bolt's 100m WR. Let's be clear, the last olympic champion was more than 2 tens slower than Bolt. It will be decades before someone beats it.

[@williammataathletics2664]

Bolt was one of a kind and if I am making this list again in fifty years I wouldn't be surprised if it was on there

[@wannaim6958]

@@williammataathletics2664 I don't see anyone will ever break FloJo's record in both 100m & 200m in the next 10 or 20 years from now.

[@magicmulder]

@@wannaim6958 10.54 was recently achieved, FloJo's records will fall within 2 years.

[@magicmulder]

Bolt's records are the type that require a one-of-a-kind athlete, like Michael Johnson before him. But as with Johnson, eventually one will come along who is better.

[@Atlargein]

Was Javier Sotomayor high jump record broken???

[@santim2341]

Modern runners need to start hitting the gym, and develop gorgeous legs like the 80's runners... lots of squats and leg curls... lol otherwise forget catching them 😄😚

[@beorlingo]

You could give more of an effort on how to pronounce the names of athletes.

[@BBBYpsi]

Why is not my world record up there I had 278 fights 277 of them were knock outs in the 1st round the other fight I actually won because the other fighter tripped and fell on the stairs and smashed his face and knocked himself out so I was awarded the win. It was very gratifying to get that win. I was hoping I would be on sports illustrated after that.

[@elliebellie7816]

What! And get the SI cover jinx? You might've started winning ALL the time and actually have learned how to box. Do really want that?

[@BBBYpsi]

@@elliebellie7816 Well I wanted to be on the sports illustrated Issue with the bathing suit issue bikini models.

[@fpupesh]

kostadinova 2.09 high jump and flo jo 100m sprint not on the list o-O

[@supertrix6628]

although a newer record, i dont think any time if ever someone will out do Usain Bolts 100 / 200m runs.

[@magicmulder]

100 is very close to perfection, 200 is still possible, but it will take another 20-30 years until the next Bolt comes around.

[@marcharris3602]

javier sotamayor

[@eddyrg1]

Wxcuse my not that good of the english language In general one could doubt every athletes achievements on every level. wether it is on the highest or lowest level, in any sport!! But this is about athletics on world highest level, so we do not care about a doped PB when not qualifying for the next WC or Olympics. We shouldn't doubt WC records and alike ever since international competitions. Why? Well most doping regulations are based on a list of forbidden "products", ergo everything that is not on the list is alowd! And it is not just to control saved samples of any competition and control them on substances that where not on the forbidden list at the time of the competition. Most all of the time is only the winner of that competition under investigation instead of all the competitors that where in the event itself. Over time there will be always super talented competitors which will achieve exceptional PB on a competition day where everything is just perfect to achieve this unbelievable PB (under the rules of that moment in time). Temperature, wind, conditions of all kinds, emotions, etcetera, that once in a while come together for a competitors achieved PB, and those often stand for a very long time.

[@Hoppy71267]

Maritas will last another 50 years at least, Jarmilas could be broken by Mu next 5 years, Schults WR could be eliminated as they did it with Uwe Hohns Javelinrecord by change the Weights of the device. And the two Russians, well, the girl will have it forever, the lad could be beaten within the next 10 years. Good Vid, lad! :-)

[@williammataathletics2664]

Thanks, appreciated. And agree about your timescale! I think the women's 100m will be on this list in five years

[@keinKlarname]

I think 47.60 will be broken soon, definitely within the next 5 years. Same for 74.08. I can't see the women's SP broken in the next decade. I think the event will die completely.

[@ank5088]

The discus is too established to have its weight be changed. Javelin was only changed out of necessity because it could almost land on the track on the other side of the field. Disc don’t travel nearly far enough to become safety hazards like the javelins did. But the record will fall in the next 3 years. Juergens son has the world lead and is only 20 he only needs 10 more feet

[@jameshegeman5660]

Normally I would agree that 47.60 would be likely to last a long time, except that McLaughlin is an exceptional talent who stands, I think, a >50% chance of taking it down.

[@joostprins3381]

And everyone just forgets the new world record which Bol did indoor 400m, a record from the same Jarmila out of 1982. It was 41 year old record. Bol, since coming on the international circuit is only improving and improving, she ran this weekend the 3rd time all times on the 400 m h. It’s not the time she is running, but the progress she is making month after month. In a year time she goes for the wr 400 m hurdles, that being in Paris.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

The 1980s basically had alot of "Trans" women in athletics

[@danielsmart7456]

The women’s high jump record has also stood since 1987, along with the long jump record. I am not sure either has been seriously threatened.

[@EightFrancs]

The Croatian girl jumped 2:08m about 15 years ago. That's 1cm below the world record.

[@magicmulder]

Mahuchikh has already done 2.06m, and she's still young. I believe she will crack 2.10.

[@anttitakala375]

Well that Record not exist anymore

[@danielsmart7456]

The high jump record has finally been broken. It’s always exciting when a long standing record goes. Fingers crossed that someone can come along and break the others.

[@Hikdin]

Eventually all dopers' records will be gone and they will fade into oblivion. But people will still remember legends like Bolt, Niekerk, McLaughlin, Warholm, Kipyegon after their records have fallen.

[@williammataathletics2664]

Yeah - I agree totally. These five are not worth more than the statistic they represent

[@GeoAce777]

Jarmila's WR is 50yrs bound 🇨🇿🇸🇰

[@williammataathletics2664]

It's already nearing 40 years so possibly but I think it may be shot at

[@Arthur_Pint]

You mean her drugs’ cheat record which is about as genuine as Trump ever telling the truth.

[@joostprins3381]

She already lost her indoor world record this year, so don’t count on it.

[@Magnus_Loov]

Indeed, Kochs 47.60 for the 400 m is just in a league of its own. If we compare the records to the men the 47.60 is 10.62% slower than the mens WR. If we compare the 1.53.28 to the mens WR it is 12.26% slower. That is a big difference!

[@magicmulder]

That's also because even the relative difference increases as the distance increases. I think swimming is way worse, with women now getting within 4/100 of Mark Spitz' world records in 1972.

[@Magnus_Loov]

It doesn't though. If you look at the time for the longer distances, the relative difference goes down compared to the 800 m, not up. Swimming has had a lot of changes. The pools are very different with uptake of water in the sides. Deeper. The swimsuits. The great difference in turns, starting technique, the long underwater swim after the start and a lot of other swimming technical differences. It just can't be compared. Spitz would be several seconds faster today!

[@josefnemec1924]

All American athletes are doped

[@tankeater]

That was uh lot of Ted up women!!! And they always try to say Flo-Jo was on the juice 🤦‍♂️. Put a picture of Flo-Jo next to those "women", and tell me if she was on the T.

[@healthyprinciples]

Haha, love it! "And it's probably quicker to find out from Google"

[@williammataathletics2664]

Analytics show there is actually a dip at that point so either people did go on Google or just got turned off by my face!

[@patthewoodboy]

Relays dont have a running start , the first leg starts stationery and the change overs are slowing down during the handover

[@drytool]

Yeah, so if you aren't the 1st leg runner you have a running start.

[@michaelgesner2180]

The most unbreakable record in track is Edwin Moses undefeated career! Will probably never happen again!

[@keinKlarname]

Moses was not undefeated,

[@jameshegeman5660]

Not all events are created equal. The 400mH is a second-class event.

[@williammataathletics2664]

It's not a world record in the traditional sense but, yes, was an incredible winning run

[@HamishGarland]

​@@jameshegeman5660the 400 hurdles is the event everyone is too scared to run. Only the most determined athletes focus on it. Next you will be saying that decathletes aren't elite athletes.

[@michaelgesner2180]

@@keinKlarname Edwin Moses won 122 consecutive races! 107 of them, finals! Over a 10 year span! Never lost!

[@ScratchyBaws]

I said in 1988 that Flo Jo's doped 100 & 200m womens world records wouldn't be beaten for 30yrs or even 50yrs and i still stand by that. All those records should be scrapped.

[@TheJohnnywbred]

Why is Secretariat Belmont time not here? It’s athletic 🤔

[@MirjanaLfan]

Nice video but it’s Marita Koch not Martina 😉Also her surname has a harder ch sound to it almost like ogh.

[@ivicapavic3381]

Discus and Hammer throw are technique dominated disciplines, not strength based. Doping can't really help you there. 400m and 800m races, on the other hand, are on completely opposite side of the spectrum. Not sure what to think about shot put since it's somewhere in between (probably still leaning more towards being more prone to the effects of doping).

[@Arthur_Pint]

Sorry, but to suggest that doping wouldn’t enhance performance in field events is utterly ridiculous!

[@joostprins3381]

From being a hammerthrower myself (in my old days) how much do you think do they train on power and explosiveness? Indeed technic is important , but having the talent and not the power it’s easy to use some candy to make sure you will look like a hulk in no time. In my time as a rower I watched the Russian women 8, they were all, one by one, larger, heavier and more bearded then all men together, mind you this was in the 80’s.

[@Arthur_Pint]

@@joostprins3381 I’m no expert in Hammer Throwing, but to me it seems to be a very physically demanding and highly specialised event. I suspect that Drug ‘assisted’ brute force alone wouldn’t ‘trump’ good technique but, (to state the obvious), it would give a hammer thrower an unfair advantage over a thrower of equal technical merit.

[@joostprins3381]

@@Arthur_Pint you are right, being talented in the technics, and being very explosive ( like 100 m runners, most hammerthrowers, discus and shot put athletes are even faster on the first 5 meters) is a must to reach the top, but then doping will be used for being able to train more muscles and being able to recover faster from a heavy training. Doping is mostly confused by people that they make super humans for the moment only, but it’s being able to train more and stimulate muscle growth. It still takes a lot of training to reach that level, and with almost everything, training, training and training will make the difference (10.000 rule!). Saying that, I despise people using it, because there is the question who has the money to get it, or a government is misusing it as a program to show off (East Germany, USSR). The “poor” athletes will not profit and there are loads of examples of athletes dying of unprofessional use, but we never know because they weren’t top athletes (yet).

[@joostprins3381]

@@Arthur_Pint and just imagine, the hammer is a little more then 7 kg, if you start rotating you have to counter that energy, so if you are heavy (muscle tissue is relative heavy in the body) you have an advantage, but it has to be in balance. A few years ago there were a lot more “obese” athletes, when you look now there are still a few that are (you need mass for shot pul, like standing against a wall and push, or some plywood door and push, action is reaction ) but it’s getting less and less.

[@HometownChessHero]

it is clear that doping was responsible for these records. doping still exists in athletics but not to the blatant extent of athletes like marita koch etc. Eventually all of these records will be broken, and probably most if not all of them within the next ten years, partly due to increases in shoe technology.

[@mikekinsella2822]

Nobody will get 2.46 and break the high jump record

[@david-no6xl]

most of these records were 'achieved' when doping was rife in track and field, not saying anyone cheated their way to a record but it must be considered a possibility.

[@michaelscurr9046]

I truly think number 292 was some sort of joke

[@dononi2806]

He or She ??

[@jjgreen5206]

Yeah because none of the athletes today use performance enhancing drugs🙄

[@geoffreykim9664]

But kratochvilova's wr indoor had been broke.

[@mara009100]

It was 400m something 49s+... Her 47,99s for 400m and 800 WR still stands

[@geoffreykim9664]

@@mara009100 I know that.