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1 Major championships  


1.1  World  




1.2  Regional  






2 World records  


2.1  Indoor  




2.2  Outdoor  






3 Awards  


3.1  Men  




3.2  Women  






4 Season's bests  




5 Detailed results  


5.1  World and continental athletics events  




5.2  2018 World Marathon Majors  




5.3  2018 IAAF Diamond League  




5.4  2018 IAAF World Challenge & IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge  




5.5  2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour  




5.6  2018 IAAF Combined Events Challenge  




5.7  2018 IAAF Cross Country Permit  




5.8  2018 IAAF Race Walking Challenge  




5.9  2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Gold)  




5.10  2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Silver)  




5.11  2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Bronze)  




5.12  EA Major Competitions  




5.13  EA Cross Country Permit Races  




5.14  EA Indoor Permit Meetings  




5.15  EA Outdoor Classic Meetings  




5.16  EA Outdoor Area Permit Meetings  




5.17  EA Combined Events Area Permit Meetings  




5.18  EA Outdoor Special Premium Meetings  




5.19  CAA Major Events  




5.20  NACAC Major Events  




5.21  CONSUDATLE  




5.22  OAA  




5.23  AAA  






6 Deaths  




7 References  


7.1  Notes  






8 External links  













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    In 2018, no world outdoor athletics championships was held. Major events held during the year included the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2018 IAAF Continental Cup, 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships, and 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

    Major championships[edit]

    World[edit]

  • IAAF World U20 Championships
  • IAAF Continental Cup
  • IAAF Diamond League
  • Summer Youth Olympics
  • Athletics World Cup
  • World Marathon Majors
  • World Half Marathon Championships
  • IAAF World Race Walking Cup
  • WMRA World Mountain Running Championships
  • World University Cross Country Championships

    • Regional[edit]

  • Asian Indoor Championships
  • Asian Junior Championships
  • Asian Race Walking Championships
  • Asian Games
  • Central American and Caribbean Games
  • Central American Championships
  • Commonwealth Games
  • European Athletics Championships
  • European Athletics U18 Championships
  • European Cross Country Championships
  • European Throwing Cup
  • European Cup 10,000m
  • European Mountain Running Championships
  • European Team Championships
  • Ibero-American Championships
  • Mediterranean U23 Championships
  • Micronesian Games
  • NACAC Cross Country Championships
  • South American Games
  • South American U23 Championships
  • South American Cross Country Championships
  • South Asian Games
  • South Asian Junior Championships
  • Oceania Athletics Championships
  • Oceania Cross Country Championships

    • World records[edit]

    Indoor[edit]

    Event Athlete Nation Result Location Date
    Men's 60 metres Christian Coleman  United States 6.34 Albuquerque, New Mexico 18 February 2018
    Men's 400 metres Michael Norman  United States 44.52[Note 1] College Station, Texas 10 March 2018
    Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Karol Zalewski
    Rafal Omelko
    Lukasz Krawczuk
    Jakub Krzewina     		 Poland 3:01.77 Birmingham, United Kingdom 4 March 2018[1]
    Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Ilolo Izu
    Robert Grant
    Devin Dixon
    Mylik Kerley     		 United States (Texas A&M) 3:01.39[Note 2] College Station, Texas 10 March 2018
    Men's 4 × 800 metres relay Joseph McAsey
    Kyle Merber
    Chris Giesting
    Jesse Garn     		 United States 7:11.30 Boston, United States 25 February 2018
    Women's 4 × 800 metres relay Chrishuna Williams
    Raevyn Rogers
    Charlene Lipsey
    Ajeé Wilson     		 United States 8:05.89 New York City, United States 3 February 2018

    Outdoor[edit]

    Event Athlete Nation Result Location Date
    Men's 50,000 metres (track) Tyler Andrews  United States 2:46:06.80[Note 3] Santa Barbara, California 13 April 2018[2][3]
    Men's half marathon Abraham Kiptum  Kenya 58:18 Valencia, Spain 28 October 2018
    Men's marathon Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 2:01:39 Berlin, Germany 16 September 2018
    Men's 100 kilometres run Nao Kazami  Japan 6:09:14 Lake Saroma, Japan 24 June 2018[4]
    Men's decathlon Kevin Mayer  France 9126 pts Talence, France 16 September 2018
    Women's 3000 metres steeplechase Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 8:44.32 Fontvieille, Monaco 20 July 2018
    Women's 5K run (mixed sex race) Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui  Kenya 14:48 Prague, Czech Republic 8 September 2018
    Women's half marathon (women only race) Netsanet Gudeta  Ethiopia 1:06:11 Valencia, Spain 24 March 2018
    Women's 50 kilometres race walk Liang Rui  China 4:04:36 Taicang, China 5 May 2018

    Awards[edit]

    Men[edit]

    Award Winner
    IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
    Track & Field News Athlete of the Year  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
    European Athlete of the Year  Kevin Mayer (FRA)
    European Athletics Rising Star  Armand Duplantis (SWE)
     Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
    The Bowerman  Michael Norman (USA)

    Women[edit]

    Award Winner
    IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Caterine Ibargüen (COL)
    Track & Field News Athlete of the Year  Caster Semenya (RSA)
    European Athlete of the Year  Dina Asher-Smith (GBR)
    European Athletics Rising Star  Elvira Herman (BLR)
    The Bowerman  Keturah Orji (USA)

    Season's bests[edit]

    Best marks of the year
    Event Men Women
    Athlete Mark Notes Athlete Mark Notes
    60 metres  Christian Coleman (USA) 6.34  Murielle Ahouré (CIV) 6.97
    100 metres  Christian Coleman (USA) 9.79  Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV)
     Dina Asher-Smith (GBR)    		 10.85 Tie
    200 metres  Noah Lyles (USA) 19.65  Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) 21.89
    400 metres  Michael Norman (USA) 43.61  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 48.97
    800 metres  Emmanuel Korir (KEN) 1:42.05  Caster Semenya (RSA) 1:54.25
    1500 metres  Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) 3:28.41  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 3:56.68
    3000 metres  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) 7:28.00  Sifan Hassan (NED) 8:27.50
    5000 metres  Selemon Barega (ETH) 12:43.02  Hellen Obiri (KEN) 14:21.75
    10,000 metres  Stanley Waithaka Mburu (KEN) 27:13.01  Pauline Kaveke Kamulu (KEN) 30:41.85
    60 metres hurdles  Grant Holloway (USA) 7.42  Sharika Nelvis (USA) 7.70
    100/110 metres hurdles  Sergey Shubenkov (ANA) 12.92  Kendra Harrison (USA) 12.36
    400 metres hurdles  Abderrahman Samba (QAT) 46.98  Sydney McLaughlin (USA) 52.75
    3000 metres steeplechase  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) 7:58.15  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) 8:44.32
    10 kilometres  Rhonex Kipruto (KEN) 26:46  Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui (KEN) 30:19
    15 kilometres  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 41:05  Stella Chesang (UGA) 47:19
    20 kilometres  Samuel Tsegay (ERI) 58:21  Damaris Muthee Mutua (BHR) 1:08:28
    Half marathon  Abraham Kiptum (KEN) 58:18  Fancy Chemutai (KEN) 1:04:52
    Marathon  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:01:39  Gladys Cherono Kiprono (KEN) 2:18:11
    20 kilometres race walk  Sergey Shirobukov (RUS) 1:17:25  Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 1:23:39
    50 kilometres race walk  Tomohiro Noda (JPN) 3:39:47  Rui Liang (CHN) 4:04:36
    Pole vault  Armand Duplantis (SWE) 6.05 m  Sandi Morris (USA) 4.95 m
    High jump  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)
     Danil Lysenko (ANA)    		 2.40 m Tie  Mariya Lasitskene (ANA) 2.04 m
    Long jump  Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB) 8.68 m  Lorraine Ugen (GBR) 7.05 m
    Triple jump  Pedro Pablo Pichardo (POR) 17.95 m  Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.96 m
    Shot put  Tom Walsh (NZL) 22.67 m  Gong Lijiao (CHN) 20.38 m
    Discus throw  Daniel Ståhl (SWE) 69.72 m  Sandra Perković (CRO) 71.38 m
    Javelin throw  Johannes Vetter (GER) 92.70 m  Kathryn Mitchell (AUS) 68.92 m
    Hammer throw  Wojciech Nowicki (POL) 81.85 m  Anita Włodarczyk (POL) 79.59 m
    Pentathlon —  Erica Bougard (USA) 4760 pts
    Heptathlon  Kevin Mayer (FRA) 6348 pts  Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 6816 pts
    Decathlon  Kevin Mayer (FRA) 9126 pts —
    4×100 metres relay  Great Britain (GBR)
    Chijindu Ujah
    Zharnel Hughes
    Adam Gemili
    Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake    		 37.61  Great Britain (GBR)
    Asha Philip
    Imani-Lara Lansiquot
    Bianca Williams
    Dina Asher-Smith    		 41.88
    4×400 metres relay  United States (USA)
    Ricky Morgan
    Rai Benjamin
    Zachary Shinnick
    Michael Norman    		 2:59.00  Jamaica (JAM)
    Christine Day
    Anastasia Le-Roy
    Janieve Russell
    Stephenie Ann McPherson    		 3:24.00

    Detailed results[edit]

    World and continental athletics events[edit]

    2018 World Marathon Majors[edit]

    2018 IAAF Diamond League[edit]

    2018 IAAF World Challenge & IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge[edit]

    2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour[edit]

    2018 IAAF Combined Events Challenge[edit]

    2018 IAAF Cross Country Permit[edit]

    2018 IAAF Race Walking Challenge[edit]

    2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Gold)[edit]

    2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Silver)[edit]

    2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Bronze)[edit]

    EA Major Competitions[edit]

    EA Cross Country Permit Races[edit]

    EA Indoor Permit Meetings[edit]

    EA Outdoor Classic Meetings[edit]

    EA Outdoor Area Permit Meetings[edit]

    EA Combined Events Area Permit Meetings[edit]

    EA Outdoor Special Premium Meetings[edit]

    CAA Major Events[edit]

    NACAC Major Events[edit]

    CONSUDATLE[edit]

    OAA[edit]

    AAA[edit]

    Deaths[edit]

    Athlete Nation Occupation Age Date Ref
    Horace Ashenfelter  United States Steeplechaser 94 6 January [159]
    Cliff Bourland  United States Sprinter 97 1 February [160]
    Roger Bannister  United Kingdom Middle-distance athlete 88 4 March [161]
    László Tábori  Hungary Middle-distance athlete 86 23 May [162]
    Dick Quax  New Zealand Long-distance athlete 70 28 May [163]
    Irena Szewińska  Poland Sprinter 72 29 June [164]
    Lindy Remigino  United States Sprinter 87 11 July [165]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Poland sets world indoor record in 4x400-meter relay, US 2nd". New York Daily News.
  • ^ "2018 Santa Barbara Elite 50k & Miles - 4/13/2018". royalresults.com.
  • ^ "Tyler Andrews Runs American- and World-Record Time in 50K Around SBCC Track".
  • ^ "Kazami Breaks 100 km World Record at Lake Saroma – Brett Larner – Japan Running News". germanroadraces.de. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 World Indoor Championships Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 World Half Marathon Championships Page
  • ^ 2018 FISU World University Cross Country Championship Website
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 World Race Walking Team Championships Page
  • ^ "EA's 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships Website". Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 World U20 Championships in Athletics Page
  • ^ "EA's 2018 European Athletics Championships Page". Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Continental Cup Page
  • ^ Tokyo Marathon Website
  • ^ Chumba and Dibaba cruise to second Tokyo Marathon titles
  • ^ Boston Marathon Website
  • ^ Kawauchi and Linden defy harsh conditions – and the odds – to win in Boston
  • ^ "Virgin Money London Marathon Website". Archived from the original on 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  • ^ Kipchoge and Cheruiyot ensure Kenyan double at London Marathon
  • ^ BMW Berlin-Marathon Website
  • ^ Kipchoge breaks marathon world record in Berlin with stunning 2:01:39
  • ^ Bank of America Chicago Marathon Website
  • ^ Farah and Kosgei notch convincing Chicago Marathon victories
  • ^ TCS New York City Marathon Website
  • ^ Keitany and Desisa finish strongly to take New York City Marathon titles
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Prefontaine Classic Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Bislett Games Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Meeting de Paris Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Athletissima Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Herculis Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Müller Anniversary Games Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Müller Grand Prix Birmingham Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Weltklasse Zürich Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Memorial Van Damme Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Jamaica International Invitational Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Golden Grand Prix Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Fanny Blankers-Koen Games Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Paavo Nurmi Games Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Golden Spike Ostrava Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 P-T-S Meeting Hammer Throw Result Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 István Gyulai Memorial Results Page (Hammer Throw only)
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Hammer Throw Result Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 ISTAF Berlin Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's IWC Zagreb 2018 Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Weltklasse in Karlsruhe Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 PSD Bank Meeting Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Madrid Indoor Meeting Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Copernicus Cup Results Page
  • ^ IAAF's 2018 Müller Indoor Grand Prix Results Page
  • ^ Roe and Bougard take top honours in Florence
  • ^ World leads for Thiam and Warner in Gotzis
  • ^ Abele and Schäfer take convincing wins in Ratingen
  • ^ Ellenwood and Filip take Pan American Combined Events Cup in Ottawa
  • ^ Mayer breaks decathlon world record in Talence with 9126
  • ^ Molla and Teferi secure Ethiopian double in Atapuerca
  • ^ Kibet and Rengeruk claim top spots at Campaccio
  • ^ Cheruiyot and Kipkemboi take kenyan double in Antrim
  • ^ Barega and Jebet triumph in Elgoibar
  • ^ Cheptegei and Tirop prevail in Seville
  • ^ Teenage talents Kiplimo and Gidey triumph at Cinque Mulini
  • ^ El Bakkali and Rocha take expected titles at Almond Blossom Cross Country in Albufeira
  • ^ a b Cool change, but sun continues to shine on Karlstrom’s summer Down Under
  • ^ Shange, Chocho and Gonzalez shine in Monterrey
  • ^ Bonilla sets 50km area record at South American Race Walking Championships
  • ^ Qieyang and Garcia prevail in Rio Maior
  • ^ Arevalo and Qieyang prevail in La Coruna
  • ^ Arevalo and Wang take top honours in Suzhou
  • ^ Sado beats the rain to regain Xiamen Marathon title
  • ^ a b Ethiopians dominate once more in Houston
  • ^ Tollesa breaks course record at Hong Kong Marathon
  • ^ Geremew and Dereje take down course records in Dubai
  • ^ Matsuda dominates in Osaka on marathon debut
  • ^ Wasihun breaks course record in Barcelona
  • ^ Boulaid breaks course record in Seville
  • ^ Debutante Ndirangu cruises to Lake Biwa title
  • ^ Rupp and Haylu take convincing victories at Roma-Ostia half
  • ^ Assefa clocks 2:21:45 to take Nagoya marathon title
  • ^ Kiptanui and Woldu beat the winds at Lisbon half
  • ^ Loyanae and Hiru take Seoul Marathon titles
  • ^ Legese and Cheboror take victories at Chongqing Marathon
  • ^ Melly sizzles to 1:05:04 victory at Prague half marathon
  • ^ Lonyangata successfully defends Paris crown, Saina takes women's title
  • ^ Kipkemoi takes Rotterdam Marathon title
  • ^ Walelegn clocks 59:50 Turkish all-comers record at Istanbul half marathon
  • ^ Kiprop retains title and Bounasser takes surprise victory in heat of Vienna
  • ^ Kosimbei and Azmeraw triumph at Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon
  • ^ Geremew takes fourth straight win in Yangzhou
  • ^ Kipketer breaks course record in Madrid
  • ^ Haylay breaks course record at Yellow River Estuary International Marathon
  • ^ Rupp and Kitur take Prague Marathon wins
  • ^ Vrabcova-Nyvltova and Romanenko cruise to Karlovy Vary half marathon victories
  • ^ Berta and Mohammed earn Ottawa 10km victories
  • ^ Burka breaks Canadian all-comers record at Ottawa Marathon
  • ^ Kamworor and Tirop score Kenyan double at Bengaluru 10k
  • ^ Fisikovici and Traynor take top honours at České Budějovice
  • ^ Gezahegn retains title while Mohammed wins in close finish in Lanzhou
  • ^ Gudeta and Kiprop take Olomouc Half Marathon titles
  • ^ Mungara takes third Gold Coast Marathon victory while Chebitok sets race record
  • ^ Gudeta and Getahun take impressive victories in Bogota
  • ^ Kipruto threatens world 10km record at Prague Grand Prix
  • ^ Kiprop and Kipyokei take Usti nad Labem Half Marathon victories
  • ^ Hassan smashes European record at Copenhagen Half Marathon
  • ^ Favourites Kemboi and Kibarus deliver in Sydney
  • ^ Aiyabei ends Kenyan drought at Beijing Marathon
  • ^ a b Saina clocks 2:05:21 South American all-comers record in Buenos Aires, Mokaka takes Cape Town victory
  • ^ a b Three race records fall in wind-swept Lisbon
  • ^ Cherono clocks 2:04:06 Dutch all-comers record in Amsterdam
  • ^ Debutante Gemechu clocks 1:06:50 course record at Delhi Half Marathon
  • ^ Belete breaks course record at Toronto Marathon
  • ^ Assefa breaks course record at Frankfurt Marathon
  • ^ Kiptum breaks world half marathon record in Valencia with 58:18
  • ^ a b c Road round-up: Chepngetich storms through 2:19 barrier in Istanbul, Course records for El Aaraby in Beirut and Masai at Hefei
  • ^ a b c Road round-up: Cheptegei clocks 15km world best in Nijmegen, Melese breaks Shanghai Marathon course
  • ^ Hattori claims upset victory in Fukuoka
  • ^ Gebrselassie clocks 2:04:30 Spanish all-comers record in Valencia
  • ^ a b c Road round-up: Ziani and Girma take Guangzhou victories, Eshete sprints to Saitama title
  • ^ Gobena and Deksisa secure Ethiopian double in Mumbai
  • ^ Waweru and Saina secure Kenyan double at Marugame Half Marathon
  • ^ Consistent Kawauchi wins in New Taipei City
  • ^ Kiptum breaks course record at Daegu Marathon
  • ^ Negusse and Kiprop win in Hannover
  • ^ Tura and Kabuu triumph at Milan Marathon
  • ^ Tusa wins third straight Rome marathon title
  • ^ Omullo and Ivanova take top honours in Warsaw
  • ^ Kibet and Dida battle harsh conditions to win in Okpekpe
  • ^ Ekiru breaks course record at Mexico City Marathon
  • ^ Salpeter and Cheptegei prevail at Dam tot Damloop 10-miler
  • ^ Berhanu and Mekasha notch Ethiopian doubles in Hengshui
  • ^ a b Road round-up: Kiplimo beats Edris at Giro al Sas, Choge and Ebongon take Kosice Peace Marathon wins, Rayner and Chekwel take inaugural Commonwealth Half Marathon titles
  • ^ a b c Road round-up: Tsegay and Claude-Boxberger prevail in Paris, Cheptegei triumphs in Durban
  • ^ a b c Road round-up: race records smashed in Ljubljana, Adugna leads Ethiopian double in Cassis
  • ^ a b c Road round-up: Chelimo takes US 5km title in New York, course records fall in Hangzhou, Porto and Nice
  • ^ a b c Road round-up: Course records smashed in Shenzhen and Mersin, Ethiopian double in Kolkata
  • ^ Wanders breaks European record at Houilles 10km
  • ^ Kiplimo clocks 26:41 over 10km in Madrid while Kosgei and Obiri crack 30
  • ^ Kiprotich breaks Nigerian all-comers’ record at Lagos City Marathon
  • ^ Kipyokei sets Mexican all-comers’ record at Guadalajara Half Marathon
  • ^ Kenya scores a double in Barcelona
  • ^ Somikwo and Oigo beat the Baltic chill at Gdynia half
  • ^ Sang and Njeru secure Kenyan double in Warsaw
  • ^ Godana and Furuse land first career marathon victories in Nagano
  • ^ Clear wins for Alemu and Kiptoo in Lodz
  • ^ Course records fall at Kyiv Half Marathon
  • ^ Yegon and Amelework take marathon wins in Geneva
  • ^ Koech breaks Dalian course record
  • ^ Records fall at Riga Marathon
  • ^ Calvin breaks course and French records at Langueux 10km
  • ^ Kibet and Karneyenka take top honours in Brcko
  • ^ Negewo breaks course record at Minsk Half Marathon
  • ^ Road round-up: Berhanu and Mekasha notch Ethiopian doubles in Hengshui, Metto leads Kenyan double in Warsaw
  • ^ Salpeter clocks 2:24:17 course record in Florence
  • ^ McFadden, Robert D. (7 January 2018). "Horace Ashenfelter, Olympic Victor of a Cold War Showdown, Dies at 94". The New York Times.
  • ^ Cliff Bourland, America's oldest living gold medalist, dies at 97
  • ^ "Sir Roger Bannister: First man to run a mile in under four minutes dies at 88". BBC Sport. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  • ^ "Hungarian runner and coach Laszlo Tabori dies aged 86".
  • ^ "New Zealand running great Dick Quax dies, aged 70, after long battle with cancer". Stuff.co.nz. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  • ^ "Irena Szewinska, Champion Polish Sprinter, Is Dead at 72". www.nytimes.com. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  • ^ Litsky, Frank (12 July 2018). "Lindy Remigino, Olympic Champion Runner, Is Dead at 87". New York Times. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

    • Notes[edit]

    1. ^ This performance was not officially ratified as NCAA anti-doping procedures do not meet international standards
  • ^ This performance was not officially ratified as NCAA anti-doping procedures do not meet international standards
  • ^ The 50,000 metres (track) is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performance

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