1997 Men's World, Olympic and American Field Events Records
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
Field Events
| Event | Mark | Date Set | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Jump: | World | 8-01/2 | Javier Sotomayor, Cuba | July 27, 1993 | Salamanca, SPA |
| Olympic | 7- 10 | Charles Austin, USA | July 28, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| American | 7-101/2 | Charles Austin | Aug. 7, 1991 | Zurich | |
| Pole Vault: | World | 20-13/4 | Sergey Bubka, Ukraine | July 31, 1994 | Sestriere, ITA |
| Olympic | 19-51/4 | Jean Galfione, France | Aug. 2, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 19-51/4 | Igor Trandenkov, Russia | Aug. 2, 1996 | Atlanta | ||
| 19-51/4 | Andrei Tiwontschik, Germany | Aug. 2, 1996 | Atlanta | ||
| American | 19-71/2 | Lawrence Johnson | May 25, 1996 | Knoxville, Tenn. | |
| Long Jump: | World | 29-43/4* | Ivan Pedroso, Cuba | July 29, 1995 | Sestriere, ITA |
| 29-41/2 | Mike Powell, USA | Aug. 30, 1991 | Tokyo | ||
| Olympic | 29-21/2 | Bob Beamon, USA | Oct. 18, 1968 | Mexico City | |
| American | 29-41/2 | Powell (same as World) | – | — | |
| Triple Jump: | World | 60- 01/4 | Jonathan Edwards, GBR | Aug. 7, 1995 | Göteborg |
| Olympic | 59-41/4 | Kenny Harrison, USA | July 27, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| American | 59-41/4 | Kenny Harrison (same as Olympic) | — | — | |
| Shot Put: | World | 75-101/4 | Randy Barnes, USA | May 20, 1990 | Los Angeles |
| Olympic | 73- 83/4 | Ulf Timmermann, East Germany | Sept. 23, 1988 | Seoul | |
| American | 75-101/4 | Barnes (same as World) | — | — | |
| Discus: | World | 243- 0 | Jurgen Schult, East Germany | June 6, 1986 | Neubrandenburg |
| Olympic | 227- 8 | Lare Reidel, Germany | July 31, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| American | 237-4 | Ben Plucknett | July 7, 1981 | Stockholm | |
| Javelin: | World | 323- 1p | Jan Zelezny, Czech Republic | May 25, 1996 | Jena, GER |
| Olympic | 294-2 | Jan Zelezny, Czechoslovakia | Aug. 8, 1992 | Barcelona | |
| American | 284-10 | Tom Pukstys | Aug. 25, 1996 | Sheffield, ENG | |
| Hammer: | World | 284- 7 | Yuri Sedykh, USSR | Aug. 30, 1986 | Stuttgart |
| Olympic | 278- 2 | Sergey Litvinov, USSR | Sept. 26, 1988 | Seoul | |
| American | 270- 9 | Lance Deal | Sept. 7, 1996 | Milan | |
Note: The international weights for men— Shot (16 lbs); Discus (4 lbs/6.55 oz); Javelin (minimum 1 lb/1241/4 oz.); Hammer (16 lbs).
*Apparent world record disallowed because of interference with wind gauge at altitude.
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