1997 Men's World, Olympic, and America Running Records
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
Running
| Event | Time | Date Set | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 meters: | World | 9.84p | Donovan Bailey, Canada | July 27, 1996 | Atlanta |
| Olympic | 9.84 | Bailey (same as World) | — | — | |
| American | 9.85 | Leroy Burrell | July 6, 1994 | Lausanne, SWI | |
| 200 meters: | World | 19.32p | Michael Johnson, USA | Aug. 1, 1996 | Atlanta |
| Olympic | 19.32 | Johnson (same as World) | — | — | |
| American | 19.32 | Johnson (same as World) | — | — | |
| 400 meters: | World | 43.29 | Butch Reynolds, USA | Aug. 17, 1988 | Zurich |
| Olympic | 43.49 | Michael Johnson, USA | July 29, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| American | 43.29 | Reynolds (same as World) | — | — | |
| 800 meters: | World | 1:41.11p | Wilson Kipketer, Denmark | Aug. 24, 1997 | Cologne |
| Olympic | 1:42.58 | Vebjoern Rodal, Norway | July 31, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| American | 1:42.60 | Johnny Gray | Aug. 28, 1985 | Koblenz, W. Ger. | |
| 1000 meters: | World | 2:12.18 | Sebastian Coe, Great Britain | July 11, 1981 | Oslo |
| Olympic | Not an event | — | — | ||
| American | 2:13.9 | Rick Wohlhuter | July 30, 1974 | Oslo | |
| 1500 meters: | World | 3:27.37 | Noureddine Morceli, Algeria | July 12, 1995 | Nice, FRA |
| Olympic | 3:32.53 | Sebastian Coe, Great Britain | Aug. 11, 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| American | 3:29.77 | Sydney Maree | Aug. 25, 1985 | Cologne | |
| Mile: | World | 3:44.39 | Noureddine Morceli, Algeria | Sept. 5, 1993 | Rieti, ITA |
| Olympic | Not an event | — | — | ||
| American | 3:47.69 | Steve Scott | July 7, 1982 | Oslo | |
| 2000 meters: | World | 4:47.88 | Noureddine Morceli, Algeria | July 3, 1995 | Paris |
| Olympic | Not an event | — | — | ||
| American | 4:52.44 | Jim Spivey | Sept. 15, 1987 | Lausanne | |
| 3000 meters: | World | 7:20.67 | Daniel Komen, Kenya | Sept. 1, 1996 | Riete, ITA |
| Olympic | Not an event | – | – | ||
| American | 7:31.69 | Bob Kennedy | Aug. 23, 1996 | Brussels | |
| 5000 meters: | World | 12:39.74 | Daniel Komen, Kenya | Aug. 22, 1997 | Brussels |
| Olympic | 13:05.59 | Said Aouita, Morocco | Aug. 11, 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| American | 12:58.21 | Bob Kennedy | Aug. 14, 1996 | Zurich | |
| 10,000 meters: | World | 26:27.85 | Paul Tergat, Kenya | Aug. 22, 1997 | Brussels |
| Olympic | 27:07.34 | Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia | July 29, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| American | 27:20.56 | Mark Nenow | Sept. 5, 1986 | Brussels | |
| 20,000 meters: | World | 56:55.6 | Arturo Barrios, Mexico | Mar. 30, 1991 | La Fleche, FRA |
| Olympic | Not an event | — | – | ||
| American | 58:15.0 | Bill Rodgers | Aug. 9, 1977 | Boston | |
| Marathon: | World | 2:06:50 | Belayneh Densimo, Ethiopia | Apr. 17, 1988 | Rotterdam |
| Olympic | 2:09:21 | Carlos Lopes, Portugal | Aug. 12, 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| American | 2:10:04 | Pat Petersen | Apr. 23, 1989 | London | |
| & Jerry Lawson | Oct. 20, 1996 | Chicago | |||
| 2:08:52* | Alberto Salazar | Apr. 19, 1982 | Boston | ||
Note: The Mile run is 1,609.344 meters and the Marathon is 42,194.988 meters (26 miles, 385 yards).
*Former American record no longer officially recognized.
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