Greatest record breakers in athletics

Here are some of the greatest record breakers in athletics:

Men's Track and Field:

  1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) - 100m and 200m world records (9.58s and 19.19s)
  2. Michael Johnson (USA) - 200m and 400m world records (19.32s and 43.18s)
  3. Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) - 1500m and mile world records (3:26.00 and 3:43.13)
  4. Paavo Nurmi (Finland) - 1500m and 5000m world records (3:51.9 and 13:58.4)
  5. Carl Lewis (USA) - Long jump world record (8.87m)

Women's Track and Field:

  1. Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) - 100m and 200m world records (10.49s and 21.34s)
  2. Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) - Heptathlon world record (7,291 points)
  3. Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) - 400m world record (48.70s)
  4. Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) - 5000m and 10,000m world records (14:11.15 and 29:31.78)
  5. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) - 100m world record (10.70s)

Men's Road Running:

  1. Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) - Marathon world record (2:01:39)
  2. Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) - Marathon world record (2:03:59)
  3. Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) - Half-marathon world record (58:46)
  4. Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) - Marathon world record (2:03:23)
  5. Dennis Kimetto (Kenya) - Marathon world record (2:02:57)

Women's Road Running:

  1. Paula Radcliffe (UK) - Marathon world record (2:17:42)
  2. Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) - Half-marathon world record (1:05:06)
  3. Mary Keitany (Kenya) - Half-marathon world record (1:05:16)
  4. Ingrid Kristiansen (Norway) - Marathon world record (2:21:06)
  5. Tegla Loroupe (Kenya) - Marathon world record (2:20:43)

Note: These records are subject to change as new athletes break them.