2018 in the sport of athletics

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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.

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2018 in athletics
Major world events2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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Major championships

World

Regional

World records

Indoor

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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
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Outdoor

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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
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Awards

Men

Women

Season's bests

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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)
10.85Tie
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 mTie  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
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Detailed results

World and continental athletics events

2018 World Marathon Majors

2018 IAAF Diamond League

2018 IAAF World Challenge & IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour

2018 IAAF Combined Events Challenge

2018 IAAF Cross Country Permit

2018 IAAF Race Walking Challenge

2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Gold)

2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Silver)

2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Bronze)

EA Major Competitions

EA Cross Country Permit Races

EA Indoor Permit Meetings

EA Outdoor Classic Meetings

EA Outdoor Area Permit Meetings

  • May 5 & 6: Georgian Open Championships in Georgia (country) Tbilisi
  • May 13: Meeting Elite de Montgeron in France Montgeron
  • May 19 & 20: Caucasian Cup in Georgia (country) Tbilisi
  • May 27: Meeting Elite de Forbach in France Forbach

EA Combined Events Area Permit Meetings

  • June 2 & 3: VII Meeting Internacional de Arona in Spain Arona

EA Outdoor Special Premium Meetings

  • May 10: Athens Street Pole Vault (Special Premium) in Greece Athens

CAA Major Events

NACAC Major Events

CONSUDATLE

OAA

AAA

Deaths

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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]
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