1992 in the sport of athletics

This article contains an overview of the year 1992 in athletics.

International events African Championships Balkan Games European Indoor Championships Olympic Games Pan Arab Games World Cross Country Championships World Junior Championships

World records

Men EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE1500 metres3:28.866 SeptemberRieti, Italy3,000 metres7:28.9616 AugustKöln, Germany400 m hurdles46.786 AugustBarcelona, Spain3000 m steeplechase8:02.0819 AugustZürich, Switzerland4 × 100 m Relay• Michael Marsh• Leroy Burrell• Dennis Mitchell• Carl Lewis37.408 AugustBarcelona4 × 200 m RelaySanta Monica • Michael Marsh• Leroy Burrell• Floyd Heard• Carl Lewis1:19.1125 AprilPhiladelphia4 × 400 m Relay• Andrew Valmon• Quincy Watts• Michael Johnson• Steve Lewis2:55.748 AugustBarcelonaPole vault6.11m13 JuneDijon, France6.12m30 AugustPadua, Italy6.13m19 SeptemberTokyo, JapanJavelin (new)91.46m25 JanuaryNorth Shore, New ZealandDecathlon88914-5 SeptemberTalence, France

Women EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUEPole vault4.05m21 MayNanjing, China

Men's best year performers

100 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.9.932.9.964.9.97

200 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.19.732.19.793.19.974.20.015.20.09

400 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.43.502.43.813.43.984.44.085.44.18

800 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:42.802.1:43.313.1:43.374.1:43.405.1:43.92

1,500 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.3:28.862.3:32.133.3:32.414.3:33.495.3:32.69

Mile RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.3:48.802.3:49.793.3:51.124.3:51.965.3:52.32

3,000 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.7:28.962.7:33.283.7:34.184.7:38.105.7:39.51

5,000 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.13:00.932.13:03.583.13:08.894.13:09.035.13:09.10

10,000 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.27:14.262.27:15.533.27:22.784.27:34.605.27:35.77

Half Marathon RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:00:24

Marathon RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.2:08:072.2:08:143.2:08:364.2:08:385.2:08:47

110m hurdles RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.13.042.13.083.13.114.13.13

400m hurdles RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.46.782.47.623.47.824.47.915.48.01

3,000m steeplechase RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.8:02.082.8:05.373.8:08.844.8:09.555.8:10.74

High jump RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.2.372.2.364.2.35

Long jump RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.8.682.8.643.8.534.8.475.8.40

Triple jump RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.17.722.17.603.17.484.17.415.17.36

Discus RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.69.042.68.663.68.184.67.885.67.30

Shot put RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.21.982.21.913.21.704.21.605.21.19

Hammer

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.84.622.83.443.82.545.82.18

Javelin (new design) RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.91.462.90.603.90.184.88.225.87.26

Pole vault RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.6.132.5.953.5.924.5.915.5.90

Decathlon

RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.88912.86493.86274.84125.8409

Women's best year performers

60 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.6.962.6.973.7.074.7.095.7.10

100 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.10.802.10.824.10.835.10.86

200 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.21.722.21.753.21.934.21.945.22.20

400 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.48.832.49.073.49.645.49.69

800 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:55.542.1:55.993.1:56.804.1:57.195.1:57.20

1,500 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.3:55.302.3:56.913.3:57.084.3:57.925.3:58.71

Mile RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.4:21.302.4:21.743.4:24.274.4:24.505.4:25.08

3,000 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.8:33.722.8:36.633.8:37.924.8:38.455.8:39.64

5,000 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.14:44.152.14:59.113.15:01.864.15:07.685.15:07.87

10,000 metres RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.31:06.022.31:11.723.31:11.754.31:16.425.31:19.89

Half marathon RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:08:42

Marathon RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.2:23:432.2:24:403.2:26:234.2:26:26

60m hurdles RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.7.762.7.933.7.944.7.95

100m hurdles RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.12.262.12.553.12.604.12.645.12.67

400m hurdles RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.53.232.53.553.53.594.53.665.54.31

High jump RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.2.05 m2.2.04 m3.2.00 m5.1.98 m

Long jump RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.7.48 m2.7.37 m3.7.17 m4.7.14 m5.7.06 m

Triple jump RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.14.62 m2.14.55 m3.14.41 m

Shot put RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.21.06 m2.20.96 m3.19.42 m4.19.40 m5.19.28 m

Javelin (old design) RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.70.362.69.583.69.504.68.345.67.64

Heptathlon RANK1992 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.70442.69853.68454.66585.6619

Births June 1, Gianmarco Tamberi, Italian athlete June 28, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jamaican athlete August 27 Daniel Ståhl Swedish athlete

Deaths March 1 — Howard Payne (60), English hammer thrower (b. 1931) July 7 — Josy Barthel (65), Luxembourgish runner (b. 1927) August 19 — Karl Storch (77), German hammer thrower (b. 1913) October 29 — Bill McChesney, Jr. (33), American long-distance runner (b. 1959)

References Year Lists 1992 Year Rankings Association of Road Racing Statisticians