The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1930 as the British Empire Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation accepts only athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations and recognises records set at editions of the Commonwealth Games. The athletics events at the Games are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, pole vault, long and triple jumps), road events and combined events (triathlon, heptathlon and decathlon). There are also several track and field events held for disabled athletes.

Many Commonwealth Games records were set over distances using imperial measurements, such as the 100-yard dash, and (as a result of metric standardisation in 1966) many records belong to defunct events. The oldest record is George Bailey's 9:52.0 minutes in the seldom used men's two mile steeplechase, which was set at the inaugural Games. The two longest lasting records in current events were both set at the 1974 edition of the Games: Englishman Ian Thompson's record of 2:09:12 hours in the Marathon, and Tanzanian Filbert Bayi's record of 3:32.16 minutes in the 1500 metres, which was also a world record.

Nathan Deakes holds two Commonwealth Games records: the 20 km and 50 km walk events. Adekunle Adesoji and Chantal Petitclerc also hold two records each in the para-sports events.

Men's records

Statistics are correct as of August 2026 EventRecordNameNationDateGames100 m9.83 Emmanuel Eseme28 July 20262026 Glasgow200 m19.80 Jereem Richards6 August 20222022 Birmingham400 m44.24Kirani James30 July 20142014 Glasgow800 m1:43.22Steve Cram31 July 19861986 Edinburgh1500 m3:30.12 Oliver Hoare6 August 20222022 BirminghamMile3:53.85 Cameron Myers29 July 20262026 Glasgow5000 m12:56.41Augustine Choge20 March 20062006 Melbourne10,000 m27:09.19Jacob Kiplimo2 August 20222022 BirminghamMarathon2:09:12 Thompson's run was the British record from 1974 until 1983 when it was beaten by Geoff Smith.Ian Thompson31 January 19741974 ChristchurchUnited Kingdom All Time Lists – Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2009-05-05.110 m hurdles13.08 Colin Jackson28 January 19901990 Auckland13.08 23 August 19941994 Victoria13.08 Rasheed Broadbell4 August 20222022 Birmingham400 m hurdles48.05 Louis van Zyl23 March 20062006 MelbourneBiography van Zyl, L.J. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-05.3000 m steeplechase8:10.08Conseslus Kipruto13 April 20182018 Gold CoastHigh jump2.36 m Clarence Saunders1 February 19901990 AucklandHigh Jump All Time. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-05.Pole vault5.85 mKurtis Marschall1 August 20262026 GlasgowLong jump8.41 m Luvo Manyonga11 April 20182018 Gold CoastTriple jump17.86 m Jonathan Edwards28 July 20022002 ManchesterShot put22.45 mTomas Walsh8 April 20182018 Gold CoastDiscus throw68.20 mFedrick Dacres13 April 20182018 Gold CoastHammer throw80.97 mEthan Katzberg8 April 20182026 GlasgowJavelin throw90.18 m Arshad Nadeem7 August 20222022 BirminghamDecathlon8663 ptsDaley Thompson27–28 July 19861986 Edinburgh10,000 m walk (track)38:36.37 Evan Dunfee7 August 20222022 Birmingham20 km walk (road)1:19:34Dane Bird-Smith8 April 20182018 Gold Coast50 km walk (road)3:42:53Nathan Deakes24 March 20062006 MelbourneAthlete Profiles Nathan Deakes . Athletics Australia. Retrieved on 2009-07-27.4 × 100 m relay37.58Usain BoltKemar Bailey-ColeNickel AshmeadeJason Livermore2 August 20142014 Glasgow4 × 400 m relay2:59.03Michael McDonaldRoxbert MartinGregory HaughtonDavian Clarke21 September 19981998 Kuala Lumpur'I thought I'd won'. Sports Illustrated (1998-09-21). Retrieved on 2009-05-05.

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Women's records

Statistics are correct as of August 2026 EventRecordNameNationDateGames100 m10.85 Blessing Okagbare28 July 20142014 Glasgow200 m22.01 Adaejah Hodge30 July 20262026 Glasgow400 m49.90Sada Williams7 August 20222022 Birmingham800 m1:56.68Caster Semenya13 April 20182018 Gold Coast1500 m4:00.71 Caster Semenya10 April 20182018 Gold CoastMile4:31.17Claudia Hollingsworth30 July 20262026 Glasgow3000 m8:32.17Angela Chalmers23 August 19941994 Victoria5000 m14:31.42 Paula Radcliffe28 July 20022002 ManchesterRadcliffe smashes Games record to win 5000m title . Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. 28 Jul 200210,000 m30:48.50Eilish McColgan3 August 20222022 BirminghamMarathon2:25:28Lisa Martin31 January 19901990 AucklandCommonwealth Games Statistics – Women’s Marathon (contested from 1986) . Track & Field News. Retrieved on 2010-10-08.100 m hurdles12.30 Tobi Amusan7 August 20222022 Birmingham400 m hurdles53.8223 March 20062006 Melbourne3000 m steeplechase9:01.76Faith Cherotich29 July 20262026 GlasgowHigh jump1.96 mHestrie Cloete30 July 20022002 Manchester1.96 mEleanor Patterson28 July 20262026 GlasgowPole vault4.75 mAlysha Newman13 April 20182018 Gold CoastLong jump7.00 m Ese Brume7 August 20222022 BirminghamTriple jump14.94 m Shanieka Ricketts5 August 20222022 BirminghamShot put20.47 mValerie Adams9 October 20102010 DelhiDiscus throw68.26 mDani Stevens12 April 20182018 Gold CoastHammer throw74.91 mCamryn Rogers28 July 20262026 GlasgowJavelin throw68.92 m Kathryn Mitchell11 April 20182018 Gold CoastJavelin throw(old design)69.80 m31 July 19861986 EdinburghHeptathlon6695 pts 27–28 January 19901990 Auckland10,000 m walk (track)42:34.30Jemima Montag6 August 20222022 Birmingham20 km walk (road)1:32:46Jane Saville20 March 20062006 Melbourne4 × 100 m relay41.83Kerron StewartVeronica Campbell-BrownSchillonie CalvertShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce2 August 20142014 Glasgow4 × 400 m relay3:23.83Stephanie McPhersonChristine DayNovlene Williams-MillsAnastasia Le-Roy2 August 20142014 Glasgow

Mixed EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateGames4 × 400 m relay3:10.97Zandrion BarnesLeah AndersonDelano KennedyDejanea Oakley1 August 20262026 Glasgow

Key:World recordArea recordNational recordAthlete's personal best

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Men's para-sports records EventRecordNameNationDateGames100 m T1111.26 Ananias Shikongo12 April 20182018 Gold Coast100 m EAD10.762002 Manchester100 m T1210.80 Ndodomzi Ntutu12 April 20182018 Gold Coast100 m T3711.35 m Charl du Toit9 April 20182018 Gold Coast200 m EAD T4622.962006 Melbourne800 m wheelchair1:44.941994 Victoria1500 m T543:05.76Richard Chiassaro9 April 20182018 Gold CoastMarathon T541:30:26Kurt Fearnley15 April 20182018 Gold CoastDiscus throw seated EAD F55–5634.48 m2006 Melbourne

Women's para-sports records EventRecordNameNationDateGames100 m T3812.46 Sophie Hahn12 April 20182018 Gold Coast800 m EAD T541:48.982006 Melbourne800 m wheelchair1:52.932002 Manchester1500 m T543:36.97Diane Roy10 April 20182018 Gold CoastLong jump T384.86 m Olivia Breen8 April 20182018 Gold CoastShot put seated EAD F54–589.76 m2006 MelbourneJavelin Throw F4644.43 mHollie Arnold9 April 20182018 Gold Coast

See also

List of world records in athletics List of Olympic records in athletics List of World Championships in Athletics records

References

General Commonwealth Games Athletics Records. Commonwealth of Nations. Retrieved on 2009-07-27. Commonwealth Games Stats. Track & Field News. Retrieved on 2010-10-08.

Specific

External links Commonwealth Games official website Search record database