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Last updated on February 1, 2009
World Outdoor Records Set in 1997 World outdoor records set or equaled between Oct. 1, 1996 and Sept. 1, 1997; (p) indicates record is pending ratification by the IAAF. Men| Event | Name | Record | Old Mark | Former Holder |
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| 800 meters | Wilson Kipketer, DEN | 1:41.73 | 1:41.73 | Sebastian Coe, GBR (1981) | | 800 meters | Wilson Kipketer, DEN | 1:41.24 | 1:41.73 | Sebastian Coe, GBR (1981)
& Wilson Kipketer (1997) | | 800 meters | Wilson Kipketer, DEN | 1:41.11 | 1:41.24 | Wilson Kipketer (1997) | | 3000 steeplechase | Wilson Boit Kipketer, KEN | 7:59.08 | 7:59.18 | Moses Kiptanui, KEN (1995) | | 3000 steeplechase | Bernard Barmasai, KEN | 7:55.72 | 7:59.08 | Wilson Boit Kipketer, KEN (1997) | | 5000 meters | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH | 12:41.86 | 12:44.39 | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH (1995) | | 5000 meters | Daniel Komen, KEN | 12:39.74 | 12:41.86 | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH (1997) | | 10,000 meters | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH | 26:31.32 | 26:38.08 | Salah Hissou, MOR (1996) | | 10,000 meters | Paul Tergat, KEN | 26:27.85 | 26:31.32 | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH (1997) |
Women| Event | Name | Record | Old Mark | Former Holder |
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| Pole Vault | Emma George, AUS | 14-11 | 14-7 1/2 | Emma George, AUS (1996) | | Hammer Throw | Mihaela Melinte, ROM | 228-3 | 227-11 | Olga Kuzenkova, RUS (1996) | | Hammer Throw | Olga Kuzenkova, RUS | 232-3 | 228-3 | Mihaela Melinte, ROM (1996) | | Hammer Throw | Olga Kuzenkova, RUS | 233-8 | 232-3 | Olga Kuzenkova, RUS (1997) | | Hammer Throw | Olga Kuzenkova, RUS | 239-10 | 233-8 | Olga Kuzenkova, RUS (1997) |
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