1997-98 Season World and American Indoor Records: Men

Updated July 13, 2018 | Infoplease Staff

Running

Event Time Date Set Location
50 meters: World 5.56aDonovan Bailey, CanadaFeb. 9, 1996Reno, NV
American5.61James Sanford, USA Feb. 20, 1981 San Diego
60 meters: World 6.39Maurice Greene, USA Feb. 3, 1998Madrid
American 6.39Greene (same as World)
200 meters: World 19.92Frankie Fredericks, NamibiaFeb. 18, 1996 Lievin, FRA
American 20.40Jeff Williams
& Kevin Little
Feb. 18, 1996
Mar. 8, 1997
Lievin, FRA
Paris
400 meters: World 44.63Michael Johnson, USA Mar. 4, 1995 Atlanta
American 44.63Johnson (same as World)
800 meters: World 1:42.67Wilson Kipketer, Kenya Mar. 9, 1997Paris
American 1:45.00Johnny Gray Mar. 8, 1992 Sindelfingen, GER
1000 meters: World 2:15.26Noureddine Morceli, Algeria Feb. 22, 1992 Birmingham, ENG
American 2:18.19Ocky Clark Feb. 12, 1989 Stuttgart
1500 meters: World 3:31.17Hicham El Guerrouj, MoroccoFeb. 2, 1997Stuttgart
American 3:38.12Jeff Atkinson Mar. 5, 1989 Budapest
Mile: World 3:48.45Hicham El Guerrouj, MoroccoFeb. 12, 1997Ghent, BEL
American 3:51.8Steve Scott Feb. 20, 1981 San Diego
3000 meters: World 7:24.90pDaniel Komen, KenyaFeb. 6, 1998Budapest
American 7:39.94Steve Scott Feb. 10, 1989 E. Rutherford, N.J.
5000 meters: World 12:51.48pDaniel Komen, KenyaFeb. 19, 1998Stockholm
American 13:20.55Doug Padilla Feb. 12, 1982 New York
Note: The Mile run is 1,609.344 meters.

Hurdles

Event Time Date Set Location
50 meters: World 6.25Mark McKoy, Canada Mar. 5, 1986 Kobe, JPN
American 6.35Greg Foster Jan. 27, 1985 Rosemont, Ill.
6.35Greg Foster Jan. 31, 1987 Ottawa
60 meters: World 7.30Colin Jackson, Britain Mar. 6, 1994 Sindelfingen, GER
American 7.36Greg Foster Jan. 16, 1987 Los Angeles
Note: The hurdles for both distances are 3 feet, 6 inches high. There are four hurdles in the 50 meters and five in the 60.

Relays

Event Time Date Set Location
4x200 meters: World 1:22.11Great Britain Mar. 3, 1991 Glasgow
American 1:22.71National Team Mar. 3, 1991 Glasgow
4x400 meters: World 3:03.05Germany Mar. 10, 1991 Seville
American 3:03.24National Team Mar. 10, 1991 Seville

Field Events

Events Time Date Set Location
High Jump: World 7-111/2Javier Sotomayor, Cuba Mar. 4, 1989 Budapest
American 7-101/2Hollis Conway Mar. 10, 1991 Seville
Pole Vault: World 20-2Sergey Bubka, Ukraine Feb. 21, 1993 Donyetsk, UKR
American 19- 33/4Billy Olson Jan. 25, 1986 Albuquerque
Long Jump: World 28- 101/4Carl Lewis, USA Jan. 27, 1984 New York
American 28- 101/4Lewis (same as World)
Triple Jump: World 58-6Aliecer Urrutia, Cuba Mar. 1, 1997Sindelfingen, GER
American 58-31/4Mike Conley Feb. 27, 1987 New York
Shot Put: World 74-41/4Randy Barnes, USA Jan. 20, 1989 Los Angeles
American 74-41/4Barnes (same as World)
Note: The international shot put weight for men is 16 lbs.

Heptathlon

Points Date Set Location
Seven Events: World 6476 Dan O'Brien, USA Mar. 13-14, 1993 Toronto
American 6476 O'Brien (same as World)
Note: O'Brien's WR times and distances, in order over two days— 60m (6.67); LJ (25-83/4); SP (52-63/4); HJ (6-113/4); 60m H (7.85); PV (17-03/4); 1000m (2:57.96).

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