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Last updated on February 1, 2009
World Outdoor Records Set in 2002 World outdoor records set or equaled between Oct. 1, 2001 and Sept. 22, 2002; (p) indicates record is pending ratification by the IAAF. Men| Event | Name | Record | Old Mark | Former Holder |
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| 100 meters | Tim Montgomery, USA | 9.78p | 9.79 | Maurice Greene, USA (1999) | | Marathon† | Khalid Khannouchi, USA | 2:05:38 | 2:05:42 | Khalid Khannouchi, MOR* (1995) | | 3000m steeplechase | Brahim Boulami, MOR | 7:53.17p | 7:55.28 | Brahim Boulami, MOR (2001) | | 20km walk | Francisco Fernandez, SPA | 1:17:22p | 1:17:26 | Bernardo Seguro, MEX (1994) |
†Marathon records are not officially recognized by the IAAF. *When Khannouchi set the previous world record, he was a citizen of Morocco. He became a U.S. citizen on May 2, 2000. Women| Event | Name | Record | Old Mark | Former Holder |
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| Marathon† | Catherine Ndereba, KEN | 2:18:47 | 2:20:43 | Tegla Loroupe, KEN (1999) | | 3000m steeplechase | Alesya Turova, BLR | 9:16.51p | 9:21.72 | Alesya Turova, BLR (2002) |
†The IAAF does not officially recognize world records for road races. Note: The women's 3000-m steeplechase record was broken three times in 2002, first by Poland's Justyna Bak, then twice by Turova.
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