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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place
100 m 9.58 Usain Bolt 16 Aug, 2009 World Championships Germany Berlin, Germany
200 m 19.19 Usain Bolt 20 Aug, 2009 World Championships Germany Berlin, Germany
400 m 43.93 Rusheen McDonald 23 Aug, 2015 World Championships China Beijing, China
800 m 1:45.02 Navasky Anderson 10 Jun, 2022 NCAA Division 1 Championships United States Eugene, United States
1000 m 2:17.0 Byron Dyce 15 Aug, 1973 Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
1500 m 3:39.19 Steve Green 28 Aug, 1994 Commonwealth Games Canada Victoria, Canada
Mile 3:57.34 Byron Dyce 1 Jul, 1974 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
3000 m 7:41.87 Kemoy Campbell 10 Jun, 2017 Racers Grand Prix Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica
5000 m 13:20.39 Kemoy Campbell 2 May, 2015 Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational United States Palo Alto, United States
10,000 m 28:06.40 Kemoy Campbell 31 Mar, 2017 Stanford Invitational United States Stanford, United States
10 km (road) 29:47 Mark Elliot 2 Nov, 1991 United States Montgomery, United States
Half Marathon 1:09:10 Wainard Talbert 3 Dec, 2005 Jamaica Negril, Jamaica
Marathon 2:16:39 Derrick Adamson 25 Nov, 1984 Philadelphia Marathon United States Philadelphia, United States
110 m Hurdles 12.90 Omar McLeod 24 Jun, 2017 Jamaican Championships Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica
400 m Hurdles 47.34 Roshawn Clarke 21 Aug, 2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary
3000 m
Steeplechase
8:52.82 Lionel Scott 4 May, 1985 United States Indianapolis, United States
High Jump 2.34 m Germaine Mason 9 Aug, 2003 Pan American Games Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Pole Vault 5.35 m K’Don Samuels 7 Jul, 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships Mexico Irapuato, Mexico
Long Jump 8.69 m Tajay Gayle 28 Sep, 2019 World Championships Flag of Qatar.svg Doha, Qatar
Triple Jump 17.92 m James Beckford 20 May, 1995 United States Odessa, United States
Shot Put 22.22 m Rajindra Campbell 22 Jul, 2023 Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Madrid, Spain
Discus Throw 70.78 m Fedrick Dacres 16 Jun, 2019 Diamond League Rabat, Morocco
Hammer Throw 70.93 m Caniggia Raynor 24 Jun, 2017 Jamaican Championships Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica
Javelin Throw 75.01 m Orrin Powell 20 Feb, 2016 GC Foster Classic Jamaica Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Decathlon 8644 pts Maurice Smith 31 Aug,–1 Sep, 2007 World Championships Japan Osaka, Japan
10.62 (+0.7 m/s) (100 m), 7.50 m (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 17.32 m (shot put), 1.97 m (high jump), 47.48 (400 m) / 13.91 (-0.2 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 52.36 m (discus), 4.80 m (pole vault), 53.61 m (javelin), 4:33.52 (1500 m)
20 km Walk (road) 1:40:11 Byron Williams 15 Apr, 1972 United Kingdom Brighton, United Kingdom
4 × 100 m Relay 36.84 Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
11 Aug, 2012 Olympic Games United Kingdom London, Great Britain
4 × 200 m Relay 1:18.63 Nickel Ashmeade
Warren Weir
Jermaine Brown
Yohan Blake
24 May, 2014 IAAF World Relays The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas
4 × 400 m Relay 2:56.75  Jamaica
Michael
McDonald
Greg Haughton
Danny McFarlane
Davian Clarke
10 Aug, 1997 World Championships Greece Athens, Greece
Sprint Medley Relay
(2,2,4,8)
3:19.97  Jamaica
Mario Forsythe (200 m)
Jamari Rose (200 m)
Allodin Fothergill (400 m)
Jo-Wayne Hibbert (800 m)
29 Apr, 2017 Penn Relays United States Philadelphia, United States
3:19.25  Jamaica
Chad Walker (200 m)
Rasheed Dwyer (200 m)
Rusheen McDonald (400 m)
Daniel Glave (800 m)
27 Apr, 2019 Penn Relays United States Philadelphia, United States

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place
100 m 10.54 Elaine Thompson-Herah 21 Aug, 2021 Prefontaine Classics United States Eugene, United States
200 m 21.41 Shericka Jackson 25 Aug 2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary
400 m 49.30 Lorraine Fenton 19 Jul, 2002 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco
800 m 1:56.15 Natoya Goule 20 Jul, 2018 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco
1500 m 3:58.77 Adelle Tracey 20 Aug, 2023 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco
Mile 4:24.64 Yvonne Mai-Graham 17 Aug, 1994 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
3000 m 8:37.07 Yvonne Mai-Graham 16 Aug, 1995 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
5000 m 15:07.91 Yvonne Mai-Graham 1 Sep, 1995 ISTAF Germany Berlin, Germany
15:07.50 Aisha Praught-Leer 16 May, 2019   United States Los Angeles, United States
10 km (road) 33:56 Korene Hinds 15 Jan, 2011 Bermuda International 10 K Bermuda Hamilton, Bermuda
Half Marathon 1:28:20 Tamica Thomas 2 Dec, 2006   United States San Diego, United States
Marathon 3:08:47 Jill Vincent 5 Jun, 2000   Jamaica Negril, Jamaica
100 m Hurdles 12.31 Brittany Anderson 24 Jul, 2022 World Championships United States Eugene, United States
400 m Hurdles 52.42 Melaine Walker 20 Aug, 2009 World Championships Germany Berlin, Germany
3000 m
Steeplechase
9:14.09 Aisha Praught 31 Aug, 2018 Memorial Van Damme Belgium Brussels, Belgium
High Jump 1.97 m Lamara Distin 30 Apr, 2022 Alumni Muster United States College Station, United States
Pole Vault 3.40 m # [b] Maria Newton 10 May, 1998   United Kingdom, Ashford, United Kingdom
6 Jun, 1999   United Kingdom, Wigan, United Kingdom
Long Jump 7.16 m Elva Goulbourne 22 May, 2004   Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Triple Jump 15.16 m Trecia Smith 2 Aug, 2004   Austria Linz, Austria
Shot Put 19.77 m Danniel Thomas-Dodd 27 May, 2023 USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix United States Westwood, United States
Discus Throw 67.05 m Shadae Lawrence 22 May, 2021 USATF Throws Festival United States Tucson, United States
Hammer Throw 71.48 m Daina Levy 25 Jun, 2016 Lawrence Last Chance Series #3 United States Lawrence, United States
Javelin Throw 61.10 m Olivia McKoy 10 Jul, 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas
Heptathlon 6527 pts Diane Guthrie-Gresham 2-3 Jun, 1995   United States Knoxville, United States
13.86w (100 m hurdles), 1.86 m (high jump), 13.80 m (shot put), 24.91 (-1.3 m/s) (200 m) / 6.92 m (w) (long jump), 49.04 m (javelin), 2:20.82 (800 m)
4 × 100 m Relay 41.02  Jamaica
Briana Williams
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shericka Jackson
06 Aug, 2021 Olympics Games 2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan
4 × 200 m Relay 1:29.04  Jamaica
Jura Levy
Shericka Jackson
Sashalee Forbes
Elaine Thompson
22 Apr, 2017 IAAF World Relays The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas
4 × 400 m Relay 3:18.71  Jamaica
Rosemarie Whyte
Davita Prendergast
Novlene Williams-Mills
Shericka Williams
3 Sep, 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea
Sprint Medley Relay (2,2,4,8) 3:34.56 Sherri-Ann Brooks (200 m)
Rosemarie Whyte(200 m)
Moya Thompson (400 m)
Kenia Sinclair (800 m)
Apr, 2009 Penn Relays United States Philadelphia, United States
4 × 800 m Relay 8:16.04  Jamaica
Kimarra McDonald
Simoya Campbell
Natoya Goule
Samantha James
3 May, 2014 IAAF World Relays The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas

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