2018 in the sport of athletics

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In 2018, no world outdoor athletics championships was held. Major events held during the year included the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2018 IAAF Continental Cup, 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships, and 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

Major championships[edit]

World[edit]

Regional[edit]

World records[edit]

Indoor[edit]

Event Athlete Nation Result Location Date
Men's 60 metres Christian Coleman  United States 6.34 Albuquerque, New Mexico 18 February 2018
Men's 400 metres Michael Norman  United States 44.52[Note 1] College Station, Texas 10 March 2018
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Karol Zalewski
Rafal Omelko
Lukasz Krawczuk
Jakub Krzewina 		 Poland 3:01.77 Birmingham, United Kingdom 4 March 2018[1]
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Ilolo Izu
Robert Grant
Devin Dixon
Mylik Kerley 		 United States (Texas A&M) 3:01.39[Note 2] College Station, Texas 10 March 2018
Men's 4 × 800 metres relay Joseph McAsey
Kyle Merber
Chris Giesting
Jesse Garn 		 United States 7:11.30 Boston, United States 25 February 2018
Women's 4 × 800 metres relay Chrishuna Williams
Raevyn Rogers
Charlene Lipsey
Ajeé Wilson 		 United States 8:05.89 New York City, United States 3 February 2018

Outdoor[edit]

Event Athlete Nation Result Location Date
Men's 50,000 metres (track) Tyler Andrews  United States 2:46:06.80[Note 3] Santa Barbara, California 13 April 2018[2][3]
Men's half marathon Abraham Kiptum  Kenya 58:18 Valencia, Spain 28 October 2018
Men's marathon Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 2:01:39 Berlin, Germany 16 September 2018
Men's 100 kilometres run Nao Kazami  Japan 6:09:14 Lake Saroma, Japan 24 June 2018[4]
Men's decathlon Kevin Mayer  France 9126 pts Talence, France 16 September 2018
Women's 3000 metres steeplechase Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 8:44.32 Fontvieille, Monaco 20 July 2018
Women's 5K run (mixed sex race) Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui  Kenya 14:48 Prague, Czech Republic 8 September 2018
Women's half marathon (women only race) Netsanet Gudeta  Ethiopia 1:06:11 Valencia, Spain 24 March 2018
Women's 50 kilometres race walk Liang Rui  China 4:04:36 Taicang, China 5 May 2018

Awards[edit]

Men[edit]

Award Winner
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
Track & Field News Athlete of the Year  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
European Athlete of the Year  Kevin Mayer (FRA)
European Athletics Rising Star  Armand Duplantis (SWE)
 Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
The Bowerman  Michael Norman (USA)

Women[edit]

Award Winner
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Caterine Ibargüen (COL)
Track & Field News Athlete of the Year  Caster Semenya (RSA)
European Athlete of the Year  Dina Asher-Smith (GBR)
European Athletics Rising Star  Elvira Herman (BLR)
The Bowerman  Keturah Orji (USA)

Season's bests[edit]

Best marks of the year
Event Men Women
Athlete Mark Notes Athlete Mark Notes
60 metres  Christian Coleman (USA) 6.34  Murielle Ahouré (CIV) 6.97
100 metres  Christian Coleman (USA) 9.79  Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV)
 Dina Asher-Smith (GBR)		 10.85 Tie
200 metres  Noah Lyles (USA) 19.65  Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) 21.89
400 metres  Michael Norman (USA) 43.61  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 48.97
800 metres  Emmanuel Korir (KEN) 1:42.05  Caster Semenya (RSA) 1:54.25
1500 metres  Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) 3:28.41  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 3:56.68
3000 metres  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) 7:28.00  Sifan Hassan (NED) 8:27.50
5000 metres  Selemon Barega (ETH) 12:43.02  Hellen Obiri (KEN) 14:21.75
10,000 metres  Stanley Waithaka Mburu (KEN) 27:13.01  Pauline Kaveke Kamulu (KEN) 30:41.85
60 metres hurdles  Grant Holloway (USA) 7.42  Sharika Nelvis (USA) 7.70
100/110 metres hurdles  Sergey Shubenkov (ANA) 12.92  Kendra Harrison (USA) 12.36
400 metres hurdles  Abderrahman Samba (QAT) 46.98  Sydney McLaughlin (USA) 52.75
3000 metres steeplechase  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) 7:58.15  Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) 8:44.32
10 kilometres  Rhonex Kipruto (KEN) 26:46  Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui (KEN) 30:19
15 kilometres  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 41:05  Stella Chesang (UGA) 47:19
20 kilometres  Samuel Tsegay (ERI) 58:21  Damaris Muthee Mutua (BHR) 1:08:28
Half marathon  Abraham Kiptum (KEN) 58:18  Fancy Chemutai (KEN) 1:04:52
Marathon  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:01:39  Gladys Cherono Kiprono (KEN) 2:18:11
20 kilometres race walk  Sergey Shirobukov (RUS) 1:17:25  Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 1:23:39
50 kilometres race walk  Tomohiro Noda (JPN) 3:39:47  Rui Liang (CHN) 4:04:36
Pole vault  Armand Duplantis (SWE) 6.05 m  Sandi Morris (USA) 4.95 m
High jump  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)
 Danil Lysenko (ANA)		 2.40 m Tie  Mariya Lasitskene (ANA) 2.04 m
Long jump  Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB) 8.68 m  Lorraine Ugen (GBR) 7.05 m
Triple jump  Pedro Pablo Pichardo (POR) 17.95 m  Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.96 m
Shot put  Tom Walsh (NZL) 22.67 m  Gong Lijiao (CHN) 20.38 m
Discus throw  Daniel Ståhl (SWE) 69.72 m  Sandra Perković (CRO) 71.38 m
Javelin throw  Johannes Vetter (GER) 92.70 m  Kathryn Mitchell (AUS) 68.92 m
Hammer throw  Wojciech Nowicki (POL) 81.85 m  Anita Włodarczyk (POL) 79.59 m
Pentathlon —  Erica Bougard (USA) 4760 pts
Heptathlon  Kevin Mayer (FRA) 6348 pts  Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 6816 pts
Decathlon  Kevin Mayer (FRA) 9126 pts —
4×100 metres relay  Great Britain (GBR)
Chijindu Ujah
Zharnel Hughes
Adam Gemili
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake		 37.61  Great Britain (GBR)
Asha Philip
Imani-Lara Lansiquot
Bianca Williams
Dina Asher-Smith		 41.88
4×400 metres relay  United States (USA)
Ricky Morgan
Rai Benjamin
Zachary Shinnick
Michael Norman		 2:59.00  Jamaica (JAM)
Christine Day
Anastasia Le-Roy
Janieve Russell
Stephenie Ann McPherson		 3:24.00

Detailed results[edit]

World and continental athletics events[edit]

2018 World Marathon Majors[edit]

2018 IAAF Diamond League[edit]

2018 IAAF World Challenge & IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge[edit]

2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour[edit]

2018 IAAF Combined Events Challenge[edit]

2018 IAAF Cross Country Permit[edit]

2018 IAAF Race Walking Challenge[edit]