2018 in the sport of athletics

2018 in 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

World

Regional

World records

Indoor

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

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

Men

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

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

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

World and continental athletics events

2018 World Marathon Majors

2018 IAAF Diamond League

2018 IAAF World Challenge & IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour

2018 IAAF Combined Events Challenge

2018 IAAF Cross Country Permit

2018 IAAF Race Walking Challenge

2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Gold)

2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Silver)

2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Bronze)

EA Major Competitions

EA Cross Country Permit Races

EA Indoor Permit Meetings

EA Outdoor Classic Meetings

EA Outdoor Area Permit Meetings

  • May 5 & 6: Georgian Open Championships in Georgia (country) Tbilisi
  • May 13: Meeting Elite de Montgeron in France Montgeron
  • May 19 & 20: Caucasian Cup in Georgia (country) Tbilisi
  • May 27: Meeting Elite de Forbach in France Forbach

EA Combined Events Area Permit Meetings

  • June 2 & 3: VII Meeting Internacional de Arona in Spain Arona

EA Outdoor Special Premium Meetings

  • May 10: Athens Street Pole Vault (Special Premium) in Greece Athens

CAA Major Events

NACAC Major Events

CONSUDATLE

OAA

AAA

Deaths

Athlete Nation Occupation Age Date Ref
Horace Ashenfelter  United States Steeplechaser 94 6 January [159]
Cliff Bourland  United States Sprinter 97 1 February [160]
Roger Bannister  United Kingdom Middle-distance athlete 88 4 March [161]
László Tábori  Hungary Middle-distance athlete 86 23 May [162]
Dick Quax  New Zealand Long-distance athlete 70 28 May [163]
Irena Szewińska  Poland Sprinter 72 29 June [164]
Lindy Remigino  United States Sprinter 87 11 July [165]

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  2. ^ "2018 Santa Barbara Elite 50k & Miles - 4/13/2018". royalresults.com.
  3. ^ "Tyler Andrews Runs American- and World-Record Time in 50K Around SBCC Track".
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  5. ^ IAAF's 2018 World Indoor Championships Page
  6. ^ IAAF's 2018 World Half Marathon Championships Page
  7. ^ 2018 FISU World University Cross Country Championship Website
  8. ^ IAAF's 2018 World Race Walking Team Championships Page
  9. ^ "EA's 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships Website". Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  10. ^ IAAF's 2018 World U20 Championships in Athletics Page
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  12. ^ IAAF's 2018 Continental Cup Page
  13. ^ Tokyo Marathon Website
  14. ^ Chumba and Dibaba cruise to second Tokyo Marathon titles
  15. ^ Boston Marathon Website
  16. ^ Kawauchi and Linden defy harsh conditions – and the odds – to win in Boston
  17. ^ "Virgin Money London Marathon Website". Archived from the original on 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  18. ^ Kipchoge and Cheruiyot ensure Kenyan double at London Marathon
  19. ^ BMW Berlin-Marathon Website
  20. ^ Kipchoge breaks marathon world record in Berlin with stunning 2:01:39
  21. ^ Bank of America Chicago Marathon Website
  22. ^ Farah and Kosgei notch convincing Chicago Marathon victories
  23. ^ TCS New York City Marathon Website
  24. ^ Keitany and Desisa finish strongly to take New York City Marathon titles
  25. ^ IAAF's 2018 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Results Page
  26. ^ IAAF's 2018 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Results Page
  27. ^ IAAF's 2018 Prefontaine Classic Results Page
  28. ^ IAAF's 2018 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Results Page
  29. ^ IAAF's 2018 Bislett Games Results Page
  30. ^ IAAF's 2018 Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics Results Page
  31. ^ IAAF's 2018 Meeting de Paris Results Page
  32. ^ IAAF's 2018 Athletissima Results Page
  33. ^ IAAF's 2018 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat Results Page
  34. ^ IAAF's 2018 Herculis Results Page
  35. ^ IAAF's 2018 Müller Anniversary Games Results Page
  36. ^ IAAF's 2018 Müller Grand Prix Birmingham Results Page
  37. ^ IAAF's 2018 Weltklasse Zürich Results Page
  38. ^ IAAF's 2018 Memorial Van Damme Results Page
  39. ^ IAAF's 2018 Jamaica International Invitational Results Page
  40. ^ IAAF's 2018 Golden Grand Prix Results Page
  41. ^ IAAF's 2018 Fanny Blankers-Koen Games Results Page
  42. ^ IAAF's 2018 Paavo Nurmi Games Results Page
  43. ^ IAAF's 2018 Golden Spike Ostrava Results Page
  44. ^ IAAF's 2018 Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Results Page
  45. ^ IAAF's 2018 P-T-S Meeting Hammer Throw Result Page
  46. ^ IAAF's 2018 István Gyulai Memorial Results Page (Hammer Throw only)
  47. ^ IAAF's 2018 Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo Results Page
  48. ^ IAAF's 2018 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Hammer Throw Result Page
  49. ^ IAAF's 2018 ISTAF Berlin Results Page
  50. ^ IAAF's IWC Zagreb 2018 Results Page
  51. ^ IAAF's 2018 Weltklasse in Karlsruhe Results Page
  52. ^ IAAF's 2018 PSD Bank Meeting Results Page
  53. ^ IAAF's 2018 Madrid Indoor Meeting Results Page
  54. ^ IAAF's 2018 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Results Page
  55. ^ IAAF's 2018 Copernicus Cup Results Page
  56. ^ IAAF's 2018 Müller Indoor Grand Prix Results Page
  57. ^ Roe and Bougard take top honours in Florence
  58. ^ World leads for Thiam and Warner in Gotzis
  59. ^ Abele and Schäfer take convincing wins in Ratingen
  60. ^ Ellenwood and Filip take Pan American Combined Events Cup in Ottawa
  61. ^ Mayer breaks decathlon world record in Talence with 9126
  62. ^ Molla and Teferi secure Ethiopian double in Atapuerca
  63. ^ Kibet and Rengeruk claim top spots at Campaccio
  64. ^ Cheruiyot and Kipkemboi take kenyan double in Antrim
  65. ^ Barega and Jebet triumph in Elgoibar
  66. ^ Cheptegei and Tirop prevail in Seville
  67. ^ Teenage talents Kiplimo and Gidey triumph at Cinque Mulini
  68. ^ El Bakkali and Rocha take expected titles at Almond Blossom Cross Country in Albufeira
  69. ^ a b Cool change, but sun continues to shine on Karlstrom’s summer Down Under
  70. ^ Shange, Chocho and Gonzalez shine in Monterrey
  71. ^ Bonilla sets 50km area record at South American Race Walking Championships
  72. ^ Qieyang and Garcia prevail in Rio Maior
  73. ^ Arevalo and Qieyang prevail in La Coruna
  74. ^ Arevalo and Wang take top honours in Suzhou
  75. ^ Sado beats the rain to regain Xiamen Marathon title
  76. ^ a b Ethiopians dominate once more in Houston
  77. ^ Tollesa breaks course record at Hong Kong Marathon
  78. ^ Geremew and Dereje take down course records in Dubai
  79. ^ Matsuda dominates in Osaka on marathon debut
  80. ^ Wasihun breaks course record in Barcelona
  81. ^ Boulaid breaks course record in Seville
  82. ^ Debutante Ndirangu cruises to Lake Biwa title
  83. ^ Rupp and Haylu take convincing victories at Roma-Ostia half
  84. ^ Assefa clocks 2:21:45 to take Nagoya marathon title
  85. ^ Kiptanui and Woldu beat the winds at Lisbon half
  86. ^ Loyanae and Hiru take Seoul Marathon titles
  87. ^ Legese and Cheboror take victories at Chongqing Marathon
  88. ^ Melly sizzles to 1:05:04 victory at Prague half marathon
  89. ^ Lonyangata successfully defends Paris crown, Saina takes women's title
  90. ^ Kipkemoi takes Rotterdam Marathon title
  91. ^ Walelegn clocks 59:50 Turkish all-comers record at Istanbul half marathon
  92. ^ Kiprop retains title and Bounasser takes surprise victory in heat of Vienna
  93. ^ Kosimbei and Azmeraw triumph at Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon
  94. ^ Geremew takes fourth straight win in Yangzhou
  95. ^ Kipketer breaks course record in Madrid
  96. ^ Haylay breaks course record at Yellow River Estuary International Marathon
  97. ^ Rupp and Kitur take Prague Marathon wins
  98. ^ Vrabcova-Nyvltova and Romanenko cruise to Karlovy Vary half marathon victories
  99. ^ Berta and Mohammed earn Ottawa 10km victories
  100. ^ Burka breaks Canadian all-comers record at Ottawa Marathon
  101. ^ Kamworor and Tirop score Kenyan double at Bengaluru 10k
  102. ^ Fisikovici and Traynor take top honours at České Budějovice
  103. ^ Gezahegn retains title while Mohammed wins in close finish in Lanzhou
  104. ^ Gudeta and Kiprop take Olomouc Half Marathon titles
  105. ^ Mungara takes third Gold Coast Marathon victory while Chebitok sets race record
  106. ^ Gudeta and Getahun take impressive victories in Bogota
  107. ^ Kipruto threatens world 10km record at Prague Grand Prix
  108. ^ Kiprop and Kipyokei take Usti nad Labem Half Marathon victories
  109. ^ Hassan smashes European record at Copenhagen Half Marathon
  110. ^ Favourites Kemboi and Kibarus deliver in Sydney
  111. ^ Aiyabei ends Kenyan drought at Beijing Marathon
  112. ^ a b Saina clocks 2:05:21 South American all-comers record in Buenos Aires, Mokaka takes Cape Town victory
  113. ^ a b Three race records fall in wind-swept Lisbon
  114. ^ Cherono clocks 2:04:06 Dutch all-comers record in Amsterdam
  115. ^ Debutante Gemechu clocks 1:06:50 course record at Delhi Half Marathon
  116. ^ Belete breaks course record at Toronto Marathon
  117. ^ Assefa breaks course record at Frankfurt Marathon
  118. ^ Kiptum breaks world half marathon record in Valencia with 58:18
  119. ^ a b c Road round-up: Chepngetich storms through 2:19 barrier in Istanbul, Course records for El Aaraby in Beirut and Masai at Hefei
  120. ^ a b c Road round-up: Cheptegei clocks 15km world best in Nijmegen, Melese breaks Shanghai Marathon course
  121. ^ Hattori claims upset victory in Fukuoka
  122. ^ Gebrselassie clocks 2:04:30 Spanish all-comers record in Valencia
  123. ^ a b c Road round-up: Ziani and Girma take Guangzhou victories, Eshete sprints to Saitama title
  124. ^ Gobena and Deksisa secure Ethiopian double in Mumbai
  125. ^ Waweru and Saina secure Kenyan double at Marugame Half Marathon
  126. ^ Consistent Kawauchi wins in New Taipei City
  127. ^ Kiptum breaks course record at Daegu Marathon
  128. ^ Negusse and Kiprop win in Hannover
  129. ^ Tura and Kabuu triumph at Milan Marathon
  130. ^ Tusa wins third straight Rome marathon title
  131. ^ Omullo and Ivanova take top honours in Warsaw
  132. ^ Kibet and Dida battle harsh conditions to win in Okpekpe
  133. ^ Ekiru breaks course record at Mexico City Marathon
  134. ^ Salpeter and Cheptegei prevail at Dam tot Damloop 10-miler
  135. ^ Berhanu and Mekasha notch Ethiopian doubles in Hengshui
  136. ^ a b Road round-up: Kiplimo beats Edris at Giro al Sas, Choge and Ebongon take Kosice Peace Marathon wins, Rayner and Chekwel take inaugural Commonwealth Half Marathon titles
  137. ^ a b c Road round-up: Tsegay and Claude-Boxberger prevail in Paris, Cheptegei triumphs in Durban
  138. ^ a b c Road round-up: race records smashed in Ljubljana, Adugna leads Ethiopian double in Cassis
  139. ^ a b c Road round-up: Chelimo takes US 5km title in New York, course records fall in Hangzhou, Porto and Nice
  140. ^ a b c Road round-up: Course records smashed in Shenzhen and Mersin, Ethiopian double in Kolkata
  141. ^ Wanders breaks European record at Houilles 10km
  142. ^ Kiplimo clocks 26:41 over 10km in Madrid while Kosgei and Obiri crack 30
  143. ^ Kiprotich breaks Nigerian all-comers’ record at Lagos City Marathon
  144. ^ Kipyokei sets Mexican all-comers’ record at Guadalajara Half Marathon
  145. ^ Kenya scores a double in Barcelona
  146. ^ Somikwo and Oigo beat the Baltic chill at Gdynia half
  147. ^ Sang and Njeru secure Kenyan double in Warsaw
  148. ^ Godana and Furuse land first career marathon victories in Nagano
  149. ^ Clear wins for Alemu and Kiptoo in Lodz
  150. ^ Course records fall at Kyiv Half Marathon
  151. ^ Yegon and Amelework take marathon wins in Geneva
  152. ^ Koech breaks Dalian course record
  153. ^ Records fall at Riga Marathon
  154. ^ Calvin breaks course and French records at Langueux 10km
  155. ^ Kibet and Karneyenka take top honours in Brcko
  156. ^ Negewo breaks course record at Minsk Half Marathon
  157. ^ Road round-up: Berhanu and Mekasha notch Ethiopian doubles in Hengshui, Metto leads Kenyan double in Warsaw
  158. ^ Salpeter clocks 2:24:17 course record in Florence
  159. ^ McFadden, Robert D. (7 January 2018). "Horace Ashenfelter, Olympic Victor of a Cold War Showdown, Dies at 94". The New York Times.
  160. ^ Cliff Bourland, America's oldest living gold medalist, dies at 97
  161. ^ "Sir Roger Bannister: First man to run a mile in under four minutes dies at 88". BBC Sport. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  162. ^ "Hungarian runner and coach Laszlo Tabori dies aged 86".
  163. ^ "New Zealand running great Dick Quax dies, aged 70, after long battle with cancer". Stuff.co.nz. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  164. ^ "Irena Szewinska, Champion Polish Sprinter, Is Dead at 72". www.nytimes.com. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  165. ^ Litsky, Frank (12 July 2018). "Lindy Remigino, Olympic Champion Runner, Is Dead at 87". New York Times. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

Notes

  1. ^ This performance was not officially ratified as NCAA anti-doping procedures do not meet international standards
  2. ^ This performance was not officially ratified as NCAA anti-doping procedures do not meet international standards
  3. ^ The 50,000 metres (track) is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performance
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