1994 in the sport of athletics explained

1994 in athletics
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This article contains an overview of the year 1994 in athletics.

International events

World records

Men

EVENT	ATHLETE	MARK	DATE	VENUE
100 metres		9.85	6 July	Lausanne, Switzerland
3,000 metres		7:25.11	2 August	Monte Carlo
5,000 metres		12:56.96	4 June	Hengelo, Netherlands
10,000 metres		26:52.23	22 July	Oslo, Norway
4 × 200 m Relay	Santa Monica • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Floyd Heard • Carl Lewis	1:18.68	17 April	Walnut, United States
Pole vault		6.14m	31 July	Sestriere, Italy

Women

EVENT	MARK	DATE	VENUE
2,000 metres	5:25.36	8 July	Edinburgh, Great Britain
Pole vault	4.12m	22 October	Guangzhou, China
Hammer throw	66.84	23 February	Adler, Russia

Uta Pippig (GER) equals the world record in the women's Half Marathon held by South Africa's Elana Meyer since 1991-05-18, clocking 1:07:59 on 1994-03-20 in Kyoto, Japan.

Awards

Men

1994 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS	ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year
Track & Field Athlete of the Year
European Athlete of the Year Award
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award

Women

1994 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS	ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year
Track & Field Athlete of the Year
European Athlete of the Year Award
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		9.85
2.		9.91
3.		9.94

5.		9.95

200 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		19.87
2.		19.94
3.		19.97
4.		20.10
5.		20.19

400 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		43.90
2.		44.32
3.		44.43
4.		44.59
5.		44.68

800 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		1:43.17
2.		1:43.29
3.		1:43.50
4.		1:43.73
5.		1:44.07

1,500 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		3:30.61
2.		3:30.66
3.		3:32.71
4.		3:32.73
5.		3:33.61

Mile

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		3:48.67
2.		3:48.94
3.		3:50.67
4.		3:50.91
5.		3:51.31

3,000 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		7:25.11
2.		7:34.36
3.		7:34.69
4.		7:35.08
5.		7:35.23

5,000 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		12:56.96
2.		13:00.54
3.		13:02.93
4.		13:03.36
5.		13:03.85

10,000 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		26:52.23
2.		27:15.00
3.		27:17.20
4.		27:18.59
5.		27:20.51

Marathon

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		2:07:15
2.		2:07:19
3.		2:07:51
4.		2:08:08
5.		2:08:09

110 m Hurdles

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		12.98
2.		13.07
3.		13.14
4.		13.16
5.		13.22

400 m Hurdles

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		47.70
2.		47.90
3.		48.05
4.		48.06
5.		48.18

3000 m Steeplechase

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		8:08.80
2.		8:10.20
3.		8:10.56
4.		8:10.84
5.		8:11.11

High jump

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.		2.42
2.		2.35

4.		2.34
5.		2.33

Long jump

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		8.74
2.		8.66
3.		8.63
4.		8.58
5.		8.47

Triple jump

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		17.68
2.		17.62
3.		17.61
4.		17.55
5.		17.43

Discus

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		68.58
2.		66.08

4.		66.00
5.		65.80

Shot put

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		21.09
2.		21.07
3.		21.05
4.		20.94

Hammer

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		83.36
2.		83.14
3.		82.50
4.		82.02
5.		81.72

Javelin (new design)

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		91.82
2.		90.06
3.		87.34
4.		86.76
5.		86.36

Pole vault

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.		6.14
2.		6.00
3.		5.97
4.		5.94
5.		5.92

Decathlon

See main article: 1994 Decathlon Year Ranking.

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
1.		8735
2.		8715
3.		8548
4.		8505
5.		8453

Women's Best Year Performers

60 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		6.93
2.		6.99
3.		7.00
4.		7.06
5.		7.10

100 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		10.77
2.		10.78
3.		10.82
4.		10.99
5.		11.01

200 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		21.85
2.		22.02
3.		22.07
4.		22.25
5.		22.29

400 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		49.77
2.		50.04
3.		50.05
4.		50.11
5.		50.19

800 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		1:55.19
2.		1:56.53
3.		1:57.87
4.		1:58.07
5.		1:58.27

1,500 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		3:59.10
2.		3:59.78
3.		4:00.34
4.		4:01.05

Mile

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		4:17.25
2.		4:22.09
3.		4:22.64
4.		4:23.88
5.		4:24.64

3,000 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		8:21.64
2.		8:29.60
3.		8:32.17
4.		8:40.08
5.		8:40.48

5,000 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		15:05.94
2.		15:06.18
3.		15:06.91
4.		15:09.10
5.		15:10.38

10,000 metres

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		30:50.34
2.		30:52.51
3.		31:04.25
4.		31:19.11
5.		31:31.08

Marathon

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		2:21:45
2.		2:23:33
3.		2:25:15

5.		2:25:19

60 metres hurdles

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		7.83
2.		7.85
3.		7.89
4.		7.90
5.		7.91

100 m Hurdles

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		12.53

3.		12.56
4.		12.62
5.		12.69

400 m Hurdles

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		53.33
2.		53.72
3.		54.11
4.		54.48
5.		54.52

High Jump

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.		2.00 m


4.		1.98 m

Long Jump

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		7.49 m
2.		7.29 m
3.		7.20 m
4.		7.09 m

Triple Jump

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		14.98 m
2.		14.94 m
3.		14.91 m
4.		14.89 m
5.		14.60 m

Shot Put

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		20.74 m
2.		20.56 m
3.		20.54 m
4.		20.08 m
5.		20.06 m

Javelin (old design)

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		71.40
2.		71.32
3.		69.20
4.		6.56
5.		66.40

Heptathlon

RANK	1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
1.		6741
2.		6665
3.		6606
4.		6598
5.		6596

Deaths

September 23 – Antanas Mikėnas (70), Soviet-Lithuanian racewalker (b. 1924)

1994 in the sport of athletics explained

International events

World records

Men

Women

Awards

Men

Women

Men's Best Year Performers

Women's Best Year Performers

Deaths

References