| 2013 in athletics | |
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| Year: | 2013 in sports |
In 2013, the foremost competition in athletics was the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. The International Association of Athletics Federations will hold two other global level competitions this year: the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. The IAAF World Cross Country Championships will return after its move to a biennial format.[1]
The Diamond League enters its fourth year as the foremost seasonal track and field series.
| 60 metres | 6.48 | 6.99 | |||||
| 100 metres | 9.77 | 10.71 | |||||
| 200 metres | 19.66 | 22.13 | |||||
| 400 metres | 43.74 | 49.33 | |||||
| 800 metres | 1:42.37 | 1:56.72 | |||||
| 1500 metres | 3:27.72 | 3:56.60 | |||||
| Mile run | 3:49.48 | 4:27.02 | |||||
| 3000 metres | 7:30.16 | 8:26.95 | |||||
| 5000 metres | 12:51.34 | 14:23.68 | |||||
| 10,000 metres | 26:51.02 | 30:08.06 | |||||
| 60 metres hurdles | 7.49 | 7.78 | |||||
| 100/110 metres hurdles | 13.00 | 12.26 | |||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 47.69 | 52.83 | |||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 7:59.03 | 9:11.65 | |||||
| 10K run | 27:30 | 30:30 | |||||
| Half marathon | 58:54 | 66:09 | |||||
| Marathon | 2:03:23 | 2:19:57 | |||||
| 20 kilometres race walk | 1:18:28 | 1:25:49 | |||||
| 50 kilometres race walk | 3:37:56 | align=center colspan=3 | — | ||||
| Pole vault | 6.02 m | 5.02 m | |||||
| High jump | 2.41 m | 2.04 m | |||||
| Long jump | 8.56 m | 7.25 m | |||||
| Triple jump | 18.04 m | 14.88 m | |||||
| Shot put | 22.28 m | 20.98 m | |||||
| Discus throw | 71.84 m | 68.96 m | |||||
| Javelin throw | 89.03 m | 70.53 m | |||||
| Hammer throw | 82.40 m | 78.80 m | |||||
| Pentathlon | align=center colspan=3 | — | 4851 pts | ||||
| Heptathlon | 6372 pts | 6623 pts | |||||
| Decathlon | 8809 pts | align=center colspan=3 | — | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | 37.36 | 41.29 | |||||
| 4×400 metres relay | 2:58.71 | 3:20.19 |