2017 in the sport of athletics

2017 in athletics
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In 2017, the foremost athletics event was the World Championships in London. The other major global-level competition in 2017 was the World Cross Country Championships.

Major championships

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World

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Regional

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Seasonal events

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World records

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Indoor

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Event Athlete Nation Result Location Date
Men's 300 metres Noah Lyles  United States 31.87[Note 1] Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 4 March
Men's 600 metres Casimir Loxsom  United States 1:14.91[Note 2] University Park, Pennsylvania, United States 27 January
Men's marathon Christopher Zablocki  United States 2:21:48[Note 3] New York City, United States 25 March
Men's 300 metres hurdles Karsten Warholm  Norway 34.92[Note 4] Tampere, Finland 11 February
Men's 4×1 mile relay Donn Cabral, Ford Palmer, Graham Crawford, Kyle Merber  United States 16:12.81[Note 5] New York City, United States 18 February
Women's 2000 metres Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 5:23.75 Sabadell, Spain 7 February
Women's marathon Laura Manninen  Finland 2:42:30[Note 6] New York City, United States 25 March
Women's weight throw Gwen Berry  United States 25.60A[Note 7] Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 4 March
Women's distance medley relay Emma Coburn, Sydney McLaughlin, Brenda Martinez, Jenny Simpson  United States 10:40.31[Note 8] Boston, Massachusetts, United States 28 January

Outdoor

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Event Athlete Nation Result Location Date
Men's marathon Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 2:00:25[Note 9] Monza, Italy 6 May
Women's 200 metres hurdles (bend) Lauren Wells  Australia 25.79[Note 10] Canberra, Australia 21 January
Women's 2000 metres Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 5:23.75i[Note 11] Sabadell, Spain 7 February
Women's 10 km (road) Joyciline Jepkosgei  Kenya 30:04+ Prague, Czech Republic 1 April
Women's 15 km (road) Joyciline Jepkosgei  Kenya 45:37+ Prague, Czech Republic 1 April
Women's 20 km (road) Peres Jepchirchir  Kenya 1:01:40+ Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates 10 February
Joyciline Jepkosgei  Kenya 1:01:25+ Prague, Czech Republic 1 April
Women's half marathon Peres Jepchirchir  Kenya 1:05:06 Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates 10 February
Joyciline Jepkosgei  Kenya 1:04:52 Prague, Czech Republic 1 April
Women's 25 km (road) Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  Kenya 1:19:43+ London, United Kingdom 23 April
Women's 30 km (road) Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  Kenya 1:36:05+ London, United Kingdom 23 April
Women's marathon Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  Kenya 2:17:01 London, United Kingdom 23 April
Women's 50 km race walk Inês Henriques  Portugal 4:08:26 Porto de Mós, Portugal 15 January
Women's sprint medley relay Morolake Akinosun, English Gardner, Dezerea Bryant, Miki Barber  United States 1:35.59[Note 12] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 29 April

Awards

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Men

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Award Winner
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)
Track & Field News Athlete of the Year  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)
European Athlete of the Year  Johannes Vetter (GER)
European Athletics Rising Star  Karsten Warholm (NOR)
The Bowerman  Christian Coleman (USA)

Women

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Award Winner
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year  Anita Włodarczyk (POL)
European Athlete of the Year  Katerina Stefanidi (GRE)
European Athletics Rising Star  Yuliya Levchenko (UKR)
The Bowerman  Raevyn Rogers (USA)

Season's bests

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Best marks of the year
Event Men Women
Athlete Mark Notes Athlete Mark Notes
60 metres  Ronnie Baker (USA)
 Christian Coleman (USA)
6.45 Tie  Elaine Thompson (JAM) 6.98
100 metres  Christian Coleman (USA) 9.82  Elaine Thompson (JAM) 10.71
200 metres  Isaac Makwala (BOT) 19.77  Tori Bowie (USA) 21.77
400 metres  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 43.62  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 49.46
800 metres  Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir (KEN) 1:43.10  Caster Semenya (RSA) 1:55.16
1500 metres  Elijah Motonei Manangoi (KEN) 3:28.80  Sifan Hassan (NED) 3:56.14
3000 metres  Ronald Kwemoi (KEN) 7:28.73  Hellen Onsando Obiri (KEN) 8:23.14
5000 metres  Muktar Edris (ETH) 12:55.23  Hellen Onsando Obiri (KEN) 14:18.37
10,000 metres  Mohamed Farah (GBR) 26:49.51  Almaz Ayana (ETH) 30:16.32
60 metres hurdles  Andrew Pozzi (GBR) 7.43  Kendra Harrison (USA) 7.74 A
100/110 metres hurdles  Omar McLeod (JAM) 12.90  Kendra Harrison (USA) 12.28
400 metres hurdles  Kyron McMaster (IVB) 47.80  Dalilah Muhammad (USA) 52.64
3000 metres steeplechase  Evan Jager (USA) 8:01.29  Ruth Jebet (BHR) 8:55.29
10 kilometres  Benard Kimeli (KEN) 27:10  Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 29:43
15 kilometres  Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (KEN) 41:16  Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 45:37
20 kilometres  Alex Oloitiptip Korio (KEN)
 Jorum Lumbasi Okombo (KEN)
 Abraham Naibei Cheroben (BHR)
55:51 Tie  Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 1:01:25
Half marathon  Abraham Naibei Cheroben (BHR) 58:40  Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 1:04:51
25 kilometres  Nicholas Kipchirchir Korir (KEN)
 Cosmas Jairus Birech (KEN)
 Barselius Kipyego (KEN)
1:12:46 Tie  Valary Jemeli Aiyabei (KEN) 1:21:23
30 kilometres  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
 Guye Adola (ETH)
1:27:24 Tie  Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (KEN) 1:36:05
Marathon  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:03:32  Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (KEN) 2:17:01
100 kilometres run  Tatsuya Itagaki (JPN) 6:14:18  Nikolina Sustic (CRO)
 Nele Alder-Baerens (GER)
7:34:36
20 kilometres race walk  Wang Kaihua (CHN) 1:17:54  Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 1:25:18
50 kilometres race walk  Yohann Diniz (FRA) 3:33:12  Inês Henriques (POR) 4:05:56
Pole vault  Sam Kendricks (USA) 6.00 m  Ekateríni Stefanídi (GRE) 4.91 m
High jump  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2.40 m  Mariya Lasitskene (ANA) 2.06 m
Long jump  Luvo Manyonga (RSA) 8.65 m  Brittney Reese (USA) 7.13 m +2.0
Triple jump  Christian Taylor (USA) 18.11 m  Yulimar Rojas (VEN) 14.96 m -0.3
Shot put  Ryan Crouser (USA) 22.65 m  Lijiao Gong (CHN) 20.11 m
Discus throw  Daniel Ståhl (SWE) 71.29 m  Sandra Perković (CRO) 71.41 m
Javelin throw  Johannes Vetter (GER) 94.44 m  Sara Kolak (CRO) 68.43 m
Hammer throw  Pawel Fajdek (POL) 83.44 m  Anita Włodarczyk (POL) 82.87 m
Pentathlon  Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 4870 pts
Heptathlon  Kevin Mayer (FRA) 6479 pts  Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 7013 pts
Decathlon  Kevin Mayer (FRA) 8768 pts
4 × 100 metres relay  Great Britain (GBR)
Chijindu Ujah
Adam Gemili
Daniel Talbot
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
37.47  United States (USA)
Aaliyah Brown
Allyson Felix
Morolake Akinosun
Tori Bowie
41.82
4 × 400 metres relay  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
Jarrin Solomon
Jereem Richards
Machel Cedenio
Lalonde Gordon
2:58.12  United States (USA)
Quanera Hayes
Allyson Felix
Shakima Wimbley
Phyllis Francis
3:19.02

Detailed results

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2017 World athletics championships

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2017 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Silver)

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2017 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Bronze)

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2017 IAAF Cross Country Permit

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