2023 in the sport of athletics
2023 in athletics is a year of track and field, highlighted by the main event of 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, 40 years after the very first edition in 1983.
World records
[edit]Indoor
[edit]| Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3000 m | 7:23.81
|
Lamecha Girma |  ETH
|
15 Feb 2023
|
Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin |  FRA
|
[1] | [1] | |
| Women's 400 m | 49.26
|
Femke Bol |  NED
|
19 Feb 2023
|
Dutch Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn | NED
|
[2] | ||
| Men's Pole vault | 6.22 m
|
Armand Duplantis |  SWE
|
25 Feb 2023
|
All Star Perche | Clermont-Ferrand | FRA
|
[2] | ||
| Women's Pentathlon | 5014 pts
|
[a] | Adrianna Sulek |  POL
|
3 Mar 2023
|
European Athletics Indoor Championships | Istanbul |  TUR
|
[3][4] | |
5055 pts
|
[b] | Nafi Thiam |  BEL
|
Outdoor
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Main events
[edit]World events
[edit]- The nineteenth edition of the World Championships, from 19 August to 27 August at the National Athletics Centre, in Budapest, Hungary.
- World Cross Country Championships on 18 February 2023 in Bathurst, Australia.
- The first edition of the World Road Running Championships is scheduled to take place in Riga, Latvia, from 30 September to 1 October 2023.
- World Mountain & Trail Running Championships
- This year, the World Indoor Championships have been cancelled and postponed to 2024.
Continental events
[edit]- Americas:
- Asia:
- Europe:
- Oceania:
- Africa:
- The 2023 African Games have been rescheduled in March 2024.
International meetings
[edit]- 2023 Diamond League (15 meetings from 5 May to 17 September).
- 2023 World Athletics Continental Tour
- 2023 World Athletics Indoor Tour
- 2023 World Athletics Combined Events Tour
Other events
[edit]- 2021 Summer World University Games postponed to July 2023.
- 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie.
- 2023 Arab Athletics Championships.
- 2023 Games of the Small States of Europe.
Age groups
[edit]- African U18 & U20 Championships
- 2023 Arab U23 in Radès, 1st edition
- Asian U20 Championships
- Asian U18 Championships
- Caribbean Games (U23)
- CARIFTA Games
- European U23 Championships
- European U20 Championships
- NACAC U23 & U18 Championships
Rankings
[edit]Deaths
[edit]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (15 February 2023). "Girma breaks world indoor 3000m record with 7:23.81 in Liévin". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "All-time Personal Top 10". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ FLASH: Thiam and Sulek both surpass previous world indoor pentathlon record in Istanbul World Athletics
- ^ European Athletics Indoor Championships Results 3 March 2023 - Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) 02–05 MAR 2023 World Athletics
- ^ "Sorokin breaks world 100km record". World Athletics. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Perez breaks 35km race walk world record in Podebrady". World Athletics. 21 May 2023.
- ^ "FLASH: Crouser breaks world shot put record with 23.56m in Los Angeles | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ Evelyn Watta (27 February 2022). "Ethiopia's Yalamzef Yehualaw breaks women's 10km road world record". olympics.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "3000m Steeplechase Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Mile Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Mixed 4 x 400 Metres Relay Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "2000m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Wanda Diamond League Final 2023 Hayward Field - Eugene, OR (USA) 17th September 2023 Results Pole Vault Men 2023 Diamond League
- ^ "5000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Tigst Assefa shatters marathon world record in Berlin". NBC Sports. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ Assefa smashes world marathon record in Berlin with 2:11:53, Kipchoge achieves record fifth win World Athletics
- ^ "Ratified: road mile world records for Kessler and Welteji". worldathletics.org. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Ratified: road mile world records for Kessler and Welteji". worldathletics.org. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Kelvin Kiptum smashes men’s marathon world record in Chicago CNN
- ^ "Women's 10km Road Race Results". World Athletics. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Chebet breaks world 5km record with 14:13 in Barcelona". World Athletics. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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