User:Jnestorius/Athletics world records history
Rules of athletics world records
- 19th century professionals exceeded amateurs
- 1912 IAAF founded
- IAAF ratification; 1977 shot put; apartheid boycott.
- doping controls
- how long is the lead-in before a new record is officially recognised? e.g. women's triple jump.
- 400 m hurdles knocked down Bob Tisdall 1932 no record.
- FAT 400m .01s 1977
- removal of yards 1977
- multination team not applicable 1967 4x100m; was added 1978 when the USC Trojans set a 1978 men's 4 × 200 m record in a race won by the multinational Tobias Striders team.[1]
- heptathlon not invalidated by javelin change
- indoor change not retrospective
- "world best" vs "world record" for road race. A 2011 decision to extend the single-sex provision to road races was reversed after objections.[2]
References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Hymans, Richard; Matrahazi, Imre (2015). "Progression of IAAF World Records" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
Citations[edit]
- ^ "A roundup of the week May 22-28". Sports Illustrated. 5 June 1978. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ Associated Press (10 November 2011). "Paula Radcliffe keeps her marathon world record in IAAF about-turn". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2017.