2022 in the sport of athletics

Overview of the events of 2022 in the sport of athletics
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2022 in athletics was a year highlighted by an unusual number of significant athletics events. The delayed 2020 Olympic program led to the 2021 World Athletics Championships being rearranged for 2022, while events normally held in the middle years of Olympic cycles, such as the Commonwealth Games athletics program and the various continental championships (e.g. the 2022 European Athletics Championships) were also held, meaning significant numbers of athletes had several peaks in quick succession, particularly Canadian, British, Australian, Kenyan and South African athletes.

World records

Indoor

Event Perf. N Athlete(s) Nat. Date Meeting Location Ctry. R V P
Men's 1500 m
3:30.60
Jakob Ingebrigtsen  NOR
17 Feb 2022
Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin  FRA [1] [2]
Men's 60 m hurdles
7.29
Grant Holloway  USA
20 Mar 2022
World Championships Belgrade  SRB [3] P
Men's Pole vault
6.19 m
Armand Duplantis  SWE
7 Mar 2022
Belgrade  SRB P
6.20 m
Armand Duplantis  SWE
20 Mar 2022
Belgrade  SRB
Women's Triple jump
15.74 m
Yulimar Rojas  VEN
20 Mar 2022
World Championships Belgrade  SRB [4]
Women's Distance medley relay
10:33.85
[a] Heather McLean
Kendall Ellis
Roisin Willis
Elle Purrier St. Pierre
 USA
15 Apr 2022
A Night at the TRACK
Presented by New Balance Running
Boston  USA [5] [6]

Outdoor

Event Perf. W N Athlete(s) Nat. Date Meeting Location Ctry. R V P
Men's Marathon
2:01:09
Eliud Kipchoge  KEN
25 Sep 2022
Berlin Marathon Berlin  GER [7]
Men's 50 km (road)
2:40:13.00
Stephen Mokoka  RSA
6 Mar 2022
Nedbank Runified 50km Gqeberha  RSA [8] [1]
2:38:43.00
CJ Albertson  USA
8 Oct 2022
Ruth Anderson Memorial Endurance Run San Francisco  USA [9]
Men's Pole vault
6.21 m
Armand Duplantis  SWE
24 Jul 2022
World Championships Eugene  USA [10] [2] P
Women's 10 km (road)
29:14.00
Mx Yalemzerf Yehualaw  ETH
27 Feb 2022
World Athletics Label road race Castellón de la Plana  ESP [11] [3]
Women's 100 m hurdles
12.12
+0.9
Tobi Amusan  NGR
24 Jul 2022
World Championships Eugene  USA [12] P
Women's 400 m hurdles
51.41
Sydney McLaughlin  USA
25 Jun 2022
USATF Outdoor Championships Eugene  USA P
50.68
Sydney McLaughlin  USA
22 Jul 2022
World Championships Eugene  USA [13] [4]

World Athletics Series

Areas, Regional and Continental Championships

2022 World Athletics Label Road Races

[14]

Elite Platinum
Elite
Label

2022 World Athletics Continental Tour

Bronze
Challenger
  • January 22: Potts Classic in New Zealand Hastings
    • 100 m winners: New Zealand Tiaan Whelpton (m) / New Zealand Zoe Hobbs (f)
    • 800 m winners: New Zealand James Preston (m) / New Zealand Rebekah Greene (f)
    • 3000 m winners: New Zealand Sam Tanner (m) / New Zealand Kara MacDermid (f)
    • Discus Throw winners: New Zealand Connor Bell (m) / New Zealand Savannah Scheen (f)
    • Hammer Throw winners: New Zealand Anthony Nobilo (m) / New Zealand Lauren Bruce (f)
    • Long Jump winners: New Zealand Angus Lyver (m) / New Zealand Mariah Ririnui (f)
    • Pole Vault winners: New Zealand James Steyn (m) / New Zealand Olivia McTaggart (f)
    • Shot Put winners: New Zealand Tom Walsh (m) / New Zealand Valerie Adams (f)
  • January 26: Zátopek Classic in Australia Melbourne
    • 800 m winners: Australia Tom March (m) / Australia Catriona Bisset (f)
    • 1500 m winners: Australia Luke Young (m) / Australia Claudia Hollingsworth (f)
    • 10000 m winners: Australia Jack Rayner (m) / Australia Rose Davies (f)
    • Pole Vault winners: Australia Dalton Di Medio (m) / Australia Cassidy Bradshaw (f)
    • Long Jump winners: Australia Amiru Chandrasena (m) / Australia Chloe Grenade (f)
  • January 30: Cooks Classic in New Zealand Whanganui
    • 200 m winners: New Zealand Zachary Saunders (m) / New Zealand Georgia Hulls (f)
    • 400 m winners: New Zealand Joshua Ledger (m) / New Zealand Izzy Neal (f)
    • Men's 800 m winner: New Zealand James Preston
    • Women's 400 m Hurdles winner: New Zealand Alessandra Macdonald
    • High Jump winners: New Zealand Hamish Kerr (m) / New Zealand Keeley O'Hagan (f)
    • Women's Hammer Throw winner: New Zealand Lauren Bruce
    • Javelin Throw winners: New Zealand Jared Neighbours (m) / New Zealand Tori Peeters (f)
    • Triple Jump winners: New Zealand Scott Thomson (m) / New Zealand Anna Thomson (f)
    • Shot Put winners: New Zealand Tom Walsh (m) / New Zealand Lauren Bruce (f)
  • February 4: Capital Classic in New Zealand Wellington
    • 200 m winners: New Zealand Zachary Saunders (m) / New Zealand Georgia Hulls (f)
    • Women's 800 m winner: New Zealand Holly Manning
    • 1500 m winners: New Zealand Julian Oakley (m) / New Zealand Laura Nagel (f)
    • Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: New Zealand Tom Moloney
    • Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: New Zealand Amy Robertson
    • Men's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: New Zealand George Guerin
    • High Jump winners: New Zealand Marcus Wolton (m) / New Zealand Keeley O'Hagan (f)
    • Long Jump winners: New Zealand Felix McDonald (m) / New Zealand Ashleigh Bennett (f)
    • Triple Jump winners: New Zealand Scott Thomson (m) / New Zealand Anna Thomson (f)
    • Hammer Throw winners: New Zealand Anthony Nobilo (m) / New Zealand Lauren Bruce
    • Javelin Throw winner: New Zealand Jared Neighbours (m) / New Zealand Tori Peeters (f)
    • Shot Put winners: New Zealand Tom Walsh (m) / New Zealand Tapenisa Havea (f)
  • February 5: Sola Power Throws Meet in New Zealand Wellington
    • Discus Throw winners: Samoa Nathaniel Sulupo (m) / New Zealand Tatiana Kaumoana (f)
    • Shot Put winners: New Zealand Blessing Sefo (m) / New Zealand Tapenisa Havea (f)
  • February 12: Adelaide Track Classic in Australia Adelaide
  • March 16: ASA Athletics Grand Prix 1 in South Africa Bloemfontein
    • 100 m winners: South Africa Jarryd Crossman (m) / South Africa Yave Collins (f)
    • 400 m winners: South Africa Oratile Setlhabi (m) / South Africa Anname Fourie (f)
    • 800 m winners: South Africa Jabulane Ncamane (m) / South Africa Danielle Verster (f)
    • Men's 110 metre hurdles winner: South Africa Antonio Alkana
    • Women's 100 metre hurdles winner: South Africa Marione Fourie
    • Long Jump winners: South Africa Jovan Van Vuuren (m) / South Africa Lene Peens (f)
    • Men's Shot Put winner: South Africa Jason Van Rooyen
    • Men's Harmer Throw winner: South Africa Allan Cumming
    • Women's Discus Throw winner: South Africa Yolandi Stander
  • March 17–19: 16th Annual Spring Break Classic in Puerto Rico Carolina
    • 100 m winners: United States Donatien Djero (m) / British Virgin Islands Kenyatta Grate (f)
    • 200 m winners: The Bahamas Steven Gardiner (m) / Puerto Rico Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (f)
    • Men's 300 m winner: United States Andrew Hudson
    • 400 m winners: United States Nicardo Blake (m) / United States Imani Gray (f)
    • 800 m winners: Puerto Rico Derick Ortega (m) / United States Tessa McClain (f)
    • 1500 m winners: Puerto Rico Hector Pagan (m) / Argentina Carolina Lozano (f)
    • 5000 m winners: Puerto Rico Samuel Morales (m) / Puerto Rico Jorelis Vargas (f)
    • Men's 110 metre hurdles winner: Puerto Rico Angel Ruiz
    • Women's 100 metre hurdles winner: Puerto Rico Paola Vazquez
    • 400 m hurdles winners: Puerto Rico Angel Ruiz (m) / Puerto Rico Grace Claxton (f)
    • High Jump winners: Puerto Rico Luis Castro Rivera (m) / United States Dominique Biron (f)
    • Pole Vault winners: Puerto Rico Gabriel Cumba (m) / United States Viviana Quintana (f)
    • Long Jump winners: Puerto Rico Shawn Díaz (m) / Puerto Rico Paola Fernandez (f)
    • Triple Jump winners: Colombia Andres Felipe Murillo (m) / Colombia Yuli Andrea Quinto (f)
    • Shot Put winner: Puerto Rico Josean Diaz (m) / United States Virgin Islands Maia Campbell (f)
    • Harmer Throw winner: Puerto Rico Jerome Vega (m) / Jamaica Erica Belvit (f)
    • Javelin Throw winner: Colombia Arley Ibargüen (m) / Puerto Rico Coralys Ortiz (f)
    • 4 × 100 m winners: International Team ( Barbados/ United States/ Jamaica/ Bahamas) (m) /  United States (f)
    • 4 × 400 m winners:  British Virgin Islands (m) / International Team ( United States/ Puerto Rico) (f)

2022 World Athletics Combined Events Tour

[15]

Bronze

2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour

[16]

Gold
Silver
Bronze
Challenger

2021–2022 World Athletics Cross Country Tour

[17]

Gold
Silver
  • September 25, 2021: TCS Lidingöloppet in Sweden Lidingö
    • Winners: Eritrea Samuel Russom (m) / Kenya Sylvia Mboga Medugu (f)
  • November 28, 2021: International Warandecross Tilburg in Netherlands Tilburg
  • January 22: Northern Ireland International Cross Country in United Kingdom Belfast (final)
Bronze

2021–22 World Athletics Race Walking Tour

[18]

Bronze

Notes

  1. ^ Leg 1 (1200m) Heather McLean 3:14.92
    Leg 2 (400m) Kendall Ellis 52.04
    Leg 3 (800m) Roisin Willis 2:03.29
    Leg 4 (1600m) Elle Purrier St. Pierre 4:23.60

References

  1. ^ "Ratified: world indoor 1500m record for Ingebrigtsen". World Athletics. 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  2. ^ INGEBRIGTSEN'S FIRST RACE IN 2022 - Men's 1500m - Liévin Meeting World Indoor Tour 2022 New World Record
  3. ^ "Holloway earns first world indoor gold after matching 7.29m world record in 60m hurdles semifinal". World Athletics. 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Triple Jump Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ "US quartet breaks distance medley relay world record in Boston". 16 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ^ A Night at the TRACK Presented by New Balance Running April 15th 2022 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Women's Distance Medley Relay runnerspace.com
  7. ^ ELIUD KIPCHOGE CLOCKS 2:01:09 FOR NEW WORLD RECORD IN BERLIN MARATHON Fox News
  8. ^ "Mokoka breaks world record on 50km debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Albertson runs world 50km record in San Francisco | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  10. ^ "Men's Pole Vault Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. ^ Evelyn Watta (27 February 2022). "Ethiopia's Yalamzef Yehualaw breaks women's 10km road world record". olympics.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Women's 100m Hurdles Semifinal Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  13. ^ "400m Hurldes Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  14. ^ 2022 World Athletics Label Road Races
  15. ^ 2022 World Athletics Combined Events Tour
  16. ^ 2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour
  17. ^ 2021–2022 World Athletics Cross Country Tour
  18. ^ 2021–22 World Athletics Race Walking Tour
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