# List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics

The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1930 as the British Empire Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation accepts only athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations and recognises records set at editions of the Commonwealth Games. The athletics events at the Games are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, pole vault, long and triple jumps), road events and combined events (triathlon, heptathlon and decathlon). There are also several track and field events held for disabled athletes.
Many Commonwealth Games records were set over distances using imperial measurements, such as the 100-yard dash, and (as a result of metric standardisation in 1966) many records belong to defunct events. The oldest record is George Bailey's 9:52.0 minutes in the seldom used men's two mile steeplechase, which was set at the inaugural Games. The two longest lasting records in current events were both set at the 1974 edition of the Games: Englishman Ian Thompson's record of 2:09:12 hours in the Marathon, and Tanzanian Filbert Bayi's record of 3:32.16 minutes in the 1500 metres, which was also a world record.
Nathan Deakes holds two Commonwealth Games records: the 20 km and 50 km walk events. Adekunle Adesoji and Chantal Petitclerc also hold two records each in the para-sports events.

## Men's records

Statistics are correct as of August 2022
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Games |
| 100 m | 9.88 (−0.1 m/s) | Ato Boldon | Trinidad and Tobago | 17 September 1998 | 1998 Kuala Lumpur |
| 200 m | 19.80 (+1.1 m/s) | Jereem Richards | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 August 2022 | 2022 Birmingham |
| 400 m | 44.24 | Kirani James | Grenada | 30 July 2014 | 2014 Glasgow |
| 800 m | 1:43.22 | Steve Cram | England | 31 July 1986 | 1986 Edinburgh |
| 1500 m | 3:30.12 PB | Oliver Hoare | Australia | 6 August 2022 | 2022 Birmingham |
| 5000 m | 12:56.41 | Augustine Choge | Kenya | 20 March 2006 | 2006 Melbourne |
| 10,000 m | 27:09.19 | Jacob Kiplimo | Uganda | 2 August 2022 | 2022 Birmingham |
| Marathon | 2:09:12 NR | Ian Thompson | England | 31 January 1974 | 1974 Christchurch |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.08 (+0.5 m/s) | Colin Jackson | Wales | 28 January 1990 | 1990 Auckland |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.08 (+1.6 m/s) | Colin Jackson | Wales | 23 August 1994 | 1994 Victoria |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.08 (+0.9 m/s) PB | Rasheed Broadbell | Jamaica | 4 August 2022 | 2022 Birmingham |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.05 PB | Louis van Zyl | South Africa | 23 March 2006 | 2006 Melbourne |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:10.08 | Conseslus Kipruto | Kenya | 13 April 2018 | 2018 Gold Coast |
| High jump | 2.36 m NR | Clarence Saunders | Bermuda | 1 February 1990 | 1990 Auckland |
| Pole vault | 5.80 m | Steven Hooker | Australia | 24 March 2006 | 2006 Melbourne |
| Long jump | 8.41 m (+0.6 m/s) | Luvo Manyonga | South Africa | 11 April 2018 | 2018 Gold Coast |
| Triple jump | 17.86 m (+0.7 m/s) | Jonathan Edwards | England | 28 July 2002 | 2002 Manchester |
| Shot put | 22.45 m | Tomas Walsh | New Zealand | 8 April 2018 | 2018 Gold Coast |
| Discus throw | 68.20 m | Fedrick Dacres | Jamaica | 13 April 2018 | 2018 Gold Coast |
| Hammer throw | 80.26 m NR | Nick Miller | England | 8 April 2018 | 2018 Gold Coast |
| Javelin throw | 90.18 m NR | Arshad Nadeem | Pakistan | 7 August 2022 | 2022 Birmingham |
| Decathlon | 8663 pts | Daley Thompson | England | 27–28 July 1986 | 1986 Edinburgh |
| 10,000 m walk (track) | 38:36.37 NR | Evan Dunfee | Canada | 7 August 2022 | 2022 Birmingham |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:19:34 | Dane Bird-Smith | Australia | 8 April 2018 | 2018 Gold Coast |
| 50 km walk (road) | 3:42:53 | Nathan Deakes | Australia | 24 March 2006 | 2006 Melbourne |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 37.58 | Usain Bolt Kemar Bailey-Cole Nickel Ashmeade Jason Livermore | Jamaica | 2 August 2014 | 2014 Glasgow |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.03 | Michael McDonald Roxbert Martin Gregory Haughton Davian Clarke | Jamaica | 21 September 1998 | 1998 Kuala Lumpur |
Key: :
| $^{WR}$ World record | $^{AR}$ Area record | $^{NR}$ National record | $^{PB}$ Athlete's personal best |