# List of European records in athletics

European records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the European Athletic Association. Records are kept for all events contested at the Olympic Games and some others. Unofficial records for some other events are kept by track and field statisticians. Records are kept for events in track and field, road running, and racewalking.

## Key to tables

Key:  Pending ratification  Record not kept by European Athletics  Not ratified or later rescinded by European Athletics
# = not recognised by European Athletics or/and World Athletics
a = aided road course according to World Athletics rule 31.21.3 (separation between start and finish points more than 50% of race distance or the decrease in elevation greater than one in a thousand)
est = estimate
WB = world best

## Outdoor
### Men

| Jakob Ingebrigtsen holds the two mile world best and 2000m world record, along with the 1,500m, mile and 3,000m European records. | Sergey Bubka's world and European records in pole vault have dominated the sport, marking him as one of the world's best athletes. | Jonathan Edwards broke the triple jump world record three times. | Marcell Jacobs set the European record in the 100 metres winning the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
| 100 m | 9.80 (+0.1 m/s) | Marcell Jacobs | Italy | 1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 150 m (straight) | 14.66 (+0.3 m/s) | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain | 18 May 2024 | Atlanta City Games | Atlanta, United States | |
| 200 m | 19.72 A (+1.8 m/s) | Pietro Mennea | Italy | 12 September 1979 | Universiade | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 400 m | 43.44 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | Great Britain | 7 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | |
| 800 m | 1:41.11 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 24 August 1997 | Weltklasse in Köln | Cologne, Germany | |
| 1000 m | 2:12.18 | Sebastian Coe | Great Britain | 11 July 1981 | Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | |
| 1500 m | 3:26.73 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 12 July 2024 | Herculis | Fontvieille, Monaco | |
| Mile | 3:43.73 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 16 September 2023 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | |
| Mile (road) | 3:51.3 h | Elliot Giles | Great Britain | 1 September 2024 | New Balance Kö Meile | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| 2000 m | 4:43.13 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 8 September 2023 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 3000 m | 7:17.55 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 25 August 2024 | Kamila Skolimoswka Memorial | Chorzów, Poland | |
| Two miles | 7:54.10 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 9 June 2023 | Meeting de Paris | Paris, France | |
| 5000 m | 12:45.01 | Mohamed Katir | Spain | 21 July 2023 | Herculis | Monaco, Monaco | |
| 5 km (road) | 13:12 | Jimmy Gressier | France | 12 February 2023 | Monaco Run – 5 km Herculis | Monaco | |
| 5 km (road) | 13:12 | Dominic Lobalu | Switzerland | 31 December 2023 | Cursa dels Nassos | Barcelona, Spain | |
| 10,000 m | 26:46.57 | Mo Farah | Great Britain | 3 June 2011 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | |
| 10 km (road) | 27:04 | Etienne Daguinos | France | 16 November 2024 | Urban Trail de Lille | Lille, France | |
| 10 km (road) | 26:53 | Andreas Almgren | Sweden | 12 January 2025 | 10K Valencia Ibercaja | Valencia, Spain | |
| 15 km (road) | 41:56+ | Julien Wanders | Switzerland | 8 February 2019 | RAK Half Marathon | Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | |
| 10 miles | 45:57 | Emile Cairess | Great Britain | 4 March 2023 | Podium Breaking 10 Barrowford | Barrowford, United Kingdom | |
| 20,000 m (track) | 56:20.02+ | Bashir Abdi | Belgium | 4 September 2020 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 20 km (road) | 56:03+ | Julien Wanders | Switzerland | 8 February 2019 | RAK Half Marathon | Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | |
| Half marathon | 59:13 | Julien Wanders | Switzerland | 8 February 2019 | RAK Half Marathon | Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | |
| Half marathon | 59:07 a | Mo Farah | Great Britain | 8 September 2019 | Great North Run | Newcastle upon Tyne-South Shields, United Kingdom | |
| One hour | 21330 m | Mo Farah | Great Britain | 4 September 2020 | Memorial van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 25,000 m (track) | 1:12:46.5 h | Sondre Nordstad Moen | Norway | 11 June 2020 | Bislett Impossible Games | Oslo, Norway | |
| 25 km (road) | 1:13:25+ | Bashir Abdi | Belgium | 1 March 2020 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 30,000 m (track) | 1:31:30.4 h | Jim Alder | Great Britain | 5 September 1970 | | London, United Kingdom | |
| 30 km (road) | 1:27:53 + | Bashir Abdi | Belgium | 24 October 2021 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | |
| Marathon | 2:03:36 | Bashir Abdi | Belgium | 24 October 2021 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | |
| 50 km (track) | 3:01:51+ | Aleksandr Sorokin | Lithuania | 23 April 2022 | Centurion RC 100 | Bedford, United Kingdom | |
| 50 km (road) | 2:53:51 | Aleksandr Sorokin | Lithuania | 3 July 2022 | | Alytus, Lithuania | |
| 50 miles (track) | 4:51:49 | Don Ritchie | Great Britain | 12 March 1983 | Road Runners Club Track 50 Miles | London, United Kingdom | |
| 6 hours (track) | 98.496 km+ | Aleksandr Sorokin | Lithuania | 23 April 2022 | Centurion RC 100 | Bedford, United Kingdom | |
| 100 km (track) | 6:05:41 | Aleksandr Sorokin | Lithuania | 23 April 2022 | Centurion RC 100 | Bedford, United Kingdom | |
| 100 km (road) | 6:05:35 | Aleksandr Sorokin | Lithuania | 14 May 2023 | Nord Security World’s Fastest Run | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 150 km (track) | 10:27:48+ | Aleksandr Sorokin | Lithuania | 24 April 2021 | Centurion Running Track 100 Mile | Ashford, United Kingdom | |
| 100 miles (track) | 11:14:56+ | Aleksandr Sorokin | Lithuania | 24 April 2021 | Centurion Running Track 100 Mile | Ashford, United Kingdom | |
| 100 miles (road) | 10:51:39+ | Aleksandr Sorokin | Lithuania | 6 January 2022 | Spartanion Race | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 12 hours (track) | 170.309 km | Aleksandr Sorokin | Lithuania | 24 April 2021 | Centurion Running Track 100 Mile | Ashford, United Kingdom | |
| 12 hours (road) | 177.410 km | Aleksandr Sorokin | Lithuania | 6 January 2022 | Spartanion Race | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 24 hours (road) | 319.614 km | Aleksandr Sorokin | Lithuania | 18 September 2022 | IAU 24 Hour European Championships | Verona, Italy | |
| 6 days (road) | 1045.519 km | Matthieu Bonne | Belgium | 5–11 September 2024 | 6 Day World Championships | Balatonfüred, Hungary | |
| 110 m hurdles | 12.91 (+0.5 m/s) | Colin Jackson | Great Britain | 20 August 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 300 m hurdles | 33.78 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 11 June 2020 | Impossible Games | Oslo, Norway | |
| 400 m hurdles | 45.94 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 3 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:10.68 WB | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | France | 30 June 2010 | Alma Athlé Tour | Reims, France | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:00.09 | Mahiedine Mekhissi Benabbad | France | 6 July 2013 | Meeting Areva | Saint-Denis, France | |
| High jump | 2.42 m | Patrik Sjöberg | Sweden | 30 June 1987 | BAUHAUS-galan | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| High jump | 2.42 m | Bohdan Bondarenko | Ukraine | 14 June 2014 | Adidas Grand Prix | New York City, United States | |
| Pole vault | 6.26 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 25 August 2024 | Kamila Skolimoswka Memorial | Chorzów, Poland | |
| Long jump | 8.86 m A (+1.9 m/s) | Robert Emmiyan | Soviet Union | 22 May 1987 | | Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union | |
| Triple jump | 18.29 m (+1.3 m/s) | Jonathan Edwards | Great Britain | 7 August 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| Shot put | 23.06 m | Ulf Timmermann | East Germany | 22 May 1988 | | Chania, Greece | |
| Discus throw | 74.35 m | Mykolas Alekna | Lithuania | 14 April 2024 | Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational | Ramona, United States | |
| Hammer throw | 86.74 m | Yuriy Sedykh | Soviet Union | 30 August 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | |
| Javelin throw | 98.48 m (current design) | Jan Železný | Czech Republic | 25 May 1996 | | Jena, Germany | |
| Javelin throw | 104.80 m (old design) | Uwe Hohn | East Germany | 20 July 1984 | | Berlin, Germany | |
| Decathlon | 9126 pts | Kevin Mayer | France | 15–16 September 2018 | Décastar | Talence, France | |
| Decathlon | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.55 (+0.3 m/s) 7.80 m (+1.2 m/s) 16.00 m 2.05 m 48.42 13.75 (−1.1 m/s) 50.54 m 5.45 m 71.90 m 4:36.11 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.55 (+0.3 m/s) 7.80 m (+1.2 m/s) 16.00 m 2.05 m 48.42 13.75 (−1.1 m/s) 50.54 m 5.45 m 71.90 m 4:36.11 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.55 (+0.3 m/s) 7.80 m (+1.2 m/s) 16.00 m 2.05 m 48.42 13.75 (−1.1 m/s) 50.54 m 5.45 m 71.90 m 4:36.11 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.55 (+0.3 m/s) 7.80 m (+1.2 m/s) 16.00 m 2.05 m 48.42 13.75 (−1.1 m/s) 50.54 m 5.45 m 71.90 m 4:36.11 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.55 (+0.3 m/s) 7.80 m (+1.2 m/s) 16.00 m 2.05 m 48.42 13.75 (−1.1 m/s) 50.54 m 5.45 m 71.90 m 4:36.11 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.55 (+0.3 m/s) 7.80 m (+1.2 m/s) 16.00 m 2.05 m 48.42 13.75 (−1.1 m/s) 50.54 m 5.45 m 71.90 m 4:36.11 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.55 (+0.3 m/s) 7.80 m (+1.2 m/s) 16.00 m 2.05 m 48.42 13.75 (−1.1 m/s) 50.54 m 5.45 m 71.90 m 4:36.11 |
| 3000 m walk (track) | 10:43.84 | Tom Bosworth | Great Britain | 21 July 2018 | Diamond League | London, United Kingdom | |
| 5000 m walk (track) | 19:00.73 | Tom Bosworth | Great Britain | 5 July 2015 | British Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
| 5 km walk (road) | 18:21 | Robert Korzeniowski | Poland | 15 September 1990 | | Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany | |
| 10,000 m walk (track) | 37:53:09 | Paquillo Fernández | Spain | 27 July 2008 | | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 10 km walk (road) | 37:11 | Roman Rasskazov | Russia | 28 May 2000 | | Saransk, Russia | |
| 20,000 m walk (track) | 1:18:35.2 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | 15 May 1992 | | Bergen, Norway | |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:17:02 | Yohann Diniz | France | 8 March 2015 | French Championships | Arles, France | |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:16:43 | Sergey Morozov | Russia | 8 June 2008 | | Saransk, Russia | |
| 2 hours walk (track) | 29572 m + | Maurizio Damilano | Italy | 3 October 1992 | | Cuneo, Italy | |
| 30,000 m walk (track) | 2:01:44.1 | Maurizio Damilano | Italy | 3 October 1992 | | Cuneo, Italy | |
| 35 km walk (road) | 2:23:14 | Massimo Stano | Italy | 24 July 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | |
| 35 km walk (road) | 2:21:31 | Vladimir Kanaykin | Russia | 19 February 2006 | Russian Winter Race Walking Championships | Adler, Russia | |
| 50,000 m walk (track) | 3:35:27.20 | Yohann Diniz | France | 12 March 2011 | | Reims, France | |
| 50 km walk (road) | 3:32:33 | Yohann Diniz | France | 15 August 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 37.36 | Adam Gemili Zharnel Hughes Richard Kilty Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | Great Britain | 5 October 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | |
| 4 × 200 m relay | 1:20.66 | Christophe Lemaitre Yannick Fonsat Ben Bassaw Ken Romain | France | 24 May 2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 2:55.83 | Alex Haydock-Wilson(44.60) Matthew Hudson-Smith(43.00) Lewis Davey(44.90) Charles Dobson (43.33) | Great Britain | 10 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | |
| 4 × 800 m relay | 7:03.89 | Peter Elliott Garry Cook Steve Cram Sebastian Coe | Great Britain | 30 August 1982 | | London, United Kingdom | |
| Distance medley relay | 9:24.07 | Mateusz Demczyszak (1200 m) Łukasz Krawczuk (400 m) Adam Kszczot (800 m) Marcin Lewandowski (1600 m) | Poland | 3 May 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | |
| 4 × 1500 m relay | 14:38.8 h | Thomas Wessinghage Harald Hudak Michael Lederer Karl Fleschen | West Germany | 17 August 1977 | | Cologne, West Germany | |
| Marathon road relay (Ekiden) | 2:02.34 | Yuriy Abramov (13:47) Yevgeny Rybakov (28:29) Pavel Naumov (14:19) Dmitry Maksimov (29:47) Sergey Ivanov (14:30) Anatoly Rybakov (21:42) | Russia | 23 November 2005 | International Chiba Ekiden | Chiba, Japan | |

### Women

| Only American, Ivorian and Jamaican sprinters have run faster than Christine Arron's 100 metres record. | Paula Radcliffe has two world records and three European records to her name in the long distance events. | Yelena Isinbayeva has broken her own world and European pole vault record numerous times. | Barbora Špotáková broke her national record, then the European record, then finally the world record in the javelin throw. |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
| 100 m | 10.73 (+2.0 m/s) | Christine Arron | France | 19 August 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 150 m (bend) | 16.56 (+0.6 m/s) | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands | 8 September 2020 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
| 200 m | 21.63 (+0.2 m/s) | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands | 28 August 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | |
| 400 m | 47.60 | Marita Koch | East Germany | 6 October 1985 | World Cup | Canberra, Australia | |
| 800 m | 1:53.28 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 26 July 1983 | | Munich, West Germany | |
| 1000 m | 2:28.98 | Svetlana Masterkova | Russia | 23 August 1996 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 1500 m | 3:51.95 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 5 October 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | |
| Mile run | 4:12.33 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 12 July 2019 | Diamond League | Monaco, Monaco | |
| Mile (road) | 4:30.3 h Wo | Marissa Damink | Netherlands | 1 September 2024 | New Balance Kö Meile | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| 2000 m | 5:25.36 | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 8 July 1994 | | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | |
| 3000 m | 8:18.49 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 30 June 2019 | Prefontaine Classic | Stanford, United States | |
| Two miles | 9:16.73 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | Germany | 27 May 2022 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | |
| 5000 m | 14:13.42 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 23 July 2023 | Anniversary Games | London, United Kingdom | |
| 5 km (road) | 14:44 Wo | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 17 February 2019 | 5 km Herculis | Monaco | |
| 5 km (road) | 14:41 Mx | Beth Potter | Great Britain | 3 April 2021 | Podium 5k Sub-15.30 | Barrowford, United Kingdom | |
| 5 km (road) | 14:39 Mx | Diane van Es | Netherlands | 9 February 2025 | Monaco run | Monaco | |
| 10,000 m | 29:06.82 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 6 June 2021 | FBK Games | Hengelo, Netherlands | |
| 10 km (road) | 30:21 Mx | Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain | 23 February 2003 | | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 km (road) | 30:19 Wo | Eilish McColgan | Great Britain | 22 May 2022 | Great Manchester Run | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 10 km (road) | 30:05 Mx | Lonah Chemtai Salpeter | Israel | 1 September 2019 | Tilburg 10 Miles | Tilburg, Netherlands | |
| 15 km (road) | 46:25+ Wo | Melat Yisak Kejeta | Germany | 17 October 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | |
| 15 km (road) | 46:09+ Mx | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 16 September 2018 | Copenhagen Half Marathon | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 10 miles (road) | 50:43 | Eilish McColgan | Great Britain | 17 October 2021 | Great South Run | Portsmouth, United Kingdom | |
| One hour | 18930 m | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 4 September 2020 | Memorial van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 20,000 m (track) | 1:06:55.5 | Rosa Mota | Portugal | 14 May 1983 | | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 20 km (road) | 1:02:04+ Wo | Melat Yisak Kejeta | Germany | 17 October 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | |
| 20 km (road) | 1:01:56+ Mx | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 16 September 2018 | Copenhagen Half Marathon | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Half marathon | 1:05:18 Wo | Melat Yisak Kejeta | Germany | 17 October 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | |
| Half marathon | 1:05:15 Mx | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 16 September 2018 | Copenhagen Half Marathon | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 25,000 m (track) | 1:28:22.60 | Helena Javornik | Slovenia | 19 July 2006 | | Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 25 km (road) | 1:18:06+ Mx | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 8 October 2023 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | |
| 30,000 m (track) | 1:47:05.6 | Karolina Szabó | Hungary | 22 April 1988 | | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 30 km (road) | 1:34:00+ Mx | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 8 October 2023 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | |
| Marathon | 2:13:44 Mx | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 8 October 2023 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | |
| Marathon | 2:17:42 Wo | Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain | 17 April 2005 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | |
| 50 km | 3:07:20 | Alyson Dixon | Great Britain | 1 September 2019 | 50 km World Championships | Brasov, Romania | |
| 50 miles | 5:55:41+ | Valentina Liakhova | Russia | 28 September 1996 | 100 km Track Trophy | Nantes, France | |
| 100 km (road) | 7:04:03 Mx | Floriane Hot | France | 27 August 2022 | IAU 100 km World Championships | Berlin, Germany | |
| 100 miles (track) | 14:25:45+ | Edit Bérces | Hungary | 21–22 September 2002 | Verona 24 Hour | Verona, Italy | |
| 12 hours (road) | 153.600 km | Satu Lipiäinen | Finland | 20 May 2023 | Ultra run | Kokkola, Finland | |
| 24 hours (road) |
| 24-hour run (road) | 260.678 km | Małgorzata Pazda-Pozorska | Poland | 29–30 August 2020 | ABM Jędraszek Ultrapark Weekend | Pabianice, Poland | |
| 48 hours (road) | 411.458 km | Joasia Zakrzewski | Great Britain | 12 February 2023 | Taipei 24-Hour | Taipei, Taiwan | |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.21 (+0.7 m/s) | Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria | 20 August 1988 | | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 200 m hurdles (bend) | 24.8 h (+0.4 m/s) | Yadisleidy Pedroso | Italy | 6 April 2013 | | Caserta, Italy | |
| 200 m hurdles (bend) | 25.82 (+1.7 m/s) | Patricia Girard | France | 22 September 1999 | | Nantes, France | |
| 200 m hurdles (bend) | 25.6 h (−0.7 m/s) | Patricia Girard | France | 23 August 2001 | | Nantes, France | |
| 200 m hurdles (straight) | 25.05 (+1.0 m/s) | Meghan Beesley | Great Britain | 17 May 2014 | Manchester City Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 300 m hurdles | 36.86 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 31 May 2022 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
| 400 m hurdles | 50.95 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 14 July 2024 | Resisprint International | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:52.80 | Gesa Felicitas Krause | Germany | 1 September 2019 | ISTAF Berlin | Berlin, Germany | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:58.67 | Alice Finot | France | 6 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Saint-Denis, France | |
| High jump | 2.10 m | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | Ukraine | 7 July 2024 | Meeting de Paris | Paris, France | |
| Pole vault | 5.06 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | 28 August 2009 | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| Long jump | 7.52 m (+1.4 m/s) | Galina Chistyakova | Soviet Union | 11 June 1988 | | Leningrad, Soviet Union | |
| Triple jump | 15.50 m (+0.9 m/s) | Inessa Kravets | Ukraine | 10 August 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| Shot put | 22.63 m | Natalya Lisovskaya | Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 | | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
| Discus throw | 76.80 m | Gabriele Reinsch | East Germany | 9 July 1988 | | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | |
| Hammer throw | 82.98 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 28 August 2016 | Skolimowska Memorial | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Javelin throw | 72.28 m (current design) | Barbora Špotáková | Czech Republic | 13 September 2008 | World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| Javelin throw | 80.00 m (old design) | Petra Felke | East Germany | 9 September 1988 | | Potsdam, East Germany | |
| Heptathlon | 7032 pts | Carolina Klüft | Sweden | 25–26 August 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | |
| Heptathlon | 13.15 (+0.1 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 14.81 m (shot put), 23.38 (+0.3 m/s) (200 m) / 6.85 m (+1.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.98 m (javelin), 2:12.56 (800 m) | 13.15 (+0.1 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 14.81 m (shot put), 23.38 (+0.3 m/s) (200 m) / 6.85 m (+1.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.98 m (javelin), 2:12.56 (800 m) | 13.15 (+0.1 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 14.81 m (shot put), 23.38 (+0.3 m/s) (200 m) / 6.85 m (+1.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.98 m (javelin), 2:12.56 (800 m) | 13.15 (+0.1 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 14.81 m (shot put), 23.38 (+0.3 m/s) (200 m) / 6.85 m (+1.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.98 m (javelin), 2:12.56 (800 m) | 13.15 (+0.1 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 14.81 m (shot put), 23.38 (+0.3 m/s) (200 m) / 6.85 m (+1.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.98 m (javelin), 2:12.56 (800 m) | 13.15 (+0.1 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 14.81 m (shot put), 23.38 (+0.3 m/s) (200 m) / 6.85 m (+1.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.98 m (javelin), 2:12.56 (800 m) | 13.15 (+0.1 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 14.81 m (shot put), 23.38 (+0.3 m/s) (200 m) / 6.85 m (+1.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.98 m (javelin), 2:12.56 (800 m) |
| 5000 m walk (track) | 20:01.80 | Eleonora Giorgi | Italy | 18 May 2014 | Italian Clubs League Meet | Misterbianco, Italy | |
| 5 km walk (road) | 19:46 | Kjersti Plätzer | Norway | 27 August 2006 | Internationaler Geher-Cup | Hildesheim, Germany | |
| 10,000 m walk (track) | 41:56.23 | Nadezhda Ryashkina | Soviet Union | 24 July 1990 | | Seattle, United States | |
| 10 km walk (road) | 41:04 | Yelena Nikolayeva | Russia | 20 April 1996 | | Sochi, Russia | |
| 20,000 m walk (track) | 1:26:52.3 | Olimpiada Ivanova | Russia | 6 September 2001 | | Brisbane, Australia | |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:25:02 | Elena Lashmanova | Russia | 11 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:23:39 | Elena Lashmanova | Russia | 9 June 2018 | Russian Race Walking Championships | Cheboksary, Russia | |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:24:31 | Elena Lashmanova | Russia | 18 February 2019 | Russian Winter Race Walking Championships | Sochi, Russia | |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:24:47 | Elmira Alembekova | Russia | 27 February 2015 | Russian Race Walking Championships | Sochi, Russia | |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:24:50 X | Olimpiada Ivanova | Russia | 4 March 2001 | | Adler, Russia | |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:24:56 | Olga Kaniskina | Russia | 28 February 2009 | | Adler, Russia | |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:24:58 | Elena Lashmanova | Russia | 25 June 2016 | Russian Race Walking Championships | Cheboksary, Russia | |
| 35 km walk (road) | 2:37:15 | María Pérez | Spain | 21 May 2023 | European Race Walking Team Championships | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | |
| 50 km walk (road) | 4:04:50 | Eleonora Giorgi | Italy | 19 May 2019 | European Cup | Alytus, Lithuania | |
| 50 km walk (road) | 3:57:08 # | Klavdiya Afanasyeva | Russia | 15 June 2019 | Russian Race Walking Championships | Cheboksary, Russia | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 41.37 | Silke Gladisch Sabine Rieger Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 6 October 1985 | World Cup | Canberra, Australia | |
| 4 × 200 m relay | 1:28.15 | Marlies Göhr Romy Schneider-Müller Bärbel Eckert-Wöckel Marita Koch | East Germany | 9 August 1980 | | Jena, East Germany | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:15.17 | Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olga Bryzgina | Soviet Union | 1 October 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 4 × 800 m relay | 7:50.17 | Nadezhda Olizarenko Lyubov Gurina Lyudmila Borisova Irina Podyalovskaya | Soviet Union | 5 August 1984 | | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
| Distance medley relay | 10:45.32 | Katarzyna Broniatowska (1200 m) Monika Szczęsna (400 m) Angelika Cichocka (800 m) Sofia Ennaoui (1600 m) | Poland | 2 May 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | |
| 4 × 1500 m relay | 17:19.09 | Maria Lynch Elaine Fitzgerald Pauline Thom Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 24 June 2000 | | London, United Kingdom | |
| Marathon road relay (Ekiden) | 2:14:51 | Liliya Shobukhova Inga Abitova Olesya Syreva Lidiya Grigoryeva Galina Bogomolova Mariya Konovalova | Russia | 23 November 2006 | International Chiba Ekiden | Chiba, Japan | |

### Mixed

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.87 | Kajetan Duszyński Natalia Kaczmarek Justyna Święty-Ersetic Karol Zalewski | Poland | 31 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.43 | Eugene Omalla Lieke Klaver Isaya Klein Ikkink Femke Bol | Netherlands | 3 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Saint-Denis, France |
| Shuttle hurdle relay | 54.27 | AK Sloboda, Varaždin Roko Farkaš Klara Koščak Janko Kišak Jana Koščak | Croatia | 4 May 2024 | Croatian Relay Championships | Zagreb, Croatia |

## Indoor
### Men

| Marcell Jacobs ran 60 metres European record. | Colin Jackson's European and world record in the 60 metre hurdles remains unbeaten. | Kenyan-born Wilson Kipketer dominated the 800 metres records indoors and outdoors. |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
| 50 m | 5.61 | Manfred Kokot | East Germany | 4 February 1973 | | East Berlin, East Germany | |
| 50 m | 5.61+ | Jason Gardener | Great Britain | 16 February 2000 | | Madrid, Spain | |
| 50 m | 5.59 + | Jeremiah Azu | Great Britain | 9 March 2025 | | | |
| 60 m | 6.41 | Marcell Jacobs | Italy | 19 March 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| 200 m | 20.25 | Linford Christie | Great Britain | 19 February 1995 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | |
| 400 m | 45.05 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany | 5 February 1988 | | Sindelfingen, West Germany | |
| 400 m | 45.05 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 2 March 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | |
| 600 m | 1:14.92 | Eliott Crestan | Belgium | 25 January 2025 | LBFA Allianz Championships | Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium | |
| 800 m | 1:42.67 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 9 March 1997 | World Championships | Paris, France | |
| 1000 m | 2:14.96 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 20 February 2000 | Aviva Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
| 1500 m | 3:30.60 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 17 February 2022 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin, France | |
| 1500 m | 3:29.63+ | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 13 February 2025 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin, France | |
| Mile | 3:48.93 | George Mills | United Kingdom | 11 February 2024 | Millrose Games | New York City, United States | |
| Mile | 3:48.87 | Josh Kerr | Great Britain | 27 February 2022 | Boston University Last Chance Meet | Boston, United States | |
| Mile | 3:47.56 | Azeddine Habz | France | 8 February 2025 | Millrose Games | New York City, United States | |
| Mile | 3:45.14 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 13 February 2025 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin, France | |
| 3000 m | 7:24.68 | Mohamed Katir | Spain | 15 February 2023 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin, France | |
| Two miles | 8:00.67 | Josh Kerr | Great Britain | 11 February 2024 | Millrose Games | New York City, United States | |
| 5000 m | 12:57.08 | Marc Scott | Great Britain | 12 February 2022 | BU David Hemery Valentine International | Boston, United States | |
| 5000 m | 12:54.92 | Jimmy Gressier | France | 14 February 2025 | BU David Hemery Valentine International | Boston, United States | |
| 50 m hurdles | 6.36+ | Ladji Doucouré | France | 26 February 2005 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin, France | |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.30 | Colin Jackson | Great Britain | 6 March 1994 | | Sindelfingen, Germany | |
| High jump | 2.42 m | Carlo Thränhardt | West Germany | 26 February 1988 | | West Berlin, West Germany | |
| High jump | 2.42 m X | Ivan Ukhov | Russia | 25 February 2014 | Prague Indoor | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Pole vault | 6.22 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 25 February 2023 | All Star Perche | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| Pole vault | 6.27 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 28 February 2025 | All Star Perche | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| Long jump | 8.71 m | Sebastian Bayer | Germany | 8 March 2009 | European Championships | Turin, Italy | |
| Triple jump | 17.92 m (2nd jump) | Teddy Tamgho | France | 6 March 2011 | European Championships | Paris, France | |
| Triple jump | 17.92 m (4th jump) | Teddy Tamgho | France | 6 March 2011 | European Championships | Paris, France | |
| Shot put | 22.55 m | Ulf Timmermann | East Germany | 11 February 1989 | | Senftenberg, East Germany | |
| Heptathlon | 6479 pts | Kevin Mayer | France | 4–5 March 2017 | European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| Heptathlon | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.95 7.54m 15.66m 2.10m 7.88 5.40m 2:41.08 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.95 7.54m 15.66m 2.10m 7.88 5.40m 2:41.08 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.95 7.54m 15.66m 2.10m 7.88 5.40m 2:41.08 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.95 7.54m 15.66m 2.10m 7.88 5.40m 2:41.08 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.95 7.54m 15.66m 2.10m 7.88 5.40m 2:41.08 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.95 7.54m 15.66m 2.10m 7.88 5.40m 2:41.08 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.95 7.54m 15.66m 2.10m 7.88 5.40m 2:41.08 |
| Heptathlon | 6484 pts | Sander Skotheim | Norway | 1–2 February 2025 | Tallinn Indoor Meeting | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| Heptathlon | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.04 8.19 m 15.00 m 2.06 m 8.04 5.25 m 2:37.85 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.04 8.19 m 15.00 m 2.06 m 8.04 5.25 m 2:37.85 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.04 8.19 m 15.00 m 2.06 m 8.04 5.25 m 2:37.85 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.04 8.19 m 15.00 m 2.06 m 8.04 5.25 m 2:37.85 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.04 8.19 m 15.00 m 2.06 m 8.04 5.25 m 2:37.85 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.04 8.19 m 15.00 m 2.06 m 8.04 5.25 m 2:37.85 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.04 8.19 m 15.00 m 2.06 m 8.04 5.25 m 2:37.85 |
| Heptathlon | 6506 pts | Simon Ehammer | Switzerland | 7–8 March 2025 | European Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | |
| Heptathlon | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.81 8.20 m 15.15 m 1.98 m 7.68 5.10 m 2:41.76 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.81 8.20 m 15.15 m 1.98 m 7.68 5.10 m 2:41.76 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.81 8.20 m 15.15 m 1.98 m 7.68 5.10 m 2:41.76 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.81 8.20 m 15.15 m 1.98 m 7.68 5.10 m 2:41.76 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.81 8.20 m 15.15 m 1.98 m 7.68 5.10 m 2:41.76 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.81 8.20 m 15.15 m 1.98 m 7.68 5.10 m 2:41.76 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.81 8.20 m 15.15 m 1.98 m 7.68 5.10 m 2:41.76 |
| Heptathlon | 6558 pts | Sander Skotheim | Norway | 7–8 March 2025 | European Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | |
| Heptathlon | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95 m 14.39 m 2.19 m 8.04 5.10 m 2:32.72 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95 m 14.39 m 2.19 m 8.04 5.10 m 2:32.72 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95 m 14.39 m 2.19 m 8.04 5.10 m 2:32.72 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95 m 14.39 m 2.19 m 8.04 5.10 m 2:32.72 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95 m 14.39 m 2.19 m 8.04 5.10 m 2:32.72 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95 m 14.39 m 2.19 m 8.04 5.10 m 2:32.72 | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.93 7.95 m 14.39 m 2.19 m 8.04 5.10 m 2:32.72 |
| 5000 m walk | 18:07.08 | Mikhail Shchennikov | Russia | 14 February 1995 | Russian Winter Meeting | Moscow, Russia | |
| 5000 m walk | 17:55.65 | Francesco Fortunato | Italy | 22 February 2025 | Italian Championships | Ancona, Italy | |
| 4 × 200 m relay | 1:22.11 | Linford Christie Darren Braithwaite Ade Mafe John Regis | Great Britain | 3 March 1991 | | Glasgow, United Kingdom | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.77 | Karol Zalewski Rafał Omelko Łukasz Krawczuk Jakub Krzewina | Poland | 4 March 2018 | World Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
| 4 × 800 m relay | 7:17.8 h | Valeriy Taratynov Stanislav Meshcherskikh Aleksey Taranov Viktor Semyashkin | Soviet Union | 14 March 1971 | | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 4 × 800 m relay | 7:15.77 | Moskovskaya Region Roman Trubetskoy Dmitriy Bukreyev Dmitriy Bogdanov Yuriy Borzakovskiy | Russia | 10 February 2008 | | Moscow, Russia | |

### Women

| Susanna Kallur set the 60 metre hurdles world record in 2008. | Kajsa Bergqvist broke an indoor high jump world record that had lasted over a decade. | World indoor triple jump record holder Tatyana Lebedeva has medalled in the last 3 Olympics. |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
| 50 m | 5.96+ | Irina Privalova | Russia | 9 February 1995 | | Madrid, Spain | |
| 60 m | 6.92 | Irina Privalova | Russia | 11 February 1993 | | Madrid, Spain | |
| 60 m | 6.92 | Irina Privalova | Russia | 9 February 1995 | | Madrid, Spain | |
| 200 m | 22.10 | Irina Privalova | Russia | 19 February 1995 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | |
| 400 m | 49.17 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 2 March 2024 | World Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | |
| 800 m | 1:55.82 | Jolanda Čeplak | Slovenia | 3 March 2002 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | |
| 1000 m | 2:31.93 | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 18 February 2017 | Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
| 1500 m | 3:57.91 | Abeba Aregawi | Sweden | 6 February 2014 | XL Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 1500 m | 3:57.71 X | Yelena Soboleva | Russia | 9 March 2008 | World Championships | Valencia, Spain | |
| Mile | 4:17.14 | Doina Melinte | Romania | 9 February 1990 | | East Rutherford, United States | |
| 3000 m | 8:26.41 | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 4 February 2017 | Weltklasse in Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe, Germany | |
| Two miles | 9:04.84 | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 11 February 2024 | Millrose Games | New York City, United States | |
| 5000 m | 14:30.79 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | Germany | 27 February 2020 | BU Last Chance Invitational | Boston, United States | |
| 50 m hurdles | 6.58 | Cornelia Oschkenat | East Germany | 20 February 1988 | | Berlin, East Germany | |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.68 | Susanna Kallur | Sweden | 10 February 2008 | BW-Bank Meeting | Karlsruhe, Germany | |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.67 | Ditaji Kambundji | Switzerland | 7 March 2025 | European Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.68 X | Lyudmila Narozhilenko | Russia | 2 March 1993 | | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.66 X | Lyudmila Narozhilenko | Russia | 4 March 1993 | | Seville, Spain | |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.63 X | Lyudmila Narozhilenko | Russia | 4 March 1993 | | Seville, Spain | |
| High jump | 2.08 m | Kajsa Bergqvist | Sweden | 4 February 2006 | Hochsprung mit Musik | Arnstadt, Germany | |
| Pole vault | 5.01 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | 23 February 2012 | XL Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Long jump | 7.37 m | Heike Drechsler | East Germany | 13 February 1988 | | Vienna, Austria | |
| Triple jump | 15.36 m | Tatyana Lebedeva | Russia | 6 March 2004 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| Shot put | 22.50 m | Helena Fibingerová | Czechoslovakia | 19 February 1977 | | Jablonec, Czechoslovakia | |
| Pentathlon | 5055 pts | Nafissatou Thiam | Belgium | 3 March 2023 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| Pentathlon | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.23 1.92 m 15.54 m 6.59 m 2:13.60 |
| Mile walk | 6:16.72 WB | Sada Eidikytė | Soviet Union | 24 February 1990 | | Kaunas, Soviet Union | |
| 3000 m walk | 11:40.33 | Claudia Stef | Romania | 30 January 1999 | | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 3000 m walk | 11:35.34 | Gillian O'Sullivan | Ireland | 15 February 2003 | | Belfast, United Kingdom | |
| Two miles walk | 13:11.88 WB | Ileana Salvador | Italy | 14 February 1990 | | Genoa, Italy | |
| 5000 m walk | 20:10.3 WB | Vera Sokolova | Russia | 30 December 2010 | Mordovian Championships | Saransk, Russia | |
| 10,000 m walk | 43:54.63 WB | Yelena Ginko | Belarus | 22 February 2008 | Belarusian Championships | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 4 × 200 m relay | 1:32.41 | Yekaterina Kondratyeva Irina Khabarova Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Gushchina | Russia | 29 January 2005 | Aviva International Match | Glasgow, United Kingdom | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.37 | Yuliya Gushchina Olga Kotlyarova Olga Zaytseva Olesya Krasnomovets | Russia | 28 January 2006 | Aviva International Match | Glasgow, United Kingdom | |
| 4 × 800 m relay | 8:06.24 | Team Moscow Aleksandra Bulanova Yekaterina Martynova Yelena Kofanova Anna Balakshina | Russia | 18 February 2011 | Russian Championships | Moscow, Russia | |

### Mixed

| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:15.63 | Nick Smidt Eveline Saalberg Tony van Diepen Femke Bol | Netherlands | 6 March 2025 | European Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands |

## European best (outdoor) for non-standard events
### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place |
| 100 y | 9.30 (+1.6 m/s) | Linford Christie | Great Britain | 8 July 1994 | | Edinburgh, Great Britain |
| 150 m (bend) | 14.93+ (+0.3 m/s) | John Regis | Great Britain | 20 August 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 150 m (bend) | 14.8 h | Pietro Mennea | Italy | 3 September 1979 | | Cassino, Italy |
| 200 m (straight) | 20.48 (−0.6 m/s) | Solomon Bockarie | Netherlands | 4 September 2016 | Urban Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium |
| 300 m | 31.56 | Douglas Walker | Great Britain | 19 July 1998 | | Gateshead, United Kingdom |
| 500 m (track) | 1:00.08 | Donato Sabia | Italy | 26 May 1984 | | Busto Arsizio, Italy |
| 500 m (road) | 57.91 | Mark English | Ireland | 10 September 2016 | Great North CityGames | Newcastle, United Kingdom |
| 600 m | 1:13.21 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France | 5 June 2016 | British Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| 200 m hurdles (bend) | 22.55 WB | Laurent Ottoz | Italy | 31 May 1995 | | Milan, Italy |
| 200 m hurdles (bend) | 22.5 h | Martin Lauer | West Germany | 7 July 1959 | | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 100,000 m (track) | 6:10:20 | Don Ritchie | Great Britain | 28 October 1978 | | London, United Kingdom |
| 200 m hurdles (straight) | 22.10 (+2.0 m/s) WB | Andy Turner | Great Britain | 15 May 2011 | Manchester City Games | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 1500 m walk (track) | 5:12.0+ WB | Antanas Grigaliūnas | Lithuania | 12 May 1990 | | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Mile walk (track) | 5:31.08 WB | Tom Bosworth | Great Britain | 9 July 2017 | London Grand Prix | London, United Kingdom |
| 50-mile walk (road) | 7:44:47.2 WB | Shaul Ladany | Israel | 1972 | | New Jersey, United States |
| 4 × mile relay | 15:49.08 | Eamonn Coghlan Ray Flynn Frank O'Mara Marcus O'Sullivan | Ireland | 17 August 1985 | | Dublin, Ireland |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
| 100 y | 10.45+ (+1.5 m/s) | Yevgeniya Polyakova | Russia | 27 May 2010 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
| 150 m (straight) | 16.57 (+1.1 m/s) | Desiree Henry | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Great North CityGames | Newcastle, United Kingdom | |
| 200 m (straight) | 23.29 (+0.2 m/s) | Emily Freeman | Great Britain | 16 May 2010 | Manchester City Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 300 m | 34.14+ | Marita Koch | East Germany | 6 October 1985 | World Cup | Canberra, Australia | |
| 300 m | 35.46 | Kathy Cook | Great Britain | 18 August 1984 | | London, United Kingdom | |
| 500 m | 1:05.9 WB | Tatana Kocembova | Czechoslovakia | 2 August 1984 | | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | |
| 600 m | 1:23.78 | Natalya Khrushchelyova | Russia | 2 September 2003 | Meeting de Liége | Naimette-Xhovémont, Belgium | |
| Decathlon | 8358 pts WB | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | 14–15 April 2005 | | Columbia, United States | |
| Decathlon | 12.49 (100 m), 46.19 m (discus), 3.10 m (pole vault), 48.78 m (javelin), 57.19 (400 m), / 14.22 (100 m hurdles), 6.12 m (long jump), 16.42 m (shot put), 1.78 m (high jump), / 5:15.86 (1500 m) | 12.49 (100 m), 46.19 m (discus), 3.10 m (pole vault), 48.78 m (javelin), 57.19 (400 m), / 14.22 (100 m hurdles), 6.12 m (long jump), 16.42 m (shot put), 1.78 m (high jump), / 5:15.86 (1500 m) | 12.49 (100 m), 46.19 m (discus), 3.10 m (pole vault), 48.78 m (javelin), 57.19 (400 m), / 14.22 (100 m hurdles), 6.12 m (long jump), 16.42 m (shot put), 1.78 m (high jump), / 5:15.86 (1500 m) | 12.49 (100 m), 46.19 m (discus), 3.10 m (pole vault), 48.78 m (javelin), 57.19 (400 m), / 14.22 (100 m hurdles), 6.12 m (long jump), 16.42 m (shot put), 1.78 m (high jump), / 5:15.86 (1500 m) | 12.49 (100 m), 46.19 m (discus), 3.10 m (pole vault), 48.78 m (javelin), 57.19 (400 m), / 14.22 (100 m hurdles), 6.12 m (long jump), 16.42 m (shot put), 1.78 m (high jump), / 5:15.86 (1500 m) | 12.49 (100 m), 46.19 m (discus), 3.10 m (pole vault), 48.78 m (javelin), 57.19 (400 m), / 14.22 (100 m hurdles), 6.12 m (long jump), 16.42 m (shot put), 1.78 m (high jump), / 5:15.86 (1500 m) | 12.49 (100 m), 46.19 m (discus), 3.10 m (pole vault), 48.78 m (javelin), 57.19 (400 m), / 14.22 (100 m hurdles), 6.12 m (long jump), 16.42 m (shot put), 1.78 m (high jump), / 5:15.86 (1500 m) |
| 3000 m walk (track) | 11:48.24 WB | Ileana Salvador | Italy | 29 August 1993 | | Padua, Italy | |

## European best (indoor) for non-standard events
### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place |
| 55 m | 6.13 A | Frank Emmelmann | East Germany | 3 February 1984 | | Albuquerque, United States |
| 150 m | 15.53 OT | Rytis Sakalauskas | Lithuania | 11 February 2010 | Botnia Games | Korsholm, Finland |
| 300 m | 32.15 | Pavel Maslák | Czech Republic | 9 February 2014 | Indoor Flanders Meeting | Ghent, Belgium |
| 500 m | 1:00.36 | Pavel Maslák | Czech Republic | 25 February 2014 | Prague Indoor | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2000 m | 4:52.90 | Sergio Sánchez | Spain | 23 January 2010 | | Oviedo, Spain |
| 10,000 m | 28:12.4 h | Emiel Puttemans | Belgium | 22 February 1975 | | Pantin, France |
| 55 m hurdles | 7.01 | Stéphane Caristan | France | 27 February 1987 | USA Championships | New York City, United States |
| 300 m hurdles | 34.26 OT | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 10 February 2018 | Avoimet Pirkanmaan | Tampere, Finland |
| 400 m hurdles | 50.21 | Richard Yates | Great Britain | 19 February 2011 | Aviva Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:21.56 | Andrei Farnosov | Russia | 14 February 2010 | Indoor Flanders Meeting | Ghent, Belgium |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.46 | Aleksandr Zagoruyko | Soviet Union | 21 February 1982 | | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Weight throw | 25.68 m | Libor Charfreitag | Slovakia | 5 March 2005 | | Sterling, United States |
| Discus throw | 69.51 m | Gerd Kanter | Estonia | 22 March 2009 | World Record Indoor Challenge | Växjö, Sweden |
| Javelin throw | 85.78 m (current design) | Matti Närhi | Finland | 3 March 1996 | | Kajaani, Finland |
| Mile walk | 5:34.45 | Andreas Gustafson | Sweden | 15 February 2014 | Millrose Games | New York City, United States |
| 3000 m walk | 10:30.28 | Tom Bosworth | Great Britain | 25 February 2018 | Glasgow Grand Prix | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Two miles walk | 11:54.50 | Valdas Kazlauskas | Soviet Union | 24 February 1990 | | Kaunas, Soviet Union |
| 15,000 m walk | 1:00:03.9 | Valdas Kazlauskas | Soviet Union | 24 January 1987 | | Kaunas, Soviet Union |
| 20,000 m walk | 1:20:40.0 OT | Ronald Weigel | East Germany | 27 January 1980 | | Senftenberg, East Germany |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place |
| 55 m | 6.62 | Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 28 February 1986 | | New York City, United States |
| 100 y | 10.67 | Heather Hunte | Great Britain | 17 February 1978 | | Senftenberg, East Germany |
| 100 m | 11.15 WB | Marita Koch | East Germany | 12 January 1980 | | East Berlin, East Germany |
| 300 m | 35.45 WB | Irina Privalova | Russia | 17 January 1993 | | Moscow, Russia |
| 500 m | 1:05.63 WB | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 4 February 2023 | New Balance Indoor Grand Prix | Boston, United States |
| 600 m | 1:23.41 WB | Keely Hodgkinson | Great Britain | 28 January 2023 | Manchester World Indoor Tour | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 2000 m | 5:30.53 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 8 March 1998 | | Sindelfingen, Germany |
| Marathon | 2:42:30 | Laura Manninen | Finland | 25 March 2017 | The Armory Indoor Marathon | New York City, United States |
| 55 m hurdles | 7.37 | Cornelia Oschkenat | East Germany | 27 February 1987 | USA Championships | New York City, United States |
| 300 m hurdles | 40.09 OT WB | Stine Tomb | Norway | 5 February 2011 | Finland-Sweden-Norway Indoor Match | Tampere, Finland |
| 400 m hurdles | 56.66 | Sara Slott Petersen | Denmark | 18 February 2012 | Meeting National | Val-de-Reuil, France |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:47.79 | Maruša Mišmaš | Slovenia | 19 February 2020 | Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais | Liévin, France |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:07.00 WB | Tatyana Petrova | Russia | 17 February 2006 | | Moscow, Russia |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:54.2 WB | Marcela Lustigova | Czech Republic | 11 February 2010 | Botnia Games | Korsholm, Finland |
| Weight throw | 23.73 m | Ida Storm | Sweden | 15 February 2017 | | Malmö, Sweden |
| Discus throw | 65.23 m Mx WB | Shanice Craft | Germany | 10 February 2023 | ISTAF Indoor | Berlin, Germany |
| Javelin throw | 57.75 m (current design) | Anna Wessman | Sweden | 10 March 2012 | World Indoor Throwing | Växjö, Sweden |
| Javelin throw | 64.68 m (old design) | Mikaela Ingberg | Finland | 5 March 1995 | | Kajaani, Finland |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 44.39 | Anne-Kathrin Elbe Anne Möllinger Cathleen Tschirch Marion Wagner | Germany | 31 January 2010 | BW-Bank Meeting | Karlsruhe, Germany |