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.
Event | Perf. | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V | P |
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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] |
Event | Perf. | W | N | Athlete(s) | Nat. | Date | Meeting | Location | Ctry. | R | V | P |
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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 | Stephen Mokoka | RSA | 6 Mar 2022 | Nedbank Runified 50km | Gqeberha | RSA | [8] | ||||
2:38:43 | 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] | P | |||
Women's 10 km (road) | 29:14 | Mx | Yalemzerf Yehualaw | ETH | 27 Feb 2022 | World Athletics Label road race | Castellón de la Plana | ESP | [11] | |||
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] |
The Czechoslovak Athletics Championships was an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Czechoslovakia Athletics Association, which served as the national championship for the sport in Czechoslovakia.
The Belgian Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Royal Belgian Athletics League, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Belgium.
In 2017, the foremost athletics event was the World Championships in London. The other major global-level competition in 2017 was the World Cross Country Championships.
In 2018, no world outdoor athletics championships was held. Major events held during the year included the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2018 IAAF Continental Cup, 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships, and 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
The Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships was an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Soviet Athletics Federation, which served as the Soviet national championship for the sport. Typically held over two to three days in February during the Soviet winter, it was a later development to the national programme, supplementing the main outdoor Soviet Athletics Championships held in the summer.
The Dutch Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in the Netherlands. It is typically held as a two- or three-day event in the Dutch summer, ranging from late June to early August. The venue of the championships varies, though Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium has been a regular host.
The West German Athletics Championships was an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the German Athletics Association, which served as the West German national championships for the sport. The two- or three-day event was held in summer months, varying from late June to early August, and the venue changed annually.
The Nordic Indoor Athletics Championships was an international athletics competition between four Nordic countries – Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. It was held twice, in 1986 and 1987. The Nordic Indoor Athletics Match, first contested in 2011, replaced the championships.
In 2019, the main athletic events were the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, the 2019 IAAF World Relays, and the 2019 World Athletics Championships.
The Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Swedish Athletics Association, which serves as the Swedish national championship for the sport. The competition started as a non–official standing jumps contest in 1960, held at the Johanneshovs Isstadion in Stockholm. It expanded to a full indoor track and field competition in 1966, then later attained national championship status in 1984.
The East German Indoor Athletics Championships was an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the East German Athletics Association, which served as the national championship for the sport in East Germany. Typically held over two days in February during the German winter, it was first held in 1964.
The West German Indoor Athletics Championships was an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the German Athletics Association, which served as the national championship for the sport in West Germany. Typically held over two days in February during the German winter, it was first held in 1954.
The Polish Indoor Athletics Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Polish Athletic Association, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Poland. Typically held over two to three days in February during the Dutch winter, it was first added to the national calendar in 1933, supplementing the main outdoor Polish Athletics Championships held in the summer since 1920. The national indoor competition was held from 1933 to 1956. After a near twenty-year gap, the championships was restored to its annual fixture in 1973.
The Swiss Indoor Athletics Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Swiss Athletics Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Switzerland. Typically held over two to three days in February during the Swiss winter, it was first added to the national calendar in 1982, supplementing the main outdoor Swiss Athletics Championships held in the summer since 1906.
The Swiss Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Swiss Athletics Federation, which serves as the national championships for the sport in Switzerland. The two-day event is typically held in mid-summer and the venue varies on an annual basis. It is open to adults of all ages and is thus referred to as the senior or élite championships.
The Bulgarian Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Bulgarian Athletic Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Bulgaria.
The Austrian Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Austrian Athletics Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Austria.
The Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Finnish Amateur Athletic Association, which serves as the Finnish national championship for the sport. First held in 1962, the competition was open to non-Finnish athletes and several foreign athletes were crowned as Finnish champions. The championship titles were restricted to Finnish nationals from 1987 onwards, with foreign competitors reduced to guest status only.
The Czechoslovak Indoor Athletics Championships was an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Czechoslovak Athletics Federation, which served as the national championship for the sport in Czechoslovakia. Held over two days in February during the Czechoslovak winter, it was added to the national calendar in 1969 following the creation of a suitable indoor athletics venue in Jablonec nad Nisou. A Czech-only championship was held at the venue a year earlier.
2024 in athletics is a year of track and field and road and country and mountain, highlighted by the main event of 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.