Usain Bolt set the world record for the men's 100-meter dash at 9.58 seconds in 2009.

Florence Griffith Joyner set the world record for the women's 200-meter dash at 21.34 seconds in 1988.

Wayde van Niekerk set the world record for the men's 400-meter dash at 43.03 seconds in 2016.

Caster Semenya set the world record for the women's 800-meter run at 1:54.25 in 2016.

Hicham El Guerrouj set the world record for the men's 1500-meter run at 3:26.00 in 1998.

Letesenbet Gidey set the world record for the women's 5000-meter run at 14:06.62 in 2020.

Joshua Cheptegei set the world record for the men's 10,000-meter run at 26:11.00 in 2020.

Brigid Kosgei set the world record for the women's marathon at 2:14:04 in 2019.

Javier Sotomayor set the world record for the men's high jump at 2.45 meters in 1993.

Yelena Isinbayeva set the world record for the women's pole vault at 5.06 meters in 2009.

Mike Powell set the world record for the men's long jump at 8.95 meters in 1991.

Yulimar Rojas set the world record for the women's triple jump at 15.67 meters in 2021.

Ryan Crouser set the world record for the men's shot put at 23.30 meters in 2021.

Gabriele Reinsch set the world record for the women's discus throw at 76.80 meters in 1988.

Jan Železný set the world record for the men's javelin throw at 98.48 meters in 1996.