2020 in the sport of athletics

In 2020, the foremost competitions in the sport of athletics were the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championships held in Nanjing, China and the 2020 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland. All three were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemicm with the 2020 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships being the only event still held in 2020.

2020 in the sport of athletics
Major world events2020 Olympic Games
2019
2021


Major championships

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World

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Regional

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World and continental athletics events

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Annual competitions

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Season's bests

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Best marks of the year
Event Men Women
Athlete Mark Notes Athlete Mark Notes
60 metres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
100 metres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
200 metres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
400 metres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
800 metres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
1500 metres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
3000 metres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
5000 metres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
10,000 metres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
60 metres hurdles    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
100/110 metres hurdles    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
400 metres hurdles    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
3000 metres steeplechase    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
10 kilometres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
15 kilometres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
20 kilometres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
Half marathon    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
25 kilometres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
30 kilometres    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
Marathon    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
20 kilometres race walk    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
50 kilometres race walk    (25x17px)    (25x17px)
Pole vault    (25x17px) m    (25x17px) m
High jump    (25x17px) m    (25x17px) m
Long jump    (25x17px) m    (25x17px) m
Triple jump    (25x17px) m    (25x17px) m
Shot put    (25x17px) m    (25x17px) m
Discus throw    (25x17px) m    (25x17px) m
Javelin throw    (25x17px) m    (25x17px) m
Hammer throw    (25x17px) m    (25x17px) m
Pentathlon    (25x17px) pts
Heptathlon    (25x17px) pts    (25x17px) pts
Decathlon    (25x17px) pts
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Outdoor season's top ten performers

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All information on the season's top ten performers in outdoor events is published by World Athletics.[12]

100 metres

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200 metres

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400 metres

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800 metres

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1500 metres

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5000 metres

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10,000 metres

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110/100 metres hurdles

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400 metres hurdles

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3000 metres steeplechase

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Half marathon

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Marathon

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Pole vault

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High jump

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Long jump

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Triple jump

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Shot put

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Discus throw

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Javelin throw

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Hammer throw

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Decathlon/Heptathlon

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Competitions winners

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2019–2020 EA Cross Country Permit Meetings

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References

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  1. ^ World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Page
  2. ^ World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Page
  3. ^ World Athletics U20 Championships Page
  4. ^ EA's European Athletics U18 Championships Page
  5. ^ 2020 European Athletics Championships Website
  6. ^ "Tokyo Marathon Website".
  7. ^ "Boston Marathon Website".
  8. ^ "London Marathon Website". Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Berlin Marathon Website".
  10. ^ "Chicago Marathon Website".
  11. ^ "New York City Marathon Website".
  12. ^ Toplists 2020. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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