Commonwealth Games athletics records Event Athlete/Team Country Record Year Venue Men’s 100m Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago 9.88 (seconds) 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Reference Women’s 100m Debbie Ferguson The Bahamas 10.91 (seconds) 2002 Manchester, England Men’s 200m Frank ‘Frankie’ Fredericks Namibia 19.97 (seconds) 1994 Victoria, Canada Women’s 200m Merlene Joyce Ottey Jamaica 22.19 (seconds) 1982 Brisbane, Australia Men’s 400m Iwan Gwyn Thomas Wales 44.52 (seconds) 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Women’s 400m Amantle Montsho Botswana 50.10 (seconds) 2010 Delhi, India Men’s 800m Stephen ‘Steve’ Cram England 1:43.22 (mins) 1986 Edinburgh, Scotland Women’s 800m Maria Lurdes Mutola Mozambique 1:57.35 (mins) 2002 Manchester, England Men’s 1500m Filbert Bayi Tanzania 3:32.16(mins) 1974 Christchurch, New Zealand Women’s 1500m Nancy Jebet Lan’gat Kenya 4:05.26 (mins) 2010 Delhi, India Women’s 3,000m Angela Chalmers Canada 8:32.17 (mins) 1994 Victoria, Canada Men’s 5,000m Augustine Choge Kenya 12:56.41 (mins) 2006 Melbourne, Australia Women’s 5,000m Paula Radcliffe England 14:31.42 (mins) 2002 Manchester, England Men’s 10,000m Wilberforce Talel Kenya 27:45.39 (mins) 2002 Manchester, England Women’s 10,000m Selina Kosgei Kenya 31:27.83 (mins) 2002 Manchester, England Men’s 110m Hurdles Colin Ray Jackson Wales 13.08 (seconds) 1994 Victoria, Canada Women’s 100m Hurdles Gillian Russell Jamaica 12.70 (seconds) 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Men’s 400m Hurdles Louis van Zyl South Africa 48.05 (seconds) 2006 Melbourne, Australia Women’s 400m Hurdles Jana Pittman Australia 53.82 (seconds) 2006 Melbourne, Australia Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase Johnstone Kipkoech Kenya 8:14.72 (mins) 1994 Victoria, Canada Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase Dorcas Inzikuru Uganda 9:19.51 (mins) 2006 Melbourne, Australia Men’s High Jump Clarence Nicholas Saunders Bermuda 2.36 metres 1990 Auckland, New Zealand Women’s High Jump Hestrie Cloete South Africa 1.96 metres 2002 Manchester, England Men’s Long Jump Yusuf Alli Nigeria 8.39 metres 1990 Auckland, New Zealand Women’s Long Jump Bronwyn Thompson Australia 6.97 metres 2006 Melbourne, Australia Men’s Triple Jump Jonathan David Edwards England 17.86 metres 2002 Manchester, England Women’s Triple Jump Ashia Nana Hansen England 14.86 metres 2002 Manchester, England Men’s Pole Vault Steve Hooker Australia 5.80 metres 2006 Melbourne, Australia Women’s Pole Vault Kym Howe Australia 4.62 metres 2006 Melbourne, Australia Men’s Javelin Mike O’Rourke New Zealand 89.48 metres 1982 Brisbane, Australia Women’s Javelin Theresa ‘Tessa’ Sanderson England 69.80 metres 1986 Edinburgh, Scotland Men’s Shot Put Dylan Armstrong Canada 21.02 metres 2010 Delhi, India Women’s Shot Put Valerie Vili New Zealand 20.47 metres 2010 Delhi, India Men’s Discus Throw Frantz Kruger South Africa 66.39 metres 2002 Manchester, England Women’s Discus Throw Beatrice Roini Faumuina New Zealand 65.92 metres 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Men’s Hammer Throw Stuart Rendell Australia 77.53 metres 2006 Melbourne, Australia Women’s Hammer Throw Sultana Frizell Canada 68.57 metres 2010 Delhi, India Men’s 4x100m Relay England England 38.20 (seconds) 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Women’s 4x100m Relay The Bahamas The Bahamas 42.44 (seconds) 2002 Manchester, England Men’s 4x400m Relay Jamaica Jamaica 2:59.03 (mins) 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Women’s 4x400m Relay Australia Australia 3:25.63 (mins) 2002 Manchester, England Women’s 10km Road Walk Jane Kara Saville Australia 43.57 (seconds) 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Men’s 20km Walk Nathan Deakes Australia 1:25:35 (hours) 2002 Manchester, England Women’s 20km Walk Jane Kara Saville Australia 1:36:34 (hours) 2002 Manchester, England Men’s 30km Road Walk Simon Francis Baker Australia 2:07:47 (hours) 1986 Edinburgh, Scotland Men’s 50km Walk Nathan Deakes Australia 3:52:40 (hours) 2002 Manchester, England Men’s Marathon Ian Reginald Thompson England 2:09:12.0 (hours) 1974 Christchurch, New Zealand Women’s Marathon Kerryn Ann McCann Australia 2:30:05 (hours) 2002 Manchester, England Men’s Decathlon Francis ‘Daley’ Thompson England 8,663 points 1986 Edinburgh, Scotland Women’ s Heptathlon Jane Christina Flemming Australia 6,695 points 1990 Auckland, New Zealand Women’s Pentathlon Mary Elizabeth Peters Northern Ireland 5,148 points 1970 Edinburgh, Scotland Men’s 100 Yard Dash Henry ‘Harry’ Jerome Canada 9.4 (seconds) 1966 Kingston, Jamaica Women’s 100 Yard Dash Dianne Marie Burge Australia 10.6 (seconds) 1966 Kingston, Jamaica Men’s 220 Yard Dash Stanley Fabian Allotey Ghana 20.7 (seconds) 1966 Kingston, Jamaica Women’s 220 Yard Dash Marlene Mathews-Willard Australia 23.6 (seconds) 1958 Cardiff, Wales Men’s 440 Yard Run Wendell Adrian Mottley Trinidad and Tobago 45.2 (seconds) 1966 Kingston, Jamaica Men’s 880 Yard Run Noel Stanley Clough Australia 1:46.9 (mins) 1966 Kingston, Jamaica Women’s 880 Yard Run Dixie Isabel Willis Australia 2:03.7 (mins) 1962 Perth, Australia Men’s 1 Mile Run Kipchoge ‘Kip’ Keino Kenya 3:55.3 (mins) 1966 Kingston, Jamaica Men’s 3 Mile Run Kipchoge ‘Kip’ Keino Kenya 12:57.4 (mins) 1966 Kingston, Jamaica Men’s 6 Mile Run Nabiba ‘Naftali’ Temu Kenya 27:14.6 (mins) 1966 Kingston, Jamaica Men’s 120 Yard Hurdles Keith Alvin Gardner Jamaica 14.0 (seconds) 1958 Cardiff, Wales ® 632 The Commonwealth Yearbook 2012 Reference Commonwealth Games athletics records Event Athlete/Team Country Record Year Venue ® Women’s 80m Hurdles Norma Claire Thrower Australia 10.7 (seconds) 1958 Cardiff, Wales Men’s 440 Yard Hurdles Gerhardus ‘Gert’ Potgieter South Africa 49.7 (seconds) 1958 Cardiff, Wales Men’s 2 Mile Steeplechase George William Bailey England 9.52.0 (seconds) 1930 Hamilton, Canada Men’s 4x110 Yard Relay Ghana Ghana 39.8 (seconds) 1966 Kingston, Jamaica Women’s 4x110 Yard Relay Australia Australia 45.3 (seconds) 1966 Kingston, Jamaica Men’s 4x440 Yard Relay/ 1 Mile Relay Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 3:02.8 (mins) 1966 Kingston, Jamaica Women’s 440 Yard relay Australia Australia 47.9 (seconds) 1950 Auckland, New Zealand Women’s 660 Yard Relay Australia Australia 1:13.4 (mins) 1950 Auckland, New Zealand Men’s 20 Mile Walk Noel Frederick Freeman Australia 2:33:33 (hours) 1970 Edinburgh, Scotland World records held by Commonwealth athletes Event Athlete/Team Country Record Year Venue Men’s 100m Usain Bolt Jamaica 9.58 (seconds) 2009 Berlin, Germany Men’s 200m Usain Bolt Jamaica 19.19 (seconds) 2009 Berlin, Germany Men’s 800m David Lekuta Rudisha Kenya 1:41.01 (mins) 2010 Rieti, Italy Men’s 1,000m Noah Ngeny Kenya 2:11.96 (mins) 1999 Rieti, Italy Men’s 3,000m Daniel Komen Kenya 7:20.67 (mins) 1996 Rieti, Italy Men’s 10km Leonard Patrick Komon Kenya 26.44 (mins) 2010 Utrecht, Netherlands Men’s 15km Leonard Patrick Komon Kenya 41:13 (mins) 2010 Nijmegen, Netherlands Men’s 25,000m Moses Cheruiyot Mosop Kenya 1:12:25.4 (hours) 2011 Eugene, Oregon, USA Men’s 25km Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei Kenya 1:11:50 (hours) 2010 Berlin, Germany Men’s 30,000m Moses Cheruiyot Mosop Kenya 1:26:47.4 (hours) 2011 Eugene, Oregon, USA Men’s 30 km Peter Cheruiyot Kirui Kenya 1:27:37* (hours) 2011 Berlin, Germany Men’s Marathon Patrick Makau Musyoki Kenya 2:03:38* (hours) 2011 Berlin, Germany Men’s Triple Jump Jonathan David Edwards UK 18.29 metres 1995 Göteborg, Sweden Men’s 4x100m Relay Jamaica Jamaica 37.04* (seconds) 2011 Daegu, Korea Men’s 4x800m Relay Kenya Kenya 7:02.43 (mins) 2006 Brussels, Belgium Men’s 4x1,500m Relay Kenya Kenya 14:36.23 (mins) 2009 Brussels, Belgium Men’s Road Relay Kenya Kenya 1:57:06 (hours) 2005 Chiba, Japan Women’s 10km Paula Radcliffe UK 30:21 (mins) 2003 San Juan, Puerto Rico Women’s 20,000m Tegla Loroupe Kenya 1:05:26.6 (hours) 2000 Borgholzhausen, Germany Women’s 20km Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya 1:02:36 (hours) 2011 Ras al-Khaimah, UAE Women’s Half Marathon Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya 1:05:50 (hours) 2011 Ras al-Khaimah, UAE Women’s 25,000m Tegla Loroupe Kenya 1:27:05.9 (hours) 2002 Mengerskirchen, Germany Women’s 25km Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya 1:19:53 (hours) 2010 Berlin, Germany Women’s 30,000m Tegla Loroupe Kenya 1:45:50.0 (hours) 2003 Warstein, Germany Women’s Marathon Paula Radcliffe UK 2:15:25 (hours) 2003 London, UK * awaiting ratification Literary prize-winners: The Nobel Prize in Literature Year Author Country of origin Category 1907 Rudyard Kipling UK Fiction and poetry 1913 Rabindranath Tagore India Poetry 1932 John Galsworthy UK Fiction and drama 1950 Bertrand Russell UK Philosophy 1953 Winston Churchill UK History 1973 Patrick White Australia Fiction 1983 William Golding UK Fiction 1986 Wole Soyinka Nigeria Fiction and drama 1991 Nadine Gordimer South Africa Fiction 1992 Derek Walcott St Lucia Poetry and drama 1995 Seamus Heaney UK Poetry 2001 V S Naipaul Trinidad and Tobago Fiction and non-fiction 2003 James Maxwell Coetzee South Africa Fiction 2005 Harold Pinter UK Drama 2007 Doris Lessing UK Fiction The Commonwealth Yearbook 2012 633.