1979 in the sport of athletics
This article contains an overview of the year 1979 in athletics.
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1979 in sports |
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Major events
Regional
- African Championships
- Asian Championships
- CARIFTA Games
- Central American and Caribbean Championships
- European Indoor Championships
- Pan American Games
- South American Championships
- South American Youth Championships
- Summer Universiade
World records
Men
| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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| 200 m | Pietro Mennea |  Italy |
19.72 |  Mexico City, Mexico |
12 September | |
| 800 m | Sebastian Coe |  United Kingdom |
1:42.33 |  Oslo, Norway |
5 July | |
| 1500 m | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom |
3:32.03 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Zürich, Switzerland |
15 August | |
| Mile | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom |
3:48.95 | Oslo, Norway |
17 July | |
| 110 m hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah |  United States |
13.16 | San Jose, United States |
14 April | |
| 110 m hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah | United States |
13.00 | Westwood, Los Angeles, California, United States |
6 May |
Women
| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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| 200 m | Marita Koch |  East Germany |
22.02 | Leipzig, East Germany |
3 June | |
| 200 m | Marita Koch | East Germany |
21.71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany |
10 June | |
| 400 m | Marita Koch | East Germany |
48.89 | Potsdam, East Germany |
29 July | |
| 400 m | Marita Koch | East Germany |
48.60 | Turin, Italy |
4 August | |
| Mile | Natalia Mărășescu |  Romania |
4:22.1 |  Auckland, New Zealand |
27 January | |
| 100 m hurdles | Grażyna Rabsztyn |  Poland |
12.48[1] | Warsaw, Poland |
18 June | |
| 400 m hurdles | Marina Styepanova |  Russia |
54.78 | Moscow, Russia |
27 July | |
| Javelin throw | Ruth Fuchs | East Germany |
69.52 m | Dresden, East Germany |
13 June | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Marita Koch Romy Müller Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
East Germany |
42.10 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany |
10 June | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Christina Lathan Romy Müller Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
East Germany |
42.09 | Turin, Italy |
4 August | |
| 4 × 200 metres relay | Raisa Makhova Nina Zyuskova Tatyana Prorochenko Maria Kulchunova |
 Soviet Union |
1:30.74[2] | Moscow, Soviet Union |
29 July |
Season's bests
| Event | Men | Women | ||||
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| Athlete | Mark | Notes | Athlete | Mark | Notes | |
| 100 metres | Pietro Mennea (ITA) | 10.01 | Marlies Göhr (GDR) Evelyn Ashford (USA) | 10.97 | ||
| 200 metres | Pietro Mennea (ITA) | 19.72 | WR | Marita Koch (GDR) | 21.71 | WR |
| 400 metres |  Harald Schmid (FRG) | 44.92 | Marita Koch (GDR) | 48.60 | WR | |
| 800 metres | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | 1:42.33 | WR |  Totka Petrova (BUL) | 1:56.2 | |
| 1500 metres | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | 3:32.03 | WR | Totka Petrova (BUL) | 3:57.4 | |
| 3000 metres | Rudy Chapa (USA) | 7:37.70 | Grete Waitz (NOR) | 8:31.75 | ||
| 5000 metres |  Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) | 13:12.29 | — | |||
| 10,000 metres | Karl Fleschen (FRG) | 27:36.8 | — | |||
| 100/110 metres hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) | 13.00 | WR | Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL) | 12.48 | WR |
| 400 metres hurdles | Edwin Moses (USA) | 47.53 | Marina Styepanova (RUS) | 54.78 | WR | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |  Henry Rono (KEN) | 8:17.92 | — | |||
| High jump | Dietmar Mögenburg (GER) | 2.32 m | Rosemarie Ackermann (GDR) | 1.99 m | ||
| Pole vault |  Patrick Abada (FRA) Philippe Houvion (FRA) | 5.65 m | — | |||
| Long jump | Larry Myricks (USA) | 8.52 m | Brigitte Wujak (GDR) | 6.90 m | ||
| Triple jump |  João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) | 17.27 m | — | |||
| Shot put | Udo Beyer (GER) | 21.74 m | Ilona Slupianek (GDR) | 22.04 m | ||
| Discus throw | Mac Wilkins (USA) | 70.66 m | Evelin Jahl (GDR) | 69.82 m | ||
| Hammer throw | Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 79.82 m | — | |||
| Javelin throw |  Pentti Sinersaari (FIN) | 93.84 m | Ruth Fuchs (GDR) | 69.52 m | WR | |
| Decathlon | Guido Kratschmer (FRG) | 8476 pts | — | |||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States Mike Roberson Harvey Glance Bill Collins Mel Lattany | 38.30 | East Germany Christina Lathan Romy Müller Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr | 42.09 | WR | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States Herman Frazier Bill Green Willie Smith Tony Darden | 3:00.70 | East Germany Gabriele Kotte Christina Lathan Brigitte Rohde Marita Koch | 3:19.62 | ||
Notes
- This time did not set a new world record. Rather, it equaled Rabsztyn's existing world record.
- This team represented Ukraine, at the time a part of the Soviet Union.
References
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "Season Bests by Year (Men)". Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "Season Bests by Year (Women)". Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "World Record Progression (Men)". Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "World Record Progression (Women)". Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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