1979 in the sport of athletics
This page contains an overview of the year 1979 in athletics.
Major Events
World records
Men
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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200 m | Pietro Mennea | ![]() |
19.72 | ![]() |
12 September | |
800 m | Sebastian Coe | ![]() |
1:42.33 | ![]() |
5 July | |
1500 m | Sebastian Coe | ![]() |
3:32.03 | ![]() |
15 August | |
Mile | Sebastian Coe | ![]() |
3:48.95 | ![]() |
17 July | |
110 m hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah | ![]() |
13.16 | ![]() |
14 April | |
110 m hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah | ![]() |
13.00 | ![]() |
6 May |
Women
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
200 m | Marita Koch | ![]() |
22.02 | ![]() |
3 June | |
200 m | Marita Koch | ![]() |
21.71 | ![]() |
10 June | |
400 m | Marita Koch | ![]() |
48.89 | ![]() |
29 July | |
400 m | Marita Koch | ![]() |
48.60 | ![]() |
4 August | |
Mile | Natalia Marasescu | ![]() |
4:22.1 | ![]() |
27 January | |
100 m hurdles | Grazyna Rabsztyn | ![]() |
12.48[1] | ![]() |
18 June | |
400 m hurdles | Marina Styepanova | ![]() |
54.78 | ![]() |
27 July | |
Javelin throw | Ruth Fuchs | ![]() |
69.52 m | ![]() |
13 June | |
4 × 100 metres relay | Marita Koch Romy Müller Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
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42.10 | ![]() |
10 June | |
4 × 100 metres relay | Christina Lathan Romy Müller Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
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42.09 | ![]() |
4 August | |
4 × 200 metres relay | Raisa Makhova Nina Zyuskova Tatyana Prorochenko Maria Kulchunova |
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1:30.74[2] | ![]() |
29 July |
Season's bests
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.
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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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