The Diamond League has played host to some of the greatest athletes and witnessed several world record-breaking performances since its inception in 2010.
Across 32 core disciplines for men and women, 15 existing world records have been set in the Diamond League, ranging from the men's 5000m to the women's high jump.
Norway's long-distance star Jakob Ingebrigtsen set world records in the 2000m, 3000m and two miles across a fabulous period ranging from June 2023 to August 2024. Joshua Cheptegei set the world's fastest time in the men's 5000m at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco in August 2020, while American sprinter Aries Merritt set the fastest time ever recorded in the men's 110m hurdles at the Brussels meeting in 2012.
Ingebrigtsen is one of several male athletes to hold multiple records in the Diamond League alongside his compatriot Karsten Warholm and Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake, who chalked up the fastest times in the 100m and 200m - including a 9.69 in the 2012 Lausanne meeting, which is the second-fastest time over the distance.
In the women's events, Kenya's Faith Kipyegon has dominated the timesheets across the 1000m, 1500m and mile, while her compatriot Beatrice Chebet set world record times in the 5000m and 10,000m, both achieved at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene.
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh is the world record holder in the women's high jump having achieved a height of 2.10 metres during the Diamond League's Paris meeting in 2024.
Men's Diamond League records
Event | Record | Athlete | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
100 m | 9.69s | Yohan Blake | 23 August 2012 |
200 m | 19.26s | Yohan Blake | 16 September 2011 |
400 m | 43.60s | Michael Norman | 28 May 2022 |
600 m | 1:13.10 | David Rudisha | 5 June 2016 |
800 m | 1:41.11 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | 22 August 2024 |
1000 m | 2:13.49 | Ayanleh Souleiman | 25 August 2016 |
1500 m | 3:26.69 | Asbel Kiprop | 17 July 2015 |
Mile | 3:43.73 (AR) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 16 September 2023 |
2000 m | 4:43.13 (WR) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 8 September 2023 |
3000 m | 7:17.55 (WR) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 25 August 2024 |
Two miles | 7:54.10 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 9 June 2023 |
5000 m | 12:35.36 (WR) | Joshua Cheptegei | 14 August 2020 |
10,000 m | 26:43.16 | Kenenisa Bekele | 16 September 2011 |
20,000 m | 56:20.02 (WR) | Bashir Abdi | 4 September 2020 |
110 m hurdles | 12.80s (WR) | Aries Merritt | 7 September 2012 |
300 m hurdles | 32.67s | Karsten Warholm | 12 June 2025 |
400 m hurdles | 46.28s | Karsten Warholm | 16 August 2025 |
3000 m steeplechase | 7:52.11 (WR) | Lamecha Girma | 9 June 2023 |
High jump | 2.43 m | Mutaz Essa Barshim | 5 September 2014 |
Pole vault | 6.28 m | Armand Duplantis | 15 June 2025 |
Long jump | 8.65 m | Juan Miguel Echevarría | 29 August 2019 |
Triple jump | 18.11 m | Christian Taylor | 27 May 2017 |
Shot put | 23.23 m | Joe Kovacs | 7 September 2022 |
Discus throw | 71.70 m | Mykolas Alekna | 19 July 2025 |
Hammer throw | 83.16 m | Rudy Winkler | 5 July 2025 |
Javelin throw | 93.90 m | Thomas Röhler | 5 May 2017 |
4 × 100 m relay | 37.45s | Mike Rodgers | 19 August 2010 |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.46 | Patrik Simon Enyingi | 15 August 2025 |
Women's Diamond League records
Event | Record | Athlete | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
100 m | 10.54s | Elaine Thompson-Herah | 21 August 2021 |
200 m | 21.48s | Shericka Jackson | 8 September 2023 |
400 m | 48.57s | Nickisha Pryce | 20 July 2024 |
800 m | 1:54.25 | Caster Semenya | 30 June 2018 |
1000 m | 2:29.15 | Faith Kipyegon | 14 August 2020 |
1500 m | 3:48.68 (WR) | Faith Kipyegon | 5 July 2025 |
Mile | 4:07.64 (WR) | Faith Kipyegon | 21 July 2023 |
2000 m | 5:19.70 (WR) | Jessica Hull | 12 July 2024 |
3000 m | 8:07.04 | Faith Kipyegon | 16 August 2025 |
Two miles | 8:59.08 (NR) | Francine Niyonsaba | 27 May 2022 |
5000 m | 13:58.06 (WR) | Beatrice Chebet | 5 July 2025 |
10,000 m | 28:54.14 (WR) | Beatrice Chebet | 25 May 2024 |
100 m hurdles | 12.19s | Masai Russell | 16 August 2025 |
400 m hurdles | 51.30s | Femke Bol | 20 July 2024 |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:44.32 (WR) | Beatrice Chepkoech | 20 July 2018 |
High jump | 2.10 m (WR) | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | 7 July 2024 |
Pole vault | 5.01 m | Anzhelika Sidorova | 9 September 2021 |
Long jump | 7.25 m | Brittney Reese | 10 May 2013 |
Triple jump | 15.52 m | Yulimar Rojas | 26 August 2021 |
Shot put | 21.03 m | Valerie Adams | 31 May 2012 |
Discus throw | 71.38 m | Sandra Perković | 4 May 2018 |
Hammer throw | 78.88 m (NR) | Camryn Rogers | 5 July 2025 |
Javelin throw | 69.57 m | Christina Obergföll | 8 September 2011 |
4 × 100 m relay | 41.55s | Dina Asher-Smith | 20 July 2024 |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.38 | Carys McAulay | 15 June 2023 |
