Although primarily written for the paperback edition of the UK all-time lists this section details abbreviations and criteria used for other compilations on the site. Sources and acknowledgements are listed at the bottom of this page. Abbreviations for nations/territories are listed on a separate page.
In general UK all-time lists have been compiled to the following depths (some Senior outdoor events where the overall standard is high in international terms have been allowed to run slightly deeper):
100 (plus 40 best performances):
75/50 (plus 30/20 best performances):
50 (plus 20 best performances):
30 (plus 10 best performances):
20 (plus 5 best performances):
10:
In addition shorter lists have been included to cover relays and a plethora of "non-standard" events. Supplementary lists (e.g. of wind assisted marks) have been compiled to a standard of performance so that, if integrated with the main list, they would produce a list of equivalent depth. Ancillary marks (i.e. non-leading performances in series) have also been detailed for Senior outdoor field events although, as full series in some minor and overseas meetings are not known, these should be regarded as incomplete. Notes are also given where it is felt further explanation is required for any performance included (or excluded) from the lists.
Senior, Under 23, Junior and Youth (Under 18) lists have been compiled in line with the IAAF definition of those age groups. Under 23 athletes are, therefore, defined as any athlete under 23 but over 19 at midnight on 31st December in the year of competition (which equates to the calendar year). Junior athletes are defined as any athlete under 20 at midnight on 31st December in the year of competition. Youth (Under 18) athletes are defined as any athlete under 18 but over 14 at midnight on 31st December in the year of competition.
Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 athletes have been compiled in line with the uk:athletics definition of those age groups. As such athletes are those under the age in question at midnight on 31st August in the year of competition, but over the age required to be eligible for a lower age group. The year of competition in these instances is 1st October to 30th September, as opposed to the calendar year, in line with the current definition. As such Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 athletes who have set marks in the period 1st October to 31st December, after completion of the competition year, have been listed separately as over age.
In 2006, therefore, the qualification for each age group is as follows:
U/23 Athlete born between 1st January 1984 and 31st December 1986 inclusive. Junior Athlete born on or after 1st January 1987. Youth Athlete born between 1st January 1989 and 31st December 1991 inclusive. U/17 Athlete born between 1st September 1989 and 31st August 1991 inclusive. U/15 Athlete born between 1st September 1991 and 31st August 1993 inclusive. U/13 Athlete born on or after 1st September 1993.
Due to the low volume of "standard" competition, separate indoor all time lists for Under 13 athletes are not maintained. As a result athletes in this age group are eligible for inclusion in the Under 15 indoor (but not outdoor) lists. Relay teams containing under age athletes are eligible for inclusion in age group lists provided that at least one athlete is not under age.
Only marks by athletes eligible to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the time the performance was made, have been included. Performances by athletes with dual eligibility have only been included where the athlete was representing Britain or a British club/association. As such performances by South African athletes opting to pursue their British eligibility, during the former countries period of banishment from international competition, have been excluded if set in South Africa.
Performances by Northern Irish athletes opting to represent both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic under the 1999 dual eligibility agreement are included in an addendum to the main list if set in Northern Irish Championships or whilst representing Northern Ireland. Performances by such athletes are excluded if set in other events.
Where younger athletes are known to have been only temporarily resident in Britain (e.g. boarding at a British school) their marks have been excluded. Where a non-British citizen has been resident in the United Kingdom since childhood and has, at the earliest opportunity, sought British nationality in order to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland they are considered to have had dual eligibility for the total period resident in the United Kingdom if they had not previously exercised the option, or expressed a desire, to represent their country of origin. Otherwise such athletes performances are only included from the point at which they became eligible to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The format of the lists is as follows:
Performance, Name, Nationality, Date of Birth, Position, Meeting, Venue, Date.
The following sections detail the criteria and abbreviations used throughout these lists.
Performances have been listed in order of superiority. Where two or more athletes have achieved the same mark the order of priority is date, venue (alphabetically), round/event (chronologically) and position.
The following marks have been excluded from the main lists and detailed separately:
The following performances have been completely excluded:
The abbreviations below have been used to qualify performances:
a Automatic timing only known to one tenth of a second A Mark set at altitude over 1000 metres c Approximately DNF Did not finish DNQ Did not qualify DNS Did not start DSQ Disqualified e Estimated hc Handicap race i Indoor J With Junior hurdles/weights km Kilometres m Metres mx Mixed competition (track events <= 10000 metres and field events only) NDR No distance recorded NHC No height cleared NTT No time taken o Heptathlon score derived by subtracting 400 metres score from octathlon total OJ With original model javelin (multi-event only) R Rough tailed javelin s Pentathlon score derived by subtracting 60 metres score from sextathlon total S With Senior hurdles/weights sq Town/city square competition held under regular conditions t Track performance u Unofficial U/A Athlete under age limit for age group (Youth records & relays only) w Wind assistance greater than 2.0 metres per second (or multi-event total containing mark with wind assistance greater than 4.0 metres per second and average wind reading greater than 2.0 metres per second) W Wind assistance greater than 4.0 metres per second (multi-event event mark only) x Mark set at distance greater than that of list X Sprint events held over less than 60 metres (indoor multi-event only) y Mark set over equivalent imperial distance (see differential tables below) + Intermediate time ' Hand time corrected after inspection of photo-finish film " Photo-electric cell time < Less than or equal to > Greater than or equal to ? Unconfirmed # Possibly irregular (All-Time Lists only) # Unratified/Unratifiable (Records/Best Performances or Commonwealth Lists only) @ Not eligible to formally represent Britain or province at time of performance (for example Northern Irish athletes who've opted to compete for Irish Republic) (Records only)
Where an athletes best performance is qualified by an A (sprints and jumps only), e, i, o, t, w, ? or + (road walks less than 20 kilometres only) the next best mark, if not similarly qualified and better than or equal to the last performance included in the list, is also given. Where the only marks in track lists up to 10000 metres/1 hour and road lists up to 100 kilometres are intermediate times, the best non-intermediate performance on a course greater than or equal to the distance in question is also given where superior to the best non-intermediate performance of the following list.
In outdoor events up to and including 200 metres, long jump and triple jump wind speeds (measured in metres per second) have been given to one decimal place where known. Where the wind speed was originally recorded to two decimal places the measurement has been rounded up e.g. 1.81 = 1.9, -0.29 = -0.2. Although every effort has been taken to assess the validity of marks where no wind speed measurement was taken or reported it is possible that some "windy" marks have been erroneously credited as legal.
Performances at the imperial distances detailed below have been included in their respective lists at the following differentials (hand times have not been rounded to one tenth):
In relay events the differential has been multiplied by the number of legs. If an athlete has a faster performance at the shorter metric distance, provided it is better than or equal to the last performance in the list, this is also detailed.
The table below outlines the differentials to be used when comparing imperial and metric performances at longer distances. Separate lists are maintained for 1 mile and 2 miles. Notable track performances at 3 miles and 6 miles (provided they are intrinsically superior to the athlete's best metric performance and the standard required to qualify for the metric list) are included as a footnote for the 5000 metres and 10000 metres.
In distances up to and including 400 metres automatic times only known to one decimal place have been included at a differential of +0.09 to equate with the lowest end of the range possible after unrounding and adjustment (e.g. 11.5 would, at slowest, have been 11.59). As the steeplechase, 110 metres hurdles and many 100 metres races finished on the back straight at White City (photo-finish equipment was only installed on the home straight) automatic times cannot be derived for many of these events at that venue. Caution should be exercised in evaluating the relative merit of hand times given the different timing practices prevalent in many overseas countries.
In track events greater than marathon (running) and 50 kilometres (walking) times are rounded up to the nearest whole second. At distances beneath these times are rounded to the nearest 1/10th of a second if recorded manually or 1/100th of a second where automatic timing was used. Road performances originally timed to the nearest 1/10th of a second have been rounded up to the nearest whole second where tenths are known. Note in many road races, however, times have been rounded off to the nearest whole second so some marks may be listed as one second faster than would be otherwise given if tenths were known.
In 1, 2 and 6 hour track events distances are given in metres, otherwise distances in hour and day events are given in kilometres (to 3 decimal places). Hour or day event performances originally measured in miles and yards have been converted to metric at the rate of 1609.344 metres to 1 mile and rounded down.
In line with common practice both road and track performances have been included in Senior and Under 23 walks lists for men's 20, 30, 35 and 50 kilometres and women's 20 kilometres. Otherwise track and road marks have been separated for running and walking events. Intermediate times have been included in all road walking lists and in road running events greater than the marathon.
Given the variable nature of road courses, and changes in the criteria for course measurement and short course tolerance factors over the years, caution should be exercised in evaluating the relative merits of these marks. As the Boston Marathon is close to the criteria for a downhill course, and is prone to strong favourable winds, an athlete's next best mark is given where otherwise eligible to qualify for the list.
Field event performances originally measured in feet and inches have been converted to metric using the official IAAF metric conversion tables (2.54000 cm to 1 inch) and rounded off. From 1966 to 1997 discus, hammer and javelin performances were rounded to the nearest 2 cm/1 inch.
In multi-event competitions the individual event marks plus wind speeds, where known, are listed on the line below. If the event was originally scored on different tables to those currently in use the original score is given in brackets at the end of the line. Similarly if there is a discrepancy between the published total and the sum of the scores of the individual event marks this is indicated by a "?" next to the performance, with the alternative total given in brackets at the end of the second line.
The current standard order of multi-event competitions is as follows:
Men's Outdoor:
S/J Decathlon 100,LJ,SP,HJ,400; 110H,DT,PV,JT,1500 S/J Double Decathlon 100,LJ,200H,SP,5000,800,HJ,400,HT,3000SC; 110H,DT,200,PV,3000,400H,JT,1500,TJ,10000 S/J Pentathlon LJ,JT,200,DT,1500 U/18 Octathlon 100,LJ,SP,400; 110H,HJ,JT,1000 U/17 Octathlon 100H,LJ,JT,400; HJ,DT,SP,1500 U/17 Pentathlon 100H,HJ,LJ,SP,800 U/15 Pentathlon 80H,SP,LJ,HJ,800 U/13 Pentathlon 75H,SP,LJ,HJ,800
Women's Outdoor:
S/J Heptathlon 100H,HJ,SP,200; LJ,JT,800 (HJ&SP reversed until 1983) S/J Double Heptathlon 100H,HJ,1500,400H,SP,200,100; LJ,400,JT,800,200H,DT,3000 S/J Pentathlon 100H,SP,HJ,LJ,800 U/17 Heptathlon 80H,HJ,SP,200; LJ,JT,800 (HJ&SP reversed until 1983) U/17 Pentathlon 80H,SP,HJ,LJ,800 U/15 Pentathlon 75H,SP,HJ,LJ,800 U/13 Pentathlon 70H,SP,HJ,LJ,800
Men's Indoor:
S/J Heptathlon 60,LJ,SP,HJ; 60H,PV,1000 S Pentathlon 60H,LJ,SP,HJ,1000 J Pentathlon 60H,LJ,SP,HJ,800 U/17 Pentathlon 60H,SP,LJ,HJ,800 U/15 Pentathlon 60H,SP,HJ,LJ,800
Women's Indoor:
S/J Pentathlon 60H,HJ,SP,LJ,800 U/17 Pentathlon 60H,SP,HJ,LJ,800 U/15 Pentathlon 60H,SP,LJ,HJ,800
Where the order of events varies from the standard individual marks are given in the original order with the event composition indicated for clarity where necessary. Where event composition is different from the standard performances are detailed in supplementary lists.
The name given in the list is that by which the athlete preferred to be known whilst last competitively active in athletics (e.g. Liz not Elizabeth McColgan). Nicknames have generally been excluded except in circumstances where confusion may result (e.g. Daley not Francis Thompson). In women's events where an athlete has subsequently married, divorced and/or re-married both the surname at the time of competition and that in use when last active in British Senior athletics is given, separated by a "/".
In relay events the team title is listed first with the composition, and split times if known, detailed on the line(s) below. Split times should be regarded as unofficial. Where the total of the splits differ by one tenth or more from the finish time the total is given at the end of the second line.
Relay performances by leading clubs have also been included. These may include overseas athletes. In this instance the nationality of the overseas athlete is indicated next to the athletes name. Where a clubs name has changed the current name is indicated in {}. Where the club ran under another name the latter is given in ().
If, at some point during their career, an athlete has been banned from competition for a period of one year or more for a drugs related offence a "カ" is affixed to their surname. A "カ" is not included if the ban was later rescinded or was of three months duration (i.e. for stimulants not steroids).
The athlete's British "nationality" is indicated as follows:
ENG/E England GUE/G Guernsey & Dependencies IOM Isle of Man IRE All-Ireland JER/J Jersey NIR/NI Northern Ireland SCO/S Scotland WAL/W Wales
Abbreviations for overseas nationalities are listed on a separate page.
Where an athletes allegiance has changed their nationality, at the time the performance was set, is given first with their alternative allegiance(s) following. Nations are separated by the following symbols:
/ Dual allegiance with > Later < Previously >< Allegiance temporarily changed to <> Allegiance temporarily changed from
The athlete's date of birth is given in the format dd.mm.yy.
The athletes position in a competition (including guest competitors) and round/event are shown. The following abbreviations have been used:
ab Event abandoned before completion b,c,d,e Second, third, fourth or fifth field event competition D Performance made in a decathlon (10 events) DD Performance made in a double decathlon (20 events) dq Subsequently disqualified F Performance made in a quadrathlon (4 events) h First round heat H Performance made in a heptathlon (7 events) jo After jump off m Intermediate mark M Performance made in a minithon mx Mixed competition N Performance made in a nonathlon (9 events) o Performance made in an octathlon (8 events) P Performance made in a pentathlon (5 events) q Second round heat/quarter-final Q Qualifying round r Race ro Run off s Semi-final S Performance made in a sextathlon/hexathlon (6 events) T Performance made in a triathlon (3 events) * Legal performance where best in competition was wind assisted - Not officially placed
Where no round/event is shown either this is not known or the competition was a final, only event, first event or major event in a series.
In mixed track events less than equal to 10000 metres the overall position in the race is shown where known. If not known the position counting only female competitors is given in brackets. In all other events the position counting only competitors of the same gender is given.
The following abbreviations have been used for meetings/events:
7Hills Zevenheuvelenloop (Seven Hills) Run (NED)
AAA Amateur Athletic Association (of England) Championships
AAI Athletic Association of Ireland Championships (IRL)
AAIG Athletic Association of Ireland Games (IRL)
AAmIG All-American Indoor Games (USA)
AAU Amateur Athletic Union Championships (USA - later USATF)
ABSA ABSA Series (RSA)
ACC Atlantic Coast Conference Championships (USA)
ACU Abilene Christian University Classic (USA)
Adidas Adidas IAC Club Field Event Championships/IAC National Field Event Day/
Mars Half Marathon Series/Midweek Challenge/Torsion Road Race Series
AfrI All-Africa Invitation Meeting (RSA)
AIAW Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Championships (USA)
Airnorth Airnorth Championships
AlaI (University of) Alabama Invitational (USA)
AlderT Aldershot Trophy
Ali Muhammad Ali Invitational (USA)
Allsop Allsop Trophy
Alpha Alpha Trophy
Altro Altrosport (Mondo Surfaces) Indoor League
Alumni Louisiana State University Alumni Gold Relays (USA)
AmEast America East (Collegiate) Championships (USA)
Amoco Amoco International Games
AngS Anglian Schools Trophy
Anhalt Anhalt Meeting (GER)
Antwerp Internationaal Antwerps Atletiek Gala (BEL)
APM Adriaan Paulen Memorial (NED - formerly/later FBK)
Arco Meeting Arcobaleno AtleticaEuropa (ITA)
Arena Arena International (SUI)
ArhusG ナrhus Games (DEN)
ArkI (University of) Arkansas Invitational (USA)
Army Army Championships
ArmyIUT Army Inter-Unit Team Championships
Arthur Louise Arthur League
Asics Asics/Athletics Today Classic
Askina Askina Meeting (GER)
ASV ASV Weltklasse in Cologne (GER)
Atalanta Atalanta Trophy
ATB Around The Bay 30K (CAN)
Athina Meeting Ath?na (GRE)
Athl Athletissima (SUI)
Atlet Atletissima (BEL)
AusC Australian Championships
Avalon Avalon League
AvCo Avon Cosmetics Women's Road Race
AVL Alder Valley League
Avon{S} Avon County {Schools} Championships
AvonL Avon League
Ayun Meeting Internacional Ayuntamiento de L'Alfaz del Pi (ESP)
Azalea Azalea Trail Run 10K (USA)
Aztec San Diego State University "Aztec" Classic (USA)
Badger (University of Wisconsin) Badger Invitational (USA)
BAEI BMC British Athletics Endurance Initiative
BAF British (Athletic Federation) Championships
BAG British Airways Games
Bally Bally Chicagoland Invitational (USA)
Banamex Grand Prix Atletismo Banamex M騙ico (MEX)
Barnett Molly Barnett Walks
Battle Battlebridge Trophy
Baxter Beverley Baxter Trophy
BayB Bay to Breakers 12K (USA)
Bayer Bayer-Meeting in Leverkusen (GER)
BCGP Budapest {Cup} Grand Prix (HUN)
BClubs British Club Decathlon Championship
BCNL Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Sunday League
BCSA British Colleges Sports Association Championships
BedIG Bedford{shire} International Games
Beds{S} Bedfordshire {Schools} Championships
BelC Belgian Championships
BelfFG Belfast Festival Games (later Warner)
BelfPG Belfast Parks Games (later Warner)
Bells Bell's Whisky Games
Berk{S} Berkshire {Schools} Championships
Beta Beta Trophy
BG British (International) Games
BGC Bowling Green Classic 10K (USA)
BGP British Grand Prix
Bheath Blackheath Harriers Centenary Meeting
Big8 Big Eight Conference Championships (USA - later Big12)
Big10 Big Ten Conference Championships (USA)
Big12 Big Twelve Conference Championships (USA)
BigE Big East Conference Championships (USA)
BigSky Big Sky Conference Championships (USA))
BirchSp Birchfield Sports
BirmG Birmingham (Mint/New Year) Games
Bisl Bislett Games (NOR)
BL British Athletics League/UK Women's League
Black Tom Black Classic (USA - later Gator)
BLE B?rd L?thchleas na hノireann (Irish Republic) Championships (IRL - later AAI)
Bloom Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K (USA)
BMAF British Masters Athletic Federation Championships
BMC British Milers Club Invitation Race
BMeat British Meat Games
BNP Meeting BNP d'Athl騁isme (FRA - later Gaz)
Board Lillian Board Memorial Games
BoB Battle of Britain Trophy
Boiler Utica Boilermaker 15K (USA)
Boot (Ernie) Boot Trophy Meeting
BostG Boston Indoor Games
Botta Memorial Don Walter Botta (ITA)
BPol British Police Championships
BPSA British Polytechnics Sports Association Championships
BrackG Bracknell Games
BrackR Bracknell Relays
Brancker Sir Sefton Brancker Trophy
Brennan Brennan Trophy
Brockman Brockman Trophy
Brogalan Brogalan Meeting (SWE)
Brooks Brooks Spring Run Off 8K (CAN)
Brown Micky Brown Walks
BRST British Rail Sprinter Trophy
Bryce Patricia Bryce Trophy Women's 10000m Track Walk
BS British Schools International Match
BSSF British Students Sports Federation Championships (later BUSA)
Buck{S} Buckinghamshire {Schools} Championships
BUPA BUPA Challenge/Festival of Road Running/Games/{Indoor} Grand Prix (later NUGP)/International/Ireland Run
BUSA British Universities Sports Association Championships
BUSF British Universities Sports Federation Championships (later BUSA)
BVAF British Veterans Athletic Federation Championships (later BMAF)
Cabbage Cabbage Patch 10M
CABW Meeting International d'Athl騁isme de Cercle Athl騁ique Brabant Wallon Nivelles (BEL)
Cactus Cactus Invitation Meeting (LUX)
Cagigal Memorial Jos? Maria Cagigal (ESP)
Caillat Memorial Champel Caillat d'Athletisme (SUI)
CAirG Clean Air Games (NOR)
Calew Memorial Leo Calewaert (BEL)
Calig Richard S. Caliguiri Great Race 10K (USA)
CalIM California International Marathon (USA)
CalR California Relays (USA - later ModR)
Camb{S} Cambridgeshire {Schools} Championships
CanC Canadian Championships
Cannon Cannon IV Classic (USA)
Capital Capital Invitational (USA)
CardG Cardiff Games
CardI Stanford University "Cardinal" Invitational (USA)
Carnival Carnival Trophy
Carr Emsley Carr Mile
Cascade Cascade Run-Off 15K (USA)
Castelli Gran Premio dei Castelli Bellinzona (SUI)
CAU Counties Athletic Union (Inter-Counties/Inter-Regional) Championships
CBG Colwyn Bay Games
CCM City Charities Meeting
CCS Cork City Sports/Games (IRL)
CdB Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona (ESP)
CdF Citt? di Firenze (ITA)
CdSS Comunidad de San Sebasti疣 (ESP)
CdV Citt? di Viareggio (ITA)
Celt Celtic Games
Cena Cena Slovenska ("Slovak Gold") (SVK)
CFG Chequer Foods Games
CG Commonwealth Games
CGL Central Girls League
CGU CGU Indoor Grand Prix (later NUGP)
CGWU Commonwealth Games Warm Up Meeting
Chase Ben Chase Trophy
ChasK Chas Kendall 10M
Cherry Cherry Blossom 10M (USA)
Ches{S} Cheshire {Schools} Championships
ChesL Cheshire League
ChisT Chiswick Trophy
CIE Conf馘駻ation Internationale des ノtudiants International Universities Games (later WSG)
Circle Hammer Circle Reunion
Citrus Citrus Bowl Half Marathon (USA)
ClevS Cleveland Schools Championships
Clwd{S} Clwyd {Schools} Championships
Coke Coke (Light) Indoor Meeting (BEL - later Flanders)
ComMark "Common Market" Countries Walk Meeting
CommI Commonwealth Invitational (USA)
Compaq Compaq Road Races
Compton Compton Invitational (USA)
Conseil Meeting du Conseil G駭駻al (FRA/MRT)
ContH (American) Continental Homes 10K (USA)
Cooper Cooper River Bridge Run 10K (USA)
CopeIM Copeland International Meeting
CoPG City of Peterborough Games
CorbC Corby Classic
COrM Cezmi Or Memorial (TUR)
Corn{S} Cornwall {Schools} Championships
CornL Cornwall League
Corridor Corridor Half Marathon (USA)
CosC Cosford (Indoor) Championships (later BirmG)
CosG Cosford Games (later BirmG)
CovG Coventry Games
CPC City-Pier-City Half Marathon (NED)
CrawYG Crawley Youth Games
CresC Crescent City Classic 10K (USA)
Crim Bobby Crim Festival of Races 10M (USA)
CroyH Croydon Harriers Open Field & Hurdles Meeting
CRS Co-op Retail Society Dairies Games (later PoTG)
CS Civil Service Championships
CSSL Central & South Scotland League
CT Commonwealth Games Trials
Cumb{S} Cumbria {Schools} Championships
C-USA Conference USA (Collegiate) Championships (USA)
CwmC Cwmbran Classic
Cyclone Iowa State University "Cyclone" Last Chance NCAA Qualifier (USA)
CYG Commonwealth Youth Games
Daily Daily Oklahoman Track Classic (USA)
DartR Dartmouth College Relays (USA)
DBFC Davis Blank Furniss Classic
DCrest Dairy Crest Games/Invitation Meeting
Debenham Debenhams Games (later NULGP)
DeesG Deeside Games
Dennett Dennett Trophy Meeting
Derb{S} Derbyshire {Schools} Championships
Devn{S} Devon {Schools} Championships
Dewhurst Dewhurst Games
DGate Dairygate International Meeting
Diamond Father Diamond Memorial Meeting (USA)
Diet Diet Pepsi 5M (PUR)
Dilworth Dilworth 8K (USA)
DMN Dallas Morning News Indoor Games (USA)
DNG Dagens Nyheter Galan (SWE)
DogR Dogwood Relays (USA - later Sea Ray Relays)
DonoreH Donore Harriers International Meeting (IRL)
Dors{S} Dorset {Schools} Championships
Downtown Harvard Health Downtown 5K (USA - later Harvard Pilgrim 5K)
DrakeR Drake (University) Relays (USA)
DTD Dam tot Dam(loop) 10M/Half Marathon (NED)
DTH Dallas Times Herald Invitational (USA - later DMN)
DurhS Durham County Schools Championships
Dyason Dyason Trophy
Dyfd{S} Dyfed {Schools} Championships
EAIAW Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Championships (USA)
EAL East Anglian (Norfolk/Suffolk) League
Eaton Eaton Trophy
EbbL Ebbisham League
EC European Championships
ECAC Eastern College (East Coast) Athletic Conference Championships (USA)
EChall European 10000m/Winter Throwing Challenge
ECI East Coast Invitational (USA)
ECO Eastern Counties Championships
ECP European Cup for Champion Clubs
EdinG Edinburgh (International) Games
EEG Eastern Electricity Games
EHG Edinburgh Highland Games
EI European Indoor Championships
EIG European Indoor Games (later EI)
EIP European Indoor Cup
EJ European Junior Championships
Eldon Eldon Trophy
Eliit Lahden Eliittikisat (FIN)
Embleton Phil Embleton Memorial 15K Road Walk
EMU Eastern Michigan University Classic (USA)
Engen Athletics South Africa Engen (International) Grand Prix Summer Series (RSA)
EP European Cup
Erdgas Internationales Erdgas Hallenmeeting des LAC Erdgas Chemnitz eV (GER)
Erewash Erewash 10M
ERHS Eastern Region Hammer School Meeting
ES English Schools Championships
ESco Scottish East District Championships
ESP English Schools Cup
EspC Spanish Championships
ESSG European School Sport Games
Essx{S} Essex {Schools} Championships
ET European Championships Trials
EurCR European Relays Cup for Champion Clubs
Euregio Nacht van de Euregio (BEL)
EurPol European Police Championships
EurR European Relays
EVAA European Veterans Athletic Association Championships
Evian WAAA Evian 10000m Track Series
EWal East Wales Regional Athletic Board Championships
Expo Expo '92 Meeting (ESP - later GPDPS)
EYL Eastern Young Athletes League
EYOD European Youth Olympic Days (later EYOF)
EYOF European Youth Olympic Festival
FastT University of Florida Fast Times Invitational (USA)
FBK Fanny Blankers-Koen Meeting (NED)
FCN Crit駻ium Nationaux (FRA)
FilaGP Fila Grand Prix
FinC Finnish (Winter) Championships
Fire Fire Brigade Championships
FISEC F馘eration Internationale Sportive de l'Enseignement Catholique
(International Sports Federation of Catholic Schools) Championships
FlaCC Florida/Coke Classic (USA)
Flanders Flanders Indoor Meeting (BEL)
FlaR (University of) Florida Relays (USA)
Flear Alan Flear Open Walks
Flora Flora Light Challenge for Women (5K)
Fortune Fortune Cup 10000m Track Walk
FraC French Championships
FSFI F馘駻ation Sportive F駑inine Internationale "Women's World Games"
G4L Golden Four League
Gasp Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K (USA)
GateC Gateshead Classic (later NUSL)
GateG Gateshead Games (later NUSL)
Gator Gatorade Classic (USA)
Gaymers Gaymers Cider (IAC City Centre) Road Race Series
Gaz Meeting Gaz de France (du Pas de Calais) (FRA)
GBTC Greater Boston Track Club Invitational (USA)
GC British Athletics League Gold Cup
GDG G舸le GD Galan (SWE)
GdN Meeting de G饌nts du Nord (FRA)
GerC German (FR) Championships
GETAX Internationale GETAX Meeting (BEL)
GGala Golden Gala (ITA)
Gibson Gibson Trophy
Giro Girobank Games (later Warner)
GJC British Athletics League Golden Jubilee Cup
GL IAAF Golden League Grand Prix Event
GlamYL Glamorgan Young Athletes League
GlasG Glasgow Games
Globen Globen Galan (SWE)
Glos{S} Gloucestershire {Schools} Championships
GLR Great London Run (5M/10K)
Glynwed Glynwed Young Athletes Meeting
GMan{S} Greater Manchester {Schools} Championships
GManR Great Manchester Run (10K)
GMR Great Midland Run (10K)
GMU George Mason University Invitational (USA)
GNR Great North Run (Half Marathon)
GotGP G?teborg GP (SWE)
GP IAAF Grand Prix I Event
GPA Grand Prix of Austria (AUT)
GPCdV Gran Premio Ciudad de Vigo (ESP)
GPDdS Gran Premio Diputaci?n de Salamanca (ESP)
GPDPS Gran Premio Diputaci?n Provincial Sevilla (ESP)
GPF IAAF Grand Prix Final (later WAF)
GPoT Grand Prix of Throws
GramL Grampian League (later HalbL)
Grandma Grandma's Marathon (USA)
Greenham Greenham Games
Griffin Georgia Institute of Technology "Griffin" Invitational (USA)
GScoR Great Scottish Run (Half Marathon/25K)
GSpike Golden Spike Meeting (CZE or NED)
GSR Great South Run (10M)
Guber Gubernator Cup (RUS)
Guer{S} Guernsey {Schools} Championships
Gugl (Linzer/Zipfer/Raiffeisen) Gugl (Internationales/Grand Prix/Meeting) (AUT)
GWalR Great Welsh Run (10K/5M)
GWG Goodwill Games
Gwnt{S} Gwent {Schools} Championships
GWR Great West Run (Half Marathon)
Gwyn{S} Gwynedd {Schools} Championships
HAAC Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships (USA)
HalbL Halliburton League
Hamp{S} Hampshire {Schools} Championships
HampYL Hampshire Young Athletes League
Hanzek Zagreb Grand Prix (Memorijala Borisa Hanžekovica) (CRO)
Hapoel Hapoel Games (ISR)
Hartnell Hartnell College Throwers Meeting (USA)
Hasan Bob Hasan 10K (INA)
Hatton Hatton Trophy
HB Hanns Braun Memorial Sportfest (GER)
HeartYL Heart of England Young Athletes League
Heps Heptagonal Games Association (Collegiate) Championships (USA)
Herc Meeting Herculis (Zepter) (MON)
Here Herefordshire Championships
Hert{S} Hertfordshire {Schools} Championships
HGP Hungalu Grand Prix (HUN - later BCGP)
HI Home International (British Isles Cup)
HiddenR Hidden River Classic 10K (USA)
HighC High Country Conference Championships (USA)
HIGP Hungarian Indoor Grand Prix (HUN - later NAP)
Hilling Hillingdon 5M
Honved Honv馘-MATCH Cup (HUN)
Hope Ron Hope Memorial Open Meeting
Hopkins Ted Hopkins Memorial Trophy
HousI Houston Invitational (USA)
Huffelen Carl van Huffelen Memorial (BEL)
Humar L'Humarathon Half Marathon (FRA)
Humb{S} Humberside (now East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire) {Schools} Championships
HumbBT Humber Bridge Trophy
HumbL Humberside League
Humbset M駑orial Eug鈩e Humberset (SUI)
HunC Hungarian Championships
Husker University of Nebraska-Lincoln "Husker" Invitational (USA)
HWorS Hereford & Worcester Schools Championships
IA Inter-Area/Inter-Regional Match
IAAFC International Amateur Athletic Federation
(now International Association of Athletics Federations) World Challenge
IAAFG International Amateur Athletic Federation
(now International Association of Athletics Federations) Golden Event
IAC Coca-Cola/Miller Lite/Compaq Computers International Athletes Club Meeting
IAPS National Preparatory Schools Championships
IAU International Association of Ultra Runners Inter-Continental Cup/European Cup
IAUEC International Association of Ultra Runners European Championships/Challenge
IAUWC International Association of Ultra Runners World Championships/Challenge/Cup
IAUWT International Association of Ultra Runners World Track Trophy
IC Inter-County Match
IC4A Championship Meeting of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (USA)
ICity Inter-City Match
ICS Inter-County Schools Match
IDAG IDAG Galan (SWE - later MAI)
IdPC Meeting Internacional de Pruebas Combinadas (ESP)
IFlora Interflora Valentine's Classic (later NUGP)
IHM Internationales Hallenleichtathletik Meeting in Karlsruhe (GER - later LBBW)
IHS Internationales Hallensportfest in Sindelfingen (GER)
IHSM Internationales Hochsprungmeeting (GER)
IL Inter-League Match
Illini University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Illini" Classic (USA)
ILN Internationalen Leichtathletik-Nacht (GER)
IndIC Indiana Intercollegiate Championships (USA)
IndNI Indiana National Invitational (USA)
IndR Indiana (University) Relays (USA)
Insure Insurance Championships
IntT International Trial
Inv Invitation Event/Meeting
IOW Isle of Wight Championships
IQL (Live) Internationales Quelle Leichtathletikfest (GER)
IreL Irish National League
IreS All-Irish Schools Championships
IreSIP Irish Schools Inter-Provincial Match
IreU All-Irish Universities Championships
IrvI University of California, Irvine Invitational (USA - later SScott)
IS Inter-Services Championships
ISC International School Sport Federation (Jean Humbert) Cup
ISF International School Sport Federation Meeting (World Gymnasiade)
IslandG Island Games
IslC Icelandic Championships
IsrC Israeli Championships
ISTAF Internationales Stadionfest (GER)
ISU Iowa State (University) Classic (USA)
ItaC Italian Open Championships
ITown Inter-Town Match
IYFG International Youth Friendship Games
IYG International Youth Games
Jackson Jackson Cup
JC British Athletics League Jubilee Cup
Jenner Bruce Jenner's Classic (USA)
Jerome Harry Jerome Track Classic (CAN)
Jers{S} Jersey {Schools} Championships
JersG Jersey Games
Jgala Juniorengala (GER)
JGP Japan Grand Prix (JPN)
JITB Jack-in-the-Box Invitational (USA - later Michelob)
JUCO National Junior (& Community) College Athletic Association Championships (USA)
Kalevip Kalevipoeg Games (EST)
KansR Kansas Relays (USA)
Karelia Karelia Games (FIN)
Keebler Keebler Games (International High School Invitation Meeting - USA)
Kent{S} Kent {Schools} Championships
KentL Kent Boys & Colts/Women's League
KerkC Kerkrade Classic (NED)
Kinally Kinally Trophy
King Martin Luther King (Freedom) Games (USA)
KnarG Knarvik Games (NOR)
Knowles Knowles Trophy
KobG Copenhagen Games (DEN)
KoC Knights of Columbus Games (CAN/USA)
Kodak Kodak Classic/{Eastman} Invitational/10K Series
Kozar Memorijal Ašli Kožar (CRO)
KP KP Invitation Meeting/Games (later NULGP/NUGP)
Kuso Janusz Kusocinski Memorial (POL)
LAC London AC Schools Challenge Cup
Lanc{S} Lancashire {Schools} Championships
LastCI Middle Tennessee State University Last Chance Invitational (USA)
LastCM University of Arizona Last Chance Meet (USA)
LastCQ University of Oklahoma "Sooner" Last Chance NCAA Qualifier (USA)
LAT Los Angeles Times Invitational (USA)
Lausit (Erdgas) Internationales Lausitzer Meeting (GER)
LBBW LBBW-Meeting/LBBW-Cup Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting (GER)
LBI California State University, Long Beach Invitational (USA)
LEAP Loughborough European Athletics Permit Meeting
Legion Legion Trophy
Leic{S} Leicestershire {Schools} Championships
LFB London Fire Brigade Meeting
LGP Leamington Grand Prix of Race Walking
LHum L'Humanit? Invitation Meeting (FRA)
LICC London Inter-Club Challenge
LIDM Loughborough International Development Meeting (later LEAP)
LilleM Meeting Lille M騁ropole (FRA)
LilyB Lily B League
LIM Leeds International Meeting
Linc{S} Lincolnshire {Schools} Championships
LincL Lincolnshire League
LJones Les Jones Memorial Games (later Warner)
LMEI BMC London Marathon Endurance Initiative
Lond{S} London {Schools} Championships
LondB London Boroughs Team Championships
LondYG London Youth Games
LSU Louisiana State University Invitational (USA)
LTS LTS Rail Invitation Meeting
LTSBYG Lloyds/TSB Youth Games (later CrawYG)
Luco Lucozade Games
LuxC Luxembourg Championships
Magog Magog (International Inter-Regional) Trophy
MAI Malm? AI Galan (SWE)
Makaria Makaria Meeting (CYP)
MAL MAL Cup IAAF International Meeting (HUN)
Manitou Manitou Games
Manx{S} Manx {Schools} Championships
Maple Toronto Star Maple Leaf Games (CAN)
MasonS Mason Schools Trophy
Maurina Trofeo Maurina (ITA)
MayDayG May Day Games
MBYG Midland Bank Youth Games (later CrawYG)
MC Midland Counties (Amateur) Athletic Association Championships
MCC Midwestern Collegiate Conference Championships (USA)
McDon McDonald's Games
McEwans McEwan's Games
McVit McVitie's Challenge
MDixon Mason-Dixon Games (USA)
Meier Susanne Meier Memorial (SUI)
MelbT Melbourne Trophy
Mericamp Mericamp Memorial (FRA)
Mers{S} Merseyside {Schools} Championships
Metwest Metrowest Twilight Meeting (USA)
Meyo Meyo Invitational (USA)
MGlm{S} Mid Glamorgan {Schools} Championships
Michalow Jerzy Michalowicz Memorial (POL)
Michelin Michelin 15K/10M
Michelob Michelob Games (USA)
Midd{S} Middlesex {Schools} Championships
MiddL Middlesex League
Midnight Midnight 20K (USA)
Midsum Midsummer Games (FIN)
MIG Midlands International Games
Milk Milk in Sport Classic
MilkRun Milk Run 10K (USA)
Mill (Wanamaker) Millrose Games (USA)
MiniM (Advil) New York Mini Marathon Women's 10K (USA)
ML Midland League
MLancL Mid Lancashire League
MNB Memorial N??ez Blanca (ESP)
Mobil Mobil One Invitational (USA)
MoC Azusa Pacific University "Meet of Champions" (USA)
ModR Modesto Relays (USA)
MoM General Portfolio Miles of Miles Series
Mondo Sherbrooke Mondo International (CAN)
Morley Morley Mile
MPFV Memorial Pl當ido Fernandez Viagas (ESP)
MSR Mount San Antonio College Relays (USA)
MSUI Murray State University Invitational (USA)
MSUR Michigan State University Relays (USA)
MSUT Murray State University Twilight Meeting (USA)
MVC Missouri Valley Conference Championships (USA)
MwayL Motorway League (later UK Women's League)
NABC National Association of Boys Clubs Championships
NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Championships (USA)
NAP NAP Kupa (HUN)
NBank National Bank 20K (USA)
NBG New Balance Games (USA)
NBI New Balance Invitational (USA - later BostG)
NBrown Nan Brown Trophy
NC Northern Counties/North of England (Amateur) Athletic Association Championships
NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Championships (USA)
NCAA2 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Championships (USA)
NCAA3 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Championships (USA)
NCAA-{x} National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Regional Championships (USA)
NDIG North Down International Games
NEC NEC Classic (AUS)
NECO North Eastern Counties (Northumberland & Durham) Championships
NedC Dutch Championships (NED)
NEIC New England Intercollegiate Championships (USA)
NEL New England Limited (USA)
NESH North East School of Hammer Meeting
NewT New Times Phoenix 10K (USA)
NGalan Nos Galan 5K
NGYL National Grid Young Athletes League
Nhan{S} Northamptonshire {Schools} Championships
NhFM Newham Floodlit Meeting
NhumS Northumberland Schools Championships
NI Northern Irish Championships
NIA North of England Inter-Area/Regional Match
NIAC Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference Invitational (USA)
NIC Northern Inter-Counties
Nik NIKAマA (FRA)
Nike Nike Classic/Future Stars Meeting/Invitation Meeting/sponsored Road or Ultra-Marathon Race/Prix de Nike
NIL Northern Ireland League
Nivea Nivea Sprint Challenge
NIYL Northern Ireland Young Athletes League
NJL National Junior League
NL Northern/North of England League
NorC Norwegian Championships
NordC Nordic Championships
Norf{S} Norfolk {Schools} Championships
NorG Norway Games (NOR)
Norris Rex Norris Trophy
Norrkop Norrk?ping Trophy
Nott{S} Nottinghamshire {Schools} Championships
Notturna Notturna di Milano (ITA)
NoW News of the World Invitation Meeting
NP Northern Inter-Club Trophy (Knock-out Cup)
NPI NPI Evening Challenge Meeting
NSco Scottish North District Championships
NSL North Staffordshire League
NSW New South Wales Championships (AUS)
NUC Norwich Union Classic
NUGP Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix
NULGP Norwich Union London Grand Prix
Nurmi Paavo Nurmi Games (FIN)
NUSL Norwich Union Super League
NvdA Nacht van de Atletiek (Night of Athletics) (BEL)
NWAIAW North West Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Championships (USA)
NWal North Wales Regional Athletic Board Championships
NWHC North West Hammer Club (School) Meeting
NwoodFC Northwood Floodlit Classic (later NwoodG)
NwoodG Northwood Games
NYG New York Games (USA)
NYrkS North Yorkshire Schools Championships
NYSD North Yorkshire & South Durham League
Oaks Oaks Trophy
Obersee Oberseemeeting (SUI)
OctavR Octavian Relays
OD Olympischer Tag (Olympic Day) Meeting (GER)
Odlozil Memorial Josef Odložil (CZE)
ODream Olympic Dream 10K (AUS)
OG Olympic Games
OGWU Olympic Games Warm Up Meeting
OhioV Ohio Valley Conference Championships (USA)
Oktfest Oktoberfest 12K (USA)
Omron Omron Games (later BirmG)
Optus Optus Grand Prix Series (AUS - later TELSTRA)
OreC Oregon Classic (USA)
OreR (University of) Oregon Invitational/Pepsi Relays (USA)
Orkney Orkney Islands Championships
OSatG Olympic Satellite Games (JPN)
OsloG Oslo Games (NOR)
OT Olympic Trials
Oxon{S} Oxfordshire {Schools} Championships
Oxy Occidental College Invitational (USA)
PAAAU Pacific Association Amateur Athletic Union Championships (USA)
Pac10 Pacific Ten (Pac-10) Conference Championships (USA)
Papa Papaflessia (GRE)
PapG Papendal Games (NED)
Paradise Paradise Run 10K (INA - later Hasan)
Parents Parents Trophy Meeting at Crawley (later CrawYG) or Kingston
PCdQ Palio Citt? della Quercia (ITA)
Peace Peace Race 10K (USA)
Peach Peachtree Road Race 10K (USA)
Pearl Pearl Assurance Games/Belfast Games (later Warner)/Half Marathon Series/
Indoor Invitation Meeting/International Meeting
PennR University of Pennsylvania "Penn" Relays (USA)
Penofin Penofin 10K (USA)
Pepsi Pepsi Cola Invitational (USA)
Perform Performance Games
Perkins Perkins Trophy
Peugeot Peugeot Games (later NULGP)
Pforce Parcelforce Games (later NULGP)
Philips Philips Golden International Meeting/Night of Athletics/Spectacular
Philly Philadelphia Distance (Classic) Run Half Marathon (USA)
PilkGM Pilkington Gala Meeting
Pirie Gordon Pirie Trophy
PMets Philadelphia Metropolitans (USA)
PolC Polish Championships
Poly Polytechnic Marathon
Polytrak Avon Polytrak Meeting
Pomona Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (USA)
PorC Portuguese Championships
PoTG Port of Tilbury Games
PotomacV Potomac Valley Meeting (USA)
POW Pre-Olympic Week ("Little Olympics" - MEX)
Powell Claire Powell Memorial Walks
Prefont (Steve) Prefontaine Memorial/Classic (USA)
PresT President's Trophy Meeting
Pro Professional Event
PTG Peugeot-Talbot Games (later NULGP)
PTS Pravda-Telev?zia-Slovnaft (SVK - later Cena)
Puma Puma Cell 5M/Indoor Grand Prix/Sprint Hurdles Races
PVS Annual Pole Vault School Competition
PVStars Pole Vault Stars Meeting (UKR)
Pwys{S} Powys {Schools} Championships
RAF Royal Air Force Championships
RAF-BC Royal Air Force Bomber Command Championships
Ramsey Ramsey Trophy
Rank Rank Xerox 10K Series
Rass Memorial Geert Rasschaert (BEL)
Razor University of Arkansas "Razorback" Invitational (USA)
RCdM Reuni?n (Internacional) Comunidad (Ciudad) de Madrid (ESP)
RdM Record du Monde de l'heure (FRA)
RdVin Route du Vin Half Marathon (LUX)
ReadGN Reading Gala Night of Sport
Reebok Reebok Track Challenge/sponsored Road Race
Rep Representative Match (involving either minor associations/areas or too many sides to detail individually)
Resis R駸isprint International Meeting (SUI)
Revco Revco-Cleveland 10K (USA)
Ricoh Ricoh Games
River Gate River Run 15K (USA)
RLob Red Lobster 10K Classic (USA)
RMAC Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships (USA)
RMPG Royal Mail Parcels Games (later NULGP)
RN Royal Navy Championships
Roberts Bob Roberts Memorial Meeting
Rodhouse Simon Rodhouse Memorial Indoor Shot Competitions
Rogaine Rogaine 5K (USA)
RoJack Ro-Jack's Run 5M (USA)
RomIC Romanian International Championships
Rosen Rosenheim League
Rosicky Evžen Rošick? Memorial (CZE)
Rotary Rotary Watches International Games (later NULGP)
RPM Ron Pickering Memorial
RRC Road Runners Club Race
RSAC South African Championships
RTF New Balance Roads to Freedom Women's 10K
R-W (Rot-Weiss) Internationales Leichtathletik Abendsportfest (GER)
RWA Race Walking Association Championships
RWM Russian Winter Meeting (RUS)
RWorld Runner's World 5M (USA)
Ryder Ryder Trophy
Samsung Samsung Cup (HUN - later NAP)
SanJI San Jose Invitational (USA - later Jenner)
S&W S&W Invitational (USA - later ModR)
SBoat Steamboat Classic 4M (USA)
SC Southern Counties/South of England (Amateur) Athletic Association Championships
SClub Access Super Club Meeting
Sco Scottish Championships
ScoC Scottish Closed Championships
ScoID Scottish Inter-District Match
ScoL Scottish League
ScoP Scottish Cup
ScoS Scottish Schools Championships
ScoSIA Scottish Schools Inter-Area Match
ScoU Scottish Universities Championships
ScoYL Scottish Young Athletes League
SCT Southern Women's Club Trophy
Searl Vernon Searl Memorial Open Throws Meeting
SEC Southeastern Conference Championships (USA)
Secombe Harry Secombe Trophy
Secur Securicor Games (later NULGP)
Seminole Florida State University "Seminole" Twilight Meeting (USA)
SEWJL South-East Wales Junior League
SFB Sprinting for Britain Challenge
SFEG San Francisco Examiner Games (USA)
SGlm{S} South Glamorgan {Schools} Championships
SGP S?fteland Grand Prix (NOR)
SHA United Kingdom Sports Hall Athletics
Shamrock Shamrock Shuffle 8K (USA)
Shro{S} Shropshire {Schools} Championships
SIA South of England Inter-Area/Regional Match
SIC Southern Inter-Counties
Sikijev Sikijev Memorial Meeting (SLO)
Skydome Lite Skydome Invitational (USA)
SL Southern League
Slater Jeff Slater Trophy 10000m Track Walk
SLC Southland Conference Championships (USA)
Slovn International Slovnaft (SVK - later Cena)
Small Vic Small Memorial Meeting
SNews Solihull News Trophy
SNWAL Scottish & North Western Athletic League
SOCON Southern Conference Championships (USA)
SolG Solent Games
Solid Solidarity Meeting (BIH)
Solway Solway League
Some{S} Somerset {Schools} Championships
Spark Sparkassen Cup World Meeting/Indoor Meeting (GER)
Spartak Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR (URS)
Spike Indoor Spike (CZE)
Spitz Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern (SUI)
Sportsco Sportsco International
Springer Springer Pole Vault Cup (GER)
SScott Steve Scott Invitational (USA)
Sspike Superspike Classic International
Stadion Stadionfest in K?nigs Wusterhausen (GER)
Staf{S} Staffordshire Schools Championships
StafCG Staffordshire Centenary Games (later NwoodG)
Stampede Stepahead Stampede 25K (USA)
Standard Standard Cup
StanI Stanford (University) Invitational (USA)
StanR Stanford (University) Relays (USA - later StanI)
StAnt Meeting de Santo Ant?nio (POR)
Stars The Stars Games (FIN)
StarTom Bromsgrove & Redditch AC "Stars of Tomorrow" Meeting
STC Southern RWA Team Competition
StockG Stockholm Games (SWE)
StPaul St. Paul's 12K (USA)
StVal St. Valentine Invitational (USA)
SUC Scottish Universities Challenge
Suff{S} Suffolk {Schools} Championships
SuiC Swiss Championships
Sule Gustav Sule Memorial (EST)
Sullivan Tom Sullivan 10K (USA)
SunBelt Sun Belt Conference Championships (USA)
Sunkist Sunkist Invitational (USA)
Super (Toto) International Super Meet Invitation (JPN)
Surr{S} Surrey {Schools} Championships
Suss{S} Sussex {Schools} Championships
SussL Sussex Under 13 League
SWal South Wales Regional Athletic Board Championships
SwanG Swansea (Junior) Games
Sward Sward Trophy
SWC South Western Conference Championships (USA - later WAC)
SWCO South West Championships
SweC Swedish Championships
SWIC South West Inter-Counties
Swintex Swintex 25K
SWL{P} South West League {Cup}
Sworld Sportsworld 5M Classic (IRL)
SWS South West Schools Championships
SYG Seeboard Youth Games (later CrawYG)
SYrk{S} South Yorkshire {Schools} Championships
TAC The Athletics Congress of the USA Championships (USA - later USATF)
Tait Robin Tait Memorial (NZL)
Talbot Talbot International Games (later NULGP)
TampG Tampere Games (FIN)
Tarrant John Tarrant Memorial 50M
Tartan Tartan Games
TaurusR Taurus Relays
Tays Tayside Championships
TEAG Th?ringer Energie AG Indoor Meeting (GER)
TeesG Teeside Games
Telenor Telenor Indoor Games (NOR)
Telstra Telstra A-Series Grand Prix (AUS)
Tenneco Houston-Tenneco Marathon (USA)
Terrier Terrier Classic (USA)
TexI (University of) Texas Invitational (USA)
TexR (University of) Texas Relays (USA)
TFIM Thurrock Floodlit Invitation Meeting (later PoTG)
ThamL Thameside League
Thorn Thorn EMI Video International
ThurrG Thurrock Games (later PoTG)
Tiger Louisiana State University "Purple Tiger" Invitational (USA)
TownT Townsend Thoresen Trophy Meeting
Trevira Trevira Twosome 10M (USA)
Tricotex Tricotex Cup (HUN - later Samsung)
TRun Tulsa Run 15K (USA)
TSB TSB Challenge/Games/Invitation Meeting (later NULGP/NUGP)
TScott Tom Scott Memorial 10M
TSGP Team Solent Grand Prix
Tsiklit Tsiklitiria (GRE)
Tufts Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women (USA)
TwinC Twin Cities Marathon (USA)
TwoO Two Oceans 56K (RSA)
TyneL Tyneside League
Tyson Tyson Foods Invitational (USA)
UAU Universities Athletic Union Championships (later BUSA)
UK United Kingdom (National Closed) Championships (later BAF)
uka uk:athletics Challenge Series/Domestic Indoor Series/Grand Prix
UKHD United Kingdom Hammer Development Meeting
UKICC United Kingdom Indoor City Cup
UKPVA United Kingdom Pole Vault Association Championships
UlsG Ulster Games (later Warner)
UlsS Ulster Schools Championships
UPU International Post Office & Telecommunications Championships
USATF{-} United States of America Track & Field {- Association} Championships
USO US Track & Field Open (USA)
USTCA United States Track Coaches Association Team Championships (USA)
USTFF United States Track & Field Federation Championships (USA)
VaIC Virginia Intercollegiate Championships (USA)
VancT Vancouver Trophy
VastG V舖ter蚶 Games (SWE)
Vaux Vauxhall Invitation Meeting
VD Memorial (Ivo) Van Damme (BEL)
Veniz Venizelia Meeting (GRE)
VicC Victoria State Championships (AUS)
Victory Victory 5M
VictoryT Victory Trophy
Viren Lasse Vir駭 Invitational 20K (USA)
Vitalis Vitalis (Meadowlands/US) Olympic Invitational (USA)
Vittel Meeting Vittel du Pas de Calais (FRA - later Gaz)
WA West Athletic Cup/Games
WAAA Women's Amateur Athletic Association Championships (later AAA)
WAC Western Athletic Conference Championships (USA)
WAF IAAF World Athletics Final
Wal Welsh Championships
WalIC Welsh Inter-Counties/Inter-Regional
WalJL Welsh Junior League
WalL Welsh League
WalS Welsh Schools Championships
WalYL Welsh Young Athletes League
Wark{S} Warwickshire {Schools} Championships
Warner Warner Lambert Invitation
WAusC Western Australia State Championships (AUS)
WAVA World Association of Veteran Athletes Championships (later WMA)
WBest World's Best 10K (PUR)
WC World Championships
WCCA Women's Cross Country Association Championships (later WCCRRA)
WCCRRA Women's Cross Country & Road Running Association Championships
WelshG Welsh Games
WEng West of England Championships
WenOG Wenlock Olympian Games
Werfer Hallesche Werfertage (GER)
Westland Westland Marathon (NED)
WG World Games (Maailmankisat/Ericsson/Asics Grand Prix - FIN)
WGlm{S} West Glamorgan {Schools} Championships
WI World Indoor Championships
WIG World Indoor Games (later WI)
WigIG Wigan International Games
Wilt{S} Wiltshire {Schools} Championships
WisT (University of) Wisconsin Twilight Invitational (USA)
WJ IAAF World Junior Championships
WK Weltklasse in Z?rich (SUI)
WLHS West London Hammer School Meeting
WMA World Masters Athletics Championships
WMidS West Midlands Schools Championships
WMidL West Midland Track League
Wolfpack North Carolina State University "Wolfpack" Invitational (USA)
Worc Worcestershire Championships
WP World Cup
WPT World Cup Trials
WrexG Wrexham Games
WSco Scottish West District Championships
WSG F馘駻ation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) World Student Games (Universiade)
WssxYL Wessex Young Athletes League
WT World Championships Trials
WWal West Wales Regional Athletic Board Championships
WY IAAF World Youth Championships
WYL West Yorkshire League
WyndG Wyndley Games
WYrkS West Yorkshire Schools Championships
YAL (National/uk:athletics) Young Athletes League
YeovG Yeovil Bank Holiday Games
YHC Yorkshire, Humberside & Cleveland Championships
Yorre Yorre Invitation Meeting (FRA)
Yrks Yorkshire Championships
Zatopek Zatopek Classic (AUS)
Znam Znamenskiy Brothers Memorial (RUS)
Great Britain and Northern Ireland international matches have been indicated by a "v" followed by the opposing countries. In other international or representative matches the team the athlete was representing is given before the "v" with the opposing sides after. Of the latter the host team is listed first.
The abbreviations used for overseas nations/territories are listed on a separate page. The abbreviations used for counties are the same as those used for county championships listed above. Other abbreviations used for international or representative teams are as follows:
AAA Amateur Athletic Association (of England)
AAI Athletic Association of Ireland (IRL)
Ach Achilles
Ame Americas
Army Army
Bav Bavaria (GER)
BE British Empire
Bene Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg)
Birch Birchfield Harriers
BL British Athletics League/UK Women's League
BLE B?rd L?thchleas na hノireann {Presidents select} (Irish Athletic Association)
BPol British Police
BPSA British Polytechnics Sports Association
BRC Borough Road College (later WLI)
Bris Bristol
Brunel Brunel University {West London}
BSSF British Students Sports Federation/GB Students
BU Birmingham University
BUSA British Universities Sports Association/GB Students
BUSF British Universities Sports Federation
Cal Calais (FRA)
C&C Cambridge & Coleridge AC
C&P Cornell University & University of Pennsylvania (USA)
Cat Catalonia (ESP)
Com (British) Commonwealth
CS Civil Service
CU Cambridge University
E England
EC Eastern Counties
Edin Edinburgh
Eur Europe
ExL Essex Ladies AC
Flan Flanders (BEL)
FS Fire Service
FsB French-speaking Belgium
G Guernsey
GBYL 'GB Young Lions 2000'
H&Y Harvard & Yale Universities (USA)
Int International Select
IOM Isle of Man
IS Combined Services
Iu Irish Universities
J Jersey
L London
LC Loughborough (University) Students AC (formerly Colleges/Past & Present)
LP Leeds Polytechnic
MC Midland Counties
MPol Metropolitan Police
MU Manchester University
NC Northern Counties/North of England
NI Northern Ireland
Norm Normandy (FRA)
NPdC Nord Pas-de-Calais (FRA)
NY New York (USA)
Oce Oceania
OCU Oxford & Cambridge Universities
OU Oxford University
PE Physical Education Colleges
RAF Royal Air Force
Rest 'The Rest'
RN Royal Navy
RWA Race Walking Association
S Scotland
Savi Savigny-sur-Orge (FRA)
S&W Scotland & Wales
SC Southern Counties/South of England
SE South East England
SHst Schleswig-Holstein (GER)
SL Scottish League
SMC St. Mary's College, Twickenham
SS Scottish Select
StafU Staffordshire University
Su Scottish Universities
SW South West England
SWal South Wales
Triv Triveneto (ITA)
UAU Universities Athletic Union
ULAC University of London AC
UWIC University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
W Wales
WAAA Women's Amateur Athletic Association
W&B Wolverhampton & Bilston AC
WGn Woodford Green AC
WH Western Hemisphere
WLI West London Institute of Higher Education
WMidL West Midland Track League Select
WRAF Women's Royal Air Force (disbanded 1/4/1994)
Wurt W?rttemberg (GER)
The above may also have been suffixed by:
b "B" team s Schools u Universities
Where space does not permit the full list of nations in an international match to be included the number of nations competing is given followed by the letter N. (e.g. 6N = 6 sided international involving Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ev5N = 6 sided international involving England).
Where the performance represents an intermediate or over distance time the full distance has been appended to the meeting with a "-". Where the distance is given in speech marks this indicates the course measurement is known to be short. Unless one of the following abbreviations has been used the distance is in metres:
D Days H Hour(s) HM Half marathon k Kilometres M Mile(s) Mar Marathon y Yards
Similarly, where a competition is restricted by age the age group has been appended to the meeting by a "-". In general age group definitions are as follows:
U/18 to U/23, Overseas, Northern Ireland, Celtic, Catholic Schools:
Domestic U/17 and below, U/20 schools, U/19 men (pre 1973), U/18 women indoors:
Scottish U/17 men and below (pre 1993):
Masters (Veterans) 35 and over:
The suffixes below may also have been attached to meetings:
A,B "A" or "B" final/international
c Championship match
C Central or "C" final
E East
f Final
gst Guest competitor
M Midland or Mid
N North
nc Non-championship/invitation event
ns Non-scoring/invitation event
p Plate/auxiliary final
P Premier division/promotion match
pent Pentathlon
Q Qualifying match
s Semi-final/schools international
S South
W West
{x} Division/round {x}
If no meeting is indicated either it is not known or falls into one of the following categories:
Where known the present name of the village, town or city in which the performance was set is given (e.g. St. Petersburg not Leningrad). On point-to-point courses both the start and finish are included where known.
Where performances on two or more tracks/courses in a British town/city are included in the lists the precise venue is indicated as follows:
London is defined as the London Postal District. As such other venues in the Greater London area (e.g. Croydon) are given independently.
Overseas venues include the country of which the venue is currently part (abbreviations for overseas nations/territories are included on a separate page). Therefore, performances set in the 1990 European Championships, for instance, are listed as Split, CRO rather than Split, YUG. Native spellings are used except where the venue is more commonly known in this country by the anglicised name (e.g. Munich not M?nchen).
USA venues also include the state in which the venue resides. Abbreviations used on this site are as follows:
AK Alaska AL Alabama AR Arkansas AZ Arizona CA California CO Colorado CT Connecticut DC District of Columbia DE Delaware FL Florida GA Georgia HI Hawaii IA Iowa ID Idaho IL Illinois IN Indiana KS Kansas KY Kentucky LA Louisiana MA Massachusetts MD Maryland ME Maine MI Michigan MN Minnesota MO Missouri MS Mississippi MT Montana NC North Carolina ND North Dakota NE Nebraska NH New Hampshire NJ New Jersey NM New Mexico NV Nevada NY New York OH Ohio OK Oklahoma OR Oregon PA Pennsylvania RI Rhode Island SC South Carolina SD South Dakota TN Tennessee TX Texas UT Utah VA Virginia VT Vermont WA Washington WI Wisconsin WV West Virginia WY Wyoming
Where a performance is known not to have been set in the principle stadium of an overseas town/city, the precise venue is given in brackets. The following abbreviations have been used:
The following USA venues, listed by postal town/city, are located close to (and sometimes reported as) the following:
Other international venues that are located close to (and sometimes reported as) are as follows:
The date given is that in which the event was held (local time) in the format dd mmm yyyy. In multi-event or long distance competitions the date in which the event was completed (or at which the intermediate time was taken) is used.
In 2, 3 or 4 day meetings, where the exact date on which an event was held is unknown, the final date of the meeting is given. In those of longer duration, where the exact date is not known, the day is left blank.
The index summarises the performances of all athletes appearing in the various all time lists in the order they occur. Athletes are listed alphabetically. The format of the index is:
Surname, Forenames, Nationality, Date of Birth-Death,
followed on the next line(s) by, for each mark:
Age Group, Event, Performance(s), Year(s).
In general only the first performance given for an athlete in the main or supplementary list is included. However, if the best mark is altitude assisted (sprints and jumps only), indoor or wind assisted the next best performance, if listed, is also detailed. Marks set in relay events are not included.
Where known the athlete's full name (or initials), including any changes in surname, are given. Performances for female athletes are listed by the name under which they were last active in British Senior/Junior athletics, cross-referenced by other names under which they appear in the lists.
Where athletes have changed nationality their allegiance when last eligible for Great Britain and Northern Ireland is given first, followed by other allegiances throughout their career. For reasons of space it was not felt feasible to compile details of athletes club, school and/or college affiliations, given that these can change several times throughout an athletes career.
Age groups are abbreviated as follows (suffixed by an "i" if the performance was taken from an indoor list):
S Senior
J Junior
U{xx} Under {age group}
The abbreviations listed below have been used in shortening the event description (track races are in metres unless otherwise indicated):
D Days
DEC Decathlon
DT Discus
g Grams
H Hurdles
HEPT Heptathlon
HJ High jump
HM Half marathon
Hr Hour(s)
HT Hammer
(J) Junior specification
JT Javelin
K Kilometres
kg Kilogram(s)
lb Pounds
LJ Long jump
m Metres
M Mile(s)
MAR Marathon
Min Minutes
OCT Octathlon
(OJ) Original model
PENT Pentathlon
PV Pole vault
R Road
RW Road walk
(S) Senior specification
SC Steeplechase
SP Shot putt
TJ Triple jump
TW Track walk
(U{x}) Under {age group} specification
W Walk
WT Weight
YD Yards
' Feet
" Inches
The following abbreviations have been used in conjunction with performances (in addition to those detailed in the performance section):
age? Age uncertain dh Downhill (including sunken pit or raised circle) dq Disqualified dt Doubtful timing et Extra trial ex Exhibition fly Flying start lt Light implement OA Over age os Oversized track OT Scored on original tables sh Short course sh? Course measurement uncertain st Straight track UK? British eligibility uncertain w? Wind speed/direction unconfirmed wt? Weight uncertain ? Doubtful performance or unconfirmed ! Other irregularity
In compiling the lists on this site the following publications have been invaluable (see Recommended Athletics Publications for further details):
ATFS Athletics Annuals, Athletics Today, Athletics Weekly, British Athletics Annuals, Leichtathletik, Scottish Athletics Yearbooks, Track Stats, Welsh Athletics Annuals & Outdoor Rankings, plus various one-off publications of the NUTS, ATFS, IAAF, RWA, RRC & IAU.
Many thanks also to the numerous individuals for their time and assistance in providing information and responding to queries, in particular:
Daniel Bell, Dave Bendy, Eduardo Biscayart, Arnold Black, Alexandru Boriga, Alain Bouille, Roger Burrows, Dave Burton, Mark Butler, M. Arons Carvalho, Ron Casey, Peter Cassidy, Peter Cooper, Gy?rgy Csiki, Alan Currie, Brenda Currie, Huw Davies, Freddy De Roose, Alastair Dunn, Enn Endj舐v, Birger F舁t, Ljubiša Gajic, Sally Gandee, Erik Garin, John Glover, Emmo G?tze, Karl Graf, Ian Grant, Bill Green, Tim Grose, Brian Hatch, Ri?l Hauman, Jos? Luis Hern疣dez, Ian Hodge, Ray Hollis, Heinrich Hubbeling, Tony Hunt, Richard Hymans, Tony Isaacs, Juhani Jalava, Mirko Jalava, Paul Jenes, Zbyszek Jonik, Mari疣 Kalabus, Ozren Karamata, Kevin Kelly, Alan Keys, Georges Klepper, Winfried Kramer, Grzegorz Ladzik, Murray Lambden, Raul Leoni, B?rre Lilloe, Alan Lindop, Bernard Linley, David Littlewood, Mick McGeoch, Murray McKinnon, Tomas Magnusson, Peter Martin, Peter Matthews, Stuart Mazdon, Frieda Michiels, Paul Michiels, Tony Miller, Andy Milroy, Stepas Misi?nas, Keith Morbey, Judy Morrey, Pierce O'Callaghan, Tony O'Neill, Shigenobu Ota, Mario Pacetti, Mariano P駻ez, Zdravko Peternelj, John Powell, Alan Rowe, Janusz Rozum, Milan Skocovsk?, Liz Smart, Christer S?derberg, Bob Sparks, Jesse Squire, Meri? Tafolar, Ian Tempest, Falk Tippmann, Fred Tostain, Jack Tregurtha, Daniel Urien, Aleksandar Vangelov, Hans van Kuijen, Rob Whittingham, Duane Wysynski, Colin Young, Ken Young.
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