| Discipline | Perf | Wind | Athlete | DOB | Nat | Venue | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Metres | 9.58 | 0.9 | Usain Bolt | 21/08/1986 | Berlin | 16/08/2009 | ||
| 200 Metres | 19.19 | -0.3 | Usain Bolt | 21/08/1986 | Berlin | 20/08/2009 | ||
| 400 Metres | 43.18 | Michael Johnson | 13/09/1967 | Sevilla | 26/08/1999 | |||
| 800 Metres | 1:43.06 | Billy Konchellah | 20/10/1961 | Roma | 01/09/1987 | |||
| 1500 Metres | 3:27.65 | Hicham El Guerrouj | 14/09/1974 | Sevilla | 24/08/1999 | |||
| 5000 Metres | 12:52.79 | Eliud Kipchoge | 05/11/1984 | Paris Saint-Denis | 31/08/2003 | |||
| 10,000 Metres | 26:46.31 | Kenenisa Bekele | 13/06/1982 | Berlin | 17/08/2009 | |||
| Marathon | 2:06:54 | Abel Kirui | 04/06/1982 | Berlin | 22/08/2009 | |||
| 3000 Metres Steeplechase | 8:00.43 | Ezekiel Kemboi | 25/05/1982 | Berlin | 18/08/2009 | |||
| 110 Metres Hurdles | 12.91 | 0.5 | Colin Jackson | 18/02/1967 | Stuttgart | 20/08/1993 | ||
| 400 Metres Hurdles | 47.18 | Kevin Young | 16/09/1966 | Stuttgart | 19/08/1993 | |||
| High Jump | 2.40 | Javier Sotomayor | 13/10/1967 | Stuttgart | 22/08/1993 | |||
| Pole Vault | 6.05 | Dmitri Markov | 14/03/1975 | Edmonton | 09/08/2001 | |||
| Long Jump | 8.95 | 0.3 | Mike Powell | 10/11/1963 | Tokyo | 30/08/1991 | ||
| Triple Jump | 18.29 | 1.3 | Jonathan Edwards | 10/05/1966 | Göteborg | 07/08/1995 | ||
| Shot Put | 22.23 | Werner Günthör | 11/07/1961 | Roma | 29/08/1987 | |||
| Discus Throw | 70.17 | Virgilijus Alekna | 13/02/1972 | Helsinki | 07/08/2005 | |||
| Hammer Throw | 83.89 | Ivan Tsikhan | 24/07/1976 | Helsinki | 08/08/2005 | |||
| Javelin Throw | 92.80 | Jan Zelezný | 16/06/1966 | Edmonton | 12/08/2001 | |||
| Decathlon | 8902 | Tomáš Dvorák | 11/05/1972 | Edmonton | 07/08/2001 | |||
| ( 10.62/1.5 - 8.07/0.9 - 16.57 - 2.00 - 47.74 / 13.80/-0.4 - 45.51 - 5.00 - 68.53 - 4:35.13 ) | ||||||||
| 20 Kilometres Race Walk | 1:17:21 | Jefferson Pérez | 01/07/1974 | Paris Saint-Denis | 23/08/2003 | |||
| 50 Kilometres Race Walk | 3:36:03 | Robert Korzeniowski | 30/07/1968 | Paris Saint-Denis | 27/08/2003 | |||
| 4x100 Metres Relay | 37.31 | Jamaica | Berlin | 22/08/2009 | ||||
| (Mullings Steve, Frater Michael, Bolt Usain, Powell Asafa) | ||||||||
| 4x400 Metres Relay | 2:54.29 | United States | Stuttgart | 22/08/1993 | ||||
| (Valmon Andrew, Watts Quincy, Reynolds Harry, Johnson Michael) | ||||||||