20 April 2000 - Monte Carlo - The following performances have been officially ratified as new World Records by the International Amateur Athletic Federation: |
Junior Men
| 3000m | 7:34.58 | Sammy Kipketer | 81 | KEN | Brussels | 3 Sep 1999 |
Kipketer’s performance in Brussels improved on his previous World Record mark of 7:35.08, set in Paris on 21 July 1999, prior to this, the Record was held by Kipketer’s compatriot Philip Mosima, with 7:35.52, clocked in London on 12 July 1996.
Indoor Women
| Pole Vault | 4.62 | Stacy Dragila | USA | Atlanta | 3 Mar 2000 |
World Champion Stacy Dragila achieved this mark after clearing 4.61 in an earlier meeting in Pocatello on 19 February. The previous pole vault World Indoor Record belonged to Germany’s Nicole Rieger-Humbert , with a clearance of 4.56 (Stockholm, 25 Feb 1999).
Indoor Men
| 4 x800m Relay | 7:13.94 | (Joey Woody, Karl Paranya, Rich Kenah, David Krummenacker) | USA | Boston | 6 Feb 2000 |
The previous World Record in this rarely run event had been held since March 1971 by the USSR team of Valeriy Taratynov, Stanislav Meshcherskikh, Alexey Taranov, Viktor Semyashkin, with a timing of 7:17.8.
