Original source: IAAF/ATFS Track and Field Statistics Handbook for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Authorization: Contact authors
Description: These data are the national record times for men before the 1984 Olympics. The record times for eight races are listed for 55 countries.
Number of cases: 55
Variable Names:
- Country: Name of country
- 100m¡@: Record time for 100m race in seconds
- 200m¡@: Record time for 200m race in seconds
- 400m¡@: Record time for 400m race in seconds
- 800m¡@: Record time for 800m race in minutes
- 1500m¡@: Record time for 1500m race in minutes
- 5K¡@¡@: Record time for 5000m race in minutes
- 10K¡@¡@: Record time for 10000m race in minutes
- Marathon: Record time for the Marathon (approx. 26 miles) in minutes
The Data:
| Country |
100m |
200m |
400m |
800m |
1500m |
5K |
10K |
Marathon |
| Argentina
| 10.39
| 20.81
| 46.84
| 1.81
| 3.70
| 14.04
| 29.36
| 137.72
|
| Australia
| 10.31
| 20.06
| 44.84
| 1.74
| 3.57
| 13.28
| 27.66
| 128.30
|
| Austria
| 10.44
| 20.81
| 46.82
| 1.79
| 3.60
| 13.26
| 27.72
| 135.90
|
| Belgium
| 10.34
| 20.68
| 45.04
| 1.73
| 3.60
| 13.22
| 27.45
| 129.95
|
| Bermuda
| 10.28
| 20.58
| 45.91
| 1.80
| 3.75
| 14.68
| 30.55
| 146.62
|
| Brazil
| 10.22
| 20.43
| 45.21
| 1.73
| 3.66
| 13.62
| 28.62
| 133.13
|
| Burma
| 10.64
| 21.52
| 48.30
| 1.80
| 3.85
| 14.45
| 30.28
| 139.95
|
| Canada
| 10.17
| 20.22
| 45.68
| 1.76
| 3.63
| 13.55
| 28.09
| 130.15
|
| Chile
| 10.34
| 20.80
| 46.20
| 1.79
| 3.71
| 13.61
| 29.30
| 134.03
|
| China
| 10.51
| 21.04
| 47.30
| 1.81
| 3.73
| 13.90
| 29.13
| 133.53
|
| Columbia
| 10.43
| 21.05
| 46.10
| 1.82
| 3.74
| 13.49
| 27.88
| 131.35
|
| Cook Islands
| 12.18
| 23.20
| 52.94
| 2.02
| 4.24
| 16.70
| 35.38
| 164.70
|
| Costa Rica
| 10.94
| 21.90
| 48.66
| 1.87
| 3.84
| 14.03
| 28.81
| 136.58
|
| Czechoslovakia
| 10.35
| 20.65
| 45.64
| 1.76
| 3.58
| 13.42
| 28.19
| 134.32
|
| Denmark
| 10.56
| 20.52
| 45.89
| 1.78
| 3.61
| 13.50
| 28.11
| 130.78
|
| Dominican Republic
| 10.14
| 20.65
| 46.80
| 1.82
| 3.82
| 14.91
| 31.45
| 154.12
|
| Finland
| 10.43
| 20.69
| 45.49
| 1.74
| 3.61
| 13.27
| 27.52
| 130.87
|
| France
| 10.11
| 20.38
| 45.28
| 1.73
| 3.57
| 13.34
| 27.97
| 132.30
|
| East Germany
| 10.12
| 20.33
| 44.87
| 1.73
| 3.56
| 13.17
| 27.42
| 129.92
|
| West Germany
| 10.16
| 20.37
| 44.50
| 1.73
| 3.53
| 13.21
| 27.61
| 132.23
|
| United Kingdom
| 10.11
| 20.21
| 44.93
| 1.70
| 3.51
| 13.01
| 27.51
| 129.13
|
| Greece
| 10.22
| 20.71
| 46.56
| 1.78
| 3.64
| 14.59
| 28.45
| 134.60
|
| Guatemala
| 10.98
| 21.82
| 48.40
| 1.89
| 3.80
| 14.16
| 30.11
| 139.33
|
| Hungary
| 10.26
| 20.62
| 46.02
| 1.77
| 3.62
| 13.49
| 28.44
| 132.58
|
| India
| 10.60
| 21.42
| 45.73
| 1.76
| 3.73
| 13.77
| 28.81
| 131.98
|
| Indonesia
| 10.59
| 21.49
| 47.80
| 1.84
| 3.92
| 14.73
| 30.79
| 148.83
|
| Ireland
| 10.61
| 20.96
| 46.30
| 1.79
| 3.56
| 13.32
| 27.81
| 132.35
|
| Israel
| 10.71
| 21.00
| 47.80
| 1.77
| 3.72
| 13.66
| 28.93
| 137.55
|
| Italy
| 10.01
| 19.72
| 45.26
| 1.73
| 3.60
| 13.23
| 27.52
| 131.08
|
| Japan
| 10.34
| 20.81
| 45.86
| 1.79
| 3.64
| 13.41
| 27.72
| 128.63
|
| Kenya
| 10.46
| 20.66
| 44.92
| 1.73
| 3.55
| 13.10
| 27.38
| 129.75
|
| South Korea
| 10.34
| 20.89
| 46.90
| 1.79
| 3.77
| 13.96
| 29.23
| 136.25
|
| North Korea
| 10.91
| 21.94
| 47.30
| 1.85
| 3.77
| 14.13
| 29.67
| 130.87
|
| Luxembourg
| 10.35
| 20.77
| 47.40
| 1.82
| 3.67
| 13.64
| 29.08
| 141.27
|
| Malaysia
| 10.40
| 20.92
| 46.30
| 1.82
| 3.80
| 14.64
| 31.01
| 154.10
|
| Mauritius
| 11.19
| 22.45
| 47.70
| 1.88
| 3.83
| 15.06
| 31.77
| 152.23
|
| Mexico
| 10.42
| 21.30
| 46.10
| 1.80
| 3.65
| 13.46
| 27.95
| 129.20
|
| Netherlands
| 10.52
| 20.95
| 45.10
| 1.74
| 3.62
| 13.36
| 27.61
| 129.02
|
| New Zealand
| 10.51
| 20.88
| 46.10
| 1.74
| 3.54
| 13.21
| 27.70
| 128.98
|
| Norway
| 10.55
| 21.16
| 46.71
| 1.76
| 3.62
| 13.34
| 27.69
| 131.48
|
| Papua New Guinea
| 10.96
| 21.78
| 47.90
| 1.90
| 4.01
| 14.72
| 31.36
| 148.22
|
| Philippines
| 10.78
| 21.64
| 46.24
| 1.81
| 3.83
| 14.74
| 30.64
| 145.27
|
| Poland
| 10.16
| 20.24
| 45.36
| 1.76
| 3.60
| 13.29
| 27.89
| 131.58
|
| Portugal
| 10.53
| 21.17
| 46.70
| 1.79
| 3.62
| 13.13
| 27.38
| 128.65
|
| Rumania
| 10.41
| 20.98
| 45.87
| 1.76
| 3.64
| 13.25
| 27.67
| 132.50
|
| Singapore
| 10.38
| 21.28
| 47.40
| 1.88
| 3.89
| 15.11
| 31.32
| 157.77
|
| Spain
| 10.42
| 20.77
| 45.98
| 1.76
| 3.55
| 13.31
| 27.73
| 131.57
|
| Sweden
| 10.25
| 20.61
| 45.63
| 1.77
| 3.61
| 13.29
| 27.94
| 130.63
|
| Switzerland
| 10.37
| 20.46
| 45.78
| 1.78
| 3.55
| 13.22
| 27.91
| 131.20
|
| Taiwan
| 10.59
| 21.29
| 46.80
| 1.79
| 3.77
| 14.07
| 30.07
| 139.27
|
| Thailand
| 10.39
| 21.09
| 47.91
| 1.83
| 3.84
| 15.23
| 32.56
| 149.90
|
| Turkey
| 10.71
| 21.43
| 47.60
| 1.79
| 3.67
| 13.56
| 28.58
| 131.50
|
| USA
| 9.93
| 19.75
| 43.86
| 1.73
| 3.53
| 13.20
| 27.43
| 128.22
|
| USSR
| 10.07
| 20.00
| 44.60
| 1.75
| 3.59
| 13.20
| 27.53
| 130.55
|
| Western Samoa
| 10.82
| 21.86
| 49.00
| 2.02
| 4.24
| 16.28
| 34.71
| 161.83
|