World Records by World Athletics Points

Which athletics world records are the most valuable?

World records are achieved in very different events, so comparing the performances themselves is not straightforward. World Athletics points provide a common scoring scale that allows performances in sprints, distance races, jumps, throws and other events to be compared using the same numerical system.

This page calculates the World Athletics score for each world record and lets you explore the records by points, event, date and country. Use the filters to focus on men's, women's or mixed events and sort the table to see the highest or lowest-scoring records.

Note: some less common events may not appear if no official world record could be identified for the event.

World Records Ranked by WA Points

Explore World Records by World Athletics Points

The table allows you to compare world records across different events using the World Athletics scoring system. Sort by points to explore the highest-scoring records, or use the filters to browse events, the oldest athletics records, countries, genders, event types, and other criteria.

The points shown are calculated using the same World Athletics Scoring Tables used by our points calculator.