All nine Championship Records set at Tokyo 2025 World Championships

Mondo Duplantis celebrates after breaking his pole vault world record

All nine Championship Records set at Tokyo 2025 World Championships

Funmilayo Fameso 16:21 - 26.09.2025

One world record, nine championship records and nine area records were set or equalled. Here's a list of all championship records set in Tokyo.

The Tokyo 2025 World Championships proved to be one for the ages. From unforgettable victories to history-making performances, a record number of nations won medals during the most impactful edition of the sport’s flagship event.

One world record, nine championship records and nine area records were set or equalled, and there were a series of historic firsts, including the first-ever world championships medals for Samoa, Saint Lucia and Uruguay, and a first-ever gold for Tanzania.

Here's a list of all nine championship records set in Tokyo.

1. Men’s Pole Vault

Mondo Duplantis – 6.30m WR

Previous record: Mondo Duplantis 6.21m (2022)

2. Women’s 100m

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden – 10.61s

Previous record: Sha’Carri Richardson 10.65s (2023)

3. Women’s 400m

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – 47.78s

Previous record: Jarmila Kratochvílová 47.99 (1983)

4. Women’s 800m

Lilian Odira – 1:54.62

Previous record: Jarmila Kratochvílová 1:54.68 (1983)

5. Men’s 800m

Emmanuel Wanyonyi – 1:41.86

Previous record: Donavan Brazier 1:42.34 (2019)

6. Women's 3000m Steeplechase

Faith Cherotich 8:51.59

Previous record: Norah Jeruto 8:53.02 (2022)

7. Men’s Hammer Throw

Ethan Katzberg – 84.70m

Previous record: Ivan Tikhon 83.63m (2007)

8. Women’s 4×400m

United States – 3:16.61

Previous record: United States 3:16.71 (1993)

9. Mixed 4×400m

United States – 3:08.80 (CR)

Previous record: United States 3:08.80 (2023)