This article contains an overview of the year 1979 in athletics.
| 1979 in athletics | |
|---|---|
← 1978 1980 → |
Major events edit
World edit
Regional edit
World records edit
Men edit
| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m | Pietro Mennea |  Italy
|
19.72 |  Mexico City, Mexico
|
12 September | |
| 800 m | Sebastian Coe |  United Kingdom
|
1:42.33 |  Oslo, Norway
|
5 July | |
| 1500 m | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom
|
3:32.03 |  Zürich, Switzerland
|
15 August | |
| Mile | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom
|
3:48.95 | Oslo, Norway
|
17 July | |
| 110 m hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah |  United States
|
13.16 | San Jose, United States
|
14 April | |
| 110 m hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah | United States
|
13.00 | Westwood, Los Angeles, California, United States
|
6 May |
Women edit
| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m | Marita Koch |  East Germany
|
22.02 | Leipzig, East Germany
|
3 June | |
| 200 m | Marita Koch | East Germany
|
21.71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
|
10 June | |
| 400 m | Marita Koch | East Germany
|
48.89 | Potsdam, East Germany
|
29 July | |
| 400 m | Marita Koch | East Germany
|
48.60 | Turin, Italy
|
4 August | |
| Mile | Natalia Mărășescu |  Romania
|
4:22.1 |  Auckland, New Zealand
|
27 January | |
| 100 m hurdles | Grażyna Rabsztyn |  Poland
|
12.48[1] | Warsaw, Poland
|
18 June | |
| 400 m hurdles | Marina Styepanova |  Russia
|
54.78 | Moscow, Russia
|
27 July | |
| Javelin throw | Ruth Fuchs | East Germany
|
69.52 m | Dresden, East Germany
|
13 June | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Marita Koch Romy Müller Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
East Germany
|
42.10 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
|
10 June | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Christina Lathan Romy Müller Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
East Germany
|
42.09 | Turin, Italy
|
4 August | |
| 4 × 200 metres relay | Raisa Makhova Nina Zyuskova Tatyana Prorochenko Maria Kulchunova |
 Soviet Union
|
1:30.74[2] | Moscow, Soviet Union
|
29 July |
Season's bests edit
Notes edit
References edit
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "Season Bests by Year (Men)". Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "Season Bests by Year (Women)". Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "World Record Progression (Men)". Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "World Record Progression (Women)". Retrieved 12 January 2012.