World Athletics Records

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• Who holds the men's 100 metres world record, with a time of 9.58 seconds?
• What is the women's 400 metres world record set by Marita Koch in 1985?
• Which athlete set the men's 400 metres hurdles world record of 46.78 seconds, a mark that stood until 2021?
• Who holds the women's long jump world record of 7.52 metres?
• What is Jan Železný's men's javelin world-record distance?
• At which Olympic Games did David Rudisha set the men's 800 metres world record of 1:40.91?
• Which athlete holds the men's high jump world record of 2.45 metres?
• Match each world-record event with its record holder.