World Best Year Performance
| Event | Men's Track Best Year Performance | Women's Track Best Year Performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Mark | Name | Mark | |
| 100 metres details |
James Sanford (USA) | 10.02 | Marlies Göhr (GER) | 10.93 |
| 200 metres details |
Pietro Mennea (ITA) | 19.96 | Bärbel Wöckel (GER) | 22.01 |
| 400 metres details |
Viktor Markin (URS) | 44.60 | Marita Koch (GER) | 48.88 |
| 800 metres details |
Donald Paige (USA) | 1:44.53 | Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) | 1:53.43 |
| 1,500 metres details |
Steve Ovett (GBR) | 3:31.36 | Tatyana Kazankina (URS) | 3:52.47 |
| Mile details |
Steve Ovett (GBR) | 3:48.8 | Mary Slaney (USA) | 4:21.68 |
| 3,000 metres details |
Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) | 7:37.60 | Yelena Sipatova (URS) | 8:33.53 |
| 5,000 metres details |
Miruts Yifter (ETH) | 13:16.38 | Jan Merrill (USA) | 15:30.6 |
| 10,000 metres details |
Craig Virgin (USA) | 27:29.16 | Kathryn Binns (GBR) | 32:57.17 |
| Half Marathon details |
Stan Mavis (USA) | 1:02:16 | Marja Wokke (NED) | 1:13:59 |
| Marathon details |
Gerard Nijboer (NED) | 2:09:01 | Joyce Smith (GBR) | 2:30:27 |
| 110 m/100 m Hurdles details |
Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) | 13.21 | Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL) | 12.36 |
| 400 m Hurdles details |
Edwin Moses (USA) | 47.13 | Karin Roßley (GDR) | 54.28 |
| 3,000 m Steeplechase details |
Bronisław Malinowski (POL) | 8:09.70 | — | — |
| 4×100 m Relay Race details |
Soviet Union Vladimir Muravyov Nikolay Sidorov Aleksandr Aksinin Andrey Prokofyev |
38.26 | East Germany Romy Müller Bärbel Wöckel Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
41.60 |
| 4×400 m Relay Race details |
Soviet Union Remigijus Valiulis Mikhail Linge Nikolay Chernetskiy Viktor Markin |
3:01.08 | Soviet Union Tatyana Prorochenko Tatyana Goyshchik Nina Zyuskova Irina Nazarova |
3:20.12 |
| Event | Men's Field Best Year Performance | Women's Field Best Year Performance | ||
| Name | Mark | Name | Mark | |
| High Jump details |
Gerd Wessig (GDR) | 2.36 m | Sara Simeoni (ITA) | 1.98 m |
| Pole Vault details |
Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL) | 5.78 m | — | — |
| Long Jump details |
Lutz Dombrowski (GDR) | 8.54 m | Tatyana Kolpakova (URS) | 7.06 m |
| Triple Jump details |
Jaak Uudmäe (URS) | 17.35 m | — | — |
| Shot Put details |
Udo Beyer (GDR) | 21.98 m | Ilona Slupianek (GDR) | 22.45 m |
| Discus Throw details |
Mac Wilkins (USA) | 70.98 m | Mariya Petkova (BUL) | 71.80 m |
| Hammer Throw details |
Yuriy Syedikh (URS) | 81.80 m | — | — |
| Javelin (old design) details |
Ferenc Paragi (HUN) | 96.72 m | Tatyana Biryulina (URS) | 70.08 m |
| Decathlon details |
Guido Kratschmer (FRG) | 8667 | — | — |
| Pentathlon details |
— | — | Nadezhda Tkachenko (URS) | 5083 |
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