World Records
Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at the ISTAF.
| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 800 m | 1:41.09 | David Rudisha | Kenya |
| 1999 | 2000 m | 4:44.79 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco |
| 1990 | 1000 m | 2:30.67 | Christine Wachtel | East Germany |
| 1989 | 10000 m | 27:08.23 | Arturo Barrios | Mexico |
| 1985 | 1500 m | 3:29.46 | Saïd Aouita | Morocco |
| 1978 | 400 m hurdles | 55.44 | Krystyna Kacperczyk | Poland |
| 1978 | 1000 m | 2:32.0 | Ulrike Bruns | East Germany |
| 1977 | High jump | 2.00 | Rosemarie Ackermann | East Germany |
| 1977 | High jump | 1.97 | Rosemarie Ackermann | East Germany |
| 1975 | 110 m hurdles | 13.0 | Guy Drut | France |
| 1975 | 100 m | 9.9 | Steve Williams | United States |
| 1970 | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:22.0 | Kerry O'Brien | Australia |
| 1939 | Long jump | 6.12 | Christel Schulz | German Reich |
| 1939 | 3000 m | 8:24.4 | Miklós Szabó | Hungary |
| 1937 | 80 m hurdles | 11.6 | Barbara Burke | South Africa |
| 1937 | 100 m | 11.6 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland |
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