AMERICAN TRACK & FIELD RECORDS
Men's American Records
| Event | Name | School/Club | Performance | Year |
| 100-Meter Dash | Maurice Greene Tyson Gay |
Nike Nike |
9.79 9.77 (pending) |
1999 2008 |
| 200-Meter Dash | Michael Johnson | Nike | 19.32 | 1996 |
| 400-Meter Dash | Michael Johnson | Nike | 43.18 | 1999 |
| 800-Meter Run | Johnny Gray | Santa Monica TC | 1:42.60 | 1985 |
| 1000-Meter Run | Rick Wohlhuter | Univ. of Chicago TC | 2:13.9 | 1974 |
| 1500-Meter Run | Bernard Lagat | Nike | 3:29.30 | 2005 |
| One-Mile Run | Alan Webb | Nike | 3:46.91 | 2007 |
| 3000-Meter Run | Bob Kennedy | Nike | 7:30.84 | 1998 |
| Two-Mile Run | Matt Tegenkamp | Nike | 8:07.07 | 2007 |
| 5000-Meter Run | Bob Kennedy | Nike | 12:58.21 | 1996 |
| 10,000-Meter Run | Bob Kennedy | Nike | 27:13.98 | 2001 |
| Marathon | Khalid Khannoucki | New Balance | 2:05:38 | 2002 |
| 110-Meter Hurdles | Dominique Arnold | Nike | 12.90 | 2006 |
| 400-Meter Hurdles | Kevin Young | Foot Locker AC | 46.78 | 1992 |
| 3000-Meter Steeplechase | Daniel Lincoln | Nike | 8:08.82 | 2006 |
| 400-Meter Relay | Mike Marsh Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Carl Lewis Jon Drummond Andre Cason Dennis Mitchell Leroy Burrell |
U.S. National Team U.S. National Team |
37.40 37.40 |
1992 1993 |
| 1600-Meter Relay | Jerome Young Antonio Pettigrew Tyree Washington Michael Johnson |
U.S. National Team | 2:54.20 | 1998 |
| High Jump | Charles Austin | 7'10-1/2 | 1991 | |
| Long Jump | Mike Powell | Foot Locker AC | 29'4-1/2 | 1991 |
| Triple Jump | Kenny Harrison | Nike | 59'4-1/4 | 1996 |
| Pole Vault | Brad Walker | 19'9-3/4 | 2008 | |
| Shot | Randy Barnes | Mazda TC | 75'10-1/4 | 1990 |
| Discus | Ben Plucknett | SoCal Striders | 237'4 | 1981 |
| Hammer Throw | Lance Deal | New York AC | 270'9 | 1996 |
| Javelin Throw | Breaux Greer | adidas | 299'6 | 2007 |
| Decathlon | Dan O'Brien | Reebok | 8891 | 1999 |
Women's American Records
| Event | Name | School/Club | Performance | Year |
| 100-Meter Dash | Florence Griffith-Joyner | United States | 10.49 | 1988 |
| 200-Meter Dash | Florence Griffith-Joyner | United States | 21.34 | 1988 |
| 400-Meter Dash | Sanya Richards | Nike | 48.70 | 2006 |
| 800-Meter Run | Jearl Miles Clark | Reebok | 1:56.40 | 1999 |
| 1000-Meter Run | Regina Jacobs | Mizuno | 2:31.80 | 1999 |
| 1500-Meter Run | Mary Slaney | Athletics West | 3:57.12 | 1983 |
| One-Mile Run | Mary Slaney | Athletics West | 4:16.71 | 1984 |
| 3000-Meter Run | Mary Slaney | Athletics West | 8:25.83 | 1985 |
| 5000-Meter Run | Shalane Flanagan | Nike | 14:44.80 | 2007 |
| 10,000-Meter Run | Shalane Flanagan | Nike | 30:22.22 | 2008 |
| Marathon | Deena Kastor | Asics | 2:19.:36 | 2006 |
| 100-Meter Hurdles | Gail Devers | Nike | 12.33 | 2000 |
| 400-Meter Hurdles | Kim Batten | Reebok | 52.61 | 1995 |
| 3000-Meter Steeplechase | Jenny Barringer | 9:22.26 | 2008 | |
| 400-Meter Relay | Chryste Gaines Marion Jones Inger Miller Gail Devers |
U.S. National Team | 41.47 | 1997 |
| 1600-Meter Relay | Denean Howard Diane Dixon Valerie Brisco Florence Griffith Joyner |
U.S. National Team | 3:15.51 | 1988 |
| High Jump | Louise Ritter | Mazda TC | 6'8 | 1988 |
| Long Jump | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Honda | 24'7 | 1994 |
| Triple Jump | Tiombe' Hurd | Nike | 47'5 | 2004 |
| Pole Vault | Jenn Stuczynski | adidas | 16'1-3/4 | 2008 |
| Shot | Ramona Pagel | Mazda TC | 66'2-1/2 | 1988 |
| Discus | Suzy Powell | Asics | 222' | 2007 |
| Javelin | Kim Kreiner | Nike | 210'7 | 2007 |
| Hammer | Erin Gilreath | New York AC | 242'4 | 2005 |
| Heptathlon | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | United States | 7291 | 1988 |
