Olympics – Men's Athletics Records
| Event | Result | Name | Nation | Games |
| 100 meters | 9.69 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 2008 Beijing |
| 200 meters | 19.30 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 2008 Beijing |
| 400 meters | 43.49 | Michael Johnson | United States (USA) | 1996 Atlanta |
| 800 meters | 1:42.58 | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway (NOR) | 1996 Atlanta |
| 1,500 meters | 3:32.07 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya (KEN) | 2000 Sydney |
| 5,000 meters | 12:57.82 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2008 Beijing |
| 10,000 meters | 27:01.17 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2008 Beijing |
| Marathon | 2:06.32 | Samuel Wanjiru | Kenya (KEN) | 2008 Beijing |
| 110 meter hurdles | 12.91 | Liu Xiang | China (CHN) | 2004 Athens |
| 400 meter hurdles | 46.78 | Kevin Young | United States (USA) | 1992 Barcelona |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:05.51 | Julius Kariuki | Kenya (KEN) | 1988 Seoul |
| 4×100 m relay | 37.10 | Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell | Jamaica (JAM) | 2008 Beijing |
| 4×400 m relay | 2:55.39 | LaShawn Merrit, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner | United States (USA) | 2008 Beijing |
| 20 km walk | 1:18:59 | Robert Korzeniowski | Poland (POL) | 2000 Sydney |
| 50 km walk | 3:37:09 | Alex Schwazer | Italy (ITA) | 2008 Beijing |
| High jump | 2.39 m | Charles Austin | United States (USA) | 1996 Atlanta |
| Long jump | 8.90 m | Bob Beamon | United States (USA) | 1968 Mexico City |
| Pole vault | 5.96 m | Steven Hooker | Australia (AUS) | 2008 Beijing |
| Triple jump | 18.09 m | Kenny Harrison | United States (USA) | 1996 Atlanta |
| Shot put | 22.47 m | Ulf Timmermann | East Germany (GDR) | 1988 Seoul |
| Discus throw | 69.89 m | Virgilijus Alekna | Lithuania (LTU) | 2004 Athens |
| Hammer throw | 84.80 m | Sergey Litvinov | Soviet Union (URS) | 1988 Seoul |
| Javelin throw | 90.57 m | Andreas Thorkildsen | Norway (NOR) | 2008 Beijing |
| Decathlon | 8893 pts | Roman ebrle | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2004 Athens |
Updated: August 25, 2008 (post-Beijing)
