Track & Field's IMPOSSIBLE World Records That CAN'T Be Beaten 

I thought Bolt's 9.58 would be first, but when I saw Zelezny I thought "well deserved". Zelezny was a beast. I feel he's a bit underrated, and not as well known as other track and field legends. I'd definitely put him up there with Bubka, Lewis, Bolt, Johnson, El Guerrouj, Bekele, Gebrselassie, Moses, Oerter etc. He threw over 90 meters 53 times in his career, that's more times than the 18 others that have thrown over 90 meters combined. 3 Olympic golds, one silver, and 5 Olympic finals in total. 3 World championship golds. Had the longest throw of the year 7 different years. He won 134 out of 200 finals during his 20-year senior career (13 out of 14 finals in 1996, 15 out of 17 in 1994, 14 out of 15 in 1993, 10 out of 11 in 1991) He threw 92.80 when he was 35 and 85.92 when he was 40. His 92.80 throw was in 2001, and no one threw longer than that in 16 years. In one competition Zelezny threw over 90 meters in 5 of his 6 throws. And in Sheffield 1993 he threw over 95 meters two times in the same competition. In the 1995 World Championships, he QUALIFIED with at throw of 90.12m, and in the 2001 World Championships, he qualified with a 90.76m throw (that is longer than the season best of most years, including 2019) This is Michael Jordan/Wayne Gretzky/Michael Phelps -levels of dominance. And yeah, he's also thrown a softball 128.63 meters (422 feet) Just insane.

That 800m lady looks like she was on some supplements

And what about Javier Sotomayor? 2,45 m in high jump! Very impressive

The men's mile. No one has ran within 4 seconds of El Guerrouj's time in the last decade.

Bolt’s 100 and 200? Powell’s long jump? Flo Jo’s 100? Komen’s 3000? None of these have ever even been touched in the slightest

The first item on the list the 5000m world record has been broken

I think some honorable mentions should be Flo-Jo's 100m, Bolt's 100m, and Daniel Komen's 3000m

I take records from the 80s with a large grain of salt. More like the whole bottle of salt.

I've watched so many of these videos that I was fully expecting at 8:36 "Eliud Kipchoge, the men's marathon" XD

Hicham El Guerrouj’s 1500m or mile should’ve been on here

Hicham El Guerrouj mile record of 3:43.13. Only 3 of the top 20 times were set in the past 10 years, with Yomif Kejelcha's 3:47.01 still being nearly 4 SECONDS away from the world record. Granted that was an indoor time, but the outdoor times in the past 10 years are all at least 4 seconds slower than El Guerrouj's record. Unbeatable.

Very surprised that Mike Powell's long jump WR record in 1991 isn't on the list. Not only has anyone not come close, no one has jumped over 29 feet in the past 20 years.

How about Usain Bolt’s 100M 9.58 and his 200M 19.19 seconds???

I’m surprised that the Flo-Jo records aren’t on here.

Excellent collection of footage. Great job, well done. Thanks for sharing!

El guerrouj’s outdoor records should be on top of the list . Those records been there for 22 years and will be there for a long time

Marita Koch 400m 47:60 from 1985. Only 1 other athlete has ever gone below 48 seconds, Kratochvilova was the previous record holder at 47:99. Other than that nobody else has managed to get within even half a second of Kochs record. I can't really see anybody breaking any time soon.

9.58 100m is probably gonna be there awhile unless scientists breed some freak of nature :)

I'm surprised that the the mile record of 3.43.13 ran on 7/7/1999 by Hicham El Guerrouj was not on this list. This race is the greatest race of all time. Noah Ngeny also in this race ran the second fastest race of all time. Both times after almost 21 years still stand as one and two.

one of th few unbiased review out there on records. I appreciate the work, keep up the good work.

Kratochvilova testo levels are higher than my bearded hipster neighbour !

I’m surprised Mike Powell’s long jump world record isn’t on here

These videos are incredibly well done. Thanks so much.

Wow...your video editing skills always gives me chills men...Superb work.

I feel Florence Griffith-Joyner's 100m record is very tough to beat and deserves a mention in this list.

400m Women 47,60 Is such an unreal time!

Always look forward to your content !

Another great video - thank you 🙏

Best running channel on youtube

Flo jo's 10:49 for the 100m still stands after 32 years

Love the vids and also when are you going to make another podcast?

Great work my friend, your videos are full of details and science. If everything goes obvious in London, who is most lucky to come 3rd?🙏🏿

This list needs to be renewed. Warholm absolutely obliterated his 400mH WR two months ago.

That triple jump though ! Perfection !

Nice selection, there are so AWSOME performances, I always remember Javier Sotomayor, High Jump World Record Holder, 2:45 meters. Thank you 😊

For the field part- the more often neglected side, the eternal records are Zelezney's javelin WR, Jonathan Edwards' Triple jump and Mike Powell's long jump WR. For the women it's atalya Lisovskaya's shot put WR, Gabriele Reinsch's discus WR and Anita Vlodarzyk's hammer throw WR.

#4 Jarmila looks suspiciously like ... a man. (shrugs shoulders)

Wtf bro? Hicham El Guerrouj 1500m, mile or 2000m records ? This guy is literally the most underrated runner ever

TRP: Up first we have Kenenisa Bekele"s 5000m WR. Joshua Cheptegei: Challenge accepted.

Best running channel amazing vids

Surprised that Koch, flojo and sottomayor are out...

That women 800m wr holder clearly on steroids no athlete is that much muscle mass over the upper body like that haha

So glad I found this channel 😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

FANTASTIC, THANK YOU.

Ah, this is going to be a good one! 0:37 Hang on a minute! 🤔

It’s shocking to see people run 110 hurdles on the 5th height under 13 seconds 🤯

Awesome video! Thank you!

YOOOOO GREAT VIDEO!

3000 meters bro. Komen is well over 2 seconds (!) ahead of the second place, Hicham El Guerrouj, and I doubt we will see an athleat like him any time soon.

Early gang!!

Great job !!! I think however that the women's Discus should definitely be on the list!!!

Yuriy Sedykh's 86.74m Hammer throw from 34 years ago!!!

Jarmila on that testosterone I see 👀

5:06 that pronunciation doe😳

Im sorry but how you read Czech names is very funny :-D. But almost accurate, that's awesome!

Marita Koch 400m , 47.60', 1985. No matter the drug use controvercy, she has nice female looks and still alive at 63...Like it or not this is the TOP RECORD of all times.

69k subs... *Nice*

Flo Jo's 100m WR has been untouchable since 1988 - almost 32 years

I feel Hicham El Guerrouj, Daniel Komen and Usain Bolt should've been included but otherwise good list. It's hard to choose only 10 when there are so many incredible records that have been set. Love your videos keep up the great work 😊👍🏻

I’m not saying his current record does, but I think eventually Mondo will have a jump that tops everything else on this list

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Koch's 400m and the men's and women's high jump records.

In my opinion I had Jan Zeleny as the hardest world record to beat, until Johannes Vettes got close to it the day! His technique looks identical to Jan but has more body weight!

A good list and I agree about Jelezny being top. Surprised not to see high jumper Kostadinova who I think has the highest decathlon system marking for her record of 2:09cm. Set in early 90s I think.

6:14 cant believe thats a female race...

The mile record has been standing strong for the last 20+ years.

I only subbed to you about a year ago. I guess Bekele didn't bank on Joshua Cheptegei coming along. Great stuff buddy. Bless up 👊

That Rudisha time is absolutely never getting beaten. People can't even get close.

Kind of funny how Bolt isn't even mentioned...

Where is Koch’s 400m record? Soon to be 34 years old. That will also be though to beat.

My list (in no particular order) 1. Women's 100m 2. Women's 200m 3. Women's 400m 4. Women's 800m 5. Women's Shot 6. Women's Discus 7. Women's LJ 8. Women's Hep 9. Men's 100m 10. Men's Javelin

Excellent list. Like that you included some amazing records that don't get so much attention. Of course in doing so you left out a few records that many would have expected to see here. 100M men, 100m women, 1500m men, 3000m men, mile men. If you took out the women's 800M for what looks like a questionable record, one of these others could be inserted. Many question Flo Jo, but I doubt there is anyone who doesn't question the nature of the women's 800m record. I will say no more.

Nothing from Daniel Komen?????

Records are there to be broken 🤔

Just couple of days ago in Monaco's Diamond league, they set a new WR on 5000m (12.35)

The hang time on that javelin throw was insane.

BOLTTTTTTTTT

Sotomayor 8' 1/4 inch. No 1. Best of all time.

Wow that was amazing....I liked this video.... thumbs up ...

I can agree but I would have liked to see Daniel Koman's 2 miles or 3000m world record. He's held these records for over 20 years and no one has come close to even breaking them. It's also incredible since he only really ran at the top level for 2 years and was able to do so much, while others have taken years running at the top to achieve their unbreakable world records.

Kratochvilova, Chistyakova and Joyner-Kersee should were all performance enhanced if we keeping it real.

my grandad trained Zelezny for most of his career!!

You got #1 right. Percentage difference between Zelezny's world record to Vetter is unreal. 3 Olympic Gold and 3 World Championship Gold and an Olympic Silver medal... unreal!

I would say the most unbreakable record is Carl lewis indoor long jump record 28 feet 10 inches, it's stood since 1984, it's rare to see any long jumper go over 28 feet at all these even outdoor season

I believe men's 400 meters is going down in the next two years same as 800 meters.

Do your records and stats take into account drug use? Didn't they use drugs in the 80s more so than now?

That collection was wonderfully picked

Some names I miss in this list: El Guerrouj, Komen, Bolt, Flo Griffith.... I even think that Flo's 100 meters can be a contender for the number one spot

Where TF is Usain bolts 100 meters?!

The 5000m record got broken this month xD

Has anyone seen Martina Koch’s WR for the ladies 400? Like Kratochvila, both were so heavily doped that that’s what makes them impossible to beat. Glad you put Zelezny first.

Joshua Cheptegi did it ! he is a total beast. But the LED at the track side helps a lot with WR pacing

Florence Griffith's 100m record should be here

1:31 wtf is NEW WORLD REKORD

It's interesting that you said that there "was one single moment that was absolutely unforgettable" from the Rio olympics. I remember when those olympic games was over, I thought the van Niekerk achievement was truly awesome, but the 10 000m by Almaz Ayana was out of this world. A world record that had been so hard/impossible to beat for so many years, and then she came to Rio and just obliterated an impossible record that had been standing untouchable for 23 years. I mean, she beat the record by 14 seconds. I would put Ayana before van Niekerk on this list, but I totally agree with your number one. That one will never be broken. The throw is simply ridiculous.

That Jonathan Edward's triple jump looks like something from another world. I wonder if you compared that to jumping in basketball with the two allowed steps where would he have taken his first step to reach the end of the court? Amazing.

Hichan el gureonj mile record 3.43min

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Funny how we AALLLLL knew what #1 should have been but wasn't even mentioned. The great WTF moment at the mention of #1 on this list

Marita Koch’s world record run in the 400m is almost other worldly. 47.6!!! If it had been run indoors the other women would have been genuinely worried about being lapped and it was a quality field.