Haile Gebrselassie after breaking the world indoor 5000m record at the 1999 Birmingham indoor meeting (© Getty Images)
The International Amateur Athletic Federation has officially ratified the following indoor world records:
Men
5000m | 12:50.38 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | Birmingham | 14 Feb 99 |
Women
4x200m Relay | 1:32.55 (equals previous record) | LG Olympia Dortmund (Ester Möller, Gabi Rockmeier, Birgit Rockmeier, Andrea Phillipp) | GER | Karlsruhe | 21 Feb 99 |
5000m | 14:47.35 | Gabriela Szabo | ROM | Dortmund | 13 Feb 99 |
3000m walk | 11:40.33 | Claudia Iovan | ROM | Bucarest | 30 Jan 99 |
The previous records were, respectively: 12:51.48 by Daniel Komen (KEN) in Stockholm on 19 February 1998; 1:32.55, set by SC Eintracht Hamm at Dortmund on 20 February 1988; 15:03.17 by Liz McColgan (GBR) in Birmingham on 22 February 1992 and 11:44.00 by Alina Ivanova (EUN) in Moscow on 7 February 1992.
ENDS
