World records and best performances, men’s indoor
| 50 m | 5.55 | Ben Johnson ¶ (CAN) | 31 Jan 1987 | Ottawa |
| 5.56A | Donovan Bailey (CAN) | 9 Feb 1996 | Reno | |
| 5.56 | Maurice Greene (USA) | 13 Feb 1999 | Los Angeles | |
| 55 m | 5.99A | Obadele Thompson (BAR) | 22 Feb 1997 | USAF Academy |
| 60 m | 6.39 | Maurice Greene (USA) | 3 Feb 1998 | Madrid |
| 6.39 | Maurice Greene (USA) | 3 Mar 2001 | Atlanta | |
| 100 m | 10.05 | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | 12 Feb 1996 | Tampere |
| 200 m | 19.92 | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | 18 Feb 1996 | Liévin |
| 300 m | 31.88 | Wallace Spearmon (USA) | 10 Feb 2006 | Fayetteville |
| 400 m | 44.57 | Kerron Clement (USA) | 12 Mar 2005 | Fayetteville |
| 500 m | 1:00.17 | Ken Lowery (USA) | 16 Jan 1987 | Indianapolis |
| 600 m | 1:15.12 | Nico Motchebon (GER) | 28 Feb 1999 | Sindelfingen |
| 800 m | 1:42.67 | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 9 Mar 1997 | Paris (B) |
| 1000 m | 2:14.96 | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 20 Feb 2000 | Birmingham |
| 1500 m | 3:31.18 | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 2 Feb 1997 | Stuttgart |
| 1 mile | 3:48.45 | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 12 Feb 1997 | Ghent |
| 2000 m | 4:52.86 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 16 Feb 1998 | Birmingham |
| 3000 m | 7:24.90 | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 6 Feb 1998 | Budapest |
| 2 miles | 8:04.69 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 21 Feb 2003 | Birmingham |
| 5000 m | 12:49.60 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 20 Feb 2004 | Birmingham |
| 10000 m | 27:50.29 | Mark Bett (KEN) | 10 Feb 2002 | Ghent |
| 2000 m SC | 5:13.77 | Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) | 12 Feb 2011 | Ghent |
| 3000 m SC | 8:17.46 | Aleksandr Zagoruiko (URS/UKR) | 21 Feb 1982 | Moscow |
| 50 m Hurdles | 6.25 | Mark McKoy (CAN) | 5 Mar 1986 | Kobe |
| 55 m Hurdles | 6.82y | Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) | 30 Jan 1982 | Dallas |
| 6.89 | Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) | 20 Jan 1979 | New York | |
| 60 m Hurdles | 7.30 | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 6 Mar 1994 | Sindelfingen |
| 110 m Hurdles | 13.34 | Allen Johnson (USA) | 14 Feb 1995 | Moscow |
| 300 m Hurdles | 34.92 os | Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) | 9 Feb 1999 | Tampere |
| 400 m Hurdles | 48.78 | Félix Sánchez (DOM) | 18 Feb 2012 | Val-de-Reuil |
| High Jump | 2.43 | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) | 4 Mar 1989 | Budapest |
| Pole Vault | 6.15 | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 21 Feb 1993 | Donetsk |
| Long Jump | 8.79 | Carl Lewis (USA) | 27 Jan 1984 | New York |
| Triple Jump | 17.92 | Teddy Tamgho (FRA) | 6 Mar 2011 | Paris |
| Shot | 22.66 | Randy Barnes ¶ (USA) | 20 Jan 1989 | Los Angeles |
| Discus | 66.20 | Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR/GER) | 9 Jan 1980 | Berlin (?) |
| 35 lb Weight | 25.86 | Lance Deal (USA) | 4 Mar 1995 | Atlanta |
| Javelin | 65.10 | Pontus Bjärkvik (SWE) | 13 Mar 2011 | Växjö |
| Javelin (1986) | 85.78 | Matti Närhi (FIN) | 3 Mar 1996 | Kajaani |
| Heptathlon | 6645 | Ashton Eaton (USA) | 10 Mar 2012 | Istanbul |
| (6.79 8.16 14.56 2.03 / 7.68 5.20 2:32.77) | ||||
| 1500 m Walk | 5:13.53 | Tim Lewis (USA) | 13 Feb 1988 | East Rutherford |
| 1 mile Walk | 5:33.53 | Tim Lewis (USA) | 5 Feb 1988 | New York |
| 3000 m Walk | 10:31.42 | Andreas Erm (GER) | 4 Feb 2001 | Halle |
| 2 miles Walk | 11:54.50 | Valdas Kazlauskas (URS/LTU) | 24 Feb 1990 | Kaunas |
| 5000 m Walk | 18:07.08 | Mikhail Shchennikov (RUS) | 14 Feb 1995 | Moscow |
| 10000 m Walk | 38:31.4 | Werner Heyer (GDR/GER) | 12 Jan 1980 | Berlin (DH) |
| 15000 m Walk | 1:00:00.9+os | Ronald Weigel (GDR/GER) | 27 Jan 1980 | Senftenberg |
| 1:00:03.9 | Valdas Kazlauskas (URS/LTU) | 24 Jan 1987 | Kaunas | |
| 20000 m Walk | 1:20:40.0 os | Ronald Weigel (GDR/GER) | 27 Jan 1980 | Senftenberg |
| 4×200 m Relay | 1:22.11 | Great Britain & N.I. | 3 Mar 1991 | Glasgow |
| (Linford Christie ¶, Darren Braithwaite, Ade Mafe, John Regis) | ||||
| 4×400 m Relay | 3:01.96 | United States | 11 Feb 2006 | Fayetteville |
| (Kerron Clement, Wallace Spearmon, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner) | ||||
| 4×800 m Relay | 7:13.94 | Global Athletics & Marketing (USA) | 6 Feb 2000 | Boston (R) |
| (Joey Woody, Karl Paranya, Rich Kenah, David Krummenacker) | ||||
| 4×1 mile Relay | 16:16.67 | New York A.C. (USA) | 10 Jan 1993 | Hanover NH |
| (Brad Horton, Jeff Smith, Brad Schlapak, Bill Burke) | ||||
