World records in disability athletics are ratified by the
International Paralympic Committee (IPC). In
Paralympic athletics
Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practised by people with a disability as a parasport. The athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair ra ...
competitions, athletes are given a class depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classes are as follows:
* 11–13: Blind and visually impaired
* 20: Intellectually disabled
* 32–38: Athletes with
cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sens ...
; classes 32–34 compete in wheelchairs, while 35–38 are ambulant
* 40–46: Ambulant athletes with amputations or other disabilities such as
dwarfism
* 51–58: Wheelchair athletes with spinal cord injuries or amputations
The IPC recognizes records for each of these classes.
Key:
Outdoor
Men
100 m
200 m
Notes:
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
5000 m
10000 m
110 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 400 m relay
High jump
Long jump
Triple jump
Club throw
Shot put
Notes:
Discus throw
Javelin throw
Pentathlon
Women
100 m
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
5000 m
10000 m
100 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 400 m relay
High jump
Long jump
Triple jump
Club throw
Shot put
Discus throw
Javelin throw
Pentathlon
Road
Men
Half marathon
Marathon
Women
Half marathon
Marathon
See also
*
List of IPC world records in swimming
Notes and references
Notes
References
;General
IPC Athletics Outdoor World recordsIPC Athletics Road World records
;Specific
{{Records in athletics
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