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Track and Field Records: Men's and Women's World Indoor Championship Records

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11. Triple jump

Teddy Tamgho, France, 17.90 meters (58 feet, 9½ inches). March 14, 2010. Tamgho’s leap is also the overall world indoor record.

Tatyana Lebedeva, Russia, 15.36 meters (50 feet, 4¾ inches). March 6, 2004. Lebedeva’s leap also stands as the overall indoor world record.

12. Shot put

Ulf Timmermann, East Germany, 22.24 meters (72 feet, 11 inches). March 7, 1987.

Nadzeya Ostapchuk, Belarus, 20.85 meters (68 feet, 4 inches). March 14, 2010.

13. Heptathlon/Pentathlon

Heptathlon: Dan O’Brien, United States, 6476 points. March 14, 1993.

Pentathlon: Jessica Ennis, Great Britain, 4937 points. March 13, 2010.

14. Race walk

5000 meters: Mikhail Shchennikov, Soviet Union, 18:23.55. March 10, 1991. Shchennikov also holds the overall world mark of 18:07.08, set in 1995. The race walk is no longer contested in the World Indoor Championships.

3000 meters: Yelena Nikolayeva, Russia, 11:49.73. March 12, 1993. The race walk is no longer contested in the World Indoor Championships.

15. 4 x 400-meter relay

United States, 3:02.83. March 7, 1999. The mark was set by Andre Morris, Dameon Johnson, Deon Minor and Milton Campbell. The time also stands as the overall indoor world record.

Russia, 3:23.88. March 7, 2004. The record was set by Olesya Forsheva, Olga Kotlyarova, Tatyana Levina, Natalya Nazarova.

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