| Record Type | Event | Performance | Date | Name | Meet / Location |
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| 1 | OR | 10000m | 28:24.4 | 1964-10-14 | Billy Mills (USA/US Marine Corps) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2 | OR | 100m | 10.31 | 1964-10-14 | Enrique Figuerola (CUB) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 3 | OR | 100m | 10.2 | 1964-10-14 | Harry Jerome (CAN) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 4 | OR | LJ | 6.76 | 1964-10-14 | Mary Rand (GBR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 5 | OR | LJ | 6.59 | 1964-10-14 | Mary Rand (GBR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 6 | OR | LJ | 6.63 | 1964-10-14 | Mary Rand (GBR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 7 | OR | 3000SC | 8:33.0 | 1964-10-15 | Maurice Herriott (GBR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 8 | OR | 3000SC | 8:31.8 | 1964-10-15 | Adolfas Aleksejunas (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 9 | OR | 400m | 54.4 | 1964-10-15 | Antonia Munkacsi (HUN) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 10 | OR | 400m | 53.1 | 1964-10-15 | Ann Packer (GBR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 11 | OR | 800m | 1:46.1 | 1964-10-15 | George Kerr (JAM) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 12 | OR | 800m | 1:46.1 | 1964-10-15 | Wilson Kiprugut (KEN) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 13 | OR | m20,000W | 1:29:34.0 | 1964-10-15 | Ken Matthews (GBR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 14 | OR | 100m | 11.2 | 1964-10-15 | Wyomia Tyus (USA/Tennessee State) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 15 | OR | 100m | 10.06 | 1964-10-15 | Bob Hayes (USA/Florida A & M) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 16 | OR | 100m | 10.0(10.06) | 1964-10-15 | Bob Hayes (USA/Florida A & M) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 17 | OR | HJ | 1.90 | 1964-10-15 | Iolanda Balas (ROM) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 18 | OR | HJ | 1.86 | 1964-10-15 | Iolanda Balas (ROM) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 19 | OR | DT | 60.54 | 1964-10-15 | Al Oerter Jr. (USA/New York Athletic Club) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 20 | OR | DT | 61.00 | 1964-10-15 | Al Oerter Jr. (USA/New York Athletic Club) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 21 | OR | 400m | 52.7 | 1964-10-16 | Ann Packer (GBR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 22 | OR | 200m | 20.58 | 1964-10-16 | Henry Carr (USA/Arizona State) | XVIII Olympic Games | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo |
| 23 | OR | 200m | 20.5(20.58) | 1964-10-16 | Henry Carr (USA/Arizona State) | XVIII Olympic Games | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo |
| 24 | OR | 800m | 1:45.1 | 1964-10-16 | Peter Snell (NZL) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 25 | OR | wJT-Old | 62.40 | 1964-10-16 | Yelena Gorchakova (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 26 | OR | TJ | 16.85 | 1964-10-16 | Jozef Schmidt (POL) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 27 | OR | 3000SC | 8:30.8 | 1964-10-17 | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 28 | OR | 400m | 52.0 | 1964-10-17 | Betty Cuthbert (AUS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 29 | OR | 200m | 20.36 | 1964-10-17 | Henry Carr (USA/Arizona State) | XVIII Olympic Games | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo |
| 30 | OR | 200m | 20.3(20.36) | 1964-10-17 | Henry Carr (USA/Arizona State) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 31 | OR | PV | 4.70 | 1964-10-17 | Risto Ankio (FIN) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 32 | OR | PV | 4.70 | 1964-10-17 | Gennadiy Blizneytsov (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 33 | OR | PV | 4.85 | 1964-10-17 | Gennadiy Blizneytsov (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 34 | OR | PV | 4.95 | 1964-10-17 | Gennadiy Blizneytsov (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 35 | OR | PV | 4.70 | 1964-10-17 | Igor Fyeld (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 36 | OR | PV | 4.80 | 1964-10-17 | Igor Fyeld (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 37 | OR | PV | 5.10 | 1964-10-17 | Fred Hansen (USA/Unattached) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 38 | OR | PV | 4.70 | 1964-10-17 | Fred Hansen (USA/Unattached) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 39 | OR | PV | 4.80 | 1964-10-17 | Fred Hansen (USA/Unattached) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 40 | OR | PV | 5.00 | 1964-10-17 | Fred Hansen (USA/Unattached) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 41 | OR | PV | 4.70 | 1964-10-17 | Klaus Lehnertz (FRG) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 42 | OR | PV | 4.80 | 1964-10-17 | Klaus Lehnertz (FRG) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 43 | OR | PV | 4.85 | 1964-10-17 | Klaus Lehnertz (FRG) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 44 | OR | PV | 4.90 | 1964-10-17 | Klaus Lehnertz (FRG) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 45 | OR | PV | 4.95 | 1964-10-17 | Klaus Lehnertz (FRG) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 46 | OR | PV | 5.00 | 1964-10-17 | Klaus Lehnertz (FRG) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 47 | OR | PV | 4.70 | 1964-10-17 | Roman Lesek (YUG) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 48 | OR | mSP | 20.33 | 1964-10-17 | Dallas Long (USA/Pasadena Athletic Association) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 49 | OR | mSP | 19.88 | 1964-10-17 | Randy Matson (USA/Texas A & M) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 50 | OR | mSP | 20.20 | 1964-10-17 | Randy Matson (USA/Texas A & M) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 51 | OR | PV | 4.70 | 1964-10-17 | Gerry Moro (CAN) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 52 | OR | PV | 4.70 | 1964-10-17 | Pentti Nikula (FIN) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 53 | OR | PV | 4.80 | 1964-10-17 | Pentti Nikula (FIN) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 54 | OR | PV | 4.85 | 1964-10-17 | Pentti Nikula (FIN) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 55 | OR | PV | 4.90 | 1964-10-17 | Pentti Nikula (FIN) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 56 | OR | PV | 4.70 | 1964-10-17 | Billy Pemelton (USA) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 57 | OR | PV | 4.80 | 1964-10-17 | Billy Pemelton (USA) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 58 | OR | PV | 4.70 | 1964-10-17 | John Pennel (USA/NE Louisiana) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 59 | OR | PV | 4.80 | 1964-10-17 | Manfred Preussger (GDR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 60 | OR | PV | 4.90 | 1964-10-17 | Manfred Preussger (GDR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 61 | OR | PV | 5.00 | 1964-10-17 | Manfred Preussger (GDR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 62 | OR | PV | 4.80 | 1964-10-17 | Wolfgang Reinhardt (FRG) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 63 | OR | PV | 4.90 | 1964-10-17 | Wolfgang Reinhardt (FRG) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 64 | OR | PV | 5.00 | 1964-10-17 | Wolfgang Reinhardt (FRG) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 65 | OR | PV | 5.05 | 1964-10-17 | Wolfgang Reinhardt (FRG) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 66 | OR | PV | 4.70 | 1964-10-17 | Rudolf Tomasek (TCH) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 67 | OR | PV | 4.80 | 1964-10-17 | Rudolf Tomasek (TCH) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 68 | OR | PV | 4.90 | 1964-10-17 | Rudolf Tomasek (TCH) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 69 | OR | 50,000W | 4:11:12.4 | 1964-10-18 | Abdon Pamich (ITA) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 70 | OR | HT | 67.40 | 1964-10-18 | Hal Connolly (USA/Culver City AC) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 71 | OR | HT | 69.74 | 1964-10-18 | Romuald Klim (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 72 | OR | HT | 67.10 | 1964-10-18 | Romuald Klim (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 73 | OR | HT | 67.99 | 1964-10-18 | Gyula Zsivotzky (HUN) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 74 | OR | HT | 69.09 | 1964-10-18 | Gyula Zsivotzky (HUN) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 75 | OR | 800m | 2:04.1 | 1964-10-19 | Maryvonne Dupureur (FRA) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 76 | OR | 200m | 23.0 | 1964-10-19 | Edith McGuire (USA/Tennessee State) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 77 | OR | 80H | 10.6 | 1964-10-19 | Karin Balzer (GDR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 78 | OR | 80H | 10.6 | 1964-10-19 | Pam Kilborn (AUS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 79 | OR | wDT | 55.17 | 1964-10-19 | Yevgeniya Kuznetzova (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 80 | OR | wDT | 57.21 | 1964-10-19 | Ingrid Lotz (GDR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 81 | OR | wDT | 55.90 | 1964-10-19 | Lia Manoliu (ROM) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 82 | OR | wDT | 57.27 | 1964-10-19 | Tamara Press (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 83 | OR | 800m | 2:01.1 | 1964-10-20 | Ann Packer (GBR) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 84 | OR | wSP 4kg | 18.14 | 1964-10-20 | Tamara Press (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 85 | OR | wSP 4kg | 17.51 | 1964-10-20 | Tamara Press (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | Olympic Stadium, Rome |
| 86 | OR | wSP 4kg | 17.72 | 1964-10-20 | Tamara Press (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | Olympic Stadium, Rome |
| 87 | OR | Mara | 2:12:11.2 | 1964-10-21 | Abebe Bikila (ETH) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 88 | OR | HJ | 2.18 (7-1 3/4) | 1964-10-21 | Valeriy Brumel (URS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 89 | OR | HJ | 2.18 (7-1 3/4) | 1964-10-21 | John Thomas (USA/Boston University) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
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| 1 | USA NR | 10000m | 28:24.4 | 1964-10-14 | Billy Mills (USA/US Marine Corps) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2 | USA NR | 3000SC | 8:34.2 | 1964-10-15 | George Young (USA/Unattached) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 3 | USA NR | 400m | 55.56 | 1964-10-15 | Janell Smith (USA/Fredonia HS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 4 | USA NR | 400m | 54.5 | 1964-10-15 | Janell Smith (USA/Fredonia HS) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 5 | USA NR | 100m | 11.23 | 1964-10-15 | Wyomia Tyus (USA/Tennessee State) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 6 | USA NR | 100m | 11.2 | 1964-10-15 | Wyomia Tyus (USA/Tennessee State) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 7 | USA NR | 100m | 10.06 | 1964-10-15 | Bob Hayes (USA/Florida A & M) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 8 | USA NR | 100m | 10.0 | 1964-10-15 | Bob Hayes (USA/Florida A & M) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 9 | USA NR | 200m | 20.58 | 1964-10-17 | Otis Drayton (USA/US Army) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 10 | USA NR | 200m | 20.36 | 1964-10-17 | Henry Carr (USA/Arizona State) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 11 | USA NR | 110HH | 13.67 | 1964-10-18 | Hayes Jones (USA/Detriot VC) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 12 | USA NR | 200m | 23.05 | 1964-10-19 | Edith McGuire (USA/Tennessee State) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 13 | USA NR | 80mH 8x30in | 10.88 | 1964-10-19 | Rosie Bonds (USA/Pasadena Athletic Association) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 14 | USA NR | 80mH 8x30in | 10.8 | 1964-10-19 | Rosie Bonds (USA/Pasadena Athletic Association) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
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| 1 | WR | 100m | 10.06 | 1964-10-15 | Bob Hayes (USA/Florida A & M) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2 | WR | 100m | 10.0(10.06) | 1964-10-15 | Bob Hayes (USA/Florida A & M) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 3 | WR | 200m | 20.36 | 1964-10-17 | Henry Carr (USA/Arizona State) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 4 | WR | Mara | 2:12:11.2 | 1964-10-21 | Abebe Bikila (ETH) | XVIII Olympic Games | National Stadium, Tokyo |
