World youth bests in the sport of athletics are the best marks set in competition by athletes aged 17 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) maintains an official list for such performances, but only in a specific list of outdoor events. All other records, including all indoor records, shown on this list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by the world governing body.
Key: Awaiting approval "Best" not kept by IAAF
Key: Awaiting approval "Best" not kept by IAAF
The IAAF does not keep official "bests" in indoor events for the Youth division.
* = without wind measurement
ht = hand timing
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)