This article contains an overview of the year 1994 in athletics. International events Asian Games Balkan Games Commonwealth Games European Championships European Indoor Championships Jeux de la Francophonie Goodwill Games World Cross Country Championships World Junior Championships World records Men Women Uta Pippig (GER) equals the world record in the women's Half Marathon held by South Africa's Elana Meyer since 1991-05-18, clocking 1:07:59 on 1994-03-20 in Kyoto, Japan. Awards Men Women Men's Best Year Performers 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1,500 metres Mile 3,000 metres 5,000 metres 10,000 metres Half Marathon Marathon 110 m Hurdles 400 m Hurdles 3000 m Steeplechase High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Discus Shot Put Hammer Javelin (new design) Pole Vault Decathlon Women's Best Year Performers 60 metres 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1,500 metres Mile 3,000 metres 5,000 metres 10,000 metres Half Marathon Marathon 60 metres hurdles 100 m Hurdles 400 m Hurdles High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Javelin (old design) Hammer Throw Heptathlon Deaths September 23 – Antanas Mikėnas (70), Soviet-Lithuanian racewalker (b. 1924) References Year Lists 1994 Year Rankings Association of Road Racing Statisticians Athletics (track and field) by year