| 8 Nat | Eight Nations Meeting (Tokyo) formely Toto, SMeet |
| AAA | Amateur Athletic Association Championships (England - 1880) |
| AAA/Jr | |
| AAU | Amateur Athletic Union Championships (USA - 1888/1979) later TAC, now USATF |
| AAU/Jr | |
| AFR Ch | African Championships (1979) |
| AFR G | African Games |
| AFR v USA | |
| AME v EUR | |
| APM | Adriaan Paulen Memorial (Hengelo - 1987 - 2000) now FBK |
| APM/gp | |
| ASV | ASV Club Meeting (Köln - 1934) |
| ASV/GP | |
| AUS Ch | |
| AUT Ch | |
| Arena | Arena International (Bern) |
| Asian Ch | Asian Championships (1973) |
| Asian Ch/J | |
| Asian G | Asian Games (1951) |
| Athl | Athletissima Meeting (Lausanne - 1976) |
| Athl/GP | |
| BCG | British Commonwealth Games (England - 1930 /1974) now CG |
| BEL Ch | |
| BGP | Budapest Grand Prix (Budapest - 1978/1987) now HGP |
| BGP/GP | |
| BLS Ch | |
| BNP | Banque National de Paris Meeting - now Gaz |
| BNP/GP | |
| BUL Ch | |
| Balk | Balkan Games (1929) |
| Balk/Jr | |
| Ban | Mobil Banespa Meeting (Sao Paulo - 1990) |
| Ban/GP | |
| Barr | Memorial Barrientos (Cuba - 1950) |
| Big Ten | Big Ten Conference Championships (USA) |
| Big Eight | Big Eight Conference Championships (USA) |
| Bisl | Bislett Games (Oslo - 1965) |
| Bisl/GP | |
| Br Comm v | |
| Brit Ch | British Championships |
| Bupa/GP | Bupa Games (Gateshead) |
| Bupa/gp | |
| CAC Ch | Central American & Carribean Championships (1967) |
| CAC Ch/Jr | |
| CAC G | Central American & Carribean Games (1926) |
| CAN Ch | |
| CG | Commonwealth Games (1978) |
| CGT | Commonwealth Games Trials |
| CHN Ch | |
| CHN G | |
| CIS Ch | |
| CISM | International Military Championships (1946) now WMG |
| Cal R | California Relays (Modesto - 1942/1982) now S&W |
| Coke | Coca Cola Meeting (London - 1968) now IAC |
| DNG | Dagens Nyheter Galan (Stockholm - 1966) |
| DNG/GP | |
| Dog R | Dogwood Relays (Knoxville) |
| Drake R | Drake Relays (Des Moines - 1910) |
| Druzhba | Druzhba / Friendship Games |
| Druzhba/Jr | |
| ECh | European Championships (1934) |
| ECh/Jr | European Junior Championships (1970) |
| EP | European Cup (1965) |
| EP/B | |
| EP/C | |
| EP/C1 | |
| EP/C2 | |
| EP/Club | European Clubs Cup (1975) |
| EP/Qf | European Cup - Quater-final |
| EP/Rep | European Cup - Répéchage |
| EP/Sf | Europen Cup - Semi-final |
| EP/u23 | European Under 23 Cup (1992 - 1997) now ECh/u23 |
| ESP Ch | |
| EUR v AME | |
| EUR v USA | |
| EiCh | European Indoor Championships (1970) |
| Expo | Expo '92 Meeting (Sevilla - 1988/1992) |
| Expo/GP | |
| Expo/gp | |
| FBK | Kanny Blankers-Koen Meeting (Hengelo - 2001) formely APM |
| FIN Ch | |
| FOT | Olympic Trials of USA (1920) |
| FRA Ch | |
| Fla R | Florida Relays (USA - 1939) |
| G.Gala | Golden Gala (Italy - 1980) |
| G.Gala/GP | |
| G.Gala/GPF | |
| GBR Ch | |
| GBR v RUS | |
| GER Ch | |
| GO | Golden Oval (Dresden) |
| GP | IAAF Grand Prix |
| GPF | IAAF Grand Prix Final (1985 - 2002) now WAF |
| GRE Ch | |
| GRE iCh | |
| GS | Golden Spike Meeting (Ostrava - 1969) |
| GWG | Goodwill Games (1986) |
| GWG/GP | |
| Gator | Gatorade Invitional Meeting (Knoxville) |
| Gaz/GP | |
| HB | Hans Braun Memorial (München - 1930) |
| HGP | Hungalu Grand Prix (Budapest - 1988) formely BGP |
| HGP/GP | |
| HUN Ch | |
| Herc | Herculis Meeting (Monaco - 1987) |
| Herc/GP | |
| Herc/GPF | |
| IAAF World | |
| IAC | IAC Meeting (London) formely Coke |
| IAC/GP | |
| IC4A | Championships of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletic of America (USA - 1876) |
| ICE Ch | |
| ISR Ch | |
| ISTAF | International Stadionfest (Berlin - 1921) |
| ISTAF/GP | |
| ITA | International Track Association Meeting (Professional) |
| ITA Ch | |
| IbAm Ch | Ibero-American Championships (1983) |
| IbAm G | Ibero-American Games |
| Idag | Idag Galan Meeting (Malmö - 1958) now MAI |
| Idag/GP | |
| Ind | Trofeo Industria (Padova) |
| JO | Jesse Owens Memorial (Columbus - 1961) |
| JPN Ch | |
| JUCO | National Junior College Championships (USA) |
| Jenner | Bruce Jenner Classic (San José - 1979) |
| Jenner/GP | |
| Jerome | Harry Jerome Memorial (Burnaby - 1984) |
| Kans R | Kansas Relays (Lawrence - 1923) |
| King | Martin Luther King Memorial (1969) |
| Kusoc | Janusz Kusocinski Memorial (Poland - 1954) |
| Kuts | Vladimir Kuts Memorial (Podolsk) |
| LA Times | Los Angeles Time Indoor Meeting (USA) |
| LIE Ch | |
| MAI | Malmö AI Galan Meeting - formely Idag |
| MSR | Mount San Antonio College Relays (Walnut - 1959) |
| Macc | Maccabiadi Games |
| Mal | Bronislav Malinowski Memorial (Grudziadz) |
| Med G | Mediterranean Games (1951) |
| Mich | Michalowicz Memorial (Poland) |
| Mill | Millerose Indoor Games (New York - 1908) |
| Mut G | Mutual Games (Kingston) |
| NAIA | National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic Championships (USA) |
| NB | Nuńez Blanca Memorial (Granada) |
| NCAA | National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships (USA - 1921) |
| NCAA II | |
| NCh | National Championships |
| NCh/Jr | |
| NCh/OT | |
| NEC | NEC Classic (Melbourne) |
| NG | National Games |
| NYG | New York Games (1989) |
| NYG/GP | |
| NZL Ch | |
| NZL G | |
| Nar | Narodna Mladeje (Sofia - 1955) |
| NiCh | National Indoor Championships |
| Nik | Nikaia Meeting (Nice - 1976) |
| Nik/GP | |
| Nurmi | Paavo Nurmi Memorial (Turku - 1957) |
| OD | Olympischer Tag (Germany) |
| OD/GP | |
| OG | Olympic Games (1896) |
| OT | Olympic Trials |
| PAm Ch | Pan-American Championships |
| PAG | Pan-american Games (1951) |
| PAG/Jr | |
| PAT | Pan-american Trials |
| PCAA | Pacific Coast Athletic Association Championships (USA) |
| PO | Pre Olympic Meeting |
| PTG | Peugeot Talbot Games (London - 1980/1988) |
| PTG/GP | |
| PTS | Pravda Televizia Slovnaft Meeting (Bratislava - 1957/1989) now Slovn |
| PTS/GP | |
| PTS/gp | |
| Pac | Pacific Conference Championships (USA) |
| Pac 8 | |
| PanArab C | Pan-arabic Championships |
| PanArab G | Pan-arabic Games |
| Penn R | Pennsylvania Relays (Philadelphia - 1895) |
| Pepsi | Pepsi Cola Invitational (Westwood - 1978) |
| Perr | Perrine Memorial - now Conseil |
| Popper | |
| Prav | Pravda Cup Meeting |
| Pre | Steve Prefontaine Memorial (Eugene - 1976) |
| Pre/GP | |
| R-W | Rot Weiss Meeting (Koblenz) |
| RMPG | Royal Mail Parcels Games (London - 1989/1991) |
| RMPG/GP | |
| ROM Ch | |
| RSA Ch | |
| RUS Ch | |
| RUS Cup | Russian Cup |
| Ros | Ezven Rosicky Memorial (Praha - 1947) |
| S&W | S&W Invitational (Modesto - 1982) formely Cal R |
| S.Am Ch | South American Championships (1919) |
| SEC | Southeast Conference Championships (USA) |
| SFOT | |
| SUI Ch | |
| SWAC | Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships (USA) |
| SWC | Southwest Conference Championships (USA) |
| SWE Ch | |
| SWE iCh | |
| Spart | Spartakiade Games (1956) |
| Sun | Sun Angel Classic (Tempe) |
| TAC | The Athletic Congress Championships (USA - 1980/1992) now USATF |
| TAC/Jr | |
| TB Cl | Tom Black Classic (Knoxville) |
| TFA | U.S. Track and Field Association Championships (Wichita - 1979) |
| TSB/GP | TSB International (London - 1992) formely PTG, RMPG |
| Tex R | Texas Relays (Austin - 1925) |
| Toto | Toto International Super Meeting (Tokyo) now SMeet |
| Tr Br | Trofeu Brasil |
| UKR Ch | |
| USA Ch | |
| USATF | U.S.A. Track & Field Championships |
| USATF/Jr | |
| USOC SF | United States Olympic Festival (USA - 1978) |
| USTFF | U.S. Track & Field Federation Championships (Wichita - 1963/1978) |
| VD | Ivo van Damme Memorial (Bruxelles - 1977) |
| VD/GP | |
| VD/GPF | |
| WAC | Western Athletic Conference Championships (USA) |
| WCR | West Coast Relays (Fresno - 1927) |
| WCh | World Championships (1983) |
| WCh/Jr | |
| WChT | World Chamionships Trials |
| WG | World Games (Helsinki - 1961) |
| WG/GP | |
| WG/gp | |
| WK | Weltklasse (Zürich - 1962) |
| WK/GP | |
| WP | World Cup (1977) |
| WPT | World Cup Trials |
| WUG | World University Games (1923) |
| WiCh | World Indoor Chapionships |
| Zauli | Zauli Memorial |
| Znam | Znamenskiy Brothers Memorial (1958) |
| Znam/GP | |
| Znam/gp | |
| Zát | Zatopek Memorial (Melbourne) |
| gp | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| l'Hum/gp | |
| v ..... | |
| v AFR | |
| v AFR BALK | |
| v AFR FRG | |
| v AFR USA | |
| v AUS | |
| v AUS BEL | |
| v AUS CAN | |
| v AUS ENG | |
| v AUT | |
| v AUT BEL | |
| v AUT BUL | |
| v AUT GRE | |
| v AUT HUN | |
| v AUT ITA | |
| v AUT TCH | |
| v AUT YUG | |
| v BEL | |
| v BEL ENG | |
| v BEL ETH | |
| v BEL FIN | |
| v BEL FRG | |
| v BEL GBR | |
| v BEL GDR | |
| v BEL HUN | |
| v BEL ITA | |
| v BEL JPN | |
| v BEL RUM | |
| v BEL SCH | |
| v BEL USA | |
| v BEL YUG | |
| v BUL | |
| v BUL CUB | |
| v BUL ESP | |
| v BUL FRG | |
| v BUL GRE | |
| v BUL HUN | |
| v BUL ITA | |
| v BUL NOR | |
| v BUL POL | |
| v BUL TCH | |
| v BUL USA | |
| v Br Comm | |
| v CAN | |
| v CAN GBR | |
| v CAN GDR | |
| v CAN ITA | |
| v CAN JPN | |
| v CAN KEN | |
| v CAN POL | |
| v CAN/Jr | |
| v CIS | |
| v CUB GRE | |
| v CUB HUN | |
| v ENG | |
| v ENG ESP | |
| v ENG HUN | |
| v ENG ITA | |
| v ENG NOR | |
| v ENG POL | |
| v ENG SWE | |
| v ENG USA | |
| v ENG YUG | |
| v ESP | |
| v ESP FIN | |
| v ESP FRA | |
| v ESP FRG | |
| v ESP GBR | |
| v ESP GRE | |
| v ESP HUN | |
| v ESP ITA | |
| v ESP SUI | |
| v ESP SWE | |
| v ESP URS | |
| v EST LAT | |
| v EST RUM | |
| v EUR | |
| v FIN | |
| v FIN FRA | |
| v FIN FRG | |
| v FIN HUN | |
| v FIN ICE | |
| v FIN ITA | |
| v FIN POL | |
| v FIN POR | |
| v FIN SUI | |
| v FIN URS | |
| v FIN/Jr | |
| v FRA | |
| v FRA "B" | |
| v FRA ESP | |
| v FRA FIN | |
| v FRA FRG | |
| v FRA GBR | |
| v FRA GRE | |
| v FRA HUN | |
| v FRA ITA | |
| v FRA POL | |
| v FRA POR | |
| v FRA SUI | |
| v FRA TCH | |
| v FRA UKR | |
| v FRA URS | |
| v FRA USA | |
| v FRA YUG | |
| v FRG | |
| v FRG "B" | |
| v FRG FRA | |
| v FRG GBR | |
| v FRG GRE | |
| v FRG HUN | |
| v FRG ITA | |
| v FRG POL | |
| v FRG SUI | |
| v FRG URS | |
| v FRG USA | |
| v FRG YUG | |
| v FRG/Jr | |
| v GBR | |
| v GBR "B" | |
| v GBR ESP | |
| v GBR FRA | |
| v GBR FRG | |
| v GBR GDR | |
| v GBR GER | |
| v GBR GRE | |
| v GBR HOL | |
| v GBR HUN | |
| v GBR ITA | |
| v GBR KEN | |
| v GBR POL | |
| v GBR RUM | |
| v GBR RUS | |
| v GBR SUI | |
| v GBR SWE | |
| v GBR TCH | |
| v GBR URS | |
| v GBR USA | |
| v GBR YUG | |
| v GBR/Jr | |
| v GDR | |
| v GDR FIN | |
| v GDR ITA | |
| v GDR JPN | |
| v GDR NOR | |
| v GDR POL | |
| v GDR SWE | |
| v GDR URS | |
| v GDR YUG | |
| v GDR/Jr | |
| v GER | |
| v GER ITA | |
| v GRE | |
| v GRE HUN | |
| v GRE SWE | |
| v GRE TCH | |
| v GRE YUG | |
| v HOL HUN | |
| v HOL SUI | |
| v HUN | |
| v HUN BUL | |
| v HUN ITA | |
| v HUN NOR | |
| v HUN POL | |
| v HUN RUM | |
| v HUN SUI | |
| v HUN SWE | |
| v HUN TCH | |
| v IRL SCH | |
| v ITA | |
| v ITA BUL | |
| v ITA ESP | |
| v ITA FIN | |
| v ITA FRA | |
| v ITA FRG | |
| v ITA KEN | |
| v ITA NOR | |
| v ITA POL | |
| v ITA POR | |
| v ITA RUM | |
| v ITA TCH | |
| v ITA UKR | |
| v ITA URS | |
| v ITA USA | |
| v ITA YUG | |
| v ITA"B" | |
| v JPN | |
| v JPN URS | |
| v JPN USA | |
| v KEN | |
| v KEN GBR | |
| v KEN USA | |
| v LAT LIT | |
| v NOR | |
| v NOR ESP | |
| v NOR SUI | |
| v NOR SWE | |
| v NOR YUG | |
| v NZL | |
| v POL GBR | |
| v POL URS | |
| v POL YUG | |
| v POL/Jr | |
| v RSA | |
| v RUM | |
| v RUM SWE | |
| v RUM/Jr | |
| v RUS | |
| v RUS UKR | |
| v RUS USA | |
| v SCA | |
| v SUI | |
| v SUI SWE | |
| v SUI USA | |
| v SUI YUG | |
| v SWE | |
| v SWE NOR | |
| v SWE USA | |
| v SWE YUG | |
| v TCH | |
| v TCH ITA | |
| v TCH/Jr | |
| v TOG | |
| v URS | |
| v URS GBR | |
| v URS USA | |
| v URS/Jr | |
| v USA | |
| v USA FRA | |
| v USA/Jr | |
| v YUG | |
| v FRG AFR | |
| v USA AFR | |
| v GBR JPN | |
| v USA Com | |
| v ENG Com | |
| EP/Club/B | |
| WK/GL | |
| VD/GL | |
| ISTAF/GL | |
| NCh/u23 | |
| G.Gala/GL | |
| SCO Ch | |
| Herc/GL | |
| Dip | Gran Premio Diputatión (Sevilla - 1993/1999) |
| EP/Club/A | |
| WAL Ch | |
| NiCh/Jr | |
| v POR | |
| Klim | Romuald Klim Memorial (RUS) |
| v 3 | |
| v URS YUG | |
| v ITA CUB | |
| v 4 | |
| v ITA SUI | |
| v SUI YUG | |
| v BALK POL | |
| Tsi/gp | |
| Gaz/gp | |
| ECh/u23 | European under 23 Championships (1997) formely EP/u23 |
| Brit/GP | |
| All-Afr G | |
| All-Afr/gp | All-Africa Meeting |
| Bisl/GL | |
| WMG | World Military Games |
| AFR Ch/Jr | |
| Hanz | Hanzekovic Memorial Meeting (Zagreb) |
| ENG v RSA | |
| Army Ch | National Army Championships |
| v BEL NOR | |
| v CSR | |
| v POL | |
| v POL ESP | |
| v FRA GDR | |
| v CSR POL | |
| Tsi/GP | |
| JAM Ch | |
| ECh/Club | |
| Veniz | Venizelia Meeting (Khania) |
| Live | Live Meeting (Nürberg) |
| CZE Ch | |
| Tsi | Tsiklitiria Meeting (Athinai) |
| Slovn | Slovnaft Meeting (Bratislava - 1990) formely PTS |
| Engen | Engen Athletic Meeting (Pretoria) |
| Neb | Primo Nebiolo Memorial (Torino - 2000) |
| NCh/u20 | |
| Gaz/GL | |
| Franc G | Francophones Games |
| Gugl/gp | |
| FBK/gp | |
| Slovn/gp | |
| WM Ch | World Military Championships - formely CISM |
| Big 12 | |
| GL | IAAF Golden League |
| EP/1A | European Cup - First League Group A |
| EP/1B | European Cup - First League Group B |
| EP/2A | European Cup - Second League Group A |
| EP/2B | European Cup - Second League Group B |
| NED Ch | |
| S.Am Ch/Jr | |
| Eur Chall | European Challange 10.000 mt. |
| v GBR u23 | |
| EWT Chall | European Winter Throw Challenge |
| Hanz/gp | |
| GBR v FRA | |
| Papa | Papaflessia, Kalamata |
| Vard | Vardinoyiannia Meeting (Rethymnon) |
| Pre/SGP | |
| FBK/GP | |
| Nott/gp | |
| Neb/gp | |
| GS/SGP | |
| Tsi/SGP | |
| Odl/gp | |
| Athl/SGP | |
| Hanz/GP | |
| DNG/SGP | |
| Gugl/GP | |
| Norw/SGP | |
| WAF | World Athletic Final (Monaco - 2003) formely GPF |
| SMeeet | Super Meeting (Japan) |
| Arab Ch | Arabian Championships |
| Conseil/gp | |
| OTC | Oregon Track Classic (Portland) |
| SGP | IAAF Super Grand Prix |
| NCh/Club | |
| WCh/Youth | |
| PAm Ch/jr | |
| NCAA III | |
| Dip/GP | |
| ECh/u20 | |
| Afro-Asian | |
| Nott | Notturna (Milano) |
| v AUS USA | |
| v GDR BEL | |
| v AUS CSR | |
| v CSR ENG | |
| v NOR POR | |
| v JPN KEN | |
| v FIN NOR | |
| Mod R | Modesto Relays - formely Cal R |
| East R | East Regional Championships (USA - 2003) |
| MidE R | Mideast Regional Championships (USA - 2003) |
| MidW R | Midwest Regional Championships (USA - 2003) |
| v GBR Comm | |
| West R | West Regional Championships (USA - 2003) |
| Quer | Palio della Quercia (Rovereto) |
| Caixa | Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo |
| NA | Night of Athletics (Heusden - 2000) |
| NA/gp | |
| Danek | Danek Memorial Meeeting - Turnov |
| v FRA GER | |
| v GER USA | |
| v IRL | |
| v CSR FRA | |
| v CSR GBR | |
| Ros/GP | |
| v CSR GRE | |
| v CAN URS | |
| APM/GP | |
| Gugl | Gugl Athletic Meeting (Linz - 1988) |
| l'Hum | l'Humanité Meeting (Saint-Denis - 1984) |
| Odl | Josefa Odlozila Memorial (Praha) |
| Conseil | Meeting du Conseil General (Fort-de-France) |
| Norw/GP | |
| v BUL FIN | |
| Norw | Norwich Union British Meeting (London) |
| LAT Ch | |
| MdR | Meeting di Rieti (Rieti) |
| MdR/gp | |
| MdR/GP | |
| Jap | Japan Athletic Meeting (Osaka) |
| Jap/GP | |
| Qat | Qatar Athletic Meeting (Doha) |
| Qat/GP | |
| Qat/SGP | |
| Caixa/GP | |
| Dip/gp | |
| Engen/gp | |
| Gaz | Gaz de France Meeting (Paris) |
| NEC/gp | |
| Norw/gp | |
| OTC/gp | |
| ISTAF/GPF | |
| v BDR GBR | |
| v POL SUI | |
| v GBR ETH | |
| Metr/GP | |
| Metr | Metropole Meeting (Villeneuve d'Ascq) |
| MSev | Meeting de Sevilla (Sevila - 2000) |
| MSev/gp | |
| MSev/GP | |
| NorwUC | Norwich Union Classic Meeting (Gateshead) |
| NorwUC/SGP | |
| NorwUC/gp | |
| Ask | Askina Meeting (Kassel) |
| Bayer | Bayer Meeting (Leverkusen) |
| Pfing | Pfingst Meeting (Rehlingen) |
| Karelia | Karelia Games (Lappeenranta) |
| Isl G | Islamic Solidarity Games |
| Qat/gp | |
| Qat/GPF | |
| Tel/gp | |
| v FRA RUS | |
| v GRE NED | |
| v FIN JPN | |
| v GDR GRE | |
| v CSR NOR | |
| v BUL FRA | |
| v BEL SWE | |
| v BDR | |
| v POL AFR | |
| v DEN | |
| v BEL ESP | |
| v BEL GRE | |
| v AFR POL | |
| Stram | Stramilano (Milano) |
| WCr Ch | World Cross Championships |
| POR Ch | |
| UGA Ch | |
| GNR | Great North Run (South Shields - 1981) |
| v CHN | |
| WAT | World Athletic Tour |
| Caixa/WAT | |
| Spitz | Spitzenleichathletik - Luzern |
| Spitz/WAT | |
| Vard/WAT | |
| NA/WAT | |
| Herc/SGP | |
| Gugl/WAT | |
| GS/GP | |
| Neb/WAT | |
| Metr/WAT | |
| v CHN GBR | |
| Znam/WAT | |
| Quer/WAT | |
| FBK/WAT | |
| Odl/WAT | |
| Tel/GP | |
| Kusoc/WAT | |
| v CHN ITA | |
| v ITA RUS | |
| v ISL | |
| Sule | Gustav Sule Memorial (Tartu) |
| Oda | Mikio Oda Memorial (Hiroshima) |
| SouthW | South West Conference |
| Ohio R | Ohio Relais |
| Pac 10 | |
| v CSR HUN | |
| v IRL WAL | |
| v ESP NOR | |
| v CAN USA | |
| v BDR SUI | |
| v BDR/Jr | |
| v NED | |
| AdTC | Adidas Track Classic (Carson) |
| AdTC/WAT | |
| v FRA SWE | |
| v BDR YUG | |
| v BDR POL | |
| BDR Ch | |
| v BDR FRA/ | |
| v FRA/Jr |