African Junior Records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). Athletics records comprise the best performance of an athlete before the year of their 20th birthday. Technically, in all under 20 age divisions, the age is calculated "on December 31 of the year of competition"[1] to avoid age group switching during a competitive season. CAA doesn't maintain an official list for indoor performances. All bests shown on the indoor list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by the governing body.
Key to tables:
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref | Video |
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100 m | 9.91 (+0.8 m/s) | Letsile Tebogo | 2 August 2022 | World U20 Championships | Cali, Colombia | [2] | |||
200 m | 19.96 (-1.0 m/s) | Letsile Tebogo | 4 August 2022 | World U20 Championships | Cali, Colombia | [3] | |||
300 m | 31.61 | Clarence Munyai | 28 June 2017 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | [4] | |||
400 m | 44.22 | Baboloki Thebe | 21 May 2016 | Botswana Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | [5] | |||
600 m | 1:14.79 | Mohamed Ali Gouaned | 26 March 2021 | Algeria Winter Championships "Abdelkader Hammani" | Algiers, Algeria | [6] [7] | |||
800 m | 1:41.73 | Nigel Amos | 9 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [8] | |||
1000 m | 2:13.93 | Abubaker Kaki | 22 July 2008 | DN Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
1500 m | 3:28.81 | Ronald Kwemoi | 18 July 2014 | Herculis | Fontvieille, Monaco | [9] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFZP-3VGP5A | ||
Mile | 3:48.06 | Reynold Cheruiyot | 16 September 2023 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | [10] | |||
2000 m | 4:56.86 | Isaac Kiprono Songok | 31 August 2001 | ISTAF Berlin | Berlin, Germany | ||||
4:56.25 | Tesfaye Cheru | 5 July 2011 | Pro Athlé Tour Meeting de Reims Champagne-Ardenne | Reims, France | [11] [12] | ||||
3000 m | 7:28.19 | Yomif Kejelcha | 27 August 2016 | Meeting Areva | Saint-Denis, France | [13] | |||
Two miles | 8:08.69 | Selemon Barega | 30 June 2019 | Diamond League | Palo Alto, United States | [14] | |||
5000 m | 12:43.02 | Selemon Barega | 31 August 2018 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | [15] | |||
5 km (road) | 13:00 | Sammy Kipketer | 26 March 2000 | Carlsbad 5000 | Carlsbad, United States | [16] | |||
10000 m | 26:41.75 | Samuel Wanjiru | 26 August 2005 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | ||||
26:37.93 | Biniam Mehary | 14 June 2024 | Ethiopian 10,000m Olympic Trials | Nerja, Spain | [17] | ||||
10 km (road) | 26:56 | Tadese Worku | 12 September 2021 | Road to Records | Herzogenaurach, Germany | [18] | |||
15 km (road) | 42:00 | Mathew Kimeli | 1 May 2017 | 15 km du Puy-en-Velay | Le Puy-en-Velay, France | [19] | |||
10 miles (road) | 44:51 | Martin Irungu Mathathi | 12 December 2004 | Kosa 10-Miler | Kōsa, Japan | [20] | |||
20 km (road) | 56:18 | Samuel Wanjiru | 11 September 2005 | Rotterdam Half Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||
Half marathon | 59:16 | Samuel Wanjiru | 11 September 2005 | Rotterdam Half Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||
25 km (road) | 1:14:19 | Bazu Worku | 5 April 2009 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | ||||
1:13:21 [21] | Tsegaye Mekonnen | 24 January 2014 | Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |||||
30 km (road) | 1:29:25 | Bazu Worku | 5 April 2009 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | ||||
Marathon | 2:06:15 | Bazu Worku | 5 April 2009 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | ||||
110 m hurdles (99 cm) | 13.38 (+0.5 m/s) | Wellington Zaza | 24 July 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | [22] | |||
110 m hurdles (106.7 cm) | 13.53 (-0.2 m/s) | William Erese | 15 June 1995 | Lagos, Nigeria | [23] | ||||
400 m hurdles | 48.76 | Llewellyn Herbert | 8 April 1996 | Pretoria, South Africa | |||||
48.73 | Sokwakhana Zazini | 11 July 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | [24] | ||||
2000 m steeplechase | 5:19.99 | Meresa Kahsay | 12 July 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | [25] | |||
3000 m steeplechase | 7:58.66 | Stephen Cherono | 24 August 2001 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | ||||
High jump | 2.31 m | Jacques Freitag | 4 June 2001 | Rehlingen, Germany | |||||
Pole vault | 5.46 m | Okkert Brits | 16 December 1992 | Paarl, South Africa | |||||
5.50 m | Cheyne Rahme | 10 April 2010 | South African Junior Championships | Germiston, South Africa | [26] | ||||
Long jump | 8.19 m (+1.5 m/s) | Luvo Manyonga | 9 July 2010 | Bottrop, Germany | |||||
Triple jump | 16.96 m (+1.7 m/s) | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | 3 April 2004 | Bloemfontein, South Africa | |||||
Shot put (6 kg) | 21.79 m | Ahmed Hassan | 23 April 2014 | Cairo, Egypt | |||||
22.07 m | Kyle Blignaut | 10 July 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [27] | ||||
Shot put (7.26 kg) | 20.39 m | Janus Robberts | 7 March 1998 | Germiston, South Africa | |||||
Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 65.68 m | Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly | 7 November 2003 | Cairo, Egypt | |||||
Discus throw (2 kg) | |||||||||
Hammer throw (6 kg) | 81.04 m | Werner Smit | 29 March 2003 | Bellville | |||||
Hammer throw (7.26 kg) | |||||||||
Javelin throw | 80.03 m | Lohan Rautenbach | 16 April 2005 | Durban, South Africa | |||||
83.07 m | John Robert Oosthuizen | 19 August 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | [28] | ||||
80.59 m | Johan Grobler | 23 July 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [29] | ||||
Decathlon (6-kg shot, 1.75-kg discus, 99-cm hurdles) | 7791 pts | Fredriech Pretorius | 12 April 2014 | South African Junior Combined Events Championships | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||
Decathlon (Senior implements) | 7548 pts | Hamdi Dhouibi | 21 July 2001 | Francophone Games | Ottawa, Canada | ||||
7639 pts | Fredriech Pretorius | 29 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | |||||
7572 pts | Fredriech Pretorius | 27 April 2014 | 7th African Combined Events Meet | Bambous, Mauritius | |||||
10000 m walk (track) | 42:06.0 | Hatem Ghoula | 1 May 1992 | Tunis, Tunisia | |||||
40:38.0 | Dominic Samson Ndigiti | 20 August 2019 | Kenyan Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [30] | ||||
40:55.96 | Yohanis Algaw | 23 July 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [31] | ||||
10 km walk (road) | 40:56 | Yohanis Algaw | 5 May 2018 | IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships | Taicang, China | [32] | |||
20000 m walk (track) | |||||||||
20 km walk (road) | |||||||||
50 km walk (road) | |||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 38.51 | Mihlali Xhotyeni Sinesipho Dambile Letlhogonolo Moleyane Benjamin Richardson | 22 August 2021 | World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [33] | |||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.81 | Omphemetse Poo Baboloki Thebe Karabo Sibanda Xholani Talane | 22 July 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [34] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref | Video |
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100 m | 10.97 (+1.6 m/s) | Christine Mboma | 30 April 2022 | Gaborone International Meet | Gaborone, Botswana | [35] | |||
200 m | 21.78 (+0.6 m/s) | Christine Mboma | 9 September 2021 | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich, Switzerland | [36] | |||
300 m | 36.25 | Fatima Yusuf | 23 September 1990 | Siderno, Italy | [37] | ||||
400 m | 50.59 | Fatima Yusuf | 5 August 1990 | Budapest, Hungary | |||||
49.24 | Christine Mboma | 11 April 2021 | Lusaka, Zambia | [38] | |||||
49.22 | Christine Mboma | 17 April 2021 | Namibian Championships | Windhoek, Namibia | [39] | ||||
48.54 | Christine Mboma | 30 June 2021 | Irena Szewińska Memorial | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [40] | ||||
800 m | 1:54.01 | Pamela Jelimo | 29 August 2008 | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich, Switzerland | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pquxpT2CMq4 | |||
1000 m | 2:37.47 | Shura Hotesa | 12 July 1996 | Bellinzona, Switzerland | |||||
1500 m | 3:59.60 | Gelete Burka | 28 August 2005 | Rieti, Italy | |||||
3:54.93 | Birke Haylom | 16 July 2023 | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Chorzów, Poland | [41] | ||||
3:56.98 | Faith Kipyegon | 10 May 2013 | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | Doha, Qatar | [42] | ||||
3:59.53 | Dawit Seyaum | 8 June 2014 | Meeting Mohammed VI d'Athletisme | Marrakesh, Morocco | [43] | ||||
Mile | 4:17.13 | Birke Haylom | 15 June 2023 | Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | [44] | |||
2000 m | |||||||||
3000 m | 8:35.89 | Sally Barsosio | 16 August 1997 | Herculis | Monaco | ||||
8:30.99 | Aynadis Mebratu | 2 September 2023 | Xiamen Diamond League | Xiamen, China | [45] | ||||
8:33.63 | Meskerem Mamo | 4 May 2018 | Doha Diamond League | Doha, Qatar | [46] | ||||
8:34.03 | Lemlem Hailu | 3 May 2019 | Doha Diamond League | Doha, Qatar | [47] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDVS3f0ikn0 | |||
8:35.76 | Beyenu Degefa | 4 May 2018 | Doha Diamond League | Doha, Qatar | [48] | ||||
Two miles | |||||||||
5000 m | 14:30.88 | Tirunesh Dibaba | 11 June 2004 | Bergen, Norway | |||||
14:16.54 | Medina Eisa | 23 July 2023 | Anniversary Games | London, United Kingdom | [49] | ||||
14:23.71 | Birke Haylom | 25 May 2024 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | [50] | ||||
14:21.89 | Medina Eisa | 14 September 2024 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | [51] | ||||
5 km (road) | 14:38 | Medina Eisa | 27 April 2024 | Herzogenaurach, Germany | [52] | ||||
10,000 m | 30:26.50 | Linet Masai | 15 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | ||||
10 km (road) | 30:23 | Asmarech Anley | 16 November 2024 | Urban Trail de Lille | Lille, France | [53] | |||
30:19 | Priscah Chesang | 31 December 2022 | San Silvestre Vallecana | Madrid, Spain | [54] | ||||
15 km (road) | 47:29 | Tsigie Gebreselama | 1 December 2019 | Montferland Run | 's-Heerenberg, Netherlands | [55] | |||
10 miles (road) | 51:40 | Rose Cheruiyot | 9 April 1995 | Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run | Washington, United States | [56] | |||
20 km (road) | 1:05:04 | Everline Kimwei | 19 November 2006 | Kobe, Japan | |||||
Half marathon | 1:06:47 | Degitu Azimeraw | 9 February 2018 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | [57] | |||
Marathon | 2:20:59 | Shure Demise | 23 January 2015 | Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [58] | |||
100 m hurdles | 12.83 (+0.4 m/s) | Oluwatobiloba Amusan | 30 April 2016 | UTEP Invitational | El Paso, United States | [59] | |||
200 m hurdles (straight) | 26.16 (+0.3 m/s) | Zeney van der Walt | 16 June 2019 | Adidas Boost Boston Games | Boston, United States | [60] | |||
400 m hurdles | 56.09 | Ajoke Adomosu | 9 June 2006 | Sacramento, United States | |||||
55.73 | Zenéy van der Walt | 10 July 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | [61] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUgqCXg5qv8 | |||
55.05 | Zenéy van der Walt | 17 March 2018 | South African Championships | Pretoria, South Africa | [62] | ||||
55.34 | 13 July 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [63] | |||||
55.42 | 3 July 2018 | Meeting Arcobaleno | Celle Ligure, Italy | [64] | |||||
2000 m steeplechase | 6:07.01 | Fancy Cherono | 1 September 2019 | ISTAF Berlin | Berlin, Germany | [65] | |||
3000 m steeplechase | 8:58.78 | Celliphine Chepteek Chespol | 26 May 2017 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | [66] | |||
High jump | 1.94 m | Hestrie Cloete | 22 July 1997 | Tatra, Poland | |||||
1.96 m | Charmaine Weavers | 4 April 1981 | Bloemfontein, South Africa | [67] | |||||
Pole vault | 4.10 m | Syrine Balti | 20 September 2002 | Madrid, Spain | |||||
4.15 m | Mirè Reinstorf | 18 August 2021 | World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [68] | ||||
Long jump | 6.61 m | Ese Brume | 1 July 2015 | Akure, Nigeria | |||||
6.68 m | Ese Brume | 22 June 2014 | Nigerian Championships | Calabar, Nigeria | |||||
Triple jump | 14.13 m (+2.0 m/s) | Blessing Okagbare | 19 May 2007 | Lagos, Nigeria | |||||
Shot put | 16.95 m | Simoné du Toit | 15 June 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | ||||
17.40 m | Miné de Klerk | 21 August 2021 | World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [69] | ||||
Discus throw | 53.07 m | Simoné du Toit | 3 February 2006 | Roodepoort, South Africa | |||||
53.50 m | Miné de Klerk | 20 August 2021 | World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [70] | ||||
Hammer throw | 61.01 m | Rana Taha Ibrahim | 20 March 2009 | Maadi, Egypt | |||||
Javelin throw | 58.33 m | Sunette Viljoen | 7 December 2002 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | |||||
Heptathlon | 5868 pts | Justine Robbeson | 17 July 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | ||||
5000 m walk (track) | 21:49.27 | Chahinez Nasri | 8 June 2016 | Blois, France | |||||
5 km walk (road) | 23:01 | Chahinez Nasri | 4 May 2014 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | [71] | |||
10000 m walk (track) | 45:33.69 | Yehualeye Beletew | 19 July 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [72] | |||
10 km walk (road) | 46:43 | Chahinez Nasri | 4 May 2014 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | [73] | |||
20000 m walk (track) | |||||||||
20 km walk (road) | 1:31:58 | Yehualeye Beletew | 26 June 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | [74] | |||
4 × 100 m relay | 43.44 | Beatrice Utondu Tina Iheagwam Mary Onyali Falilat Ogunkoya | 9 August 1987 | Nairobi, Kenya | |||||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.84 | Folashade Abugan Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Joy Eze Sekinat Adesanya | 20 August 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref | Video |
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50 m | |||||||||
60 m | 6.58 | Ibrahim Meité | 13 February 1994 | Liévin, France | |||||
200 m | 20.57 | Francis Obikwelu | 23 February 1997 | BUPA Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [76] | |||
400 m | 46.32 | Moitalel Mpoke Naadokila | 24 January 2020 | Red Raider Invitational | Lubbock, United States | [77] | |||
600 y | 1:06.93 | Moitalel Naadokila | 15 February 2020 | Lubbock, United States | |||||
600 m | 1:15.60 | Mohammed Aman | 3 February 2013 | Russian Winter Meeting | Moscow, Russia | [78] | |||
800 m | 1:44.81 | Abubaker Kaki | 9 March 2008 | World Championships | Valencia, Spain | [79] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cjORg0T_X8 | ||
1000 m | 2:15.77 | Abubaker Kaki | 21 February 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden | |||||
1500 m | 3:34.83 | Biniam Mehary | 6 February 2024 | Copernicus Cup | Toruń, Poland | [80] | |||
Mile | 3:55.96 | Yohannes Asmare | 26 January 2024 | BU John Thomas Terrier Classic | Boston, United States | [81] | |||
2000 m | 4:57.74 | Yomif Kejelcha | 28 February 2014 | Meeting National | Metz, France | [82] | |||
3000 m | 7:32.87 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | 2 February 2013 | New Balance Grand Prix | Boston, United States | [83] | |||
Two miles | 8:13.32 | Tariku Bekele | 18 February 2006 | Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [84] | |||
5000 m | 12:53.29 | Isiah Koech | 11 February 2011 | PSD Bank Meeting | Düsseldorf, Germany | [85] [86] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqM8Qa2ZFQ | ||
50 m hurdles | |||||||||
60 m hurdles | |||||||||
60 m hurdles (99 cm) | 7.94 | Nathan Nsakala | 26 January 2019 | Meeting Elite en salle de Nantes | Nantes, France | [87] | |||
400 m hurdles | 50.41 | Wouter Le Roux | 9 February 2005 | Botnia Games | Korsholm, Finland | [88] | |||
High jump | 2.25 m | Jacques Freitag | 12 February 2001 | Tampere, Finland | [89] | ||||
Pole vault | 5.30 m | Kyle Rademeyer | 15 January 2021 | UAB Blazer Invitational | Birmingham, United States | [90] | |||
Long jump | 7.90 m | Fabian Edoki | 20 February 2016 | South Plains College Indoor Invite | Levelland, United States | [91] | |||
Triple jump | |||||||||
Shot put (6 kg) | |||||||||
Shot put | |||||||||
Heptathlon (Junior) | |||||||||
Heptathlon (Senior) | |||||||||
5000 m walk (track) | |||||||||
4 × 200m relay | |||||||||
4 × 400m relay | |||||||||
4 × 800m relay |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref | |
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50 m | |||||||||
60 m | 7.09 | Joan Uduak Ekah | 7 March 1999 | World Championships | Maebashi, Japan | ||||
200 m | 22.75 | Favour Ofili | 27 February 2021 | SEC Championships | Fayetteville, United States | [92] | |||
400 m | 52.94 | Kudirat Akhigbe | 2 February 2000 | Valencia, Spain | [93] | ||||
800 m | 2:01.03 | Meskerem Legesse | 14 February 2004 | Fayetteville, United States | |||||
1000 m | 2:40.51 | Tizita Bogale | 16 February 2012 | Meeting féminin du Val d'Oise | Eaubonne, France | [94] | |||
1500 m | 3:58.43 | Birke Haylom | 4 February 2024 | New Balance Grand Prix | Boston, United States | [95] | |||
Mile | 4:24.10 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | 20 February 2010 | Aviva Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||||
2000 m | 5:35.46 | Dawit Seyaum | 7 February 2015 | New Balance Indoor Grand Prix | Boston, United States | [96] | |||
3000 m | 8:32.34 | Melknat Wudu | 4 February 2024 | New Balance Grand Prix | Boston, United States | [97] | |||
Two miles | 9:07.12 | Melknat Wudu | 11 February 2024 | Millrose Games | New York City, United States | [98] | |||
9:04.39 | Medina Eisa | 11 February 2024 | Millrose Games | New York City, United States | [99] | ||||
5000 m | 14:42.94 | Senayet Getachew | 27 January 2024 | BU John Thomas Terrier Classic | Boston, United States | [100] | |||
50 m hurdles (84 cm) | |||||||||
60 m hurdles | 8.38 | Cynthia Bolingo | 29 January 2011 | Ghent, Belgium | [101] | ||||
High jump | |||||||||
Pole vault | 4.11 m | Sydney Rothman | 14 February 2007 | 14e AV PEC 1910 Indoor | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | [102] | |||
Long jump | |||||||||
Triple jump | 13.36 m | Tessy Ebosele | 16 February 2019 | Spanish Championships | Antequera, Spain | [103] | |||
Shot put | |||||||||
Pentathlon | |||||||||
3000 m walk (track) | |||||||||
5000 m walk (track) | |||||||||
4 × 400m relay | |||||||||
4 × 800m relay |