The following are the national records in athletics in Malawi maintained by Athletics Association of Malawi (AAM).
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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100 m | 10.36 (-0.1 m/s) | Stern Noel Liffa | 10 April 2021 | All Comers Meet | Lusaka, Zambia | [1] | |
10.33 (+2.0 m/s) | Stern Noel Liffa | 8 June 2022 | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | ||||
10.2 | Eston Kaonga | 1 February 1976 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||
200 m | 21.87 | Eston Kaonga | 27 January 1974 | Christchurch, New Zealand | |||
21.2 | Odiya Silweya | 21 June 1987 | Zomba, Malawi | ||||
400 m | 47.85 | Golden Gunde | 28 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [2] | |
800 m | 1:49.48 | Kenneth Dzekedzeke | 8 August 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
1500 m | 3:42.73 | Chauncy Master | 11 June 2008 | Avellino, Italy | |||
3000 m | 8:25.3 | George Mambosasa | 25 July 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | ||
5000 m | 14:08.0 | Rodwell Kamwendo | 1 July 2000 | Harare, Zimbabwe | |||
10000 m | 29:11.13 | Rodwell Kamwendo | 26 July 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
Marathon | 2:16:04 | Mphatso Nadolo | 4 December 2021 | Gqeberha, South Africa | |||
110 m hurdles | 18.54 | Wilfred Ngwenya-Mwalwanda | 8 September 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ||
400 m hurdles | 55.5 | Michael Lewis | 1970 | Lusaka, Zambia | |||
3000 m steeplechase | |||||||
High jump | 2.10 m | Wanangwa Mkandawire | 24 June 2006 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||
Pole vault | 3.81 m | C. Msompha | 26 August 1967 | Blantyre, Malawi | |||
Long jump | 7.25 m | Lifa Kalungo | 16 November 1986 | Zomba, Malawi | |||
Triple jump | 14.30 m | Daniel Mkandawire | 1970 | Blantyre, Malawi | |||
Shot put | 14.90 m | Brian Ngoma | 1 July 2001 | Harare, Zimbabwe | |||
Discus throw | 42.14 m | Wilfred Ngwenya-Mwalwanda | 22 January 1972 | Mhangula, Rhodesia | |||
Hammer throw | 23.41 m | Takonwa Phiri | 1 July 2001 | Harare, Zimbabwe | |||
Javelin throw | 56.93 m | Stanley Mutali | 3 July 2005 | Harare, Zimbabwe | |||
Decathlon | 6154 pts | Wilfred Ngwenya-Mwalwanda | 7–8 September 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ||
11.95 (100 m), 5.68 m (long jump), 12.27 m (shot put), 1.65 m (high jump), 52.68 (400 m) / 18.54 (110 m hurdles), 38.82 m (discus), 3.30 m (pole vault), 71.28 m (javelin), 4:37.4 (1500 m) | |||||||
20 km walk (road) | |||||||
50 km walk (road) | |||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 43.2 | 24 September 1983 | Luanshya, Zambia | ||||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.97 | Isaac Ganunga Odiya Silweya Kenneth Dzekedzeke A. Chigwenembe | 11 August 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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100 m | 12.25 | Susan Tengatenga | 3 August 2008 | Carshalton, United Kingdom | |||
11.76 (+0.8 m/s) | Asimenye Simwaka | 30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [3] | ||
11.68 (-0.1 m/s) | Asimenye Simwaka | 30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [4] | ||
200 m | 25.14 | Susan Tengatenga | 3 May 2008 | Bedford, United Kingdom | |||
23.91 (-0.2 m/s) | Asimenye Simwaka | 10 April 2021 | All Comers Meet | Lusaka, Zambia | [5] | ||
400 m | 54.20 | Ambwene Simukonda | 3 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [6] | |
52.59 | Asimenye Simwaka | 11 April 2021 | All Comers Meet | Lusaka, Zambia | [7] | ||
800 m | 2:09.16 | Gertrude Banda | 14 October 2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | ||
1500 m | 4:26.83 | Lucia Chandamale | 22 June 2008 | Velletri, Italy | |||
3000 m | 9:11.89 | Catherine Chikwakwa | 25 July 2006 | DN Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
5000 m | 15:36.22 | Catherine Chikwakwa | 13 July 2004 | Grosseto, Italy | |||
10000 m | 35:03.6 | Catherine Chikwakwa | 3 July 2005 | Harare, Zimbabwe | |||
Half marathon | 1:14:31 | Catherine Chikwakwa | 24 September 2006 | Remich, Luxembourg | |||
25 km (road) | 1:35:46 | Tereza Master | 27 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [8] | |
30 km (road) | 1:59:39 | Tereza Master | 27 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [9] | |
Marathon | 2:48:34 | Tereza Master | 14 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [10] | |
100 m hurdles | 19.77 (-0.8 m/s) | Juliet Komwa | 26 April 2016 | McDaniel Twilight Meet | Westminster, United States | [11] | |
16.1 | Y. Elector | 19 July 1969 | Blantyre, Malawi | ||||
400 m hurdles | 1:04.26 | Ambwene Simukonda | 5 June 2011 | Swansea | |||
3000 m steeplechase | |||||||
High jump | 1.47 m | Angelina Maluwa | 7 August 1988 | Blantyre, Malawi | |||
Pole vault | |||||||
Long jump | 5.05 m | Rose Mjojo | 26 August 1973 | Blantyre, Malawi | |||
Triple jump | 10.25 m | Kachali | 20 July 1968 | Blantyre, Malawi | |||
Shot put | 11.46 m | Rose Chamangwana | 5 September 1975 | Mombasa, Kenya | |||
Discus throw | 34.20 m | Rose Chamangwana | 5 September 1975 | Mombasa, Kenya | |||
Hammer throw | 13.21 m | Ambwene Simukonda | 15 August 2015 | Tonbridge, United Kingdom | |||
Javelin throw | 29.79 m | Kettie Mkandawire | 30 May 2009 | Gaborone, Botswana | |||
Heptathlon | |||||||
20 km walk (road) | |||||||
50 km walk (road) | |||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 52.1 | Phiri Emesia Chizunga Mabel Saeluska Missie Misomali | 3 December 1972 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |||
4 × 400 m relay | 4:09.2 | 1 July 2001 | Harare, Zimbabwe |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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50 m | 6.66 | Ibrahim Moustapher | 31 January 2015 | USM Open III | Gorham, United States | [12] | |
60 m | 7.20 | Ibrahim Moustapher | 17 January 2015 | Bates Invitational | Lewiston, United States | [13] | |
200 m | 23.69 | Ngoni Tengatenga | 5 December 2009 | Yale Lidlifter Invitational | New Haven, United States | [14] | |
400 m | 50.39 | Moses Kondowe | 5 March 1999 | World Championships | Maebashi, Japan | ||
800 m | 1:54.49 | Kondawi Chiwina | 5 March 2004 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [15] | |
1500 m | 3:58.23 | Francis Munthali | 10 March 1995 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | ||
3000 m | |||||||
60 m hurdles | |||||||
High jump | 2.08 m | Wanangwa Mkandawire | 4 February 2006 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | |||
Pole vault | |||||||
Long jump | |||||||
Triple jump | |||||||
Shot put | |||||||
Heptathlon | |||||||
5000 m walk | |||||||
4 × 400 m relay |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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60 m | 8.05 | Susan Tengatenga | 28 October 2009 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | |||
200 m | 25.78 | Susan Tengatenga | 15 March 2008 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | |||
400 m | 55.86 | Ambwene Simukonda | 15 January 2012 | Lee Valley, United States | |||
800 m | |||||||
1500 m | |||||||
3000 m | |||||||
60 m hurdles | |||||||
High jump | |||||||
Pole vault | |||||||
Long jump | |||||||
Triple jump | |||||||
Shot put | |||||||
Pentathlon | |||||||
3000 m walk | |||||||
4 × 400 m relay |