The following are the national records in athletics in Tanzania maintained by Tanzania's national athletics federation: Athletics Tanzania (AT).
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
a = aided road course
NWI = no wind information
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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100 m | 10.57 | Norman Chihota | 13 October 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
10.1 | Jumane Chobanga | 28 October 1979 | Songea, Tanzania | ||||
200 m | 21.27 (-0.1 m/s) | Ali Khamis Gulam | 16 September 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [1] | |
20.8 | Makame Ally | 29 November 2004 | Zanzibar, Tanzania | ||||
21.0 | David Lukuba | 22 September 1979 | Songea, Tanzania | ||||
Jumane Chobanga | 30 October 1979 | Songea, Tanzania | |||||
Mwalimu Ally | 30 October 1979 | Songea, Tanzania | |||||
Peter Mwita | 15 March 1980 | Arusha, Tanzania | |||||
Thomas Lubuva | 26 August 1983 | Arusha, Tanzania | |||||
400 m | 45.74 | Claver Kamanya | 16 October 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
800 m | 1:45.28 | Samwel Mwera | 15 May 2005 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||
1000 m | 2:17.85 | Samwel Mwera | 6 September 2003 | Oristano, Italy | |||
1500 m | 3:32.16 | Filbert Bayi | 2 February 1974 | British Commonwealth Games | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
Mile | 3:51.0 | Filbert Bayi | 17 May 1975 | Kingston, Jamaica | |||
3000 m | 7:39.27 | Filbert Bayi | 1 July 1980 | Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | ||
5000 m | 13:03.62 | John Yuda Msuri | 12 July 2002 | Golden Gala | Rome, Italy | ||
5 km (road) | 13:36 | Andrew Sambu | 23 April 1995 | London, United Kingdom | |||
10000 m | 27:06.17 | John Yuda Msuri | 30 August 2002 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | ||
10 km (road) | 27:37 | Emanuel Giniki Gisamoda | 7 October 2018 | Singelloop Utrecht | Utrecht, Netherlands | [2] | |
15 km (road) | 42:15 | Gabriel Geay | 21 February 2020 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | [3] | |
20 km (road) | 56:57 | Gabriel Geay | 21 February 2020 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | [4] | |
Half marathon | 59:42 | Gabriel Geay | 19 January 2020 | Houston Half Marathon | Houston, United States | ||
25 km (road) | 1:11:52 | Gabriel Geay | 3 December 2023 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, Spain | [5] | |
30 km (road) | 1:26:27 | Gabriel Geay | 3 December 2023 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, Spain | [6] | |
Marathon | 2:04:55 | Gabriel Geay | 16 May 2021 | Milano City Marathon | Milan, Italy | [7] | |
2:03:00 | Gabriel Geay | 4 December 2022 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, Spain | [8] | ||
110 m hurdles | 15.02 | Salum Hassan | 25 January 1974 | British Commonwealth Games | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
14.05 (-0.3 m/s)[9] | Shujaa Benson | 17 April 2015 | Bryan Clay Invitational | Azusa, United States | [10] | ||
400 m hurdles | 51.20 | Morris Okinda | 12 August 1985 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | ||
3000 m steeplechase | 8:12.48 | Filbert Bayi | 31 July 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
High jump | 2.00 m | Masud Tawakali | 24 September 1978 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |||
Pole vault | 4.06 m | Wong Sang | 14 November 1970 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |||
Long jump | 7.63 m (+0.6 m/s) | Anthony Mwanga | 5 April 2019 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | |||
7.84 m | Shujaa Benson[11] | 17 May 2014 | Lubbock, United States | ||||
Triple jump | 15.92 m (+1.6 m/s) | Anthony Mwanga | 6 April 2019 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | |||
Shot put | 15.47 m | Mohamed Ibrahim | 11/12 June 2016 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |||
Discus throw | 47.50 m | Ally Sefu | 22–24 July 2005 | Arusha, Tanzania | |||
Hammer throw | 44.77 m | Joseph Muhaya | 16 August 1969 | Kampala, Uganda | |||
Javelin throw | 76.48 m | Zakayo Malekwa | 10 May 1986 | Arlington, United States | |||
Decathlon | 5627 pts | Ernest Joseph | 2–3 December 1972 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |||
12.2 (100 m), 6.05 m (long jump), 10.02 m (shot put), 1.65 m (high jump), 51.5 (400 m) / 16.4 (110 m hurdles), 32.40 m (discus), 2.95 m (pole vault), 40.14 m (javelin), 4:26.5 (1500 m) | |||||||
6122 pts[12] | Ernest Joseph | 16 May 1974 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ||||
20 km walk (road) | |||||||
50 km walk (road) | |||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 40.92 | J. Kwimba Claver Kamanya Nestor Rweyemamu Norman Chihota | 31 January 1974 | British Commonwealth Games | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.12 | Hamad Ndee Omari Abdallah Obed Mwanga Claver Kamanya | 9 September 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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100 m | 11.63 | Nzaeli Kyomo | 29 August 1989 | Tampere, Finland | |||
200 m | 23.92 | Nzaeli Kyomo | 2 August 1979 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | ||
400 m | 54.99 | Leticia Athanas | 7 August 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
800 m | 1:59.58 | Lwiza John | 9 September 2000 | Yokohama, Japan | |||
1500 m | 4:09.71 | Anna Ndege | 6 July 2002 | Cork, Ireland | |||
3000 m | 8:39.91 | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed | 19 August 2005 | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
5000 m | 14:43.87 | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed | 13 August 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | [13] | |
5 km (road) | 15:19 | Restituta Joseph | 14 May 2000 | Kassel, Germany | [14] | ||
10000 m | 31:32.02 | Restituta Joseph | 13 June 1999 | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | |||
10 km (road) | 31:09 | Magdalena Shauri | 21 February 2020 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | [15] | |
Jackline Sakilu | 24 February 2024 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | [16] | |||
15 km (road) | 46:42 | Jackline Sakilu | 24 February 2024 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | [17] | |
20 km (road) | 1:02:38 | Jackline Sakilu | 24 February 2024 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | [18] | |
Half marathon | 1:06:05 | Jackline Sakilu | 24 February 2024 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | [19] [20] | |
25 km (road) | 1:20:27 | Magdalena Shauri | 24 September 2023 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | [21] | |
30 km (road) | 1:37:03 | Magdalena Shauri | 24 September 2023 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | [22] | |
Marathon | 2:24:59 | Banuela Mrashani | 17 November 2002 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | ||
2:18:41 | Magdalena Shauri | 24 September 2023 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | [23] | ||
100 m hurdles | 16.52 | Zulpha Muhammed | 20 May 1995 | Nairobi, Kenya | |||
400 m hurdles | 1:06.9 | Thea Antony | 16 November 2002 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |||
3000 m steeplechase | |||||||
High jump | 1.70 m | Adventina Matakyawa | 1980 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |||
Pole vault | |||||||
Long jump | 5.64 m | Leticia Athanas | 2 May 1983 | Mwanza, Tanzania | |||
Triple jump | 10.80 m | Rose Seif | 11/12 June 2016 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |||
Shot put | 12.90 m | Catherine Nyamko | October 1983 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |||
Discus throw | 35.90 m | Nancy Mtawali | 15 August 1971 | Zanzibar City, Tanzania | |||
Hammer throw | |||||||
Javelin throw | 42.20 m | Elizabeth Emanuel | 11/12 July 2008 | Singida, Tanzania | |||
47.33 m | Mwanaamina Mkwayu | 30 April 2023 | African U20 Championships | Ndola, Zambia | [24] | ||
Heptathlon | |||||||
20 km walk (road) | |||||||
50 km walk (road) | |||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 46.43 | R. Mfanya M. Mohamed P. Cheri Nzaeli Kyomo | 2 February 1974 | British Commonwealth Games | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:53.7 | Lwiza John Pendo Japhet Blanka James B. Genatus | 6 July 2003 | Zanzibar City, Tanzania |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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60 m | |||||||
200 m | 22.35 | Christopher Nibilo | 9 March 1991 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | ||
400 m | 48.40 | Christopher Nibilo | 8 March 1991 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | ||
800 m | 1:48.04 | Samwel Mwera | 15 February 2005 | Stockholm, Sweden | |||
1500 m | 3:40.3 | Filbert Bayi | 22 February 1980 | San Diego, United States | |||
3000 m | 7:47.4 | Suleiman Nyambui | 17 February 1978 | San Diego, United States | |||
5000 m | 13:20.4 | Suleiman Nyambui | 6 February 1981 | Millrose Games | New York City, United States | ||
60 m hurdles | |||||||
High jump | |||||||
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 | |||||||
200 m | |||||||
400 m | |||||||
800 m | 2:01.74 | Lwiza John | 25 February 2001 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | ||
1500 m | 4:12.24 | Zakia Mrisho | 8 February 2009 | Indoor Flanders Meeting | Ghent, Belgium | ||
3000 m | 8:51.23 | Restituta Joseph | 2 February 2003 | Sparkassen Cup | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
Two miles | 9:32.75 | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed | 26 February 2009 | Prague, Czech Republic | |||
5000 m | 15:04.73 | Restituta Joseph | 5 February 2003 | Dortmund, Germany | |||
60 m hurdles | |||||||
High jump | |||||||
Pole vault | |||||||
Long jump | |||||||
Triple jump | |||||||
Shot put | |||||||
Pentathlon | |||||||
3000 m walk | |||||||
4 × 400 m relay |