List of Zimbabwean records in athletics explained

The following are the national records in athletics in Zimbabwe maintained by the National Athletic Association of Zimbabwe (NAAZ).

Outdoor

Key to tables:

+ = en route to a longer distance
y = denotes one mile
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 y	9.59 (-0.5 m/s)	Gabriel Mvumvure	27 June 2013	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	^[1]
100 m	9.89 (+1.3 m/s)	Ngonidzashe Makusha	10 June 2011	NCAA Division I Championships	Des Moines, United States	^[2]
200 m	20.12 (+1.9 m/s)	Brian Dzingai	10 June 2004		Austin, United States
	19.93 (+1.6 m/s)	Tapiwanashe Makarawu	26 April 2024	Corky/ Crofoot Shootout	Lubbock, United States	^[3]
300 m	32.28	Young Talkmore Nyongani	12 June 2005	Meeting Lille-Métropole	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	^[4]
400 m	44.58	Lewis Banda	15 May 2004		Tucson, United States
800 m	1:45.03	Savieri Ngidhi	15 June 1996		Caorle, Italy
1000 m	2:17.68	Passmore Furusa	28 July 1995		Lindau, Germany	^[5]
1500 m	3:35.76	Phillimon Hanneck	11 August 1991		Grosseto, Italy
Mile	3:53.13	Philemon Hanneck	30 May 1992		San Donato Milanese, Italy	^[6]
3000 m	7:42.06	Phillimon Hanneck	18 July 1992		Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
5000 m	13:14.50	Phillimon Hanneck	8 June 1994		Rome, Italy
5 km (road)	13:22	Philemon Hanneck	28 March 1993	Carlsbad 5000	Carlsbad, United States	^[7]
			31 March 1996			^[8]
10000 m	27:57.34	Cuthbert Nyasango	28 July 2007		Avilés, Spain
10 km (road)	27:37	Tendai Chimusasa	25 April 1993		Würzburg, Germany
15 km (road)	42:35	Phillimon Hanneck	26 February 1994		Tampa, United States
10 miles (road)	46:23	Brian Sheriff	26 August 1989	Crim Festival of Races	Flint, United States	^[9]
20 km (road)	58:43	Cuthbert Nyasango	8 October 2006	World Road Running Championships	Debrecen, Hungary
Half marathon	1:00:26	Cuthbert Nyasango	14 October 2007	World Road Running Championships	Udine, Italy	^[10]
	1:00:26	Tendai Chimusasa	24 September 1995	Route du Vin Half Marathon	Remich, Luxembourg	^[11]
25 km (road)	1:14:25	Tendai Chimusasa	2 May 1993	Big 25 Berlin	Berlin, Germany
30 km (road)	1:30.33	Cuthbert Nyasango	11 May 2014	Prague Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	^[12]
Marathon	2:09:52	Cuthbert Nyasango	11 May 2014	Prague Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	^[13]
	2:07:56	Isaac Mpofu	17 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	^[14]
50 km (road)	2:40:04	Tonny Skink	26 February 2023	Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km	Gqeberha, South Africa	^[15]
110 m hurdles	13.99	Iain Harnden	23 March 2001		Tallahassee, United States
400 m hurdles	48.05	Ken Harnden	29 July 1998	Meeting Areva	Paris, France
3000 m steeplechase	8:45.33	Passmore Furusa	9 April 1994		Austin, United States
High jump	2.16 m	Juma Phiri	11 July 1999		Harare, Zimbabwe
Pole vault	4.60 m	Keegan Cooke	18/19 February 2017		Paarl, South Africa	^[16]
Long jump	8.40 m (0.0 m/s)	Ngonidzashe Makusha	9 June 2011	NCAA Division I Championships	Des Moines, United States	^[17]
Triple jump	17.34 m (+1.6 m/s)	Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa	28 March 1998		Lafayette, United States
Shot put	15.90 m	Addison Dale	19 January 1969		Salisbury, Rhodesia
Discus throw	51.60 m	Christopher Pullen	8 October 1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia
	57.40 m	Vincent Michael Lambourn	29 June 1996		Harare, Zimbabwe
Javelin throw	66.18 m	Roland Vermeulen	20 July 1997		Harare, Zimbabwe
Decathlon	7491 pts		12–13 June 2015	Santa Barbara Track Club 7Ten Combined Events Championship	Santa Barbara, United States	^[18]
20 km walk (road)	2:07:55	A. Johnston	31 July 1979		Hannover, West Germany
50 km walk (road)
4×100 m relay	38.95	Dickson Kamungeremu Tatenda Tsumba Itayi Vambe Ngonidzashe Makusha	30 March 2019	Lefika Athletics Club Relay and Hurdles event	Gaborone, Botswana	^[19]
4×400 m relay	3:00.79	Tawanda Chiwira Philip Mukomana Savieri Ngidhi Ken Harnden	9 August 1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	11.36 (+1.2 m/s)	Winneth Dube	11 April 2003		Durban, South Africa
200 m	23.23 (0.0 m/s)	Winneth Dube	4 April 2003		Pretoria, South Africa
	53.09	Larissa Bakasa	29 May 2004	NCAA Division 1 Midwest Regional	College Station, United States
800 m	2:00.49	Julia Sakara	18 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1000 m	2:38.74	Julia Sakara	2 July 1994		Noisy-le-Grand, France	^[20]
1500 m	4:07.82	Julia Sakara	21 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3000 m	8:57.69	Julia Sakara	14 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany
5000 m	15:40.43	Samukeliso Moyo	8 March 2000		Adelaide, Australia
5 km (road)	16:22	Sharon Tavengwa	15 June 2008	Maastrichts Mooiste	Maastricht, Netherlands	^[21]
	16:26	Fortunate Chidzivo	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	^[22]
10000 m	33:20.16	Julia Sakara	19 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany
10 km (road)	32:26	Fortunate Chidzivo	15 September 2019	Sanlam 10km Peace Run	Cape Town, South Africa	^[23]
15 km (road)	50:12	Fortunate Chidzivo	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	^[24]
20 km (road)	1:07:16	Fortunate Chidzivo	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	^[25]
Half marathon	1:10:50	Fortunate Chidzivo	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	^[26]
25 km (road)	1:32:18	Tabitha Tsatsa	9 May 2009		Pretoria, South Africa
Marathon	2:29:20	Tabitha Tsatsa	16 March 2008	Seoul International Marathon	Seoul, South Korea
100 m hurdles	14.49	Tamla Denise Pietersen	10 August 2008		Potchefstroom, South Africa
400 m hurdles	59.76	Yvonne Ntini	20 June 1998		Germiston, South Africa
3000 m steeplechase	9:52.98	Letiwe Marakurwa	13 June 2003		Sacramento, United States
High jump	1.77 m	Caroline Dickson	2 May 1977		Salisbury, Rhodesia
Pole vault	2.60 m	Margaret Odendaal	2000
Long jump	6.15 m	Dafros Mudyirwa	6 May 2000		Pittsburgh, United States
Triple jump	13.02 m	Vimbiso Majoni	10/11 June 2017		Harare, Zimbabwe
Shot put	15.58 m	Mariette Van Heerden	20 January 1974		Salisbury, Rhodesia
Discus throw	55.70 m	Mariette Van Heerden	25 March 1984		Harare, Zimbabwe
Hammer throw	21.40 m	Tendai Chiparaushe	16–22 August 2006		Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Javelin throw	42.70 m	Wayne Nkomo	14 December 2016		Luanda, Angola
Heptathlon	4293 pts	Lucky Denenga	13–14 May 2004		Louisville, United States
	15.06 (w) (100 m hurdles), 1.46 m (high jump), 10.83 m (shot put), 25.58 (w) (200 m), 4.89 m (long jump), 27.63 m (javelin), 2:46.33 (800 m)
	5266 pts ^[27]	Sharon Coetzee	7–8 April 1984		Harare, Zimbabwe
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4×100 m relay	45.74	D. Mawoko Gailey Dube S. Ncube P. Chidziva	16 September 1995		Harare, Zimbabwe
4×400 m relay	3:46.98		2 June 1996		Harare, Zimbabwe

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
55 m	6.24	Tatenda Tsumba	27 January 2018	Wildcat Open	Ogden, United States	^[28]
60 m	6.60	Ngonidzashe Makusha	27 February 2009	ACC Championships	Blacksburg, United States	^[29]
		Gabriel Mvumvure	8 March 2014	World Championships	Sopot, Poland	^[30]
200 m	20.75	Tinotenda Matiyenga	30 January 2021	Texas Tech Invitational	Lubbock, United States	^[31]
	22.69	Tinotenda Matiyenga	4 February 2022	New Mexico Collegiate Classic	Albuquerque, United States	^[32]
	20.29	Tapiwanashe Makarawu	13 January 2024	Stan Scott Memorial	Lubbock, United States	^[33]
300 m	33.14	Kundai Maguranyanga	3 December 2021	Wooo Pig Classic	Fayetteville, United States	^[34]
400 m	45.67	Lewis Banda	10 March 2006	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States	^[35]
800 m	1:47.78	Savieri Ngidhi	11 March 1995		Indianapolis, United States
1500 m	3:44.43	Tapfumaneyi Jonga	6 March 1987	World Championships	Indianapolis, United States
	3:41.82	Tapfumaneyi Jonga	1987
3000 m	7:55.96	Tendai Chimusasa	4 February 1994		Berlin, Germany
5000 m	14:16.58	Gray Mavhera	29 February 1996		Lincoln, United States
60 m hurdles	7.94	Iain Harnden	19 February 2000	ACC Championships	Blacksburg, United States	^[36]
High jump	2.16 m	George Maringapasi	15 January 2000		New York City, United States
	2.20 m	Kudakwashe Chadenga	5 February 2022	Charlie Thomas Invitational	College Station, United States	^[37]
	2.22 m	Kudakwashe Chadenga	12 February 2022	Texas Tech Shootout	Lubbock, United States	^[38]
	2.26 m	Kudakwashe Chadenga	13 January 2023	TTU Corky Classic	Lubbock, United States	^[39]
Pole vault
Long jump	8.21 m	Ngonidzashe Makusha	27 February 2009	ACC Championships	Blacksburg, United States	^[40]
Triple jump	16.95 m	Chengetayi Mapaya	13 March 2021	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States	^[41]
Shot put
Heptathlon
5000 m walk
4×400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m	7.52	Winneth Dube	12 January 2008		Calgary, Canada
			9 January 2010	Dino Classic		^[42]
200 m	24.81	Winneth Dube	29 January 2005		Winnipeg, Canada
400 m	54.91	Larissa Bakasa	28 February 2004		Houston, United States
	53.86	Vimbayi Maisvorewa	5 March 2022	NJCAA Championships	Pittsburg, United States	^[43]
800 m	2:07.32	Laura Gerber	17 February 2001	ACC Championships	Blacksburg, United States	^[44]
1500 m	4:55.43	Letiwe Marakurwa	7 March 2003	McDonald's Last Chance	Moscow, United States	^[45]
Mile	4:55.43	Letiwe Marakurwa	7 March 2003	McDonald's Last Chance	Moscow, United States	^[46]
3000 m	9:38.75	Faithy Kamangila	22 January 2005	Razorback Invitational	Fayetteville, United States	^[47]
5000 m	16:20.21	Faithy Kamangila	11 March 2005	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States	^[48]
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump	5.83 m	Namatirai Grace Mavugara	23 January 2010	Hokie Invitational	Blacksburg, United States	^[49]
Triple jump	13.03 m ^[50]	Namatirai Grace Mavugara	22 January 2010	Hokie Invitational	Blacksburg, United States	^[51]
Shot put
Pentathlon
3000 m walk
4×400 m relay

References

General

• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Outdoor Records
• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records

Specific

Notes and References

1. Web site: 100y Final A Results. zlatatretra.cz. 27 June 2013. 18 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170219085736/http://www.zlatatretra.cz/results.asp?season=2013&typ=r&eventid=18683. 19 February 2017. dead.
2. Web site: 100 Metres Dash Results. www.flashresults.com. 2011-06-10. 2011-06-11.
3. Web site: 200m Result. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 26 May 2024.
4. Web site: Meeting Lille Metropole - Results Men 2005. the-sports.org. 1 May 2021.
5. Web site: All time Top lists – 1000 Metres Men. World Athletics. 1 May 2021.
6. Web site: All time Top lists – One Mile Men. World Athletics. 2 May 2021.
7. News: RUNNING : Hanneck, Steely Winners in Carlsbad 5000. Los Angeles Times. Bob Wolf. 29 March 1993. 2 May 2021.
8. Web site: Race profile – Carlsbad. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. 2 May 2021.
9. Web site: Race profile – Crim Road Race. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. 2 May 2021.
10. Web site: Half Marathon Results. IAAF. 2007-10-14. 2010-04-24. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025071415/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/3654/AT-HMAR-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. 2012-10-25.
11. Web site: Race profile – Route du Vin. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. 2 May 2021.
12. News: Cuthbert Nyasango Prague Marathon Result. www.tds-live.com. 11 May 2014. 29 May 2014.
13. News: Terer fulfils his vow with victorious return to Prague. IAAF. Jörg Wenig. 11 May 2014. 29 May 2014.
14. Web site: Men's Marathon Final Race Analysis. World Athletics. 17 July 2022. 19 July 2022.
15. News: Hayile breaks women-only 50km world record in Gqeberha. World Athletics. 26 February 2023. 10 March 2023.
16. News: Zim decathlete shines in SA. thezimbabwean.co. 23 February 2017. 9 November 2017.
17. Web site: Long Jump Results. www.flashresults.com. 2011-06-09. 2011-06-09.
18. News: Muringani applauds Cooke. thezimbabwean.co. 16 June 2015. 13 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171112143046/http://www.thezimbabwean.co/2015/06/muringani-applauds-cooke/. 12 November 2017. dead.
19. Web site: Lefika Athletics Club Relay and Hurdles event, Gaborone (Botswana) 30/03/2019. africathle.com. 30 March 2019. 4 April 2019.
20. Web site: All time Top lists – 1000 Metres Women. World Athletics. 4 May 2021.
21. Web site: Uitslagenlijst Maastrichts Mooiste. uitslagen.nl. Dutch. 30 June 2008. 6 May 2021.
22. Web site: 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 Race Analysis. World Athletics. 17 October 2020. 22 October 2020.
23. News: Cape Town Marathon 2019: Kenya's Koech takes the crown. The South African. James Richardson. 15 September 2019. 7 May 2021.
24. Web site: 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 Race Analysis. World Athletics. 17 October 2020. 22 October 2020.
25. Web site: 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 Race Analysis. World Athletics. 17 October 2020. 22 October 2020.
26. Web site: 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 Race Analysis. World Athletics. 17 October 2020. 22 October 2020.
27. no details available for a conversion from 1971 tables to 1984 tables
28. Web site: Ogden -UT- (United States), 26-27.1.2018 -Wildcat Open-. trackinsun.blogspot.de. 22 April 2018. 25 April 2018.
29. Web site: ACC Championships Complete Results. www.flashresults.com. 2009-02-28. 2010-11-07.
30. Web site: 60m Semifinal Results Summary. IAAF. 8 March 2014. 8 March 2014.
31. Web site: 200m Result. tfrrs.org. 30 January 2021. 16 March 2021.
32. News: Duplantis clears 6.03m and Jacobs returns with a win in Berlin. World Athletics. 5 February 2022. 5 February 2022.
33. Web site: 200m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 13 January 2024. 17 January 2023.
34. News: Zimbabwe:Maguranyanga, Matiyenga off to a good start. Ellina Mhlanga. 9 December 2021. 3 June 2022.
35. Web site: NCAA Division I Championships Complete Results. www.utsports.com. 2006-03-11. 2010-11-07.
36. Web site: ACC Championships Complete Results. www.flashresults.com. 2000-02-19. 2010-11-07.
37. Web site: High Jump Result. tfrrs.org. 5 February 2022. 7 March 2022.
38. Web site: High Jump Result. tfrrs.org. 12 February 2022. 7 March 2022.
39. Web site: High Jump Result. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 13 January 2022. 6 February 2023.
40. News: Florida State Leads In Day Two Of Conference Meet. www.seminoles.com. 2010-02-27. 2010-11-07. dead. https://archive.today/20130202040136/http://www.seminoles.com/sports/c-track/recaps/022709aac.html. 2013-02-02.
41. News: Zimbabwe: Triple Jump Ace Chengetayi Mapaya Breaks Longstanding Zim Record. allafrica.com. 16 March 2021. 27 March 2021.
42. News: Canadian Results from Around the Track and Field. Athletics Canada. 2010-01-11. 2010-11-07.
43. Web site: 400m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 5 March 2022. 9 May 2022.
44. Web site: ACC Championships Complete Results. www.flashresults.com. 2001-02-17. 2010-11-07.
45. Web site: McDonald's Last Chance 2003 Complete Results. www.wsucougars.com. 8 March 2003. 27 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120507162141/http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/c-track/stats/030803aaa.html. 7 May 2012.
46. Web site: McDonald's Last Chance 2003 Complete Results. www.wsucougars.com. 8 March 2003. 27 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120507162141/http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/c-track/stats/030803aaa.html. 7 May 2012.
47. Web site: Razorback Invitational Complete Results. www.tulsahurricane.com. 2005-01-22. 2010-11-07. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722061530/http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/c-track/stats/021005aaa.html. 2011-07-22.
48. Web site: NCAA Division I Championships Complete Results. www.runnerspace.com. 2005-03-11. 2010-11-07.
49. Web site: Hokie Invitational Complete Results. www.hokiesports.com. 2010-01-23. 2010-11-07. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101227214215/http://www.hokiesports.com/track/stats/2009/hokie_invitational_final_results.html. 2010-12-27.
50. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
51. Web site: Hokie Invitational Complete Results. www.hokiesports.com. 2010-01-23. 2010-11-07. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101227214215/http://www.hokiesports.com/track/stats/2009/hokie_invitational_final_results.html. 2010-12-27.