List of African under-23 records in athletics
The African U23 records in the sport of athletics are the all-time best marks set in competition by an athlete who competes for a member nation of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) by aged 22 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance. Technically, in all under-23 age divisions, the age is calculated "on December 31 of the year of competition" to avoid age group switching during a competitive season. CAA doesn't maintain an official list for such performances. All bests shown on this list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by the governing body.
Outdoor
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Nationality
Date
Meet
Place
Age
Ref
100 m
9.85 (+1.7 m/s)
Olusoji Fasuba
Nigeria
12 May 2006
Doha , Qatar
21 years, 307 days
150 m (straight)
16.30 (0.0 m/s)
Favour Ofili
Nigeria
18 May 2024
Atlanta City Games
Atlanta , United States
21 years, 139 days
[ 1]
200 m
19.50 (+1.6 m/s)
Letsile Tebogo
Botswana
23 July 2023
Anniversary Games
London , United Kingdom
20 years, 46 days
[ 2]
300 m
30.69 A
Letsile Tebogo
Botswana
17 February 2024
Simbine Curro Classic Shoot-Out
Pretoria , South Africa
20 years, 255 days
[ 3]
400 m
43.91 A
Muzala Samukonga
Zambia
29 April 2023
Botswana Golden Grand Prix
Gaborone , Botswana
20 years, 141 days
[ 4]
800 m
1:41.01
David Rudisha
Kenya
29 August 2010
Rieti Meeting
Rieti , Italy
21 years, 255 days
1000 m
2:11.96
Noah Ngeny
Kenya
5 September 1999
IAAF Grand Prix
Rieti , Italy
20 years, 307 days
1500 m
3:28.12
Noah Ngeny
Kenya
11 August 2000
Weltklasse Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland
21 years, 283 days
Mile
3:43.40
Noah Ngeny
Kenya
7 July 1999
Golden Gala (an IAAF Golden League event)
Rome , Italy
20 years, 247 days
[ 5]
2000 m
4:48.14
Reynold Cheruiyot
Kenya
8 September 2023
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
19 years, 40 days
[ 6]
3000 m
7:20.67
Daniel Komen
Kenya
1 September 1996
Rieti Meeting
Rieti , Italy
20 years, 107 days
5000 m
12:37.35
Kenenisa Bekele
Ethiopia
31 May 2004
Fanny Blankers-Koen Games
Hengelo , Netherlands
21 years, 353 days
5 km (road)
12:49
Berihu Aregawi
Ethiopia
31 December 2021
Cursa dels Nassos
Barcelona , Spain
20 years, 306 days
[ 7]
10000 m
26:20.31
Kenenisa Bekele
Ethiopia
8 June 2004
Golden Spike Ostrava
Ostrava , Czech Republic
21 years, 361 days
10 km (road)
26:24
Rhonex Kipruto
Kenya
12 January 2020
10k Valencia Ibercaja
Valencia , Spain
20 years, 105 days
[ 8]
Half marathon
57:31
Jacob Kiplimo
Uganda
21 November 2021
Lisbon Half Marathon
Lisbon , Portugal
21 years, 7 days
[ 9]
Marathon
2:04:23
Ayele Abshero
Ethiopia
27 January 2012
Dubai Marathon
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
21 years, 30 days
110 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon
100 m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Shot put
High jump
400 m
110 m h (wind)
Discus
Pole vault
Javelin
1500 m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
38.51 A
Mihlali Xhotyeni Sinesipho Dambile Letlhogonolo Moleyane Benjamin Richardson
South Africa
22 August 2021
World U20 Championships
Nairobi , Kenya
21 years, 173 days
[ 10]
4 × 400 m relay
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Nationality
Date
Meet
Place
Age
Ref
100 m
10.93 (+2.0 m/s)
Favour Ofili
Nigeria
30 April 2022
LSU Invitational
Baton Rouge , United States
19 years, 120 days
[ 11]
200 m
21.78 (+0.6 m/s)
Christine Mboma
Namibia
9 September 2021
Weltklasse Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland
18 years, 110 days
[ 12]
300 m
34.60 A
Beatrice Masilingi
Namibia
18 February 2023
Curro Simbine Classic Shoot Out
Pretoria , South Africa
19 years, 314 days
[ 13]
400 m
48.54
Christine Mboma
Namibia
30 June 2021
Irena Szewińska Memorial
Bydgoszcz , Poland
18 years, 39 days
[ 14]
800 m
1:54.01
Pamela Jelimo
Kenya
29 August 2008
Weltklasse Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland
18 years, 268 days
1500 m
Mile run
4:14.79
Freweyni Hailu
Ethiopia
21 July 2023
Herculis
Fontvieille , Monaco
22 years, 159 days
[ 15]
Mile (road)
4:20.98 Wo
Diribe Welteji
Ethiopia
1 October 2023
World Road Running Championships
Riga , Latvia
21 years, 141 days
[ 16]
2000 m
5:25.86
Freweyni Hailu
Ethiopia
14 September 2021
Hanžeković Memorial
Zagreb , Croatia
20 years, 214 days
[ 17]
3000 m
5000 m
14:06.62
Letesenbet Gidey
Ethiopia
7 October 2020
Valencia , Spain
22 years, 201 days
[ 18]
5 km (road)
14:19 Mx
Ejgayehu Taye
Ethiopia
31 December 2021
Cursa dels Nassos
Barcelona , Spain
21 years, 324 days
[ 19]
14:25+ Wo
Agnes Ngetich
Kenya
10 September 2023
Brașov Running Festival
Brașov , Romania
22 years, 230 days
[ 20]
10000 m
10 km (road)
29:26 Wo
Agnes Ngetich
Kenya
18 November 2023
Urban Trail de Lille
Lille , France
22 years, 299 days
[ 21]
29:24 Wo [ a]
Agnes Ngetich
Kenya
10 September 2023
Brașov Running Festival
Brașov , Romania
22 years, 230 days
[ 23]
Half marathon
1:03:51
Yalemzerf Yehualaw
Ethiopia
24 October 2021
Valencia Half Marathon
Valencia , Spain
22 years, 82 days
[ 24]
Marathon
2:17:36
Tadu Teshome
Ethiopia
4 December 2022
Valencia Marathon
Valencia , Spain
21 years, 178 days
100 m hurdles
200 m hurdles (straight)
26.16 (+0.3 m/s)
Zeney van der Walt
South Africa
16 June 2019
Adidas Boost Boston Games
Boston , United States
19 years, 25 days
[ 25]
400 m hurdles
2000 m steeplechase
6:02.04
Celestine Biwot
Kenya
18 June 2023
Czeslaw Cybulski Memorial
Poznań , Poland
19 years, 176 days
[ 26]
3000 m steeplechase
8:58.78
Celliphine Chepteek Chespol
Kenya
26 May 2017
Prefontaine Classic
Eugene , United States
18 years, 338 days
[ 27]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Heptathlon
100m H (wind)
High jump
Shot put
200m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Javelin
800m
10000 m walk (track)
45:54.90
Chahinez Nasri
Tunisia
4 June 2016
Mediterranean U23 Championships
Radès , Tunisia
20 years, 1 day
[ 28]
20 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 400 m relay
Indoor
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Nationality
Date
Meet
Place
Age
Ref
60 m
200 m
20.17 A
Udodi Onwuzurike
Nigeria
10 March 2023
NCAA Division I Championships
Albuquerque , United States
20 years, 40 days
[ 29]
Tarsis Orogot
Uganda
Albuquerque , United States
20 years, 106 days
[ 30]
400 m
45.68
Derrick Mokaleng
South Africa
10 March 2018
NCAA Division I Championships
College Station , United States
20 years, 265 days
[ 31]
600 y
1:06.93
Moitalel Naadokila
Kenya
15 February 2020
Texas Tech Shootout
Lubbock , United States
19 years, 7 days
800 m
1000 m
2:15.26
Noureddine Morceli
Algeria
22 February 1992
Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe
Birmingham , United Kingdom
21 years, 359 days
1500 m
3:31.04
Samuel Tefera
Ethiopia
16 February 2019
Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix
Birmingham , United Kingdom
19 years, 116 days
[ 32]
Mile
3:47.01
Yomif Kejelcha
Ethiopia
3 March 2019
Bruce Lehane Invitational
Boston , United States
21 years, 214 days
[ 33]
2000 m
4:56.30
Augustine Kiprono Choge
Kenya
9 February 2007
Aubiére , France
20 years, 19 days
3000 m
7:24.90
Daniel Komen
Kenya
6 February 1998
Samsung Cup
Budapest , Hungary
21 years, 265 days
5000 m
12:49.60
Kenenisa Bekele
Ethiopia
20 February 2004
Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix
Birmingham , United Kingdom
21 years, 252 days
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
17.12 m
Yasser Triki
Algeria
23 February 2019
SEC Championships
Fayetteville , United States
21 years, 336 days
[ 34]
Shot put
Heptathlon
60m
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
60m H
Pole vault
1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Nationality
Date
Meet
Place
Age
Ref
55 m
6.58
Beatrice Utondu-Okoye
Nigeria
11 February 1990
Monroe , United States
20 years, 80 days
60 m
200 m
22.11 A
Favour Ofili
Nigeria
10 March 2023
NCAA Division I Championships
Albuquerque , United States
20 years, 69 days
[ 35]
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3:55.47
Diribe Welteji
Ethiopia
6 February 2024
Copernicus Cup
Toruń , Spain
21 years, 269 days
[ 36]
2000 m
5:35.46
Dawit Seyaum
Ethiopia
7 February 2015
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Boston , United States
18 years, 195 days
[ 37]
3000 m
8:23.74
Meselech Melkamu
Ethiopia
3 February 2007
Sparkassen Cup
Stuttgart , Germany
21 years, 290 days
Two miles
9:07.12
Melknat Wudu
Ethiopia
11 February 2024
Millrose Games
New York City , United States
19 years, 39 days
[ 38]
9:04.39[ b]
Medina Eisa
Ethiopia
11 February 2024
Millrose Games
New York City , United States
19 years, 39 days
[ 39]
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
60m H
High jump
Shot put
Long jump
800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
Notes
^ Ngetich's women's-only record was not certified after World Athletics determined the course was 25 meters too short.[ 22]
^ later disqualified due to lane infringement
References
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