List of African Championships in Athletics records

The African Championships in Athletics is a quadrennial event which began in 1979. Confederation of African Athletics accepts only athletes who are representing one of the organisation's African member states and the body recognises records set at editions of the African Athletics Championships.

Men's records
Event Record Name Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 9.94 Seun Ogunkoya  Nigeria 1998 1998 Championships Dakar, Senegal
200 m 19.99 Frankie Fredericks  Namibia 1998 1998 Championships Dakar, Senegal
400 m 44.23 Isaac Makwala  Botswana 12 August 2014 2014 Championships Marrakech, Morocco [1]
800 m 1:42.84 A David Rudisha  Kenya 30 July 2010 2010 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [2]
1500 m 3:35.20 Elijah Manangoi  Kenya 5 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [3]
5000 m 13:09.68 Simon Chemoiywo  Kenya 1993 1993 Championships Durban, South Africa
10000 m 27:19.74 Kenneth Kipkemoi  Kenya 28 June 2012 2012 Championships Porto-Novo, Benin [4]
110 m hurdles 13.51 (-0.9 m/s) Antonio Alkana  South Africa 4 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [5]
13.43 (NWI) Antonio Alkana  South Africa 25 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [6]
400 m hurdles 48.29 El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba  Senegal 1985 Championships Cairo, Egypt
3000 m steeplechase 8:11.03 Koech Paul Kipsiele  Kenya 2006 Championships Bambous, Mauritius
High jump 2.34 m Abderrahmane Hammad  Algeria July 2000 2000 Championships Algiers, Algeria
Kabelo Kgosiemang  Botswana 2008 Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Pole vault 5.41 m Cheyne Rahme  South Africa 13 August 2014 2014 Championships Marrakech, Morocco [7]
Long jump 8.45 m (-1.2 m/s) Rushwal Samaai  South Africa 2 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [8]
Triple jump 17.23 m Andrew Owusu  Ghana 1998 Championships Dakar, Senegal
Shot put 21.08 m Chukwuebuka Enekwechi  Nigeria 2 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [9]
Discus throw 63.85 m Frantz Kruger  South Africa 2004 Championships Brazzaville, Congo
Hammer throw 79.09 m Mostafa Al-Gamel  Egypt 13 August 2014 2014 Championships Marrakech, Morocco [10]
Javelin throw 87.26 m Tom Petranoff  South Africa 1992 Championships Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius
Decathlon 8311 pts Larbi Bourrada  Algeria 10–11 August 2014 2014 Championships Marrakech, Morocco [11]
10.90 (+1.0 m/s) (100 m), 7.45 m (+1.1 m/s) (long jump), 13.20 m (shot put), 2.04 m (high jump), 48.33 (400 m) /
14.33 (+0.2 m/s)(110 m hurdles), 39.99 m (discus), 4.90 m (pole vault), 64.60 m (javelin), 4:20.05 (1500 m)
20 km walk 1:19:24 NR Samuel Ireri Gathimba  Kenya 26 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [12]
4 × 100 m relay 38.25 Akani Simbine
Simon Magakwe
Emile Erasmus
Henricho Bruintjies		  South Africa 3 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [13]
4 × 400 m relay 3:00.92 Aron Koech
Alphas Kishoyian
Jared Momanyi
Emmanuel Korir		  Kenya 5 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [14]
Key:
WR World record AR African record NR National record PB Athlete's personal best

Women's records
Event Record Name Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 10.99 (+2.0 m/s) Murielle Ahouré  Ivory Coast 23 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [15]
200 m 22.22 Falilat Ogunkoya  Nigeria 1998 Championships Dakar, Senegal
400 m 49.54 NR Amantle Montsho  Botswana 29 June 2012 2012 Championships Porto-Novo, Benin [16]
800 m 1:56.06 Caster Semenya  South Africa 5 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [17]
1500 m 4:01.99 PB Caster Semenya  South Africa 24 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [18]
5000 m 15:05.45 Sheila Chepkirui  Kenya 23 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [19]
10000 m 30:26.94 PB Alice Aprot  Kenya 25 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [20]
100 m hurdles 12.77 Glory Alozie  Nigeria 1998 Championships Dakar, Senegal
400 m hurdles 54.24 Nezha Bidouane  Morocco 1998 Championships Dakar, Senegal
3000 m steeplechase 8:59.88 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 5 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [21]
High jump 1.95 m Lucienne N'Da  Ivory Coast 1992 Championships Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius
Hestrie Cloete  South Africa 2002 Championships Radès, Tunisia
Pole vault 4.21 m Syrine Balti  Tunisia 2006 Championships Bambous, Mauritius
Long jump 6.96 m (+1.7 m/s) Blessing Okagbare  Nigeria 30 June 2012 2012 Championships Porto-Novo, Benin [22]
Triple jump 14.95 m Françoise Mbango Etone  Cameroon 2002 Championships Radès, Tunisia
Shot put 18.86 m AR Vivian Chukwuemeka  Nigeria 1 July 2012 2012 Championships Porto-Novo, Benin [23]
Discus throw 59.79 m Chinwe Okoro  Nigeria 12 August 2014 2014 Championships Marrakech, Morocco [24]
Hammer throw 68.35 m Amy Sène  Senegal 22 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [25]
Javelin throw 65.32 m Sunette Viljoen  South Africa 13 August 2014 2014 Championships Marrakech, Morocco [26]
Heptathlon 6153 pts NR Uhunoma Osazuwa  Nigeria 24–25 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [27]
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
13.32 (+1.4) 1.83m 12.87m 24.19 (nw) 6.24m (0.0) 36.30m 2:17.50
20 km walk (road) 1:30:43 AR Grace Wanjiru Njue  Kenya 26 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [28]
4 × 100 m relay 43.21 Christy Udoh
Gloria Asumnu
Damola Osayemi
Lawretta Ozoh		  Nigeria 29 June 2012 2012 Championships Porto-Novo, Benin [29]
4 × 400 m relay 3:28.49 NR Jeanelle Griesel
Wenda Nel
Justine Palframan
Caster Semenya		  South Africa 26 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [30]
Key:
WR World record AR African record NR National record PB Athlete's personal best

References
General
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