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
200 m 19.69 A (-0.5 m/s) Clarence Munyai  South Africa 16 March 2018 South African Championships Pretoria, South Africa 20 years, 24 days [1]
400 m
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
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
10000 m 26:20.31 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 8 June 2004 Golden Spike Ostrava  Czech Republic 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 [2]
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
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 400 m relay

Women
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
100 m
200 m
400 m
800 m 1:54.01 Pamela Jelimo  Kenya 29 August 2008 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland 18 years, 268 days
1500 m
3000 m
5000 m 14:06.62 Letesenbet Gidey  Ethiopia 7 October 2020 Valencia, Spain 22 years, 201 days [3]
10000 m
Marathon 2:20:59 Shure Demise  Ethiopia 23 January 2015 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 19 years, 2 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 [4]
400 m hurdles
2000 m steeplechase 6:02.16 Virginia Nyambura Nganga  Kenya 6 September 2015 ISTAF Berlin, Germany 22 years, 48 days [5]
3000 m steeplechase 8:58.78 Celliphine Chepteek Chespol  Kenya 26 May 2017 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States 18 years, 338 days [6]
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 [7]
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 20.18 Ejowvokoghene Oduduru  Nigeria 3 February 2018 Texas Tech Open Lubbock, United States 21 years, 119 days [8]
400 m 45.68 Derrick Mokaleng  South Africa 10 March 2018 NCAA Division I Championships College Station, United States 20 years, 265 days [9]
800 m
1500 m 3:31.04 Samuel Tefera  Ethiopia 16 February 2019 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom 19 years, 116 days [10]
Mile 3:47.01 Yomif Kejelcha  Ethiopia 3 March 2019 Bruce Lehane Invitational Boston, United States 21 years, 214 days [11]
3000 m
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 [12]
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
400 m
800 m
1500 m 3:59.75 Gelete Burka  Ethiopia 9 March 2008 World Championships Valencia, Spain 22 years, 46 days
3000 m
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

References
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  3. Phil Minshull (7 October 2020). "Cheptegei and Gidey break world records in Valencia". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. Roy Conrad (16 June 2019). "adidas Boost Boston Games — Splashing In The Streets". trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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