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.
Event | Record | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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100 m | 9.94 | Seun Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 19 August 1998 | 1998 Championships | Dakar, Senegal | |
200 m | 19.99 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 22 August 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 | 3:33.95 | Brian Komen | Kenya | 26 June 2024 | 2024 Championships | Douala, Cameroon | [3] |
5000 m | 13:09.68 | Simon Chemoiywo | Kenya | 27 June 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 | 13.49 (+0.4 m/s) | Louis François Mendy | Senegal | 25 June 2024 | 2024 Championships | Douala, Cameroon | [5] |
13.43 NWI | Antonio Alkana | South Africa | 25 June 2016 | 2016 Championships | Durban, South Africa | [6] | |
400 m hurdles | 48.29 | Amadou Dia Ba | Senegal | 16 August 1985 | 1985 Championships | Cairo, Egypt | |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:11.03 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenya | 11 August 2006 | 2006 Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | |
High jump | 2.34 m | Abderrahmane Hammad | Algeria | 14 July 2000 | 2000 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | |
Kabelo Kgosiemang | Botswana | 4 May 2008 | 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 | 19 August 1998 | 1998 Championships | Dakar, Senegal | |
Shot put | 21.20 m | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Nigeria | 12 June 2022 | 2022 Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | [9] |
Discus throw | 63.90 m | Oussama Khennoussi | Algeria | 23 June 2024 | 2024 Championships | Douala, Cameroon | [10] |
Hammer throw | 79.09 m | Mostafa Al-Gamel | Egypt | 13 August 2014 | 2014 Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | [11] |
Javelin throw | 87.26 m | Tom Petranoff | South Africa | 28 June 1992 | 1992 Championships | Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | |
Decathlon | 8311 pts | Larbi Bourrada | Algeria | 10–11 August 2014 | 2014 Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | [12] |
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) |
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20 km walk | 1:19:24 NR | Samuel Ireri Gathimba | Kenya | 26 June 2016 | 2016 Championships | Durban, South Africa | [13] |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.25 | Akani Simbine Simon Magakwe Emile Erasmus Henricho Bruintjies |
South Africa | 3 August 2018 | 2018 Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | [14] |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.92 | Aron Koech Alphas Kishoyian Jared Momanyi Emmanuel Korir |
Kenya | 5 August 2018 | 2018 Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | [15] |
Event | Record | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.12 NR | Gardeo Isaacs Shirley Nekhubui Mthi Mthimkulu Miranda Coetzee |
South Africa | 22 June 2024 | 2024 Championships | Douala, Cameroon | [33] |
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