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 [ edit ] 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 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 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
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
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
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
^ 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 [ edit ]
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