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 19.50 (+1.6 m/s) Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 23 July 2023 Anniversary Games London, United Kingdom 20 years, 46 days [1]
400 m 43.91 A Muzala Samukonga  Zambia 29 April 2023 Botswana Golden Grand Prix Gaborone, Botswana 20 years, 141 days [2]
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
5 km (road) 12:49 Berihu Aregawi  Ethiopia 31 December 2021 Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona, Spain 20 years, 306 days [3]
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 [4]
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

 [5]
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 [6]
200 m 21.78 (+0.6 m/s) Christine Mboma  Namibia 9 September 2021 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland 18 years, 110 days [7]
300 m 34.60 A Beatrice Masilingi  Namibia 18 February 2023 Curro Simbine Classic Shoot Out Pretoria, South Africa 19 years, 314 days [8]
400 m 48.54 Christine Mboma  Namibia 30 June 2021 Irena Szewińska Memorial Bydgoszcz, Poland 18 years, 39 days [9]
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 [10]
Mile (road) 4:20.98 Wo Diribe Welteji  Ethiopia 1 October 2023 World Road Running Championships Riga, Latvia 21 years, 141 days [11]
3000 m
5000 m 14:06.62 Letesenbet Gidey  Ethiopia 7 October 2020 Valencia, Spain 22 years, 201 days [12]
5 km (road) 14:19 Mx Ejgayehu Taye  Ethiopia 31 December 2021 Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona, Spain 21 years, 324 days [13]
14:25+ Wo Agnes Ngetich  Kenya 10 September 2023 Brașov Running Festival Brașov, Romania 22 years, 230 days [14]
10000 m
10 km (road) 29:26 Wo Agnes Ngetich  Kenya 18 November 2023 Urban Trail de Lille Lille, France 22 years, 299 days [15]
29:24 Wo[a] Agnes Ngetich  Kenya 10 September 2023 Brașov Running Festival Brașov, Romania 22 years, 230 days [17]
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 [18]
400 m hurdles
2000 m steeplechase 6:02.04 Celestine Biwot  Kenya 18 June 2023 Czeslaw Cybulski Memorial Poznań, Poland 19 years, 176 days [19]
3000 m steeplechase 8:58.78 Celliphine Chepteek Chespol  Kenya 26 May 2017 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States 18 years, 338 days [20]
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 [21]
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 [22]
Tarsis Orogot  Uganda Albuquerque, United States 20 years, 106 days [23]
400 m 45.68 Derrick Mokaleng  South Africa 10 March 2018 NCAA Division I Championships College Station, United States 20 years, 265 days [24]
600 y 1:06.93 Moitalel Naadokila  Kenya 15 February 2020 Lubbock, United States 19 years, 7 days
800 m
1500 m 3:31.04 Samuel Tefera  Ethiopia 16 February 2019 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom 19 years, 116 days [25]
Mile 3:47.01 Yomif Kejelcha  Ethiopia 3 March 2019 Bruce Lehane Invitational Boston, United States 21 years, 214 days [26]
3000 m 7:24.90 Daniel Komen  Kenya 6 February 1998 Budapest, Hungary 21 years, 265 days
5000 m 12:49.60 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 20 February 2004 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 [27]
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 [28]
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

Notes

  1. ^ Ngetich's women's-only record was not certified after World Athletics determined the course was 25 meters too short.[16]

References

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  2. ^ "Tebogo sends Gaborone into raptures with 200m triumph". World Athletics. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Taye and Aregawi break world 5km records in Barcelona". World Athletics. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ Valiente, Emeterio (12 January 2020). "Kipruto breaks world 10km record in Valencia". World Athletics. World Athletics. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. ^ "4×100m Relay Men − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ "World U20 sprint records fall as Knighton runs 19.49 and Tebogo clocks 9.96". World Athletics. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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  8. ^ "MASILINGI & COETZEE BREAK 300M RECORDS". newtonagency.co.za. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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  10. ^ "Mile Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Road Mile Run Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  12. ^ Phil Minshull (7 October 2020). "Cheptegei and Gidey break world records in Valencia". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Taye and Aregawi break world 5km records in Barcelona". World Athletics. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Ngetich breaks women-only world 10km record in Brasov". World Athletics. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Women's 10km Road Race Results". World Athletics. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  16. ^ Dickinson, Marley (25 September 2023). "Kenyan runner loses two world records due to short course". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Ngetich breaks women-only world 10km record in Brasov". World Athletics. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  18. ^ Roy Conrad (16 June 2019). "adidas Boost Boston Games — Splashing In The Streets". trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  19. ^ "2000m Steeplechase Result" (PDF). cybulski.domtel-sport.pl. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  20. ^ Cathal Dennehy (27 May 2017). "Chespol stuns with world U20 record in Eugene – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  21. ^ "Mediterranean U23 Championships 2016 Results". tilastopaja.org. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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  25. ^ John Mulkeen (16 February 2019). "Tefera breaks world indoor 1500m record in Birmingham". IAAF. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  26. ^ "Kejelcha breaks world indoor mile record with 3:47.01 in Boston". IAAF. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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