The following are the national records in athletics in Namibia maintained by Namibia's national athletics federation, Athletics Namibia (AN).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by AN   Not ratified or later rescinded by AN

+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
NWI = no wind information
A = affected by altitude
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)
a = aided road course

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 9.86 (-0.4 m/s) Frankie Fredericks 3 July 1996 Athletissima Lausanne, Switzerland
150 m (bend) 14.99+ (+0.3 m/s) Frankie Fredericks 20 August 1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany [1]
200 m 19.68 (+0.4 m/s) Frankie Fredericks 1 August 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States
300 m 32.68 Gideon Ernst Narib 17 October 2020 Narib Golden Spikes GP 1 Windhoek, Namibia [2]
400 m 45.80 A Mahmad Bock 30 April 2022 Gaborone, Botswana
800 m 1:46.62 Daniel Nghipandulwa 10 April 2011 Yellow Pages South African Championships Durban, South Africa [3]
1500 m 3:45.35 Reinholdt Iita 5 June 1998 Kotka, Finland
3000 m 8:13.86 Ruben Indongo 9 June 2004 Saint-Maur, France
5000 m 13:46.91 Luketz Swartbooi 12 March 1994 Fullerton, United States
5 km (road) 14:04 Luketz Swartbooi 2 April 1995 Carlsbad 5000 Carlsbad, United States [4]
10000 m 28:38.2 h Mynhardt Mbeumuna Kauanivi 9 April 2016 Swakopmund, Namibia
10 km (road) 27:51 Luketz Swartbooi 26 March 1994 Mobile, United States
15 km (road) 42:44 Luketz Swartbooi 26 February 1994 Tampa, United States
10 miles (road) 47:47 Luketz Swartbooi 8 April 1995 Trevira Twosome New York City, United States [5]
20 km (road) 59:05 Ruben Indongo 12 October 2008 Paris, France
Half marathon 1:01:10 Daniel Paulus 4 June 2022 Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon Gqeberha, South Africa [6]
Marathon 2:09:08 a dh Luketz Swartbooi 18 April 1994 Boston Marathon Boston, United States
2:08:40 Daniel Paulus 2 April 2023 Daegu Marathon Daegu, South Korea [7]
110 m hurdles 14.12 NWI Flip Bredenhann 19 November 1980 Sasolburg, South Africa
400 m hurdles 49.05 Willie Smith 16 March 2001 Roodepoort, South Africa
5 April 2002 Germiston, South Africa
3000 m steeplechase 9:31.23 Frank Tuihaleni Kayele 19 June 1992 Windhoek, Namibia
High jump 2.18 m Max Schäfer 16 April 1988 Bloemfontein, South Africa
Pole vault 4.84 m Johan Mostert 25 February 1984 Windhoek, South West Africa
Long jump 8.24 m A (+0.4 m/s) Stephan Louw 12 January 2008 Germiston, South Africa
8.27 m A (+0.7 m/s) Chenault Lionel Coetzee 15 April 2023 Namibian Championships Windhoek, Namibia [citation needed]
Triple jump 16.78 m A (+0.8 m/s) Roger Haitengi 13 February 2016 Nkwalu Invitational Johannesburg, South Africa [8]
Shot put 17.10 m Derreck Wiggill 19 April 1969 Bloemfontein, South Africa
Discus throw 57.65 m Ryan Williams 28 May 2022 Sasolburg, South Africa
Hammer throw 52.78 m Walter Mostert 23 January 1982 Windhoek, South West Africa
Javelin throw 78.32 m A Strydom van der Wath 9 May 2015 South African Open Championships Potchefstroom, South Africa [9]
Decathlon 6647 pts Timon Dresselhaus 14–15 May 2021 Southland Conference Championships Humble, United States [10]
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
11.36 (+0.7 m/s) 6.36 m (-1.2 m/s) 12.24 m 1.90 m 51.39 15.09 (+0.1 m/s) 40.09 m 4.00 m 41.24 m 5:05.30[a]
20 km walk (road) 1:42:05 Elvin Alberts 1 July 1995 Windhoek, Namibia
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay 39.22  Namibia
Even Tjiviju
Hitjivirue Kaanjuka
Dantago Gurirab
Jesse Urikhob 		15 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [11]
4 × 400 m relay 3:07.83 A  Namibia
Thasiso Auchamub
Warren Goreseb
Ernst Narib
Mahmad Bock 		27 April 2019 International Meet Gaborone, Botswana [12]

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
60 m 7.57 (+1.0 m/s) Keshia Kalomo 30 January 2016 Kingston, Jamaica
100 m 10.97 A (+1.6 m/s) Christine Mboma 30 April 2022 Gaborone International Meet Gaborone, Botswana [13]
200 m 21.78 (+0.6 m/s) Christine Mboma 9 September 2021 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland [14]
300 m 34.60 A Beatrice Masilingi 18 February 2023 Curro Simbine Classic Shoot Out Pretoria, South Africa [15]
400 m 49.22 A Christine Mboma 17 April 2021 Namibian Championships Windhoek, Namibia [16]
48.54[b] Christine Mboma 30 June 2021 Irena Szewińska Memorial Bydgoszcz, Poland [17]
800 m 1:59.15 Agnes Samaria 29 July 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom
1000 m 2:34.19 Agnes Samaria 30 August 2002 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium [18]
1500 m 4:05.30 Agnes Samaria 29 July 2008 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco
Mile 4:25.01 Agnes Samaria 14 September 2007 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium [19]
3000 m 9:21.58 Beata Naigambo 3 May 2005 Windhoek, Namibia
9:20.34[c] Beata Naigambo 14 January 2012 Bank Windhoek Grand Prix Windhoek, Namibia [20]
5000 m 15:14.23 Helalia Johannes 24 October 2019 Military World Games Wuhan, China [21]
5 km (road) 16:36+ Helalia Johannes 6 December 2020 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [22]
10000 m 33:42.19 Elizabeth Mongudhi 25 July 1999 Windhoek, Namibia
10 km (road) 30:59 Helalia Johannes 23 June 2019 Spar Grand Prix Series 10K Durban, South Africa [23]
15 km (road) 49:14+ Helalia Johannes 6 December 2020 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [24]
20 km (road) 1:07:37+ Helalia Johannes 10 March 2019 Nagoya Women's Marathon Nagoya, Japan [25]
Half marathon 1:07:49 Helalia Johannes 4 June 2022 Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon Gqeberha, South Africa [26]
25 km (road) 1:21:48+ Helalia Johannes 6 December 2020 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [27]
30 km (road) 1:38:31+ Helalia Johannes 6 December 2020 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [28]
Marathon 2:19:52 Helalia Johannes 6 December 2020 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [29]
100 m hurdles 14.34 A (+1.2 m/s) Steffi van Wyk 27 April 2012 Johannesburg, South Africa
14.10 A NWI Mercia Venter 18 March 2016 Varsity Athletics Meeting Johannesburg, South Africa [30]
400 m hurdles 58.68 Lilanne Klaasman 17 September 2015 All-Africa Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [31]
3000 m steeplechase 11:17.84 A Shiivomwene Shilongo 28 April 2012 Windhoek, Namibia
High jump 1.82 m A Orla Venter 30 April 1993 Gaborone, Botswana
Pole vault 2.30 m A Chenè de Wet 6 April 2013 Top 10 Club Championships Windhoek, Namibia [32]
Long jump 6.05 m A NWI Ronel Moolman 9 April 1994 Windhoek, Namibia
Triple jump 12.11 m A NWI Frieda Iithete 1 April 2022 Windhoek, Namibia
Shot put 15.24 m A Tuane Silver 9 February 2022 Pretoria, South Africa
Discus throw 49.98 m Charlene Engelbrecht 21 April 2014 Stellenbosch, South Africa
Hammer throw 38.57 m A Karlien Botha 20/21 April 2018 Windhoek, Namibia
Javelin throw 49.41 m A Daria Smith 1 June 2002 Windhoek, Namibia
Heptathlon 4844 pts Corlia Kruger 24–25 April 2015 USSA Championships Stellenbosch, South Africa [33]
14.81 (-0.2 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.67 m (high jump), 9.94 m (shot put), 26.49 (-0.9 m/s) (200 m) /
5.52 m (+1.5 m/s) (long jump), 31.87 m (javelin), 2:32.67 (800 m)
5069 pts A[d] Santie Binneman 2–3 December 1983 Windhoek, South West Africa
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
20 km walk (road)
35 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay 43.76 A  Namibia
Ndawana Haitembu
Beatrice Masilingi
Nandi Vass
Christine Mboma 		22 August 2021 World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [34]
4 × 400 m relay 3:40.21  Namibia
Tjipekapora Herunga
Globine Mayova
Mberihonga Kandovasu
Lilianne Klaasman 		3 May 2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [35]

Mixed

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
4 × 400 m relay 3:41.83 A M. Bock
W. Goreseb
N. Vass
H. Fikunawa 		12 March 2022 Windhoek, Namibia
3:35.29  Namibia
Ivan Geldenhuys
Marry-Angel Khachas
Mervin Appolus
Mudi-Inosensia Haingura 		29 April 2023 Botswana Golden Grand Prix Gaborone, Botswana [36]

Indoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
50 m 5.71 Frankie Fredericks 29 January 1995 Grenoble, France [37]
55 m 6.13 A Frankie Fredericks 30 January 1993 Provo, United States [38]
60 m 6.51 Frankie Fredericks 12 March 1993 World Championships Toronto, Canada
100 m 10.05 Frankie Fredericks 12 February 1996 Tampere, Finland
200 m 19.92 Frankie Fredericks 18 February 1996 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France
300 m 32.36 Frankie Fredericks 28 February 2003 Karlsruhe, Germany
400 m 47.35 Dasheek Akwenye 16 February 2008 Nampa, United States
800 m 1:51.27 A Mao Tjiroze 2 February 2002 Pocatello, United States
1000 m 3:01.28[e] Timon Dresselhaus 25 February 2020 Birmingham, United States [citation needed]
1500 m
3000 m 8:24.59 A Luketz Swartbooi 10 February 1995 Pocatello, United States
55 m hurdles Timon Dresselhaus 13 December 2020 ASU Kickoff Klassic Jonesboro, United States [39]
60 m hurdles 8.45 Timon Dresselhaus 18 January 2020 Samford Indoor Clash Birmingham, United States [40]
16 January 2021 Arkansas Invitational Fayetteville, United States [41]
8.36 Timon Dresselhaus 11 February 2022 7th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic Pittsburgh, United States [42]
High jump 2.08 m Johannes Blaauw 27 January 2018 Ancona, Italy
Pole vault 4.20 m[f] Timon Dresselhaus 1 March 2021 Southland Conference Championships Birmingham, United States [43]
Long jump 7.88 m Stephan Louw 27 February 2004 Chemnitz, Germany
Triple jump
Shot put 13.19 m[g] Timon Dresselhaus 24 February 2019 Southland Conference Championships Birmingham, United States [44]
Heptathlon 4980 pts Timon Dresselhaus 24–25 February 2019 Southland Conference Championships Birmingham, United States [45]
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
7.21 6.51 m 13.19 m 1.85 m 8.65 4.10 m 3:01.28
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
60 m 7.46 Jolene Jacobs 9 February 2020 Midland Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom [46]
200 m 26.77 L. van Rensburg 27 February 1999 Birmingham, United Kingdom
25.71 OT Danica van Wyk 4 February 2006 Lubbock, United States
400 m 55.40 Tjipekapora Herunga 12 March 2010 World Championships Doha, Qatar [47]
800 m 1:59.91 Agnes Samaria 15 February 2005 Stockholm, Sweden
1000 m 2:36.99 Agnes Samaria 18 February 2005 Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom [48]
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles 9.41[h] Natalie Louw 28 February 2021 Birmingham, United States
High jump 1.65 m[i] Natalie Louw 28 February 2021 Birmingham, United States
Pole vault
Long jump 5.41 m[j] Natalie Louw 28 February 2021 Birmingham, United States
Triple jump 10.61 m Angelicque Rall 12 March 2004 World Masters Championships Sindelfingen, Germany
Shot put 11.76 m[k] Natalie Louw 28 February 2021 Birmingham, United States
Pentathlon 3339 pts Natalie Louw 28 February 2021 Birmingham, United States
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
9.41 1.65m 11.76m 5.41m 2:56.46
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

  1. ^ by result source; 5:05.36 by World Athletics source
  2. ^ irregular
  3. ^ not ratified by Athletics Namibia, but recognised by World Athletics
  4. ^ no details available for a conversion from 1971 tables to 1984 tables
  5. ^ record set during heptathlon competition
  6. ^ record set during heptathlon competition
  7. ^ record set during heptathlon competition
  8. ^ record set during pentathlon competition
  9. ^ record set during pentathlon competition
  10. ^ record set during pentathlon competition
  11. ^ record set during pentathlon competition

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