List of African Athletics Championships records

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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.

Men's records

  Not ratified or later rescinded by CAA

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Event Record Name Nationality Date Meet Place Ref.
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 Marrakesh, 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
10,000 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[a] Antonio Alkana  South Africa 25 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa
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 Marrakesh, Morocco [6]
Long jump 8.45 m (−1.2 m/s) Rushwal Samaai  South Africa 2 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [7]
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 [8]
Discus throw 63.90 m NR Oussama Khennoussi  Algeria 23 June 2024 2024 Championships Douala, Cameroon [9]
Hammer throw 79.09 m Mostafa Al-Gamel  Egypt 13 August 2014 2014 Championships Marrakesh, Morocco [10]
Javelin throw 87.26 m Tom Petranoff  South Africa 28 June 1992 1992 Championships Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius
Decathlon 8311 pts Larbi Bourrada  Algeria 10–11 August 2014 2014 Championships Marrakesh, Morocco [11]
100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10.90 (+1.0 m/s) 7.45 m (+1.1 m/s) 13.20 m 2.04 m 48.33 14.33 (+0.2 m/s) 39.99 m 4.90 m 64.60 m 4:20.05
20 km walk 1:19:24 NR Samuel Ireri Gathimba  Kenya 26 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [12]
4 × 100 m relay 38.25 Akani Simbine
Simon Magakwe
Emile Erasmus
Henricho Bruintjies		  South Africa 3 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [13]
4 × 400 m relay 3:00.92 Aron Koech
Alphas Kishoyian
Jared Momanyi
Emmanuel Korir		  Kenya 5 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [14]
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Women's records

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Event Record Name Nationality Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 10.99 (+2.0 m/s) Murielle Ahouré  Ivory Coast 23 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [15]
200 m 22.22 Falilat Ogunkoya  Nigeria 22 August 1998 1998 Championships Dakar, Senegal
400 m 49.54 NR Amantle Montsho  Botswana 29 June 2012 2012 Championships Porto-Novo, Benin [16]
800 m 1:56.06 Caster Semenya  South Africa 5 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [17]
1500 m 4:01.99 PB Caster Semenya  South Africa 24 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [18]
5000 m 15:00.82 Beatrice Chebet  Kenya 9 June 2022 2016 Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius
10,000 m 30:26.94 PB Alice Aprot  Kenya 25 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [19]
100 m hurdles 12.70 (+1.1 m/s) NR Ebony Morrison  Liberia 22 June 2024 2024 Championships Douala, Cameroon [20]
400 m hurdles 54.24 Nezha Bidouane  Morocco 22 August 1998 1998 Championships Dakar, Senegal
3000 m steeplechase 8:59.88 Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya 5 August 2018 2018 Championships Asaba, Nigeria [21]
High jump 1.95 m Lucienne N'Da  Ivory Coast 28 June 1992 1992 Championships Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius
Hestrie Cloete  South Africa 7 August 2002 2002 Championships Radès, Tunisia
Pole vault 4.21 m Syrine Balti  Tunisia 10 August 2006 2006 Championships Bambous, Mauritius
Long jump 6.96 m (+1.7 m/s) Blessing Okagbare  Nigeria 30 June 2012 2012 Championships Porto-Novo, Benin [22]
Triple jump 14.95 m Françoise Mbango Etone  Cameroon 6 August 2002 2002 Championships Radès, Tunisia
Shot put 17.64 m Auriol Dongmo  Cameroon 26 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa
18.86 m X Vivian Chukwuemeka  Nigeria 1 July 2012 2012 Championships Porto-Novo, Benin [23]
Discus throw 59.79 m Chinwe Okoro  Nigeria 12 August 2014 2014 Championships Marrakesh, Morocco [24]
Hammer throw 68.35 m Amy Sène  Senegal 22 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [25]
Javelin throw 65.32 m Sunette Viljoen  South Africa 13 August 2014 2014 Championships Marrakesh, Morocco [26]
Heptathlon 6153 pts NR Uhunoma Osazuwa  Nigeria 24–25 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [27]
100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
13.32 (+1.4 m/s) 1.83 m 12.87 m 24.19 (NWI) 6.24 m (±0.0 m/s) 36.30 m 2:17.50
20 km walk (road) 1:30:43 AR Grace Wanjiru Njue  Kenya 26 June 2016 2016 Championships Durban, South Africa [28]
4 × 100 m relay 43.01 Justina Tiana Eyakpobeyan
Tima Seikeseye Godbless
Olayinka Olajide
Tobi Amusan		  Nigeria 24 June 2024 2024 Championships Douala, Cameroon [29]
4 × 400 m relay 3:27.31 Patience Okon George
Elizabeth Joseph
Omolara Ogunmakinju
Ella Onojuvwevwo		  Nigeria 26 June 2024 2024 Championships Douala, Cameroon [30]
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Mixed

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Event Record Name Nationality Date Meet Place Ref.
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 [31]
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WR World record AR African record NR National record PB Athlete's personal best
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Notes

  1. [a]
    by World Athletics source; 13.45 by CAA source

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