List of African youth bests in athletics

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African youth bests in the sport of athletics are the all-time best marks set in competition by African athletes aged 17 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance. Confederation of African Athletics (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

Boys

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref.
100m 10.20 (+1.5 m/s) Tlotliso Leotlela  South Africa 7 September 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games Apia, Samoa 17 years, 118 days [1]
10.2 A h NWI Retshidisitswe Mlenga  South Africa 4 March 2016 Germiston, South Africa 16 years, 6 days [2][3]
200 m 20.43 (−0.4 m/s) Sinesipho Dambile  South Africa 15 March 2019 AGN Youth, Junior & Senior Championships Pretoria, South Africa 17 years, 13 days [4]
20.32 NWI Sinesipho Dambile  South Africa 15 March 2019 Pretoria, South Africa 17 years, 13 days
400 m 45.15 A Riaan Dempers  South Africa 6 May 1994 Secunda, South Africa 17 years, 63 days [5]
800 m 1:43.37 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 10 September 2011 Rieti Meeting Rieti, Italy 17 years, 243 days [6][7]
1000 m 2:17.59 Japheth Kimutai  Kenya 23 August 1995 Copenhagen, Denmark 16 years, 246 days
1500 m 3:33.72 Nicholas Kiptanui Kemboi  Kenya 18 August 2006 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland 16 years, 243 days
Mile 3:54.56 Isaac Kiprono Songok  Kenya 20 August 2001 Linz, Austria 17 years, 117 days
2000 m 4:56.86 Isaac Kiprono Songok  Kenya 31 August 2001 ISTAF Berlin, Germany 17 years, 128 days
3000 m 7:32.37 Abreham Cherkos  Ethiopia 11 July 2006 Lausanne, Switzerland 16 years, 291 days
Two miles 8:16.07 Abreham Cherkos  Ethiopia 28 May 2006 Eugene, United States 16 years, 247 days
5000 m 12:54.19 Abreham Cherkos  Ethiopia 14 July 2006 Golden Gala Rome, Italy 16 years, 294 days
5 km (road) 13:04 Biniam Mehary  Ethiopia 9 December 2023 Annual Charity Run Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia 16 years, 354 days [8]
10,000 m 27:02.81 Ibrahim Jeilan  Ethiopia 25 August 2006 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium 17 years, 74 days
10 km (road) 28:05 Abayneh Degu  Ethiopia 11 October 2015 Grand 10 Berlin Berlin, Germany 16 years, 314 days [9]
20 km (road) 58:20 Phaustin Baha Sulle  Tanzania 17 October 1999 20 Kilomètres de Paris Paris, France 17 years, 140 days [10]
Half marathon 1:00:38 Phaustin Baha Sulle  Tanzania 4 September 1999 Lille Half Marathon Lille, France 17 years, 97 days
Marathon
110 m hurdles
(91.4 cm)
110 m hurdles
(99/100 cm)
110 m hurdles
(106.7 cm)
400 m hurdles
(84.0 cm)		 48.84 Sokwakhana Zazini  South Africa 17 March 2017 Gauteng North Championships Pretoria, South Africa 16 years, 175 days [11]
400 m hurdles
(91.4 cm)		 48.89 Louis Jacob van Zyl  South Africa 19 July 2002 Kingston, Jamaica 16 years, 364 days
2000 m steeplechase 5:21.36 Nabil Ouhaddi  Morocco 16 July 2006 Rabat, Morocco 16 years, 335 days
3000 m steeplechase 8:12.28 Getnet Wale  Ethiopia 11 June 2017 Fanny Blankers-Koen Games Hengelo, Netherlands 16 years, 330 days [12]
High jump 2.25 m Jacques Freitag  South Africa 1 July 1999 Pretoria, South Africa 17 years, 20 days [13]
Breyton Poole 4 November 2017 Western Province Athletics Open Meeting Cape Town, South Africa 17 years, 226 days [14]
Pole vault 5.30 m Kyle Rademeyer  South Africa 29 March 2019 South African U18 Championships Paarl, South Africa 17 years, 59 days [15]
Long jump 8.06 m (+0.8 m/s) Temoso Masikane  South Africa 30 April 2023 African U18 Championships Ndola, Zambia 17 years, 4 days [16]
Triple jump 16.22 m (+2.0 m/s) Ineh Emmeanuel Oritsemeyiwa  Nigeria 26 July 2018 African Youth Games Algiers, Algeria 17 years, 131 days [17]
Shot put (5 kg)
Shot put (5.44 kg)
Shot put (6 kg)
Shot put (7.26 kg)
Discus throw
(1.5 kg)
Discus throw
(1.75 kg)
Discus throw
(2 kg)
Hammer throw
(5 kg)
Hammer throw
(6 kg)
Hammer throw
(7.26 kg)
Javelin throw
(700 g)
Javelin throw
(800 g)
Octathlon
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put 400m 110m H (wind) High jump Javelin 1000m
Decathlon
100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10,000 m walk (track) 40:55.96 Yohanis Algaw  Ethiopia 23 July 2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 16 years, 344 days [18]
10 km walk (road) 43:34 Rayen Jallali  Algeria 24 January 2025 Batna Race Walk International Meeting Batna, Algeria 16 years, 357 days [19]
20,000 m walk (track)
20 km walk (road)
50,000 m walk (track)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 400 m relay
Medley relay
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Girls

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref.
100 m 11.22 A (+0.2 m/s) Viwe Jingqi  South Africa 31 March 2022 ASA U18 Championships Potchefstroom, South Africa 17 years, 42 days [20]
200 m 23.24 (±0.0 m/s) Favour Ofili  Nigeria 26 June 2019 African Games Trials Abuja, Nigeria 16 years, 177 days [21]
400 m 50.99 A Beatrice Masilingi  Namibia 3 October 2020 Kip Keino Classic Nairobi, Kenya 17 years, 176 days [22]
800 m 1:59.74 Diribe Welteji  Ethiopia 12 July 2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 16 years, 60 days [23]
1000 m 2:37.9 h Zola Budd  South Africa 7 February 1983 Bloemfontein, South Africa 16 years, 257 days [24]
1500 m 3:54.93 Birke Haylom  Ethiopia 16 July 2023 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów, Poland 17 years, 191 days [25]
Mile 4:28.39 Mebriht Mekonen  Ethiopia 3 September 2021 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium 16 years, 203 days [26]
2000 m 5:46.5+ Sally Barsosio  Kenya 16 August 1995 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland 17 years, 148 days
3000 m 8:39.00 Zola Budd  South Africa 2 April 1983 Durban, South Africa 16 years, 311 days [27]
5000 m 14:34.46 Marta Alemayo  Ethiopia 19 July 2025 London Athletics Meet London, United Kingdom 17 years, 102 days [28]
5 km (road) 14:44 Yenawa Nbret  Ethiopia 9 December 2023 Annual Charity Run Khobar, Saudi Arabia 16 years, 205 days [29]
Marta Alemayo  Ethiopia 14 December 2024 Al Sharqiyah International 5KM 16 years, 250 days [30]
10,000 m 31:15.38 Sally Barsosio  Kenya 21 August 1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 15 years, 153 days [31]
10 km (road) 30:38 Yenawa Nbret  Ethiopia 22 September 2024 tRUNsylvania International 10K Brasov, Romania 17 years, 127 days [32]
Half marathon 1:08:25 Alem Nigussie  Ethiopia 20 October 2019 Delhi Half Marathon New Delhi, India 17 years, 292 days [33]
Marathon
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)
100 m hurdles (84 cm)
300 m hurldes 43.18 A Lenka du Toit  South Africa 8 February 2025 Curro Podium Grand Finale & Simbine Classic Shootout Pretoria, South Africa 13 years, 346 days [34]
400 m hurdles 56.50 Kate Obilor  Nigeria 22 July 2001 Nigerian Championships Lagos, Nigeria 16 years, 5 days [35]
2000 m steeplechase 6:11.83 Korahubish Itaa  Ethiopia 10 July 2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 17 years, 132 days
3000 m steeplechase 9:24.73 Celliphine Chepteek Chespol  Kenya 14 May 2016 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Shanghai, China 17 years, 52 days [36]
High jump 1.96 m A Charmaine Weavers  South Africa 4 April 1981 Bloemfontein, South Africa 17 years, 36 days
Pole vault
Long jump 6.45 m Ibifuro Tobin-West  Nigeria 29 June 2001 AAC Region II Meet Lagos, Nigeria 15 years, 190 days [37]
Triple jump 13.38 m (+1.5 m/s) Ibifuro Tobin-West  Nigeria 3 July 2002 Limoges, France 16 years, 194 days [38]
Shot put (3 kg) 18.18 m Zonica Lindeque  South Africa 10 April 2021 ASA Age Group Championships Paarl, South Africa 17 years, 47 days [39]
Discus throw
Hammer throw (3 kg) 66.99 A Tharina Van Der Walt  South Africa 13 May 2017 Pretoria, South Africa 17 years, 80 days
Javelin throw
Heptathlon
100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
5000 m walk (track) 22:48.25 Ayalnesh Dejene  Ethiopia 18 July 2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 17 years, 179 days [40]
10,000 m walk (track) 49:42.48 Janise Nell  South Africa 10 April 2021 ASA Age Group Championships Paarl, South Africa 17 years, 74 days [41]
10 km walk (road)
20,000 m walk (track)
10 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 400 m relay
Medley relay
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Indoor

Boys

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref.
60 m 6.72 Ahmed Awesu  Nigeria 10 January 2004 Sharon Anderson Memorial Toronto, Canada 16 years, 96 days [42]
200 m
400 m 47.35 Victor Akhalu  Nigeria 7 March 2020 NJCAA Championships Lynchburg, United States 16 years, 160 days [43]
800 m 1:48.12 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 8 February 2011 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France 17 years, 29 days [44]
1000 m
1500 m 3:37.61 Melkeneh Azeze  Ethiopia 12 February 2022 PSD Bank Meeting Dortmund Dortmund, Germany 17 years, 42 days [45]
Mile
2000 m 4:57.74 Yomif Kejelcha  Ethiopia 28 February 2014 Meeting National en salle de Metz Metz, France 16 years, 211 days [46][47]
3000 m 7:38.04 Brian Musau  Kenya 2 December 2023 Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Boston, United States 16 years, 338 days [48]
5000 m
60 m hurdles
60 m hurdles
(91.4 cm)		 7.43 Jared Ejiasian  Nigeria 21 February 2026 French U18 Championships Val-de-Reuil, France 16 years, 83 days [49]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Heptathlon
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
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Girls

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref.
60 m
200 m
400 m
800 m 2:02.64 Diribe Welteji  Ethiopia 10 February 2019 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin, France 16 years, 273 days [50]
1500 m 4:01.92 Haregeweyn Kalayu  Ethiopia 3 February 2026 Czech Indoor Gala Ostrava, Czech Republic 17 years, 33 days [51]
Mile 4:24.23 Saron Berhe  Ethiopia 30 January 2024 Czech Indoor Gala Ostrava, Czech Republic 16 years, 156 days [52]
3000 m 8:39.80 Marta Alemayo  Ethiopia 25 January 2025 Astana Indoor Meeting Astana, Kazhakstan 16 years, 292 days [53]
5000 m
60 m hurdles
60 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 8.58 Manuella Cancade  Cameroon 17 January 2016 Lyon, France 16 years, 104 days [54]
High jump
Pole vault 4.11 m Sydney Rothman  South Africa 14 February 2007 14e AV PEC 1910 Indoor Apeldoorn, Netherlands 16 years, 266 days [55]
Long jump
Triple jump 13.36 m[a] Tessy Ebosele  Nigeria 16 February 2019 Spanish Championships Antequera, Spain 16 years, 203 days [56]
Shot put
Pentathlon
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
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Notes

  1. [a]
    3rd and 5th jumps in series.

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