African track and field continental records
The African continental track and field records are the best performances of athletes of the African continental federation Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme , which have been set in disciplines of track and field. Only those disciplines were recorded in which the Continental Association also officially holds a record. These best performances were ratified in accordance with the regulations of the Continental Association.
Olympic disciplines
Open-air continental records, men (24 disciplines)
discipline | power | athlete | date | place | |
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100 m | 9.85 s (+1.7) |
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May 12, 2006 |
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200 m | 19.68 s (+0.4) |
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August 1, 1996 |
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400 m | 43.03 s ![]() |
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August 14, 2016 |
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800 m | 1: 40.91 min ![]() |
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August 9, 2012 |
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1500 m | 3: 26.00 min ![]() |
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July 14, 1998 |
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5000 m | 12: 37.35 min ![]() |
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May 31, 2004 |
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10,000 m | 26: 17.53 min ![]() |
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August 26, 2005 |
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marathon | 2:01:39 h ![]() |
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16th September 2018 |
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110 m hurdles | 13.11 s (+0.8) |
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5th June 2017 |
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400 m hurdles | 47.10 s |
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August 7, 1991 |
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3000 m obstacle | 7: 53.64 min |
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July 22, 2011 |
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high jump | 2.38 m |
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March 5, 2005 |
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Pole vault | 6.03 m |
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August 18, 1995 |
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Long jump | 8.65 m (+1.3) |
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April 22, 2017 |
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Triple jump | 17.66 m (+0.5) |
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29th September 2019 |
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Shot put | 21.97 m |
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June 2, 2001 |
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Discus throw | 70.32 m |
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May 26, 2002 |
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Hammer throw | 81.59 m |
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March 21, 2014 |
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Javelin throw | 92.72 m |
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August 26, 2015 |
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Decathlon | 8521 points |
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18th August 2016 |
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10.75 s (100 m) , 7.52 m (long jump) , 13.78 m (shot put) , 2.10 m (high jump) , 47.98 s (400 m) / 14.15 s (110 m hurdles ) , 42.39 m (discus throw) , 4.60 m (pole vault) , 66.49 m (javelin throw) , 4: 14.60 min (1500 m) |
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20 km walk | 1:19:02 h |
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May 10, 1997 |
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50 km walk | 3:54:12 h |
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December 13, 2015 |
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4 × 100 m relay | 37.65 s |
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4th October 2019 |
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4 × 400 m relay | 2: 58.68 min |
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September 30, 2000 |
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Open-air continental records, women (24 disciplines)
discipline | power | athlete | date | place | |
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100 m | 10.78 s (+1.6) |
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June 11, 2016 |
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200 m | 22.04 s (+0.5) |
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March 24, 2018 |
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400 m | 49.10 s |
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July 29, 1996 |
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800 m | 1: 54.01 min |
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August 29, 2008 |
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1500 m | 3: 50.07 min ![]() |
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17th July 2015 |
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5000 m | 14: 11.15 min ![]() |
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June 6, 2008 |
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10,000 m | 29: 17.45 min ![]() |
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August 12, 2016 |
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marathon | 2:14:04 h ![]() |
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October 13, 2019 |
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100 m hurdles | 12.44 s (+0.4) |
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August 8, 1998 |
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12.44 s (0.0) | August 28, 1998 |
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12.44 s (+0.7) | August 28, 1999 |
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400 m hurdles | 52.90 s |
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August 25, 1999 |
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3000 m obstacle | 8: 44.32 min ![]() |
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20th July 2018 |
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high jump | 2.06 m |
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August 31, 2003 |
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Pole vault | 4.42 m |
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June 12, 2000 |
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Long jump | 7.12 m (+0.9) |
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2nd August 1996 |
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Triple jump | 15.39 m (+0.5) |
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August 17, 2008 |
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Shot put | 18.43 m |
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April 19, 2003 |
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Discus throw | 64.87 m |
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March 2, 2007 |
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Hammer throw | 69.70 m |
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May 25, 2014 |
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Javelin throw | 69.35 m |
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June 9, 2012 |
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Heptathlon | 6423 points |
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May 29, 2005 |
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13.41 s (−0.8) (100 m hurdles) , 1.85 m (high jump) , 13.01 m (shot put) , 24.55 s (+1.0) (200 m) / 6.32 m (+0.7) (long jump) , 52.71 m (javelin) , 2: 21.71 min (800 m) |
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20 km walk | 1:30:40 h (A) |
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June 6, 2018 |
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50 km walk | 4:48:00 h |
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5th May 2018 |
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4 × 100 m relay | 42.39 s |
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August 7, 1992 |
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4 × 400 m relay | 3: 21.04 min |
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August 3, 1996 |
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Non-Olympic disciplines
Open-air continental records, men (19 disciplines)
Open-air continental records, women (19 disciplines)
discipline | power | athlete | date | place |
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1000 m | 2: 29.34 min |
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August 25, 1995 |
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A mile | 4: 13.31 min i.d. |
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17th February 2016 |
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2000 m | 5: 23.75 min i.d. |
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February 7, 2017 |
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3000 m | 8: 16.60 min i.d. |
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February 6, 2014 |
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5 km road run | 14:32 min + |
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September 9, 2017 |
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10 km road run | 29:43 min |
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September 9, 2017 |
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20,000 m | 1: 05: 26.6 h ![]() |
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September 3, 2000 |
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One hour | 18,517 m ![]() |
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June 12, 2008 |
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half marathon | 1:04:31 h * ![]() |
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February 21, 2020 |
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25,000 m | 1: 27: 05.9 h ![]() |
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September 21, 2002 |
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30,000 m | 1:45: 50.0 h ![]() |
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June 6, 2003 |
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100 km road run | 7:31:47 h |
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September 16, 1995 |
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Decathlon | No officially held record | |||
6915 points ht # |
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April 19, 2007 |
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(100 m) , (discus throw) , (pole vault) , (javelin throw) , (400 m) , (110 m hurdles) , (long jump) , (shot put) , (high jump) , (1500 m) |
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10,000 m walk | 44: 41.8 min A. |
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June 6, 2018 |
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20,000 m walk | 1: 36: 18.3 h |
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April 17, 2004 |
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4 × 200 m relay | 1: 30.52 min |
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May 2, 2015 |
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4 × 800 m relay | 8: 04.28 min |
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May 25, 2014 |
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4 × 1500 m relay | 16: 53.58 min ![]() |
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May 24, 2014 |
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Road relay (5 km - 10 km - 5 km - 10 km - 5 km - 7.195 km) |
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November 23, 2006 |
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Hall
Indoor continental records, men (20 disciplines)
discipline | power | athlete | date | place | |
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50 m | 5.61 s + |
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February 21, 1999 |
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60 m | 6.45 s |
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February 20, 1999 |
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200 m | 19.92 s ![]() |
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February 18, 1996 |
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400 m | 45.51 s |
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March 9, 1997 |
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45.37 s TDC |
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February 28, 1998 |
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800 m | 1: 43.98 min |
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February 9, 2019 |
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1000 m | 2: 14.20 min ![]() |
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17th February 2016 |
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1500 m | 3: 31.04 min ![]() |
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16th February 2019 |
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1 mile | 3: 47.01 min ![]() |
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3rd March 2019 |
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3000 m | 7: 24.90 min ![]() |
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February 6, 1998 |
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5000 m | 12: 49.60 min ![]() |
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February 20, 2004 |
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50 m hurdles | 6.48 s + |
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February 25, 2001 |
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60 m hurdles | 7.52 s |
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February 23, 2001 |
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high jump | 2.32 m |
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February 15, 2000 |
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Pole vault | 5.90 m |
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February 16, 1997 |
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June 1, 1997 |
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Long jump | 8.44 m |
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2nd March 2018 |
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Triple jump | 17.58 m |
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January 27, 2019 |
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Shot put | 21.47 m |
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December 1, 2001 |
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Heptathlon | 5911 points |
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February 28, 2010 |
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6.89 s (60 m) , 7.34 m (long jump) , 14.00 m (shot put) , 1.92 m (high jump) / 8.05 s (60 m hurdles) , 4.60 m (pole vault) , 2: 39.86 min (1000 m) |
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5000 m walking | 19: 39.92 min |
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February 18, 2018 |
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4 × 400 m relay | 3: 07.95 min |
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March 8, 2014 |
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Indoor continental records, women (20 disciplines)
discipline | power | athlete | date | place | |
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50 m | 6.04 s + |
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February 22, 1998 |
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60 m | 6.97 s |
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2nd March 2018 |
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200 m | 22.80 s |
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March 13, 2009 |
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400 m | 50.73 s |
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February 1, 1998 |
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800 m | 1: 57.06 min |
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February 21, 1999 |
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1000 m | 2: 30.94 min ![]() |
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February 25, 1999 |
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1500 m | 3: 55.17 min ![]() |
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1st of February 2014 |
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1 mile | 4: 13.31 min ![]() |
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17th February 2016 |
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3000 m | 8: 16.60 min ![]() |
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February 6, 2014 |
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5000 m | 14: 18.86 min ![]() |
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19th February 2015 |
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50 m hurdles | 6.76 s + |
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February 25, 2001 |
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60 m hurdles | 7.82 s |
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February 16, 1999 |
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high jump | 1.97 m |
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February 18, 2001 |
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Pole vault | 4.41 m |
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February 20, 2000 |
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Long jump | 6.97 m |
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February 5, 1997 |
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Triple jump | 14.90 m |
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March 6, 2004 |
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Shot put | 18.13 m |
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February 4, 2006 |
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Pentathlon | 4558 points |
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March 7, 1997 |
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8.39 s (60 m hurdles) , 1.80 m (high jump) , 13.05 m (shot put) , 6.35 m (long jump) , 2: 18.17 min (800 m) | |||||
3000 m walking | 14: 13.46 min |
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3rd February 2018 |
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4 × 400 m relay | 3: 29.67 min |
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March 8, 2014 |
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Legend
symbol | meaning |
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Current world record |
A. | Erected at an altitude of 1000 meters or more |
a | Route favors faster times and does not comply with the regulations (IAAF rule 260.28) |
w | Favored by wind (the back wind was more than 2 m / s) |
i | Scored in the hall. Records (outdoor records) can be set in a stadium with or without a roof since 1998 (IAAF rule 260.18a). |
est | estimated |
ht | Hand stop |
! | Time measurement by means of a photocell |
+ | Record set on part of a longer route |
* | Subject to ratification by the IAAF |
# | Not an officially ratified outdoor record (some indoor records are marked with this symbol) |
╳ | not ratified because no doping control was carried out |
OT | Oversized career |
(X, X) | In brackets: wind in meters per second (minus figures: headwind) |
literature
- IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011: Part 1 (PDF; 6.3 MB), Part 2 (PDF; 2.3 MB), Part 3 (PDF; 4 MB), Part 4 (PDF; 3.1 MB), Part 5 (PDF; 5.5 MB)
- IAAF Statistics Handbook Istanbul 2012: Part 1 (PDF; 7 MB), Part 2 (PDF; 4.9 MB), Part 3 (PDF; 1.5 MB), Part 4 (PDF; 1.3 MB), Part 5 (PDF; 1.6 MB)
Web links
- Continental records held on the IAAF website
- Official website of the Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme