List of African youth bests in athletics
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
Key:
+ = en route to a longer distance
ht = hand timing
# = not ratified
A = affected by altitude
NWI = no wind measurement
Boys
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
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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 (NWI) (ht) # | 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 | 19 March 2019 | AGN Youth, Junior & Senior Championships | Pretoria, South Africa | 17 years, 17 days | [4] |
20.32 (NWI) # | Sinesipho Dambile | South Africa | 15 March 2019 | Pretoria, South Africa | 17 years, 13 days | |||
400 m | ||||||||
800 m | 1:43.37 | Mohamed Aman | Ethiopia | 10 September 2011 | Rieti Meeting | Rieti, Italy | 17 years, 243 days | [5][6] |
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 Songok | Kenya | 20 August 2001 | Linz, Austria | 17 years, 117 days | ||
2000 m | 4:56.86 | Isaac 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 | |
10000 m | 27:02.81 | Ibrahim Jeylan | Ethiopia | 25 August 2006 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 17 years, 74 days | |
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) |
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110 m hurdles (99/100 cm) |
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110 m hurdles (106.7 cm) |
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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 | [7] |
400 m hurdles (88.4 cm) |
49.86 | Marthinus Kritzinger | South Africa | 18 July 1999 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 17 years, 158 days | ||
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 | 8:17.28 | Jonathan Ndiku | Kenya | 13 July 2008 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 16 years, 299 days | ||
High Jump | ||||||||
Pole Vault | ||||||||
Long Jump | ||||||||
Triple jump | ||||||||
Shot put (5 kg) | ||||||||
Shot put (5.44 kg) | ||||||||
Shot put (6 kg) | ||||||||
Shot put (7.26 kg) | ||||||||
Discus throw (1.5 kg) |
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Discus throw (1.75 kg) |
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Discus throw (2 kg) |
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Hammer throw (5 kg) |
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Hammer throw (6 kg) |
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Hammer throw (7.26 kg) |
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Javelin throw (700 g) |
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Javelin throw (800 g) |
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Octathlon | ||||||||
(100 m), (long jump), (shot put), (400 m) / (110 m hurdles), (high jump), (javelin), (1000 m) |
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Decathlon | ||||||||
(100 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump), (400 m) / (110 m hurdles), (discus), (pole vault), (javelin), (1500 m) |
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10000 m walk (track) | ||||||||
10 km walk (road) | ||||||||
20000 m walk (track) | ||||||||
20 km walk (road) | ||||||||
50000 m walk (track) | ||||||||
50 km walk (road) | ||||||||
4 × 100 metres relay | ||||||||
4 × 400 metres relay | ||||||||
Medley relay |
Girls
Indoor
Boys
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
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200 m | ||||||||
400 m | ||||||||
800 m | 1:48.12 | Mohamed Aman | Ethiopia | 8 February 2011 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | 17 years, 29 days | [11] |
1000 m | ||||||||
1500 m | 3:42.91 | Samson Kiplangat | Kenya | 2 February 2003 | Stuttgart, Germany | 16 years, 84 days | ||
Mile | ||||||||
2000 m | 4:57.74 | Yomif Kejelcha | Ethiopia | 28 February 2014 | Meeting National en salle de Metz | Metz, France | 16 years, 211 days | [12][13] |
3000 m | 7:42.05 | Yomif Kejelcha | Ethiopia | 26 January 2014 | Meeting National en salle de Bordeaux | Bordeaux, France | 16 years, 178 days | [14][15] |
5000 m | ||||||||
60 m hurdles | ||||||||
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Heptathlon | ||||||||
(60 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump) / (60 m hurdles), (pole vault), (1000 m) | ||||||||
5000 m walk | ||||||||
4x400 m relay |
Girls
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
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Mile | ||||||||
3000 m | 8:46.01 | Gotytom Gebreslase | Ethiopia | 4 February 2012 | Boston, United States | 17 years, 20 days | ||
5000 m | ||||||||
60 m hurdles | ||||||||
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Shot put | ||||||||
Pentathlon | ||||||||
(60 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m) | ||||||||
3000 m walk | ||||||||
4x400 m relay |
References
- ^ Phil Minshull (7 September 2015). "Leotlela clocks second fastest ever youth 100m with 10.20 in Samoa". IAAF. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ Dare Esan (2016). "Athletics: Botswana Junior Sets Pace For Nigeria". tadall.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Jad Adrian (4 June 2016). "Khairul Hafiz Becomes Asian Junior Champion". adriansprints.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "AGN Youth, Junior & Senior Championships" (PDF). agn.co.za. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ Diego Sampaolo (10 September 2011). "Rieti's temple to middle distance witnesses Rudisha clock 1:41.33 and Kiprop romp to 3:30.46 in Rieti - IAAF World Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "800 Metres Results" (PDF). www.rietimeeting.com. 10 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ Ockert de Villiers (17 March 2017). "Manyonga smashes African long jump record with 8.62m". IAAF. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Len Johnson (21 May 2014). "Three world leads and big nights for China and Beijing". IAAF. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Desisa and Chepcirchir take fast Half Marathon wins in The Hague". IAAF. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ Matthew Brown (12 July 2014). "Rudisha delivers in Glasgow, Ayalew leads the world over the barriers - IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "800 Metres Results" (PDF). www.meeting-pasdecalais.com. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Metz 2000 Metres Results". bases.athle.com. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Alfons Juck (1 March 2014). "EME News February 28th-March 1st". American Track & Field. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Bordeaux 3000 Metres Results". bases.athle.com. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ Alfons Juck (27 January 2014). "EME News January 26th". American Track & Field. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.