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

Boys EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAge100m10.20 Tlotliso Leotlela7 September 2015Commonwealth Youth GamesApia, Samoa10.2 Retshidisitswe Mlenga4 March 2016Germiston, South Africa200 m20.43 Sinesipho Dambile15 March 2019AGN Youth, Junior & Senior Championships Pretoria, South Africa20.32 Sinesipho Dambile15 March 2019Pretoria, South Africa400 m45.15 Riaan Dempers6 May 1994Secunda, South Africa800 m1:43.37Mohammed Aman10 September 2011Rieti MeetingRieti, Italy1000 m2:17.59Japheth Kimutai23 August 1995Copenhagen, Denmark1500 m3:33.72Nicholas Kiptanui Kemboi18 August 2006Weltklasse ZürichZürich, SwitzerlandMile3:54.56Isaac Kiprono Songok20 August 2001Linz, AustriaMile (road)4:03.85Tiisetso Malungane16 June 2026Curro Street Mile Pretoria, South Africa2000 m4:56.86Isaac Kiprono Songok31 August 2001ISTAFBerlin, Germany3000 m7:32.37Abreham Cherkos11 July 2006Lausanne, SwitzerlandTwo miles8:16.07Abreham Cherkos28 May 2006Eugene, United States5000 m12:54.19Abreham Cherkos14 July 2006Golden GalaRome, Italy5 km (road)13:04Biniam Mehary9 December 2023Annual Charity RunAl Khobar, Saudi Arabia10,000 m27:02.81Ibrahim Jeilan25 August 2006Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium10 km (road)28:05Abayneh Degu11 October 2015Grand 10 BerlinBerlin, Germany20 km (road)58:20Phaustin Baha Sulle17 October 199920 Kilomètres de ParisParis, FranceHalf marathon1:00:38Phaustin Baha Sulle4 September 1999Lille Half MarathonLille, FranceMarathon110 m hurdles(91.4 cm)110 m hurdles(99/100 cm)110 m hurdles(106.7 cm)400 m hurdles(84.0 cm)48.84Sokwakhana Zazini17 March 2017Gauteng North ChampionshipsPretoria, South Africa400 m hurdles(91.4 cm)48.89Louis Jacob van Zyl19 July 2002Kingston, Jamaica2000 m steeplechase5:21.36Nabil Ouhaddi16 July 2006Rabat, Morocco3000 m steeplechase8:12.28Getnet Wale11 June 2017Fanny Blankers-Koen GamesHengelo, NetherlandsHigh jump2.25 mJacques Freitag1 July 1999Pretoria, South AfricaBreyton Poole4 November 2017Western Province Athletics Open MeetingCape Town, South AfricaPole vault5.30 mKyle Rademeyer29 March 2019South African U18 ChampionshipsPaarl, South AfricaLong jump8.06 m Temoso Masikane30 April 2023African U18 ChampionshipsNdola, ZambiaTriple jump16.22 m Ineh Emmeanuel Oritsemeyiwa26 July 2018African Youth GamesAlgiers, AlgeriaShot 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)OctathlonDecathlon10,000 m walk (track)40:55.96Yohanis Algaw23 July 2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland10 km walk (road)43:34Rayen Jallali24 January 2025Batna Race Walk International MeetingBatna, Algeria20,000 m walk (track)20 km walk (road)50,000 m walk (track)50 km walk (road)4 × 100 m relay4 × 400 m relayMedley relay

Girls EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAge100 m11.22 Viwe Jingqi 31 March 2022ASA U18 ChampionshipsPotchefstroom, South Africa200 m23.24 Favour Ofili26 June 2019African Games TrialsAbuja, Nigeria400 m50.99 Beatrice Masilingi3 October 2020Kip Keino ClassicNairobi, Kenya800 m1:59.74Diribe Welteji12 July 2018World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland1000 m2:37.9 Zola Budd7 February 1983Bloemfontein, South Africa1500 m3:54.93Birke Haylom16 July 2023Kamila Skolimowska MemorialChorzów, PolandMile4:28.39Mebriht Mekonen3 September 2021Memorial Van DammeBrussels, BelgiumMile (road)4:36.51 Agnes Jebet Ngetich8 December 2018Honolulu Kalakaua Merrie MileHonolulu, United States2000 m5:46.5Sally Barsosio16 August 1995Weltklasse ZürichZürich, Switzerland3000 m8:39.00Zola Budd2 April 1983Durban, South Africa5000 m14:34.46Marta Alemayo19 July 2025London Athletics MeetLondon, United Kingdom5 km (road)14:44Yenawa Nbret9 December 2023Annual Charity RunKhobar, Saudi ArabiaMarta Alemayo14 December 2024Al Sharqiyah International 5KM10,000 m31:15.38Sally Barsosio21 August 1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany10 km (road)30:38Yenawa Nbret22 September 2024tRUNsylvania International 10KBrasov, RomaniaHalf marathon1:08:25Alem Nigussie20 October 2019Delhi Half MarathonNew Delhi, IndiaMarathon100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)100 m hurdles (84 cm)300 m hurldes43.18 Lenka du Toit8 February 2025Curro Podium Grand Finale & Simbine Classic ShootoutPretoria, South Africa400 m hurdles56.50Kate Obilor22 July 2001Nigerian ChampionshipsLagos, Nigeria2000 m steeplechase6:11.83Korahubish Itaa10 July 2009World Youth ChampionshipsBrixen, Italy3000 m steeplechase9:24.73Celliphine Chepteek Chespol14 May 2016Shanghai Golden Grand PrixShanghai, ChinaHigh jump1.96 m Charmaine Weavers4 April 1981Bloemfontein, South AfricaPole vaultLong jump6.45 mIbifuro Tobin-West29 June 2001AAC Region II MeetLagos, NigeriaTriple jump13.38 m Ibifuro Tobin-West3 July 2002Limoges, FranceShot put (3 kg)18.18 mZonica Lindeque10 April 2021ASA Age Group ChampionshipsPaarl, South AfricaDiscus throwHammer throw (3 kg)66.99 Tharina Van Der Walt13 May 2017Pretoria, South AfricaJavelin throw (500 g)57.65 mAseel Osama Abdel Hamid25 April 2025Emir CupAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesHeptathlon5000 m walk (track)22:48.25Ayalnesh Dejene18 July 2015World Youth ChampionshipsCali, Colombia10,000 m walk (track)49:42.48Janise Nell10 April 2021ASA Age Group ChampionshipsPaarl, South Africa10 km walk (road)20,000 m walk (track)10 km walk (road)4 × 100 m relay4 × 400 m relayMedley relay

Indoor

Boys EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAge60 m6.72Ahmed Awesu10 January 2004Sharon Anderson MemorialToronto, Canada200 m400 m47.35Victor Akhalu7 March 2020NJCAA ChampionshipsLynchburg, United States800 m1:48.12Mohammed Aman8 February 2011Meeting Pas de CalaisLiévin, France1000 m1500 m3:37.61Melkeneh Azeze12 February 2022PSD Bank Meeting DortmundDortmund, GermanyMile2000 m4:57.74Yomif Kejelcha28 February 2014Meeting National en salle de MetzMetz, France3000 m7:38.04Brian Musau2 December 2023Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season OpenerBoston, United States5000 m60 m hurdles60 m hurdles(91.4 cm)7.43Jared Ejiasian21 February 2026French U18 ChampionshipsVal-de-Reuil, FranceHigh jumpPole vaultLong jumpTriple jumpShot putHeptathlon5000 m walk4 × 400 m relay

Girls EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAge60 m200 m400 m800 m2:02.64Diribe Welteji10 February 2019Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-CalaisLiévin, France1500 m4:01.92Haregeweyn Kalayu3 February 2026Czech Indoor GalaOstrava, Czech RepublicMile4:24.23Saron Berhe30 January 2024Czech Indoor GalaOstrava, Czech Republic3000 m8:39.80Marta Alemayo25 January 2025Astana Indoor MeetingAstana, Kazhakstan5000 m60 m hurdles60 m hurdles (76.2 cm)8.58Manuella Cancade17 January 2016Lyon, FranceHigh jumpPole vault4.11 mSydney Rothman14 February 200714e AV PEC 1910 IndoorApeldoorn, NetherlandsLong jumpTriple jump13.36 mTessy Ebosele16 February 2019Spanish ChampionshipsAntequera, SpainShot putPentathlon3000 m walk4 × 400 m relay

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