Asian records in athletics are the best marks set in an event by an athlete who competes for a member nation of the Asian Athletics Association. The organisation is responsible for ratification and it analyses each record before approving it. Records may be set in any continent and at any competition, providing that the correct measures are in place (such as wind-gauges) to allow for a verifiable and legal mark.
Key to tables
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
# = not recognised by association
! = timing by photo-electric cell
Outdoor Men
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlace100 y9.43 Su Bingtian17 June 2014Golden Spike OstravaOstrava, Czech Republic100 m9.83 Su Bingtian1 August 2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan150 m (bend)15.16 Yupun Abeykoon24 April 2022Perseo TrophyRieti, Italy200 m19.88 Xie Zhenye21 July 2019Diamond LeagueLondon, United Kingdom19.88 Puripol Boonson27 September 2026Asian GamesAichi-Nagoya, Japan300 m32.20Kenki Imaizumi11 October 2024National Sports FestivalSaga, Japan400 m43.93Yousef Ahmed Masrahi23 August 2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China600 m1:15.77Mohamed Nasir Abbas1 February 2019Pretoria, South Africa800 m1:42.79Yusuf Saad Kamel29 July 2008HerculisFontvieille, Monaco1000 m2:14.7222 July 2008DN GalanStockholm, Sweden1500 m3:29.14Rashid Ramzi14 July 2006Golden GalaRome, ItalyMile3:47.97Daham Najim Bashir29 July 2005Bislett GamesOslo, NorwayMile (road)4:01.26Ryoji Tatezawa1 October 2023World Road Running ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia2000 m4:55.57Mohamed Suleiman8 June 1995Rome, Italy3000 m7:29.60Birhanu Balew16 May 2026Shanghai Diamond LeagueShaoxing/Keqiao, ChinaTwo miles8:13.16Rashid Ramzi8 June 2008Prefontaine ClassicEugene, United States5000 m12:45.70Birhanu Balew5 September 2026Memorial van DammeBrussels, Belgium5 km (road)13:05Birhanu Balew9 December 2023Khobar, Saudi Arabia10,000 m26:38.76Abdullah Ahmad Hassan5 September 2003Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium10 km (road)26:54Birhanu Balew26 April 2025Adizero: Road to RecordsHerzogenaurach, Germany15,000 m (track)43:38.2Toshihiko Seko24 September 1983Shizuoka, Japan15 km (road)41:53Abraham Cheroben17 September 2017Copenhagen Half MarathonCopenhagen, Denmark41:25Birhanu Balew14 February 2026Ras Al Khaimah Half MarathonRas Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates10 miles (road)45:40Hisatoshi Shintaku19 February 1984Karatsu, Japan20,000 m (track)57:48.7Toshihiko Seko11 May 1985Odawara, Japan20 km (road)55:51Abraham Cheroben17 September 2017Copenhagen Half MarathonCopenhagen, Denmark55:22Birhanu Balew14 February 2026Ras Al Khaimah Half MarathonRas Al Khaimah, United Arab EmiratesOne hour20410 mSeiji Kushibe20 October 1996Tokyo, JapanOne Hour Records . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-20.Half marathon58:23Birhanu Balew14 February 2026Ras Al Khaimah Half MarathonRas Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25,000 m (track)1:13:55.8Toshihiko Seko22 March 1981Christchurch, New Zealand25 km (road)1:13:14Takayuki Matsumiya27 February 2005Kumamoto, Japan30,000 m (track)1:29:18.8Toshihiko Seko22 March 1981Christchurch, New Zealand30 km (road)1:28:00Takayuki Matsumiya27 February 2005Kumamoto, JapanMarathon2:04:43El Hassan El-Abbassi2 December 2018Valencia MarathonValencia, Spain50 km (road)2:44:07Yuki Kawauchi19 June 2016Okinoshima 50K UltramarathonOki Islands, Japan100 km (road)6:06:08Junpei Yamaguchi25 June 2023Lake Saroma UltramarathonYūbetsu, Japan24-hour run273.708 kmShingo Inoue13–14 May 2010IAU 24 Hour World ChampionshipsBrive-la-Gaillarde, France110 m hurdles12.88 Liu Xiang11 July 2006AthletissimaLausanne, Switzerland200 m hurdles22.55Yoshiro Watanabe1 October 2017Itami, Japan300 m hurdles33.84Abderrahman Samba12 June 2025Bislett GamesOslo, Norway400 m hurdles46.9830 June 2018Meeting de ParisParis, France2000 m steeplechase5:14.53Saif Saeed Shaheen13 May 2005Doha, Qatar3000 m steeplechase7:53.633 September 2004Memorial Van DammeBrussels, BelgiumHigh jump2.43 mMutaz Essa Barshim5 September 2014Memorial Van DammeBrussels, BelgiumPole vault6.00 mEJ Obiena10 June 2023Bergen Jump ChallengeBergen, Norway6.00 m26 August 2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, HungaryLong jump8.48 m Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi2 July 2006Sotteville-lès-Rouen, FranceTriple jump17.68 m Wu Ruiting4 August 2025Chinese ChampionshipsQuzhou, China Shot put21.80 mMohammed Tolo21 June 2024Meeting de Atletismo MadridMadrid, SpainDiscus throw69.32 mEhsan Haddadi3 June 2008Tallinn, EstoniaHammer throw84.86 mKoji Murofushi29 June 2003Prague, Czech RepublicJavelin throw92.97 mArshad Nadeem8 August 2024Olympic GamesParis, FranceDecathlon8725 ptsDmitriy Karpov23–24 August 2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece5000 m walk (track)18:16.97Ryo Hamanishi18 May 202466th East Japan Corporate ChampionshipsKumagaya, Japan5 km walk (road)19:04 Yusuke Suzuki15 March 2015Asian Race Walking ChampionshipsNomi, Japan10,000 m walk (track)37:25.21Eiki Takahashi14 November 2020Juntendo University Long Distance meetingInzai, Japan10 km walk (road)37:44Wang Zhen18 September 2010World Race Walking ChallengeBeijing, China15 km walk (road)57:15Yusuke Suzuki15 March 2015Asian Race Walking ChampionshipsNomi, Japan20,000 m walk (track)1:18:03.3Bo Lingtang7 April 1994Beijing, China20 km walk (road)1:16:10Toshikazu Yamanishi16 February 2025Japanese 20km Race Walking ChampionshipsKobe, Japan30,000 m walk (track)2:19:49.2Takehiro Sonohara22 February 1987Tokyo, Japan30 km walk (road)2:03:24Masatora Kawano24 July 2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States2:03:24Tomohiro Noda16 April 2023Japanese 35 km Racewalking ChampionshipsWajima, Japan35 km walk (road)2:21:47Masatora Kawano27 October 2024All Japan Race Walking competitionTakahata, Japan 50,000 m walk (track)3:48:13.7Zhao Yongsheng7 May 1994Fana, Norway50 km walk (road)3:36:06Yu Chaohong22 October 2005Chinese National GamesNanjing, China4 × 100 m relay37.43Shuhei TadaKirara ShiraishiYoshihide KiryūAbdul Hakim Sani Brown5 October 2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar4 × 200 m relay1:20.83Shandong TeamWang ShengjieXie YuqiangZhang YaorongQiao Zhen23 September 2021National GamesXi'an, ChinaGuangdong TeamSu BingtianZhang RuixianMo YouxueYan Haibin23 September 2021National GamesXi'an, China4 × 400 m relay2:58.33Yuki Joseph NakajimaKaito KawabataFuga SatoKentaro Sato10 August 2024Olympic GamesParis, France4 × 800 m relay7:06.66Majed Saeed SultanSalem Amer Al-BadriAbdulrahman SuleimanAbubaker Ali Kamal25 August 2006Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium4x800 metres relay records . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-22.4 × 1500 m relay15:10.77Mohamad Al-GarniHashim Salah MohamedMaaz Abdelrahman ShagagAbubaker Ali Kamal25 May 2014IAAF World RelaysNassau, BahamasMarathon road relay (Ekiden)1:58:58Takayuki Matsumiya (13:34)Yuki Sato (27:52)Atsushi Sato (13:59)Kazuo Ietani (28:26)Michitaka Hosokawa (14:10)Takanobu Otsubo (20:57)23 November 2005International Chiba EkidenChiba, Japan
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