The African Championships in Athletics is a quadrennial event which began in 1979. Confederation of African Athletics accepts only athletes who are representing one of the organisation's African member states and the body recognises records set at editions of the African Athletics Championships.
Men's records
EventRecordNameNationalityDateMeetPlace100 m9.94 Seun Ogunkoya19 August 19981998 Championships Dakar, Senegal200 m19.99Frankie Fredericks22 August 19981998 Championships Dakar, Senegal400 m44.23 Isaac Makwala12 August 20142014 ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco 800 m1:42.84 David Rudisha30 July 20102010 ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya 1500 m3:33.95 Brian Komen 26 June 20242024 ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon5000 m13:09.68 Simon Chemoiywo 27 June 19931993 ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa10,000 m 27:19.74 Kenneth Kipkemoi 28 June 20122012 ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin 110 m hurdles13.49 Louis François Mendy 25 June 20242024 ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon13.43 Antonio Alkana25 June 20162016 ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa400 m hurdles48.29Amadou Dia Ba 16 August 19851985 ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt3000 m steeplechase8:11.03 Paul Kipsiele Koech 11 August 20062006 ChampionshipsBambous, MauritiusHigh jump2.34 mAbderrahmane Hammad14 July 20002000 ChampionshipsAlgiers, AlgeriaKabelo Kgosiemang4 May 20082008 ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, EthiopiaPole vault5.41 mCheyne Rahme 13 August 20142014 ChampionshipsMarrakesh, MoroccoLong jump8.45 m Rushwal Samaai 2 August 20182018 ChampionshipsAsaba, NigeriaTriple jump17.23 mAndrew Owusu 19 August 19981998 Championships Dakar, SenegalShot put 21.20 mChukwuebuka Enekwechi 12 June 20222022 ChampionshipsSaint Pierre, MauritiusDiscus throw63.90 m Oussama Khennoussi 23 June 20242024 ChampionshipsDouala, CameroonHammer throw79.09 mMostafa Al-Gamel 13 August 20142014 ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco Javelin throw87.26 mTom Petranoff 28 June 19921992 ChampionshipsBelle Vue Harel, MauritiusDecathlon8311 ptsLarbi Bourrada 10–11 August 20142014 ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco20 km walk1:18:47 Misgana Wakuma16 May 2026African ChampionshipsAccra, Ghana4 × 100 m relay38.25Akani SimbineSimon MagakweEmile ErasmusHenricho Bruintjies3 August 20182018 ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria4 × 400 m relay3:00.92Aron KoechAlphas KishoyianJared MomanyiEmmanuel Korir5 August 20182018 ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria
Women's records EventRecordNameNationalityDateMeetPlace100 m10.99 Murielle Ahouré23 June 20162016 ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa200 m22.22Falilat Ogunkoya22 August 19981998 Championships Dakar, Senegal400 m49.54 Amantle Montsho29 June 20122012 ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin800 m1:56.06Caster Semenya 5 August 20182018 ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria1500 m4:01.99 PBCaster Semenya24 June 20162016 ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa5000 m15:00.82Beatrice Chebet 9 June 20222016 ChampionshipsSaint Pierre, Mauritius10,000 m30:26.94 PBAlice Aprot25 June 20162016 ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa100 m hurdles12.70 Ebony Morrison22 June 20242024 ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon400 m hurdles54.24Nezha Bidouane22 August 19981998 Championships Dakar, Senegal3000 m steeplechase8:59.88Beatrice Chepkoech5 August 20182018 ChampionshipsAsaba, NigeriaHigh jump 1.95 mLucienne N'Da28 June 19921992 ChampionshipsBelle Vue Harel, MauritiusHestrie Cloete7 August 20022002 ChampionshipsRadès, TunisiaPole vault4.30 mAnsume de Beer13 May 20262026 ChampionshipsAccra, GhanaLong jump 6.96 m Blessing Okagbare30 June 20122012 ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, BeninTriple jump14.95 mFrançoise Mbango Etone6 August 20022002 ChampionshipsRadès, TunisiaShot put17.64 mAuriol Dongmo26 June 20162016 ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa18.86 m Vivian Chukwuemeka1 July 20122012 ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin Discus throw59.79 mChinwe Okoro12 August 20142014 ChampionshipsMarrakesh, MoroccoHammer throw69.82 mZahra Tatar13 May 2026African ChampionshipsAccra, GhanaJavelin throw65.32 mSunette Viljoen13 August 20142014 ChampionshipsMarrakesh, MoroccoHeptathlon6153 pts NRUhunoma Osazuwa24–25 June 20162016 ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa20 km walk (road)1:30:43 ARGrace Wanjiru Njue26 June 20162016 ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa4 × 100 m relay42.94Rosemary NwankwoObi Jennifer ChukwukaRosemary ChukwumaMiracle Ezechukwu15 May 2026African ChampionshipsAccra, Ghana4 × 400 m relay3:27.31Patience Okon GeorgeElizabeth JosephOmolara OgunmakinjuElla Onojuvwevwo26 June 20242024 ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon
Mixed
EventRecordNameNationalityDateMeetPlace4 × 400 m relay3:13.12 Gardeo IsaacsShirley NekhubuiMthi MthimkuluMiranda Coetzee22 June 20242024 ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon
Key:World recordAfrican recordNational recordAthlete's personal best
Notes
References
General CAA: African Championships records.
External links CAA web site