Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running, racewalking and combined events. There are two different kinds of athletics records in Malaysia and certified by the Malaysia Athletics Federation (MAF): National record, more commonly referred to in Malaysia as the rekod kebangsaan: the best result recorded anywhere in the world by an athlete or team holding Malaysian citizenship. Malaysian All-Comers record: the best result recorded within Malaysia by an athlete or team regardless of nationality.
Key to tables:
Legend: h = hand timing; m/s = meter per second; + = en route to a longer distance; A = affected by altitude; OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference); NWI = no wind information
Current Malaysian national records Outdoor Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceAge100 m10.09 Muhd Azeem Fahmi1 August 2022World U20 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia10.0 Watson Nyambek3 May 1998Vietnam Open ChampionshipsHanoi, Vietnam200 m20.73 Danish Iftikhar Muhammad Roslee13 December 2025SEA GamesBangkok, Thailand20.7 Ramli Ahmad29 May 1976Medan, IndonesiaH. Hubbeling, Roger Loong, Jad Adrian (2011–03). "Malaysia National Outdoor Records". www.adriansprints.com. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-20.400 m45.73Umar Osman6 June 2026New Taipei City OpenBanqiao Stadium, Taiwan800 m1:47.37Batumalai Rajakumar26 September 1985Asian ChampionshipsJakarta, Indonesia1500 m3:45.70Mahendran Vadivellan11 December 2007Southeast Asian GamesNakhon Ratchasima, Thailand3000 m8:27.00Sivalingam Muthiah18 June 1985London, United Kingdom8:15.81Kristian Tung20 August 2025BMC Record BreakerLondon, United Kingdom5000 m14:06.84Ramachandran Murusamy5 August 1994Troisdorf, Germany5 km (road)14:43Kristian Tung8 February 2024Armagh International 5KArmagh, United Kingdom10,000 m29:30.19Ramachandran Murusamy27 August 1994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada10 km (road)31:01Sanjay Manimaran24 August 2025Songkhla MarathonSongkhla, Thailand15 km (road)47:33Prabudass Krishnan5 May 2021Hokkaido-Sapporo Marathon FestivalSapporo, Japan20 km (road)1:03:30Prabudass Krishnan5 May 2021Hokkaido-Sapporo Marathon FestivalSapporo, JapanHalf marathon1:07:00Prabudass Krishnan5 May 2021Hokkaido-Sapporo Marathon FestivalSapporo, Japan25 km (road)1:23:35Tan Huong Leong2 December 2018Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan30 km (road)1:40:26Tan Huong Leong2 December 2018Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, JapanMarathon2:22:34Tan Huong Leong3 December 2023Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan110 m hurdles13.58 Mohamad Armin Zahryl12 July 2026Asian U23 ChampionshipsOrdos, China400 m hurdles51.28Mohd Shahadan Jamaluddin29 November 2005Southeast Asian GamesManila, Philippines51.26Fakhrul Afizul Nasir7 June 2023Asian U20 ChampionshipsYecheon, South Korea51.11Fakhrul Afizul Nasir22 August 2024Sukma GamesSarawak, Malaysia50.73Fakhrul Afizul Nasir5 June 2026Kejohanan Olahraga VTF 2Terengganu, Malaysia3000 m steeplechase8:59.10Nainasagoram Shanmuganathan17 September 1998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHigh jump2.30 mNauraj Singh Randhawa27 April 2017Singapore Open ChampionshipsKallang, SingaporePole vault5.31 mMohd Iskandar Alwi18 March 2018FTAA All-ComersKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaLong jump8.02 m Andre Anura7 December 2019Southeast Asian GamesNew Clark City, PhilippinesTriple jump16.77 m Muhammad Hakimi Ismail23 August 2017Southeast Asian GamesKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaShot put19.12 mJonah Chang Rigan30 June 2026XXXV Qosanov MemorialShymkent, KazakhstanDiscus throw62.55 mIrfan Shamsuddin25 May 2017Union Leichtathletik GalaLinz, AustriaHammer throw68.22 mJackie Wong Siew Cheer18 August 2019Malaysian ChampionshipsKajang, MalaysiaJavelin throw73.34 mMohamed Yazid Imran2 September 1995SingaporePentathlon2657 ptsPok Chee Sing1 August 1998Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia6.39 (long jump), 41.92 (javelin), 24.37 (200 m), 27.01 (discus), 5:15.48 (1500 m)Decathlon7095 ptsMuhammad Malik Ahmad Tobias7–8 June 2003Filderstadt, GermanyH.Hubbeling, Roger Loong, Jad Adrian (2011–03). "Malaysia National Outdoor Records". www.adriansprints.com. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-20.10,000 m walk (track)43:03.24Rajoo Mogan10 May 1997Seremban, Malaysia20,000 m walk (track)1:30:43Balaisendran Thirukumaran2 March 1997Kangar, Malaysia10 km walk (road)42:36Teoh Boon Lim11 May 1996Oder-Neisse Grand PrixEisenhüttenstadt, Germany20 km walk (road)1:24:50Narinder Singh Harbans19 April 1997Poděbrady, Czech Republic50 km walk (road)4:10:05Govindasamy Saravanan21 September 1998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia4 × 100 m relay39.03Jonathan NyepaDanish Iftikhar Muhammad RosleePengiran Aidil Auf HajamAliff Iman Mohd Fahmi15 December 2025SEA GamesBangkok, Thailand4 × 400 m relay3:06.64Azhar HashimMohd Yazid ParlanSamson VellabouyNordin Mohamed Jadi23 October 1991Asian ChampionshipsKuala Lumpur, Malaysiaby IAAF source; 3:06.69 by federation sourceH.Hubbeling, Roger Loong, Jad Adrian (2011–03). "Malaysia National Outdoor Records". www.adriansprints.com. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
Women EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceAge100 m11.50 Shanti Govindasamy7 May 1993SEA Pre-Games ChampionshipKuala Lumpur, Malaysia11.45 Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli8 March 2017ASA Speed Series 2Bloemfontein, South Africa200 m23.37 Shanti Govindasamy22 July 1998Asian ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan400 m52.56Rabia Abdul Salam1 December 1993Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines51.80Shereen Samson Vallabuoy15 April 2023Mt. SAC RelaysWalnut, United States800 m2:07.44Josephine Mary Singarayar30 September 1986Asian GamesSeoul, South Korea1500 m4:23.49Jayanthi Palaniappan14 September 1993New Delhi, India3000 m9:18.42Jayanthi Palaniappan14 August 1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany5000 m16:18.12Yuan Yufang13 October 1997Southeast GamesJakarta, Indonesia10,000 m33:50.80Jayanthi Palaniappan16 July 1994Brussels, BelgiumHalf marathon1:24:44Sheela Samivellu7 August 2016Kuala Lumpur Half MarathonKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMarathon2:49:28Yuan Yufang30 April 2000Kuala Lumpur International MarathonKuala Lumpur, Malaysia100 m hurdles13.27 Moh Siew Wei11 June 2004Kassel, GermanyH.Hubbeling, Roger Loong, Jad Adrian (2011–03). "Malaysia National Outdoor Records". www.adriansprints.com. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-20.400 m hurdles56.02Noraseela Mohd Khalid17 June 2006Regensburg, Germany3000 m steeplechase10:55.31Melinder Kaur Ragbir Singh17 June 2010Sukma GamesMalacca, MalaysiaHigh jump1.83 mYap Sean Yee24 August 2017Southeast Asian GamesKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPole vault4.40 mRoslinda Samsu10 July 2006Mataró, SpainLong jump6.29 mNoor Amira Mohamad Nafiah15 December 2014Palembang, Indonesia6.29 m Noor Amira Mohamad Nafiah3 June 2015Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, ChinaTriple jump13.90 m Noor Amira Mohamad Nafiah6 October 2012Malaysia Open ChampionshipsKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaShot put14.41 mLee Chiew Har15 July 1989Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia14.69 mNani Sahirah Maryata23 March 2023ICTSI Open ChampionshipsIlagan, Philippines15.22 mNani Sahirah Maryata29 April 2023Perak Open MeetingIpoh, MalaysiaDiscus throw52.36 mQueenie Ting Kung Ni16 May 2022Southeast Asian GamesHanoi, VietnamHammer throw62.48 mGrace Wong Xiu Mei10 April 2021Bukit Jalil, MalaysiaJavelin throw49.34 mSiti Nur Nadiah Othman8 May 2014Thailand Open ChampionshipsBangkok, ThailandHeptathlon5247 ptsNorliyana Kamaruddin24–25 August 2017Southeast Asian GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia5262 pts Norliyana Kamaruddin16–17 May 2022Southeast Asian GamesHanoi, Vietnam5000 m walk (track)21:30.9 Yuan Yufang8 March 1998Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia10,000 m walk (track)45:22.05Yuan Yufang9 August 1999Southeast Asian GamesBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei20,000 m walk (track)1:39:58Yuan Yufang4 April 1999Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia10 km walk (road)43:25Yuan Yufang9 May 1998Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany20 km walk (road)1:32:25Yuan Yufang23 September 2003Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines50 km walk (road)4:51:32Norliana Mohd Rusni6 December 2014Seremban, Malaysia4 × 100 m relay45.18Nurul Faizah AsmaSiti FatimahKomalam ShallyZaidatul Husniah Zulkifli8 July 2017Asian ChampionshipsBhubasneswar, India44.58Azreen Nabila AliasZaidatul Husniah ZulkifliNur Afrina Batrisyia Mohamad RizalNor Aishah Rofina Aling10 May 2023Southeast Asian GamesPhnom Penh, Cambodia4 × 400 m relay3:35.83Shanti RamachandranJosephine Mary SingarayarShanti GovindasamyRabia Abdul Salam17 June 1993Southeast Asian GamesSingapore
Mixed EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceAge4 × 400 m relay3:31.25Abdul Wafiy RoslanChelsea Cassiopea Evali BopulasUmar OsmanZaimah Atifah Zainuddin8 May 2023Southeast Asian GamesPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Indoor
Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceAge60 m6.56Muhd Azeem Fahmi1 March 2025SEC ChampionshipsCollege Station, United States200 m22.86Timothy Tan27 November 2019Manchester, United Kingdom400 m48.43Mohd Zaiful Zainal Abidin15 February 2008Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar800 m1:55.49Jayakumar Dewarajoo11 February 2006Asian ChampionshipsPattaya, Thailand1500 m4:16.54Mohd Jironi Riduan26 February 2010Asian ChampionshipsTehran, Iran4:05.09Rikigoro Shinozuka27 January 2024McGill Team ChallengeMontreal, Canada3000 m9:06.58Rajendran Venugopal12 February 2009Tehran, Iran8:34.02Kristian Tung7 January 2024BMC Sheffield Grand PrixSheffield, United Kingdom5000 m15:28.30 Woo Chan Yew21 January 2012Iowa State OpenAmes, United States60 m hurdles7.88Mohamad Armin Zahryl7 February 2026Asian ChampionshipsTianjin, ChinaHigh jump2.27 mNauraj Singh Randhawa30 January 2022Hvězdy v NehvizdechNehvizdy, Czech RepublicPole vault5.20 mMohd Iskandar Alwi22 March 2017Caotun, Chinese TaipeiLong jump7.33 mMohd Syahrul Amri Suhaimi10 February 2006Asian ChampionshipsPattaya, ThailandTriple jump16.00 mMuhammad Hakimi Ismail16 February 2014Asian ChampionshipsHangzhou, ChinaShot put16.67 mAdi Alifuddin Hussin25 February 2010Asian ChampionshipsTehran, IranHeptathlon5000 m walk23:42.44Mohd Sharrulhaizy Abdul Rahman8 February 2004Asian ChampionshipsTehran, Iran4 × 400 m relay
Women EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceAge60 m7.56Siti Fatima Mohamad3 March 2019Tehran, Iran200 m24.34Shanti Govindasamy13 March 1993World ChampionshipsToronto, Canada400 m54.58Noraseela Mohd Khalid12 February 2006Leipzig, Germany53.79Shereen Vallabouy12 March 2022NCAA Division II ChampionshipsPittsburg, United States800 m2:12.45Noraseela Mohd Khalid23 January 2005Chemnitz, Germany1500 m3000 m60 m hurdles8.38Moh Siew Wei30 January 2005BW-Bank MeetingKarlsruhe, GermanyHigh jump1.70 mYap Sean Yee21 February 2016Asian ChampionshipsDoha, QatarPole vault4.23 mRoslinda Samsu14 March 2008Tsaotun, Chinese TaipeiLong jump5.89 mNoor Nadia Shahidatun18 February 2017Oskemen, KazakhstanTriple jump13.03 mKirthana Ramasamy18 February 2017Oskemen, KazakhstanShot putPentathlon3000 m walk20:05.36Lee Shew Keng26 March 2014World Masters ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4 × 400 m relay
Under-23 National under-23 records in athletics comprise the best performance of an athlete before the year of their 23rd birthday. Technically, in all under-23 athletics age divisions, the age is calculated "on December 31 of the year of competition" to avoid age group switching during a competitive season.
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