South African records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in South Africa maintained by Athletics South Africa (ASA).

Outdoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 9.98 A (+1.4 m/s) Simon Magakwe 12 April 2014 South African Championships South Africa Pretoria, South Africa [1]
200 m 20.11 (-0.8 m/s) Morne Nagel 5 April 2002 South Africa Germiston, South Africa
400 m 44.38 Wayde van Niekerk 14 June 2014 Adidas Grand Prix United States New York City, United States [2]
600 m 1:15.58 Ryhardt van Rensburg 30 January 2015 Eaglesclub Classic Shootout South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
800 m 1:42.69 Hezekiél Sepeng 3 September 1999 Memorial Van Damme Belgium Brussels, Belgium
1000 m 2:15.86 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi 7 August 2007 DN Galan Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
1500 m 3:31.93 Johan Cronje 8 September 2013 Rieti Meeting Italy Rieti, Italy [3]
Mile 3:50.70 Johan Cronje 31 May 2014 Prefontaine Classic United States Eugene, United States [4]
3000 m 7:41.06 Juan Van Deventer 22 July 2008 DN Galan Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
5000 m 13:11.44 Stephen Mokoka 18 April 2015 South African Championships South Africa Stellenbosch, South Africa [5]
10000 m 27:29.94 Hendrick Ramaala 22 February 1999 South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa
10 km (road) 28:00 Matthews Motshwarateu 4 October 1980 United States Purchase, United States
15 km (road) 42:58 Meshack Mogotsi 2 November 1991 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
Shadrack Hoff 8 July 2001 United States Utica, United States
20 km (road) 57:46 Hendrick Ramaala 18 October 1998 France Paris, France
One hour 20386 m Kevin Shaw 2 October 1978 South Africa Bellville, South Africa
Half marathon 1:00:07 Hendrick Ramaala 4 October 1997 World Half Marathon Championships Slovakia Košice, Slovakia
25 km (road) 1:15:02 Lusapho April 9 May 2010 BIG 25 Germany Berlin, Germany [6]
30 km (road) 1:32:43 Neo Molema 12 January 2002 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
Marathon 2:06:33 Gert Thys 14 February 1999 Tokyo Marathon Japan Tokyo, Japan
100 km (road) 6:25:07 Bruce Fordyce 4 February 1989 South Africa Stellenbosch, South Africa
110 m hurdles 13.24 (+0.3 m/s) Lehann Fourie 7 September 2012 Memorial Van Damme Belgium Brussels, Belgium [7]
200 m hurdles (straight) 22.63 (-0.3 m/s) L. J. van Zyl 25 May 2013 Manchester City Games United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom [8]
400 m hurdles 47.66 A L. J. van Zyl 25 February 2011 Yellow Pages Invitation Series II South Africa Pretoria, South Africa [9][10][11]
47.66 31 May 2011 Golden Spike Ostrava Czech Republic Ostrava, Czech Republic [12][13]
3000 m steeplechase 8:11.50 Ruben Ramolefi 29 August 2011 World Championships South Korea Daegu, South Korea [14]
High jump 2.38 m Jacques Freitag 5 March 2005 South Africa Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Pole vault 6.03 m Okkert Brits 18 August 1995 Germany Cologne, Germany
Long jump 8.50 m (+1.3 m/s) Godfrey Mokoena 4 July 2009 Meeting de Atletismo Spain Madrid, Spain
Triple jump 17.35 m (+0.2 m/s) Godfrey Mokoena 14 September 2014 IAAF Continental Cup Morocco Marrakech, Morocco [15]
Shot put 21.97 m Janus Robberts 2 June 2001 United States Eugene, United States
Discus throw 70.32 m Frantz Kruger 26 May 2002 France Salon-de-Provence, France
Hammer throw 80.63 m Chris Harmse 15 April 2005 South Africa Durban, South Africa
Javelin throw 88.75 m Marius Corbett 21 September 1998 Commonwealth Games Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Decathlon 8343 pts Willem Coertzen 10–11 August 2013 World Championships Russia Moscow, Russia [16]
10.95 (+0.1 m/s) (100 m), 7.44 m (+1.8 m/s) (long jump), 13.88 m (shot put), 2.05 m (high jump), 48.32 (400 m) /
14.30 (-0.1 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 43.25 m (discus), 4.50 m (pole vault), 69.35 m (javelin), 4:24.60 (1500 m)
3000 walk (track) 11:27.2 Chris Britz 29 April 1989 South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
5000 walk (track) 19:29.94 Chris Britz 27 March 1997 South Africa Pietersburg, South Africa
10000 m walk (track) 40:32.78 Chris Britz 10 April 1995 South Africa Krugersdorp, South Africa
20000 m walk (track) 1:24:51 Stanley Valentine 1 May 1989 South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa
20 km walk (road) 1:22:21 Christian Britz 11 May 1996 Oder-Neisse Grand Prix Germany Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
30 km walk (road) 2:14:28 Christian Britz 25 August 1994 Australia Victoria, Australia
50 km walk (road) 3:55:32 Marc Mundell 11 August 2012 Olympic Games United Kingdom London, Great Britain [17]
4×100 m relay 38.35  South Africa
Henricho Bruintjies
Simon Magakwe
Ncincihli Titi
Akani Simbini		 2 August 2014 Commonwealth Games United Kingdom Glasgow, Great Britain [18]
4×200 m relay 1:22.06  South Africa
Marcus La Grange
Mathew Quinn
Josef van der Linde
Paul Gorries		 1 March 2002 South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa
4×400 m relay 2:59.21  South Africa
Oscar Pistorius
Ofentse Mogawane
Willem de Beer
Shane Victor		 1 September 2011 World Championships South Korea Daegu, South Korea [19]
4×800 m relay 7:04.70  South Africa
Gideon van Oudtshoorn
Hezekiel Sepeng
Jurgens Kotze
Johan Botha		 6 June 1999 Germany Stuttgart, Germany
4×1500 m relay 14:50.82  South Africa
Matthews Temane
Deon Brummer
Henning Gericke
Johan Fourie		 15 October 1984 South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref Video
100 m 11.06 (+1.0 m/s) Evette de Klerk 20 April 1990 South Africa Germiston, South Africa
200 m 22.06 (+0.7 m/s) A Evette de Klerk 8 April 1989 South Africa Pietersburg, South Africa
300 m 38.53 Rosisang Ramonnye 24 January 2015 South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
400 m 50.05 Heide Seyerling 25 September 2000 Olympic Games Australia Sydney, Australia
600 m 1:28.05 Wenda Nel 30 January 2015 Eaglesclub Classic Shootout South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
800 m 1:55.45 Caster Semenya 19 August 2009 World Championships Germany Berlin, Germany [20]
1000 m 2:37.20 Ilze de Kock-Wicksell 7 February 1983 South Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa
1500 m 4:01.81 Zola Budd 21 March 1984 South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Mile 4:23.38 Zola Budd 4 March 1991 South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa
2000 m 5:38.07 Zola Budd 8 April 1991 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
3000 m 8:32.00 Elana Meyer 29 April 1991 South Africa Durban, South Africa
5000 m 14:44.05 Elana Meyer 22 July 1995 Belgium Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
10000 m 30:52.51 Elana Meyer 10 September 1994 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
10 km (road) 31:13 Elana Meyer 14 October 2001 Hungary Budapest, Hungary
15 km (road) 46:57 Elana Meyer 2 November 1991 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
20 km (road) 1:05:11 Colleen De Reuck 7 September 1998 United States New Haven, United States
Half marathon 1:06:44 Elana Meyer 15 January 1999 Japan Tokyo, Japan
25 km (road) 1:27:26 Colleen De Reuck 30 Jan 1994 South Africa Pinetown, South Africa
30 km (road) 1:53:01 Monica Drogemoller 17 January 1987 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
Marathon 2:25:15 a Elana Meyer 18 April 1994 Boston Marathon United States Boston, United States
2:26:35 Collen de Reuck 29 September 1996 Berlin Marathon Germany Berlin, Germany
100 km (road) 7:31:47 # Helene Joubert 16 September 1995 Netherlands Winschoten, Netherlands
7:42:05 Lindsay Anne van Aswegen 10 September 2011 25th IAU World Championships Netherlands Winschoten, Netherlands [21]
100 m hurdles 12.94 (+1.8 m/s) Corien Botha 10 July 1998 Spain Salamanca, Spain
400 m hurdles 53.74 Myrtle Bothma 18 April 1986 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
3000 m steeplechase 9:54.19 Tebogo Masehla 4 June 2011 Memorial Léon Buyle Belgium Oordegem, Belgium [22][23]
High jump 2.06 m Hestrie Cloete 31 August 2003 World Championships France Saint-Denis, France [24]
Pole vault 4.42 m Elmarie Gerryts 12 June 2000 Germany Wesel, Germany
Long jump 6.93 m (+1.2 m/s) Karin Melis Mey 7 July 2007 14th Weitsprung-Meeting der Weltklasse Germany Bad Langensalza, Germany
6.93 m (+0.6 m/s) Karin Melis Mey 7 June 2008 15th Weitsprung-Meeting der Weltklasse Germany Bad Langensalza, Germany
Triple jump 13.89 m (+0.6 m/s) A Patience Ntshingila 24 March 2012 Yellow Pages Interprovincial South Africa Potchefstroom, South Africa [25]
Shot put 17.88 m Drienkie van Wyk 25 January 2002 South Africa Germiston, South Africa
Discus throw 64.87 m Elizna Naude 2 March 2007 South Africa Stellenbosch, South Africa
Hammer throw 59.37 m Elmarie Knoetzen 1 February 2002 South Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa
Javelin throw 69.35 m Sunette Viljoen 9 June 2012 Adidas Grand Prix United States New York City, United States [26]
Heptathlon 6181 pts Janice Josephs 22–23 March 2006 Commonwealth Games Australia Melbourne, Australia
13.65 (+2.0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.70 m (high jump), 11.79 m (shot put), 23.42 (+0.9 m/s) (200 m) /
6.22 m (-1.4 m/s) (long jump), 43.77 m (javelin), 2:10.61 (800 m)
3000 m walk (track) 12:53.19 Nicolene Cronje 20 February 2004 South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
5000 m walk (track) 22:19.64 Nicolene Cronje 5 March 2004 South Africa Durban, South Africa
10000 m walk (track) 47:32.54 A Nicolene Cronje 19 March 2005 South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
10 km walk (road) 45:05.4 # Susan Vermeulen 17 April 1999 South Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa
20000 m walk (track) 1:36:18.22 Nicolene Cronje 17 March 2004 South Africa Durban, South Africa
20 km walk (road) 1:36:18 Susan Vermeulen 2 May 1999 France Mézidon-Canon, France
50 km walk (road) 5:42.30 Trudi Carstens 7 July 1999 South Africa George, South Africa
4x100 m relay 43.25  South Africa
Wendy Hartman
Dikeledi Moropane
Susanna Holtshausen
Heide Seyerling		 18 March 2000 South Africa Pietersburg, South Africa
4x200 m relay 1:32.72  South Africa
Ina van Rensburg
Mari-Lise Furstenberg
Evette de Klerk
Maryke Doubell		 9 March 1987 South Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa
4x400 m relay 3:30.12  South Africa
Surita Febbraio
Adri Schoeman
Heide Seyerling
Estie Wittstock		 18 July 2004 African Championships Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
4x800 m relay 8:19.47  South Africa
Helga van Wermeskerken
Ermyntrude Vermeulen
Yvonne Goosen
Elize Fouche		 13 February 1985 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa

Indoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
50 m 5.62+ Morné Nagel 24 February 2002 Meeting Pas de Calais France Liévin, France
60 m 6.48 Morné Nagel 27 January 2002 Germany Dortmund, Germany
200 m 20.47 Anaso Jobodwana 8 March 2013 NCAA Division I Championships United States Fayetteville, United States [27]
400 m 46.44 Edwin Modibedi 22 February 1986 United States Syracuse, United States
800 m 1:44.91 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi 9 March 2008 World Championships Spain Valencia, Spain [28]
1000 m 2:16.71 Johan Botha 3 February 1999 Germany Erfurt, Germany
1500 m 3:36.96 Juan Van Deventer 14 February 2010 Indoor Flanders Meeting Belgium Ghent, Belgium [29]
3000 m 7:39.55 Elroy Gelant 9 February 2014 Indoor Flanders Meeting Belgium Ghent, Belgium [30]
5000 m 13:38.3 Sydney Maree 6 February 1981 Millrose Games United States New York, United States
50 m hurdles 6.48+ Shaun Bownes 25 February 2001 Meeting Pas de Calais France Liévin, France
60 m hurdles 7.52 Shaun Bownes 23 February 2001 Indoor Flanders Meeting Belgium Ghent, Belgium
300 m hurdles 34.92 Llewellyn Herbert 9 February 1999 Pirkkahall Finland Tampere, Finland [31][32]
High jump 2.28 m Jacques Freitag 26 January 2005 Pedro's Cup Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland
20 February 2005 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia
Ramsay Carelse 28 February 2006 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia
Pole vault 5.90 m Okkert Brits 16 February 1997 Meeting Pas de Calais France Liévin, France
1 June 1997 Canada Toronto, Canada
Long jump 8.18 m Godfrey Khotso Mokoena 23 February 2007 France Paris, France
Triple jump 16.22 m Godfrey Khotso Mokoena 20 February 2007 GE Galan Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Shot put 21.47 m Janus Robberts 1 December 2001 United States Norman, United States
Heptathlon 4862 pts Willem Coertzen 12–13 January 2008 United Kingdom Sheffield, United Kingdom
7.26 (60 m), 6.85 m (long jump), 12.31 m (shot put), 1.60 m (high jump) / 8.36 (60 m hurdles), 3.85 m (pole vault), 2:53.04 (1000 m)
5000 m walk
4x400 m relay

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
60 m 7.15 Wendy Hartman 7 March 1999 World Championships Japan Maebashi, Japan
200 m 23.16 Wendy Hartman 5 March 1999 World Championships Japan Maebashi, Japan
400 m 55.48 Marna Schuttle 25 February 2001 United States Allston, United States
800 m 2:06.65 Angela Wagner 12 March 2010 NCAA Division I Championships United States Fayetteville, United States [33]
2:05.72 OT 13 February 2010 United States Seattle, United States
1000 m 2:42.60 Dominique Scott 19 January 2015 Arkansas Invitational United States Fayetteville, United States [34]
1500 m 4:16.96 René Kalmer 14 February 2010 Belgium Ghent, Belgium
Mile 4:36.11 Dominique Scott 1 February 2014 Razorback Invitational United States Fayetteville, United States [35]
4:32.48 OT 24 January 2015 Rod McCravy Invitational United States Lexington, United States [36]
3000 m 9:01.41 René Kalmer 12 March 2010 World Championships Qatar Doha, Qatar [37]
8:52.57 OT Dominique Scott 13 February 2015 Husky Classic United States Seattle, United States [38]
5000 m 15:45.40 René Kalmer 10 February 2010 GE Galan Sweden Stockholm, Sweden [39]
60 m hurdles 9.44 Winnie de Winnaar 13 March 2004 Germany Sindelfingen, Germany
High jump 1.97 m Hestrie Cloete 18 February 2001 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
Pole vault 4.41 m Elmarie Gerryts 20 February 2000 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
Long jump 6.85 m Karin Melis Mey 21 February 2008 GE Galan Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Triple jump 11.50 m Cindy Peters 1 February 2015 Championats Regionaux France Nantes, France [40]
Shot put 17.49 m Simoné du Toit 29 January 2011 United States Houston, United States
Weight throw 18.69 m Annemie Smith 28 February 2014 Big Ten Championships United States Geneva, United States [41]
Pentathlon
(60 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m)
3000 m walk 15:57.06 Ada Booyens 6 March 2010 World Masters Indoor Championships Canada Kamloops, Canada
4x400 m relay

+ = en route to a longer distance
A = affected by altitude
# = not officially ratified
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
OT = oversized track

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