Tanzanian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Tanzania maintained by Tanzania's national athletics federation: Athletics Tanzania (AT).

Outdoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 10.57 Norman Chihota 13 October 1968 Olympic Games Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
200 m 21.28 Norman Chihota 15 October 1968 Olympic Games Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
400 m 45.74 Claver Kamanya 16 October 1968 Olympic Games Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
800 m 1:45.28 Samwel Mwera 15 May 2005 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1000 m 2:17.85 Samwel Mwera 6 September 2003 Italy Oristano, Italy
1500 m 3:32.16 Filbert Bayi 2 February 1974 New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand
Mile 3:51.0 Filbert Bayi 17 May 1975 Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica
3000 m 7:39.27 Filbert Bayi 1 July 1980 Bislett Games Norway Oslo, Norway
5000 m 13:03.62 John Yuda Msuri 12 July 2002 Golden Gala Italy Rome, Italy
10000 m 27:06.17 John Yuda Msuri 30 August 2002 Memorial Van Damme Belgium Brussels, Belgium
10 km (road) 27:41 Fabiano Joseph 21 May 2006 Great Manchester Run United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom
15 km (road) 42:55 Gidamis Shahanga 17 March 1984 Gate River Run United States Jacksonville, United States
20 km (road) 58:19 Dickson Marwa 8 October 2006 World Road Running Championships Hungary Debrecen, Hungary
Half marathon 59:52 Dickson Marwa 8 February 2008 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon United Arab Emirates Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
25 km (road) 1:13:56 John Yuda Msuri 6 May 2001 Berlin 25K Germany Berlin, Germany
Marathon 2:08:01 Juma Ikanga 5 November 1989 New York City Marathon United States New York City, United States
2:08:01 Samson Ramadhani 13 April 2003 London Marathon United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
110 m hurdles 15.02 Salum Hassan 25 January 1974 British Commonwealth Games New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand
400 m hurdles 51.20 Morris Okinda 12 August 1985 African Championships Egypt Cairo, Egypt
3000 m steeplechase 8:12.48 Filbert Bayi 31 July 1980 Olympic Games Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union
High jump 2.00 m Masud Tawakali 24 September 1978 Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Pole vault 4.06 m Wong Sang 14 November 1970 Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Long jump 7.50 m (+2.0 m/s) Shujaa Benson 4 May 2013 United States Waco, United States
Triple jump 15.80 m John Kanondo 16 August 1969 Uganda Kampala, Uganda
Shot put 14.82 m Hamis Juma 29/30 June 2007 Tanzania Dodoma, Tanzania
Discus throw 47.50 m Ally Sefu 22–24 July 2005 Tanzania Arusha, Tanzania
Hammer throw 44.77 m Joseph Muhaya 16 August 1969 Uganda Kampala, Uganda
Javelin throw 76.48 m Zakayo Malekwa 10 May 1986 United States Arlington, United States
Decathlon 5627 pts (ht) Ernest Joseph 2–3 December 1972 Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
12.2 (100 m), 6.05 m (long jump), 10.02 m (shot put), 1.65 m (high jump), 51.5 (400 m) /
16.4 (110 m hurdles), 32.40 m (discus), 2.95 m (pole vault), 40.14 m (javelin), 4:26.5 (1500 m)
6122 pts #[1] Ernest Joseph 16 May 1974 Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(100 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump), (400 m) / (110 m hurdles), (discus), (pole vault), (javelin), (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4x100 m relay 40.92  Tanzania
J. Kwimba
Claver Kamanya
N. Rmeyemamu
Norman Chihota
31 January 1974 British Commonwealth Games New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand
4x400 m relay 3:10.12  Tanzania
Hamad Ndee
Omari Abdallah
Obed Mwanga
Claver Kamanya
9 September 1972 Olympic Games West Germany Munich, West Germany

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 11.63 Nzaeli Kyomo 29 August 1989 Finland Tampere, Finland
200 m 23.92 Nzaeli Kyomo 2 August 1979 African Championships Senegal Dakar, Senegal
400 m 54.99 Leticia Athanas 7 August 1987 All-Africa Games Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
800 m 1:59.58 Lwiza John 9 September 2000 Japan Yokohama, Japan
1500 m 4:09.71 Anna Ndege 6 July 2002 Republic of Ireland Cork, Ireland
3000 m 8:39.91 Zakia Mrisho 19 August 2005 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
5000 m 14:43.87 Zakia Mrisho 13 August 2005 World Championships Finland Helsinki, Finland [2]
10000 m 31:32.02 Restituta Joseph 13 June 1999 France Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
10 km (road) 31:53 Restituta Joseph 9 June 2001 United States New York City, United States
15 km (road) 49:18 Restituta Joseph 19 November 2000 Zevenheuvelenloop Netherlands Nijmegen, Netherlands
20 km (road) 1:06:46 Restituta Joseph 18 October 1998 France Paris, France
Half marathon 1:08:47 Restituta Joseph 16 April 2000 Semi-Marathon International de Nice France Nice, France
25 km (road) 1:26:20 Restituta Joseph 6 May 2001 Berlin 25K Germany Berlin, Germany
Marathon 2:24:59 Banuela Mrashani 17 November 2002 Tokyo Marathon Japan Tokyo, Japan
100 m hurdles 16.52 Zulpha Muhammed 20 May 1995 Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
400 m hurdles 1:06.9 Thea Antony 16 November 2002 Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3000 m steeplechase
High jump 1.70 m Adventina Matakyawa 1980 Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Pole vault
Long jump 5.64 m Leticia Athanas 2 May 1983 Tanzania Mwanza, Tanzania
Triple jump 9.99 m Mariam Hassan Yusuph 29 May 2004 Uganda Kampala, Uganda
Shot put 12.90 m Catherine Nyamko October 1983 Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Discus throw 35.90 m Nancy Mtawali 15 August 1971 Tanzania Zanzibar City, Tanzania
Hammer throw
Javelin throw 42.20 m Elizabeth Emanuel 11/12 July 2008 Tanzania Singida, Tanzania
Heptathlon
(100 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (200 m), (long jump), (javelin), (800 m)
20 km walk (road)
4x100 m relay 46.43  Tanzania
R. Mfanya
M. Mohamed
P. Cheri
Nzaeli Kyomo
2 February 1974 British Commonwealth Games New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand
4x400 m relay 3:53.7  Tanzania
Lwiza John
Pendo Japhet
Blanka James
B. Genatus
6 July 2003 Tanzania Zanzibar City, Tanzania

Indoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
60 m
200 m 22.35 Christopher Nibilo 9 March 1991 World Championships Spain Seville, Spain
400 m 48.40 Christopher Nibilo 8 March 1991 World Championships Spain Seville, Spain
800 m 1:48.04 Samuel Mwera 15 February 2005 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
1500 m 3:40.3+ Filbert Bayi 22 February 1980 United States San Diego, United States
3000 m 7:47.4+ Suleiman Nyambui 17 February 1978 United States San Diego, United States
5000 m 13:20.4 Suleiman Nyambui 6 February 1981 Millrose Games United States New York City, United States
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Heptathlon
(60 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump) / (60 m hurdles), (pole vault), (1000 m)
5000 m walk
4x400 m relay

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
60 m
200 m
400 m
800 m 2:01.74 Lwiza John 25 February 2001 Meeting Pas de Calais France Liévin, France
1500 m 4:12.24+ Zakia Mrisho 8 February 2009 Indoor Flanders Meeting Belgium Ghent, Belgium
3000 m 8:51.23 Restituta Joseph 2 February 2003 Sparkassen Cup Germany Stuttgart, Germany
Two miles 9:32.75 Zakia Mrisho 26 February 2009 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
5000 m 15:04.73 Restituta Joseph 5 February 2003 Germany Dortmund, Germany
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
(60 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m)
3000 m walk
4x400 m relay

+ = en route to longer distance
# = not officially ratified

References

  1. no details available for a conversion from 1962 to 1984 tables
  2. "5000 Metres Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2005-08-13. Retrieved 2010-04-16.

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