| 100 m |
Men |
Outdoor |
Olusoji Fasuba |
9.85 (+1.7 m/s) |
Nigeria |
2006 May 12 |
| 200 m |
Men |
Outdoor |
Frank Fredericks |
19.68 (+0.4 m/s) |
Namibia |
1996 Aug 01 |
| 300 m |
Men |
Outdoor |
Wayde van Niekerk |
31.63 |
South Africa |
2015 Jun 07 |
| 400 m |
Men |
Outdoor |
Wayde van Niekerk |
43.48 |
South Africa |
2015 Aug 26 |
| 600 m |
Men |
Outdoor |
David Rudisha |
01:13.1 |
Kenya |
2016 Jun 05 |
| 800 m |
Men |
Outdoor |
David Rudisha |
01:40.9 |
Kenya |
2012 Aug 09 |
| 1000 m |
Men |
Outdoor |
Noah Ngeny |
02:12.0 |
Kenya |
1999 Sep 05 |
| 1500 m |
Men |
Outdoor |
Hicham El Guerrouj |
03:26.0 |
Morocco |
1998 Jul 14 |
| Mile |
Men |
Outdoor |
Hicham El Guerrouj |
03:43.1 |
Morocco |
1999 Jul 07 |
| 2000 m |
Men |
Outdoor |
Hicham El Guerrouj |
04:44.8 |
Morocco |
1999 Sep 07 |
| 3000 m |
Men |
Outdoor |
Daniel Komen |
07:20.7 |
Kenya |
1996 Sep 01 |
| Two miles |
Men |
Outdoor |
Daniel Komen |
07:58.6 |
Kenya |
1997 Jul 17 |
| 5000 m |
Men |
Outdoor |
Kenenisa Bekele |
12:37.4 |
Ethiopia |
2004 May 31 |
| 5 km (road) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Sammy Kipketer |
12:59.5 |
Kenya |
2000 Mar 26 |
| 10000 m |
Men |
Outdoor |
Kenenisa Bekele |
26:17.5 |
Ethiopia |
2005 Aug 26 |
| 10 km (road) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Leonard Patrick Komon |
26:44:00 |
Kenya |
2010 Sep 26 |
| 15 km (road) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Leonard Patrick Komon |
41:13:00 |
Kenya |
2010 Nov 21 |
| 10 miles (road) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Haile Gebrselassie |
44:23:00 |
Ethiopia |
2005 Sep 04 |
| 20000 m (track) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Haile Gebrselassie |
56:26.0+ |
Ethiopia |
2007 Jun 27 |
| 20 km (road) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Zersenay Tadese |
55:21+ |
Eritrea |
2010 Mar 21 |
| Half marathon |
Men |
Outdoor |
Zersenay Tadese |
58:23:00 |
Eritrea |
2010 Mar 21 |
| One hour (track) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Haile Gebrselassie |
21285 m |
Ethiopia |
2007 Jun 27 |
| 25000 m (track) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Moses Mosop |
1:12:25.4+ |
Kenya |
2011 Jun 03 |
| 25 km (road) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto |
1:11:18 |
Kenya |
2012 May 06 |
| 30000 m (track) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Moses Mosop |
26:47.4 |
Kenya |
2011 Jun 03 |
| 30 km (road) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Eliud Kipchoge |
1:27:13+ |
Kenya |
2016 Apr 24 |
| 35 km (road) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto |
1:41:47+ |
Kenya |
2014 Sep 28 |
| 40 km (road) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto |
1:56:29+ |
Kenya |
2014 Sep 28 |
| Marathon |
Men |
Outdoor |
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto |
2:02:57 |
Kenya |
2014 Sep 28 |
| 100 km Road |
Men |
Outdoor |
Bruce Fordyce |
6:25:07 |
South Africa |
1989 Feb 04 |
| 3000 m steeplechase |
Men |
Outdoor |
Brimin Kipruto |
07:53.6 |
Kenya |
2011 Jul 22 |
| 110 m hurdles |
Men |
Outdoor |
Lehann Fourie |
13.24 (+0.3 m/s) |
South Africa |
2012 Sep 07 |
| 200 m hurdles(straight) |
Men |
Outdoor |
L. J. van Zyl |
22.10 (+1.8 m/s) |
South Africa |
2015 May 09 |
| 400 m hurdles |
Men |
Outdoor |
Samuel Matete |
47.1 |
Zambia |
1991 Aug 07 |
| High jump |
Men |
Outdoor |
Jacques Freitag |
2.38 m |
South Africa |
2005 Mar 05 |
| Pole vault |
Men |
Outdoor |
Okkert Brits |
6.03 m |
South Africa |
1995 Aug 18 |
| Long jump |
Men |
Outdoor |
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena |
8.50 m (+1.3 m/s) |
South Africa |
2009 Jul 04 |
| Triple jump |
Men |
Outdoor |
Tarik Bouguetaïb |
17.37 m (+2.0 m/s) |
Morocco |
2007 Jul 14 |
| Shot put |
Men |
Outdoor |
Janus Robberts |
21.97 m |
South Africa |
2001 Jun 02 |
| Discus throw |
Men |
Outdoor |
Frantz Kruger |
70.32 m |
South Africa |
2002 May 26 |
| Hammer throw |
Men |
Outdoor |
Mostafa Al-Gamel |
81.27 m[a] |
Egypt |
2014 Mar 21 |
| Javelin throw |
Men |
Outdoor |
Julius Yego |
92.72 m |
Kenya |
2015 Aug 26 |
| Decathlon |
Men |
Outdoor |
Larbi Bouraada |
8461 pts |
Algeria |
2015 Aug 29 |
| 5000 m walk(track) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Hatem Ghoula |
18:05.5 |
Tunisia |
1997 May 01 |
| 20000 m walk(track) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Hatem Ghoula |
22:51.8 |
Tunisia |
1994 Sep 08 |
| 20 km walk (road) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Hatem Ghoula |
1:19:02 |
Tunisia |
1997 May 10 |
| 30000 m walk(track) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Hatem Ghoula |
19:21.4 |
Tunisia |
2011 Mar 12 |
| 50000 m walk(track) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Abdelouaheb Ferguène |
21:44.5 |
Algeria |
1984 Mar 25 |
| 50 km walk (road) |
Men |
Outdoor |
Marc Mundell |
3:54:12 |
South Africa |
2015 Dec 12 |
| 4x100 m relay |
Men |
Outdoor |
Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu and Davidson Ezinwa |
37.94 |
Nigeria |
1997 Aug 09 |
| 4x200 m relay |
Men |
Outdoor |
Marcus La Grange, Mathew Quinn, Josef van der Linde and Paul Gorries |
01:22.1 |
South Africa |
2002 Mar 01 |
| 4x400 m relay |
Men |
Outdoor |
Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada and Enefiok Udo-Obong |
02:58.7 |
Nigeria |
2000 Sep 30 |
| 4x800 m relay |
Men |
Outdoor |
Joseph Mwengi Mutua, William Yiampoy, Ismael Kipngetich Kombich and Wilfred Bungei |
07:02.4 |
Kenya |
2006 Aug 25 |
| Distance medley relay |
Men |
Outdoor |
Elkanah Angwenyi 2:50.8(1200m), Thomas Musembi 45.8 (400m), Alfred Kirwa Yego 1:46.2(800m) and Alex Kipchirchir 3:52.8 (1600 m) |
09:15.6 |
Kenya |
2006 Apr 29 |
| 4×1500 m relay |
Men |
Outdoor |
Collins Cheboi, Silas Kiplagat, James Kiplagat Magut and Asbel Kiprop |
14:22.2 |
Kenya |
2014 May 25 |
| Ekiden relay |
Men |
Outdoor |
Josephat Muchiri Ndambiri13:24/ 5 km, Martin Irungu Mathathi 27:12/ 10 km, Daniel Muchunu Mwangi13:59/ 5 km, Mekubo Mogusu 27:56/ 10 km, Onesmus Nyerre 14:36/ 5 km and John Kariuki 19:59/ 7.195 km |
1:57:06 |
Kenya |
2005 Nov 23 |
| 50 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Deji Aliu |
5.61+ |
Nigeria |
1999 Feb 21 |
| 60 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Leonard Myles-Mills |
6.45 A |
Ghana |
1999 Feb 20 |
| 100 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Frankie Fredericks |
10.05 |
Namibia |
1996 Feb 12 |
| 200 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Frank Fredericks |
19.92 |
Namibia |
1996 Feb 18 |
| 300 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Frankie Fredericks |
32.36 |
Namibia |
2003 Feb 28 |
| 400 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Sunday Bada |
45.51 |
Nigeria |
1997 Mar 09 |
| 400 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Clement Chukwu |
45.37 OT |
Nigeria |
1998 Feb 28 |
| 500 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Onkabetse Nkobolo |
01:00.7 |
Botswana |
2016 Feb 17 |
| 600 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Mohammed Aman |
01:15.3 |
Ethiopia |
2014 Feb 02 |
| 800 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Mohammed Aman |
01:44.5 |
Ethiopia |
2014 Feb 15 |
| 1000 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Ayanleh Souleiman |
02:14.2 |
Djibouti |
2016 Feb 17 |
| 1500 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Hicham El Guerrouj |
03:31.2 |
Morocco |
1997 Feb 02 |
| Mile |
Men |
Indoor |
Hicham El Guerrouj |
03:48.5 |
Morocco |
1997 Feb 12 |
| 2000 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Kenenisa Bekele |
04:50.0 |
Ethiopia |
2007 Feb 17 |
| 3000 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Daniel Komen |
07:24.9 |
Kenya |
1998 Feb 06 |
| Two miles |
Men |
Indoor |
Kenenisa Bekele |
08:04.4 |
Ethiopia |
2008 Feb 16 |
| 5000 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Kenenisa Bekele |
12:49.6 |
Ethiopia |
2004 Feb 20 |
| 10000 m |
Men |
Indoor |
Mark Bett |
27:50.3 |
Kenya |
2002 Feb 10 |
| 50 m hurdles |
Men |
Indoor |
Shaun Bownes |
6.48+ |
South Africa |
2001 Feb 25 |
| 60 m hurdles |
Men |
Indoor |
Shaun Bownes |
7.52 |
South Africa |
2001 Feb 23 |
| 300 m hurdles |
Men |
Indoor |
Llewellyn Herbert |
34.92 OT |
South Africa |
1999 Feb 09 |
| 400 m hurdles |
Men |
Indoor |
Mamadou Hasse |
50.94 |
Senegal |
2013 Feb 12 |
| 2000 m steeplechase |
Men |
Indoor |
Paul Kipsiele Koech |
5:13.77 [WB] |
Kenya |
2011 Feb 13 |
| High jump |
Men |
Indoor |
Anthony Idiata |
2.32 m |
Nigeria |
2000 Feb 15 |
| Pole vault |
Men |
Indoor |
Okkert Brits |
5.90 m |
South Africa |
1997 Feb 16 |
| Long jump |
Men |
Indoor |
Ignisious Gaisah |
8.36 m |
Ghana |
2006 Feb 02 |
| Triple jump |
Men |
Indoor |
Ajayi Agbebaku |
17.00 m |
Nigeria |
1982 Feb 28 |
| Shot put |
Men |
Indoor |
Janus Robberts |
21.47 m |
South Africa |
2001 Feb 01 |
| Discus throw |
Men |
Indoor |
Yasser Fathy |
63.37 m |
Egypt |
2010 Mar 27 |
| Heptathlon |
Men |
Indoor |
Larbi Bouraada |
5911 pts |
Algeria |
2010 Feb 28 |
| 5000 m walk |
Men |
Indoor |
Hedi Téraoui |
19:51.4 |
Tunisia |
2014 Feb 23 |
| 4×400 m relay |
Men |
Indoor |
Tobi Ogunmola, Noah Akwu, Salihu Isah and Cristian Morton |
03:07.9 |
Nigeria |
2014 Mar 08 |
