Statistics

List of Tanzanian records in athletics

 OUTDOOR

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.57 A	Norman Chihota	13 October 1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico
200 m	21.27 (-0.1 m/s)	Ali Khamis Gulam	16 September 2015	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[1]
400 m	45.74 A	Claver Kamanya	16 October 1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico
800 m	1:45.28	Samwel Mwera	15 May 2005		Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1000 m	2:17.85	Samwel Mwera	6 September 2003		Oristano, Italy
1500 m	3:32.16	Filbert Bayi	2 February 1974		Christchurch, New Zealand
Mile	3:51.0	Filbert Bayi	17 May 1975		Kingston, Jamaica
3000 m	7:39.27	Filbert Bayi	1 July 1980	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway
5000 m	13:03.62	John Yuda Msuri	12 July 2002	Golden Gala	Rome, Italy
10000 m	27:06.17	John Yuda Msuri	30 August 2002	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
10 km (road)	27:41	Fabiano Joseph	21 May 2006	Great Manchester Run	Manchester, United Kingdom
15 km (road)	42:55	Gidamis Shahanga	17 March 1984	Gate River Run	Jacksonville, United States
20 km (road)	58:19	Dickson Marwa	8 October 2006	World Road Running Championships	Debrecen, Hungary
Half marathon	59:52	Dickson Marwa	8 February 2008	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
25 km (road)	1:13:56	John Yuda Msuri	6 May 2001	Berlin 25K	Berlin, Germany
Marathon	2:08:01	Juma Ikanga	5 November 1989	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States
	2:08:01	Samson Ramadhani	13 April 2003	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom
110 m hurdles	15.02	Salum Hassan	25 January 1974	British Commonwealth Games	Christchurch, New Zealand
400 m hurdles	51.20	Morris Okinda	12 August 1985	African Championships	Cairo, Egypt
3000 m steeplechase	8:12.48	Filbert Bayi	31 July 1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union
High jump	2.00 m	Masud Tawakali	24 September 1978		Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Pole vault	4.06 m	Wong Sang	14 November 1970		Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Long jump	7.50 m (+2.0 m/s)	Shujaa Benson	4 May 2013		Waco, United States
Triple jump	15.80 m	John Kanondo	16 August 1969		Kampala, Uganda
Shot put	14.82 m	Hamis Juma	29/30 June 2007		Dodoma, Tanzania
Discus throw	47.50 m	Ally Sefu	22–24 July 2005		Arusha, Tanzania
Hammer throw	44.77 m	Joseph Muhaya	16 August 1969		Kampala, Uganda
Javelin throw	76.48 m	Zakayo Malekwa	10 May 1986		Arlington, United States
Decathlon	5627 pts (ht)	Ernest Joseph	2–3 December 1972		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 #[2]	Ernest Joseph	16 May 1974		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	Christchurch, New Zealand
4x400 m relay	3:10.12	Tanzania Hamad Ndee Omari Abdallah Obed Mwanga Claver Kamanya	9 September 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany

Women

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

 IN DOOR

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m
200 m	22.35	Christopher Nibilo	9 March 1991	World Championships	Seville, Spain
400 m	48.40	Christopher Nibilo	8 March 1991	World Championships	Seville, Spain
800 m	1:48.04	Samuel Mwera	15 February 2005		Stockholm, Sweden
1500 m	3:40.3+	Filbert Bayi	22 February 1980		San Diego, United States
3000 m	7:47.4+	Suleiman Nyambui	17 February 1978		San Diego, United States
5000 m	13:20.4	Suleiman Nyambui	6 February 1981	Millrose Games	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	Liévin, France
1500 m	4:12.24+	Zakia Mrisho	8 February 2009	Indoor Flanders Meeting	Ghent, Belgium
3000 m	8:51.23	Restituta Joseph	2 February 2003	Sparkassen Cup	Stuttgart, Germany
Two miles	9:32.75	Zakia Mrisho	26 February 2009		Prague, Czech Republic
5000 m	15:04.73	Restituta Joseph	5 February 2003		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