List of Nigerian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Nigeria maintained by the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN).

Outdoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	9.85 (+1.7 m/s)	Olusoji Fasuba	12 May 2006	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix	Doha, Qatar
200 m	19.84 (+1.7 m/s)	Francis Obikwelu	25 August 1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain
400 m	44.17	Innocent Egbunike	19 August 1987	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland
800 m	1:45.91	Ado Maude	9 September 1992		Bologna, Italy
1500 m	3:42.85	Ado Maude	19 July 1991		Cesenatico, Italy
3000 m	8:13.01	Ibrahim Kabir	13 June 1986		Lage, West Germany
5000 m	14:15.50	Timon Gunem	19 June 1993		Lagos, Nigeria
10000 m	29:04.5	Itsifamus Choolon	7 June 1998		Lagos, Nigeria
Half marathon	1:10:43	Umaru Mohammed	5 May 2002		Brussels, Belgium
Marathon	2:16:06	Mohamed Abbas	11 November 1990		Lagos, Nigeria
110 m hurdles	13.27 (+0.6 m/s)	Antwon Hicks	7 July 2016	Warri Relays & Olympic Trials	Sapele, Nigeria	[1]
400 m hurdles	48.50	Henry Amike	31 August 1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy
3000 m steeplechase	8:55.78	Soudi Hamajam	14 June 2013		Warri, Nigeria
High jump	2.27 m	Anthony Idiata	9 September 1998		Rhodes, Greece
			18 September 1999	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa
Pole vault	4.60 m [2]	Peter Moreno	14 September 2015	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[3]
Long jump	8.27 m (-0.4 m/s)	Yusuf Alli	8 August 1989		Lagos, Nigeria
Triple jump	17.26 m (+1.5 m/s)	Ajayi Agbebaku	8 July 1983		Edmonton, Canada
Shot put	21.76 m	Stephen Mozia	19 July 2016	Grand Prix	Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic	[4]
Discus throw	67.80 m	Adewale Olukoju	11 May 1991	Modesto Relays	Modesto, United States
Hammer throw	66.92 m[5]	Christian Okoye	22 March 1986		Westwood, United States
Javelin throw	81.08 m	Pius Bazighe	16 June 1999	Athens Grand Prix	Athens, Greece
Decathlon	7240 pts	Lee Okoroafor	11–12 October 2003		Abuja, Nigeria
	10.94 (100 m), 7.29 m (long jump), 11.83 m (shot put), 2.03 m (high jump), 51.07 (400 m) / 14.68 (110 m hurdles), 37.45 (discus), 3.60 m (pole vault), 54.87 m (javelin), 4:50.19 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)	1:31:27	Elegbede Bamidele	14 March 2015	AFN All Comers Meeting	Abuja, Nigeria	[6]
	1:25:42 #[7]	Kazeem Adeyemi	3 July 2008		Abuja, Nigeria
50 km walk (road)	6:00:16	Charles Arosanyin	3 June 2002		Bradford, United Kingdom
4 × 100 m relay	37.94	Nigeria Osmond Ezinwa Olapade Adeniken Francis Obikwelu Davidson Ezinwa	9 August 1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece
	37.91 #[8]	Nigeria Innocent Asonze Francis Obikwelu Davidson Ezinwa Deji Aliu	29 August 1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain
4 × 200 m relay	1:24.43	Nigeria Divine Oduduru Nicholas Imhoaperamhe Robert Simmons Drukpe Erayokan	25 April 2015	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States	[9]
4 × 400 m relay	2:58.68	Nigeria Clement Chukwu Jude Monye Sunday Bada Enefiok Udo-Obong	30 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.79 (+1.1 m/s)	Blessing Okagbare	27 July 2013	London Anniversary Games	London, United Kingdom	[10]
200 m	22.07 (-0.1 m/s)	Mary Onyali-Omagbemi	14 August 1996	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland
300 m	37.25	Patience Okon George	14 March 2015		Abuja, Nigeria
400 m	49.10	Falilat Ogunkoya	29 July 1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States
600 m	1:30.51	Patience Okon George	15 February 2014		Ijebu Ode, Nigeria
800 m	2:02.04	Grace Ebor	15 October 2003		Abuja, Nigeria
1500 m	4:17.1	Victoria Moradeyo	30 July 1999		Abuja, Nigeria
3000 m	9:41.28	Itsemhike Anwalimhobor	22 March 1989		Benin City, Nigeria
5000 m	15:47.6 (ht)	Aminat Olowora	23 June 2016		Portland, United States
10000 m	33:43.00	Aminat Olowora	4 April 2015	Arnie Robinson Invitational	San Diego, United States	[11]
Marathon	2:40:37	Mary Akor	3 April 2004		St. Louis, United States
100 m hurdles	12.44 (+0.4 m/s)	Glory Alozie	8 August 1998	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco
	12.44 (0.0 m/s)		28 August 1998	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
	12.44 (+0.7 m/s)		28 August 1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	[12]
400 m hurdles	54.40	Muizat Ajoke Odumosu	6 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	[13]
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.95 m	Doreen Amata	3 July 2008		Abuja, Nigeria
			16 July 2011	Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting Eberstadt	Eberstadt, Germany	[14]
			1 September 2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	[15]
Pole vault	3.20 m	Victoria Itodo	17 May 2007		Lagos, Nigeria
		Maureen Williams	19 February 2009		Kaduna, Nigeria
Long jump	7.12 m (+0.9 m/s)	Chioma Ajunwa	2 August 1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States
Triple jump	14.21 m (-0.3 m/s)	Chinonye Ohadugha	18 July 2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria
Shot put	18.43 m	Vivian Chukwuemeka	19 April 2003	Mt. SAC Relays	Walnut, United States
	18.86 m X		1 July 2012	African Championships	Porto-Novo, Benin	[16][17]
Discus throw	61.58 m	Chinwe Okoro	2 April 2016	Ohio Cherry Blossom Invitational	Athens, United States	[18]
Hammer throw	63.79 m	Queen Obisesan	1 June 2013		Ilorin, Nigeria
Javelin throw	55.30 m	Ihuefo Sorochukwu	8 August 2002	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia
Heptathlon	6153 pts	Uhunoma Osazuwa	24–25 June 2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[19]
	100m H wind High jump Shot put 200m wind Long jump wind Javelin 800m 13.32 (+1.4) 1.83m 12.87m 24.19 (nw) 6.24m (0.0) 36.30m 2:17.50
20 km walk (road)	1:42:56	Queen Henshaw	14 March 2015	AFN All Comers Meeting	Abuja, Nigeria	[20]
4 × 100 m relay	42.39	Nigeria Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara-Thompson, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi	7 August 1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain
4 × 200 m relay	1:30.52	Nigeria Blessing Okagbare Regina George Dominique Duncan Christy Udoh	2 May 2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[21]
4 × 400 m relay	3:21.04	Nigeria Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf, Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya	3 August 1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
50 m	5.61+	Deji Aliu	21 February 1999	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
60 m	6.48	Deji Aliu	21 February 1999	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
200 m	20.46	Francis Obikwelu	21 February 1999	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
300 m	33.34	Innocent Egbunike	20 February 1990		San Sebastián, Spain
400 m	45.51	Sunday Bada	9 March 1997	World Championships	Paris, France
	45.37 OT	Clement Chukwu	28 February 1998		Kent, United States
800 m	1:49.63	Gbolahan Fatuga	10 February 1996		Allston, United States
	1:49.11 OT	Ado Maude	2 March 1991		Lubbock, United States
1500 m
3000 m
50 m hurdles	6.55+	Selim Nurudeen	10 February 2009	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
60 m hurdles	7.64	Selim Nurudeen	13 February 2009		Paris, France
400 m hurdles	52.20	Akobundu Ikwuamkor	10 February 2009	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France	[22]
High jump	2.32 m	Anthony Idiata	15 February 2000		Patras, Greece
Pole vault	3.15 m	Lee Okoroafor	23 March 2003		Cardiff, United Kingdom
Long jump	8.26 m	Charlton Ehizuelen	7 March 1975		Bloomington, United States
Triple jump	17.00 m	Ajayi Agbebaku	30 February 1982		Dallas, United States
Shot put	21.11 m	Stephen Mozia	30 January 2016	Vanderbilt Invitational	Nashville, United States	[23]
Weight throw	19.14 m	Stephen Mozia	25 January 2014	Cornell Upstate Challenge	Ithaca, United States	[24]
Heptathlon	4631 pts	Lee Okoroafor	22–23 March 2003		Cardiff, United Kingdom
	7.25 (60 m), 6.44 m (long jump), 10.35 m (shot put), 1.87 m (high jump) / 8.69 (60 m hurdles), 3.15 m (pole vault), 2:51.72 (1000 m)
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay	3:07.95	Nigeria Tobi Ogunmola Noah Akwu Salihu Isah Cristian Morton	8 March 2014	World Championships	Sopot, Poland	[25]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
50 m	6.04+	Chioma Ajunwa	22 February 1998	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
60 m	7.02	Christy Opara-Thompson	12 February 1997	Indoor Flanders Meeting	Ghent, Belgium
		Chioma Ajunwa	22 February 1998	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
200 m	23.00	Regina George	23 February 2013	SEC Championships	Fayetteville, United States	[26]
400 m	50.73	Charity Opara	1 February 1998	Sparkassen Cup	Stuttgart, Germany
600 m	1:25.76	Regina George	10 January 2014	Arkansas Invitational	Fayetteville, United States	[27]
800 m	2:07.43	Fatimoh Muhammed	4 February 2006		Lincoln, United States
	2:07.23 OT		11 February 2006		Ames, United States
1500 m
3000 m
5000 m
50 m hurdles	6.76+	Glory Alozie	25 February 2001	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
60 m hurdles	7.82	Glory Alozie	16 February 1999		Madrid, Spain
High jump	1.93 m	Doreen Amata	4 February 2016	Banskobystricka latka High Jump Meeting	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia	[28]
			13 February 2016		Hustopeče, Czech Republic	[29]
Pole vault
Long jump	6.97 m	Chioma Ajunwa	5 February 1997		Erfurt, Germany
Triple jump	13.76 m	Nkeiruka Domike	12 February 2011		Fayetteville, United States
Shot put	18.13 m A	Vivian Chukwuemeka	4 February 2006		Flagstaff, United States
Weight throw	21.27 m	Precious Ogunleye	6 February 2016	Armory Track Invitational	New York City, United States	[30]
Pentathlon	4116 pts	Uhunoma Osazuwa	11 February 2011		Allendale, United States
	9.00 (60 m hurdles), 1.66 m (high jump), 11.65 m (shot put), 5.70 m (long jump), 2:20.07 (800 m)
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay	3:29.67	Nigeria Omolara Omotoso Patience Okon George Bukola Abogunloko Folashade Abugan	8 March 2014	World Championships	Sopot, Poland	[31]

+ = en route to a longer distance
A = affected by altitude
# = not officially ratified by IAAF
X = unratified due to no doping control
OT = oversized track

References

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2. record set during decathlon competition
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5. by IAAF profile; 66.93 m by IAAF statistic handbook
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7. doubtful distance
8. annulled because one of the team (Innocent Asonze) was ultimately suspended four two years from June 1999 for a doping violation
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28. Jon Mulkeen (4 February 2016). "Tamberi and Fassinotti set Italian indoor high jump record in Banska Bystrica". IAAF. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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External links

• AFN web site
• Nigerian Athletics Records - Men Outdoor