List of 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

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by AT   Not ratified or later rescinded by AT

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	10.57 A	Norman Chihota	13 October 1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico
	10.1 h	Jumane Chobanga	28 October 1979		Songea, Tanzania
200 m	21.27 (−0.1 m/s)	Ali Khamis Gulam	16 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[1]
	20.8 h	Makame Ally	29 November 2004		Zanzibar, Tanzania
	21.0 h	David Lukuba	22 September 1979		Songea, Tanzania
		Jumane Chobanga	30 October 1979		Songea, Tanzania
		Mwalimu Ally	30 October 1979		Songea, Tanzania
		Peter Mwita	15 March 1980		Arusha, Tanzania
		Thomas Lubuva	26 August 1983		Arusha, Tanzania
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	British Commonwealth Games	Christchurch, New Zealand
Mile	3:51.0 h	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
5 km (road)	13:36	Andrew Sambu	23 April 1995		London, United Kingdom
10,000 m	27:06.17	John Yuda Msuri	30 August 2002	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
10 km (road)	27:37	Emanuel Giniki Gisamoda	7 October 2018	Singelloop Utrecht	Utrecht, Netherlands	[2]
15 km (road)	42:15+	Gabriel Geay	21 February 2020	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[3]
20 km (road)	56:57+	Gabriel Geay	21 February 2020	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[4]
Half marathon	59:42	Gabriel Geay	19 January 2020	Houston Half Marathon	Houston, United States
25 km (road)	1:11:52+	Gabriel Geay	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[5]
30 km (road)	1:26:27+	Gabriel Geay	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[6]
Marathon	2:04:55	Gabriel Geay	16 May 2021	Milano City Marathon	Milan, Italy	[7]
	2:03:00	Gabriel Geay	4 December 2022	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[8]
110 m hurdles	15.02	Salum Hassan	25 January 1974	British Commonwealth Games	Christchurch, New Zealand
	14.05 (−0.3 m/s)[9]	Shujaa Benson	17 April 2015	Bryan Clay Invitational	Azusa, United States	[10]
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	7.63 m (+0.6 m/s)	Anthony Mwanga	5 April 2019		Stellenbosch, South Africa
	7.84 m	Shujaa Benson[11]	17 May 2014		Lubbock, United States
Triple jump	15.92 m (+1.6 m/s)	Anthony Mwanga	6 April 2019		Stellenbosch, South Africa
Shot put	15.47 m	Mohamed Ibrahim	11/12 June 2016		Dar es Salaam, 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 h	Ernest Joseph	2–3 December 1972		Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
	100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 12.2 6.05 m 10.02 m 1.65 m 51.5 16.4 32.40 m 2.95 m 40.14 m 4:26.5
	6122 pts[12]	Ernest Joseph	16 May 1974		Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
	100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	40.92	Tanzania J. Kwimba Claver Kamanya Nestor Rweyemamu Norman Chihota	31 January 1974	British Commonwealth Games	Christchurch, New Zealand
4 × 400 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 NWI	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 Mohamed	19 August 2005	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland
5000 m	14:43.87	Zakia Mrisho Mohamed	13 August 2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	[13]
5 km (road)	15:19	Restituta Joseph	14 May 2000		Kassel, Germany	[14]
10,000 m	31:32.02	Restituta Joseph	13 June 1999		Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
10 km (road)	31:09+	Magdalena Shauri	21 February 2020	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[15]
		Jackline Sakilu	24 February 2024	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[16]
15 km (road)	46:42+	Jackline Sakilu	24 February 2024	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[17]
20 km (road)	1:02:38+	Jackline Sakilu	24 February 2024	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[18]
Half marathon	1:06:05	Jackline Sakilu	24 February 2024	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[19][20]
25 km (road)	1:20:27+	Magdalena Shauri	24 September 2023	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[21]
30 km (road)	1:37:03+	Magdalena Shauri	24 September 2023	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[22]
Marathon	2:24:59	Banuela Mrashani	17 November 2002	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan
	2:18:41	Magdalena Shauri	24 September 2023	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	[23]
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	10.80 m	Rose Seif	11/12 June 2016		Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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
	47.33 m A	Mwanaamina Mkwayu	30 April 2023	African U20 Championships	Ndola, Zambia	[24]
Heptathlon
	100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	46.43	Tanzania R. Mfanya M. Mohamed P. Cheri Nzaeli Kyomo	2 February 1974	British Commonwealth Games	Christchurch, New Zealand
4 × 400 m relay	3:53.7	Tanzania Lwiza John Pendo Japhet Blanka James B. Genatus	6 July 2003		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	Seville, Spain
400 m	48.40	Christopher Nibilo	8 March 1991	World Championships	Seville, Spain
800 m	1:48.04	Samwel 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 h	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
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 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 Mohamed	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
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay