List of Zimbabwean records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Zimbabwe maintained by the National Athletic Association of Zimbabwe (NAAZ).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by NAAZ   Not ratified or later rescined by NAAZ

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 y	9.59+ (−0.5 m/s)	Gabriel Mvumvure	27 June 2013	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[1]
100 m	9.89 (+1.3 m/s)	Ngonidzashe Makusha	10 June 2011	NCAA Division I Championships	Des Moines, United States	[2]
200 m	20.12 (+1.9 m/s)	Brian Dzingai	10 June 2004		Austin, United States
	19.93 (+1.6 m/s)	Tapiwanashe Makarawu	26 April 2024	Corky/ Crofoot Shootout	Lubbock, United States	[3]
300 m	32.28	Young Talkmore Nyongani	12 June 2005	Meeting Lille-Métropole	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	[4]
400 m	44.58	Lewis Banda	15 May 2004		Tucson, United States
800 m	1:45.03	Savieri Ngidhi	15 June 1996		Caorle, Italy
1000 m	2:17.68	Passmore Furusa	28 July 1995		Lindau, Germany	[5]
1500 m	3:35.76	Phillimon Hanneck	11 August 1991		Grosseto, Italy
Mile	3:53.13	Philemon Hanneck	30 May 1992		San Donato Milanese, Italy	[6]
3000 m	7:42.06	Phillimon Hanneck	18 July 1992		Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
5000 m	13:14.50	Phillimon Hanneck	8 June 1994		Rome, Italy
5 km (road)	13:22	Philemon Hanneck	28 March 1993	Carlsbad 5000	Carlsbad, United States	[7]
			31 March 1996			[8]
10,000 m	27:57.34	Cuthbert Nyasango	28 July 2007		Avilés, Spain
10 km (road)	27:37	Tendai Chimusasa	25 April 1993		Würzburg, Germany
15 km (road)	42:35	Phillimon Hanneck	26 February 1994		Tampa, United States
10 miles (road)	46:23	Brian Sheriff	26 August 1989	Crim Festival of Races	Flint, United States	[9]
20 km (road)	58:43	Cuthbert Nyasango	8 October 2006	World Road Running Championships	Debrecen, Hungary
Half marathon	1:00:26	Cuthbert Nyasango	14 October 2007	World Road Running Championships	Udine, Italy	[10]
	1:00:26	Tendai Chimusasa	24 September 1995	Route du Vin Half Marathon	Remich, Luxembourg	[11]
25 km (road)	1:14:25	Tendai Chimusasa	2 May 1993	Big 25 Berlin	Berlin, Germany
30 km (road)	1:30.33+	Cuthbert Nyasango	11 May 2014	Prague Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	[12]
Marathon	2:09:52	Cuthbert Nyasango	11 May 2014	Prague Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	[13]
	2:07:56	Isaac Mpofu	17 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	[14]
50 km (road)	2:40:04	Tonny Skink	26 February 2023	Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km	Gqeberha, South Africa	[15]
110 m hurdles	13.99	Iain Harnden	23 March 2001		Tallahassee, United States
400 m hurdles	48.05	Ken Harnden	29 July 1998	Meeting Areva	Paris, France
3000 m steeplechase	8:45.33	Passmore Furusa	9 April 1994		Austin, United States
High jump	2.16 m	Juma Phiri	11 July 1999		Harare, Zimbabwe
Pole vault	4.60 m[a]	Keegan Cooke	18/19 February 2017		Paarl, South Africa	[16]
Long jump	8.40 m (±0.0 m/s)	Ngonidzashe Makusha	9 June 2011	NCAA Division I Championships	Des Moines, United States	[17]
Triple jump	17.34 m (+1.6 m/s)	Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa	28 March 1998		Lafayette, United States
Shot put	15.90 m	Addison Dale	19 January 1969		Salisbury, Rhodesia
Discus throw	51.60 m	Christopher Pullen	8 October 1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia
Hammer throw	57.40 m	Vincent Michael Lambourn	29 June 1996		Harare, Zimbabwe
Javelin throw	66.18 m	Roland Vermeulen	20 July 1997		Harare, Zimbabwe
Decathlon	7491 pts	Keegan Cooke	12–13 June 2015	Santa Barbara Track Club 7Ten Combined Events Championship	Santa Barbara, United States	[18]
	100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 11.40 (+0.3 m/s) 6.97 m (−0.1 m/s) 13.13 m 1.93 m 48.89 14.94 (±0.0 m/s) 37.65 m 4.20 m 60.29 m 4:30.64
20 km walk (road)	2:07:55	A. Johnston	31 July 1979		Hannover, West Germany
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	38.95 A	Zimbabwe Dickson Kamungeremu Tatenda Tsumba Itayi Vambe Ngonidzashe Makusha	30 March 2019	Lefika Athletics Club Relay and Hurdles event	Gaborone, Botswana	[19]
4 × 400 m relay	3:00.79	Zimbabwe Tawanda Chiwira Philip Mukomana Savieri Ngidhi Ken Harnden	9 August 1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	11.36 (+1.2 m/s)	Winneth Dube	11 April 2003		Durban, South Africa
200 m	23.23 (±0.0 m/s)	Winneth Dube	4 April 2003		Pretoria, South Africa
400 m	53.09	Larissa Bakasa	29 May 2004	NCAA Division 1 Midwest Regional	College Station, United States
800 m	2:00.49	Julia Sakara	18 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1000 m	2:38.74	Julia Sakara	2 July 1994		Noisy-le-Grand, France	[20]
1500 m	4:07.82	Julia Sakara	21 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3000 m	8:57.69	Julia Sakara	14 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany
5000 m	15:40.43	Samukeliso Moyo	8 March 2000		Adelaide, Australia
5 km (road)	16:22[b]	Sharon Tavengwa	15 June 2008	Maastrichts Mooiste	Maastricht, Netherlands	[21]
	16:26+ Wo	Fortunate Chidzivo	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[22]
10,000 m	33:20.16	Julia Sakara	19 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany
10 km (road)	32:26	Fortunate Chidzivo	15 September 2019	Sanlam 10km Peace Run	Cape Town, South Africa	[23]
15 km (road)	50:12+ Wo	Fortunate Chidzivo	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[24]
20 km (road)	1:07:16+ Wo	Fortunate Chidzivo	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[25]
Half marathon	1:10:50 Wo	Fortunate Chidzivo	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[26]
25 km (road)	1:32:18	Tabitha Tsatsa	9 May 2009		Pretoria, South Africa
Marathon	2:29:20	Tabitha Tsatsa	16 March 2008	Seoul International Marathon	Seoul, South Korea
100 m hurdles	14.49	Tamla Denise Pietersen	10 August 2008		Potchefstroom, South Africa
400 m hurdles	59.76	Yvonne Ntini	20 June 1998		Germiston, South Africa
3000 m steeplechase	9:52.98	Letiwe Marakurwa	13 June 2003		Sacramento, United States
High jump	1.77 m	Caroline Dickson	2 May 1977		Salisbury, Rhodesia
Pole vault	2.60 m	Margaret Odendaal	2000
Long jump	6.15 m	Dafros Mudyirwa	6 May 2000		Pittsburgh, United States
Triple jump	13.02 m	Vimbiso Majoni	10/11 June 2017		Harare, Zimbabwe
Shot put	15.58 m	Mariette Van Heerden	20 January 1974		Salisbury, Rhodesia
Discus throw	55.70 m	Mariette Van Heerden	25 March 1984		Harare, Zimbabwe
Hammer throw	21.40 m	Tendai Chiparaushe	16–22 August 2006		Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Javelin throw	42.70 m	Wayne Nkomo	14 December 2016		Luanda, Angola
Heptathlon	4293 pts	Lucky Denenga	13–14 May 2004		Louisville, United States
	100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 15.06w 1.46 m 10.83 m 25.58w 4.89 m 27.63 m 2:46.33
	5266 pts [27]	Sharon Coetzee	7–8 April 1984		Harare, Zimbabwe
	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	45.74	Zimbabwe D. Mawoko Gailey Dube S. Ncube P. Chidziva	16 September 1995		Harare, Zimbabwe
4 × 400 m relay	3:46.98	Zimbabwe	2 June 1996		Harare, Zimbabwe

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
55 m	6.24 A	Tatenda Tsumba	27 January 2018	Wildcat Open	Ogden, United States	[28]
60 m	6.60	Ngonidzashe Makusha	27 February 2009	ACC Championships	Blacksburg, United States	[29]
		Gabriel Mvumvure	8 March 2014	World Championships	Sopot, Poland	[30]
200 m	20.75	Tinotenda Matiyenga	30 January 2021	Texas Tech Invitational	Lubbock, United States	[31]
	20.69 A	Tinotenda Matiyenga	4 February 2022	New Mexico Collegiate Classic	Albuquerque, United States	[32]
	20.29 A	Tapiwanashe Makarawu	13 January 2024	Stan Scott Memorial	Lubbock, United States	[33]
	20.13	Makanakaishe Charamba	27 February 2025	SEC Championships	College Station, United States	[34]
300 m	32.38	Takudzwa Chiyangwa	25 January 2025	Orange & Purple Invitational	Clemson, United States	[35]
400 m	45.67	Lewis Banda	10 March 2006	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States	[36]
800 m	1:47.78	Savieri Ngidhi	11 March 1995		Indianapolis, United States
1500 m	3:44.43	Tapfumaneyi Jonga	6 March 1987	World Championships	Indianapolis, United States
	3:41.82	Tapfumaneyi Jonga	1987
3000 m	7:55.96	Tendai Chimusasa	4 February 1994		Berlin, Germany
5000 m	14:16.58	Gray Mavhera	29 February 1996		Lincoln, United States
60 m hurdles	7.94	Iain Harnden	19 February 2000	ACC Championships	Blacksburg, United States	[37]
High jump	2.16 m[c]	George Maringapasi	15 January 2000		New York City, United States
	2.20 m	Kudakwashe Chadenga	5 February 2022	Charlie Thomas Invitational	College Station, United States	[38]
	2.22 m	Kudakwashe Chadenga	12 February 2022	Texas Tech Shootout	Lubbock, United States	[39]
	2.26 m	Kudakwashe Chadenga	13 January 2023	TTU Corky Classic	Lubbock, United States	[40]
Pole vault
Long jump	8.21 m	Ngonidzashe Makusha	27 February 2009	ACC Championships	Blacksburg, United States	[41]
Triple jump	16.95 m	Chengetayi Mapaya	13 March 2021	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States	[42]
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	7.52	Winneth Dube	12 January 2008		Calgary, Canada
			9 January 2010	Dino Classic		[43]
200 m	24.81	Winneth Dube	29 January 2005		Winnipeg, Canada
400 m	54.91	Larissa Bakasa	28 February 2004		Houston, United States
	53.86	Vimbayi Maisvorewa	5 March 2022	NJCAA Championships	Pittsburg, United States	[44]
800 m	2:07.32	Laura Gerber	17 February 2001	ACC Championships	Blacksburg, United States	[45]
1500 m	4:55.43y OT	Letiwe Marakurwa	7 March 2003	McDonald's Last Chance	Moscow, United States	[46]
Mile	4:55.43 OT	Letiwe Marakurwa	7 March 2003	McDonald's Last Chance	Moscow, United States	[47]
3000 m	9:38.75	Faithy Kamangila	22 January 2005	Razorback Invitational	Fayetteville, United States	[48]
5000 m	16:20.21	Faithy Kamangila	11 March 2005	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States	[49]
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump	5.83 m	Namatirai Grace Mavugara	23 January 2010	Hokie Invitational	Blacksburg, United States	[50]
Triple jump	13.03 m [51]	Namatirai Grace Mavugara	22 January 2010	Hokie Invitational	Blacksburg, United States	[52]
Shot put
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

1. record set during decathlon competition
2. It's unclear whether this was a mixed gender or women only race.
3. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record