List of world under-18 bests in athletics

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Under-18 world best performances in the sport of athletics are the best marks set in competition by athletes aged 17 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance. World Athletics (formerly IAAF) maintains an official list for such performances, but only in a specific list of outdoor events.[note 1] All other records, including all indoor records, shown on this list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by the world governing body. These age category records were formerly called world youth bests.

Outdoor

Key:   "Best" not kept by World Athletics   Not recognized or later rescinded by World Athletics

Boys

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref. Video
100 m 10.06 (+2.0 m/s) Christian Miller  United States 8 July 2023 USA U20 Championships Eugene, United States 17 years, 53 days [1]
10.06 (+1.4 m/s) Puripol Boonson  Thailand 30 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China 17 years, 260 days [2]
200 m 19.84 (+0.3 m/s) Erriyon Knighton  United States 27 June 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene, United States 17 years, 149 days [3]
300 m 32.85 Kira Hirakawa  Japan 22 October 2022 Japan U18 & U16 Athletics Championships Matsuyama, Japan 17 years, 58 days
400 m 44.20 Quincy Wilson  United States 19 July 2024 Holloway Pro Classic Gainesville, United States 16 years, 193 days
600 m 1:16.13 Xai Ricks  United States 4 February 2023 VS Athletics CA Winter Championships Arcadia, California, United States 16 years, 206 days [4]
800 m 1:43.37 Mohammed Aman  Ethiopia 10 September 2011 Rieti Meeting Rieti, Italy 17 years, 243 days [5][6]
1000 m 2:17.44 Hamza Driouch  Qatar 9 August 2011 Formtoppningen & Kastkvitter Sollentuna, Sweden 16 years, 266 days [7][8]
1500 m 3:33.26 Cameron Myers  Australia 16 July 2023 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów, Poland 17 years, 37 days [9]
Mile 3:54.56 Isaac Kiprono Songok  Kenya 20 August 2001 Linz, Austria 17 years, 117 days
2000 m 4:56.86 Isaac Kiprono Songok  Kenya 31 August 2001 ISTAF Berlin, Germany 17 years, 128 days
3000 m 7:32.37 Abreham Cherkos  Ethiopia 11 July 2006 Athletissima Lausanne, Switzerland 16 years, 291 days
Two miles 8:16.07 Abreham Cherkos  Ethiopia 28 May 2006 Eugene, United States 16 years, 247 days
5000 m 12:54.19 Abreham Cherkos  Ethiopia 14 July 2006 Golden Gala Rome, Italy 16 years, 294 days
5 km (road) 13:04 Biniam Mehary  Ethiopia 9 December 2023 Annual Charity Run Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia 16 years, 354 days [10]
10,000 m 27:02.81 Ibrahim Jeilan  Ethiopia 25 August 2006 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium 17 years, 74 days
10 km (road) 28:05 Abayneh Degu  Ethiopia 11 October 2015 Grand 10 Berlin Berlin, Germany 16 years, 314 days [11]
20 km (road) 58:20 Phaustin Baha Sulle  Tanzania 17 October 1999 20 Kilomètres de Paris Paris, France 17 years, 140 days [12]
Half marathon 1:00:38 Phaustin Baha Sulle  Tanzania 4 September 1999 Lille Half Marathon Lille, France 17 years, 97 days
Marathon 2:11:43 Li He  China 14 October 2001 Beijing Marathon Beijing, China 17 years, 225 days
110 m hurdles
(91.4 cm)
12.87 (+1.6 m/s) Sasha Zhoya  Australia/ France 6 July 2019 French U18/U20 Championship Angers, France 17 years, 11 days [13]
110 m hurdles
(99/100 cm)
13.29 (−1.0 m/s) Wilhem Belocian  France 12 July 2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 17 years, 20 days
110 m hurdles
(106.7 cm)
13.32 (+0.7 m/s) Dejour Russell  Jamaica 24 June 2017 Jamaican National Senior Championship Kingston, Jamaica 17 years, 84 days [14]
300 m hurdles (91.4 cm) 36.45 Bershawn Jackson  United States 13 May 2000 Gainesville, United States 17 years, 5 days
400 m hurdles
(84.0 cm)
48.84 Sokwakhana Zazini  South Africa 17 March 2017 Gauteng North Championships Pretoria, South Africa 16 years, 175 days [15]
400 m hurdles
(91.4 cm)
48.89 L. J. van Zyl  South Africa 19 July 2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 16 years, 364 days
1500 m steeplechase 4:04.85 Antonio Álvarez  Spain 25 June 1993 Málaga, Spain 16 years, 126 days
2000 m steeplechase 5:19.99 Meresa Kahsay  Ethiopia 12 July 2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 17 years, 50 days [16]
3000 m steeplechase 8:12.28 Getnet Wale  Ethiopia 11 June 2017 Fanny Blankers-Koen Games Hengelo, Netherlands 16 years, 330 days [17]
High jump 2.33 m Javier Sotomayor  Cuba 19 May 1984 Havana, Cuba 16 years, 219 days
Pole vault 5.56 m[a] Sasha Zhoya  Australia/ France 1 April 2019 Australian Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 16 years, 280 days [18]
Long jump 8.28 m (+1.8 m/s) Maykel Massó  Cuba 28 May 2016 Memorial Barrientos Havana, Cuba 17 years, 20 days [19]
Triple jump 17.41 m (+1.0 m/s) Jordan A. Díaz  Cuba 8 June 2018 Havana, Cuba 17 years, 105 days [20]
Shot put (5 kg) 24.45 m Jacko Gill  New Zealand 19 December 2011 Auckland Millenium Shot Put Invitational Auckland, New Zealand 16 years, 327 days [21][22]
Shot put (5.44 kg) 21.90 m Arnold Campbell  United States 28 May 1983 Winter Park, United States 16 years, 194 days
Shot put (6 kg) 22.31 m Jacko Gill  New Zealand 5 December 2011 North Shore City, New Zealand 16 years, 350 days [23]
Shot put (7.26 kg) 20.38 m Jacko Gill  New Zealand 5 December 2011 North Shore City, New Zealand 16 years, 350 days [24][23]
Discus throw
(1.5 kg)
77.50 m Mykyta Nesterenko  Ukraine 19 May 2008 Koncha-Zaspa Ukrainian Throwing Meeting Kyiv (Koncha Zaspa), Ukraine 17 years, 34 days
Discus throw
(1.75 kg)
70.13 m Mykyta Nesterenko  Ukraine 24 May 2008 Halle (Saale), Germany 17 years, 39 days
Discus throw
(2 kg)
65.31 m Mykyta Nesterenko  Ukraine 3 June 2008 Tallinn, Estonia 17 years, 49 days
Hammer throw
(5 kg)
87.82 m Mykhaylo Kokhan  Ukraine 7 July 2018 European U18 Championships Győr, Hungary 17 years, 166 days [25]
Hammer throw
(6 kg)
85.57 m Ashraf Amgad Elseify  Qatar 14 July 2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 17 years, 145 days [26]
Hammer throw
(7.26 kg)
73.66 m Vladislav Piskunov  Ukraine 11 June 1994 Kyiv, Ukraine 16 years, 4 days [27]
Javelin throw
(700 g)
89.34 m Braian Toledo  Argentina 6 March 2010 Mar del Plata Evaluativo Nacional Mar del Plata, Argentina 16 years, 179 days [28][29]
Javelin throw
(800 g)
79.96 m Aki Parviainen  Finland 12 September 1991 Pyhäselkä, Finland 16 years, 321 days
Octathlon 6491 pts Jake Stein  Australia 6–7 July 2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 17 years, 171 days [30][31]
11.52 (−0.5 m/s) (100 m), 7.22 m (+1.2 m/s) (long jump), 17.22 m (shot put), 51.32 (400 m) /
14.25 (−1.0 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 1.98 m (high jump), 59.65 m (javelin), 2:52.93 (1000 m)
Decathlon (Youth) 8002 pts Niklas Kaul  Germany 15–16 July 2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 17 years, 155 days
100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m
11.59 (−0.2 m/s) 6.76 m (+1.1 m/s) 16.08 m
(5 kg)
2.05 m 51.20 15.44 (−0.7 m/s)
(91.4 cm)
44.09 m
(1.5 kg)
4.70 m 78.20 m 4:42.29
Decathlon (Senior) 8104 pts h Valter Külvet  Estonia 22–23 August 1981 Viimsi, Soviet Union 17 years, 185 days
10.7w h (100 m), 7.26 m w (long jump), 13.86 m (shot put), 2.09 m (high jump), 48.5 h (400 m) /
14.8 h (110 m hurdles), 47.92 m (discus), 4.50 m (pole vault), 60.34 m (javelin), 4:37.8 h (1500 m)
7829 pts Valter Külvet  Estonia 12–13 September 1981 Stockholm, Sweden 17 years, 206 days
11.34 (100 m), 7.12 m (long jump), 14.10 m (shot put), 2.08 m (high jump), 49.65 (400 m) /
15.24 (110 m hurdles), 48.02 m (discus), 4.20 m (pole vault), 59.90 m (javelin), 4:37.07 (1500 m)
Mile walk 6:08.45 Riley Coughlan  Australia 14 December 2023 Collingwood Classic Melbourne, Australia 16 years, 334 days [32]
3000 m walk 11:32.9 h Douglas Connolly  Australia 27 November 1999 Sydney, Australia
5000 m walk 19:35.79 Yuki Yamazaki  Japan 23 September 2001 Toyama, Japan 17 years, 250 days
10,000 m walk (track) 39:27.10 Emiliano Barba  Mexico 30 August 2024 World U20 Championships Lima, Peru 17 years, 160 days [33]
10 km walk (road) 38:57 Li Tianlei  China 18 September 2010 IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final Beijing, China 15 years, 248 days [34]
20,000 m walk (track) 1:23:37.21 Li Tianlei  China 18 September 2012 Chinese University Games Tianjin, China 17 years, 249 days
20 km walk (road) 1:18:07 Li Gaobo  China 23 April 2005 Cixi, China 15 years, 274 days
50,000 m walk (track) 4:22:13.4 Bengt Simonsen  Sweden 19 October 1974 Gothenburg, Sweden 16 years, 210 days
50 km walk (road) 3:45:46 Yu Guoping  China 23 November 2001 Guangzhou, China 15 years, 163 days
4 × 100 m relay 39.97 Michali Everett
Tyreke Wilson
Xavier Nairne
Michael Stephens
 Jamaica 15 April 2017 CARIFTA Games Willemstad, Curaçao 16 years, 78 days
17 years, 95 days
16 years, 195 days
16 years, 239 days
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4 × 400 m relay 3:11.66 Asa Guevara
Machel Cedenio
Reubin Walters
Theon Lewis
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 July 2012 CAC Junior Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 16 years, 194 days
16 years, 299 days

Swedish medley relay 1:49.23 Waseem Williams
Michael O'Hara
Okeen Williams
Martin Manley
 Jamaica 14 July 2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 16 years, 187 days
16 years, 288 days

16 years, 126 days
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Girls

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref. Video
100 m 10.98 (+2.0 m/s) Candace Hill  United States 20 June 2015 Brooks PR Invitational Shoreline, United States 16 years, 129 days [37]
10.94 (+0.6 m/s) X[b] Briana Williams  Jamaica 21 June 2019 Jamaican Championships Kingston, Jamaica 17 years, 92 days [38]
200 m 22.42 (+1.7 m/s) Amy Hunt  Great Britain 30 June 2019 Mannheim Junior Gala Mannheim, Germany 17 years, 46 days [39]
300 m 36.46 Linsey MacDonald  Great Britain 13 July 1980 London, United Kingdom 16 years, 152 days
400 m 50.01 Li Jing  China 18 October 1997 Chinese National Games Shanghai, China 17 years, 246 days
600 m 1:25.22 Sophia Gorriaran  United States 30 April 2022 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States 16 years, 314 days [40]
800 m 1:57.18 Wang Yuan  China 8 September 1993 Chinese National Games Beijing, China 17 years, 153 days
1000 m 2:37.9 h Zola Budd  South Africa 7 February 1983 Bloemfontein, South Africa 16 years, 257 days [41]
1500 m 3:54.52 Ling Zhang  China 18 October 1997 Chinese National Games Shanghai, China 16 years, 188 days
Mile 4:17.13 Birke Haylom  Ethiopia 15 June 2023 Bislett Games Oslo, Norway 17 years, 160 days [42]
2000 m 5:46.5+ Sally Barsosio  Kenya 16 August 1995 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland 17 years, 148 days
3000 m 8:36.45 Ma Ningning  China 6 June 1993 Jinan, China 17 years, 5 days
5000 m 14:37.94 Birke Haylom  Ethiopia 23 July 2023 Anniversary Games London, United Kingdom 17 years, 198 days [43]
5 km (road) 14:53 Medina Eisa  Ethiopia 30 April 2022 Adizero Road to Records Herzogenaurach, Germany 17 years, 117 days [44]
10,000 m 31:11.26 Song Liqing  China 19 October 1997 Chinese National Games Shanghai, China 17 years, 272 days
10 km (road) 30:38 Yenawa Nbret  Ethiopia 22 September 2024 tRUNsylvania International 10K Brasov, Romania 17 years, 127 days [45]
Half marathon 1:08:25 Alem Nigussie  Ethiopia 20 October 2019 Delhi Half Marathon New Delhi, India 17 years, 292 days [46]
Marathon 2:25:15 Sun Weiwei  China 20 October 2002 Beijing Marathon Beijing, China 16 years, 279 days
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 12.71 (+0.8 m/s) Kerrica Hill  Jamaica 9 April 2022 ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships Kingston, Jamaica 17 years, 34 days [47]
100 m hurdles (83.8 cm) 12.77 (+0.2 m/s) Kerrica Hill  Jamaica 6 August 2022 World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 17 years, 153 days [48][49]
200 m hurdles 26.68 Sharon Colyear-Danville  Great Britain 16 July 1971 London, United Kingdom 16 years, 85 days
300 m hurdles 40.10 Ebony Collins  United States 4 June 2005 Sacramento, United States 16 years, 85 days
400 m hurdles 54.15 Sydney McLaughlin  United States 10 July 2016 United States Olympic Trials Eugene, United States 16 years, 338 days [50]
2000 m steeplechase 6:07.72 Jolanda Kallabis  Germany 10 September 2022 SWT-Flutlichtmeeting Trier, Germany 17 years, 204 days [51]
3000 m steeplechase 9:24.73 Celliphine Chepteek Chespol  Kenya 14 May 2016 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Shanghai, China 17 years, 52 days [52]
High jump 1.96 m Olga Turchak  Soviet Union 7 September 1984 Donetsk, Soviet Union 17 years, 186 days
Eleanor Patterson  Australia 7 December 2013 Australian All Schools Championships Townsville, Australia 17 years, 199 days [53]
Vashti Cunningham  United States 1 August 2015 Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 17 years, 195 days [54]
1.96 m A Charmaine Weavers  South Africa 4 April 1981 Bloemfontein, South Africa 17 years, 36 days
1.96 m Angelina Topić  Serbia 26 June 2022 Serbian Championships Kruševac, Serbia 16 years, 335 days [55]
Karmen Bruus  Estonia 19 July 2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 17 years, 176 days [56]
Pole vault 4.50 m Lisa Gunnarsson  Sweden 28 May 2016 Meeting National 1 Pézenas, France 16 years, 282 days [57]
25 June 2016 French Championships Angers, France 16 years, 310 days [58]
Long jump 6.91 m (+1.0 m/s) Heike Drechsler  East Germany 9 August 1981 Jena, East Germany 16 years, 236 days
Triple jump 14.57 m (+0.2 m/s) Qiuyan Huang  China 19 October 1997 Chinese National Games Shanghai, China 17 years, 287 days
Shot put (3 kg) 20.52 m Corrie de Bruin  Netherlands 13 June 1993 Assen, Netherlands 16 years, 230 days
Shot put (4 kg) 19.08 m Ilke Wyludda  East Germany 9 August 1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany 17 years, 134 days
Discus throw 65.86 m Ilke Wyludda  East Germany 1 August 1986 Neubrandenburg, East Germany 17 years, 126 days
Hammer throw (3 kg) 76.04 m Réka Gyurátz  Hungary 23 June 2013 Zalaegerszeg, Hungary 17 years, 23 days
Hammer throw (4 kg) 70.60 m Wenxiu Zhang  China 5 April 2003 Nanning, China 17 years, 14 days
Javelin throw (500 g) 70.10 m Adriana Vilagoš  Serbia 14 August 2021 Balkan Youth Championships Kraljevo, Serbia 17 years, 224 days [59]
Javelin throw (600 g) 64.28 m Ziyi Yan  China 14 April 2024 Chinese Athletics Grand Prix 2 Hangzhou, China 15 years, 328 days [60]
Heptathlon (youth) 6301 pts Henriette Jæger  Norway 12–13 September 2020 Moss, Norway 17 years, 92 days [61][62]
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
13.21 (+2.7 m/s) 1.69 m 14.69 m 23.36 (+2.1 m/s) 6.33 m (−1.3 m/s) 35.71 m 2:11.37
Heptathlon (senior) 6293 pts Jana Koscak  Croatia 27–28 May 2023 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 17 years, 9 days [63]
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
13.26 (+1.2 m/s) 1.92 m 12.42 m 24.14 (+0.9 m/s) 6.24 m (+1.3 m/s) 41.03 m 2:21.20
3000 m walk (track) 12:22.2 h Qin Aihua  China 4 September 2004 Yenking, China 16 years, 306 days
5000 m walk (track) 20:28.05 Tatyana Kalmykova  Russia 12 July 2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 17 years, 183 days
5 km walk (road) 20:27 Tatyana Kozlova  Russia 28 May 2000 Saransk, Russia 16 years, 269 days
10,000 m walk (track) 42:56.09 Gao Hongmiao  China 27 September 1991 Tangshan, China 17 years, 194 days
10 km walk (road) 43:15 Li Hong  China 10 March 1996 Zhuhai, China 16 years, 283 days [64]
20,000 m walk (track) 1:34:21.56 Wang Xue  China 1 November 2007 Wuhan, China 17 years, 260 days
20 km walk (road) 1:29:24 Anastasiya Kolchina  Russia 11 September 2022 Kostroma, Russia 17 years, 123 days
50,000 m walk (track) 5:05:44.7 h Tatyana Abramzeva  Russia 12 October 2003 Saint Petersburg, Russia
4 × 100 m relay 44.05 Petra Koppetsch
Marlies Oelsner
Margit Sinzel
Christina Brehmer
 East Germany 24 August 1975 European Junior Championships Athens, Greece
17 years, 156 days

17 years, 177 days
4 × 400 m relay 3:36.98 Janet Ravenscroft
Evelyn McMeekin
Ruth Kennedy
Sue Pettett
 Great Britain 26 August 1973 European Junior Championships Duisburg, Germany

16 years, 225 days
17 years, 215 days
Swedish medley relay 2:03.42 Christania Williams
Shericka Jackson
Chrisann Gordon
Olivia James
 Jamaica 10 July 2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 16 years, 266 days
16 years, 359 days
16 years, 295 days
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Mixed

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref. Video
4 × 400 m relay 3:19.54 Keshun Reed
Lynna Irby
Norman Grimes
Samantha Watson
 United States 19 July 2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 17 years, 124 days
16 years, 225 days
17 years, 194 days
15 years, 251 days
[67]
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Indoor

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World Athletics does not keep official "bests" in indoor events for the Youth division.

Boys

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref.
50 m 5.81 Jeremy Rankin  United States 11 March 2007 Landover, United States 16 years, 169 days
55 m 6.12 Ronald Darby  United States 21 December 2011 Prince George's County Invitational Landover, United States 17 years, 353 days [68]
60 m 6.65 Marcellus Moore  United States 16 February 2019 UK Invitational Lexington, United States 16 years, 231 days [69]
6.64 Dominick Corley  United States 20 January 2024 Spokane High School Invitational Spokane, United States 17 years, 19 days[clarification needed] [70]
200 m 20.66 Jake Odey-Jordan  Great Britain 10 March 2024 New Balance Nationals Indoor Boston, United States 16 years, 79 days [71]
300 m 32.87 Tyrese Cooper  United States 4 February 2017 Armory Track Invitational New York City, United States 16 years, 320 days [72]
400 m 45.66 Quincy Wilson  United States 2 February 2025 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Boston, United States 17 years, 25 days [73]
500 m 1:01.27 Quincy Wilson  United States 12 January 2024 The VA Showcase Lynchburg, United States 16 years, 4 days [74]
600 m 1:16.20 Quincy Wilson  United States 8 February 2025 Millrose Games New York City, United States 17 years, 31 days [75]
800 m 1:46.86 Cooper Lutkenhaus  United States 8 February 2025 Millrose Games New York City, United States 16 years, 51 days [76]
1000 m 2:24.89 David Fiegen  Luxembourg 4 February 2001 Stuttgart, Germany 16 years, 154 days
1500 m 3:37.61 Melkeneh Azeze  Ethiopia 12 February 2022 PSD Bank Meeting Dortmund Dortmund, Germany 16 years, 84 days [77]
Mile 4:07.87 Alan Webb  United States 12 March 2000 Bloomington, United States 17 years, 59 days
2000 m 4:57.74 Yomif Kejelcha  Ethiopia 28 February 2014 Meeting National en salle de Metz Metz, France 16 years, 211 days [78][79]
3000 m 7:42.05 Yomif Kejelcha  Ethiopia 26 January 2014 Meeting National en salle de Bordeaux Bordeaux, France 16 years, 178 days [80][81]
5000 m 14:05.91 Weber Long  United States 2 December 2023 Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Boston, United States 17 years, 237 days [82]
50 m hurdles
(91.4 cm)
6.66 Stéphane Caristan  France 25 January 1981 Paris, France 16 years, 239 days
50 m hurdles
(99/100 cm)
6.69 Wayne Davis  United States 11 March 2007 Landover, United States 15 years, 201 days
50 m hurdles
(106.7 cm)
6.96 Garfield Darien  France 21 February 2004 Aubière, France 16 years, 61 days
60 m hurdles
(91.4 cm)
7.48 Ladji Doucouré  France 23 January 2000 Eaubonne, France 16 years, 301 days
Sasha Zhoya  Australia/ France 24 February 2019 French Youth Indoor Championships (U18) Liévin, France 16 years, 244 days
60 m hurdles
(99/100 cm)
7.62 Wayne Davis  United States 16 March 2008 Landover, United States 16 years, 207 days
60 m hurdles
(106.7 cm)
7.75 Yves N'Dabian  France 5 December 1999 Eaubonne, France 16 years, 130 days [83]
High jump 2.24 m Dmitry Kroyter  Israel 14 February 2010 Moscow, Russia 16 years, 361 days
Danil Lysenko  Russia 6 December 2014 «The Climbing of Everest» meeting Kineshma, Russia 17 years, 201 days [84][85]
Pole vault 5.60 m Matvey Volkov  Russia/ Belarus 12 February 2021 Orlen Cup Łódź, Poland 16 years, 336 days [86]
Long jump 8.12 m Viktor Kuznyetsov  Ukraine 20 December 2003 Brovary, Ukraine 17 years, 156 days
Triple jump 16.34 m Martin Lamou  France 27 February 2016 U20 Match Italy-France-Germany Padova, Italy 16 years, 290 days [87]
Shot put (5 kg) 24.24 m Konrad Bukowiecki  Poland 30 December 2014 Chasing the Record Meeting Spała, Poland 17 years, 288 days [88][89]
Shot put (6 kg) 20.22 m Konrad Bukowiecki  Poland 19 January 2014 Mityng Kontrolny PZLA Spała, Poland 16 years, 308 days [90][91]
Shot put (7.26 kg) 18.49 m Yuriy Belonog  Ukraine 7 December 1991 Kyiv, Ukraine 17 years, 273 days
Heptathlon
(youth)
5910 pts [c] Ranel Shafikov  Russia 22–23 December 2021 Kemerovo, Russia 17 years, 207 days [92]
6.79 (60 m), 7.10 m (long jump), 14.53 m (shot put), 1.91 m (high jump) / 7.75 (60 m hurdles), 5.00 m (pole vault), 2:59.01 (1000 m)
Heptathlon
(junior)
5371 pts Maxime Moitie-Charnois  France 11–12 December 2021 Championnats Départementaux d’Épreuves Combinées Miramas, France 17 years, 241 days [93]
7.17 (60 m), 6.73 m (long jump), 12.98 m (shot put), 1.95 m (high jump) / 8.21 (60 m hurdles), 4.35 m (pole vault), 2:53.65 (1000 m)
5510 pts [d] Sam Talbot  Great Britain 9–10 January 2016 England Senior Open & U20 Combined Events Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom 16 years, 327 days [94]
7.00 (60 m), 7.51 m (long jump), 12.62 m (shot put), 3.82 m (pole vault) / 8.05 (60 m hurdles), 1.87 m (high jump), 2:44.60 (1000 m)
5592 pts h Sven Reintak  Estonia 24–25 February 1980 Kharkiv, Soviet Union 16 years, 253 days
7.0 (60 m), 6.98 m (long jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 2.06 m (high jump) / 8.2 (60 m hurdles), 4.80 m (pole vault), 2:57.7 (1000 m)
Heptathlon
(senior)
5483 pts Wang Jianan  China 13–14 February 2012 Nanjing, China 15 years, 171 days
6.89 (60 m), 7.64 m (long jump), 9.27 m (shot put), 1.94 m (high jump) / 8.46 (60 m hurdles), 4.80 m (pole vault), 2:58.17 (1000 m)
3000 m walk 11:30.0 h Damir Yangayev  Russia 1 March 1998 Insar, Russia 16 years, 344 days
5000 m walk 19:30.08 Yevgeniy Shmalyuk  Russia 25 December 1993 Saint Petersburg, Russia 17 years, 345 days
4 × 200 m relay 1:26.09 Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Isaiah Green
Vincent Joseph
Travon Patterson
Bryshon Nellum
 United States 13 March 2005 National Scholastic Indoor Championships New York City, United States 15 years, 215 days
17 years, 52 days
16 years, 174 days
15 years, 316 days
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4 × 400 m relay 3:23.04 Zebulon B. Vance TC, Charlotte
Lamar Johnson
Erin Jenkins
Cameron Tate
Jarrett Samuels
 United States 14 March 2010 Nike Indoor Nationals Boston, United States [97]
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Girls

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref.
50 m 6.28 Victoria Jordan  United States 11 March 2007 Landover, Maryland, United States 17 years, 13 days
55 m 6.68 A Aleisha Latimer  United States 19 January 1996 Boulder, United States 16 years, 291 days [98]
60 m 7.13 Lisa Raye  Trinidad and Tobago 8 February 2025 Millrose Games New York City, United States 17 years, 20 days [99]
200 m 22.33 Adaejah Hodge  British Virgin Islands 12 March 2023 New Balance Nationals Boston, United States 16 years, 364 days [100]
300 m 37.38 Kayla Davis  United States 18 January 2020 The VA Showcase Lynchburg, United States 16 years, 28 days [101]
400 m 51.84 Sydney McLaughlin  United States 13 March 2016 New Balance Nationals Indoor New York City, United States 16 years, 219 days [102]
500 m 1:11.44 Devon Williams  United States 26 December 2004 MAC Holiday Classic New York City, United States 15 years, 211 days [103]
600 m 1:23.57 Athing Mu  United States 24 February 2019 USA Track & Field Indoor Championships New York City, United States 16 years, 261 days [104]
800 m 2:00.58 Sophia Gorriaran  United States 11 February 2022 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational Boston, United States 16 years, 236 days [105]
1000 m 2:41.53 Roisin Willis  United States 20 February 2021 CYUP Misfits Invitational Chicago, United States 16 years, 198 days [106]
1500 m 4:06.62+ Saron Berhe  Ethiopia 30 January 2024 Czech Indoor Gala Ostrava, Czech Republic 16 years, 156 days [107]
Mile 4:24.23 Saron Berhe  Ethiopia 30 January 2024 Czech Indoor Gala Ostrava, Czech Republic 16 years, 156 days [108]
2000 m 6:08.9 h Daniela Fetcere  Latvia 27 January 2006 Riga, Latvia 15 years, 152 days
3000 m 8:39.80 Marta Alemayo  Ethiopia 25 January 2025 Astana Indoor Meeting Astana, Kazhakstan 16 years, 292 days [109]
Two miles 9:38.68 Mary Cain  United States 2 February 2013 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Boston, United States 16 years, 275 days [110]
5000 m 15:37.12 Katelyn Tuohy  United States 20 January 2018 Virginia Showcase Lynchburg, United States 15 years, 308 days [111]
50 m hurdles (84 cm) 6.95 Candy Young  United States 3 February 1979 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 16 years, 258 days
60 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 8.10 Cyréna Samba-Mayela  France 11 February 2017 French U18/U20 Championships Nantes, France 16 years, 103 days [112]
60 m hurdles (84 cm) 8.05 Grace Stark  United States 11 March 2018 New Balance Nationals Indoor New York City, United States 16 years, 309 days [113]
High jump 1.96 m Yaroslava Mahuchikh  Ukraine 22 December 2018 Minsk, Belarus 17 years, 94 days [114]
Pole vault 4.50 m Amanda Moll  United States 27 February 2022 USA Championships Spokane, United States 17 years, 27 days [115]
Long jump 6.61 m Anu Kaljurand  Estonia 1 February 1986 Leningrad, Soviet Union 16 years, 291 days
Triple jump 14.09 m Wang Rong  China 7 March 2013 National Indoor Grand Prix Nanjing, China 16 years, 249 days [116][117]
Shot put (3 kg) 19.40 m Emel Dereli  Turkey 15 December 2012 İzmir, Turkey 16 years, 294 days
Shot put (4 kg) 17.58 m Emel Dereli  Turkey 28 December 2013 Salon Rekor Deneme Yarışları Istanbul, Turkey 17 years, 306 days [118][119]
Pentathlon
(Youth)
4371 pts María Vicente  Spain 10 March 2018 Spanish Indoor Championships Antequera, Spain 16 years, 347 days [120]
8.33 (60 m hurdles), 1.75 m (high jump), 13.06 m (shot put), 6.11 m (long jump), 2:22.77 (800 m)
3000 m walk (track) 12:05.6 h Lyudmila Yefimkina  Russia 1 March 1998 Insar, Russia 16 years, 191 days
4 × 200 m relay 1:38.77 SC Berlin
Anja Schmitz
Nadja Hack
Carola Otto
Silke Breckenfelder
 Germany 17 February 1991 Dortmund, Germany
Belgium Scholier
Imke Vervaet
Justien Grillet
Camille Laus
Kimberley Efonye
 Belgium 20 February 2010 ADMB-Jeugdaflossingsmeeting Ghent, Belgium [121]
4 × 400 m relay 3:46.31 Motor City TC
Johnyce Powell
Carlita Taylor
Jayla Fleming
Anna Jefferson
 United States 16 March 2014 New Balance Nationals Indoor New York City, United States 17 years, 74 days
15 years, 74 days
17 years, 74 days
16 years, 74 days
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Notes

1. ^ Though sometimes called "world youth records", they are not officially recognized or ratified as such by any body. World Athletics refers to them as World Youth Bests (WYB) or World Youth Best Performances instead.
  1. indoor mark ratified as absolute record
  2. Williams later tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide and her results from the championships were nullified.
  3. Set while Russia were suspended by World Athletics
  4. Order of high jump and pole vault events switched

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