- Nigerian records in athletics
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The following are the national records in athletics in Nigeria maintained by the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN).
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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, Quatar200 m 19.84 (+1.7 m/s) Francis Obikwelu 25 August 1999 World Championships 
Seville, Spain400 m 44.17 Innocent Egbunike 19 August 1987 Weltklasse Zürich 
Zürich, Switzerland800 m 1:45.91 Ado Maude 9 September 1992 
Bologna, Italy1500 m 3:42.85 Ado Maude 19 July 1991 Cesenatico, Italy3000 m 8:13.01 Ibrahim Kabir 13 June 1986 
Lage, West Germany5000 m 14:15.50 Timon Gunem 19 June 1993 
Lagos, Nigeria10000 m 29:04.5 Itsifamus Choolon 7 June 1998 Lagos, NigeriaHalf marathon 1:10:43 Umaru Mohammed 5 May 2002 
Brussels, BelgiumMarathon 2:16:06 Mohamed Abbas 11 November 1990 Lagos, Nigeria110 m hurdles 13.42 (+1.7 m/s) William Erese 12 July 2003 Mals, Italy400 m hurdles 48.50 Henry Amike 31 August 1987 World Championships Rome, Italy3000 m steeplechase 8:58.56 Zacharia Fwangfur 6 September 1990 Lagos, NigeriaHigh jump 2.27 m Anthony Idiata 9 September 1998 
Rhodes, Greece18 September 1999 
Johannesburg, South AfricaPole vault 4.50 m Peter Otene Henworth 30 July 2011 Southern Men's League Division 2S Match 1 
Hastings, United Kingdom[1] Long jump 8.27 m (-0.4 m/s) Yussuf Alli 8 August 1989 Lagos, NigeriaTriple jump 17.26 m (+1.5 m/s) Ajayi Agbebaku 8 July 1983 
Edmonton, CanadaShot put 20.26 m Chima Ugwu 20 July 2000 Lagos, NigeriaDiscus throw 67.80 m Adewale Olukoju 11 May 1991 
Modesto, United StatesHammer throw 66.92 m [2] Christian Okoye 22 March 1986 Westwood, United StatesJavelin throw 81.08 m Pius Bazighe 16 June 1999 Athens Grand Prix Athens, GreeceDecathlon 7240 pts Lee Okoroafor 11-12 October 2003 Abuja, Nigeria10.94 (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) 1:39:16 Oluwole Odunuga 22 July 2001 Lagos, Nigeria1:36:30 # 6 September 2002 
Accra, Ghana1:25:42 # [3] Adeyemi Kazeem 3 July 2008 Abuja, Nigeria50 km walk (road) 6:00:16 Charles Arosanyin 3 June 2002 Bradford, United Kingdom4x100 m relay 37.94 Nigeria
Osmond Ezinwa
Olapade Adeniken
Francis Obikwelu
Davidson Ezinwa9 August 1997 World Championships Athens, Greece37.91 # [4] Nigeria
Innocent Asonze
Francis Obikwelu
Davidson Ezinwa
Deji Aliu29 August 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain4x400 m relay 2:58.68 Nigeria
Clement Chukwu
Jude Monye
Sunday Bada
Enefiok Udo-Obong30 September 2000 Olympic Games 
Sydney, AustraliaWomen
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref 100 m 10.84 (+1.3 m/s) [5] Chioma Ajunwa 11 April 1992 Lagos, Nigeria10.90 (+1.4 m/s) Glory Alozie 5 June 1999 La Laguna, Spain200 m 22.07 (-0.1 m/s) Mary Onyali-Omagbemi 14 August 1996 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland400 m 49.10 Falilat Ogunkoya 29 July 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States800 m 2:02.04 Grace Ebor 15 October 2003 Abuja, Nigeria1500 m 4:17.1 Victoria Moradeyo 30 July 1999 Abuja, Nigeria3000 m 9:41.28 Itsemhike Anwalimhobor 22 March 1989 Benin City, Nigeria5000 m 16:10.75 Augustine Christiana 28 February 1998 Abuja, Nigeria10000 m 34:05.04 Christiana Augustine 18 July 2003 Abuja, NigeriaMarathon 2:40:37 Mary Akor 3 April 2004 St. Louis, United States100 m hurdles 12.44 (+0.4 m/s) Glory Alozie 8 August 1998 Herculis 
Fontvieille, Monaco12.44 (0.0 m/s) 28 August 1998 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium12.44 (+0.7 m/s) 28 August 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain[6] 400 m hurdles 54.59 Muizat Ajoke Odumosu 4 September 2010 Continental Cup 
Split, Croatia[7] 3000 m steeplechase High jump 1.95 m Doreen Amata 3 July 2008 Abuja, Nigeria16 July 2011 Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting Eberstadt Eberstadt, Germany[8] 1 September 2011 World Championships 
Daegu, South Korea[9] Pole vault 3.20 m Victoria Itodo 17 May 2007 Lagos, NigeriaMaureen Williams 19 February 2009 Kaduna, NigeriaLong jump 7.12 m (+0.9 m/s) Chioma Ajunwa 2 August 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United StatesTriple jump 14.21 m (-0.3 m/s) Chinaye Ohadugha 18 July 2007 All-Africa Games 
Algiers, AlgeriaShot put 18.43 m X Vivian Chukwuemeka 19 April 2003 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, United States18.35 m Vivian Chukwuemeka 17 April 2006 Ijebu Ode, NigeriaDiscus throw 56.92 m Vivian Chukwuemeka 23 May 2003 Olathe, United StatesHammer throw 61.75 m Susan Adeoye Olufunke 12 March 2006 Bendigo, AustraliaJavelin throw 55.30 m Ihuefo Sorochukwu 8 August 2002 African Championships 
Radès, TunisiaHeptathlon 5730 pts Patience Itanyi 3-4 June 2000 
Arles, France13.39 (100 m hurdles), 1.71 m (high jump), 10.01 m (shot put), 24.60w (200 m) / 6.54 m (long jump), 35.03 m (javelin), 2:25.43 (800 m) 20 km walk (road) 1:55:16 Queensley Asedo 17 May 2007 Lagos, Nigeria4x100 m relay 42.39 Nigeria
Beatrice Utondu,
Faith Idehen,
Christy Opara-Thompson,
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi7 August 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain4x400 m relay 3:21.04 Nigeria
Olabisi Afolabi,
Fatima Yusuf,
Charity Opara,
Falilat Ogunkoya3 August 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United StatesIndoor
Men
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref 50 m 5.61+ Deji Aliu 21 February 1999 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France60 m 6.48 Deji Aliu 21 February 1999 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France200 m 20.46 Francis Obikwelu 21 February 1999 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France400 m 45.51 Sunday Bada 9 March 1997 World Championships Paris, France45.37 OT Clement Chukwu 28 February 1998 Kent[disambiguation needed 
], United States800 m 1:49.63 Gblolaha Fatuga 10 February 1996 Allston, United States1:49.11 OT Ado Maude 2 March 1991 Lubbock, United States1500 m 3000 m 50 m hurdles 6.55+ Selim Nurudeen 10 February 2009 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France60 m hurdles 7.64 Selim Nurudeen 13 February 2009 Paris, France400 m hurdles 52.20 Akobundu Ikwuamkor 2009 High jump 2.32 m Anthony Idiata 15 February 2000 Patras, GreecePole vault 3.15 m Lee Okoroafor 23 March 2003 Cardiff, United KingdomLong jump 8.26 m Charlton Ehizuelen 7 March 1975 Bloomington, United StatesTriple jump 17.00 m Ajayi Agbebaku 30 February 1982 Dallas, United StatesShot put 19.44 m Adewale Olukoju 2 March 1990 Kansas City, United StatesHeptathlon 4631 pts Lee Okoroafor 22-23 March 2003 Cardiff, United Kingdom7.25 (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 4x400 m relay 3:09.76 Nigeria
Jude Monye
Fidelis Gadzama
Sunday Bada
Enefiok Udo-Obong10 March 2001 World Championships 
Lisbon, Portugal[10] Women
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref 50 m 6.04+ Chioma Ajunwa 22 February 1998 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France60 m 7.02 Christy Opara-Thompson 12 February 1997 Indoor Flanders Meeting Ghent, BelgiumChioma Ajunwa 22 February 1998 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France200 m 23.05 Mary Onyali 13 February 1993 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France400 m 50.73 Charity Opara 1 February 1998 Sparkassen Cup Stuttgart, Germany800 m 2:07.43 Fatimoh Muhammed 4 February 2006 Lincoln, United States2:07.23 OT 11 February 2006 Ames, United States1500 m 3000 m 5000 m 50 m hurdles 6.76+ Glory Alozie 25 February 2001 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France60 m hurdles 7.82 Glory Alozie 16 February 1999 Madrid, SpainHigh jump 1.89 m Doreen Amata 15 February 2008 Dessau, GermanyPole vault Long jump 6.97 m Chioma Ajunwa 5 February 1997 Erfurt, GermanyTriple jump 13.64 m Blessing Okagbare 16 February 2008 Fayetteville, United StatesShot put 18.13 m A Vivian Chukwuemeka 4 February 2006 Flagstaff, United StatesPentathlon 4111 pts Pat Itanyi 7 December 1996 Morgantown, United States(60 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m) 3000 m walk 4x400 m relay + = en route to a longer distance
A = affected by altitude
# = not officially ratified by IAAF
X = unratified due to no doping control
OT = oversized trackReferences
- ^ "Pole Vault Results". www.thepowerof10.info. 30 July 2011. http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=50360&event=PV&venue=Hastings+(Match+1)&date=30-Jul-11. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ by IAAF profile; 66.93 m by IAAF statistic handbook
- ^ doubtful distance
- ^ annulled because one of the team (Innocent Asonze) was ultimately suspended four two years from June 1999 for a doping violation
- ^ not recognised by federation
- ^ "100 Metres Hurdles Results". IAAF. 1999-08-28. http://www2.iaaf.org/WCH99/Results/data/W/100H/Rf.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Results". IAAF. 2010-09-04. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-400H-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ "High Jump Results". www.hochsprung-eberstadt.com. 16 July 2011. http://www.hochsprung-eberstadt.com/hochsprung/Result.aspx?contest=2. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "High Jump Women Qualification Results". IAAF. 1 September 2011. http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4147/AT-HJ-W-q----.RS4.pdf. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "4x400 Metres Relay Heats Results". IAAF. 2001-03-10. http://www2.iaaf.org/wic01/results/data/M/4X4/Rh.html. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
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