List of Afghan records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Afghanistan maintained by the Afghanistan Athletic Federation.

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification  Record not kept by Afghanistan Athletic Federation  Not ratified or later rescinded by Afghanistan Athletic Federation

+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
NWI = no wind information

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	10.85 (+0.3 m/s)	Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi	12 May 2022	Iranian Championships	Khorramabad, Iran	[1]
	10.8 h	Ishak	1950		Kabul, Afghanistan
	10.72 (−2.0 m/s)	Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi	12 July 2022	National Clubs League Meet	Tehran, Iran	[ citation needed ]
	10.64 (+0.6 m/s)	Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi	3 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[2]
200 m	21.65 (+0.3 m/s)	Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi	30 May 2022		Mashhad, Iran
400 m	49.59	Said Gilani	25 June 2017	Norddeutsche Meisterschaften	Berlin, Germany	[3]
	49.0 h	Habib Zareef	1963		Kabul, Afghanistan
800 m	1:53.62	Wais Ibrahim Khairandesh	12 June 2016	Portland Track Festival	Portland, United States	[4]
1500 m	4:00.98	Sebghatullah Ismaili	23 August 2020		Frauenfeld, Switzerland
3000 m	8:52.57	Aman Haidari	3 September 2010		Molde, Norway
5000 m	15:52.68	Aman Haidari	6 August 2010		Ravnanger, Norway
10,000 m	33:25.6 h	Nouruddin	1961		Kabul, Afghanistan
Half marathon	1:13:16	Mohammad Karim Yaqoot	16 April 2011		Dushanbe, Tajikistan	[5]
Marathon	2:28:46	Waheed Karim	2 December 1990	California International Marathon	Sacramento, United States	[6] [7]
110 m hurdles	15.45 (−1.2 m/s)	Said Gilani	17 June 2018		Papenburg, Germany
400 m hurdles	54.19	Said Gilani	10 June 2017	Niedersächsische & Bremer Meisterschaften	Göttingen, Germany	[8]
3000 m steeplechase	10:52.46	Noor Ahmad Zoori	13 May 2017		Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
High jump	1.90 m	Abdoul Skour	1973		Kabul, Afghanistan
Pole vault	3.72 m	Said Gilani	29 May 2014	Nationales Himmelfahrtssportfest	Bremen, Germany	[9]
	3.85 m	Alyas Ahmady	23 April 2022	Maine State Classic	Lewiston, United States	[10]
	3.95 m	Alyas Ahmady	6 April 2024	CGA Spring invite	New London, United States	[11]
Long jump	7.53 m (−0.8 m/s)	Mohammedreza Firozkohi	12 April 2021		Mashhad, Iran
Triple jump	12.99 m NWI	Mohammed Anwar	1940		Kabul, Afghanistan
Shot put	14.90 m	Noorullah Osmani	16 October 2016		Kabul, Afghanistan
Discus throw	39.90 m	Abdoul Hakim	1941		Kabul, Afghanistan
Hammer throw	27.23 m	Abbas Taheri Nilsson	12 September 2020		Växjö, Sweden
Javelin throw	49.59 m [12]	Said Gilani	29 June 2014	Landesmeisterschaften Mehrkampf	Papenburg, Germany	[13]
Decathlon	6136 pts	Said Gilani	2–3 June 2018		Papenburg, Germany
	100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 11.49 (−1.0 m/s) 6.37 (±0.0 m/s) 10.05 m 1.64 m 50.26 15.89 (NWI) 32.41 m 3.60 m 44.82 m 4:45.41
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	43.11	Afghanistan M. Azizi W. Anwari A. Q. Ghanazda G. S. Hamkar	7 February 2010	South Asian Games	Dhaka, Bangladesh
4 × 400 m relay	3:20.77	Afghanistan Z. Wahab W. Khairandesh G. Zaher S. Koshal	9 July 2017		Bhubaneswar, India

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	13.23 (−0.9 m/s)	Marwa Saleem	3 July 2021	Phoenix Mini Meet	Toronto, Canada	[14]
200 m	28.93 NWI	Nasrin Ashgari	13 September 2019		Tehran, Iran
	27.53 (−1.0 m/s)	Kamia Yousufi	1 October 2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	[15]
400 m	1:12.72	Yalda Amini	13 June 2018		Sipoo, Finland
800 m	2:38.28	Mehrangiz Bijanpoor [lower-alpha 1]	19 August 2007		Oslo, Norway
1500 m	5:27.35	Mehrangiz Bijanpoor [lower-alpha 2]	3 June 2007		Asker, Norway
3000 m	11:51.02	Mehrangiz Bijanpoor [lower-alpha 3]	17 June 2007		Nadderud, Norway
5000 m	21:33.59	Shabnam Fayyaz	26 April 2019		Terre Haute, United States
5 km (road)	24:02+	Sahar Zamir	13 October 2013	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	[16]
10,000 m	46:11.52	Shabnam Fayyaz	13 April 2019		Greencastle, United States
10 km (road)	48:22+	Sahar Zamir	13 October 2013	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	[16]
15 km (road)	1:13:06+	Sahar Zamir	13 October 2013	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	[16]
20 km (road)	1:39:10+	Sahar Zamir	13 October 2013	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	[16]
Half marathon	1:45:06+	Sahar Zamir	13 October 2013	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	[16]
	1:38:57 [lower-alpha 4]	Farahnaz Afaq	14 October 2018	Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service Half Marathon	Winnipeg, Canada	[17]
Marathon	3:24:07	Sahar Zamir	15 September 2007		Bismarck, United States
	3:16:47 [lower-alpha 5]	Layegha Hashemi	20 September 2009	Sydney Marathon	Sydney, Australia	[18]
100 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.11 m	Asma Mohammadi	22 September 2016		Rjukan, Norway
Pole vault	1.40 m	Jasmin Shams	23 July 2001		Finnsnes, Norway
Long jump	3.76 m (−2.9 m/s)	Yalda Amini	18 July 2017	Veikkolan Nuorisokilpailut	Kirkkonummi, Finland	[19]
Triple jump	9.14 m NWI	Farkhunda Muhtaj	14 June 2011		Toronto, Canada
Shot put	4.78 m	Yalda Amini	20 September 2017		Helsinki, Finland
Discus throw	12.78 m	Asra Mohammadi	18 September 2016		Rjukan, Norway
Hammer throw	13.10 m	Yalda Amini	15 May 2017	Painon ja moukarinheittokilpailut	Helsinki, Finland	[20]
Javelin throw
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
4 × 400 m relay

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	7.25	Masoud Azizi	31 October 2009	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam
	6.97	Shah Mahmood Noor Zahi	18 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tehran, Iran	[21]
200 m	22.67	Said Gilani	20 January 2018	NLV+BLV – Hallen Meisterschaft	Hanover, Germany	[22]
400 m	50.90	Said Gilani	6 February 2016	Norddeutsche Meisterschaften	Hanover, GER	[23]
600 m	1:22.89	Wais Ibrahim Khairandesh	1 March 2013	NJCAA Championships	Lubbock, United States	[24]
800 m	1:57.36	Wais Ibrahim Khairandesh	18 March 2016	World Championships	Portland, United States	[25]
1000 m	2:42.18	Wais Ibrahim Khairandesh	23 February 2013	Glendale Last Chance	Glendale, United States	[26]
1500 m	4:07.14	Dost Mohammed Sultani	12 February 2015	Innandørsstevne	Sandnes, Norway
3000 m	9:30.15	Mohammad Karim Yaqout	12 February 2015	22nd Fajr International Championships	Tehran, Iran
60 m hurdles	8.64	Said Gilani	14 January 2018	Neujahrssportfest	Bremen, Germany	[27]
High jump	1.70 m [28]	Said Gilani	15 February 2014	Hamburger und Schleswig-Holsteinische Hallenmeisterschaften	Hamburg, Germany	[29]
Pole vault	3.75 m [lower-alpha 6]	Thamime Khan	15 January 2022		Aubière, France
	3.77 m [lower-alpha 7]	Thamime Khan	5 February 2022	Championnats Régionaux AURA	Aubière, France
	4.00 m [lower-alpha 8]	Alyas Ahmady	4 February 2023	Maine State Championships	Lewiston, United States	[30]
Long jump	7.18 m	Mohammad Reza Firozkohi	5 January 2022		Tehran, Iran
Triple jump	11.00 m	Nassim Hosseini	18 December 2010		Orléans, France
Shot put	14.05 m	Noor Ullah Osmani	18 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[31]
Heptathlon	1955 pts	Kazemi Hogat	2 February 2018		Tehran, Iran
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 8.49 4.60 m 6.91 m – 12.23 – 3:06.47
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	8.34	Nasrin Ashgari	9 January 2020		Tehran, Iran
200 m	34.84	Yalda Amini	4 February 2017	Helsy-hallikilpailut	Helsinki, Finland
400 m	1:12.16 [32]	Yalda Amini	11 February 2018		Lahti, Finland
800 m	2:47.42	Somayeh Rezaei	14 February 2013		Tehran, Iran
1500 m	5:53.68	Madineh Ahmadi	15 February 2013		Tehran, Iran
3000 m	12:16.80	Shabnam Fayyaz	31 January 2020		Terre Haute, United States
5000 m	21:19.71 [lower-alpha 9]	Shabnam Fayyaz	22 February 2020		Terre Haute, United States
60 m hurdles	13.58 [33]	Yalda Amini	27 April 2017	Tarmon kevätottelut	Helsinki, Finland	[34]
High jump	1.00 m [33]	Yalda Amini	27 April 2017	Tarmon kevätottelut	Helsinki, Finland	[34]
Pole vault
Long jump	3.59 m [32]	Mehrangiz Bijanpoor	9 April 2005		Oslo, Norway
Triple jump	7.13 m [35]	Yalda Amini	9 April 2017	11th Helsinki Tetradecathlon	Helsinki, Finland	[36]
Shot put	6.03 m [lower-alpha 10]	Shakiba Fazeli	3 February 2012		Mashad, Iran
Pentathlon	954 pts	Yalda Amini	27 April 2017	Tarmon kevätottelut	Helsinki, Finland	[34]
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 13.58 1.00 m 5.12 m 3.28 m 3:13.60
3000 m walk	23:20.47	Parima Ahmadi	25 September 2005	Women's Islamic Games	Tehran, Iran
4 × 400 m relay	4:53.96 [lower-alpha 11]	Afghanistan	15 February 2013		Tehran, Iran

Notes

1. Mehrangiz Bijanpoor became a Norwegian citizen on 27 September 2007
2. Mehrangiz Bijanpoor became a Norwegian citizen on 27 September 2007
3. Mehrangiz Bijanpoor became a Norwegian citizen on 27 September 2007
4. per result source Afaq started for Canada
5. doubtful timing
6. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
7. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
8. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
9. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
10. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
11. superior indoor best not ratified by federation as outright records

References

General

• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Outdoor Records
• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records

Specific

1. "Results from ASIA 2022 – 10". AAA. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
2. "Men's 100m Preliminary Round Heat 1/6 Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
3. "Said Gilani Competition Results". DLV. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
4. "800m Run Results". milesplit.com. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
5. "National Records- Half Marathon". ARRS. 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
6. "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. 494, 497. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
7. "1990 Male Results". California International Marathon. Sacramento, California. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
8. "Niedersächsische & Bremer Meisterschaften 2017 Results". ladv.de. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
9. "Said Gilani Competition Results". DLV. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
10. "Men's Pole Vault Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
11. "Men's Pole Vault Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
12. record set during decathlon competition
13. "Said Gilani Competition Results". DLV. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
14. "2021 Phoenix Mini Meet Results" (PDF). athleticsontario.ca. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
15. "Results from ASIA 2023 – 22". AAA. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
16. "Sahar Zamir Chicago Marathon 2013 Result". chicagomarathon.com. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
17. "Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service Half Marathon 2018 Results". sportstats.ca. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
18. "Layegha Hashemi Sydney Marathon 2009 Result". tiktok.biz. 20 September 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
19. "Veikkolan Nuorisokilpailut Results". tilastopaja.net. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
20. "Painon ja moukarinheittokilpailut Results". tilastopaja.net. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
21. "60m Heats Results". AAFIRI. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
22. "Said Gilani Competition Results". DLV. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
23. "Said Gilani Competition Results". DLV. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
24. "600m Results". directathletics.com. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
25. "800m Round 1 Results" (PDF). IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
26. "1000m Results". directathletics.com. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
27. "Said Gilani Competition Results". DLV. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
28. record set during heptathlon competition
29. "Said Gilani Competition Results". DLV. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
30. "Men's Pole Vault Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
31. "Shot Put Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
32. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
33. record set during pentathlon competition
34. "Tarmon Kevätottelut Results". kilpailukalenteri.fi. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
35. record set during tetradecathlon competition
36. "11th Helsinki Indoor Tetradecathlon Results". kilpailukalenteri.fi. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.