List of American Samoan records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in American Samoa by American Samoa's national athletics federation: American Samoa Track & Field Association (ASTFA).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification  Record not kept by ASTFA  Not ratified or later rescinded by ASTFA

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	10.81 (−1.7 m/s)	Kelsey Nakanelua	28 April 2001		Honolulu, United States	[1]
	10.3 h		27 May 2000		Honolulu, United States	[1]
	10.59 [a]		1995		Honolulu, United States	[1] [2] [3]
200 m	22.43 (+0.2 m/s)	Faresa Kapisi	March 16, 2014	Australian Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	[4]
	22.4 h	Kelsey Nakanelua	June 21, 1997		Punahou, United States	[1] [5]
			March 19, 2000		Honolulu, United States	[1]
400 m	49.45	Kelsey Nakanelua	August 25, 2000	Oceania Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[1]
	48.4 h		June 10, 2000		Honolulu, United States	[1]
800 m	2:01.3 h	Afutolu Lefiaseu	April 10, 1992		Utulei, American Samoa	[1]
1500 m	4:19.65 [b]	Jezmond Papu	April 23, 2011	American Samoan Championships	Pago Pago, American Samoa	[1] [6]
3000 m	10:52.6 h	Afutolu Lefiaseu	April 10, 1992		Utulei, American Samoa	[1]
5000 m	16:32.4 h	John Wasco	April 10, 1992		Utulei, American Samoa	[1]
10,000 m	34:28.0 h	Sailala Solilai	September 9, 1971	South Pacific Games	Pirae, French Polynesia	[1]
Half marathon	1:43:17	Franklin Paaga	December 10, 1997		Apia, Samoa	[1]
Marathon	2:25:35	Gary Fanelli	October 2, 1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	[1] [nb 1]
110 m hurdles	15.42 (+0.7 m/s)	Aaron Victorian	March 6, 2010	CSU Stanislaus Kim Duyst Invite	Turlock, United States	[1] [8]
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase	12:00.56	Franklin Paaga	August 16, 1997	South Pacific Mini Games	Tafuna, American Samoa	[1]
High jump	1.89 m	Aaron Victorian	February 12, 2010	Coast Conference Preview	San Jose, California, United States	[1] [9]
Pole vault	5.41 m	Makisi Haleck	May 28, 2005		Norman, Oklahoma, United States	[1]
Long jump	6.90 m	Sa Fuimaono	August 1990		Pago Pago, American Samoa	[1]
Triple jump	13.75 m	Sa Fuimaono	July 1991		Pago Pago, American Samoa	[1]
Shot put	15.09 m	Danny Pritchard	September 15, 1983	South Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	[1]
Discus throw	50.17 m	Frederick Morgan	August 1990		San Diego, United States	[1]
Hammer throw	39.40 m	Taulagi Sualevai	December 9, 1987	South Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	[1]
Javelin throw	67.40 m	Frederick Morgan	September 1991		San Diego, United States	[1]
Decathlon	6572 pts	Aaron Victorian	May 21–22, 2010	California State Championships	Lancaster, California, United States	[1] [10]
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 11.09 6.98 m (+3.6 m/s) 13.79 m 1.83 m 53.84 15.63 38.13 m 3.94 m 48.65 m 5:43.43
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	44.52	American Samoa Taeoa Amisone Ito Tinae Perese Tolua Eliu La'au	September 7, 1979	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	[1]
4 × 400 m relay	3:37.6 h	American Samoa Jackson Leovao Mauga Iofi Pita Faavae Sinapati Uiagalelei	August 18, 1997	South Pacific Mini Games	Tafuna, American Samoa	[1]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	12.78 (±0.0 m/s)	Filomenaleonisa Iakopo	2 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[11] [12]
200 m	28.72	Tafailagi Niusulu	June 6, 2003		Apia, Samoa	[1]
	27.7 h	Jane Phineas	August 16, 1969	South Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua and New Guinea	[1] [13]
	27.39 (±0.0 m/s)	Filomenaleonisa Iakopo	24 June 2023	Oceania Cup	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	[14]
400 m	1:07.14	Afega Fetaiai	September 11, 1983	South Pacific Games	Apia, Western Samoa	[1]
	1:05.8 h	Jane Phineas	August 14, 1969	South Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua and New Guinea	[1] [13]
800 m	2:39.11	Paula Stevenson	December 10, 1987	South Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	[1]
1500 m	5:33.80	Paula Stevenson	December 14, 1987	South Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	[1]
3000 m	12:15.9 h	Georgiana Tomisato	May 1983			[1]
5000 m	21:07.8 h	Paula Stevenson	May 1, 1991		Pago Pago, American Samoa	[1]
10,000 m	45:34.6 h	Rose Siaosi	April 11, 1992		Utulei, American Samoa	[1]
Half marathon	1:47.39	Faye Ondelacy	October 21, 2001	Humboldt Redwoods Marathon	Weott, United States	[1]
Marathon	3:57:15	Faye Ondelacy	June 19, 1999		Anchorage, United States	[1]
100 m hurdles	15.83 (NWI)	Jordan Mageo	May 12, 2015	San Diego City Finals	San Diego, United States	[15]
400 m hurdles	1:07.87	Jordan Mageo	April 2, 2016	California Collegiate Invitational	San Diego, United States	[16]
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.35 m	Jordan Mageo	February 20, 2016	Pomona-Pitzer Collegiate All Comers	Claremont, United States	[17]
Pole vault
Long jump	4.50 m	Lila Waetin	October 16, 2007		Tereora, Cook Islands
	5.80 m	Jane Phineas	1968		United States	[1]
Triple jump	8.72 m	Ira Ripine	April 9, 1992		Utulei, American Samoa	[1]
Shot put	16.67 m	Lisa Misipeka	April 15, 1995		Columbia, United States	[1]
Discus throw	55.99 m	Alexandra Morgan	June 2, 2017	Iron Wood Throws Classic	Coeur d'Alene, United States	[18]
Hammer throw	69.24 m	Lisa Misipeka	June 8, 2003		Burnaby, Canada	[1]
Javelin throw	36.87 m †	Claire Morgan	April 15, 2010	Bryan Clay Invitational	Azusa, United States	[19] [20] [21] [22]
Heptathlon
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	1:01.77	American Samoa Tafailagi Niusulu Puletasi Savannah Sanitoa Chanel	June 6, 2003		Apia, Samoa	[1]
4 × 400 m relay	5:03.2 h	American Samoa	May 28, 1983		Pesega, Western Samoa	[1]

^‡: Another source states : no height ^[13]
†: 36.47 m in Claremont, California, United States, by another source ^[1]

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	7.14	Faresa Kapisi	March 7, 2014	World Championships	Sopot, Poland	[23]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump	1.85 m A	Makisi Haleck	February 16, 2002		Colorado Springs, United States
Pole vault	5.27 m	Makisi Haleck	March 5, 2005		South Bend, United States
Long jump	6.12 m	Isaac Silafau	19 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[24]
Triple jump
Shot put	14.95 m A	Trevor Misipeka	January 16, 1999		Pocatello, United States
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
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put	16.07 m [c]	Lisa Misipeka	February 21, 1997		Gainesville, United States
Weight throw	22.40 m	Lisa Misipeka	February 5, 1999		New York City, United States
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

1. unconfirmed
2. by ASAA source; 4:19.7 h by World Athletics source
3. 16.05 m by other sources

1. Fanelli, from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, moved to Tafuna, American Samoa six months prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in order to coach and attain his Olympic eligibility for America Samoa. ^[7]

References

General

• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Outdoor Records
• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records
• OAA: National Records Oceania 5 November 2020 updated

Specific

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