List of Asian under-23 bests in athletics

Asian U23 bests in the sport of athletics are the all-time best marks set in competition by aged 22 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance and competing for a member nation of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA). Technically, in all under-23 age divisions, the age is calculated "on December 31 of the year of competition" to avoid age group switching during a competitive season. AAA does not maintain an official list for such performances. All bests shown on this list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by the governing body.

Outdoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref.
100 m	9.98 (+1.8 m/s)	Yoshihide Kiryu	Japan	9 September 2017	Intercollegiate Meet	Fukui, Japan	21 years, 268 days	[1]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1000 m
1500 m
3000 m
5000 m
10,000 m	26:38.76	Ahmad Hassan Abdullah	Qatar	5 September 2003	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	22 years, 38 days
Half marathon	1:01:38	Kazura Munakata	Japan	17 November 2024	Ageo City Half Marathon	Ageo, Japan	19 years, 312 days	[2]
Marathon
110 m hurdles
300 m hurdles	35.47	Yu Hashimoto	Japan	14 October 2024	National Sports Festival	Saga, Japan	18 years, 142 days	[3]
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase	7:53.63	Saif Saaeed Shaheen	Qatar	3 September 2004	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	21 years, 324 days
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put	21.15 m	Abdelrahman Mahmoud	Bahrain	16 June 2021	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	20 years, 166 days	[4]
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10,000 m walk (track)	37:25.90	Koki Ikeda	Japan	14 November 2020	Juntendo University Long Distance Meeting	Inzai, Japan	22 years, 195 days	[5]
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref.
100 m
200 m
400 m	49.08	Salwa Eid Naser	Bahrain	20 July 2018	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	20 years, 58 days	[6]
800 m
1500 m	3:50.46	Qu Yunxia	China	11 September 1993	Chinese National Games	Beijing, China	20 years, 260 days
3000 m	8:06.11	Wang Junxia	China	13 September 1993	Chinese National Games	Beijing, China	20 years, 247 days
5000 m
10,000 m	29:31.78	Wang Junxia	China	8 September 1993	Chinese National Games	Beijing, China	20 years, 242 days
Marathon
100 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
2000 m steeplechase	5:56.83	Winfred Mutile Yavi	Bahrain	1 September 2019	ISTAF Berlin	Berlin, Germany	19 years, 244 days	[7]
3000 m steeplechase	8:52.78	Ruth Jebet	Bahrain	27 August 2016	Meeting Areva	Saint-Denis, France	19 years, 284 days	[8]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw	77.24 m	Zhang Jiale	China	2 August 2025	Chinese Championships	Quzhou, China	18 years, 284 days	[9]
Javelin throw	64.28 m	Ziyi Yan	China	14 April 2024	Chinese Athletics Grand Prix 2	Hangzhou, China	15 years, 328 days	[10]
Heptathlon
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
5 km walk (road)	21:30	Wu Quanming	China	14 April 2018		Shangrao, China	16 years, 149 days
10,000 m walk (track)
20,000 m walk (track)	1:29:32.4	Hongjuan Song	China	23 October 2003	Changsha Chinese Urban Games	Changsha, China	19 years, 111 days
20 km walk (road)
35 km walk (road)	2:43:25	Wu Quanming	China	22 January 2022		Nanjing, China	20 years, 67 days	[11]
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 400 m relay

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref.
60 m	6.54	Abdul Hakim Sani Brown	Japan	8 March 2019	NCAA Division I Championships	Birmingham, United States	20 years, 2 days	[12]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
Mile	3:57.43	Ryoji Tatezawa	Japan	25 February 2018	BU Last Chance Meet	Boston, United States	20 years, 285 days	[13]
3000 m
5000 m	13:09.45	Keita Sato	Japan	26 January 2024	BU John Thomas Terrier Classic	Boston, United States	20 years, 4 days	[14]
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
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	Nationality	Date	Meet	Place	Age	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
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

References

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4. "Okagbare runs wind-assisted 10.63 100m in Lagos". World Athletics. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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7. "Krause smashes 2000m steeplechase world best in Berlin". IAAF. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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9. "Karalis clears 6.08m in Volos as records fall around the world, athletes target Tokyo". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
10. "Perez launches discus 73.09m, Sears clocks 10.77 for 100m". World Athletics . 14 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
11. "Brits face hot competition at World Race Walking Team Champs". athleticsweekly.com. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
12. "60m Prelims Results". flashresults.com. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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