Asian youth records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the Asian Athletics Association (AAA). They are the all-time best marks set in competition by athletes aged 17 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance and competing for a member nation of the Asian Athletics Association. The AAA maintains a list of youth records only in a specific list of outdoor events. All other records, including all indoor records, shown on this list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by the governing body.
Key: Awaiting ratification Not an AAA record event Not ratified or later rescinded by AAA
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
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100 m | 10.06 (+1.4 m/s) | Puripol Boonson | Thailand | 30 September 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 17 years, 260 days | [1] |
200 m | 20.19 (+1.7 m/s) | Puripol Boonson | Thailand | 27 June 2022 | Qosanov Memorial | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 16 years, 165 days | [2] |
400 m | 45.58 | Suleiman Abdulrahman | United Arab Emirates | 3 May 2024 | International Grand Prix Meeting | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [3] | |
600 m | 1:18.28 | Ko Ochiai | Japan | 22 April 2023 | Tokyo Spring Challenge | Tokyo, Japan | 16 years, 248 days | [4] |
800 m | 1:44.34 | Belal Mansoor Ali | Bahrain | 17 June 2005 | Conegliano, Italy | 16 years, 243 days | ||
1000 m | 2:17.44 | Hamza Driouch | Qatar | 9 August 2011 | Formtoppningen & Kastkvitter | Sollentuna, Sweden | 16 years, 266 days | [5] [6] |
1500 m | 3:33.86 | Belal Mansoor Ali | Bahrain | 1 June 2005 | Milan, Italy | 16 years, 243 days | ||
Mile | ||||||||
3000 m | 7:47.65 | Aadam Ismaeel Khamis | Bahrain | 22 June 2006 | CAA Grand Prix d'Alger | Algiers, Algeria | 17 years, 130 days | [7] |
5000 m | 13:31.19 | Keita Satoh | Japan | 3 October 2021 | Nippon Sport Science University Long Distance Competition | Yokohama, Japan | 17 years, 254 days | [8] |
10000 m | 28:02.08 | Aadam Ismaeel Khamis | Bahrain | 9 December 2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 17 years, 300 days | [9] |
110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) | 13.17 (+1.2 m/s) | Owaab Barrow | Qatar | 16 October 2018 | Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 17 years, 57 days | [10] |
110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 13.29 (+0.5 m/s) | Yuanjiang Chen | China | 25 August 2023 | Japan-Korea-China Junior Exchange Competition | Wakayama, Japan | 17 years, 210 days | [11] |
110 m hurdles (106.7 cm) | 13.69 (+1.4 m/s) | Tetsuro Nishi | Japan | 1 August 2021 | Japan High School Championships | Fukui, Japan | 17 years, 177 days | [12] |
400 m hurdles (84.0 cm) | 50.25 | Amin Mohamed Al Ozon | Syria | 14 July 2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 17 years, 7 days | [13] |
2000 m steeplechase | 5:37.80 | Ali Ahmed Al Amri | Saudi Arabia | 2 October 2004 | Jeddah Pan Arab Schools Championships | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 16 years, 279 days | [14] |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:32.72 | Chen Ming | China | 27 October 2002 | Chinese National GP Final | Tiantai, China | 17 years, 285 days | [15] |
High jump | 2.27 m | Haiqiang Huang | China | 16 July 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 17 years, 158 days | [16] |
Pole vault | 5.46 m | Masaki Ejima | Japan | 7 October 2016 | National Sports Festival of Japan | Kitakami, Japan | 17 years, 215 days | [17] |
Long jump | 8.17 m (+0.5 m/s) | Zhang Xiaoyi | China | 23 April 2006 | Chinese National GP | Chongqing, China | 16 years, 333 days | [18] |
Triple jump | 16.89 m | Gu Junjie | China | 25 August 2000 | Guangzhou, China | 15 years, 112 days | ||
Shot put (5 kg) | 22.10 m | Wang Like | China | 22 July 2006 | Huizhou, China | 17 years, 111 days | ||
Shot put (6 kg) | 20.17 m | Wang Like | China | 15 July 2006 | Macao, Macao | 17 years, 104 days | [19] | |
Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 63.63 m | Moaaz Mohamed Ibrahim | Qatar | 24 July 2016 | IAAF World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 17 years, 167 days | [20] |
Hammer throw (5 kg) | 81.55 m | Wang Qi | China | 16 April 2018 | National Grand Prix | Zhuzhou, China | 17 years, 65 days | [21] |
Hammer throw (6 kg) | 85.57 m WJR | Ashraf Elseify | Qatar | 14 July 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 17 years, 145 days | [22] |
Hammer throw | 67.62 m | Wang Qi | China | 14 September 2018 | Taiyuan, China | 17 years, 216 days | ||
Javelin throw (700 g) | 82.34 m | Qingbo Wang | China | 17 May 2005 | Ningbo, China | 16 years, 358 days | [23] | |
Javelin throw (800 g) | 78.68 m | Chao-Tsun Cheng | Chinese Taipei | 15 October 2010 | Chinese Taipei Championships | Miaoli, Chinese Taipei | 16 years, 363 days | [24] |
Decathlon | 7203 pts | Xiaohong Chen | China | 31 May–1 June 2013 | Suzhou, China | 16 years, 112 days | ||
10.97 (+0.3 m/s)(100 m), 7.04 m (+0.3 m/s)(long jump), 11.30 m (shot put), 2.01 m (high jump), 50.97 (400 m) / 15.41 (-0.1 m/s)(110 m hurdles), 37.85 m (discus), 4.20 m (pole vault), 60.32 m (javelin), 5:05.61 (1500 m) | ||||||||
5000 m walk (track) | 19:30.15 | Zhang Rui | China | 11 October 2006 | Shandong Games U18 | Yantai, China | 17 years, 272 days | [25] |
10000 m walk (track) | 39:47.20 | Chen Ding | China | 11 July 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 15 years, 341 days | [26] |
10 km walk (road) | 38:57 | Li Tianlei | China | 18 September 2010 | IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final | Beijing, China | 15 years, 248 days | [27] |
20000 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 km walk (road) | 3:45:46 | Yu Guoping | China | 23 November 2001 | Guangzhou, China | 15 years, 163 days | ||
4×100 m relay | ||||||||
4×400 m relay |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
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100 m | 11.32 (+0.7 m/s) | Yujie Chen | China | 25 April 2024 | Asian U20 Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 15 years, 118 days | [28] |
200 m | 23.03 (+0.2 m/s) | Salwa Eid Naser | Bahrain | 28 June 2015 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 17 years, 36 days | [29] | |
400 m | 50.01 | Li Jing | China | 18 October 1997 | Chinese National Games | Shanghai, China | 17 years, 246 days | |
600 m | 1:30.99 | Senri Mori | Japan | 22 April 2023 | Tokyo Spring Challenge | Tokyo, Japan | 17 years, 25 days | [30] |
800 m | 1:57.18 | Wang Yuan | China | 8 September 1993 | Chinese National Games | Beijing, China | 17 years, 153 days | |
1000 m | ||||||||
1500 m | 3:54.52 | Ling Zhang | China | 18 October 1997 | Chinese National Games | Shanghai, China | 16 years, 188 days | |
Mile | ||||||||
3000 m | 8:36.45 | Ma Ningning | China | 6 June 1993 | Jinan, China | 17 years, 5 days | ||
5000 m | 14:45.71 | Song Liqing | China | 21 October 1997 | Chinese National Games | Shanghai, China | 17 years, 274 days | |
10000 m | 31:11.26 | Song Liqing | China | 19 October 1997 | Chinese National Games | Shanghai, China | 17 years, 272 days | |
Marathon | 2:25:15 | Sun Weiwei | China | 20 October 2002 | Beijing Marathon | Beijing, China | 16 years, 279 days | |
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.20 (+0.9 m/s) | Wu Binbin | China | 28 April 2023 | Asian U18 Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 16 years, 364 days | [31] |
100 m hurdles (84 cm) | 13.19 (-1.2 m/s) | Le Hsu | Chinese Taipei | 4 December 2020 | Chinese Taipei Championships | New Taipei City, Chinese Taipei | 17 years, 201 days | [32] |
400 m hurdles | 55.30 [lower-alpha 1] | Rui Li | China | 26 October 1995 | China National Youth Games | Nanjing, China | 15 years, 338 days | [33] |
55.43 [lower-alpha 2] | Shuju Li | China | 21 October 1997 | Shanghai Chinese National Games | Shanghai, China | 16 years, 93 days | [34] | |
2000 m steeplechase | 6:33.06 | Parami Wasanthi Maristela | Sri Lanka | 12 October 2018 | Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 17 years, 137 days | [35] |
6:17.33 [lower-alpha 3] | Ruth Jebet | Bahrain | 29 October 2013 | Manama, Bahrain | 16 years, 346 days | [36] | ||
3000 m steeplechase | 9:57.34 | Wang Huan | China | 6 August 2006 | Chinese Championships | Shijiazhuang, China | 17 years, 206 days | [37] |
9:52.47 [lower-alpha 4] | Ruth Jebet | Bahrain | 23 May 2013 | Arab Championships | Doha, Qatar | 16 years, 187 days | [38] | |
High jump | 1.92 m | Xingjuan Zheng | China | 24 April 2005 | Zhongshan, China | 16 years, 35 days | ||
1.93 m [lower-alpha 5] | Xingjuan Zheng | China | 29 October 2006 | National Grand Prix Final | Changsha, China | 17 years, 223 days | [39] | |
Pole vault | 4.45 m | Zhang Yingning | China | 29 October 2006 | National Grand Prix Final | Changsha, China | 16 years, 296 days | [40] |
Long jump | 6.74 m (+1.0 m/s) | Lu Minjia | China | 23 October 2009 | Chinese National Games | Jinan, China | 16 years, 298 days | [41] |
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) | 19.31 m | Li Xinhui | China | 16 April 2018 | National Grand Prix | Zhuzhou, China | 17 years, 65 days | [42] |
Discus throw | 60.50 m | Yan Liang | China | 25 September 2012 | Chinese Championships | Kunshan, China | 17 years, 267 days | [43] |
Hammer throw (3 kg) | 68.84 m | Jie Zhao | China | 24 May 2019 | Chinese U18 Championships | Huludao, China | 16 years, 223 days | [44] |
Hammer throw (4 kg) | 70.60 m | Wenxiu Zhang | China | 5 April 2003 | Nanning, China | 17 years, 14 days | ||
Javelin throw (500 g) | 61.97 m | Yu Yuzhen | China | 8 May 2015 | Asian Youth Championships | Doha, Qatar | [45] | |
Javelin throw (600 g) | 64.41 m | Ziyi Yan | China | 14 September 2024 | Chinese Championships | Quzhou, China | 16 years, 115 days | [46] |
Heptathlon (youth) | 5454 pts | Meg Hemphill | Japan | 12-13 July 2013 | World Youth Championships in Athletics | Donetsk, Ukraine | 17 years, 51 days | |
13.91 (-1.2 m/s)(100 m hurdles), 1.54 m (high jump), 12.43 m (shot put), 25.71 (-0.5 m/s)(200 m) / 5.17 m (-0.2 m/s)(long jump), 46.61 (javelin), 2:15.70 (800 m) | [47] | |||||||
Heptathlon (senior) | 6185 pts | Shen Shengfei | China | 17–18 October 1997 | Chinese National Games | Shanghai, China | 16 years, 331 days | |
14.23 (100 m hurdles), 1.83 m (high jump), 14.37 m (shot put), 24.13 (200 m) / 5.93 m (long jump), 44.50 (javelin), 2:17.81 (800 m) | [48] | |||||||
3000 m walk (track) | 12:22.2 h | Qin Aihua | China | 4 September 2004 | Yenking, China | 16 years, 306 days | ||
12:11.70 | Yu Miao | China | 27 August 2005 | Chinese High School Championships | Zhengzhou, China | 16 years, 147 days | [49] | |
5000 m walk (track) | 21:13.16 | Cui Yingzi | China | 30 October 1988 | Jinan, China | 17 years, 278 days | [50] | |
5 km walk (road) | 21:05 | Yang Xizhen | China | 8 April 2023 | Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix 2 | Taicang, China | 17 years, 28 days | [51] |
10000 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 | [52] | |
20000 m walk (track) | 1:34:21.56 | Wang Xue | China | 1 November 2007 | Wuhan, China | 17 years, 260 days | ||
20 km walk (road) | 1:30:35 | Zhou Tongmei | China | 23 April 2005 | Cixi City, China | 17 years, 19 days | ||
4 x 100 metres relay | ||||||||
4 x 400 metres relay | 3:44.27 | Sunshine Youth Sports Club Leyi Chen Xueying He Peijing Li Hailing Yan | China | 18 August 2019 | Chinese Youth Games | Taiyuan, China | 16 years, 97 days 16 years, 352 days 15 years, 269 days 16 years, 283 days | [53] |
The AAA does not keep official youth bests in indoor events.
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref | |||||||||||||
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60 m | 6.68 | Zhao Haohuan | China | 22 February 2004 | Chinese National Grand Prix | Beijing, China | 16 years, 2 days | [54] | |||||||||||||
200 m | 21.25 | Lu Shangbin | China | 11 March 2010 | Chinese Indoor Grand Prix | Nanjing, China | 16 years, 350 days | [55] | |||||||||||||
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800 m | 1:49.63 | Li Huiquan | China | 18 February 2003 | China-Japan International Match | Tianjin, China | 15 years, 99 days | [56] | |||||||||||||
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1500 m | 3:48.84 | Lin Xiangqian | China | 14 February 2004 | Shanghai, China | 17 years, 18 days | [57] | ||||||||||||||
3000 m | 7:50.10 | Aadam Ismaeel Khamis | Bahrain | 11 February 2006 | Asian Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | 16 years, 364 days | [58] | |||||||||||||
5000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||
60 m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 7.75 | Syouma Iwamoto | Japan | 3 February 2024 | Japan Indoor Meet - U20 & U18 | Osaka, Japan | 16 years, 212 days | [59] | |||||||||||||
60 m hurdles (91.4 cm) | 7.86 | Syouma Iwamoto | Japan | 12 March 2022 | Japan Indoor Meet U16 | Osaka, Japan | 14 years, 249 days | [60] | |||||||||||||
High jump | 2.18 m | Hu Tong | China | 17 February 2003 | Tianjin, China | 17 years, 20 days | [61] | ||||||||||||||
Pole vault | 5.30 m | Yang Yansheng | China | 20 February 2005 | Chinese National Grand Prix | Shanghai, China | 17 years, 46 days | [62] | |||||||||||||
Long jump | 7.93 m | Wang Jianan | China | 23 March 2013 | Fuzhou, China | 16 years, 208 days | [63] | ||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 16.29 m | Fang Yaoqing | China | 23 March 2013 | Fuzhou, China | 16 years, 337 days | [64] | ||||||||||||||
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5000 m walk | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref | |||||||||
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60 m | 7.36 | Li Yuting | China | 23 February 2019 | China Indoor Grand Prix | Nanjing, China | 16 years, 296 days | [65] | |||||||||
200 m | 23.99 | Liang Xiaojing | China | 22 March 2014 | National Indoor Grand Prix | Beijing, China | 16 years, 349 days | [66] | |||||||||
400 m | 54.69 | Jingwen Chen | China | 21 March 2007 | Beijing National Indoor GP | Beijing, China | 17 years, 41 days | [67] | |||||||||
800 m | 2:05.66 | Wang Chunyu | China | 23 February 2011 | Chinese Indoor Grand Prix | Nanjing, China | 16 years, 37 days | [68] | |||||||||
1500 m | 4:17.17 | Xue Fei | China | 24 February 2006 | Chinese National Indoor Grand Prix | Beijing, China | 16 years, 200 days | [69] | |||||||||
3000 m | 9:08.24 | Wang Xiaoming | China | 22 February 2000 | Beijing, China | 15 years, 19 days | [70] | ||||||||||
5000 m | |||||||||||||||||
60 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 8.27 | Miki Hayashi | Japan | 12 March 2022 | Japan Indoor Meet U18 | Osaka, Japan | 16 years, 300 days | [71] | |||||||||
High jump | 1.90 m | Zheng Xingjuan | China | 19 February 2006 | National Indoor Grand Prix | Shanghai, China | 16 years, 336 days | [72] | |||||||||
Pole vault | 4.46 m | Zhang Yingning | China | 15 March 2007 | Chinese Indoor Grand Prix | Shanghai, China | 17 years, 68 days | [73] | |||||||||
Long jump | 6.43 m | Wang Rong | China | 6 March 2013 | Chinese Indoor Grand Prix | Nanjing, China | 16 years, 248 days | [74] | |||||||||
29 March 2013 | Beijing, China | 16 years, 271 days | [75] | ||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 14.09 m | Wang Rong | China | 7 March 2013 | Chinese Indoor Grand Prix | Nanjing, China | 16 years, 249 days | [76] | |||||||||
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Pentathlon (youth) | 3824 pts | Adina Mahsutova | Kazakhstan | 9 February 2019 | Kazakh U18 Championships | Oskemen, Kazakhstan | 16 years, 334 days | [77] | |||||||||
8.67 (60 m hurdles), 1.72 m (high jump), 11.75 m (shot put), 5.36 m (long jump), 2:32.65 (800 m) | |||||||||||||||||
3000 m walk | |||||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay |
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