The following are the national records in athletics in Israel maintained by Israeli Athletic Association (IAA).
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Record not kept by IAA Not ratified or later rescinded by IAA
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
Mx = mixed race
Wo = woman only race
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||
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100 m | 10.20 (−0.6 m/s) | Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy | 21 August 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
10.20 (+1.7 m/s) | Blessing Afrifah | 21 May 2023 | Hapoel Championships | Tel Aviv, Israel | [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
150 m | 15.57 (+0.6 m/s) | Blessing Afrifah | 27 April 2023 | Tel Aviv, Israel | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
200 m | 19.96 A (-1.0 m/s) | Blessing Afrifah | 4 August 2022 | World U20 Championships | Cali, Colombia | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||
300 m | 32.94 | Donald Sanford | 14 February 2015 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 m | 45.04 | Donald Sanford | 19 July 2015 | Brothers Znamensky Memorial | Zhukovsky, Russia | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||
800 m | 1:47.8 h | Oz Katz | 18 May 1983 | Koblenz, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
1:46.83 [lower-alpha 1] | Dustin Emrani | 15 June 2011 | Indianapolis, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1:46.46 [lower-alpha 2] | Mark Handelsman | 15 July 1982 | Lausanne, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1:46.49 [lower-alpha 3] | 31 August 1983 | Koblenz, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1000 m | 2:21.38 | Ronnie Maoz | 19 August 1983 | Menden, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
1500 m | 3:40.90 | Yossef Gezachw | 27 June 2009 | Uden, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mile | 4:03.40 [lower-alpha 4] | Ronnie Maoz | 20 August 1984 | Hamburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
2000 m | 5:10.12 | Itai Maggidi | 8 January 2007 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
3000 m | 7:51.40 | Yossef Gezachw | 15 July 2009 | Naimette-Xhovemont, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||
5000 m | 13:31.45 | Yossef Gezachw | 18 July 2009 | KBC Night of Athletics | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 km (road) | 13:44 | Tadesse Gethahon | 7 January 2021 | Yarkon Park, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
10000 m | 27:33.99 | Tadesse Gethahon | 20 May 2023 | Night of the 10000m PBs | London, United Kingdom | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||
10 km (road) | 28:18 | Maru Teferi | 6 November 2020 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 km (road) | 43:19+ | Tadesse Getahon | 17 October 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||
43:19+ | Maru Teferi | 17 October 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
20000 m (track) | 58:53.6+ | Girmaw Amare | 26 January 2020 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 km (road) | 59:14+ | Maru Teferi | 24 March 2018 | World Half Marathon Championships | Valencia, Spain | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
58:37+ | Gashau Ayale | 18 February 2024 | Seville Marathon | Seville, Spain | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||
57:56+ | Tadesse Getahon | 17 October 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
57:56+ | Maru Teferi | 17 October 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
One hour | 20384 m | Girmaw Amare | 26 January 2020 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
Half marathon | 1:00:52 | Maru Teferi | 8 September 2019 | Tallinn Half Marathon | Tallinn, Estonia | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||
1:00:52 | Tadesse Getahon | 17 October 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 km (road) | 1:14:11+ | Gashau Ayale | 19 February 2023 | Seville Marathon | Seville, Spain | [14] | |||||||||||||||||||
1:13:31+ | Gashau Ayale | 18 February 2024 | Seville Marathon | Seville, Spain | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 km (road) | 1:28:59+ | Gashau Ayale | 19 February 2023 | Seville Marathon | Seville, Spain | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||
1:28:07+ | Gashau Ayale | 18 February 2024 | Seville Marathon | Seville, Spain | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marathon | 2:05:33 | Gashau Ayale | 19 February 2023 | Seville Marathon | Seville, Spain | [18] | |||||||||||||||||||
2:04:53 | Gashau Ayale | 18 February 2024 | Seville Marathon | Seville, Spain | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||||
110 m hurdles | 13.85 (0.0 m/s) | Michael Illin | 10 June 2007 | Bucharest, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | 49.87 | Aleksey Bazarov | 11 September 1991 | Koblenz, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
2000 m steeplechase | 5:44.92 | Itai Maggidi | 25 June 2000 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | 8:24.14 | Itai Maggidi | 4 July 2008 | Metz, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
High jump | 2.36 m | Konstantin Matusevich | 5 February 2000 | Perth, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pole vault | 5.93 m | Aleksandr Averbukh | 19 July 2003 | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||
Long jump | 7.99 m (+1.1 m/s) | Yochai Halevi | 15 May 2010 | Tel Aviv, Israel | [20] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 17.20 m (+0.9 m/s) | Rogel Nachum | 6 June 1992 | Seville, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||
17.20 m (+1.6 m/s) | 19 July 1998 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot put | 19.09 m [lower-alpha 5] | Igor Avrunin | 22 June 1991 | Athens, Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discus throw | 62.24 m | Igor Avrunin | 1 June 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hammer throw | 65.70 m | Igor Giller | 6 May 1995 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
72.00 m | Oleksandr Dryhol | 22 June 2016 | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Javelin throw | 81.94 m | Vadim Bavikin | 8 June 2004 | Zaragoza, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||
Decathlon | 7343 pts | Ariel Attias | 13–14 May 2023 | Missouri Valley Conference Championships | Des Moines, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10000 m walk (track) | 41:51.40 | Vladimir Ostrovskiy | 26 May 1993 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 km walk (road) | 1:23:01 | Vladimir Ostrovskiy | 15 February 1992 | Ein Gedi, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 km walk (road) | 4:17:07 [lower-alpha 6] | Shaul Ladany | 2 July 1972 | Marcinelle, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 miles walk (road) | 7:23:50 [WB] [lower-alpha 7] | Shaul Ladany | 1972 | New Jersey, United States | [21] | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 38.81 | Israel Rafel Yaar Gideon Jablonka Tommy Kafri Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy | 28 August 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 × 200 m relay | 1:23.98 | Maccabi Tel Aviv Micky Bar-Yeoshua Kfir Golan Tommy Kafri Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy | 1 July 2000 | Antony, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.93 | Israel | 23 June 2013 | Kaunaus, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||
3:08.78 [lower-alpha 8] | Israel Y. Shapsai Donald Sanford D. Emrani Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy | 3 June 2012 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3:06.52 | Israel | 27 May 2015 | Patiala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 × 800 m relay | 7:42.28 | Hapoel Emek Hefer Yair Karni Doron Zimman Shmuel Schusterman Shlomo Azulay | 25 May 1986 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 × 1500 m relay | 15:52.27 | Hapoel Emek Hefer Shmuel Schusterman Doron Zimman Yair Karni Shlomo Azulay | 24 May 1986 | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.57 | Israel Eran Siboni Shani Zakay Noam Mamu Nitzan Asas | 22 June 2023 | European Team Championships | Chorzów, Poland | [54] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |||||||||||||
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60 y | 6.41 | Tal Mor | 4 February 2006 | Lubbock, United States | |||||||||||||||
60 m | 6.68 | Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy | 21 February 1999 | Samara, Russia | |||||||||||||||
6.68 | Attila Farkas | 26 January 2002 | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
200 m | 20.94 | Blessing Afrifah | 30 January 2024 | Czech Indoor Gala | Ostrava, Czech Republic | [55] | |||||||||||||
300 y | 31.8 h | Manny Rosenberg | February 1984 | Carbondale, United States | |||||||||||||||
300 m | 34.12 A | Itai Iluz | March 1987 | Pocatello, United States | |||||||||||||||
400 m | 46.46 | Donald Sanford | 8 February 2014 | David Hemery Valentine Invitational | Boston, United States | [56] | |||||||||||||
440 y | 50.8 h | Yoav Mekel | 19 February 1984 | West Point, United States | |||||||||||||||
500 m | 1:00.86 | Donald Sanford | 25 January 2014 | BU John Thomas Terrier Invitational | Boston, United States | [57] | |||||||||||||
600 m | 1:20.69 | Noam Darssa | 21 February 1998 | United States | |||||||||||||||
800 m | 1:51.73 | Joseph Gazchao | 12 February 2000 | Indianapolis, United States | |||||||||||||||
1:49.62 OT | Joseph Gazchao | 3 February 2001 | Lubbock, United States | ||||||||||||||||
1:47.81 | Dustin Emrani | 11 February 2012 | Boston University Valentine Invitational | Boston, United States | [58] | ||||||||||||||
1000 m | 2:24.49 | Gezachw Yossef | 24 January 1998 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | |||||||||||||||
2:23.87 | Dustin Emrani | 13 January 2012 | NYC Gotham Cup | New York City, United States | [59] | ||||||||||||||
2:12.0 h | Mark Handelsman | 17 February 1984 | San Diego, United States | ||||||||||||||||
1500 m | 3:47.85 | Itai Maggidi | 25 February 2005 | Clemson, United States | |||||||||||||||
Mile | 4:00.87 | Mickey Kubrin | 15 February 2008 | Fayetteville, United States | |||||||||||||||
3000 m | 7:55.42 | Itai Maggidi | 2 March 2007 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||
7:54.11 OT | Itai Maggidi | 3 February 2007 | South Bend, United States | ||||||||||||||||
Two miles | 8:51.9 h | Yair Karni | 27 January 1979 | Portland, United States | |||||||||||||||
5000 m | 13:52.94 | Jonathan Carmine | 3 December 2022 | Boston, United States | |||||||||||||||
13:49.22 OT | Yehezkel Halifa | 4 March 1989 | Johnson City, United States | ||||||||||||||||
60 m hurdles | 7.95 | Ophir Shmueli | 9 February 1997 | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||
High jump | 2.31 m | Konstantin Matusevich | 10 March 1996 | European Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Pole vault | 5.86 m | Aleksandr Averbukh | 15 February 2001 | Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||
Long jump | 7.78 m | Aviram Schwartzbard | 26 February 2022 | New York City, United States | |||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 16.93 m | Rogel Nachum | 1 March 1998 | European Championships | Valencia, Spain | ||||||||||||||
Shot put | 19.36 m | Itamar Levi | 27 January 2018 | ASU Invitational | Jonesboro, United States | [60] | |||||||||||||
Weight throw | 19.99 m | Adar Sheere | 27 January 2021 | South Bend, United States | |||||||||||||||
Heptathlon | 5680 pts | Etamar Bhastekar | 29-30 January 2021 | Razorback Invitational | Fayetteville, United States | [61] | |||||||||||||
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5000 m walk | 19:17.45 | Vladimir Ostrovskiy | 23 February 1991 | Prague, Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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50 m | 6.4 | Esther Shahamorov | 15 January 1972 | Dortmund, West Germany | ||
60 m | 7.20 | Diana Vaisman | 18 March 2022 [lower-alpha 18] | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | [62] |
7.1 h | Esther Rot | 12 February 1976 | Bucharest, Romania | |||
200 m | 24.05 | Irina Lenskiy | 27 January 2002 | Russian Winter Meeting | Moscow, Russia | |
300 m | 40.89 | Rita Pogorelov | 12 January 2008 | Bowling Green, United States | ||
400 m | 55.34 | Olga Dor-Dogadko | 14 February 1999 | Indoor Flanders Meeting | Ghent, Belgium | |
500 m | 1:13.61 | Shanie Landen | 12 February 2016 | David Hemery Valentine Invitational | Boston, United States | [63] |
1:09.64 | Anna Tkach | 7 January 2003 | Moscow, Russia | |||
600 m | 1:35.70 OT | Shanie Landen | 16 January 2016 | UW Indoor Preview | Seattle, United States | [64] |
800 m | 2:08.47 | Shanie Landen | 12 February 2016 | David Hemery Valentine Invitational | Boston, United States | [65] |
1000 m | 2:52.90 OT | Shanie Landen | 16 January 2016 | UW Indoor Preview | Seattle, United States | |
1500 m | 4:33.12 | Viorica Auplager | 14 March 1998 | Bacău, Romania | ||
Mile | 4:37.94 | Sivan Aurbach | 2 December 2023 | Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener | Boston, United States | [66] |
3000 m | 8:48.11 | Selamawit Teferi | 14 February 2022 | Meeting de l’Eure | Val-de-Reuil, France | |
5000 m | 16:07.77 OT | Maor Tiyouri | 12 February 2016 | Seattle, United States | ||
15:42.85 | Adva Cohen | 1 December 2018 | Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener | Boston, United States | [67] | |
15:33.00 | Adva Cohen | 4 December 2021 | Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener | Boston, United States | [68] | |
15:27.20 | Adva Cohen | 27 January 2024 | BU John Thomas Terrier Classic | Boston, United States | [69] | |
60 m hurdles | 8.03 | Irina Lenskiy | 27 January 2002 | Russian Winter Meeting | Moscow, Russia | |
High jump | 1.94 m | Danielle Frenkel | 5 March 2011 | European Championships | Paris, France | [70] |
Pole vault | 4.35 m | Naama Bernstein | 3 February 2021 | Czech Indoor Gala | Ostrava, Czech Republic | [71] |
4.60 m [lower-alpha 19] | Jillian Schwartz | 30 May 2010 | Jonesboro, United States | [72] | ||
Long jump | 6.32 m | Eden Finkelstein | 10 February 2019 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Triple jump | 14.49 m | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | 8 March 2015 | European Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | [73] |
Shot put | 16.78 m | Annastasia Muchkaev | 25 January 2013 | Jayhawk Classic | Lawrence, United States | [74] |
Weight throw | 15.33 m | Sivan Abali | 2 February 2007 | Carbondale, United States | ||
Pentathlon | 3993 pts | Marina Lippis | 18 February 1999 | Minsk, Belarus | ||
8.97 (60 m hurdles), 1.66 m (high jump), 13.93 m (shot put), 5.71 m (long jump), 2:28.63 (800 m) | ||||||
1500 m walk | 7:06.12 | Dorit Attias | 17 February 1990 | East Rutherford, United States | ||
Mile walk | 7:27.7 h | Dorit Attias | 14 February 1988 | Alexandria [ clarification needed ], United States | ||
3000 m walk | 15:19.4 h | Dorit Attias | 7 January 1990 | Princeton, United States | ||
4 × 400 m relay |
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