List of Lesotho records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Lesotho maintained by Lesotho Amateur Athletics Association (LAAA).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification  Record not kept by LAAA  Not ratified or later rescinded by LAAA

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 y	9.53+ (−0.5 m/s)	Mosito Lehata	26 May 2015	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[1]
100 m	10.11 (+1.4 m/s)	Mosito Lehata	12 April 2015	Meeting International	Réduit, Mauritius	[2]
	10.11 (+0.4 m/s)		5 June 2017	Josef Odložil Memorial	Prague, Czech Republic	[3]
200 m	20.36 (+0.5 m/s)	Mosito Lehata	31 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[4]
400 m	45.46	Henry Mohoanyane	18 March 1988		Bloemfontein, South Africa
800 m	1:50.85	Freddy Lenka	6 March 1982		Welkom, South Africa
1500 m	3:47.36	Moeketsi Mosuhli	24 March 2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	[5]
3000 m	8:02.27	Thabang Baholo	16 October 1990		Port Elizabeth, South Africa
5000 m	13:21.68	Namakoe Nkhasi	26 June 2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[6]
10,000 m	28:06.33	Namakoe Nkhasi	22 June 2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[7]
10 km (road)	28:28	Namakoe Nkhasi	18 September 2016		Cape Town, South Africa	[8]
15 km (road)	43:09	Thabang Baholo	2 November 1991		Cape Town, South Africa
20 km (road)	1:02:22	Simon Tsotang	14 October 2006		George, South Africa
Half marathon	1:02:41	Ernest Tjela	21 July 1990		Durban, South Africa	[9]
	1:01:14	Solomon Namanyane	23 July 1989		Durban, South Africa
25 km (road)	1:18:58	Sekeke Lesole	8 May 2010	Jackie Mekler 25 km Run	Pretoria, South Africa
Marathon	2:09:47	Motlokoa Clement Nkhabutlane	9 April 2017	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	[10]
	2:07:58	Tebello Ramakongoana	10 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[11]
	2:06:18	Tebello Ramakongoana	5 January 2025	C&D Xiamen Marathon	Xiamen, China	[12]
110 m hurdles	15.1	Edwin Mashai	1 May 1971		Lebanon
400 m hurdles	54.70	Relebohile Mosito	4 March 2010	Yellow Pages Series III	Potchefstroom, South Africa	[13]
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.95 m	Potse Potse	5 April 1985		Mbabane, Swaziland
Pole vault
Long jump	6.53 m (+0.1 m/s)	Pule Rantseli	20 August 2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	[14]
Triple jump	13.56 m	Leoma Rebonejoang	30 May 2010	Southern Africa Region Junior Championships	Maputo, Mozambique	[15]
Shot put	11.82 m	Matete Matete	11 May 1987		Teyateyaneng, Lesotho
Discus throw	34.50 m	Alfred Mokoyana	21 June 1997		Durban, South Africa
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	52.00 m	Mefi Tsietso	14 December 2002		Teyateyaneng, Lesotho
Decathlon
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	42.11	Lesotho M. Mosili R. Molise M. Mphou S. Thuso	15 September 1999	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa
4 × 400 m relay	3:15.67	Lesotho Isaac Seatile Motlatsi Maseela Makoekoe Mahanetsa Mpho Morobe	2 August 1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	12.34	Lineo Florence Shoai	2 July 2005		Harare, Zimbabwe
200 m	24.73	Lineo Florence Shoai	15 June 2002		Molepolole, Botswana
400 m	54.91	Mamakoli Senauouane	3 May 2019		Manzini, Eswatini
	54.26	Mamakoli Senauoane	1 March 2025	AGN Track & Field League 4	Pretoria, South Africa	[16]
800 m	2:05.04	Tsepang Sello	6 April 2019		Stellenbosch, South Africa
1500 m	4:17.31	Tsepang Sello	23 February 2018	HTS Louis Botha and Cell C Invitational	Bloemfontein, South Africa	[17]
3000 m	9:41.16	Matirinta Mota	5 May 2000		Bellville, South Africa
5000 m	17:02.1	Nthabiseng Maktoi	2002		Maseru, Lesotho
5 km (road)	15:38+	Neheng Khatala	2 April 2023	ABSA Gqeberha10k	Gqeberha, South Africa	[18]
10,000 m	36:00.2	Mamokete Lechela	March 2000		Maseru, Lesotho
10 km (road)	32:43	Neheng Khatala	2 April 2023	ABSA Gqeberha10k	Gqeberha, South Africa	[19]
Half marathon	1:14:11	Mamorallo Tjoka	1 July 2007		Durban, South Africa
Marathon	2:33:41	Neheng Khatala	23 September 2018		Cape Town, South Africa
100 m hurdles	14.84 [a]	Selloane Tsoaeli	10-11 April 2010	Meeting International de Maurice	Réduit, Mauritius	[20] [21]
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.78 m	Selloane Tsoaeli	5 September 2010	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	[22]
	1.78 m [a]		8 October 2010	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	[23]
	1.78 m		10 October 2010	Commonwealth Games		[24]
Pole vault
Long jump	5.90 m [a]	Selloane Tsoaeli	19 June 2010		Havana, Cuba
Triple jump	13.57 m (+0.6 m/s)	Lerato Sechele	10 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[25]
Shot put	11.28 m [a]	Selloane Tsoaeli	18 June 2010		Havana, Cuba
Discus throw	26.50 m	Maki Thokoa	6 April 1990		Maseru, Lesotho
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	37.52 m [a]	Selloane Ts'oaeli	14 April 2012	African Combined Events Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	[26]
Heptathlon	5371 pts	Selloane Tsoaeli	10–11 April 2010	Meeting International de Maurice	Réduit, Mauritius	[20] [21]
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m 14.84 1.75 m 10.95 m 26.07 5.70 m 34.87 m 2:15.82
20 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	48.9 h	Lesotho	24 July 1999		Harare, Zimbabwe
4 × 400 m relay	4:14.9 h	Lesotho	6 April 1990		Maseru, Lesotho

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	7.00	Mosito Lehata	9 March 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[27]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m	8:26.83	Tau Khotso	9 March 2001	World Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	[28]
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	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	13.07 m	Lerato Sechele	27 January 2018	Indoor Zone Championship Meeting	Reims, France	[29]
Shot put
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

1. record set during heptathlon competition

References

General

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

Specific

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