The following are the national records in athletics in Saudi Arabia maintained by the Saudi Arabian Athletics Federation (SAAF).
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Record not kept by SAAF Not ratified or later rescinded by SAAF
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
dh = downhill course
X = annulled due to doping violation
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||||||
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100 m | 12.90 (+1.8 m/s) | Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh | 16 May 2022 | GCC Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | [21] | |||||||||||||
12.86 (−1.3 m/s) | Lujain Hamdan [lower-alpha 2] | 1 December 2023 | 2nd National Saudi Games | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [22] | ||||||||||||||
12.53 (−0.8 m/s) | Mohamed Mallam | 3 May 2024 | International Grand Prix Meeting | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [23] | ||||||||||||||
12.24 (−0.2 m/s) | Hiba Mallam Mohammed | 29 May 2024 | West Asian Championships | Basra, Iraq | [24] | ||||||||||||||
200 m | 27.86 (+1.5 m/s) | Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh | 18 May 2022 | GCC Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | [25] | |||||||||||||
27.00 (−0.9 m/s) | Lujain Al-Humaid | 29 April 2023 | West Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | [26] | ||||||||||||||
25.92 (−1.1 m/s) | Hiba Mallam Mohammed | 1 June 2024 | West Asian Championships | Basra, Iraq | [27] | ||||||||||||||
400 m | 1:06.33 | Dana Salah Al-Shehri | 25 August 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
1:02.52 | Sarah Abdel Karim | 27 April 2023 | West Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | [28] | ||||||||||||||
54.76 | Mariam Kareem | 3 May 2024 | International Grand Prix Meeting | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [29] | ||||||||||||||
800 m | 2:39.41 | Miznah Al-Nassar | 16 May 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | [30] | |||||||||||||
2:38.27 [lower-alpha 3] | Sarah Abdel Karim Al Hilal | 9 February 2024 | Arab Women Sports Tournament | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | [31] | ||||||||||||||
2:34.28 [lower-alpha 4] | Sarah Abdulkareem Al-Hilal | 1 June 2024 | West Asian Championships | Basra, Iraq | [32] | ||||||||||||||
1500 m | 5:30.51 | Sarah Attar | 10 March 2012 | Fullerton, United States | |||||||||||||||
3000 m | 11:27.30 | Sarah Attar | 16 March 2013 | Northridge, United States | |||||||||||||||
5000 m | 20:33.42 | Miznah Al-Nasser | 18 May 2022 | GCC Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | [33] | |||||||||||||
5 km (road) | 24:13+ dh | Sarah Attar | 20 April 2015 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | ||||||||||||||
10,000 m | 45:25.40 | Miznah Al-Nasser | 16 May 2022 | GCC Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | [34] | |||||||||||||
10 km (road) | 48:20+ dh | Sarah Attar | 20 April 2015 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | ||||||||||||||
15 km (road) | 1:12:17+ dh | Sarah Attar | 20 April 2015 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | ||||||||||||||
20 km (road) | 1:36:10+ dh | Sarah Attar | 20 April 2015 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | ||||||||||||||
Half marathon | 1:41:22+ dh | Sarah Attar | 20 April 2015 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | ||||||||||||||
25 km (road) | 2:00:06+ dh | Sarah Attar | 20 April 2015 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | ||||||||||||||
30 km (road) | 2:24:04+ dh | Sarah Attar | 20 April 2015 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | ||||||||||||||
Marathon | 3:07:16 | Sarah Attar | 7 October 2018 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | ||||||||||||||
100 m hurdles | 18.83 (+1.6 m/s) | Rana Al-Sulaimani | 16 May 2022 | GCC Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | [35] | |||||||||||||
17.45 (+0.2 m/s) [lower-alpha 5] | Sarah Abdulkareem Al-Hilal | 31 May 2024 | West Asian Championships | Basra, Iraq | [36] | ||||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | 1:10.68 | Sarah Abdel Karim Al Hilal | 10 February 2024 | Arab Women Sports Tournament | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | [37] | |||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||||
High jump | 1.45 m | Raghad Abu Arish | 18 May 2022 | GCC Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | [38] | |||||||||||||
Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||||
Long jump | 4.31 m | Abir El-Mansoury | 13 May 2007 | Clusone, Italy | |||||||||||||||
5.12 m (−1.3 m/s) | Suha Sayed | 2 December 2023 | 2nd National Saudi Games | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [39] | ||||||||||||||
Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||
Shot put | 6.84 m | Saja Al-Ramis | 16 May 2022 | GCC Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | [40] | |||||||||||||
8.35 m [lower-alpha 6] | Sarah Abdel Karim Al Hilal | 8 February 2024 | Arab Women Sports Tournament | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | [41] | ||||||||||||||
8.78 m [lower-alpha 7] | Sarah Abdulkareem Al-Hilal | 31 May 2024 | West Asian Championships | Basra, Iraq | [42] | ||||||||||||||
Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||
Hammer throw | 40.49 m | Arij Mehdi Amtilak | 23 May 2023 | 1st Arab U23 Championships | Radès, Tunisia | [43] | |||||||||||||
41.11 m | Areej Mehdi Al-Mutlak | 23 June 2023 | Arab Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | [44] | ||||||||||||||
Javelin throw | 11.55 m | Sara Abdulrahman Ahmed | 27 October 2019 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |||||||||||||||
20.02 m [lower-alpha 8] | Sarah Abdel Karim Al Hilal | 9 February 2024 | Arab Women Sports Tournament | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | [45] | ||||||||||||||
28.68 m [lower-alpha 9] | Sarah Abdulkareem Al-Hilal | 1 June 2024 | West Asian Championships | Basra, Iraq | [46] | ||||||||||||||
Heptathlon | 3056 pts | Sarah Abdel Karim Al Hilal | 8–9 February 2024 | Arab Women Sports Tournament | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | [47] | |||||||||||||
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3619 pts | Sarah Abdulkareem Al-Hilal | 31 May–1 June 2024 | West Asian Championships | Basra, Iraq | [48] | ||||||||||||||
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20 km walk (road) | |||||||||||||||||||
50 km walk (road) | |||||||||||||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 53.52 | Saudi Arabia Raghad Abu Arish Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh L. Al-Humaid Rana Al-Sulaimani | 17 May 2022 | GCC Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | [49] | |||||||||||||
51.99 | Saudi Arabia Y. Abu Al-Jadayel L. Al-Humaid M. Al-Turki R. H. Abou Arish | 29 April 2023 | West Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | [50] | ||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||
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60 m | 9.48 | Kariman Abuljadayel | 19 March 2016 | World Championships | Portland, United States | [58] | |||||||||
200 m | |||||||||||||||
400 m | |||||||||||||||
800 m | |||||||||||||||
1500 m | |||||||||||||||
3000 m | |||||||||||||||
60 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||
High jump | |||||||||||||||
Pole vault | |||||||||||||||
Long jump | |||||||||||||||
Triple jump | |||||||||||||||
Shot put | |||||||||||||||
Pentathlon | |||||||||||||||
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3000 m walk | |||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay |
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά and ἄθλος. A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.