List of Malawian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Malawi maintained by Athletics Association of Malawi (AAM).

Outdoor

Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Record not kept by AAM Not ratified or later rescinded by AAM

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	10.36 A (−0.1 m/s)	Stern Noel Liffa	10 April 2021	All Comers Meet	Lusaka, Zambia	^[1]
	10.33 (+2.0 m/s)	Stern Noel Liffa	8 June 2022	African Championships	Saint Pierre, Mauritius	^[2]
	10.2 h NWI	Eston Kaonga	1 February 1976		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
200 m	21.87 NWI	Eston Kaonga	27 January 1974		Christchurch, New Zealand
200 m	21.2 h NWI	Odiya Silweya	21 June 1987		Zomba, Malawi
400 m	47.85	Golden Gunde	28 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	^[3]
800 m	1:49.48	Kenneth Dzekedzeke	8 August 1987	All-Africa Games	Nairobi, Kenya
1500 m	3:42.73	Chauncy Master	11 June 2008		Avellino, Italy
3000 m	8:25.3	George Mambosasa	25 July 1986	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom
5000 m	14:08.0	Rodwell Kamwendo	1 July 2000		Harare, Zimbabwe
10,000 m	29:11.13	Rodwell Kamwendo	26 July 2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom
Marathon	2:16:04	Mphatso Nadolo	4 December 2021		Gqeberha, South Africa
110 m hurdles	18.54 NWI^[a]	Wilfred Ngwenya-Mwalwanda	8 September 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
400 m hurdles	55.5 h	Michael Lewis	1970		Lusaka, Zambia
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	2.10 m	Wanangwa Mkandawire	24 June 2006		Birmingham, United Kingdom
Pole vault	3.81 m	C. Msompha	26 August 1967		Blantyre, Malawi
Long jump	7.25 m NWI	Lifa Kalungo	16 November 1986		Zomba, Malawi
Triple jump	14.30 m NWI	Daniel Mkandawire	1970		Blantyre, Malawi
Shot put	14.90 m	Brian Ngoma	1 July 2001		Harare, Zimbabwe
Discus throw	42.14 m	Wilfred Ngwenya-Mwalwanda	22 January 1972		Mhangula, Rhodesia
Hammer throw	23.41 m	Takonwa Phiri	1 July 2001		Harare, Zimbabwe
Javelin throw	56.93 m	Stanley Mutali	3 July 2005		Harare, Zimbabwe
Decathlon	6154 pts	Wilfred Ngwenya-Mwalwanda	7–8 September 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
Decathlon	11.95 (100 m), 5.68 m (long jump), 12.27 m (shot put), 1.65 m (high jump), 52.68 (400 m) / 18.54 (110 m hurdles), 38.82 m (discus), 3.30 m (pole vault), 71.28 m (javelin), 4:37.4 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	43.2 h	Malawi	24 September 1983		Luanshya, Zambia
4 × 400 m relay	3:11.97	Malawi Isaac Ganunga Odiya Silweya Kenneth Dzekedzeke A. Chigwenembe	11 August 1987	All-Africa Games	Nairobi, Kenya

Women

Event

Record

Athlete

Date

Meet

Place

Ref.

100 m

11.68 (−0.1 m/s)

Asimenye Simwaka

30 July 2021

Olympic Games

Tokyo, Japan

^[4]

200 m

23.51 (+0.2 m/s)

Asimenye Simwaka

20 June 2021

Cameroonian Championships

Yaoundé, Cameroon

22.91 (+0.3 m/s)

Asimenye Simwaka

25 June 2024

African Championships

Douala, Cameroon

^[5]

400 m

52.57

Asimenye Simwaka

20 June 2021

Cameroonian Championships

Yaoundé, Cameroon

51.55

Asimenye Simwaka

7 August 2022

Commonwealth Games

Birmingham, United Kingdom

^[6]

2:09.16

14 October 2003

Abuja, Nigeria

4:26.83

22 June 2008

Velletri, Italy

9:11.89

25 July 2006

Stockholm, Sweden

15:36.22

13 July 2004

Grosseto, Italy

10,000 m

35:03.6

Catherine Chikwakwa

3 July 2005

Harare, Zimbabwe

Half marathon

1:14:31

Catherine Chikwakwa

24 September 2006

Remich, Luxembourg

25 km (road)

1:35:46+

Tereza Master

27 July 2014

Commonwealth Games

Glasgow, United Kingdom

^[7]

30 km (road)

1:59:39+

Tereza Master

27 July 2014

Commonwealth Games

Glasgow, United Kingdom

^[8]

Marathon

2:48:34

Tereza Master

14 August 2016

Olympic Games

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

^[9]

100 m hurdles

19.77 (−0.8 m/s)

Juliet Komwa

26 April 2016

McDaniel Twilight Meet

Westminster, United States

^[10]

16.1 h NWI

Y. Elector

19 July 1969

Blantyre, Malawi

1:04.26

5 June 2011

1.47 m

7 August 1988

Blantyre, Malawi

Pole vault

Long jump

5.05 m

Rose Mjojo

26 August 1973

Blantyre, Malawi

Triple jump

10.25 m

Kachali

20 July 1968

Blantyre, Malawi

Shot put

11.46 m

Rose Chamangwana

5 September 1975

Mombasa, Kenya

Discus throw

34.20 m

Rose Chamangwana

5 September 1975

Mombasa, Kenya

Hammer throw

13.21 m

Ambwene Simukonda

15 August 2015

Tonbridge, United Kingdom

Javelin throw

29.79 m

Kettie Mkandawire

30 May 2009

Gaborone, Botswana

Heptathlon

100m H (wind)	High jump	Shot put	200m (wind)	Long jump (wind)	Javelin	800m

20 km walk (road)

50 km walk (road)

4 × 100 m relay

52.1 h

Malawi
Phiri
Emesia Chizunga
Mabel Saeluska
Missie Misomali

3 December 1972

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

4 × 400 m relay

4:09.2 h

Malawi

1 July 2001

Harare, Zimbabwe

Indoor

Men

Event

Record

Athlete

Date

Meet

Place

Ref.

50 m

6.66

Ibrahim Moustapher

31 January 2015

USM Open III

Gorham, United States

^[11]

60 m

7.20

Ibrahim Moustapher

17 January 2015

Bates Invitational

Lewiston, United States

^[12]

200 m

23.69

Ngoni Tengatenga

5 December 2009

Yale Lidlifter Invitational

New Haven, United States

^[13]

50.39

5 March 1999

Maebashi, Japan

1:54.49

5 March 2004

Budapest, Hungary

^[14]

3:58.23

10 March 1995

Barcelona, Spain

2.08 m

4 February 2006

Cardiff, United Kingdom

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

8.05

Susan Tengatenga

28 October 2009

Glasgow, United Kingdom

200 m

25.78

Susan Tengatenga

15 March 2008

Sheffield, United Kingdom

400 m

55.86

Ambwene Simukonda

15 January 2012

Lee Valley, United States

60m H	High jump	Shot put	Long jump	800m

3000 m walk

4 × 400 m relay

Notes

^ record set during decathlon competition

References

General

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

Specific

^ "All Comers meet, Lusaka (Zambia) 10-11/04/2021". africathle.com. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ "100m Round 1 Heat 1 Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Glasgow 2014 – Men's 400m Round 1". Glasgow 2014. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
^ "Women's 100m Round 1 Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "200m Semifinal 2 Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
^ "400m Final Results" (PDF). microplustimingservices.com. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
^ "Women's Marathon Results". www.glasgow2014.com. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^ "Women's Marathon Results". www.glasgow2014.com. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^ "Women's Marathon Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 14 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
^ "100m Hurdles Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
^ "55m Dash Results". directathletics.com. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^ "Bates Invitational 2015 Results" (PDF). static.psbin.com. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^ "200 Metres Heats Results". www.directathletics.com. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
^ "800 Metres Heats Results". IAAF. 2004-03-05. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

[4] record set during decathlon competition

[1] "All Comers meet, Lusaka (Zambia) 10-11/04/2021". africathle.com. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[2] "100m Round 1 Heat 1 Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

[3] "Glasgow 2014 – Men's 400m Round 1". Glasgow 2014. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

[5] "Women's 100m Round 1 Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[6] "200m Semifinal 2 Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

[7] "400m Final Results" (PDF). microplustimingservices.com. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

[8] "Women's Marathon Results". www.glasgow2014.com. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[9] "Women's Marathon Results". www.glasgow2014.com. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[10] "Women's Marathon Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 14 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

[11] "100m Hurdles Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

[12] "55m Dash Results". directathletics.com. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[13] "Bates Invitational 2015 Results" (PDF). static.psbin.com. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[14] "200 Metres Heats Results". www.directathletics.com. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

[15] "800 Metres Heats Results". IAAF. 2004-03-05. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

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