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Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by AAM   Not ratified or later rescinded by AAM

+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.88	Eston Kaonga	25 January 1974		Christchurch, New Zealand
	10.72 (0.0 m/s)	Stern Noel Liffa	27 September 2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[1]
	10.2 h	Eston Kaonga	1 February 1976		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
200 m	21.87	Eston Kaonga	27 January 1974		Christchurch, New Zealand
	21.2 h	Odiya Silweya	21 June 1987		Zomba, Malawi
400 m	47.85	Golden Gunde	28 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[2]
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
10000 m	29:11.13	Rodwell Kamwendo	26 July 2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom
Marathon	2:17:18	Smartex Tambala	2 February 1991	Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon	Las Vegas, United States
110 m hurdles	18.54 [3]	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	Lifa Kalungo	16 November 1986		Zomba, Malawi
Triple jump	14.30 m	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
	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	12.25	Susan Tengatenga	3 August 2008		Carshalton, United Kingdom
200 m	25.14	Susan Tengatenga	3 May 2008		Bedford, United Kingdom
400 m	54.20	Ambwene Simukonda	3 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	[4]
800 m	2:09.16	Gertrude Banda	14 October 2003	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria
1500 m	4:26.83	Lucia Chandamale	22 June 2008		Velletri, Italy
3000 m	9:11.89	Catherine Chikwakwa	25 July 2006	DN Galan	Stockholm, Sweden
5000 m	15:36.22	Catherine Chikwakwa	13 July 2004		Grosseto, Italy
10000 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	[5]
30 km (road)	1:59:39+	Tereza Master	27 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[6]
Marathon	2:48:34	Tereza Master	14 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[7]
100 m hurdles	19.77 (-0.8 m/s)	Juliet Komwa	26 April 2016	McDaniel Twilight Meet	Westminster, United States	[8]
	16.1	Y. Elector	19 July 1969		Blantyre, Malawi
400 m hurdles	1:04.26	Ambwene Simukonda	5 June 2011		Swansea
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.47 m	Angelina Maluwa	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 (ht)	Malawi Phiri Emesia Chizunga Mabel Saeluska Missie Misomali	3 December 1972		Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
4 × 400 m relay	4:09.2 (ht)	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	[9]
60 m	7.20	Ibrahim Moustapher	17 January 2015	Bates Invitational	Lewiston, United States	[10]
200 m	23.69	Ngoni Tengatenga	5 December 2009	Yale Lidlifter Invitational	New Haven, United States	[11]
400 m	50.39	Moses Kondowe	5 March 1999	World Championships	Maebashi, Japan
800 m	1:54.49	Kondawi Chiwina	5 March 2004	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[12]
1500 m	3:58.23	Francis Munthali	10 March 1995	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump	2.08 m	Wanangwa Mkandawire	4 February 2006		Cardiff, United Kingdom
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	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
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

References

1. "100m Preliminary Round Results" (PDF). IAAF. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
2. "Glasgow 2014 – Men's 400m Round 1". Glasgow 2014. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
3. record set during decathlon competition
4. "Women's 400 Metres Round 1 Results". www.london2012.com. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
5. "Women's Marathon Results". www.glasgow2014.com. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
6. "Women's Marathon Results". www.glasgow2014.com. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
7. "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.
8. "100m Hurdles Results". tfrrs.org. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
9. "55m Dash Results". directathletics.com. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
10. "Bates Invitational 2015 Results" (PDF). static.psbin.com. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
11. "200 Metres Heats Results". www.directathletics.com. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
12. "800 Metres Heats Results". IAAF. 2004-03-05. Retrieved 2011-01-09.