List of Cameroonian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Cameroon maintained by Cameroon's national athletics federation: Fédération Camerounaise d'Athlétisme (FCA).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by FCA

h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
NWI = no wind information
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 10.14 (+1.8 m/s) Idrissa Adam 12 September 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [1]
10.03 m A (−0.5 m/s) Emmanuel Eseme 13 May 2023 Kip Keino Classic Nairobi, Kenya [2]
9.96 (−0.1 m/s) Emmanuel Eseme 2 July 2023 Resisprint International La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland [3]
200 m 20.31 A (+0.8 m/s) Joseph Batangdon 17 September 1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa
20.31 (+0.2 m/s) 14 July 2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria
20.31 (+1.2 m/s) 7 August 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada [4]
20.31 m (+1.7 m/s) Claude Itoungue 7 January 2024 1er Meeting Inter Clubs Yaoundé, Cameroon [5]
400 m 46.34 Emmanuel Bitanga 29 March 1980 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
800 m 1:48.6 h Paulin Nyatchou 9 June 2001 Yaoundé, Cameroon
1500 m 3:49.7 h Pierre Foka 7 June 1997 Yaoundé, Cameroon
3000 m 8:19.82 Pierre Foka 20 July 1999 Saint-Maur, France
5000 m 14:18.4 h Adamou Aboubakar 15 July 1995 Yaoundé, Cameroon
10,000 m 30:07.3 Pierre Foka 26 August 1995 Yaoundé, Cameroon
Half marathon 1:05:49 Adamou Aboubakar 7 October 2001 Bristol Half Marathon Bristol, United Kingdom
Marathon 2:15:43 Justilin Foimi 27 October 2019 Douala, Cameroon
110 m hurdles 14.31 NWI Francis Kaméni 23 June 1990 Bron, France
400 m hurdles 51.89 Emmanuel Youmékoué Touko 24 July 2005 Yaoundé, Cameroon
3000 m steeplechase 9:16.19 Esau Ade Nji 15 January 1973 All-Africa Games Lagos, Nigeria
High jump 2.28 m Fernand Djouméssi 19 June 2014 18th High Jump Meet Bühl, Germany [6]
Pole vault 4.60 m David Williams Nzodom Djozing 4 October 2015 Tourcoing, France
Long jump 8.03 m A NWI Marcel Mayack 2 March 2019 Bafoussam Interclubs Bafoussam, Cameroon
Triple jump 17.14 (+0.8 m/s) Hugo Mamba Schlick 12 October 2010 Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India [7][8]
Shot put 17.07 m Quentin Soné Ehawa 18 May 1997 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France
Discus throw 53.08 m Pierre Ndongo 17 October 1997 Le Plessis-Robinson, France
Hammer throw 45.14 m Jean-David Franz 24 April 2005 Obernai, France
Javelin throw 62.98 m Claude Chamaken 11 June 2017 CAA Meet Yaoundé, Cameroon [9]
Decathlon 6258 pts Ernest Tché Noubossi 11–12 August 1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya
10.90 (100 m), 6.21 m (long jump), 13.88 m (shot put), 1.80 m (high jump), 48.68 (400 m) /
17.05 (110 m hurdles), 28.72 m (discus), 2.80 m (pole vault), 49.20 m (javelin), 4:57.36 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road) 1:32:17 Gabriel Ngnintedem 30 July 2006 Yaoundé, Cameroon
50 km walk (road) 5:05:51 Daniel Foudjem Ngano 14 May 2006 World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain
4 × 100 m relay 39.25  Cameroon
Jean-Francis Ngapout
Serge Bengono
Joseph Batangdon
Claude Toukene 		28 August 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain
4 × 400 m relay 3:11.9 h D. W. Afabaga
M. Moualal
D. Nyamjua
N. Tetndap 		25 March 2017 Yaoundé, Cameroon

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 10.98 (+0.6 m/s) Myriam Léonie Mani 11 June 2001 Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria Athens, Greece
200 m 22.41 (+0.2 m/s) Myriam Léonie Mani 21 May 2000 Kourou, France
400 m 50.69 Mireille Nguimgo 13 August 2000 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
800 m 2:03.9 h Stéphanie Zanga 9 June 2001 Yaoundé, Cameroon
1500 m 4:13.57 Florence Djépé 3 July 2003 Bron, France
3000 m 9:15.43 Florence Djepe 25 May 2002 Lisbon, Portugal
5000 m 16:31.08 Thérèse Ngono Etoundi 5 October 2009 Beirut, Lebanon
10,000 m 36:47.3 h Tatou Tchinda 31 May 2010 Yaoundé, Cameroon
Marathon 2:58:47 Immaculate Tari Wirngo 21 April 2008 Boston Marathon Boston, United States
100 m hurdles 13.41 Carole Kaboud Mebam 2 July 2008 Strasbourg, France
400 m hurdles 56.03 Carole Kaboud Mebam 5 July 2008 Chambéry, France
55.09 Linda Angounou 8 August 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [10]
3000 m steeplechase
High jump 1.80 m Cécile Ngambi 24 July 1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union
Lolita Nack 16 June 1996 Yaoundé, Cameroon
Pole vault 2.60 m Manuela Cancade 16 June 2013 Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Long jump 6.55 (+1.3 m/s) Françoise Mbango Etone 16 September 1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa
Triple jump 15.39 (+0.5 m/s) Françoise Mbango Etone 17 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China [11]
Shot put 18.37 m Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang 3 June 2017 Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil [12]
Discus throw 53.54 m Marie-Francine Mvoto Abeng 30 June 2013 Maisons-Laffitte, France
Hammer throw 67.42 m A Georgina Toth[a] 18 July 2008 Flagstaff, United States
Javelin throw 49.10 m Monique Djikada 1 July 2000 Yaoundé, Cameroon
Heptathlon 5360 pts Antoinette Djimou[13] 25–26 July 2003 Narbonne, France
14.18 (100 m hurdles), 1.63 m (high jump), 12.01 m (shot put), 25.45 (200 m) / 5.82 m (long jump), 40.12 m (javelin), 2:32.41 (800 m)
5817 pts # Anaelle Nyabeu Djapa 24–25 May 2014 Meeting Arona Arona, Spain [14]
13.64 (−0.5 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.65 m (high jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 25.31 (±0.0 m/s) (200 m) /
5.78 m (−0.9 m/s) (long jump), 41.86 m (javelin), 2:16.81 (800 m)
20 km walk (road) 1:57:46 Anne Hortense Ebéna 2 November 1999 Yaoundé, Cameroon
1:54:35 Beatrice Hamidou Tayki'oo 4 August 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo [15]
4 × 100 m relay 44.58  Cameroon
Myriam Léonie Mani
Georgette Nkoma
Edwige Abena Fouda
Sylvie Mballa Eloundou 		21 July 1996 Marietta, United States
4 × 400 m relay 3:27.08  Cameroon
Mireille Nguimgo
Carole Kaboud Mebam
Delphine Atangana
Hortense Bewouda 		31 August 2003 World Championships Saint-Denis, France [16]

Mixed

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
4 × 400 m relay 3:28.72  Cameroon
Linda Nganguele
Irene Bell Bonong
Tentdap Nsangou
Christelle Angounou 		11 August 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey [17]

Indoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
60 m 6.67 Emmanuel Ngom-Priso 17 February 2007 Aubière, France
23 February 2007 Paris, France
6.59 Emmanuel Eseme 23 February 2024 ISTAF Indoor Berlin, Germany [18]
6.55 Emmanuel Eseme 23 February 2024 ISTAF Indoor Berlin, Germany [19]
6.54 Emmanuel Eseme 1 March 2024 World Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [20]
6.52 Emmanuel Eseme 1 March 2024 World Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [21]
200 m 20.47 Joseph Batangdon 2 March 2003 Aubière, France
400 m 48.91 Emmanuel Bitanga 1988 France
48.7 h 6 February 1988 Paris, France
800 m 2:08.81 Kah Batupe 18 March 2010 Nuorisohallikisat Helsinki, Finland [22]
1500 m
3000 m 8:51.28 Stanislas Talontsi 9 February 2008 Padova, Italy
60 m hurdles 8.29 Uriel Dissi Tchawo 31 January 2016 Lyon, France
High jump 2.25 m Fernand Djoumessi 23 February 2014 Bordeaux, France
Pole vault 4.17 m David Williams Nzodom Djozing 2 February 2014 Lille, France
Long jump 7.81 m Fred Salle 20 February 1988 Boston, United States
Triple jump 16.54 m Hugo Mamba-Schlick 24 February 2013 Metz, France
Shot put 16.81 m Quentin Soné Ehawa 25 January 1998 Paris, France
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 7.18 Myriam Léonie Mani 30 January 2000 Dortmund, Germany
200 m 23.37 Myriam Léonie Mani 11 February 2000 Indoor Flanders Meeting Ghent, Belgium
23.34 OT Myriam Léonie Mani 29 January 1999 Johnson City, United States
400 m 52.62 Mireille Nguimgo 2 March 2003 Aubière, France
800 m 2:16.32 Florence Djépé 6 December 2003 Eaubonne, France
1500 m 4:21.78 Florence Djépé 1 March 2003 Aubière, France
3000 m 11:19.44 Marie-Mado Amana Assanga 29 November 2015 Nogent-sur-Oise, France [23]
60 m hurdles 8.34 Carole Kaboud Mebam 19 January 2008 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
400 m hurdles 1:01.04 Carole Kaboud Mebam 12 February 2012 Meeting National Val-de-Reuil, France [24]
High jump 1.69 m Antoinette Djimou 14 December 2002 Paris, France
Pole vault 2.40 m Manuella Cancade 30 November 2013 Lyon, France
Long jump 6.13 m Françoise Mbango Etone 1 February 2003 Mondeville, France
Triple jump 14.88 m Françoise Mbango Etone 15 March 2003 World Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom
Shot put 16.95 m Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang [b] 3 February 2019 Portuguese Championships Pombal, Portugal
18.37 m Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang [b] 29 February 2020 Portuguese Championships Pombal, Portugal [25]
Pentathlon 4151 pts Anaelle Nyabeu Djapa 23 February 2014 French Championships Bordeaux, France [26]
8.45 (60 m hurdles), 1.64 m (high jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 5.82 m (long jump), 2:24.39 (800 m)
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

  1. ^ Georgina Toth switched from Hungary to Cameroon in 2008
  2. ^ a b Dongmo Mekemnan represented Cameroon until 2017, transferring her eligibility to Portugal which became active in 2020

References

General
Specific
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  3. ^ Steve Smythe (4 July 2023). "Mondo Duplantis clears 6.12m and fast time for George Mills – overseas results". athleticsweekly.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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  6. ^ "Kameruner Djoumessi Sieger des Hochsprungmeetings in Bühl" (in German). www.tagblatt.de. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Triple Jump Results". CBC. 2010-10-12. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  8. ^ "Women's relay team crowns Indian glory - Commonwealth Games, Day Seven". IAAF. 2010-10-13. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
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  12. ^ "Shot Put Results". IAAF. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  13. ^ Antoinette Djimou transferred to France in 2004
  14. ^ "Heptathlon Results". www.atletismocanario.es. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  15. ^ "20km Race Walk Results" (PDF). Microplus Informatica. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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  17. ^ "Results from ASIA 2022 – 17". AAA. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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