List of Somali records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Somalia maintained by the Somali Athletics Federation (SAF).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by SAF   Not ratified or later rescinded by SAF

h = hand timing
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 11.26 (+0.6 m/s) Abdi Aziz Warsame 16 September 2011 Växjö, Sweden
11.26 (+1.1 m/s) Sakaria Hussein 15 June 2014 Halmstad, Sweden
10.4 h Hassan Islam 15 October 1977 Mogadishu, Somalia
200 m 21.88 Ali Abdi Mohamed 21 December 1983 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21.4 h Mohamed Yusuf 1968 Mogadishu, Somalia
400 m 47.91 Ibrahim Okash Omar 4 August 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
800 m 1:43.60 Abdi Bile 16 August 1989 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland
1000 m 2:14.50 Abdi Bile 13 September 1989 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
1500 m 3:30.55 Abdi Bile 3 September 1989 IAAF Grand Prix Rieti, Italy
Mile 3:49.40 Abdi Bile 2 July 1988 Bislett Games Oslo, Norway
2000 m 4:59.77 Abdi Bile 14 June 1987 Fürth, Germany
3000 m 7:42.18 Abdi Bile 21 August 1994 Cologne, Germany
5000 m 13:32.39 Mohamed Ali Mohamed 1 August 2015 25th Memorial Rasschaert Ninove, Belgium [1]
13:06.32 Abdihamid Nur 6 May 2022 Sound Running Track Meet San Juan Capistrano, California [2]
10,000 m 28:06.65 Abdihakim Abdirahman 7 May 1999 Palo Alto, United States
10 km (road) 28:03 Ilyas Yonis Osman 7 March 2021 Berlin 10k Invitational Berlin, Germany [3]
27:51 [a] Mohammed Osman Guled 7 April 2023 NAS Sports Tournament 10K Dubai, United Arab Emirates [4]
Half marathon 1:03:01 Ismail Abdi 30 March 2002 Internationaler Osterlauf Paderborn, Germany
Marathon 2:17:24 Ahmed Mohamed Ismail 19 October 1986 Detroit Free Press Marathon Detroit, United States
110 m hurdles
400 m hurdles 1:03.6 Mohamed Ahmed Omar 19 April 2008 Djibouti, Djibouti
3000 m steeplechase 8:50.31 Mohamed Abdikadar Sheikh Ali[5] 20 July 2014 Rovereto, Italy
High jump 2.05 m Abdulle Noor Wasughe July 1972 Mogadishu, Somalia
Ali Mohamed Mudey 18 November 1977 Mogadishu, Somalia
Pole vault 3.50 m Mohamed Osman Yussuf 1970 Sheikh, Somalia
Long jump 7.35 m Abdulle Noor Wasughe 24 August 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
Triple jump 14.95 m Mohamed Osman Yussuf 1968 Sheikh, Somalia
Shot put 12.78 m Abdi Omar Koshinga October 1983 Mogadishu, Somalia
Discus throw 33.00 m Abdi Omar Koshinga October 1983 Mogadishu, Somalia
Hammer throw 15.10 m Ahmed Yahye 31 July 2010 Southern Men's League Division 1 Peterborough, United Kingdom [6]
Javelin throw 34.16 m Ahmed Yahye 31 July 2010 Southern Men's League Division 1 Peterborough, United Kingdom [7]
Decathlon
100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay 43.6 h  Somalia 10 April 1980 Baghdad, Iraq
4 × 400 m relay 3:10.85  Somalia
Ibrahim Okash Omar
Ibrahim Aden
Abdi Mohamed Abdukadir
O.A. Arale 		11 August 1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 13.23 Hawa Abdullahi Ahmed 7 August 1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya
200 m 28.43 Fowizia Ibrahim 18 July 1986 Athens, Greece
400 m 1:04.89 Jamad Ismail Abdi 7 August 1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya
800 m 2:22.1 h Qaali Haagi Aden 6 September 1979 Mogadishu, Somalia
1500 m 4:41.6 h Hacha Nour Hassan 28 August 1982 African Championships Cairo, Egypt
3000 m 10:15.2 h Hacha Nour Hassan 26 August 1982 African Championships Cairo, Egypt
5000 m
10,000 m
Marathon 4:58:20 Leila Ismail 16 January 2009 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase
High jump 1.65 m Faduna Abdallah Hussein 24 July 1978 Algiers, Algeria
Pole vault
Long jump 5.05 m Nadifa Sheikh Aboker 15 September 1977 Mogadishu, Somalia
Nasteho Essa Mohamud 7 May 2006 Mogadishu, Somalia
Triple jump
Shot put 8.67 m Amina Ali 4 September 1979 Mogadishu, Somalia
Discus throw 23.29 m Nadia Sallam Salah Ali 8 May 2011 Campionato Di Societa' Piemontese Santhià, Italy [8]
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Heptathlon
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
20 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay 50.6 h  Somalia 18 November 1977 Mogadishu, Somalia
4 × 400 m relay 4:12.76  Somalia
F.I. Jilalow
Hawa Abdullahi Ahmed
M.A. Adawe
Jamad Ismail Abdi 		11 August 1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya

Indoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
60 m 8.08 Yahya Idrissa 17 November 2024 SuperKrack 1 Antwerp , Belgium
200 m
400 m
800 m 1:49.17 Ibrahim Okash 8 February 1986 East Rutherford, United States
1500 m 3:38.50 Abdi Bile 16 February 1986 Fairfax, United States
Mile 3:58.16 Abdi Bile 14 February 1986 New York, United States
3000 m 7:53.76 Ibrahim Mohamed Aden 13 February 1998 Millrose Games New York City, United States
7:40.66 OT Abdihamid Nur 11 February 2022 Husky Classic Seattle, United States [9]
5000 m 13:19.01 Abdihamid Nur 11 March 2022 NCAA Division I Championships Birmingham, United States [10]
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 7.98 m Sabrina Gaddour 2 March 2013 Padua, Italy
Shot put
Pentathlon
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

  1. ^ unconfirmed distance, probably short course

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "5000m Heat A Results". liveresults.be. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ Tyler Mayforth (7 May 2022). "Nur Makes History, Breaks Rono's 5000m CR". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ Jörg Wenig (7 March 2021). "31:38 Minuten: Miriam Dattke läuft in Berlin Weltjahresbestzeit". DLV. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 10". AAA. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. ^ Ahmed Ali became an Italian citizen in November 2014
  6. ^ "Hammer Throw Results". Thepowerof10.info. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Javelin Throw Results". Thepowerof10.info. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Discus Throw Results". FIDAL. 8 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  9. ^ Steve Smythe (15 February 2022). "McColgan sets UK 5km record – weekly round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  10. ^ "5000m Result" (PDF). Flash Results. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.