List of Yemeni records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in the Republic of Yemen maintained by Yemen's national athletics federation: Yemen Amateur Athletic Federation (YAAF).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by YAAF   Not ratified or later rescinded by YAAF

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	10.90	Nagib Salem Ahmed	July 1982		Kiev, Soviet Union
200 m	22.37 (+0.9 m/s)	Ahmed Al-Yaari	29 September 2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar
	22.27 (+0.5 m/s)	Ahmed Al-Yaari	7 July 2023	Arab Games	Oran, Algeria
400 m	48.27	Ahmed Al-Yaari	21 April 2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar
800 m	1:48.24	Saeed Basweiden	13 May 1998		Knoxville, United States
	1:48.00	Abdullah Al-Yaari	24 May 2023	1st Arab U23 Championships	Radès, Tunisia
	1:47.98	Abdullah Al-Yaari	22 August 2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary
	1:47.75	Abdullah Al-Yaari	25 May 2024		Leiden, Germany
1500 m	3:49.8	Mohamed Abdulkader Al-Halaki	4 October 1991		Latakia, Syria
3000 m	8:22.43	Nabil Mohamed Al-Garbi	24 July 2009		Aleppo, Syria
5000 m	14:40.19	Awadh Saleh Nasser	22 July 1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal
10,000 m	30:49.58	Khalid Al-Etashi	31 July 1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain
Half marathon	1:09:28	Essam Saleh Juaime	5 May 2002		Brussels, Belgium
Marathon	2:40:41	Mohamed Al-Saadi	4 August 1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States
110 m hurdles	15.83	Christopher Salole	26 November 1962	British Empire and Commonwealth Games	Perth, Australia
400 m hurdles	53.34	Nasim Ahmed Mansour	16 April 2016		Manama, Bahrain
3000 m steeplechase	8:57.43	Awadh Saleh Nasser	17 September 1994		Jakarta, Indonesia
High jump	1.95 m	Abdel Allahi Mahmoud	1976		Aden, Yemen
Pole vault	3.40 m	Mohamed Nasser Bertouche	1973		Algiers, Algeria
Long jump	6.55 m	Mutahhar Hasan Al-Haimi	25–28 August 2008		Sana'a, Yemen
Triple jump	14.17 m	Christopher Salole	February 1962		Australia
Shot put	13.18 m	Atiq Mohamed Nasir	23/26 April 2010		Sana'a, Yemen
Discus throw	35.50 m	Ahmed Amin Ahmed	1976		Aden, Yemen
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	55.70 m	Atiq Mohamed Nasir	23/26 April 2010		Sana'a, Yemen
Decathlon
	100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m
10,000 m walk (track)	49:35.00	Saleh Ramzi	29 May 2024	West Asian Championships	Basra, Iraq
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	42.96	Yemen	26 November 1982	Asian Games	New Delhi, India
4 × 400 m relay	3:18.18	Yemen W.H. Shaddad Mohammed Ahmed Al-Yafaei Salem Al-Qaifi Saeed Al-Adhroui	9 September 2003		Amman, Jordan

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	13.35	Fatima Suleiman Al-Dahman	22 July 2009		Aleppo, Syria
200 m	27.53	Fatima Suleiman Al-Dahman	24 November 2007	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt
400 m	1:05.22	Fatima Suleiman Al-Dahman	10 October 2008		Amman, Jordan
800 m	2:36.28	Sally Ahmad Hanif	23 July 2009		Aleppo, Syria
1500 m	5:20.14	Bilqis Ahmed Sharaf	12 April 2008		Amman, Jordan
3000 m	11:35.0 h	Bilqis Ahmed Sharaf	22 Jul 2009		Aleppo, Syria
5000 m	20:55.25	Fatma Al-Orafi	26 October 2007		Amman, Jordan
10,000 m
Half marathon	1:48:54	Fatma Al-Orafi	23 November 2007	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt
Marathon	4:43:40	Farida Mabrook	16 February 2024	International Ooredoo Marathon	Doha, Qatar
100 m hurdles	18.0 h	Hikmat Bartouche	14 May 1985		Aden, Yemen
400 m hurdles	1:04.70	Fatima Suleiman Al-Dahman	24 July 2009		Aleppo, Syria
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.38 m	Bushra Nageeb	12 May 2007		Sana'a, Yemen
Pole vault
Long jump	4.50 m	Amal Kala	28 November 1984		Aden, Yemen
Triple jump	8.75 m	Hana Srouri	27 October 2007		Amman, Jordan
Shot put	8.95 m	Majita Ahmed Shawgi	16/17 May 2005		Sana'a, Yemen
Discus throw	19.35 m	Maha Abdou	5 September 1979		Mogadishu, Somalia
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	25.39 m	Hana Srouri	27 October 2007		Amman, Jordan
Heptathlon
	100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
20 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	54.87	Yemen	11 October 2008		Amman, Jordan
4 × 400 m relay	4:27.52	Yemen	11 October 2008		Amman, Jordan

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	7.32	Mohamed Ali Samantar	18 January 1985	World Indoor Games	Paris, France
200 m	22.95	Mohamed Ali Samantar	19 January 1985	World Indoor Games	Paris, France
400 m	51.34	Hassan Mohamed Thabit	13 November 2005	Asian Indoor Games	Pattaya, Thailand
	49.25	Ahmed Al-Yaari	9 January 2023	Qatari Championships	Doha, Qatar
800 m	1:49.33	Saeed Basweiden	27 February 1999	Virginia Tech Elite	Blacksburg, United States
1500 m	4:02.17	Ebrahim Shabil	20 February 2016	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar
3000 m	8:54.71	Noor Aldeen Al-Humaidha	21 February 2016	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put	10.93 m	Mohamed Nasser Al-Badawi	15 November 2005	Asian Indoor Games	Pattaya, Thailand
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	8.91	Hikmat Bartouche	19 January 1985	World Indoor Games	Paris, France
200 m
400 m
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

General

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

Specific