List of Democratic Republic of the Congo records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Democratic Republic of the Congo maintained by DR Congo's national athletics federation: Fédération d'Athlétisme du Congo (FAC).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by FAC

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	6.83 A (−1.8 m/s)	Olivier Mwimba	8 February 2025	Curro Podium Grand Finale & Simbine Classic Shootout	Pretoria, South Africa	[1]
100 m	10.28 (+1.7 m/s)	Oliver Mwimba	6 March 2021		Sasolburg, South Africa	[2]
	10.25 (+2.0 m/s)	Lionel Muteba	4 June 2024	Royal City Inferno Track and Field Festival	Guelph, Canada	[3]
200 m	20.40 (+0.1 m/s)	Gary Kikaya	12 June 2006		Karlskrona, Sweden
300 m	31.95	Gary Kikaya	12 June 2005		Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
400 m	44.10	Gary Kikaya	9 September 2006	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany
800 m	1:50.39	Patrick Tambwé	4 July 2001		Saint-Maur, France
1500 m	3:42.02	Patrick Tambwé	5 July 2001		Reims, France
3000 m	7:57.52	Patrick Tambwé	11 June 2002		Sotteville, France
5000 m	13:49.69	Patrick Tambwé	12 July 2001		Sotteville, France
10,000 m	28:57.28	Danny Kassap	6 July 2003		Hamilton, Canada
10 km (road)	29:02	Patrick Tambwé	1 May 2006		Marseille, France
20 km (road)	58:53	Patrick Tambwé	16 October 2005		Paris, France
Half marathon	1:03:27	Patrick Tambwé	17 October 2004		Rheims, France
30 km (road)	1:35:00	Danny Kassap	25 March 2007		Hamilton, Canada
Marathon	2:08:40	Mwenzé Kalombo	4 April 1999	Paris Marathon	Paris, France
110 m hurdles	13.95 (+1.0 m/s)	Tino Ngoy	31 May 2002		St. Etienne, France
400 m hurdles	54.55	Tino Ngoy	22 April 2005		Ypsilanti, United States
3000 m steeplechase	8:41.92	Patrick Tambwé	29 July 2001		Obernai, France
High jump	2.16 m	Dieudonné Opata[4]	18 July 1998		Pamplona, Spain
Pole vault	4.35 m	Florent Lomba	1 March 2015		Réduit, Mauritius
Long jump	7.64 m	Djéké Mambo	31 August 1997		Heusden, Netherlands
	7.64 m (+1.1 m/s)	Jean Kamanda-Mbuyi	9 June 2006		Pierre-Bénite, France
Triple jump	16.21 m	Djéké Mambo	17 May 1997		Boulogne, France
Shot put	15.05 m	Kaoto	5 June 1976		Kisangani, Zaire
Discus throw	44.84 m	Honoré Tunda	15 September 1960		Kinshasa, Zaire
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	60.76 m	Otanda Kinimalebo	23 June 1996		Kinshasa, Zaire
Decathlon	7157 pts	Florent Lomba	12–13 June 2015	TNT – Fortuna Meeting	Kladno, Czech Republic	[5]
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 11.46 (−1.4 m/s) 7.04 m (+0.2 m/s) 12.63 m 1.99 m 49.80 14.65 (−1.7 m/s) 38.55 m 4.05 m 47.96 m 4:54.09
20 km walk (road)	1:38:35	Mboyo Harouna	15 September 2015	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[6]
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	42.67	Democratic Republic of the Congo Richard Kombo Mbimbi Fidele Kitengé Mafo Tshihinga M. Kiyana	16 July 2004	African Championships	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
	40.58	Democratic Republic of the Congo Stone Kabamb Preben Lionel Muteba Lasconi Mulamba Olivier Mwimba	2 August 2023	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo	[7]
	40.57	Democratic Republic of the Congo Olivier Mwimba Lasconi Mulamba Sasa Esele Mardoche Kanyinda	19 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[8]
4 × 400 m relay	3:20.4	Democratic Republic of the Congo	15 August 2000		Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	11.86 (+0.9 m/s)	Cynthia Bolingo[9]	21 May 2011	Championnats de Belgique Francophone	Herve, Belgium	[10]
	11.79 (+1.5 m/s)	Victoria Mabiza[a]	6 July 2023		Bron, France	[11]
200 m	24.26 (−0.9 m/s)	Cynthia Bolingo[12]	4 June 2011		Oordegem, Belgium
400 m	54.88	Maria Bangala	30 April 2022	Music City Challenge	Nashville, United States	[13]
800 m	2:06.17	Noëlly Bibiche Mankatu	23 July 2004		St. Denis, France
1500 m	4:30.56	Francine Nzilampa	18 August 2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	[14]
3000 m	10:13.84	Francine Nzilampa	13 July 2001		Dreux, France
5000 m	16:32.16[b]	Ritha Tumaini Nzabava	28 May 2017	Rwanda National Junior Championships	Kigali, Rwanda	[15]
10,000 m	37:39.9	Kungu Bakombo	10 April 1993		Angoulême, France
Half marathon	1:18:06	Ritha Tumaini Nzabava	4 August 2023	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo	[16]
Marathon	3:11:14	Ritha Tumaini Nzabava	16 June 2019	Kigaly International Peace Marathon	Kigali, Rwanda
100 m hurdles	13.97	Cynthia Bolingo	21 May 2011		Herve, Belgium
400 m hurdles	1:09.44	Clarisse Léma	21 May 2017		Tours, France
3000 m steeplechase	12:11.53	Clarisse Asifiwe Nzabava	4 August 2023	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo	[17]
High jump	1.68 m	Mimi Mwema	18 May 1985		Wetzlar, West Germany
Pole vault
Long jump	5.88 m	Carine Kanda	13 July 1996		Vénissieux, France
Triple jump	12.99 m	Carine Kanda	14 July 1996		Vénissieux, France
Shot put	12.90 m	Amandine Kandi Masakidi	14 June 2011		Romans, France
Discus throw	30.26 m	Banda Kayembe	18 June 1996		Kinshasa, Zaire
	53.85 m	Yelena Mokoka Sala	2 August 2023	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo	[18]
Hammer throw	31.62 m	Bintou Kitoko	21 June 1994		Montreuil-sous-Bois, France
Javelin throw	39.44 m	Céline Kapanda	4–6 August 2015		Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Heptathlon	4183 pts h	Jeanine Mawit	12–13 May 1990		Orange, United States
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m 14.9 1.39 m 10.30 m 26.8 5.15 m 29.66 m 2:43.8
20 km walk (road)	2:29:42	Laeticia Mokone Nzala	23/24 June 2007		Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
	2:04:54	Gracia Ladisa Munzeza	4 August 2023	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo	[19]
4 × 100 m relay	51.23	Democratic Republic of the Congo	19 June 2010	Central African Junior Championships	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[20]
	49.15	Democratic Republic of the Congo Divine Kandomba Elos Françoise Kumi Bango Christel Luntadila Mbaku Raissa Kabedi Kyembo	2 August 2023	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo	[21]
4 × 400 m relay	4:01.72	Democratic Republic of the Congo Malonga Ilunga P. Mboyibala Dikivakuaku	20 June 2010	Central African Junior Championships	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[22]

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	6.81	Olivier Sekanyambo	17 February 2002	Indoor Flanders Meeting	Ghent, Belgium
	6.77	Lionel Muteba	20 January 2024	University of Ottawa Winter Classic	Ottawa, Canada	[23]
200 m	21.23	Gary Kikaya	18 January 2003	Virginia Tech Elite	Blacksburg, United States
	20.84 OT		31 January 2004		Lexington, United States
400 m	45.71	Gary Kikaya	15 March 2003	NCAA Division I Championship	Fayetteville, United States
800 m	1:55.35	Mukudi Mubenga	12 March 1993	World Championships	Toronto, Canada
	1:54.95 OT	Makorobondo Salukombo	18 February 2012		Kent, United States
1500 m	3:53.33	Eduardo Mbengani	28 January 2006		Espinho, Portugal
3000 m	8:12.74	Eduardo Mbengani	11 February 2007		Pombal, Portugal
60 m hurdles	7.78	Tino Ngoy	17 January 2004		Ypsilanti, United States
High jump	2.14 m	Mekomo Masanga	5 December 2015		Eaubonne, France
	2.21 m	Dieudonné Opota	18 February 2001	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
Pole vault	3.40 m	Boris Fundu-Kiaku	10 February 2013		Reims, France
			21 December 2014		Nogent-sur-Oise, France
Long jump	7.65 m [24]	Jean Kamanda-Mbuyi	26 February 2006		Aubière, France
Triple jump	16.54 m [25]	Nkosinza Balumbu	15 March 2008		Fayetteville, United States
Shot put	11.05 m [26]	Ernest Kibungu	9 January 2010		Pombal, Portugal
Heptathlon	3767 pts	Ernest Kibungu	9–10 January 2010		Pombal, Portugal
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.33 5.11 m 11.05 m 1.75 m 9.33 2.30 m 3:08.25
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	7.57	Cynthia Maduangele Bolingo	29 January 2011		Ghent, Belgium
	7.53	Victoria Mabiza[c]	25 February 2023	French U18 Championships	Lyon, France	[27]
200 m	24.92	Cynthia Maduangele Bolingo	20 February 2011		Ghent, Belgium
	24.50	Victoria Mabiza[d]	26 February 2023	French U18 Championships	Lyon, France	[28]
400 m	58.17	Clarisse Lema	28 January 2017		Eaubonne, France
	57.55 OT	Noelly Mankatu Bibiche	31 January 2004		Murfreesboro, United States
	55.71 OT	Johanna Bangala	10 January 2020	ETSU Track & Field Invitational	Johnson City, United States	[29]
	57.36	Johanna Bangala	21 February 2020	Mid-South Conference Championship	Defiance, United States	[30]
	57.14	Maria Bangala	4 February 2022		Louisville, United States	[citation needed]
800 m	2:07.62	Noelly Mankatu Bibiche	5 March 2004	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[31]
1500 m
3000 m	9:50.07 OT [32]	Francine Nzilampa	14 January 2017	UW Indoor Preview	Seattle, United States	[33]
60 m hurdles	8.38	Cynthia Bolingo	29 January 2011		Ghent, Belgium
High jump	1.66 m	Kapinga Dorcas Mutombo	3 February 2007		Eaubonne, France
Pole vault
Long jump	5.31 m	Davinhor Makwala	22 March 2014		Nogent-sur-Oise, France
			30 January 2015		Amiens, France
Triple jump	12.92 m	Carina Kanda	8 February 1997		Liévin, France
Shot put	11.50 m	Marika Mutombo	9 November 2005		Bordeaux, France
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

1. citizenship unclear, she opted for France by World Athletics
2. by official result source; 16:32.2 by World Athletics source
3. citizenship unclear, she opted for France by World Athletics
4. citizenship unclear, she opted for France by World Athletics