List of Iraqi records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Iraq maintained by Iraqi Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by IAAF   Not ratified or later rescinded by IAAF

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	10.32 (+0.9 m/s)	Hussein Ali Nahi Al-Khafaji	4 April 2021		Baghdad, Iraq
	10.22 (+1.4 m/s)	Saif Al-Rammahi	16 May 2025	Doha Diamond League	Doha, Qatar	[1]
200 m	20.81 NWI	Taha Hussein Yaseen	6 November 2020		Baghdad, Iraq
400 m	45.74	Taha Hussein Yaseen	22 April 2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	[2]
800 m	1:45.88	Adnan Almntfage	25 November 2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	[3]
1500 m	3:42.50	Adnan Almntfage	29 September 2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	[4]
3000 m	8:18.8 h	Faleh Naji Jarallah	12 August 1975		Alexandria, Egypt
5000 m	14:00.56	Mohammed Abdullah Mahal	5 June 2021		Bursa, Turkey
10,000 m	30:06.0 h	Abdulkarim Al-Sadi	9 November 1986		Mosul, Iraq
	30:01.14	Ali Jassim Abbas Abdelreda	2 November 2023	Iraqi Championships	Baghdad, Iraq	[5]
Marathon	2:21:54	Sadoun Nassir	3 January 1982		Baghdad, Iraq
110 m hurdles	13.78 (+1.4 m/s)	Mohd Saad Nathim Al-Khafaji	25 July 2019		Baghdad, Iraq
	13.78 NWI	Saleh Kadhem Nasser	3 May 2024	National Test Competition	Baghdad, Iraq	[6]
400 m hurdles	49.95	Talib Faizal Al-Saffar	22 August 1977	Universiade	Sofia, Bulgaria
3000 m steeplechase	8:43.26	Mohammed Abdullah Mahal	21 May 2022		Bursa, Turkey
	8:35.85	Mohamed Abdullah Mahal	26 April 2023	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	[7]
High jump	2.20 m	Hussein Al-Ibraheemi	19 September 2019		Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Pole vault	5.45 m	Muntadher Faleh Abdulwahid	15 June 2019		Najaf, Iraq
Long jump	7.66 m NWI	Barek Amer Al-Bayati	13 October 2017		Baghdad, Iraq
Triple jump	16.48 m (+1.7 m/s)	Majed Jabbar	8 May 1996		Baghdad, Iraq
Shot put	18.30 m	Khaled Muhamad Wajih	21 August 1989		Baghdad, Iraq
Discus throw	60.89 m	Mustafa Alsaamah	16 May 2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	[8]
Hammer throw	64.12 m	Hussein Abdulwahid Al-Bayati	1 May 2021		Najaf, Iraq
Javelin throw	76.82 m	Younis Mohsen Saleh	12 April 2021	1st International Imam Reza Cup	Mashhad, Iran
Decathlon	7271 pts NWI	Abdel Sajjad Saadoun Nasser	11–12 April 2021	1st International Imam Reza Cup	Mashhad, Iran
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 11.58 (NWI) 7.05 m (NWI) 11.92 m 1.98 m 49.20 15.25 (NWI) 37.09 m 4.35 m 41.41 m 4:12.35
20 km walk (road)	1:37:27	Amir Abdul Razak Alwan	24 April 2015	Arab Championships	Manama, Bahrain
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	40.44	Iraq Hasanain Hasa Zubaiyen Falah Abdulzahra Mohamed Juma	26 April 2015	Arab Championships	Manama, Bahrain	[9]
	40.32	Iraq F. A. Mahdi H. S. Hussein S. R. Abdul Wahid Hussein Ali Nahi Al-Khafaji	1 June 2024	West Asian Championships	Basra, Iraq	[10]
4 × 400 m relay	3:06.23	Iraq Yasser Ali Mohamed Ehab Jabhar Hashim Mohamed Abdul Ridha Taha Hussein Yaseen	8 April 2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	[11]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	11.24 (±0.0 m/s)	Dana Hussain	17 June 2021	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	[12]
200 m	22.51 (±0.0 m/s)[a]	Dana Hussain	20 June 2021	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	[13]
400 m	53.44	Gulustan Mahmood Ieso	21 November 2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China
	52.80 X	Gulustan Mahmood Ieso	8 July 2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	[14][15]
800 m	2:04.92	Eman Sabeeh Hussain	5 August 1985		Casablanca, Morocco
1500 m	4:23.5 h	Maysa Matrood	15 May 1995		Baghdad, Iraq
3000 m	9:30.0 h	Maysa Matrood	27 August 1993		Baghdad, Iraq
5000 m	16:39.3 h	Maysa Matrood	6 May 1994		Baghdad, Iraq
10,000 m	35:44.93	Maysa Matrood	2 August 1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece
10 km (road)	47:26+	Yasmin Wadhai	20 January 2017	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[16]
15 km (road)	1:10:54+	Yasmin Wadhai	20 January 2017	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[17]
Half marathon	1:35:54	Yasmin Wadhai	20 November 2015	Abu Dhabi Striders Half Marathon	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
25 km (road)	1:58:34+	Yasmin Wadhai	20 January 2017	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[18]
30 km (road)	2:22:05+	Yasmin Wadhai	20 January 2017	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[19]
Marathon	3:22:23	Yasmin Wadhai	20 January 2017	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[20]
100 m hurdles	14.52 NWI	Delsoz Obaid Najim	19 September 2019		Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
	14.38 (+1.8 m/s)	Kurdistan Bamo Jamal	26 April 2023	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	[21]
	14.37 (+1.7 m/s) X	Deren Bakhtiar Ali	26 April 2024	Asian U20 Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[22][23]
400 m hurdles	1:00.15	Dina Saadoun	15 November 1989	Asian Championships	New Delhi, India
3000 m steeplechase	13:34.4	Dalya Ahmed Mohammed	25/27 April 2012		Baghdad, Iraq
High jump	1.81 m	Mariyam Abdul Hameed	18 March 2022		Baghdad, Iraq
Pole vault	2.80 m	Zahraa Jamal Al-Dulaimeh	3 November 2020		Najaf, Iraq
	2.90 m	Nisreen Mohamed Hassoun	25 November 2022	Iraqi Championships	Baghdad, Iraq	[24]
Long jump	5.60 m	Eiman Nouri Fathi	13 July 1977		Baghdad, Iraq
Triple jump	11.84 m NWI	Jawan Bahauddin Hassan	30 October 2021		Baghdad, Iraq
Shot put	11.60 m	Raida Oudeh	26 October 1979		Baghdad, Iraq
Discus throw	40.16 m	Sabreen Kadhum Hussein	25 April 2015	Arab Championships	Manama, Bahrain
	40.64 m	Adhraa Nabil Jalil	7 March 2023	National University Championships	Baghdad, Iraq	[25]
	42.66 m	Afaq Faeeq Hadi	3 November 2023	Iraqi Championships	Baghdad, Iraq	[26]
Hammer throw	46.62 m	Marwa Qais Marhoun	7 April 2019		Kuwait City, Kuwait
	47.95 m	Marwa Qais Marhoun	27 April 2023	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	[27]
Javelin throw	39.50 m	Intisar Noree	2013
	40.74 m	Asia Azir Qadir	24 November 2022	Iraqi Championships	Baghdad, Iraq	[28]
	40.88 m	Asia Azir Qadir	28 April 2023	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	[29]
Heptathlon	4026 pts	Bahar Kasrou	6–7 October 2009	Arab Championships	Damascus, Syria
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m 15.47 1.43 m 7.76 m 26.67 4.97 m 20.72 m 2:27.55
	4118 pts	Baneen Ahmad Abd Al-Wahaab	7–8 March 2024	National Championships	Sulaymaniyah, Iraq	[30]
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	47.22	Iraq Bahar Kasrou Alaa Hikmat Danah Abdulrazzaq Gulustan Mahmood Ieso	7 October 2009	Arab Championships	Damascus, Syria
4 × 400 m relay	3:43.60	A. H. Al-Qaysi Z. S. Mahmoud D. H. Abdulrazzak K. Mahmoud Ieso	20 September 2010	Aleppo, Syria
	3:41.91	Iraq Alaa Al-Qaysi Inam Al-Sudani Gulustan Ieso Danah Abdulrazzaq	10 July 2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	[31]

Mixed

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
4 × 400 m relay	3:37.40	Iraq M. A. Chunchun M. B. Iyad K. Y. Jamal R. J. Saad	26 April 2023	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	[32]
	3:27.12	Iraq M. A. Chunchun S. F. Abboud T. H. Yaseen B. M. Mahmoud	29 May 2024	West Asian Championships	Basra, Iraq	[33]

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	6.85	Falah Abdulzahra Mahdi	3 March 2019		Tehran, Iran
	6.73	Murtadha Al-Kemawee	18 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tehran, Iran	[34]
	6.72	Murtadha Al-Kemawee	18 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tehran, Iran	[35]
200 m	22.39	Ahmed Essam Obeid	14 February 2015		Boston, United States
400 m	47.80	Yassir Al-Saadi	24 February 2019		Istanbul, Turkey
800 m	1:49.42	Adnan Al-Mntfage	19 February 2012	Asian Championships	Hangzhou, China	[36]
1500 m	3:44.38	Adnan Taess Akkar	18 February 2009	GE Galan	Stockholm, Sweden
3000 m	8:17.34	Mohamed Abdullah Mahal	5 February 2021		Istanbul, Turkey
60 m hurdles	7.77	Amir Shaker	28 February 2016	Swedish Championships	Malmö, Sweden	[37]
High jump	2.10 m	Hussein Falah Al Ibrahimi	4 March 2019		Tehran, Iran
Pole vault	5.30 m	Muntaher Faleh Abdelwahid	20 February 2016	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	[38]
Long jump	6.79 m[b]	Abdul Sajad Saadoun Nasser	6 March 2021		Istanbul, Turkey
	6.92 m	Abdul Sajjad Saadoun Nasser	12 January 2023	Iranian Club Championships	Tehran, Iran	[39]
Triple jump	15.49 m	Hussein Abbas Al-Behadii	3 March 2019		Tehran, Iran
Shot put	17.39 m	Saif Nour Abdulwahad	13 February 2015		Tehran, Iran
Heptathlon	5308 pts	Abdul Sajad Saadoun Nasser	6–6 March 2021		Istanbul, Turkey
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.45 6.79 m 12.25 m 1.92 m 8.53 4.30 m 2:36.97
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay	3:18.15	Iraq	4 March 2019		Tehran, Iran
	3:12.09	Iraq Taha Hussein Yaseen Ihab Jabbar Hashim Mohammed Abdulridha al-Tameemi Yasir Ali al-Saadi	19 February 2024	Asian Championships	Tehran, Iran	[40]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	7.50	Dana Hussain	3 March 2019		Tehran, Iran
200 m
400 m	53.75	Gulustan Mahmood	1 November 2009	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam
800 m	2:25.90	Alaa Hikmat Al-Qaysi	26 February 2010	Asian Championships	Tehran, Iran
1500 m	4:38.6 h	Maysa Matrood	12 October 2001		Rasht, Iran
3000 m	10:05.6 h	Maysa Matrood	12 October 2001		Rasht, Iran
60 m hurdles	8.84	Delsoz Obaid Najim	4 March 2019		Tehran, Iran
High jump	1.44 m	Anwar Jebur	26 February 2010		Doha, Qatar
Pole vault
Long jump	5.09 m	Sara Salar Ameen	15 December 2019		Istanbul, Turkey
Triple jump
Shot put	9.27 m	Alaa Hikmat Al-Qaysi	26 February 2010		Tehran, Iran
Pentathlon	2926 pts	Zinah Hamid	13 February 2015		Tehran, Iran
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay	3:59.01	Iraq Khazaal Ilab Jassem Hikmat Kolestane Mahmoud Dana Hussein Abdulrazak	2 November 2009	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam

Notes

1. by World Athletics Profile, irregular +2.2 m/s by other sources
2. record set during heptathlon competition