List of South African records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in South Africa maintained by Athletics South Africa (ASA).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by ASA   Not ratified or later rescinded by ASA

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	6.58 A (−1.8 m/s)	Bayanda Walaza	8 February 2025	Curro Podium Grand Finale & Simbine Classic Shootout	Pretoria, South Africa	[1]
100 y	9.41+ (−0.4 m/s)	Simon Magakwe	17 June 2014	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic
100 m	9.84 (+1.2 m/s)	Akani Simbine	6 July 2021	Gyulai István Memorial	Székesfehérvár, Hungary	[2]
	9.82 (+1.0 m/s)	Akani Simbine	4 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[3]
150 m	15.04 A (+0.7 m/s)	Akani Simbine	17 February 2024	Simbine Curro Classic Shoot-Out	Pretoria, South Africa	[4]
200 m	19.69 A (−0.5 m/s)	Clarence Munyai	16 March 2018	National Championships	Pretoria, South Africa	[5]
200 m straight	19.84 (+0.6 m/s)	Wayde van Niekerk	4 June 2017	Boost Boston Games	Boston, United States	[6]
300 m	30.81 [WB]	Wayde Van Niekerk	28 June 2017	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[7]
400 m	43.03	Wayde van Niekerk	14 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[8]
600 m	1:15.58 A	Reinhardt van Rensburg	30 January 2015	Eaglesclub Classic Shootout	Pretoria, South Africa
	1:15.03	André Olivier	24 August 2014	Diamond League	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[9]
	1:15.13	Hezekiél Sepeng	September 2000		Gold Coast, Australia	[10]
	1:15.57	Hendrick Mokganyetsi	15 June 1997		Leeds, United Kingdom	[11]
800 m	1:42.69	Hezekiél Sepeng	3 September 1999	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
1000 m	2:15.86	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	7 August 2007	DN Galan	Stockholm, Sweden
1500 m	3:31.93	Johan Cronje	8 September 2013	Rieti Meeting	Rieti, Italy	[12]
	3:31.35	Tshepo Tshite	20 June 2025	Meeting de Paris	Paris, France	[13]
Mile	3:50.70	Johan Cronje	31 May 2014	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States	[14]
Mile (road)	3:56.45	Ryan Mphahlele	27 April 2024	Adizero: Road to Records	Herzogenaurach, Germany	[15]
2000 m	4:56.41	Johan Fourie	22 April 1985		Stellenbosch, South Africa	[16]
3000 m	7:40.99	Jerry Motsau	17 June 2021	Meeting Città di Nembro	Nembro, Italy	[17]
	7:36.77	Adriaan Wildschutt	2 June 2024	BAUHAUS-galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[18]
	7:32.99	Adriaan Wildschutt	25 August 2024	Kamila Skolimoswka Memorial	Chorzów, Poland	[19]
5000 m	13:04.88	Elroy Gelant	22 May 2016	Fanny Blankers-Koen Games	Hengelo, Netherlands	[20]
	13:02.46	Adriaan Wildschutt	15 July 2023	KBC Night of Athletics	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	[21]
	12:56.67	Adriaan Wildschutt	30 May 2024	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway	[22]
5 km (road)	13:24	Ryan Mphahlele	29 April 2023	Adizero Road to Records	Herzogenaurach, Germany	[23]
	13:18	Maxime Chaumeton	9 December 2023		Dammam, Saudi Arabia	[citation needed]
10,000 m	27:29.94	Hendrick Ramaala	22 February 1999		Port Elizabeth, South Africa
	27:23.10	Adriaan Wildschutt	6 May 2023	On Track Fest	Walnut, United States	[24]
	26:55.54	Adriaan Wildschutt	16 March 2024	The TEN	San Juan Capistrano, United States	[25]
	26:50.64	Adriaan Wildschutt	2 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[26][27][28]
10 km (road)	27:35	Precious Mashele	2 April 2023	ABSA Gqeberha10k	Gqeberha, South Africa	[29]
15 km (road)	42:18+	Stephen Mokoka	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[30]
10 miles (road)	46:11	Hendrick Ramaala	20 September 1998	Glen Dimplex Cross Border Challenge	Newry, United Kingdom	[31]
20 km (road)	56:34+	Stephen Mokoka	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[32]
One hour	20386 m	Kevin Shaw	2 October 1978		Bellville, South Africa
Half marathon	59:36	Stephen Mokoka	17 October 2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	[33]
	59:20 a	Hendrick Ramaala	26 March 2000	Lisbon Half Marathon	Lisbon, Portugal
25 km (road)	1:15:02	Lusapho April	9 May 2010	BIG 25	Berlin, Germany	[34]
30 km (road)	1:30:54	Melikhaya Frans	4 March 2017	NMBM Human Race	Uitenhage, South Africa	[35]
Marathon	2:06:33	Gert Thys	14 February 1999	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan
50 km (road)	2:39:04	Tete Dijana	26 February 2023	Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km	Gqeberha, South Africa	[36]
100 km (road)	6:25:07	Bruce Fordyce	4 February 1989		Stellenbosch, South Africa
110 m hurdles	13.11 (+1.8 m/s)	Antonio Alkana	5 June 2017	Josef Odložil Memorial	Prague, Czech Republic	[37]
200 m hurdles (straight)	22.10 (+1.8 m/s)	L. J. van Zyl	9 May 2015	Manchester City Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	[38]
200 m hurdles (bend)	22.6 h A OT	Hendrik Serfontein	23 March 1967		Bloemfontein, South Africa
300 m hurdles	34.8 h	Ockert Cilliers	8 May 2005		Pliezhausen, Germany
400 m hurdles	47.66 A	L. J. van Zyl	25 February 2011	Yellow Pages Invitation Series II	Pretoria, South Africa	[39][40][41]
	47.66		31 May 2011	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[42][43]
2000 m steeplechase	5:26.46	Ruben Ramolefi	30 June 2010	Meeting de la ville de Reims	Reims, France	[44]
3000 m steeplechase	8:11.50	Ruben Ramolefi	29 August 2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	[45]
High jump	2.38 m	Jacques Freitag	5 March 2005		Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Pole vault	6.03 m	Okkert Brits	18 August 1995		Cologne, Germany
Long jump	8.65 m A (+1.3 m/s)	Luvo Manyonga	22 April 2017	South African Championships	Potchefstroom, South Africa	[46]
Triple jump	17.35 m (+0.2 m/s)	Godfrey Mokoena	14 September 2014	IAAF Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	[47]
Shot put	21.97 m	Janus Robberts	2 June 2001		Eugene, United States
Discus throw	70.32 m	Frantz Kruger	26 May 2002		Salon-de-Provence, France
Hammer throw	80.63 m	Chris Harmse	15 April 2005		Durban, South Africa
Javelin throw	88.75 m	Marius Corbett	21 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Decathlon	8398 pts	Willem Coertzen	30–31 May 2015	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	[48]
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 10.99 (+0.3 m/s) 7.46 m (−1.0 m/s) 14.14 m 2.03 m 48.73 14.17 (+1.5 m/s) 44.84 m 4.60 m 68.43 m 4:22.22
3000 m walk (track)	10:47.08	Lebogang Shange	21 July 2018	Diamond League	London, United Kingdom	[49]
5000 m walk (track)	18:55.60	Lebogang Shange	30 June 2017	Honvéd Kupa	Budapest, Hungary	[50]
10,000 m walk (track)	40:32.78	Chris Britz	10 April 1995		Krugersdorp, South Africa
10 km walk (road)	43:09	Tebatso Mashimbyi	24 February 2018	Central Gauteng Championships	Germiston, South Africa	[51]
20,000 m walk (track)	1:23:20.86	Lebogang Shange	21 June 2015	British Championships	Bedford, United Kingdom	[52]
20 km walk (road)	1:19:18	Lebogang Shange	13 August 2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	[53]
30 km walk (road)	2:14:28	Chris Britz	25 August 1994		Victoria, Australia
35 km walk (road)	2:32:52	Wayne Snyman	15 January 2022	ASA 35km Race Walking Championships & Interprovicial Challenge	Cape Town, South Africa	[54]
	2:31:15	Wayne Snyman	24 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	[55]
50 km walk (road)	3:53:09	Marc Mundell	20 March 2021	Dudinská Päťdesiatka	Dudince, Slovakia	[56]
4 × 100 m relay	37.65	South Africa Thando Dlodlo Simon Magakwe Clarence Munyai Akani Simbine	4 October 2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[57]
	37.57	South Africa Bayanda Walaza Shaun Maswanganyi Bradley Nkoana Akani Simbine	9 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[58]
4 × 200 m relay	1:20.42	South Africa Simon Magakwe Chederick van Wyk Sinesipho Dambile Akani Simbine	12 May 2019	IAAF World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	[59]
4 × 400 m relay	2:59.21	South Africa Oscar Pistorius Ofentse Mogawane Willem de Beer Shane Victor	1 September 2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	[60]
	2:58.12	South Africa Gardeo Isaacs Zakithi Nene Lythe Pillay Antonie Nortje	10 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[61]
	2:57.50	South Africa Gardeo Isaacs Udeme Okon Leendert Koekemoer Zakithi Nene	11 May 2025	World Relays	Guangzhou, China	[62]
4 × 800 m relay	7:04.70	South Africa Gideon van Oudtshoorn Hezekiel Sepeng Jurgens Kotze Johan Botha	6 June 1999		Stuttgart, Germany
4 × 1500 m relay	14:50.82	South Africa Matthews Temane Deon Brummer Henning Gericke Johan Fourie	15 October 1984		Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	10.98 (+1.5 m/s)	Carina Horn	4 May 2018	Diamond League	Doha, Qatar	[63]
150 m	17.67 A (−0.5 m/s)	Kayla la Grange	8 February 2025	Curro Podium Grand Finale & Simbine Classic Shootout	Pretoria, South Africa	[64]
200 m	22.06 A (+0.7 m/s)	Evette de Klerk	8 April 1989		Pietersburg, South Africa
300 m	36.36 A	Shirley Nekhubui	8 February 2025	Curro Podium Grand Finale & Simbine Classic Shootout	Pretoria, South Africa	[65]
400 m	49.62	Caster Semenya	8 September 2018	Continental Cup	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[66]
600 m	1:21.77	Caster Semenya	27 August 2017	ISTAF Berlin	Berlin, Germany	[67]
800 m	1:54.25	Caster Semenya	30 June 2018	Meeting de Paris	Paris, France	[68]
1000 m	2:30.70	Caster Semenya	2 September 2018	ISTAF Berlin	Berlin, Germany	[69]
1500 m	3:59.92	Caster Semenya	4 May 2018	Diamond League	Doha, Qatar	[70]
Mile	4:23.38	Zola Budd	4 March 1991		Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Mile (road)	4:39.01 Wo	Carina Viljoen	1 October 2023	World Road Running Championships	Riga, Latvia	[71]
2000 m	5:38.07	Zola Budd	8 April 1991		Cape Town, South Africa
3000 m	8:32.00	Elana Meyer	29 April 1991		Durban, South Africa
5000 m	14:44.05	Elana Meyer	22 July 1995		Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
5 km (road)	15:10	Elana Meyer	16 October 1994	Harvard Health Downtown	Providence, United States	[72]
10,000 m	30:52.51	Elana Meyer	10 September 1994		London, United Kingdom
10 km (road)	31:12	Glenrose Xaba	6 July 2024	Absa Run Your City	Durban, South Africa	[73]
15 km (road)	46:57	Elana Meyer	2 November 1991		Cape Town, South Africa
10 miles (road)	51:16	Colleen De Reuck	5 April 1998	Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run	Washington, D.C., United States	[74]
20 km (road)	1:04:04+	Dominique Scott-Efurd	15 January 2022	Houston Half Marathon	Houston, United States	[75]
Half marathon	1:06:44	Elana Meyer	15 January 1999		Tokyo, Japan
25 km (road)	1:27:26	Colleen De Reuck	30 Jan 1994		Pinetown, South Africa
30 km (road)	1:43:46+	Gerda Steyn	11 April 2021	Xiamen Marathon & Tuscany Camp Global Elite Race	Siena, Italy	[76]
Marathon	2:25:28	Gerda Steyn	11 April 2021	Xiamen Marathon & Tuscany Camp Global Elite Race	Siena, Italy	[77]
	2:22:22	Glenrose Xaba	20 October 2024	Sanlam Cape Town Marathon	Cape Town, South Africa	[78]
	2:25:15 a	Elana Meyer	18 April 1994	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States
50 km (road)	3:04:24 Wo [a]	Irvette Van Zyl	23 May 2021	Nedbank Runified Race	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	[79][80]
100 km (road)	7:42:05	Lindsay van Aswegen	10 September 2011	25th IAU World Championships	Winschoten, Netherlands	[81]
	7:31:47	Helene Joubert	16 September 1995		Winschoten, Netherlands
100 m hurdles	12.81 (−0.6 m/s)	Rikenette Steenkamp	1 July 2018	Resisprint international	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	[82]
	12.55 (+1.0 m/s)	Marione Fourie	2 July 2023	Resisprint International	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	[83]
	12.49 (+1.6 m/s)	Marione Fourie	7 July 2024	FBK Games	Hengelo, Netherlands	[84]
200 m hurdles (straight)	26.16 (+0.3 m/s)	Zeney van der Walt	16 June 2019	Adidas Boost Boston Games	Boston, United States	[85]
300 m hurldes	43.18 A	Lenka du Toit	8 February 2025	Curro Podium Grand Finale & Simbine Classic Shootout	Pretoria, South Africa	[86]
400 m hurdles	53.74	Myrtle Bothma	18 April 1986		Johannesburg, South Africa
2000 m steeplechase	6:34.72	Nolene Conrad	16 May 2016	52nd Internationales Pfingstsportfest	Rehlingen, Germany	[87]
3000 m steeplechase	9:54.19	Tebogo Masehla	4 June 2011	Memorial Léon Buyle	Oordegem, Belgium	[88][89]
High jump	2.06 m	Hestrie Cloete	31 August 2003	World Championships	Saint-Denis, France	[90]
Pole vault	4.42 m	Elmarie Gerryts	12 June 2000		Wesel, Germany
Long jump	6.93 m (+1.6 m/s)	Karin Melis Mey	7 July 2007	14th Weitsprung-Meeting der Weltklasse	Bad Langensalza, Germany
	6.93 m (+0.6 m/s)	Karin Melis Mey	7 June 2008	15th Weitsprung-Meeting der Weltklasse	Bad Langensalza, Germany
Triple jump	14.03 m A (−1.3 m/s)	Zinzi Chabangu	7 March 2020		Pretoria, South Africa	[citation needed]
Shot put	17.88 m	Drienkie van Wyk	25 January 2002		Germiston, South Africa
Discus throw	64.87 m	Elizna Naude	2 March 2007		Stellenbosch, South Africa
Hammer throw	65.40 m	Phethisang Makhete	30 April 2022		Tucson, United States
Javelin throw	69.35 m	Sunette Viljoen	9 June 2012	Adidas Grand Prix	New York City, United States	[91]
Heptathlon	6181 pts	Janice Josephs	22–23 March 2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m 13.65 (+2.0 m/s) 1.70 m 11.79 m 23.42 (+0.9 m/s) 6.22 m (−1.4 m/s) 43.77 m 2:10.61
3000 m walk (track)	12:53.19	Nicolene Cronje	20 February 2004		Pretoria, South Africa
5000 m walk (track)	22:19.64	Nicolene Cronje	5 March 2004		Durban, South Africa
5 km walk (road)	22:20	Nicolene Cronje	5 March 2004	ABSA Series	Durban, South Africa	[92]
10,000 m walk (track)	47:32.54 A	Nicolene Cronje	19 March 2005		Pretoria, South Africa
10 km walk (road)	45:05	Susan Vermeulen	17 April 1999		Bloemfontein, South Africa
15 km walk (road)	1:10:31+	Anél Oosthuizen	9 April 2016	Poděbrady Walking Race	Poděbrady, Czech Republic	[93]
20,000 m walk (track)	1:36:18.3 h	Nicolene Cronje	16 April 2004		Durban, South Africa
20 km walk (road)	1:34:49	Anél Oosthuizen	8 April 2017	Poděbrady Walking Race	Poděbrady, Czech Republic	[94]
	1:34:49	Anél Oosthuizen	9 April 2016	Poděbrady Walking Race	Poděbrady, Czech Republic	[95]
35 km walk (road)	3:20:25+	Natalie le Roux	5 May 2018	IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships	Taicang, China
50 km walk (road)	4:48:00	Natalie le Roux	5 May 2018	IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships	Taicang, China	[96]
4 × 100 m relay	43.25	South Africa Wendy Hartman Dikeledi Moropane Susanna Holtshausen Heide Seyerling	18 March 2000		Pietersburg, South Africa
4 × 200 m relay	1:32.72	South Africa Ina van Rensburg Mari-Lise Furstenberg Evette de Klerk Maryke Doubell	9 March 1987		Bloemfontein, South Africa
4 × 400 m relay	3:28.49	South Africa Caster Semenya Jeanelle Griessel Wenda Nel Justine Palframan	26 June 2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[97] [98]
	3:28.01	South Africa Shirley Nekhubui Hannah van Niekerk Precious Molepo Zenéy Geldenhuys	11 May 2025	World Relays	Guangzhou, China	[99]
	3:24.84	South Africa Shirley Nekhubui Miranda Coetzee Precious Molepo Zenéy Geldenhuys	11 May 2025	World Relays	Guangzhou, China	[100]
4 × 800 m relay	8:19.47	South Africa Helga van Wermeskerken Ermyntrude Vermeulen Yvonne Goosen Elize Fouche	13 February 1985		Johannesburg, South Africa

Mixed

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
4 × 400 m relay	3:19.18	South Africa Ukona Khuzwayo Dalene Mpiti Taylon Bieldt Ranti Dikgale	1 May 2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	[101]
	3:18.54	South Africa Amele Nzwanzw Joseph Rogail Tumisang Shezi Nekhubui Shirley	19 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[102]
	3:13.12	South Africa Gardeo Isaacs Shirley Nekhubui Mthi Mthimkulu Miranda Coetzee	22 June 2024	African Championships	Douala, Cameroon	[103]

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
50 m	5.62+	Morné Nagel	24 February 2002	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
60 m	6.48	Morné Nagel	27 January 2002		Dortmund, Germany
100 m	10.42	Morné Nagel	12 February 2005		Tampere, Finland
200 m	20.45	Ncincilili Titi	20 January 2018	Clemson Invitational	Clemson, United States	[104]
400 m	45.67	Derrick Mokaleng	9 February 2019	Texas Tech Shootout	Lubbock, United States	[105]
600 m	1:17.25 OT	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	12 February 2005		Tampere, Finland
800 m	1:44.91	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	9 March 2008	World Championships	Valencia, Spain	[106]
1000 m	2:16.71	Johan Botha	3 February 1999		Erfurt, Germany
1500 m	3:36.96	Juan Van Deventer	14 February 2010	Indoor Flanders Meeting	Ghent, Belgium	[107]
3000 m	7:39.55 [b]	Elroy Gelant	9 February 2014	Indoor Flanders Meeting	Ghent, Belgium	[108]
5000 m	12:56.76	Adriaan Wildschutt	26 January 2024	BU John Thomas Terrier Classic	Boston, United States	[109]
	12:55.02	Adriaan Wildschutt	2 March 2025	BU Last Chance	Boston, United States	[110]
50 m hurdles	6.48+	Shaun Bownes	25 February 2001	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
55 m hurdles	7.13	Lehann Fourie	11 February 2012	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	[111]
60 m hurdles	7.52	Shaun Bownes	23 February 2001	Indoor Flanders Meeting	Ghent, Belgium
300 m hurdles	34.92 OT	Llewellyn Herbert	9 February 1999	Pirkkahalli	Tampere, Finland	[112][113]
400 m hurdles	49.90 OT	Llewellyn Herbert	9 February 2005	Botnia Games	Korsholm, Finland	[114]
High jump	2.28 m	Jacques Freitag	26 January 2005	Pedro's Cup	Bydgoszcz, Poland
			20 February 2005		Tallinn, Estonia
		Ramsay Carelse	28 February 2006		Tallinn, Estonia
Pole vault	5.90 m	Okkert Brits	16 February 1997	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
	5.90[c]		1 June 1997		Toronto, Canada
Long jump	8.44 m	Luvo Manyonga	2 March 2018	World Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[115]
Triple jump	16.22 m	Godfrey Khotso Mokoena	20 February 2007	GE Galan	Stockholm, Sweden
Shot put	21.47 m	Janus Robberts	1 December 2001		Norman, United States
Weight throw	19.21 m	Justin Donkin	15 February 2020	Midwest Elite Invitational	Whitewater, United States	[116]
Heptathlon	4920 pts	Niel Giliomee	22–23 February 2016	Sun Belt Championships	Birmingham, United States	[117]
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.25 6.61 m 10.74 m 1.70 m 8.89 4.95 m 3:00.19
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay	3:08.45	South Africa Thapelo Phora Ofentse Mogawane Jon Seeliger Shaun de Jager	19 March 2016	World Championships	Portland, United States	[118]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	7.09	Carina Horn	11 February 2018	Meeting Elite	Metz, France	[119]
200 m	23.16	Wendy Hartman	5 March 1999	World Championships	Maebashi, Japan
400 m	55.48	Marna Schutte	25 February 2001		Allston, United States
	54.86	Gontse Morake	28 January 2023		Fayetteville, United States	[citation needed]
800 m	2:06.05	Dominique Scott	29 January 2016	Razorback Invitational	Fayetteville, United States	[120]
	2:05.72 OT	Angela Wagner	13 February 2010		Seattle, United States
	1:58.40	Prudence Sekgodiso	23 March 2025	World Championships	Nanjing, China	[121]
1000 m	2:42.60	Dominique Scott	19 January 2015	Arkansas Invitational	Fayetteville, United States	[122]
1500 m	4:07.25	Dominique Scott-Efurd	10 February 2018	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix	Roxbury, United States	[123]
Mile	4:36.11	Dominique Scott	1 February 2014	Razorback Invitational	Fayetteville, United States	[124]
	4:32.48 OT		24 January 2015	Rod McCravy Invitational	Lexington, United States	[125]
3000 m	8:41.18	Dominique Scott-Efurd	3 February 2018	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	[126]
5000 m	15:45.40	René Kalmer	10 February 2010	GE Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[127]
60 m hurdles	9.44	Winnie de Winnaar	13 March 2004		Sindelfingen, Germany
		Simone Reinders	31 January 2015		London, United Kingdom
High jump	1.97 m	Hestrie Cloete	18 February 2001	Aviva Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Pole vault	4.41 m	Elmarie Gerryts	20 February 2000	Aviva Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Long jump	6.85 m	Karin Melis Mey	21 February 2008	GE Galan	Stockholm, Sweden
Triple jump	11.50 m	Cindy Peters	1 February 2015	Championats Regionaux	Nantes, France	[128]
Shot put	17.49 m	Simoné du Toit	29 January 2011		Houston, United States
Weight throw	18.69 m	Annemie Smith	28 February 2014	Big Ten Championships	Geneva, United States	[129]
Pentathlon	3417 pts OT	Liezel Theron	21 January 2022		Nashville, United States
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 9.41 1.60 m 9.32 m 5.19 m 2:24.93
	3217 pts	Nienka Du Toit	21 February 2019	Mountain West Championships	Albuquerque, United States	[130]
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 9.56 1.58 m 12.43 m 5.08 m 2:52.50
3000 m walk	15:57.06	Ada Booyens	6 March 2010	World Masters Championships	Kamloops, Canada
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

1. by IAU source; 3:04:23 by other sources
2. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
3. exhibition