List of Venezuelan records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Venezuela maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Venezolana de Atletismo (FVA).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by FVA   Not ratified or later rescinded by FVA

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	10.24 (+0.8 m/s)	David Vivas	28 July 2023	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	[1]
	10.0 h (±0.0 m/s)	Horacio Esteves	15 August 1964		Caracas, Venezuela	[2]
200 m	20.58 (+1.9 m/s)	José Acevedo	30 May 2008	NCAA Mideast Regional	Fayetteville, United States
	20.58 (+1.6 m/s)		31 May 2008
400 m	45.21 A	Alberth Bravo	25 November 2014	CAC Games	Xalapa, Mexico
800 m	1:43.54	William Wuycke	7 September 1986	IAAF Grand Prix	Rieti, Italy
1500 m	3:36.96	Eduard Villanueva	1 September 2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	[3]
3000 m	7:49.88	Freddy González	19 July 2003		Madrid, Spain
5000 m	13:22.30	Freddy González	3 July 2004		San Sebastián, Spain
5 km (road)	13:49	Eduardo Navas	16 February 1991		Fort Myers, United States	[4]
10,000 m	28:31.14	Marvin Blanco	6 December 2015	Pacific 10.000 Pursuit	Sacramento, United States	[5]
10 km (road)	28:38.6	Luis Orta	24 July 2019	Deseret News 10k	Salt Lake City, United States	[6]
15 km (road)	44:45+	Luis Orta	24 March 2018	World Half Marathon Championships	Valencia, Spain	[7]
20 km (road)	59:57+	Luis Orta	24 March 2018	World Half Marathon Championships	Valencia, Spain	[8]
Half marathon	1:03:09	Luis Orta	24 March 2018	World Half Marathon Championships	Valencia, Spain	[9]
Marathon	2:11:25	Carlos Tarazona	30 April 2000		Cleveland, United States
110 m hurdles	13.62 A (+0.8 m/s)	Elvis Cedeño	22 July 1988		Mexico City, Mexico
400 m hurdles	49.18	Antonio Smith	14 July 1991		Caracas, Venezuela
3000 m steeplechase	8:20.87	José Peña	1 September 2013	ISTAF Berlin	Berlin, Germany	[10]
High jump	2.31 m	Eure Yáñez	23 June 2017	South American Championships	Luque, Paraguay	[11]
Pole vault	5.40 m	Ricardo Montes de Oca	21 July 2023	Venezuelan U18 Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	[12]
	5.40 m	Ricardo Montes de Oca	28 July 2023[a]	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	[13]
	5.40 m	Ricardo Montes de Oca	25 April 2025	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	[14]
Long jump	8.34 m (−1.2 m/s)	Victor Castillo	30 May 2004		Cochabamba, Bolivia
Triple jump	16.90 m (+1.4 m/s)	Leodan Torrealba	10 May 2023	Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo	São Paulo, Brazil
Shot put	20.01 m	Yojer Medina	26 August 2000		Maracaibo, Venezuela
Discus throw	57.58 m	Jésus Parejo	8 May 2008		Caracas, Venezuela
Hammer throw	68.54 m	Pedro Muñoz	21 February 2014		Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Javelin throw	77.94 m	Manuel Fuenmayor	5 June 2004		Maracaibo, Venezuela
		Billy Julio	28 November 2019		Cartagena, Colombia
Decathlon	8048 pts	Geormi Jaramillo	4–5 May 2018	Memorial Brígido Iriarte	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	[15]
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 10.86 (−0.5 m/s) 7.59 m (+1.3 m/s) 16.10 m 1.83 m 48.56 14.10 (−1.8 m/s) 44.86 m 4.50 m 61.60 m 5:00.05
5 km walk (road)	20:23+	Richard Vargas	7 May 2016	World Race Walking Team Championships	Rome, Italia	[16]
10 km walk (road)	40:30+	Richard Vargas	7 May 2016	World Race Walking Team Championships	Rome, Italia	[17]
15 km walk (road)	1:01:05+	Richard Vargas	7 May 2016	World Race Walking Team Championships	Rome, Italia	[18]
20,000 m walk (track)	1:24:11.4	Richard Vargas	15 March 2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	[19]
20 km walk (road)	1:22:10	Richard Vargas	7 May 2016	World Race Walking Team Championships	Rome, Italia	[20]
			23 June 2018		Warsaw, Poland
35 km walk (road)	2:48:19+	Yerenman Salazar	8 May 2016	World Race Walking Team Championships	Rome, Italia
50 km walk (road)	4:02:48	Yerenman Salazar	8 May 2016	World Race Walking Team Championships	Rome, Italia	[21]
4 × 100 m relay	39.01	Venezuela Jermaine Chirinos Arturo Ramírez Diego Rivas José Acevedo	10 June 2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	[22]
4 × 200 m relay	1:25.69	Venezuela Luis Felipe Rodríguez Alberto Aguilar Omar Longart Kelvis Padrino	23 April 2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[23]
4 × 400 m relay	3:00.82 A	Venezuela Arturo Ramirez Alberto Aguilar José Acevedo Omar Longart	28 October 2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	[24][25]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	11.24 (+1.2 m/s)	Andrea Purica	29 July 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[26]
200 m	22.53 (+0.1 m/s)	Nercely Soto	12 May 2012	Memorial Brígido Iriarte	Caracas, Venezuela	[27]
400 m	51.94	Nercely Soto	26 November 2013	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	[28]
800 m	2:04.50[b]	Yenny Mejias[c]	24 July 2004		San Felipe, Venezuela
	2:04.93	Yenny Mejias	24 July 2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia
	1:56.65	Cerys Megan Glover	2 April 2021	National Team Trial	Caracas, Venezuela	[citation needed]
1500 m	4:07.27	Joselyn Brea[d]	22 April 2023	Payton Jordan Invitational	Palo Alto, United States
Mile	4:27.41	Joselyn Brea[e]	21 July 2023	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	[29]
3000 m	8:43.26	Joselyn Brea[f]	16 July 2023	Kamila Skolimowska Memorial	Chorzów, Poland	[30]
5000 m	14:47.76	Joselyn Brea[g]	6 May 2023	Sound Running On Track Fest	Walnut, United States	[31]
	14:36.59	Joselyn Brea[h]	17 May 2024	Los Angeles Grand Prix	Los Angeles, United States	[32]
5 km (road)	16:04+	Joselyn Brea[i]	15 January 2023	10K Valencia Ibercaja	Valencia, Spain	[33]
10,000 m	32:29.73	Edymar Brea	25 March 2023		Burjassot, Spain
10 km (road)	31:47	Edymar Brea	16 February 2025	10K Facsa Castellón	Castellón, Spain	[34]
	31:23 a	Edymar Brea	24 November 2024	Zara Speed Run	Madrid, Spain	[35]
15 km (road)	52:03	Edymar Brea	16 February 2019		Valencia, Spain
20 km (road)	1:10:43+	Megaly García	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[36]
Half marathon	1:13:25	Joselyn Daniely Brea[j]	19 March 2023	CAF Marathon 21K	Caracas, Venezuela	[37]
25 km (road)	1:28:53+	Megaly García	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[38]
30 km (road)	1:47:08+	Megaly García	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[39]
Marathon	2:31:45[k]	Megaly García	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[40]
100 m hurdles	12.87 (+1.8 m/s)	Yoveiny Mota	28 May 2022	NCAA West Preliminary Round	Fayetteville, United States
400 m hurdles	56.65	Magdalena Mendoza	13 June 2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	[41]
3000 m steeplechase	10:21.93	Joselyn Daniely Brea[l]	9 July 2016		Palencia, Spain	[42]
High jump	1.90 m	Marierlis Rojas	29 March 2008		Ponce, Puerto Rico
Pole vault	4.70 m A[m]	Robeilys Peinado	7 June 2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	[43]
	4.70 m[n]	Robeilys Peinado	6 September 2019	Diamond League	Brussels, Belgium	[44]
		Robeilys Peinado	29 September 2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[45]
Long jump	6.88 m (+1.4 m/s)	Yulimar Rojas	13 June 2021	Spanish Clubs Championship	La Nucia, Spain	[46]
	6.93 m (+0.4 m/s) [o]	Yulimar Rojas	8 June 2022	XXI Reunión Ciudad de Guadalajara	Guadalajara, Spain	[47]
Triple jump	15.67 m (+0.7 m/s) [p]	Yulimar Rojas	1 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[48]
Shot put	18.19 m	Ahymará Espinoza	15 May 2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[49]
Discus throw	55.57 m	María Cubillán	3 July 2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	[50]
Hammer throw	73.64 m	Rosa Rodríguez	17 May 2013	21st Viloria Memorial	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	[51]
Javelin throw	59.33 m	Yusbelis Parra	22 June 2012		Havana, Cuba
Heptathlon	5989 pts	Luisarys Toledo	25–26 May 2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	[52]
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m 14.12 (±0.0 m/s) 1.69 m 12.84 m 24.56 (+0.9 m/s) 6.22 m (+1.0 m/s) 43.79 m 2:15.67
10,000 m walk (track)	46:40.22	Milángela Rosales	4 June 2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	[53]
20,000 m walk (track)	1:32:17.6 h	Milángela Rosales	5 June 2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	[54]
20 km walk (road)	1:32:18	Milángela Rosales	5 June 2011		Buenos Aires, Argentina
4 × 100 m relay	43.53 A	Venezuela Nediam Vargas Andrea Purica Nelsibeth Villalobos Nercelis Soto	28 November 2014	CAC Games	Xalapa, Mexico	[55]
4 × 400 m relay	3:34.30	Venezuela Wilmary Álvarez Ángela Alfonso Yusmely García Eliana Pacheco	22 June 2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	6.76 A	Victor Castillo	19 February 2005		Flagstaff, United States
	6.76	José Acevedo	7 February 2009		Lexington, United States
	6.63 A	David Vivas	19 February 2022	South American Championships	Cochabamba, Bolivia	[56]
200 m	20.99	José Acevedo	14 March 2008	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States
400 m	47.08	José Acevedo	2 March 2008	SEC Championships	Fayetteville, United States	[57]
	46.47 OT	Luis Luna	24 February 2007		Lexington, United States
600 m	1:21.23	Jose Peñalver	10 January 2020	UAB Blazer Invitational	Birmingham, United States	[58]
800 m	1:48.51	William Wuycke	24 February 1989	BW-Bank Meeting	Karlsruhe, Germany
1500 m	3:50.20	Miguel Angel García Pérez	1 March 2003	Spanish Championships	Valencia, Spain
3000 m	8:02.18	German Beltran	11 March 1989		Indianapolis, United States
60 m hurdles	7.29	Gerson Izaguirre	29 January 2023		Aubière, France
High jump	2.23 m	Eure Yáñez	13 February 2018		Sabadell, Spain
Pole vault	5.00 m	Konstantin Zagustin	15 December 1991		Miramas, France
	5.20 A	Ricardo Montes de Oca	27 January 2024	South American Championships	Cochabamba, Bolivia	[59]
	5.57 m	Ricardo Montes de Oca	18 January 2025	Virginia Tech Invitational	Blacksburg, United States	[60]
Long jump	8.00 m A	Victor Castillo	5 February 2005		Flagstaff, United States
Triple jump	16.43 m A	José Salazar	4 February 1984		Albuquerque, United States
	16.55 m A	Leodan Torrealba	20 February 2022	South American Championships	Cochabamba, Bolivia	[61]
Shot put	19.56 m	Ronny Jiménez	28 February 2004		Lincoln, United States
Heptathlon	5157 pts	Gersan Izaguirre	18–19 December 2021		Ourense, Spain
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 7.30 6.87 m 12.75 m 1.85 m 8.34 4.41 m 3:02.59
5000 m walk	25:05.92	Júlio Teran	30 January 2016		Pombal, Portugal
4 × 400 m relay	3:11.11	Venezuela José Acevedo Omar Longart Alberto Aguilar Freddy Mezones	10 March 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[62]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	7.20	Andrea Purica	14 February 2017	Czech Indoor Gala	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[63]
200 m	24.04	Nercely Soto	6 March 2020		Lynchburg, United States
400 m	54.70	Luisairys Toledo	13 January 2023	Graduate Classic	Lincoln, United States
	53.65	Luisairys Toledo	8 March 2024	NCAA Division II Championships	Pittsburg, United States	[64]
600 y	1:19.66	Luisairys Toledo	26 February 2023	MIAA Championships	Pittsburg, United States
800 m	2:07.54	Luisairys Toledo	11 March 2023	NCAA Division II Championships	Virginia Beach, United States
1500 m	4:42.24y	Valentina Medina	23 February 2002		Lincoln, United States
Mile	4:42.24	Valentina Medina	23 February 2002		Lincoln, United States
3000 m	9:27.24	Joselyn Daniely Brea[q]	14 March 2021		Ourense, Spain
	9:04.67	Joselyn Daniely Brea[r]	8 February 2022		Sabadell, Spain
60 m hurdles	8.13	Yoveinny Mota	21 January 2022		Lubbock, United States
	8.05	Yoveinny Mota	19 March 2022	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	[65]
	7.99	Yoveinny Mota	19 March 2022	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	[66]
High jump	1.72 m	Yoveinny Mota	29 January 2022		Lubbock, United States
Pole vault	4.78 m	Robeilys Peinado	19 February 2020	Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais	Liévin, France	[67]
Long jump	6.59 m	Yulimar Rojas	1 February 2020	Copa Iberdrola Meeting	Valencia, Spain	[68]
	6.77 m	Yulimar Rojas	17 February 2022	Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais	Liévin, France	[69]
	6.81 m	Yulimar Rojas	17 February 2022	Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais	Liévin, France	[70]
Triple jump	15.43 m	Yulimar Rojas	21 February 2020	Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting	Madrid, Spain	[71]
	15.74 m	Yulimar Rojas	20 March 2022	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	[72]
Shot put	15.86 m	Ahymara Espinoza	23 February 2020		Novo Mesto, Slovenia
Pentathlon	3961 pts	Nediam Vargas	29 February 2020		Ourense, Spain
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m 8.53 1.55 m 12.78 m 5.74 m 2:22.60
3000 m walk	14:07.79	Natalia Alfonzo	17 February 2017		Elsah, France
	13:49.84 OT	Natalia Alfonzo	3 March 2017		Johnson City, United States
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

1. by official result and World Athletics sources; 29 July 2023 by FVA source
2. not recognised by World Athletics
3. native born record holder as of 2021
4. Joselyn Daniely Brea has dual Spanish and Venezuelan nationality
5. Joselyn Daniely Brea has dual Spanish and Venezuelan nationality
6. Joselyn Daniely Brea has dual Spanish and Venezuelan nationality
7. Joselyn Daniely Brea has dual Spanish and Venezuelan nationality
8. Joselyn Daniely Brea has dual Spanish and Venezuelan nationality
9. Joselyn Daniely Brea has dual Spanish and Venezuelan nationality
10. Joselyn Daniely Brea has dual Spanish and Venezuelan nationality
11. by official result and World Athletics sources; 2:31:44 by FVA source
12. Joselyn Daniely Brea has dual Spanish and Venezuelan nationality
13. indoor mark ratified as absolute record
14. indoor mark ratified as absolute record
15. Performance annulled because Rojas used her triple jump spikes.
16. indoor mark ratified as absolute record
17. Joselyn Daniely Brea has dual Spanish and Venezuelan nationality
18. Joselyn Daniely Brea has dual Spanish and Venezuelan nationality