AFRICAN ethnic groups' RECORDS

Athletics > Ethnic Groups > Men > Blacks See the LIST of African athletes living outside African continent. The first American Black who set a world record was Robert LeGendre (USA), on Long Jump in 1924. The first African Black who set a world record was Kipchoge Keino (Kenya) on 3000 and 5000 metres in 1965.

Event	American Blacks	African Blacks
100 metres	9.58 Usain Bolt, Jam 2009	9.85 Olusoji Fasuba, NIG 2006
200 metres	19.19 Usain Bolt, Jam 2009	19.68 Frank Fredericks, NAM 1996
400 metres	43.18 M. Johnson, USA 1999	44.10 Gary Kikaya, COD 2006
800 metres	1:42.60 Johnny Gray, USA	1:41.01 Rudisha, Kenya 2010
1500 metres	3:29.77 Sydney Maree, USA	3:26.34 B. Lagat, Kenya 2001
5000 metres	13:33.10 Mark Elliott, Jam 1989	12:37.35 K. Bekele, ETH 2004
10,000 metres	28:32.44 Mark Elliott, Jam 1989	26:17.53 K. Bekele, ETH 2005
3,000 st.	8:26.16 Sanchez, Cuba 2009	7:53.63 Stephen Cherono, QAT 2004
110 hurdles	12.87 D. Robles, Cuba, 2008	13.42 W. Erese, NIG 2003
400 hurdles	46.78 Kevin Young, USA 1992	47.10 Samuel Matete, ZAM 1991
High jump	2,45 J. Sotomayor, Cuba 1993	2,34 K. Kgosimang, BOT 2008
Pole vault	5,70 Borges Cuba 2008	5,21 K. Sene, SEN 2003
Long jump	8,95 Mike Powell, USA 1991	8,50 Mokoena, SAF 2009
Triple jump	18,09w K. Harrison, USA 1996	17,98 Tamgho, Fra 2010
Shot Put	21,45 D. Scott, Jam 2008	20,26 Chima Ugwu, NIG 2000
Discus Throw	71,06 Luis M. Delìs, Cuba 83 ?	67,80 Adewale Olukoju, NIG 1991
Hammer Throw	77,78 Alb. Sànchez, Cuba 98	66,92 Christian Okoye, NIG 1986
Javelin Throw	87,17 G. Mart’nez, Cuba 2006	81,08 Pius Bazighe, NIG 1999
Decathlon	8.847 D. Thompson, GBR 1984	7.240 Lee Okoroafo, NIG 2003
4 x 100	37.10 Jamaica 2008	37.91 Nigeria 1999
4 x 400	2:54.20 USA 1998	2:58.68 Nigeria 2000
Total	10	6