AFRICAN ethnic groups' RECORDS

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See the LIST of African athletes living outside African continent.

The first American Black woman who set a world record was Wilma Rudolph (USA), on 100 metres in 1960.
The first African Black woman who set a world record was Elvan Abeylegesse on 5000 metres in 2005.

Event
American Blacks
African Blacks
     
100 metres 10.49 Florence Griffith, USA 88 10.90 Glory Alozie, NIG 1999
200 metres 21.34 Florence Griffith, USA 88 22.07 Mary Onyali, NIG 1996
400 metres 48.83 Valerie Brisco, USA 1984 49.10 Falilat Ogunkoya, NIG 1996
800 metres 1:54.44 Ana F. Quirot, Cuba 89 1:54.01 Chelimo, KEN 2008
1500 metres 3:57.90 Kelly Holmes, GBR 2004 3:56.18 M. Jamal, 2006
5000 metres 15:07.91 Y. Graham, JAM 1995 14:11.15 T. Dibaba, Eth 08
10,000 metres 33:48.33 M. González, Cuba 02 29:53.80 Melkamu, Eth 09
3,000 steeplech. 9:27.21 M. Hyman JAM 2005 9:07.41 E. Jepkorir, Ken 2008
100 hurdles 12.33 Gail Devers, USA 2000 12.44 Glory Alozie, NIG 1998
400 hurdles 52.42 Walker, Jam 2009 54.75 Tacko Diouf, SEN 1999
High jump 2,05 Chaunté Lowe, USA, 2010 1,95 Lucienne N'Da, CIV 1992
1,95 Amata, NGR 2008
Pole vault 4,50 S. Yarisley, Cuba 2009 3,20 D. Zaourou, CIV 1996
Long jump 7,49 Jackie Joyner, USA 1994 7,12 Gomes, Portugal 2008
Triple jump 15,29 Y. Aldama, Cuba 2003 15,39 F. Mbango, Cameroun 2008
Shot Put 20,96 Belsy Laza, Cuba 1992 18,43 V. Chukwuemeka, NIG 2003
Discus Throw 70,88 Hilda Ramos, Cuba 1992 57.98 Kragbé, CIV 2010
Hammer Throw 76,62 Ypsi Moreno, Cuba 2008 64.11 Sčne, CIV 2010
Javelin Throw 71,70 O. Menendez, Cuba 2005 56,36 M. Simpson, Ghana 2005
Heptathlon 7.291 Jackie Joyner, USA 1988 6.889 Eunice Barber, France 2005
4 x 100 41.47 USA 1997 42.39 Nigeria 1992
4 x 400 3:15.51 USA 1988 3:21.04 Nigeria 1996
Total
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