List of Kuwaiti records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Kuwait maintained by Kuwait Amateur Athletic Federation (KAAF).
Outdoor
Key to tables :
Awaiting ratification
Record not kept by KAAF
Not ratified or later rescined by KAAF
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
10.27 (+1.8 m/s )
Meshaal Khalifa Al-Mutairi
4 June 2015
Asian Championships
Wuhan , China
10.06 (+0.6 m/s )
Meshaal Khalifa Al-Mutairi
24 April 2015
Arab Championships
Manama , Bahrain
[ 1]
200 m
20.41 (+0.2 m/s )
Fawzi Al-Shammari
9 September 2003
Amman , Jordan
300 m
32.28
Fawzi Al-Shammari
10 August 2004
Ljubljana , Slovenia
400 m
44.84
Yousef Karam
22 April 2019
Asian Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 2]
800 m
1:44.13
Mohammad Al-Azemi
3 July 2006
Athens , Greece
1000 m
2:15.84
Mohammad Al-Azemi
5 June 2011
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme
Rabat , Morocco
[ 3]
1500 m
3:37.95
Mohammad Al-Azemi
12 June 2013
Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar
Dakar , Senegal
[ 4]
3000 m
8:26.77
Hussain Ali Kamal
28/30 May 2021
Kuwait City , Kuwait
5000 m
14:16.26
Abdulrahman Al-Kandary
18 May 2022
GCC Games
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 5]
10,000 m
30:39.25
Abdulrahman Al-Kandary
16 May 2022
GCC Games
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 6]
30:29.73 [ 7]
Ali Saleh
9 November 1983
Kuwait City , Kuwait
Half marathon
1:06:06 [ a]
Abdul Mohsen Al Ali
16 January 2022
Houston Half Marathon
Houston , United States
[ 8]
Marathon
2:21:15
Abdul Mohsen Al-Ali
26 September 2021
Quad Cities Marathon
Moline , United States
2:19:17
Abdul Mohsen Al-Ali
12 February 2022
Mesa Marathon
Mesa , United States
[ 9]
110 m hurdles
13.35 (+1.7 m/s )
Yaqoub Al-Youha
24 April 2019
Asian Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 10]
400 m hurdles
49.13
Bader Abdul Rahman Al-Fulaij
18 May 2002
Hyderabad , India
3000 m steeplechase
8:35.62
Omar Awadh Al-Rashidi
29 May 2008
Algiers , Algeria
High jump
2.20 m
Salem Al-Anezi
15 May 2004
Kuwait City , Kuwait
24 November 2007
Pan Arab Games
Cairo , Egypt
Pole vault
5.26 m
Fahed Bader Al-Mershad
17 May 2011
Kuwait City , Kuwait
Long jump
8.02 m (−0.9 m/s )
Saleh Al-Haddad
5 May 2009
Kuwait City , Kuwait
Triple jump
16.75 m
Marzouk Abdallah Al-Yoha
1 August 1992
Olympic Games
Barcelona , Spain
Shot put
19.54 m
Mohd Meshari Surour Saad
30 September 2016
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Discus throw
63.22 m
Essa Al-Zenkawi
27 April 2015
Arab Championships
Manama , Bahrain
[ 11]
Hammer throw
79.74 m
Ali Mohamed Al-Zinkawi
2 September 2009
Celje , Slovenia
Javelin throw
73.10 m
Ghanem Mabrouk Zaid Johar
11 August 1995
Budapest , Hungary
Decathlon
7838 pts
Majed Radhi Mubarak Al-Sayed
22–23 April 2019
Asian Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 12]
100m
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
400m
110m H
Discus
Pole vault
Javelin
1500m
11.22 (+0.8 m/s )
7.22 m (+0.2 m/s )
12.98 m
1.99 m
48.96
15.05 (+2.2 m/s )
37.66 m
4.80 m
56.28 m
4:15.06
20 km walk (road)
1:51:25
Ateya Seoud Khallaf
6 November 1983
Kuwait City , Kuwait
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
39.75
Kuwait I. Al-Youha Y. Al-YouhaAbdulaziz Al-Mandeel Meshaal Al-Mutairi
26 April 2015
Arab Championships
Manama , Bahrain
[ 13]
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.82
KuwaitBader Abdul Rahman Al-Fulaij Fawzi Al-Shammari Khaled Atiq Al-Johar Meshaal Saad Al-Harbi
4 July 2001
Beirut , Lebanon
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
11.52 (+1.8 m/s )
Mudhawi Al-Shammari
16 May 2022
GCC Games
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 14]
200 m
23.74 (+1.5 m/s )
Mudhawi Al-Shammari
18 May 2022
GCC Games
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 15]
400 m
57.00
Mudhawi Al-Shammari
27 October 2019
Kuwait City , Kuwait
56.35
Madhawi Saad Abdullah Al-Shammari
13 March 2024
National Women Pre-Championships
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 16]
800 m
2:08.91
Danah Al-Nasrallah
21 May 2016
Running Factory Windsor Open
Windsor , Canada
[ 17]
1500 m
4:36.21
Danah Al-Nasrallah
21 April 2017
Jesse Owens University Classic
Columbus , United States
[ 18]
3000 m
12:17.1 h
Danah Al-Nasrallah
20 April 2005
Southridge , United States
12:04.21
Lulwa Ghanem Saqir
14 March 2024
National Women Pre-Championships
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 19]
5000 m
20:01.6 h
Tayba Nader Mohamed Al-Nouri
14 November 2020
Kuwait City , Kuwait
19:29.12
Haya Ahmed Al-Rifai
10 February 2024
Arab Women Sports Tournament
Sharjah , United Arab Emirates
[ 20]
10,000 m
43:03.88
Tayba Nader Mohamed Al-Nouri
7 April 2019
Cairo , Egypt
Half marathon
1:28:23
Haya Al-Refai
2 March 2024
Gulf Bank 642 Half Marathon
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 21]
Marathon
3:32:26
Taiba Al-Nouri
16 January 2016
Spark Marathon
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 22]
100 m hurdles
15.57 NWI
Rahaf Hussein
10 February 2018
Sharjah , United Arab Emirates
400 m hurdles
1:14.26
Lina Samir Al-Qallaf
14 March 2015
4th GCC Women's Games
Muscat , Oman
3000 m steeplechase
16:46.33
Dana Hussein Al-Zanki
17 May 2022
GCC Games
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 23]
16:20.37
Razan Hussein Rajab
13 March 2024
National Women Pre-Championships
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 24]
High jump
1.53 m
Sarah Nasser Al-Sabea
15 March 2015
4th GCC Women's Games
Muscat , Oman
Nadiah Al-Haqan
18 May 2022
GCC Games
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 25]
1.55 m
Dalal Marzouk
28 April 2023
West Asian Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 26]
1.60 m
Mariam Kareem
19 April 2024
1st GCC Youth Games
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[ 27]
Pole vault
1.80 m
Fatima Mathni Taoufik
11 September 2012
Kuwait City , Kuwait
Long jump
5.17 m NWI
Mariam Kazem Malallah
27 October 2019
Kuwait City , Kuwait
5.35 m (+1.1 m/s )
Aisha Waleed Al-Khuder
27 April 2023
West Asian Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 28]
5.45 m (+0.3 m/s )
Aisha Waleed Al-Khuder
20 June 2023
Arab Championships
Marrakech , Morocco
[ 29]
5.66 m NWI
Aisha Waleed Al-Khuder
30 May 2024
West Asian Championships
Basra , Iraq
[ 30]
Triple jump
10.54 m (+1.7 m/s )
Maryam Hasan
17 May 2022
GCC Games
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 31]
Shot put
11.87 m
Shekha Al-Shaqhan
16 May 2022
GCC Games
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 32]
Discus throw
39.24 m
Aisha Waleed Al-Khuder
14 March 2015
4th GCC Women's Games
Muscat , Oman
39.32 m
Aisha Waleed Al-Khuder
29 April 2023
West Asian Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 33]
39.55 m
Aisha Walid Badr Al-Khader
14 March 2024
National Women Pre-Championships
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 34]
Hammer throw
39.09 m
Batool Nasir Al-Din
15 March 2015
4th GCC Women's Games
Muscat , Oman
40.81 m
Fajr Mandani
27 April 2023
West Asian Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 35]
Javelin throw
35.01 m
Salsabeel Khaled Al-Sayyar
27 October 2019
Kuwait City , Kuwait
35.45 m
Salsabeel Khaled Al-Sayyar
28 April 2023
West Asian Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 36]
Heptathlon
3790 pts h NWI
Salsabeel Khaled Al-Sayyar
28–29 October 2019
Kuwait City , Kuwait
100m H
High jump
Shot put
200m
Long jump
Javelin
800m
15.0 h (NWI )
1.44 m
10.23 m
27.37 (NWI )
4.81 m (NWI )
30.11 m
3:18.54
3950 pts
Salsabeel Khaled Al-Sayar
31 May–1 June 2024
West Asian Championships
Basra , Iraq
[ 37]
100m H
High jump
Shot put
200m
Long jump
Javelin
800m
16.15 (−0.1 m/s )
1.41 m
10.90 m
27.60 (±0.0 m/s )
4.97 m (NWI )
32.54 m
2:55.98
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
49.12
KuwaitShikha Al-Khattan Mudhawi Al-Shammari Salsabeel Al-Sayar Nadiah Al-Haqan
17 May 2022
GCC Games
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 38]
4 × 400 m relay
4:25.16
KuwaitAmal Al-Roumi Fajer Al-Suraiei Dimah Rashed Fatemah Failakawi
18 May 2022
GCC Games
Kuwait City , Kuwait
[ 39]
Mixed
Indoor
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
60 m
6.78
Saleh Abdelaziz Al-Haddad
12 February 2009
Tehran , Iran
200 m
22.13
Khaled Atiq Al-Johar
9 February 2001
Rasht , Iran
400 m
46.26
Youssef Karam
8 February 2020
Copernicus Cup
Toruń , Poland
[ 41]
800 m
1:47.37
Mohammad Al-Azemi
19 February 2012
Asian Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 42]
1:46.80
Ebrahim Al-Zofairi
19 February 2024
Asian Championships
Tehran , Iran
[ 43]
1500 m
3:46.69
Omar Awadh Al-Rashidi
2 November 2009
Asian Indoor Games
Hanoi , Vietnam
3000 m
8:13.15 [ 44]
Omar Awadh Al-Rashid
1 November 2007
Asian Indoor Games
Macau
60 m hurdles
7.52
Yaqoub Al-Youha
21 February 2020
Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting
Madrid , Spain
[ 45]
High jump
2.15 m
Salem Sayar Ibrahim Al-Anezi
1 November 2007
Asian Indoor Games
Macau
Pole vault
5.10 m
Ali Makki Al-Sabagha
11 February 2006
Asian Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
30 October 2007
Asian Indoor Games
Macau
Long jump
7.94 m
Saleh Al-Haddad
15 February 2014
Asian Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 46]
Triple jump
16.26 m
Khaled Saeed Al-Subaie
3 February 2018
Asian Championships
Tehran , Iran
Shot put
19.08 m
Ahmad Hassan Gholoum
19 February 2012
Asian Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 47]
Heptathlon
5228 pts
Majed Radhi Al-Sayed
1–2 February 2018
Asian Championships
Tehran , Iran
60m
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
60m H
Pole vault
1000m
7.23
7.00 m
12.08 m
1.88 m
8.64
4.40 m
2:51.78
5000 m walk
29:22.31[ b]
Jasem Al-Mashmoum
12 February 1998
Rasht , Iran
4 × 400 m relay
3:14.14
KuwaitKhaled Atiq Al-Johar Bader Abdul Rahman Al-Fulaij Mechel Al-Harbi Fawzi Al-Shammari
10 March 2001
World Championships
Lisbon , Portugal
[ 48]
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
60 m
7.57
Mudhawi Al-Shammari
5 February 2021
Istanbul , Turkey
200 m
27.99 OT
Danah Al-Nasrallah
18 February 2011
Allendale , United States
400 m
1:01.54 OT
Danah Al-Nasrallah
18 February 2011
Allendale , United States
800 m
2:09.68 OT
Danah Al-Nasrallah
30 January 2016
SVSU Jets Pizza Invitational
Saginaw , United States
[ 49]
1500 m
5:09.44 y
Danah Al-Nasrallah
3 February 2018
Hillsdale , United States
4:53.46 y OT
Danah Al-Nasrallah
15 January 2016
GVSU Bob Eubanks Open
Allendale , United States
[ 50]
4:29.62
Amal Al-Roumi
11 February 2023
Asian Championships
Astana , Kazakhstan
[ 51]
Mile
4:53.46 OT
Danah Al-Nasrallah
15 January 2016
GVSU Bob Eubanks Open
Allendale , United States
[ 52]
3000 m
10:39.41 OT
Danah Al-Nasrallah
19 January 2018
GVSU Open
Allendale , United States
[ 53]
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
8.82 m
Bashir Al-Mutabaghi
31 October 2009
Asian Indoor Games
Hanoi , Vietnam
Pentathlon
60m H
High jump
Shot put
Long jump
800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
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^ by World Athletics source, 1:06:01 by official result source
^ by World Athletics but not recognised by federation
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