List of Beninese records in athletics
The following are the records by Benin in athletics recognised by the Fédération Béninoise d'Athlétisme (FBA).
Outdoor
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Record not kept by FBA Not ratified or later rescinded by FBA
Men
| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 100 m | 10.31 (+1.1 m/s) | Souhalia Alamou | 5 June 2004 | International Meeting | Lugano, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.25 (+1.9 m/s) | William Aguessy | 1 June 2024 | Limoges, France | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 m | 20.95 NWI | Souhalia Alamou | 16 May 2004 | Cotonou, Benin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m | 45.82 | Mathieu Gnanligo | 29 June 2012 | African Championships | Porto-Novo, Benin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 800 m | 1:50.89 | Akim Balogoun | 21 May 1999 | Lagos, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | 3:54.12 | Ibrahim Ofangobi | 16 May 2004 | Cotonou, Benin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:54.08[a] | Sylvain Azonhin | 29 May 2021 | Zaria, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 m | 8:38.53 | Imorou Zato | 22 August 1998 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5000 m | 14:49.1 h | Imorou Zato | 31 May 1998 | Niamey, Niger | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | 31:24.6 h | Imorou Zato | 18 July 1997 | Cotonou, Benin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Half marathon | 1:09:44 | Paulin Agbodji | 22 February 2003 | Dakar, Senegal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | 2:24:53 | Patrice Lompo | 11 February 2012 | Parakou, Benin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:24:50 | Daouda Korongou | 11 February 2017 | Parakou, Benin | [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 110 m hurdles | 14.68 NWI | Brice de Souza | 25 June 1988 | Narbonne, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | 50.48[b] | Abdoulaye Chérif Issa | 25 April 2006 | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 49.97[c] | Abdoulaye Chérif Issa | 24 April 2007 | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:21.21 | Mahomet Adam | 29 June 2012 | African Championships | Porto-Novo, Benin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| High jump | 2.12 m | Romain Akpo | 10 September 2010 | 1st U-23ECOWAS Games | Abuja, Nigeria | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | 3.50 m | John Godonou-Dossou | 30 June 1957 | Dakar, French West Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | 7.97 m NWI | Romeo N'tia | 15 July 2018 | Porto-Novo, Benin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | 15.70 m | Armand Gbaguidi | 29 March 1987 | Cotonou, Benin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot put | 15.90 m | Romainio Houndéladji | 22 May 2009 | Porto-Novo, Benin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | 43.26 m | Romainio Houndéladji | 27 December 2015 | Porto-Novo, Benin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | 21.44 m | Chakirou-Alabi Danialou | 17 May 2009 | Saint-Quentin, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | 60.33 m | Romaric Houénou | 21 July 2019 | Niamey, Niger | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 61.57 m | Dalil Chablis | 18 June 2023 | Pontoise, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64.95 m | Romaric Huoénou | 4 August 2023 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Decathlon | 4442 pts h | Laurent Tchankpéga | 14–15 October 1978 | Nevers, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4929 pts [5] | John Godonou-Dossou | December 1962 | Porto-Novo, Benin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 km walk (road) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 km walk (road) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 40.17 | Issifou Moutalabi Arcadius Fanou Pascal Dangbo Souhalia Alamou | 15 September 1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.71 | Blaise de Campos Abdoulaye Chérif Issa D.N. Tevoue Mathieu Gnanligo | 27 May 2007 | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |||||||||||||||||||||
Women
| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||||||
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| 100 m | 11.55 (+2.0 m/s) | Fabienne Féraez | 12 May 2006 | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | Doha, Qatar | ||||||||||||||
| 200 m | 22.81 (+0.7 m/s) | Fabienne Féraez | 16 July 2005 | Angers, France | |||||||||||||||
| 400 m | 51.47 | Fabienne Féraez | 14 July 2006 | Golden Gala | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| 600 m | 1:25.78 | Noélie Yarigo | 27 August 2017 | ISTAF Berlin | Berlin, Germany | [6] | |||||||||||||
| 800 m | 1:59.12 | Noélie Yarigo | 17 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [7] | |||||||||||||
| 1:58.65 | Noélie Yarigo | 9 June 2023 | Meeting de Paris | Paris, France | [8] | ||||||||||||||
| 1000 m | 2:38.61 | Noélie Yarigo | 2 September 2018 | ISTAF Berlin | Berlin, Germany | [9] | |||||||||||||
| 1500 m | 4:31.63 | Bentille Alassane | 16 May 2004 | Cotonou, Benin | |||||||||||||||
| 3000 m | 10:11.02 | Kabiratou Nassam Alassani | 11 July 2016 | Ertvelde, Belgium | |||||||||||||||
| 5000 m | 17:00.05 | Kabiratou Nassam Alassani | 26 June 2016 | Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||
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| 10 km (road) | 38:09 | Noelie Yarigo | 28 March 2016 | Brussels, Belgium | [10] | ||||||||||||||
| Half marathon | 1:20:27 | Kabiratou Nassam Alassani | 2 October 2016 | Brussels Half Marathon | Brussels, Belgium | [11] | |||||||||||||
| Marathon | 2:54:46 | Bentille Alassane | 6 February 2016 | Marathon Selélien | Parakou, Benin | [12] | |||||||||||||
| 100 m hurdles | 13.25 (+1.2 m/s) | Odile Ahouanwanou | 19 June 2021 | Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen | Ratingen, Germany | [13] | |||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | 57.75 | Bimbo Miel Blessing Ayédou | 20 April 2011 | Saint-Denis, Réunion | |||||||||||||||
| 56.66 | Bimbo Miel Ayedou | 24 July 2011 | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | [14] | |||||||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||||
| High jump | 1.78 m | Odile Ahouanwanou | 14 July 2017 | Marseille, France | [15] | ||||||||||||||
| 1.79 m[d] | Odile Ahouanwanou | 20 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [16] | ||||||||||||||
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| Long jump | 6.12 m | Anne Abossèdé Okafor | 18 July 2010 | Porto-Novo, Benin | |||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | 12.68 m | Sonya Agbéssi | 19 June 1994 | Villeneuve d'Ascq, France | |||||||||||||||
| Shot put | 15.79 m | Odile Ahouanwanou | 19 June 2021 | Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen | Ratingen, Germany | [17] | |||||||||||||
| Discus throw | 42.62 m | Sabine Zachèe | 8 May 2004 | Cotonou, Benin | |||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | 21.30 m | Graetta Gbenou | 24 April 2010 | Grenoble, France | |||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | 56.75 m | Pascaline Adanhoegbe | 8 September 2020 | Palio Città della Quercia | Rovereto, Italy | [18] | |||||||||||||
| Heptathlon | 6274 pts | Odile Ahouanwanou | 19–20 June 2021 | Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen | Ratingen, Germany | [19][20] | |||||||||||||
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| 50 km walk (road) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 46.45 | Sidi Gbadamassi Bayo Fabienne Féraez Angele Akpogan Nidjad Inoussa | 13 October 2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:42.85 | Souliatou Saka Bimbo Miel Ayedou Claudine Yemalin K. Nasrou | 24 May 2009 | Porto-Novo, Benin | |||||||||||||||
Indoor
Men
| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||||||
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| 60 m | 6.81 | Souhalia Alamou | 19 February 2005 | Montreal, Canada | |||||||||||||||
| 200 m | 23.08 | Geraud Dohou | 25 January 2014 | Bordeaux, France | |||||||||||||||
| 400 m | 51.20 | Yaovi Michael Gougou | 9 March 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [21] | |||||||||||||
| 800 m | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 m | |||||||||||||||||||
| 60 m hurdles | 8.99 | Gerald-James Tchiakbe | 11 February 2012 | Eaubonne, France | |||||||||||||||
| High jump | 1.33 m | Dalil Chablis | 7 November 2015 | Fontainebleau, France | |||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | 7.68 m | Romeo N'tia | 29 February 2020 | Liévin, France | |||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | 14.72 m | Mathis Oussou | 26 February 2023 | Lyon, France | |||||||||||||||
| Shot put | 15.25 m | Enock Lokossou | 6 January 2018 | Eaubonne, France | |||||||||||||||
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| 5000 m walk | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | |||||||||||||||||||
Women
| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||
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| 60 m | 7.44 | Fabienne Féraez | 4 February 2005 | Eaubonne, France | |||||||||||
| 200 m | 24.12 | Odile Ahouanwanou | 9 January 2022 | Pre Regionaux | Val-de-Reuil, France | ||||||||||
| 400 m | 55.11 | Noélie Yarigo | 26 January 2014 | Bordeaux, France | |||||||||||
| 54.26 X[e] | Bimbo Miel Ayedou | 9 March 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [22] | ||||||||||
| 800 m | 2:01.01 | Noélie Yarigo | 17 February 2021 | Copernicus Cup | Toruń, Poland | ||||||||||
| 1:59.29 | Noélie Yarigo | 4 February 2023 | Meeting de l'Eure | Val-de-Reuil, France | [23] | ||||||||||
| 1:58.48 | Noélie Yarigo | 8 February 2023 | Copernicus Cup | Toruń, Poland | [24] | ||||||||||
| 1500 m | |||||||||||||||
| 3000 m | |||||||||||||||
| 60 m hurdles | 8.29 | Odile Ahouanwanou | 3 February 2018 | Meeting Elite en Salle | Mondeville, France | [25] | |||||||||
| High jump | 1.78 m [f] | Odile Ahouanwanou | 22 January 2017 | Eaubonne, France | [26] | ||||||||||
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| Long jump | 6.09 m [g] | Odile Ahouanwanou | 23 January 2021 | Aubière, France | |||||||||||
| Triple jump | 8.66 m | Chimene Anani | 19 November 2006 | Mondeville, France | |||||||||||
| Shot put | 15.10 m [h] | Odile Ahouanwanou | 23 January 2021 | Aubière, France | |||||||||||
| Pentathlon | 4461 pts | Odile Ahouanwanou | 23 January 2021 | Aubière, France | |||||||||||
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| 3000 m walk | |||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | |||||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ by World Athletics Profile; 3:54.1 h by World Athletics Statistic Handbook
- ^ Best performance with electronic timing.
- ^ 50.0 with manual timing according to World Athletics, who does not consider the performance record eligible.
- ^ record set during heptathlon competition
- ^ Bimbo Miel Ayedou failed a drug test for nandrolone
- ^ outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
- ^ record set during pentathlon competition
- ^ record set during pentathlon competition
References
- General
- World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Outdoor Records
- World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records
- Specific
- ^ "100m Round 1 Heat 1 Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "National Records - Marathon". ARRS. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "1st U-23ECOWAS Games 2010 Day 2 Results" (PDF). www.athleticsafrica.com. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Javelin Throw Results" (PDF). Microplus Informatica. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ no details available for a conversion from 1962 to 1984 tables
- ^ "600m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Women's 800m – Round 1 Heat 4 Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "800m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "1000m Results". IAAF. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Semi Marathon Jean Paul Cardineau 2016 – 10km Route Results". runperf.com. 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Brussels Half Marathon 2016 Results". chronorace.be. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Marathon Salésien de Parakou 2016 Results". planete-marathon.fr. 6 February 2016. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (20 June 2021). "Kazmirek and Ellenwood victorious in Ratingen". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "All time Top lists – 400 Metres Hurdles Women". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Odile Ahouanwanou Profile". IAAF. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Women's Heptathlon – High Jump Results". results.accra2023ag.com. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (20 June 2021). "Kazmirek and Ellenwood victorious in Ratingen". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Javelin Throw WOMEN - RESULTS". Italian Athletics Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (20 June 2021). "Kazmirek and Ellenwood victorious in Ratingen". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Heptathlon Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "400 Metres Round 1 Results" (PDF). IAAF. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "400m Semifinal Results". IAAF. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Whittington, Jess (8 February 2023). "Tsegay triumphs with No.2 all-time indoor mile in Torun". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Whittington, Jess (8 February 2023). "Tsegay triumphs with No.2 all-time indoor mile in Torun". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Meeting Elite en Salle 2018 Results" (PDF). meeting-mondeville.com. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Eaubonne (France), 21-22.1.2017 (indoor)". trackinsun.blogspot.de. 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.