The following are the national records in athletics in Mauritania maintained by Mauritania's national athletics federation: Federation d'Athletisme R.I Mauritanie (FARIM). 
  Outdoor
 Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by FARIM   Not ratified or later rescinded by FARIM 
 Men
    | Event  |  Record  |  Athlete  |  Date  |  Meet  |  Place  |  Ref.  | 
  | 100 m  |  10.74 (+0.7 m/s)  |  Cheikh Diagana  |  11 July 2006  |    |  Antony, France  |    | 
  | 200 m  |  21.40 (+1.6 m/s)  |  Cheikh Diagana  |  24 June 2006  |    |  Hérouville, France  |    | 
  | 400 m  |  47.87  |  Ould Mohamed Youba  |  4 August 2001  |  World Championships  |  Edmonton, Canada  |  [1]  | 
  | 800 m  |  1:55.65  |  Souleymane Ould Chebel  |  3 June 2007  |    |  Bissau, Guinea-Bissau  |    | 
  | 1500 m  |  3:50.25  |  Mohamed Elbendir[2]  |  6 July 2005  |    |  Salamanca, Spain  |    | 
  | 3000 m  |  8:17.14  |  Mohamed Beirouk  |  7 June 2014  |    |  Duffel, Belgium  |    | 
  | 5000 m  |  14:05.58  |  Mohamed Elbendir Kathari  |  28 May 2005  |    |  Avilés, Spain  |    | 
  | 10,000 m  |  33:04.49  |  Ismaël Ould Adermaz  |  5 August 1995  |  World Championships  |  Gothenburg, Sweden  |    | 
  | Half marathon  |  1:19:03  |  Chérif Ahmed Ould Taleb  |  5 March 2010  |  Nouakchott Half Marathon  |  Nouakchott, Mauritania  |    | 
  | Marathon  |  2:43:10  |  Majid Toure  |  13 April 2008  |  Rotterdam Marathon  |  Rotterdam, Netherlands  |    | 
  | 110 m hurdles  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | 400 m hurdles  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | 3000 m steeplechase  |  9:07.18  |  Mohamed Beirouk  |  16 May 2015  |  Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen AC  |  Beveren, Belgium  |  [3]  | 
  | High jump  |  1.90 m  |  Nama Diarra  |  7 August 1969  |    |  Nouakchott, Mauritania  |    | 
  | Pole vault  |  3.15 m  |  Sidy Ould M'Barek  |  10 May 1968  |    |  Nouakchott, Mauritania  |    | 
  | Long jump  |  6.94 m  |  Daouda Bâ  |  1972  |    |  Nouakchott, Mauritania  |    | 
  | Triple jump  |  14.50 m  |  Sali Fall  |  7 August 1969  |    |  Nouakchott, Mauritania  |    | 
  | Shot put  |  14.20 m  |  Abdoulaye Diagana  |  2004  |    |  Nouakchott, Mauritania  |    | 
  | Discus throw  |  45.00 m  |  Samba Sy  |  10 July 1977  |    |  Nouakchott, Mauritania  |    | 
  | Hammer throw  |  32.79  |  Ibrahim Guaye  |  24 May 2015  |    |  Pontoise, France  |    | 
  | Javelin throw  |  49.52 m  |  Abdul Kader  |  31 October 1989  |    |  Kuwait City, Kuwait  |    | 
  | Decathlon  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
      | 100m  |  Long jump  |  Shot put  |  High jump  |  400m  |  110m H  |  Discus  |  Pole vault  |  Javelin  |  1500m  |    |   |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |     |    | 
  | 20 km walk (road)  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | 50 km walk (road)  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | 4 × 100 m relay  |  43.45  |    Mauritania  |  11 May 2001  |    |  Bakau, The Gambia  |    | 
  | 4 × 400 m relay  |  3:20.42  |    Mauritania Ould Mohamed Youba Boubou Gandéga Housseinou N'Dao Mohamed Konaté  |  17 April 2004  |    |  Nouakchott, Mauritania  |    | 
 Women
    | Event  |  Record  |  Athlete  |  Date  |  Meet  |  Place  |  Ref.  | 
  | 100 m  |  12.73  |  Badia Kamara  |  11 May 2012  |    |  Doha, Qatar  |    | 
  | 11.87 (+0.5 m/s)  |  Fatou Dieng  |  21 July 2001  |  Jeux de la Francophonie  |  Ottawa, Canada  |    | 
  | 200 m  |  28.78  |  Aminata Kamissoko  |  13 April 2003  |    |  Bakau, Gambia  |    | 
  | 400 m  |  1:09.6 h  |  Khoury Keïta  |  8 May 2008  |    |  Nouakchott, Mauritania  |    | 
  | 800 m  |  2:27.97  |  Aicha Fall  |  8 August 2012  |  Olympic Games  |  London, United Kingdom  |  [4]  | 
  | 1500 m  |  5:32.0 h  |  Magatte Fall  |  May 2000  |    |  Nouakchott, Mauritania  |    | 
  | 3000 m  |  12:50.89  |  Magatte Fall  |  25 May 2002  |    |  Bakau, The Gambia  |    | 
  | 5000 m  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | 10,000 m  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | Marathon  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | 100 m hurdles  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | 400 m hurdles  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | 3000 m steeplechase  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | High jump  |  1.51 m  |  Badia Kamara[5]  |  7 February 2012  |    |  Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  |    | 
  | Pole vault  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | Long jump  |  5.05 m  |  Aminata Kamissoko  |  2004  |    |  Nouakchott, Mauritania  |    | 
  | Triple jump  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | Shot put  |  15.83 m  |  Binta Diagana  |  11 July 2015  |  French Championships  |  Villeneuve d'Ascq, France  |  [6]  | 
  | Discus throw  |  42.30 m  |  Binta Diagana  |  1 December 2007  |    |  Nice, France  |    | 
  | Hammer throw  |  38.18 m  |  Binta Diagana  |  30 June 2010  |  Soiree NCAA  |  Nice, France  |  [7]  | 
  | Javelin throw  |  27.01 m  |  Binta Diagana  |  2 June 2010  |  Soiree NCAA/ASPTT  |  Nice, France  |  [8]  | 
  | Heptathlon  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
      | 100m H  |  High jump  |  Shot put  |  200m  |  Long jump  |  Javelin  |  800m  |    |   |    |    |    |    |    |    |     |    | 
  | 20 km walk (road)  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | 50 km walk (road)  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
  | 4 × 100 m relay  |  51.1 h  |    Mauritania  |  22 December 1995  |    |  Nouakchott, Mauritania  |    | 
  | 4 × 400 m relay  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
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  Notes
   - ^ dual citizenship unclear; French by World Athletics Athlete Profile 
  - ^ outoor mark ratified as absolute record 
  - ^ outdoor mark ratified as absolute record 
  - ^ outdoor mark ratified as absolute record 
  - ^ Badia Kamara became a Qatari citizen in 2013 
  
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