# List of Cameroonian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Cameroon maintained by Cameroon's national athletics federation: Fédération Camerounaise d'Athlétisme (FCA).

## Outdoor

Key to tables:  Awaiting ratification  Record not kept by FCA  Not ratified or later rescinded by FCA

### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place |
| 100 m | 10.14 (+1.8 m/s) | Idrissa Adam | 12 September 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique |
| 100 m | 10.03 m A (−0.5 m/s) | Emmanuel Eseme | 13 May 2023 | Kip Keino Classic | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 100 m | 9.96 (−0.1 m/s) | Emmanuel Eseme | 2 July 2023 | Resisprint International | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland |
| 200 m | 20.31 A (+0.8 m/s) | Joseph Batangdon | 17 September 1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 200 m | 20.31 (+0.2 m/s) | Joseph Batangdon | 14 July 2000 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria |
| 200 m | 20.31 (+1.2 m/s) | Joseph Batangdon | 7 August 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada |
| 200 m | 20.31 m (+1.7 m/s) | Claude Itoungue | 7 January 2024 | 1er Meeting Inter Clubs | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 400 m | 46.34 | Emmanuel Bitanga | 29 March 1980 | | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
| 800 m | 1:48.6 h | Paulin Nyatchou | 9 June 2001 | | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 1500 m | 3:49.7 h | Pierre Foka | 7 June 1997 | | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 3000 m | 8:19.82 | Pierre Foka | 20 July 1999 | | Saint-Maur, France |
| 5000 m | 14:18.4 h | Adamou Aboubakar | 15 July 1995 | | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 10,000 m | 30:07.3 | Pierre Foka | 26 August 1995 | | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Half marathon | 1:05:49 | Adamou Aboubakar | 7 October 2001 | Bristol Half Marathon | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Marathon | 2:15:43 | Justilin Foimi | 27 October 2019 | | Douala, Cameroon |
| 110 m hurdles | 14.31 NWI | Francis Kaméni | 23 June 1990 | | Bron, France |
| 400 m hurdles | 51.89 | Emmanuel Youmékoué Touko | 24 July 2005 | | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:16.19 | Esau Ade Nji | 15 January 1973 | All-Africa Games | Lagos, Nigeria |
| High jump | 2.28 m | Fernand Djouméssi | 19 June 2014 | 18th High Jump Meet | Bühl, Germany |
| Pole vault | 4.60 m | David Williams Nzodom Djozing | 4 October 2015 | | Tourcoing, France |
| Long jump | 8.03 m A NWI | Marcel Mayack | 2 March 2019 | Bafoussam Interclubs | Bafoussam, Cameroon |
| Triple jump | 17.14 (+0.8 m/s) | Hugo Mamba Schlick | 12 October 2010 | Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India |
| Shot put | 17.07 m | Quentin Soné Ehawa | 18 May 1997 | | Aulnay-sous-Bois, France |
| Discus throw | 53.08 m | Pierre Ndongo | 17 October 1997 | | Le Plessis-Robinson, France |
| Hammer throw | 45.14 m | Jean-David Franz | 24 April 2005 | | Obernai, France |
| Javelin throw | 62.98 m | Claude Chamaken | 11 June 2017 | CAA Meet | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Decathlon | 6258 pts | Ernest Tché Noubossi | 11–12 August 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Decathlon | 10.90 (100 m), 6.21 m (long jump), 13.88 m (shot put), 1.80 m (high jump), 48.68 (400 m) / 17.05 (110 m hurdles), 28.72 m (discus), 2.80 m (pole vault), 49.20 m (javelin), 4:57.36 (1500 m) | 10.90 (100 m), 6.21 m (long jump), 13.88 m (shot put), 1.80 m (high jump), 48.68 (400 m) / 17.05 (110 m hurdles), 28.72 m (discus), 2.80 m (pole vault), 49.20 m (javelin), 4:57.36 (1500 m) | 10.90 (100 m), 6.21 m (long jump), 13.88 m (shot put), 1.80 m (high jump), 48.68 (400 m) / 17.05 (110 m hurdles), 28.72 m (discus), 2.80 m (pole vault), 49.20 m (javelin), 4:57.36 (1500 m) | 10.90 (100 m), 6.21 m (long jump), 13.88 m (shot put), 1.80 m (high jump), 48.68 (400 m) / 17.05 (110 m hurdles), 28.72 m (discus), 2.80 m (pole vault), 49.20 m (javelin), 4:57.36 (1500 m) | 10.90 (100 m), 6.21 m (long jump), 13.88 m (shot put), 1.80 m (high jump), 48.68 (400 m) / 17.05 (110 m hurdles), 28.72 m (discus), 2.80 m (pole vault), 49.20 m (javelin), 4:57.36 (1500 m) |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:32:17 | Gabriel Ngnintedem | 30 July 2006 | | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 50 km walk (road) | 5:05:51 | Daniel Foudjem Ngano | 14 May 2006 | World Race Walking Cup | A Coruña, Spain |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 39.25 | Cameroon Jean-Francis Ngapout Serge Bengono Joseph Batangdon Claude Toukene | 28 August 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.9 h | D. W. Afabaga M. Moualal D. Nyamjua N. Tetndap | 25 March 2017 | | Yaoundé, Cameroon |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place |
| 100 m | 10.98 (+0.6 m/s) | Myriam Léonie Mani | 11 June 2001 | Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria | Athens, Greece |
| 200 m | 22.41 (+0.2 m/s) | Myriam Léonie Mani | 21 May 2000 | | Kourou, France |
| 400 m | 50.69 | Mireille Nguimgo | 13 August 2000 | | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland |
| 800 m | 2:03.9 h | Stéphanie Zanga | 9 June 2001 | | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 1500 m | 4:13.57 | Florence Djépé | 3 July 2003 | | Bron, France |
| 3000 m | 9:15.43 | Florence Djepe | 25 May 2002 | | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 5000 m | 16:31.08 | Thérèse Ngono Etoundi | 5 October 2009 | | Beirut, Lebanon |
| 10,000 m | 36:47.3 h | Tatou Tchinda | 31 May 2010 | | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Marathon | 2:58:47 | Immaculate Tari Wirngo | 21 April 2008 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States |
| 100 m hurdles | 13.41 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | 2 July 2008 | | Strasbourg, France |
| 400 m hurdles | 56.03 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | 5 July 2008 | | Chambéry, France |
| 400 m hurdles | 55.09 | Linda Angounou | 8 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France |
| 3000 m steeplechase | | | | | |
| High jump | 1.80 m | Cécile Ngambi | 24 July 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| High jump | 1.80 m | Lolita Nack | 16 June 1996 | | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Pole vault | 2.60 m | Manuela Cancade | 16 June 2013 | | Bourg-en-Bresse, France |
| Long jump | 6.55 (+1.3 m/s) | Françoise Mbango Etone | 16 September 1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Triple jump | 15.39 (+0.5 m/s) | Françoise Mbango Etone | 17 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China |
| Shot put | 18.37 m | Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang | 3 June 2017 | Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil |
| Discus throw | 53.54 m | Marie-Francine Mvoto Abeng | 30 June 2013 | | Maisons-Laffitte, France |
| Hammer throw | 67.42 m A | Georgina Toth | 18 July 2008 | | Flagstaff, United States |
| Javelin throw | 49.10 m | Monique Djikada | 1 July 2000 | | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Heptathlon | 5360 pts | Antoinette Djimou | 25–26 July 2003 | | Narbonne, France |
| Heptathlon | 14.18 (100 m hurdles), 1.63 m (high jump), 12.01 m (shot put), 25.45 (200 m) / 5.82 m (long jump), 40.12 m (javelin), 2:32.41 (800 m) | 14.18 (100 m hurdles), 1.63 m (high jump), 12.01 m (shot put), 25.45 (200 m) / 5.82 m (long jump), 40.12 m (javelin), 2:32.41 (800 m) | 14.18 (100 m hurdles), 1.63 m (high jump), 12.01 m (shot put), 25.45 (200 m) / 5.82 m (long jump), 40.12 m (javelin), 2:32.41 (800 m) | 14.18 (100 m hurdles), 1.63 m (high jump), 12.01 m (shot put), 25.45 (200 m) / 5.82 m (long jump), 40.12 m (javelin), 2:32.41 (800 m) | 14.18 (100 m hurdles), 1.63 m (high jump), 12.01 m (shot put), 25.45 (200 m) / 5.82 m (long jump), 40.12 m (javelin), 2:32.41 (800 m) |
| Heptathlon | 5817 pts # | Anaelle Nyabeu Djapa | 24–25 May 2014 | Meeting Arona | Arona, Spain |
| Heptathlon | 13.64 (−0.5 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.65 m (high jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 25.31 (±0.0 m/s) (200 m) / 5.78 m (−0.9 m/s) (long jump), 41.86 m (javelin), 2:16.81 (800 m) | 13.64 (−0.5 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.65 m (high jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 25.31 (±0.0 m/s) (200 m) / 5.78 m (−0.9 m/s) (long jump), 41.86 m (javelin), 2:16.81 (800 m) | 13.64 (−0.5 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.65 m (high jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 25.31 (±0.0 m/s) (200 m) / 5.78 m (−0.9 m/s) (long jump), 41.86 m (javelin), 2:16.81 (800 m) | 13.64 (−0.5 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.65 m (high jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 25.31 (±0.0 m/s) (200 m) / 5.78 m (−0.9 m/s) (long jump), 41.86 m (javelin), 2:16.81 (800 m) | 13.64 (−0.5 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.65 m (high jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 25.31 (±0.0 m/s) (200 m) / 5.78 m (−0.9 m/s) (long jump), 41.86 m (javelin), 2:16.81 (800 m) |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:57:46 | Anne Hortense Ebéna | 2 November 1999 | | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:54:35 | Beatrice Hamidou Tayki'oo | 4 August 2023 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 44.58 | Cameroon Myriam Léonie Mani Georgette Nkoma Edwige Abena Fouda Sylvie Mballa Eloundou | 21 July 1996 | | Marietta, United States |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.08 | Cameroon Mireille Nguimgo Carole Kaboud Mebam Delphine Atangana Hortense Bewouda | 31 August 2003 | World Championships | Saint-Denis, France |

### Mixed

| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.72 | Cameroon Linda Nganguele Irene Bell Bonong Tentdap Nsangou Christelle Angounou | 11 August 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | |

## Indoor
### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place |
| 60 m | 6.67 | Emmanuel Ngom-Priso | 17 February 2007 | | Aubière, France |
| 60 m | 6.67 | Emmanuel Ngom-Priso | 23 February 2007 | | Paris, France |
| 60 m | 6.59 | Emmanuel Eseme | 23 February 2024 | ISTAF Indoor | Berlin, Germany |
| 60 m | 6.55 | Emmanuel Eseme | 23 February 2024 | ISTAF Indoor | Berlin, Germany |
| 60 m | 6.54 | Emmanuel Eseme | 1 March 2024 | World Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 60 m | 6.52 | Emmanuel Eseme | 1 March 2024 | World Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 200 m | 20.47 | Joseph Batangdon | 2 March 2003 | | Aubière, France |
| 400 m | 48.91 | Emmanuel Bitanga | 1988 | | France |
| 400 m | 48.7 h | Emmanuel Bitanga | 6 February 1988 | | Paris, France |
| 800 m | 2:08.81 | Kah Batupe | 18 March 2010 | Nuorisohallikisat | Helsinki, Finland |
| 1500 m | | | | | |
| 3000 m | 8:51.28 | Stanislas Talontsi | 9 February 2008 | | Padova, Italy |
| 60 m hurdles | 8.29 | Uriel Dissi Tchawo | 31 January 2016 | | Lyon, France |
| High jump | 2.25 m | Fernand Djoumessi | 23 February 2014 | | Bordeaux, France |
| Pole vault | 4.17 m | David Williams Nzodom Djozing | 2 February 2014 | | Lille, France |
| Long jump | 7.81 m | Fred Salle | 20 February 1988 | | Boston, United States |
| Triple jump | 16.54 m | Hugo Mamba-Schlick | 24 February 2013 | | Metz, France |
| Shot put | 16.81 m | Quentin Soné Ehawa | 25 January 1998 | | Paris, France |
| Heptathlon | | | | | |
| Heptathlon | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m |
| 5000 m walk | | | | | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place |
| 60 m | 7.18 | Myriam Léonie Mani | 30 January 2000 | | Dortmund, Germany |
| 200 m | 23.37 | Myriam Léonie Mani | 11 February 2000 | Indoor Flanders Meeting | Ghent, Belgium |
| 200 m | 23.34 OT | Myriam Léonie Mani | 29 January 1999 | | Johnson City, United States |
| 400 m | 52.62 | Mireille Nguimgo | 2 March 2003 | | Aubière, France |
| 800 m | 2:16.32 | Florence Djépé | 6 December 2003 | | Eaubonne, France |
| 1500 m | 4:21.78 | Florence Djépé | 1 March 2003 | | Aubière, France |
| 3000 m | 11:19.44 | Marie-Mado Amana Assanga | 29 November 2015 | | Nogent-sur-Oise, France |
| 60 m hurdles | 8.34 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | 19 January 2008 | | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| 400 m hurdles | 1:01.04 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | 12 February 2012 | Meeting National | Val-de-Reuil, France |
| High jump | 1.69 m | Antoinette Djimou | 14 December 2002 | | Paris, France |
| Pole vault | 2.40 m | Manuella Cancade | 30 November 2013 | | Lyon, France |
| Long jump | 6.13 m | Françoise Mbango Etone | 1 February 2003 | | Mondeville, France |
| Triple jump | 14.88 m | Françoise Mbango Etone | 15 March 2003 | World Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Shot put | 16.95 m | Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang | 3 February 2019 | Portuguese Championships | Pombal, Portugal |
| Shot put | 18.37 m | Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang | 29 February 2020 | Portuguese Championships | Pombal, Portugal |
| Pentathlon | 4151 pts | Anaelle Nyabeu Djapa | 23 February 2014 | French Championships | Bordeaux, France |
| Pentathlon | 8.45 (60 m hurdles), 1.64 m (high jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 5.82 m (long jump), 2:24.39 (800 m) | 8.45 (60 m hurdles), 1.64 m (high jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 5.82 m (long jump), 2:24.39 (800 m) | 8.45 (60 m hurdles), 1.64 m (high jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 5.82 m (long jump), 2:24.39 (800 m) | 8.45 (60 m hurdles), 1.64 m (high jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 5.82 m (long jump), 2:24.39 (800 m) | 8.45 (60 m hurdles), 1.64 m (high jump), 13.79 m (shot put), 5.82 m (long jump), 2:24.39 (800 m) |
| 3000 m walk | | | | | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | |