List of Venezuelan records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Venezuela maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Venezolana de Atletismo (FVA).

Outdoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.30 (0.0 m/s)	Elly Ollarves	4 May 2001		San Felipe, Venezuela
200 m	20.58 (+1.9 m/s)	José Acevedo	30 May 2008	NCAA Mideast Regional	Fayetteville, United States
	20.58 (+1.6 m/s)		31 May 2008
400 m	45.53	Freddy Menzones	17 April 2015	Venezuelan Championships	Barinas, Venezuela	[1]
800 m	1:43.54	William Wuycke	7 September 1986	IAAF Grand Prix	Rieti, Italy
1500 m	3:36.96	Eduard Villanueva	1 September 2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	[2]
3000 m	7:49.88	Freddy González	19 July 2003		Madrid, Spain
5000 m	13:22.30	Freddy González	3 July 2004		San Sebastián, Spain
10000 m	28:41.43	Juan Díaz	19 April 1997	Mt. SAC Relays	Walnut, United States
10 km (road)	28:53	Luis Fonseca	19 April 1997	Mt. SAC Relays	Walnut, United States
Half marathon	1:03:37	German Beltran	7 January 1990		San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Marathon	2:11:25	Carlos Tarazona	30 April 2000		Cleveland, United States
110 m hurdles	13.62 (+0.8 m/s)	Elvis Cedeño	22 July 1988		Mexico City, Mexico
400 m hurdles	49.18	Antonio Smith	14 July 1991		Caracas, Venezuela
3000 m steeplechase	8:20.87	José Peña	1 September 2013	ISTAF Berlin	Berlin, Germany	[3]
High jump	2.27 m	Eure Yáñez	4 May 2014	Gran Premio Caixa	São Paulo, Brazil	[4]
Pole vault	5.35 m	Ricardo Diez	6 May 2000		San Felipe, Venezuela
			20 May 2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil
Long jump	8.34 m (-1.2 m/s)	Victor Castillo	30 May 2004		Cochabamba, Bolivia
Triple jump	16.86 m	Sergio Saavedra	8 August 1989	South American Championships	Medellin, Colombia
Shot put	20.01 m	Yojer Medina	26 August 2000		Maracaibo, Venezuela
Discus throw	57.58 m	Jésus Parejo	8 May 2008		Caracas, Venezuela
Hammer throw	68.52 m A	Pedro Muñoz	26 November 2014	CAC Games	Xalapa, Mexico	[5]
Javelin throw	77.94 m	Manuel Fuenmayor	5 June 2004		Maracaibo, Venezuela
Decathlon	7734 pts [6]	Douglas Fernández	26–27 August 1983	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela
	11.67 (100 m), 6.90 m (long jump), 13.43 m (shot put), 1.90 m (high jump), 49.95 (400 m) / 16.04 (110 m hurdles), 45.62 m (discus), 4.40 m (pole vault), 78.86 m (javelin), 4:30.80 (1500 m)
	7425 pts	Valor Espana William	8–9 October 2009		Caracas, Venezuela
	(100 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump), (400 m) / (110 m hurdles), (discus), (pole vault), (javelin), (1500 m)
20000 m walk (track)	1:24:11.4	Richard Vargas	15 March 2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	[7]
20 km walk (road)	1:24:50	Carlos Ramones	9 October 1993		Caracas, Venezuela
50 km walk (road)	4:15:37	Xereman Salazar	23 February 2013	IAAF World Race Walking Challenge	Chihuahua, Mexico
4x100 m relay	39.01	Venezuela Jermaine Chirinos Arturo Ramírez Diego Rivas José Acevedo	10 June 2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	[8]
4x400 m relay	3:00.82 A	Venezuela Arturo Ramirez Alberto Aguilar José Acevedo Omar Longart	28 October 2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	[9][10]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	11.29 A (+1.5 m/s)	Andrea Purica	25 November 2014	CAC Games	Xalapa, Mexico	[11]
200 m	22.53 (+0.1 m/s)	Nercely Soto	12 May 2012	Memorial Brígido Iriarte	Caracas, Venezuela	[12]
400 m	51.94	Nercely Soto	26 November 2013	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	[13]
800 m	2:04.50 [14]	Yenny Mejias	24 July 2004		San Felipe, Venezuela
	2:04.93	Yenny Mejias	24 July 2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia
1500 m	4:19.09	Valentina Medina	10 June 2004		Austin, United States
3000 m	9:38.13	Valentina Medina	28 March 2002		Arlington, United States
5000 m	16:30.60 #	Maria Isabel Montilla	13 June 2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile
	16:47.25	Yeisy Álvarez	18 May 2007		Barquisimeto, Venezuela
10000 m	34:28.92	Maria Isabel Montilla	24 May 2008		Maracaibo, Venezuela
10 km (road)	34:02	Maria Isabel Montilla	24 February 2008		San Juan, Puerto Rico
15 km (road)	53:19	Yoli Casas	28 October 1989		Tulsa, United States
Half marathon	1:13:49	Maria Isabel Montilla	6 April 2008		Berlin, Germany
Marathon	2:36:17	Elisabeth Schuh	13 May 1984	Frankfurt Marathon	Frankfurt, Germany
100 m hurdles	13.09 (+2.0 m/s)	Génesis Romero	9 April 2016	Hurricane Alumni Invitational	Coral Gables, United States	[15]
400 m hurdles	56.65	Magdalena Mendoza	13 June 2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	[16]
3000 m steeplechase	10:38.7 (ht) A	Lucy Basilio-Pérez	1 February 2014	Peruvian Championships	Lima, Peru
High jump	1.90 m	Marierlis Rojas	29 March 2008		Ponce, Puerto Rico
Pole vault	4.60 m	Rosbelys Peinado	20 May 2015		Barquisimeto, Venezuela	[17]
Long jump	6.57 m (+1.1 m/s)	Yolimar Rojas	17 April 2015	Venezuelan Championships	Barinas, Venezuela	[18]
Triple jump	14.79 m (+1.3 m/s)	Yolimar Rojas	6 May 2016	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix	Doha, Qatar	[19]
Shot put	18.15 m	Ahymará Espinoza	26 November 2013	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	[20]
Discus throw	55.57 m	María Cubillán	3 July 2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	[21]
Hammer throw	73.64 m	Rosa Rodríguez	17 May 2013	21st Viloria Memorial	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	[22]
Javelin throw	54.75 m	María González	19 July 2008		Bogotá, Colombia
Heptathlon	5622 pts	Thaimara Rivas	20–21 June 2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela
	14.38 (100 m hurdles), 1.70 m (high jump), 12.37 m (shot put), 25.36 (200 m) / 5.88 m (long jump), 40.87 m (javelin), 2:21.34 (800 m)
	5622 pts	Thaimara Rivas	9–10 June 2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	[23]
	14.21 (-2.0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.68 m (high jump), 13.51 m (shot put), 25.72 (-0.4 m/s) (200 metres) / 5.85 m (+2.6 m/s) (long jump), 44.34 m (javelin), 2:45.18 (800 m)
10000 m walk (track)	46:40.22	Milángela Rosales	4 June 2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	[24]
20000 m walk (track)	1:32:17.6 (ht)	Milángela Rosales	5 June 2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	[25]
20 km walk (road)	1:36:45	Milángela Rosales	17 March 2012	South American Race Walking Championships	Salinas, Ecuador	[26]
4×100 m relay	44.81	Venezuela Lexabeth Hidalgo Wilmary Álvarez Nelsibeth Villalobos Nercelis Soto	10 June 2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	[27]
4×400 m relay	3:34.30	Venezuela Wilmary Álvarez Ángela Alfonso Yusmely García Eliana Pacheco	22 June 2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m	6.76A	Victor Castillo	19 February 2005		Flagstaff, United States
	6.76	José Acevedo	7 February 2009		Lexington, United States
200 m	20.99	José Acevedo	14 March 2008	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States
400 m	47.08	José Acevedo	2 March 2008	SEC Championships	Fayetteville, United States	[28]
	46.47 OT	Luis Luna	24 February 2007		Lexington, United States
800 m	1:48.51	William Wuycke	24 February 1989	BW-Bank Meeting	Karlsruhe, Germany
1500 m	3:50.20	Miguel Garcia-Pérez	1 March 2003		Valencia, Spain
3000 m	8:02.18	German Beltran	11 March 1989		Indianapolis, United States
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault	5.00 m	Konstantin Zagustin	15 December 1991		Miramas, France
Long jump	8.00 m A	Victor Castillo	5 February 2005		Flagstaff, United States
Triple jump	16.43 m A	José Salazar	4 February 1984		Albuquerque, United States
Shot put	19.56 m	Ronny Jiménez	28 February 2004		Lincoln, United States
Heptathlon
	(60 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump) / (60 m hurdles), (pole vault), (1000 m)
5000 m walk
4x400 m relay	3:11.11	Venezuela José Acevedo Omar Longart Alberto Aguilar Freddy Mezones	10 March 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[29]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m	7.41	Andrea Purica	9 January 2015	Trofeo del Consejo Superior de Deportes	Madrid, Spain	[30]
200 m
400 m
800 m	2:11.42	Valentina Medina	16 February 2002		Norman, United States
1500 m	5:29.05	Margarita Hernandez	21 March 2008		Aubière, France
Mile	4:42.24	Valentina Medina	23 February 2002		Lincoln, United States
3000 m	9:45.48	Valentina Medina	23 February 2002		Lincoln, United States
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault	4.41 m	Robeilys Peinado	5 February 2016	17th International Pole Vault Meeting	Potsdam, Germany	[31]
Long jump	6.07 m	Munich Tovar	16 February 2014		São Caetano do Sul, Brazil	[32]
Triple jump	14.69 m	Yolimar Rojas	23 January 2016		Madrid, Spain	[33]
Shot put
Pentathlon
	(60 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m)
3000 m walk	17:26.97	Ana Mosqueda	18 March 2008		Aubière, France
4x400 m relay

A = affected by altitude
# = not officially ratified by Federation
ht = hand timing
OT = oversized track

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