The following are the national records in athletics inChina maintained byChinese Athletics Association (CAA).
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Record not kept by CAA Not ratified or later rescinded by CAA
! = timing by photo-electric cell
| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||||||
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| 100 m | 10.79(±0.0 m/s) | Li Xuemei | 18 October 1997 | Chinese National Games | Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||
| 150 m (bend) | 18.17NWI | Fu Na | 4 February 2017 | Nitro Athletics Round 1 | Melbourne, Australia | [45] | |||||||||||||
| 200 m | 22.01(±0.0 m/s) | Li Xuemei | 22 October 1997 | Chinese National Games | Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||
| 400 m | 49.81 | Ma Yuqin | 11 September 1993 | Chinese National Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| 800 m | 1:55.54 | Liu Dong | 9 September 1993 | Chinese National Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | 3:50.46 | Qu Yunxia | 11 September 1993 | Chinese National Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| Mile | 4:35.34 | Qingfen Wang | 5 July 1998 | Zipfer Gugl Grand Prix | Linz, Austria | [46] | |||||||||||||
| 2000 m | 5:29.43+ ! | Wang Junxia | 12 September 1993 | Chinese National Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| 3000 m | 8:06.11 | Wang Junxia | 13 September 1993 | Chinese National Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| Two miles | 9:49.33 | Jin Yuan | 20 May 2007 | Adidas Track Classic | Carson, United States | ||||||||||||||
| 5000 m | 14:28.09 | Jiang Bo | 23 October 1997 | Chinese National Games | Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | 29:31.78 | Wang Junxia | 8 September 1993 | Chinese National Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| 10 km (road) | 31:49 | Wei Yanan | 10 October 1999 | Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||
| 15 km (road) | 49:34 | Wang Xiuting | 24 September 1989 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
| 20 km (road) | 1:07:58 | Zhao Youfeng | 23 November 1988 | Nagoya, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Half marathon | 1:08:40 | Sun Yingjie | 3 October 2004 | World Half Marathon Championships | New Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||
| 30 km (road) | 1:45:22 | Yi Miaomiao | 19 February 2006 | Ōme, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Marathon | 2:19:39 | Sun Yingjie | 19 October 2003 | Beijing Marathon | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| 100 m hurdles | 12.64(+0.1 m/s) | Zhang Yu | 9 September 1993 | Chinese National Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | 53.96 | Han Qing | 9 September 1993 | Chinese National Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| Song Yinglan | 22 November 2001 | Guangzhou, China | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 m steeplechase | 6:21.85 | Xu Shuangshuang | 1 September 2019 | ISTAF Berlin | Berlin, Germany | [47] | |||||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:20.32 | Zhang Xinyan | 8 April 2021 | Shaoxing, China | [48] | ||||||||||||||
| High jump | 1.97 m | Jin Ling | 7 May 1989 | Hamamatsu, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | 4.72 m | Li Ling | 18 May 2019 | Diamond League | Shanghai, China | [49] | |||||||||||||
| Long jump | 7.01 m(+1.4 m/s) | Yao Weili | 5 June 1993 | Chinese Championships | Jinan, China | ||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | 14.90 m(+1.0 m/s) | Xie Limei | 20 September 2007 | Chinese Championships | Ürümqi, China | ||||||||||||||
| Shot put | 21.76 m | Li Meisu | 23 April 1988 | Shijiazhuang Track Classic | Shijiazhuang, China | ||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | 71.68 m | Xiao Yanling | 14 March 1992 | Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | 77.68 m | Wang Zheng | 29 March 2014 | Chengdu, China | [50] | ||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | 67.98 m | Lü Huihui | 2 August 2019 | Chinese Trials | Shenyang, China | [51] | |||||||||||||
| Heptathlon | 6750 ptsNWI | Ma Miaolan | 11–12 September 1993 | Chinese National Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
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| 5000 m walk (track) | 20:34.76 | Liu Hong | 16 September 2012 | Chinese University Games | Tianjin, China | [52] | |||||||||||||
| 5 km walk (road) | 21:30 | Wu Quanming | 14 April 2018 | Shangrao, China | |||||||||||||||
| 20:41+ | Liu Hongyu | 8 May 1999[53] | Oder-Neisse Race Walk Grand Prix | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | |||||||||||||||
| 21:16 | Jin Bingjie | 5 May 1990 | Enhörna, Sweden | [54] | |||||||||||||||
| 21:26 | Li Jingxue | 5 May 1990 | Enhörna, Sweden | [54] | |||||||||||||||
| 10,000 m walk (track) | 41:37.9h | Gao Hongmiao | 7 April 1994 | Chinese Race Walking Championships | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| 10 km walk (road) | 41:16 | Wang Yan | 8 May 1999 | Oder-Neisse Race Walk Grand Prix | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | ||||||||||||||
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| 1:29:32.4h | Hongjuan Song | 23 October 2003 | National City Games | Changsha, China | |||||||||||||||
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:23:49 | Yang Jiayu | 20 March 2021 | Chinese Race Walking Championships | Huangshan, China | [34] | |||||||||||||
| 30 km walk (road) | 2:15:37+ | Liu Hong | 16 April 2023 | Japanese 35 km Racewalking Championships | Wajima, Japan | [55] | |||||||||||||
| 35 km walk (road) | 2:43:06 | Qieyang Shijie | 23 April 2022 | Dudinská Päťdesiatka | Dudince, Slovakia | [56] | |||||||||||||
| 2:40:37 | Qieyang Shijie | 22 July 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | [57] | ||||||||||||||
| 2:40:06 | Liu Hong | 25 March 2023 | Dudinská Päťdesiatka | Dudince, Slovakia | [58] | ||||||||||||||
| 2:38:42 | Liu Hong | 16 April 2023 | Japanese 35 km Racewalking Championships | Wajima, Japan | [59] | ||||||||||||||
| 50 km walk (road) | 3:59:15 | Liu Hong | 9 March 2019 | Chinese Race Walk Grand Prix | Huangshan, China | [60] | |||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 42.23 | Sichuan Team Xiao Lin Li Yali Liu Xiaomei Li Xuemei | 23 October 1997 | Chinese National Games | Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||
| 4 × 200 m relay | 1:32.76 | Liang Xiaojing Wei Yongli Kong Lingwei Ge Manqi | 12 May 2019 | IAAF World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | [61] | |||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.28 | Hebei Team An Xiaohong Bai Xiaoyun Cao Chunying Ma Yuqin | 13 September 1993 | Chinese National Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| 4 × 800 m relay | 8:16.2h | Liaoning Team Liu Dong Chen Yumei Qu Yunxia Liu Li | 3 October 1991 | Chinese Championships | Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||
| Ekiden relay | 2:11:41 | Jiang Bo 15:42 (5 km) Dong Yanmei 31:36 (10 km) Zhao Fengting 15:16 (5 km) Ma Zaijie 31:01 (10 km) Lan Lixin 15:50 (5 km) Lin Na 22:16 (7.195 km) | 28 February 1998 | Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||
| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
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| 4 × 100 m relay | 41.30 | Huang Shuping Kong Lingyao Chen Jinfeng Chen Guanfeng | 10 May 2025 | World Relays | Guangzhou, China | [62] |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:17.41 | Sichuan Province Liu Yinglan Mu Chunjun Yang Huizhen Yang Lei | 23 September 2021 | Chinese National Games | Xi'an, China | [63] |
| 3:13.39 | Liang Boatang Mo Jiadie Zhang Qining Liu Yinglan | 11 May 2025 | World Relays | Guangzhou, China | [64] |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||||||
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| 60 m | 6.42 | Su Bingtian | 3 March 2018 | World Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [65] | |||||||||||||
| 200 m | 20.75 | Zhang Peimeng | 30 March 2013 | National Grand Prix | Beijing, China | [66] | |||||||||||||
| 400 m | 46.08 | Wang Liangyu | 31 October 2007 | Asian Indoor Games | Macau | ||||||||||||||
| 45.79 | Ailixier Wumaier | 31 March 2024 | Chinese Championships | Tianjin, China | [67] | ||||||||||||||
| 800 m | 1:49.55 | Liu Dezhu | 17 March 2021 | Jinan, China | |||||||||||||||
| 1:49.23OT | Li Xiangyu | 3 March 2007 | Seattle, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| 1000 m | 2:25.8h | Lin Jun | 13 February 1993 | Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | 3:45.36 | Wang Shaojie | 20 March 2019 | National Grand Prix Final | Hangzhou, China | [68] | |||||||||||||
| 3:44.03OT | Gu Ming | 3 March 2007 | Seattle, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 m | 5:15.8 | Cao Xulong | 18 March 1994 | Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||
| 3000 m | 8:01.41 | Zhang Yunshan | 3 March 2002 | Chinese Championships | Tianjin, China | ||||||||||||||
| 50 m hurdles | 6.50 | Li Tong | 19 February 1994 | Sunkist Invitational | Los Angeles, United States | ||||||||||||||
| 6.44+[69] | Liu Xiang | 28 February 2004 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | |||||||||||||||
| 55 m hurdles | 7.08 | Li Tong | 8 March 1991 | NCAA Division I Championships | Indianapolis, United States | ||||||||||||||
| 60 m hurdles | 7.41 | Liu Xiang | 18 February 2012 | Aviva Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [70][71] | |||||||||||||
| High jump | 2.34 m | Wang Yu | 20 February 2019 | PSD Bank Meeting | Düsseldorf, Germany | [72] | |||||||||||||
| Pole vault | 5.81 m | Xue Changrui | 16 January 2016 | Perche Elite Tour | Orléans, France | [73] | |||||||||||||
| Long jump | 8.27 m | Su Xiongfeng | 11 March 2010 | Nanjing, China | [74] | ||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | 17.41 m | Dong Bin | 29 February 2016 | National Grand Prix | Nanjing, China | [75] | |||||||||||||
| Shot put | 20.16 m | Zhang Jun | 13 February 2012 | Chinese Grand Prix | Nanjing, China | [76] | |||||||||||||
| Heptathlon | 5763 pts | Qi Haifeng | 24–25 February 2006 | Chinese Championships | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
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| 10,000 m walk | 38:23.73[78] | Wang Zhen | 8 February 2015 | Trofeo Ugo Frigerio | Genova, Italy | [32] | |||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.55[69] | He Jun Ta La Tan Biao Liang Chao | 18 February 2004 | Tianjin, China | |||||||||||||||
| 3:13.21 | Yang Jian Bi Guohong Lin Wang Shan | 2 March 1996 | Japanese Championships | Yokohama, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| 3:06.90 | Zheng Chiyu Zhang Qining Xu Xinlong Ju Tianqi | 23 March 2025 | World Championships | Nanjing, China | [79] | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||
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| 60 m | 7.10 | Ge Manqi | 19 March 2019 | National Grand Prix Final | Hangzhou, China | [68] | |||||||||
| 200 m | 23.52 | Jiang Lan | 7 March 2013 | National Grand Prix | Nanjing, China | [80] | |||||||||
| 23.1h | Chen Zhaojing | 24 March 1990 | Jinan, China | ||||||||||||
| 400 m | 52.27 | Li Yajun | 24 February 1996 | Chinese Championships | Beijing, China | ||||||||||
| 800 m | 2:02.90 | Liu Qing | 1 March 2005 | Tianjin, China | |||||||||||
| 1000 m | 2:46.6h | Geng Xiujuan | 27 March 1987 | Beijing, China | |||||||||||
| 1500 m | 4:09.71 | Xue Fei | 13 February 2012 | Chinese Grand Prix | Nanjing, China | [76] | |||||||||
| 2000 m | 5:55.6h | Liu Jianying | 18 March 1994 | Beijing, China | |||||||||||
| 3000 m | 8:41.34 | Dong Yanmei | 10 March 2001 | World Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | [81] | |||||||||
| 5000 m | 16:07.75OT | Jin Yuan | 3 March 2007 | Seattle, United States | |||||||||||
| 60 m hurdles | 8.02 | Wu Shuijiao | 15 February 2014 | Asian Championships | Hangzhou, China | [82] | |||||||||
| 8.01 | Wu Yanni | 23 March 2025 | World Championships | Nanjing, China | [83] | ||||||||||
| High jump | 1.95 m | Zheng Xingjuan | 9 March 2014 | National Grand Prix | Nanjing, China | ||||||||||
| Pole vault | 4.70 m | Li Ling | 19 February 2016 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | [84] | |||||||||
| Long jump | 6.82 m | Yang Juan | 13 March 1992 | Beijing, China | |||||||||||
| 6.96 m | Wang Yanping | 4 February 2017 | National Championships | Baku, Azerbaijan | |||||||||||
| Triple jump | 14.40 m | Huang Qiuyan | 10 March 2002 | Shanghai, China | |||||||||||
| Shot put | 21.10 m | Sui Xinmei | 3 March 1990 | Beijing, China | |||||||||||
| Discus throw | 60.68 m | Chen Yang | 27 March 2020 | Beijing, China | [citation needed] | ||||||||||
| Hammer throw | 69.44 m | Luo Na | 30 May 2020 | Beijing, China | [citation needed] | ||||||||||
| Javelin throw | 64.34 m | Lü Huihui | 29 May 2020 | Beijing, China | [citation needed] | ||||||||||
| Pentathlon | 4415 pts | Wang Qingling | 22 March 2014 | National Championships | Beijing, China | ||||||||||
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| 3000 m walk | 13:05.56 | Yan Hong | 18 January 1985 | World Indoor Games | Paris, France | ||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.17 | Ni Xiaoli Bu Fanfang Chen Lisha Zhang Xiaoyuan | 22 February 2003 | Yokohama, Japan | |||||||||||
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