At least four Kenyan athletes are the current world record holders in different disciplines.
Top on the list are Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet, both of whom are currently holding more than two world records.
Chebet is the current world record holder in 5,000m, 10,000m and two 5 kilometres road races (for both women-only and mixed race) while Kipyegon is the record holder for 1500m and a mile.
World records being held by female athletes
Uasin Gishu News has compiled a list of the current record holders in 23 disciplines based on statistics by World Athletics.
- 100m – Florence GRIFFITH JOYNER .10.49 (16 JUL 1988)
- 200m – Florence GRIFFITH JOYNER . 21.34 (29 SEP 1988)
- 200m Short Track – Merlene OTTEY . 21.87 (13 FEB 1993)
- 400m – Marita KOCH . 47.60 (06 OCT 1985)
- 400m Short Track – Femke BOL . 49.17 (02 MAR 2024)
- 800m – Jarmila KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ . 1:53.28 (26 JUL 1983)
- 800m Short Track – Jolanda ČEPLAK . 1:55.82 (03 MAR 2002)
- 800m Short Track – Keely HODGKINSON . 1:54.87 yet to be ratified (19 FEB 2026)
- 1500m – Faith KIPYEGON . 3:48.68 (05 JUL 2025)
- 1500m Short Track – Gudaf TSEGAY . 3:53.09 (09 FEB 2021)
- Mile – Faith KIPYEGON . 4:07.64 (21 JUL 2023)
- Mile Short Track – Genzebe DIBABA . 4:13.31 (17 FEB 2016)
- 5000m – Beatrice CHEBET . 13:58.06 (05 JUL 2025)
- 5000m Short Track – Genzebe DIBABA . 14:18.86 (19 FEB 2015)
- 10,000m – Beatrice CHEBET . 28:54.14 (25 MAY 2024)
- 3000m Steeplechase – Beatrice CHEPKOECH . 8:44.32 (20 JUL 2018)
- 5km Road – Beatrice CHEBET . 13:54 mixed race (31 DEC 2024)
- 5km Road – Beatrice CHEBET . 14:13 women-only race (31 DEC 2023)
- 10km Road – Agnes Jebet NGETICH . 29:27 women-only race (26 APR 2025)
- 10km Road – Agnes Jebet NGETICH . 29:27 mixed race (14 JAN 2024)
- Half Marathon – Peres JEPCHIRCHIR . 1:05:16 women-only race (17 OCT 2020)
- Half Marathon – Letesenbet GIDEY . 1:02:52 mixed race (24 OCT 2021)
- Marathon – Ruth CHEPNGETICH . 2:09:56 mixed race (13 OCT 2024)
- Marathon – Tigst ASSEFA . 2:15:41 women-only race (26 APR 2026)
