List of Guyanese records in athletics explained

The following are the national records in athletics in Guyana maintained by its national athletics federation: Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG).

Outdoor

Key to tables:

h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)
NWI = no wind measurement

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.12 (+0.4 m/s)	Adam Harris	17 May 2014	Hamptons International Games	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	^[1]
	10.09 (+2.0 m/s)	Emanuel Archibald	15 June 2024		Leonora, Guyana
200 m	20.14 (+1.8 m/s)	James Gilkes	12 September 1978		Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
400 m	45.25	Winston George	23 August 2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	^[2]
800 m	1:45.58	Quamel Prince	17 May 2019		Marietta, United States
1500 m	3:43.81	Quamel Prince	13 April 2019		Fairfax, United States
3000 m	8:21.3	Deryck Menties	9 August 1975		Georgetown, Guyana
5000 m	14:07.08	Cleveland Forde	10 November 2006	South American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina
10000 m	31:14.14	Kelvin Johnson	21 June 2013	NAAA Sagicor General/NGC National Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	^[3]
Marathon	2:25:02	Andrew Smith	29 May 2004		Louisville, United States
110 m hurdles	13.73	Charles Allen^[4]	6 April 2002		Clemson, United States
400 m hurdles	49.95	Paul Tucker	13 August 2000		La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
3000 m steeplechase	10:03.0	Clement Fields	9 August 1959		Georgetown, Guyana
High jump	2.17 m	Robert Bynoe	17 April 1995		Georgetown, Guyana
Pole vault	4.11 m	Reginald Dash	1 April 1967		Ponce, Puerto Rico
Long jump	8.12 m (+1.2 m/s)	Emanuel Archibald	11 May 2019	JAAA All Comers Meet 1	Kingston, Jamaica	^[5]
Triple jump	17.18 (+1.7 m/s)	Troy Doris	14 May 2016	NTC/PURE Athletics Sprint Elite Meet	Clermont, United States	^[6]
Shot put	17.17 m	Patrick Harding	25 March 2001		Tuscaloosa, United States
Discus throw	50.44 m	Patrick Harding	5 May 2001		Piscataway, United States
Hammer throw	60.98 m	Patrice Parris	10 May 1985		Cambridge, United States
Javelin throw	78.65 m	Leslain Baird	6 June 2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	^[7]
Decathlon	5842 pts	Laurence Taitt	25–26 July 1959		London, United Kingdom
	11.5 (100 m), 6.63 m (long jump), 9.86 m (shot put), 1.78 m (high jump), 53.4 (400 m) / 14.9 (110 m hurdles), 26.55 m (discus), 3.12 m (pole vault), 35.36 m (javelin), 4:40.8 (1500 m)
	5892 pts ^[8]	Victor Benjamin	13–14 November 1983		Georgetown, Guyana
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	39.59	Clifton Schultz Dennis Collison Aubrey Wilson James Gilkes	20 October 1975	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico
4 × 200 m relay	1:24.42	Adam Harris Winston George Jeremy Bascom Stephan James	25 April 2015	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States	^[9]
4 × 400 m relay	3:09.00	Jermaine Griffith Winston George Kelton Cumberbatch Alistar McLean	29 April 2017	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States	^[10]
Sprint medley relay (2,2,4,8)	3:31.77	Akeem Stewart (200 m) Emmanuel Archibald (200 m) Revon Williams (400 m) Samuel Lynch (800 m)	28 April 2018	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States	^[11]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	11.14 (+1.8 m/s)	Brenessa Thompson	18 June 2016	Aliann Pompey Invitational	Leonora, Guyana	^[12]
200 m	22.94 (+1.1 m/s)	Brenessa Thompson	11 May 2017	SEC Championships	Columbia, United States	^[13]
400 m	50.71	Aliann Pompey	16 August 2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	^[14]
800 m	1:59.47	Marian Burnett	31 May 2004		Palo Alto, United States
1500 m	4:17.91	Marian Burnett	27 July 2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3000 m	10:11.31	Alika Morgan	8 May 2005		Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
5000 m	17:42.52	Abidemi Charles	3 May 2003		Macomb, United States
10000 m	37:21.71	Abidemi Charles	15 May 2003		Macomb, United States
Half marathon	1:26:16	Abidemi Charles	19 May 2001		Overland, United States
Marathon	3:01:08	Abidemi Charles	30 January 2000	CLICO Trinidad and Tobago Marathon	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
100 m hurdles	13.27 (+1.7 m/s)	Jenea McCammon	30 July 2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia
400 m hurdles	58.46	Jenea McCammon	14 May 2016	NTC/PURE Athletics Sprint Elite Meet	Clermont, United States	^[15]
3000 m steeplechase	11:32.82	Jennifer Chichester	8 May 2010	MEAC Championships	Greensboro, United States	^[16]
	11:32.24	Kaitlyn Chandrika	8 May 2022	Ivy League Championships	New Haven, United States	^[17]
High jump	1.90 m	Najuma Fletcher	3 June 1995		Knoxville, United States
			11 August 1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden
Pole vault
Long jump	6.82 m	Jennifer Inniss	14 August 1982		Nice, France
Triple jump	13.74 m	Nicola Martial	3 June 1995		Knoxville, United States
Shot put	13.15 m	Tiffany Pilgrim	2 November 2016		Leonora, Guyana
Discus throw	37.10 m	Shauna Robertson	19 October 1997		Georgetown, Guyana
Hammer throw
Javelin throw	45.37 m	Anisha Gibbons	3 April 2022		Leonora, Guyana
Heptathlon	5750 pts	Najuma Fletcher	1–2 June 1994		Boise, United States
	13.84 (100 m hurdles), 1.79 m (high jump), 10.91 m (shot put), 24.39 (200 m) / 6.23 m (long jump), 32.36 m (javelin), 2:21.14 (800 m)
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	46.40	Shenika King Jasmine Abrams Chante Moore Jenea McCammon	28 April 2018	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States	^[18]
Sprint medley relay (1,1,2,4)	1:42.36	Jasmine Abrams (100 m) Chante Moore (100 m) Shenika King (200 m) Jenea McCammon (400 m)	28 April 2018	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States	^[19]
4 × 400 m relay	3:45.08 ^[20]	Ashlynn DeCruise Aliann Pompey Angilla Corlette Ashley DeCruise	14 June 2008	USATF-NJ Masters & Open Outdoor T&F Championship	West Long Beach, United States

Mixed

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
4 × 400 m relay	3:23.51	Malachi Austin Narissa McPherson Dh Neilson Gill Tianna Springer	31 March 2024	CARIFTA Games	St. George's, Grenada	^[21]
	3:17.31	Tianna Springer Malachi Austin Daniel Williams Aliyah Abrams	4 May 2024	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	^[22]

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
55 m	6.21	Adam Harris	17 January 2014	Jimmy Carnes Invitational	Gainesville, United States	^[23]
60 m	6.55	Adam Harris	21 February 2014	GVSU Tune Up	Allendale, United States	^[24]
200 m	20.76	Winston George	10 February 2018	David Hemery Valentine Invitational	Boston, United States	^[25]
300 m	33.00	Arinze Chance	11 January 2019	Clemson Orange & Purple Elite	Clemson, United States	^[26]
400 m	46.15	Arinze Chance	19 January 2019	Clemson Invitational	Clemson, United States	^[27]
	46.15	Jermaine Griffith	26 February 2016	Big Ten Championships	Geneva, United States	^[28]
500 m	1:03.87	Jermaine Griffith	14 January 2017	Beantown Challenge	Cambridge, United States	^[29]
600 m	1:15.99	Quamel Prince	25 February 2022	Fastrack Last Chance	Chicago, United States	^[30]
800 m	1:47.02	Quamel Prince	29 April 2021	District Track Club	Lynchburg, United States
	1:47.01	Quamel Prince	5 May 2021	Liberty Qualifier # 2	Lynchburg, United States
	1:46.35	Quamel Prince	5 March 2022	Meet Of Champions	Chicago, United States	^[31]
1000 m	2:19.01	Quamel Prince	12 February 2022	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational	Boston, United States	^[32]
1500 m	3:56.81	Andrew Smith	7 February 2003		Bloomington, United States
3000 m	8:47.70	Andrew Smith	18 January 2004		Carbondale, United States
60 m hurdles	7.85	Charles Allen	19 February 2000	ACC Championships	Blacksburg, United States	^[33]
High jump	2.14 m	Devon Bond	28 February 2009	Big 12 Championships	College Station, United States	^[34]
Pole vault
Long jump	8.05 m	Mark Mason	25 January 1991		Johnson City, United States
Triple jump	16.49 m	Troy Doris	10 February 2018	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix	Boston, United States	^[35]
Shot put	17.73 m	Patrick Harding	18 February 2001		Syracuse, United States
Heptathlon
5000 m walk
4 × 200 m relay	1:28.08	Jeremy Bascom Winston George Ken Nelson Stefan Smith	27 January 2018	Dr. Norb Sander Invitational	New York City, United States	^[36]
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
50 m	6.31	Jennifer Inniss	11 February 1983	S.F. Examiner Games	Daly City, United States
55 m	6.76	Jennifer Inniss	25 February 1983	USA Championships	New York City, United States	^[37]
60 m	7.30	Jasmine Abrams	21 January 2022	Carolina Challenge	Columbia, United States	^[38]
	7.26	Jasmine Abrams	12 February 2022	Don Kirby Collegiate Elite	Albuquerque, United States	^[39]
200 m	23.02	Brenessa Thompson	26 January 2019	Texas Tech Classic	Lubbock, United States	^[40]
300 m	37.09	Aliyah Abrams	12 February 2022	American Track League	Louisville, United States	^[41]
400 m	51.83	Aliann Pompey	26 February 2010	NYU Fastrack Invitational	New York City, United States	^[42]
	51.57	Aliyah Abrams	18 March 2022	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	^[43]
500 m	1:09.23	Aliann Pompey	5 March 2000		Boston, United States
800 m	2:02.27	Marian Burnett	8 March 2008	World Championships	Valencia, Spain	^[44]
1500 m	5:00.64	Jennifer Chichester	30 January 2010		State College, United States
Mile	5:00.64	Jennifer Chichester	30 January 2010		State College, United States
3000 m	10:10.10	Abidemi Charles	28 February 2003		Sterling, United States
60 m hurdles	8.45	Myrtle Chester	5 February 1982		Louisville, United States
	8.45	Jenea McCammon	4 February 2017	BU Scarlet and White	Boston, United States	^[45]
High jump	1.87 m	Najuma Fletcher	11 March 1995		Indianapolis, United States
Pole vault
Long jump	6.53 m	Jennifer Inniss	27 February 1984		New York City, United States
Triple jump	14.10 m	Natricia Hooper	29 January 2022	Bob Pollock Invitational	Clemson, United States	^[46]
Shot put	12.36 m	Najuma Fletcher	18 February 1996		Syracuse, United States
Pentathlon	3860 pts	Myrtle Chester	14 March 1981		Pocatello, United States
	4295 pts ^[47]	Najuma Fletcher	18 February 1995		Syracuse, United States
	(55 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m)
	4203 pts	Najuma Fletcher	3 December 1994		Morgantown, United States
	7.6 (ht) (55 m hurdles), 1.82 m (high jump), 10.00 m (shot put), 6.29 m (long jump), 2:27.5 (800 m)
3000 m walk
4 × 200 m relay	1:40.14	Shenika King Iana Amsterdam Natricia Hooper Jenea McCammon	27 January 2018	Dr. Norb Sander Invitational	New York City, United States
4 × 400 m relay

References

General

• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Outdoor Records
• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records

Specific

External links

• AAG web site

Notes and References

1. News: Harris clocks new Guyana 100m record…Russell takes 400m/400mH double. trackalerts.com. Clayton Clarke. 21 May 2014. 25 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20140524191209/http://www.trackalerts.com/Articles/harris-clocks-new-guyana-100m-record-hellip-russell-takes-400m-400mh-double/12383/. 24 May 2014. dead.
2. Web site: 400m Men - Heats Results. IAAF. 23 August 2015. 23 August 2015.
3. News: 100 CONFUSION. www.trinidadexpress.com. 22 June 2013. 17 April 2014.
4. Allen became a Canadian citizen in 2002
5. Web site: Archibald resets national long jump record. newsroom.gy. 13 May 2019. 4 September 2019.
6. Web site: Triple Jump Results. directathletics.com. 14 May 2016. 15 May 2016.
7. Web site: XI South American Games – Results 06-06-2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180606230818/https://www.consudatle.org/wp-content/uploads/Resultados-ODESUR-06-06-18.pdf. usurped. June 6, 2018. CONSUDATLE. 6 June 2018. 7 June 2018.
8. no details available for a conversion from 1962 to 1984 tables
9. Web site: 4×200m Relay Results. pennrelaysonline.com. 25 April 2015. 28 August 2015.
10. Web site: 4×400m Relay Results. pennrelaysonline.com. 29 April 2017. 30 April 2017.
11. Web site: Sprint Medley Results. pennrelaysonline.com. 28 April 2018. 3 May 2018.
12. News: News From Around the World - EME NEWS (JUN 19, 2016). american-trackandfield.com. 19 June 2016. 22 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161001235402/http://american-trackandfield.com/atf/index.php/news/item/1838-news-from-around-the-world-eme-news-jun-19-2016. 1 October 2016. dead.
13. Web site: 200m Results. tfrrs.org. 11 May 2017. 14 November 2017.
14. Web site: 400 Metres Semi Final Results. IAAF. 2009-08-16. 2009-08-16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311032446/http://berlin.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/3658/AT-400-W-sf----.RS4.pdf. 2012-03-11.
15. Web site: 400m Hurdles Results. directathletics.com. 14 May 2016. 16 May 2016.
16. Web site: 3000m Steeplechase Results. www.directathletics.com. 8 May 2010. 23 January 2012.
17. Web site: 3000m Steeplechase Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 8 May 2022. 31 May 2022.
18. News: Women's 4×100m Relay Results. pennrelaysonline.com. 28 April 2018. 3 May 2018.
19. News: Women's Sprint Medley Relay Results. pennrelaysonline.com. 28 April 2018. 1 May 2018.
20. there are doubts as to the citizenship of the relay members
21. Web site: Mixed 4×400m Relay Result. milesplit.com. 31 March 2024. 1 April 2024.
22. Web site: Mixed 4×400m Relay Qualifying Round 1 Results. World Athletics. 4 May 2024. 14 May 2024.
23. Web site: Men's 55m Dash Results. www.directathletics.com. 17 January 2014. 4 March 2014.
24. Web site: Men's 60m Dash Results. www.directathletics.com. 21 February 2014. 4 March 2014.
25. Web site: 200m Dash Results. lancertiming.com. 10 February 2018. 14 February 2018.
26. Web site: 300m Result. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 January 2019. 27 July 2022.
27. News: Jonathan Jones smashes 31 year old Barbados national Indoor 400m record. sayfcarib.com. Jermaine Wright. 19 January 2019. 22 January 2019.
28. Web site: 400m Results. tfrrs.org. 26 February 2016. 15 March 2018.
29. Web site: 500m Results. tfrrs.org. 14 January 2017. 15 March 2018.
30. Web site: 600m Run Result. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 25 February 2022. 27 April 2022.
31. News: GIRLS ALL-TIME AMERICAN UNDER-20 MARKS IN 4×MILE RELAY AND DMR ACHIEVED AT MEET OF CHAMPIONS IN CHICAGO. runnerspace.com. 6 March 2022. 27 April 2022.
32. News: 1000m Result. lancertiming.com. 12 February 2022. 27 April 2022.
33. Web site: ACC Championships 2000 Men's Results. flashresults.com. 2000-02-19. 2011-03-08.
34. Web site: High Jump Results. flashresults.com. 2009-02-28. 2011-03-08.
35. News: New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 2018 Results. watchathletics.com. 10 February 2018. 27 April 2022.
36. News: 4×200m Relay Results. armorytrack.com. 27 January 2018. 29 January 2018.
37. Web site: All time Top lists – 55 Metres Women. World Athletics. 23 September 2020.
38. Web site: 60m Results. adkinstrak.com. 21 January 2022. 27 April 2022.
39. Web site: 60m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 12 February 2022. 27 April 2022.
40. Web site: 200m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 26 January 2019. 29 January 2019.
41. News: 2022 American Track League Results. World Athletics. 12 February 2022. 13 February 2022.
42. Web site: 400 Meter Dash. athlinks.com. 2010-02-26. 2011-03-08.
43. Web site: 400m Semi-Final Results Summary. World Athletics. 18 March 2022. 18 March 2022.
44. Web site: 800 Metres Semi Results. IAAF. 2008-03-08. 2009-09-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022235952/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/3656/AT-800-W-sf----.RS4.pdf. 2012-10-22.
45. Web site: 60m Hurdles Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 4 February 2017. 29 January 2019.
46. News: Another National triple jump record for Natricia Hooper. guyanachronicle.com. 30 January 2022. 24 February 2022.
47. with 55m hurdles