List of Barbadian records in athletics explained

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

Outdoor

Key to tables:

+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 y	9.42 (-0.4 m/s)	Ramon Gittens	20 May 2016	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic
100 m	9.87 (-0.2 m/s)	Obadele Thompson	11 September 1998	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa
200 m	19.97 (-0.9 m/s)	Obadele Thompson	9 September 2000		Yokohama, Japan
400 m	44.43	Jonathan Jones	15 May 2022	Big 12 Conference Championships	Lubbock, United States	^[1]
800 m	1:45.83	Jonathan Jones	24 March 2022	Texas Relays	Austin, United States	^[2]
1500 m	3:47.82	Leo Garnes	4 April 1991	Texas Relays	Austin, United States
3000 m	8:33.97	Kenrick Sealy	16 May 1998		Palo Alto, United States
5000 m	14:20.2	Leo Garnes	5 June 1992		Bridgetown, Barbados
10000 m	30:44.30	Leo Garnes	22 April 1993		Albany, United States
Marathon	2:29:40	Reuben McColin	4 December 1988		Bridgetown, Barbados
110 m hurdles	13.14 (+0.1 m/s)	Ryan Brathwaite	20 August 2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	^[3]
	13.14 (0.0 m/s)		6 July 2013		Saint-Denis, France	^[4]
400 m hurdles	49.21	Victor Houston	19 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3000 m steeplechase	9:07.3	Leo Garnes	7 June 1992		Bridgetown, Barbados
High jump	2.25 m	Henderson Dottin	12 April 2008		El Paso, United States
Pole vault	3.70 m	Clifford Brooks	13 August 1977		London, United Kingdom
		Victor Houston	7 April 1994	Texas Relays	Austin, United States
	4.49 m	Aaron Worrell	18 March 2023	Ross and Sharon Irwin Meet	San Diego, United States	^[5]
	4.50 m	Aaron Worrell	14 April 2023	Bryan Clay Invitational	Azusa, United States	^[6]
Long jump	7.88 m (+1.0 m/s)	Charles Greaves	24 May 2018	NCAA Division II Championships	Charlotte, United States	^[7]
Triple jump	16.70 m	Alvin Haynes	17 May 1992		Starkville United States
Shot put	19.05 m	Triston Gibbons	15 May 2021	AAC Championships	Tampa, United States	^[8]
Discus throw	55.64 m	Triston Gibbons	18 March 2021	Cougar Spring Break	Houston, United States	^[9]
Hammer throw	49.82 m	Dequan Lovell	31 March 2017		San Marcos, United States
	52.04 m	Dequan Lovell	8 April 2017	SBU Bearcat Invitational	Bolivar, United States	^[10]
	54.68 m	Dequan Lovell	4 May 2018	GMAC Championships	Hillsdale, United States	^[11]
Javelin throw	78.71 m	Janeil Craigg	8 April 2017	Grenada Invitational	St. George's, Grenada	^[12]
Decathlon	7777 pts	Victor Houston	5–6 August 1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece
	10.72 (+0.2 m/s) (100 m), 7.57 m (+0.3 m/s) (long jump), 12.82 m (shot put), 2.03 m (high jump), 47.91 (400 m) / 13.92 (+0.8 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 33.56 m (discus), 3.50 m (pole vault), 62.10 m (javelin), 4:32.30 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)	1:43:25	Eon Mitchell	25 June 1999		Bridgetown, Barbados
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	38.41	Shane Brathwaite Mario Burke Burkheart Ellis Jaquone Hoyte	2 August 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	^[13]
4 × 200 m relay	1:21.88	Ramon Gittens Levi Cadogan Andrew Hinds Fallon Forde	24 May 2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	^[14]
4 × 400 m relay	3:01.60	Richard Louis David Peltier Clyde Edwards Elvis Forde	11 August 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	11.14 (+2.0 m/s)	Tristan Evelyn	16 May 2021	AAC Championships	Tampa, United States	^[15]
200 m	22.61 (+1.6 m/s)	Sada Williams	18 March 2016	Powerade Secondary Schools' Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	^[16]
400 m	49.75	Sada Williams	22 July 2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	^[17]
	49.58	Sada Williams	21 August 2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	^[18]
800 m	2:02.23	Sade Sealy	7 August 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	^[19]
1500 m	4:25.61	Sade Sealy	22 February 2020	Louis Lynch Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	^[20]
3000 m	10:36.37	Layla Haynes	23 February 2020	Louis Lynch Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados
	10:18.48	Elizabeth Williams	27 March 2016	CARIFTA Games	St. George's, Grenada	^[21]
	10:16.07	Carlie Pipe	20 February 2020		Bridgetown, Barbados
5000 m	18:40.00	Yvette Mayers	17 April 1998		New Orleans, United States
10000 m
Half marathon	1:32:58	Carlie Pipe	29 March 2014	World Half Marathon Championships	Copenhagen, Denmark	^[22]
Marathon	3:06:07	Caroline Moorat	7 June 1987		Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
100 m hurdles	12.88 (-1.0 m/s)	Kierre Beckles	27 August 2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	^[23]
200 m hurdles (straight)	26.48 (-0.2 m/s)	Kierre Beckles	4 June 2017	Boost Boston Games	Boston, United States	^[24]
400 m hurdles	53.36	Andrea Blackett	25 August 1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.95 m^[25]	Akela Jones	13 April 2016	Mt. SAC Relays	Azusa, United States	^[26]
Pole vault
Long jump	6.80 m (+0.2 m/s)	Akela Jones	29 May 2021	Chula Vista Field Festival	Chula Vista, United States	^[27]
Triple jump	13.35 m (+0.2 m/s)	Seidre Forde	4 April 2008	Texas Relays	Austin, United States
Shot put	17.14 m	Shernelle Nicholls	13 May 2007		Lincoln, United States
Discus throw	52.00 m	Shernelle Nicholls	29 March 2008		Columbia United States
Hammer throw	58.21 m	Shernelle Nicholls	19 April 2007		Lawrence, United States
Javelin throw	47.00 m	Deandra Dottin	24 March 2008	CARIFTA Games	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Heptathlon	6371 pts	Akela Jones	10–11 June 2015	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, United States	^[28]
	13.10 (+0.9 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.84 m (high jump), 14.85 m (shot put), 23.45w (+3.2 m/s) (200 m) / 6.53 m (w) (+3.3 m/s) (long jump), 38.13 m (javelin), 2:29.43 (800 m)
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	44.34	Lyn-Marie Cox Genna Williams Jade Bailey Luan Weekes	1 August 2004		Sherbrooke, Canada
4 × 400 m relay	3:30.72	Joanne Durant Andrea Blackett Melissa Straker Tanya Oxley	30 July 1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
55 m	5.99 A	Obadele Thompson	22 February 1997		Colorado Springs, United States	^[29]
60 m	6.51	Ramon Gittens	18 March 2016	World Championships	Portland, United States	^[30]
200 m	20.26	Obadele Thompson	6 March 1999	World Championships	Maebashi, Japan
400 m	45.38	Jonathan Jones	9 February 2019	Texas Tech Shootout	Lubbock, United States	^[31]
600 y	1:06.68	Jonathan Jones	26 February 2022	Big 12 Championships	Ames, United States	^[32]
600 m	1:15.12	Jonathan Jones	4 February 2022	New Mexico Collegiate Classic	Albuquerque, United States	^[33]
800 m	1:49.09	Ronald Thorne	4 February 1995		Fairfax, United States
1000 m	2:29.86	Presley Cherubin	26 January 2002		Ames, United States
1500 m
3000 m
55 m hurdles	7.15	Shane Brathwaite	12 January 2013	Texas Tech Open	Lubbock, United States	^[34]
60 m hurdles	7.54	Greggmar Swift	14 February 2015	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	^[35]
High jump	2.23 m	Henderson Dottin	28 February 2003		Nampa, United States
Pole vault	3.60 m	Clifford Brooks	8 January 1977		London, United Kingdom
	3.71 m	Aaron Worrell	5 February 2022	Bearcat Invite	Maryville, United States	^[36]
	3.91 m	Aaron Worrell	5 February 2022	Bearcat Invite	Maryville, United States	^[37]
	4.01 m	Aaron Worrell	5 February 2022	Bearcat Invite	Maryville, United States	^[38]
	4.55 m	Aaron Worrell	11 March 2023	NCAA Division II Championships	Virginia Beach, United States	^[39]
Long jump	7.85 m	Kevin Bartlett	12 January 2002		Joplin, United States
Triple jump	16.20 m	Alvin Haynes	18 January 1992		Carbondale United States
Shot put	18.73 m	Triston Gibbons	30 January 2021	H-Town SpeedCity Series II	Houston, United States	^[40]
Weight throw	16.46 m	Tristan Whitehall	7 February 2016	University of South Alabama Jaguar Invitational	Birmingham, United States	^[41]
Heptathlon	4502 pts	Clifford Brooks	17–18 February 1979		Cosford, United Kingdom
	7.4 (60 m), 6.60 m (long jump), 12.77 m (shot put), 1.75 m (high jump) / 8.9 (60 m hurdles), 3.40 m (pole vault), 2:56.0 (1000 m)
	5604 pts	Aaron Worrell	10–11 March 2023	NCAA Division II Championships	Virginia Beach, United States	^[42]
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m	7.29	Ashley Marshall	12 February 2016	Husky Classic	Seattle, United States	^[43]
	7.21	Tristan Evelyn	27 January 2023	Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe	Karlsruhe, Germany	^[44]
	7.14	Tristan Evelyn	10 February 2023	ISTAF Indoor	Berlin, Germany	^[45]
150 m	18.45	Amber Cumberbatch	12 January 2002		Champaign, United States
200 m	23.16	Tristan Evelyn	29 February 2020	AAC Championships	Birmingham, United States	^[46]
300 m	39.31	Althia Maximilien	6 December 2013	ISU Holiday Preview	Ames, United States	^[47]
400 m	53.06	Althia Maximilien	1 March 2013	Arkansas Final Qualifier	Fayetteville, United States	^[48]
800 m	2:06.5	Lorna Forde	28 January 1977	Millrose Games	New York City, United States
	2:05.45	Sheena Gooding	14 February 2004		Ames, United States
	2:05.47	Sonia Gaskin	11 February 2017	Iowa State Classic	Ames, United States	^[49]
1500 m
3000 m
55 m hurdles	7.55	Kierre Beckles	18 February 2012	Gamecock Invitational	Columbia, United States	^[50]
60 m hurdles	8.00	Akela Jones	27 February 2016	Big 12 Championships	Ames, United States	^[51]
High jump	1.98 m	Akela Jones	11 March 2016	NCAA Division I Championships	Birmingham, United States	^[52]
Pole vault
Long jump	6.80 m^[53] ^[54]	Akela Jones	11 March 2016	NCAA Division I Championships	Birmingham, United States
	6.80 m	Akela Inatta-Jones	11 February 2022	Tiger Paw Invitational	Clemson, United States	^[55]
Triple jump	13.24 m	Seidre Forde	15 March 2008	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States
Shot put	16.71 m	Shernelle Nicholls	15 March 2008	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States
Pentathlon	4643 pts	Akela Jones	22 January 2016	DeLoss Dodds Invitational	Manhattan, United States	^[56]
	8.25 (60 m hurdles), 1.85 m (high jump), 12.99 m (shot put), 6.64 m (long jump), 2:25.63 (800 m)
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

References

General

• Barbadian Outdoor Records – Men 26 January 2023 updated
• Barbadian Outdoor Records – Women 26 January 2023 updated
• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records

Specific

External links

• AAB web site

Notes and References

1. Web site: 400m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 21 April 2023.
2. Web site: Men's 800m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 21 April 2023.
3. Web site: 110 Metres Hurdles Results . . 2009-08-20 . 2009-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120121063256/http://berlin.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/3658/AT-110H-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf . 21 January 2012 .
4. Web site: 110 Metres Hurdles Results. Samsung Diamond League. Omega Timing. 6 July 2013. 7 July 2013.
5. Web site: Pole Vault Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 18 March 2023. 3 April 2023.
6. Web site: 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational - Men Decathlon Group A Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 21 April 2023.
7. Web site: Men's Long Jump Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 21 April 2023.
8. Web site: Shot Put Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 15 May 2021. 13 January 2022.
9. Web site: Discus Throw Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 18 March 2021. 13 January 2022.
10. Web site: Hammer Throw Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 8 April 2017. 11 November 2017.
11. Web site: Men's Hammer Throw Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 21 April 2023.
12. News: Javelin Throw Results. cfpitiming.com. 8 April 2017. 9 April 2017.
13. Web site: Men's 4 × 100m relay Final Results. resultados.elheraldo.co. 2 August 2018. 3 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180803025953/http://resultados.elheraldo.co/resBA2018/pdf/BA2018/AT/BA2018_AT_C73E_ATM401101.pdf. 3 August 2018. dead.
14. Web site: Men's 4x200m Relay Results. IAAF. 24 May 2014. 25 May 2014.
15. Web site: 100m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 16 May 2021. 3 January 2022.
16. News: Sada Williams rewrites record books, qualifies for Rio (video). nationnews.com. Petra Gooding. 18 March 2016. 22 March 2016.
17. Web site: 400m Final Results. World Athletics. 22 July 2022. 23 July 2022.
18. Web site: 400m Semifinal Results Summary. World Athletics. 21 August 2023. 21 August 2023.
19. Web site: Women's 800m Final Results. lima2019.pe. 7 August 2019. 30 August 2019. 11 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190811081537/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/ATH/PAG2019_ATH_C73G_ATHW800M--------------FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
20. Web site: 2020 Louis Lynch Championships – Day 1 Results. aab.sports.bb. 22 February 2020. 7 February 2021.
21. News: Hometown hero sets new CARIFTA javelin record but Jamaica rules the day. sportsmax.tv. 27 March 2016. 10 May 2016.
22. Web site: World Half Marathon Championships 2014 Results. IAAF. 29 March 2014. 30 March 2014.
23. Web site: 100m Hurdles Heats Results. IAAF. 27 August 2015. 27 August 2015.
24. News: adidas Boost Boston Games Day 2: Tori Bowie (16.30 150) & Shaunae Miller-Uibo (21.76 200) Set World Bests in Straight Sprints as Wayde van Niekerk RUns 19.84. letsrun.com. Jonathan Gault. 4 June 2017. 5 June 2017.
25. record set during heptathlon competition
26. Web site: Azusa-CA-(United States), 13-15.4.2016-Bryan Clay Invitational and Mt. SAC Relays Combined Events-. trackinsun.blogspot.de. 13 April 2016. 16 April 2016.
27. News: Brume and Malone break records in Chula Vista. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 30 May 2021. 20 June 2021.
28. Web site: Heptathlon Results. ncaa.com. 11 June 2015. 13 June 2015.
29. Web site: World records and best performances, men's indoor . athleticsweekly.com . 2011-03-27 . 2011-03-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721064325/http://www.athleticsweekly.com/stats/records/world-records-and-best-performances-mens-indoor/ . 21 July 2011 .
30. Web site: 60m Results. IAAF. 18 March 2016. 19 March 2016.
31. Web site: 400m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 9 February 2019. 15 February 2019.
32. Web site: 600y Result. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 26 February 2022. 22 January 2024.
33. News: Duplantis clears 6.03m and Jacobs returns with a win in Berlin. World Athletics. 5 February 2022. 5 February 2022.
34. Web site: 55m Hurdles Results. directathletics.com. 12 January 2013. 6 February 2014.
35. Web site: Millrose Games 2015 Results. trackandfieldnews.com. 14 February 2015. 3 February 2017.
36. Web site: Men's Heptathlon – Pole Vault Results. blacksquirreltiming.com. 5 February 2022. 5 February 2022.
37. Web site: Men's Heptathlon – Pole Vault Results. blacksquirreltiming.com. 5 February 2022. 5 February 2022.
38. Web site: Men's Heptathlon – Pole Vault Results. blacksquirreltiming.com. 5 February 2022. 5 February 2022.
39. Web site: Pole Vault Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 March 2023. 3 April 2023.
40. Web site: Shot Put Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 30 January 2021. 3 January 2022.
41. Web site: Weight Throw Results. xpresstiming.com. 7 February 2016. 4 June 2016.
42. Web site: Heptathlon Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 11 March 2023. 3 April 2023.
43. Web site: RESULTS: Husky Classic, Dempsey Indoor Seattle WA USA 12 - 13 February 2016 Indoor, oversized track. tilastopaja.org. 12 February 2016. 18 March 2016.
44. News: Hodgkinson breaks world indoor 600m best, Kincaid and Nuguse lead fast times in Boston. World Athletics. 29 January 2023. 30 January 2023.
45. News: Duplantis and Prescod break meeting records, Craft throws world best in Berlin. World Athletics. 10 February 2023. 14 February 2023.
46. Web site: 200m Dash Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 29 February 2020. 21 June 2020.
47. Web site: 300m Dash Results. directathletics.com. 3 December 2013. 6 February 2014.
48. Web site: 400m Results. directathletics.com. 1 March 2013. 6 February 2014.
49. Web site: 800m Results. directathletics.com. 11 February 2017. 20 March 2017.
50. Web site: 60 Metres Hurdles Results. directathletics.com. 18 February 2012. 18 March 2012.
51. News: Maslak prepares for Portland with Czech 200m title – indoor round-up. IAAF. Steven Mills. 28 February 2016. 5 March 2016.
52. News: Collegiate records for Williams and Jones in epic NCAA indoor pentathlon. IAAF. Jon Mulkeen. 12 March 2016. 12 March 2016.
53. record set during pentathlon competition
54. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
55. News: DeBues-Stafford breaks North American indoor 5000m record in Boston. World Athletics. 12 February 2022. 12 February 2022.
56. News: Akela Jones breaks Austra Skujyte's K-State record in pentathlon. bringonthecats.com. Jon Morse. 22 January 2016. 25 January 2016.