List of Gambian records in athletics explained

The following are the national records in athletics in the Gambia maintained by the Gambia Athletics Association (GAA).

Outdoor

Key to tables:

h = hand timing

Men

EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef
100 m10.16 (+1.1 m/s)Suwaibou Sanneh30 May 2013Twilight Series #3New York City, United States[1]
10.15 (-1.1 m/s)Ebrahima Camara19 June 2022Thonon-les-Bains, France
10.15 (+1.5 m/s)Ebrahima Camara22 July 2023Bondoufle, France
150 m15.68 (+1.0 m/s)Tijan Ketia22 September 2020Miting Ciutat de BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain[2]
200 m20.45 (+1.8 m/s)Adama Jammeh26 June 2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa[3]
400 m45.48Dawda Jallow3 April 1993Atlanta, United States
800 m1:47.2020 April 2019Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1500 m3:50.77Ansu Sowe25 August 2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan[4]
3000 m8:32.8 Nfamara Njie18 April 2015Lecce, Italy
5000 m14:16.42Nfamara Njie1 June 2017Ponzano Veneto, Italy[5]
10000 m30:03.77Nfamara Njie14 May 2016Rome, Italy
10 km (road)29:51Muhammad Lamin Bah30 October 20221st Marathon Lleida 10kLleida, Spain[6]
Half marathon1:07:02Muhammad Lamin Bah24 October 202133rd Half Marathon MollerussaMollerussa, Spain [7]
Marathon2:18:42Ousman Jaiteh8 December 2019Reggio Emilia, Italy
110 m hurdles14.70 (−1.6 m/s)Menseh Elliot30 June 2012African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin
400 m hurdles55.43Lamin Sanneh16 May 2015Dakar, Senegal
54.2613 May 2017NSIC Conference Championship Saint Paul, United States[8]
3000 m steeplechase9:45.50Peter Ceesay15 April 1989Wichita, United States
High jump2.18 mSheikh Tidiane FayeNovember 1974Banjul, The Gambia
Pole vault5.40 mLamin Krubally19 September 2020Zweibrücken, Germany
5.50 mLamin Krubally18 August 2019CAS International MeetingSchifflange, Luxembourg[9]
Long jump7.95 mBabou Saine26 April 1991Springfield, United States
Triple jump15.05 mJim Malleh WaddaJuly 1978Banjul, the Gambia
Shot put12.62 mIsmaila Kah31 July 1993Banjul, the Gambia
Discus throw36.94 mDodou Jatta4 April 1970Dakar, Senegal
Hammer throw
Javelin throw49.60 mIsmaila Kah26 June 1993Banjul, The Gambia
50.26 mAbdourahman Gumaneh7 September 2019Campionati Nazionali AICSCervia, Italy[10]
Decathlon
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay39.44
Sengan Jobe
Momodou Sey
Alieu Joof
Ebrahima Camara		28 August 2019African GamesRabat, Turkey
39.27
Sencan Jobe
Adama Jammeh
Kebba Makkalo
Ebrahima Camara		12 August 2022Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey[11]
39.24
Sencan Jobe
Ali̇eu Joof
Ebrahima Camara
Adama Jammeh		20 March 2024African GamesAccra, Ghana[12]
4 × 400 m relay3:13.21
K.M. Lamine
M. Ismaila
J. Bakary
Ebrima Ceesay		21 July 2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria

Women

EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef
100 m11.12 (+1.3 m/s)Gina Bass30 July 2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan[13]
11.08 (+0.1 m/s)Gina Bass8 June 2022African ChampionshipsSaint Pierre, Mauritius[14]
11.05 (+2.0 m/s)Gina Bass2 July 2023Resisprint InternationalLa Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland[15]
200 m22.58 (+1.8 m/s)Gina Bass30 August 2019African GamesRabat, Morocco[16]
400 m55.32Adama Njie12 May 2001Bakau, The Gambia
800 m2:05.41Adama Njie28 June 2001Lagos, Nigeria
2:03.91Sanu Jallow2 August 2024Olympic GamesParis, France[17]
1500 m4:45.3Sokhna Saho12 May 2017West Africa ChampionshipConakry, Guinea[18]
3000 m10:39.20Mam Touray11 June 2016Banjul, The Gambia
5000 m
10000 m
10 km (road)37:25Mariama T Jallow26 May 2013Great Manchester RunManchester, United Kingdom[19]
Half marathon1:22:08Mariama T Jallow12 May 2013Sheffield Half MarathonSheffield, United Kingdom[20]
Marathon2:45:00Mariama Jallow18 September 2016Kassel MarathonKassel, Germany[21]
100 m hurdles14.70 (−1.4 m/s)Nusrat Ceesay12 June 2013Huelva, Spain
400 m hurdles57.24Nusrat Ceesay[22] 20 April 2012Azusa Pacific Bryan Clay InvitationalAzusa, United States[23]
3000 m steeplechase
High jump1.65 mMama Gassama11 May 2001Bakau, The Gambia
12 October 2003All-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria
10 July 2004Dakar, Senegal
Pole vault1.50 mHadja Fanta Sidibeh Jambo19 April 2009Castellar del Vallès, Spain
Long jump5.73 mFatou Tiyana29 June 2007Bakau, The Gambia
5.91 mRohey Singhateh6 May 2018MIAA Outdoor ChampionshipsKearney, United States[24]
Triple jump11.02 mNusrat Ceesay4 August 2013Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
12.05 mRohey Singhateh5 May 2019MIAA Outdoor ChampionshipsWarrensburg, Missouri[25]
Shot put10.72 mMariama Conteh13 May 2017West Africa ChampionshipsConakry, Guinea[26]
Discus throw21.24 mFatou Ceesay13 April 1968Dakar, Senegal
Hammer throw
Javelin throw25.52 mJankey Sowe Dem5 May 2013Barcelona, Spain
Heptathlon
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay47.18
Jabou Jawo
Amie Ndow
Victoria Decker
Georgiana Freeman		11 August 1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States
43.83
Ola Buwaro
Wurrie Njadoe
Maimuna Jallou
Gina Bass		12 August 2022Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey[27]
4 × 400 m relay3:52.814 May 2017Conakry, Guinea

Indoor

Men

EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef
50 m5.89Mustapha Manga21 December 2019Parmameeting di Natale openParma, Italy[28]
60 m6.71Jaysuma Saidy Ndure19 February 2006Korsholm, Finland
Sulayman Bah31 January 2015Gothenburg, Sweden
6.63Ebrahima Camara13 February 2024Belgrade Indoor MeetingBelgrade, Serbia[29]
200 m21.30Momodou Sey30 January 2022Boston, United States
400 m46.62Dawda Jallow28 February 1991Gainesville, United States
800 m1:51.92Omar Jammeh21 January 2018Baden-Württemberg ChampionshipsMannheim, Germany[30]
1500 m4:06.32Nfamara Njie31 January 2015Bari, Italy
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault5.30 mLamin Krubally23 February 2020German ChampionshipsLeipzig, Germany[31]
5.30 mLamin Krubally31 January 2020VIACTIVE RaceArt MeetingBochum, Germany[32]
Long jump7.81 mSheikh Tidiane Faye5 February 1977Bloomington, United States
Triple jump14.91 mJim Wadda25 January 1980Cosford, United Kingdom
Shot put
Heptathlon
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceRef
60 m8.70Jankey Sowe7 February 2010Oviedo, Spain
7.16Gina Bass4 February 2020PSD Bank MeetingDüsseldorf, Germany[33]
7.11Gina Bass19 February 2020Meeting Hauts de France Pas de CalaisLiévin, France[34]
200 m28.25Hadja Sidibeh Jambo11 January 2009Vilafranca, Spain
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles11.16Hadja Sidibeh Jambo17 January 2009Vilafranca, Spain
High jump1.41 mHawa Sawaneh8 February 2015Val-de-Reuil, France
Pole vault
Long jump5.05 mJankey Sowe30 January 2010Vilafranca, Spain
5.70 mRohey Singhateh6 February 2016UNK Indoor InvitationalKearney, United States[35]
Triple jump9.11 mHawa Sawanah15 February 2015Val-de-Reuil, France
12.13 mRohey Singhateh24 February 2019MIAA Indoor ChampionshipMaryville, United States[36]
Shot put
Pentathlon
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Twilight Series #3 Results. USATF. 30 May 2013. 22 August 2013. 26 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426124612/http://newyork.usatf.org/Events/2013/TwilightSeries/Results_May30.aspx. dead.
  2. Web site: Miting Ciutat de Barcelona 2020 Results. RFEA. 22 September 2020. 22 September 2020. 2 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002105236/https://resultados.rfea.es/2020/airelibre/al_barcelona.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: African Championships 2016 – Men's 200m Results. CAA. 26 June 2016. 2 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160629052020/http://caa16.co.za/RESULTS/Day5/084_SHD____200M25_F0_21014.html. 29 June 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: 1500 Metres Heats Results. IAAF. 2007-08-25. 2011-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110823205721/http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/3653/AT-1500-M-h----.RS4.pdf. 23 August 2011. dead.
  5. Web site: National Records – 5000 Meters Outdoor Track. ARRS. 5 November 2017. 7 November 2017.
  6. Web site: 2022 Lleida 10k Results. iter5.cat. 30 October 2022. 15 November 2022.
  7. Web site: 2021 Half Marathon Mollerussa Results. iter5.cat. 24 October 2021. 29 October 2021.
  8. Web site: 400m Hurdles Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 13 May 2017. 10 July 2017.
  9. News: Lussemburgo: quarto posto nei 1500 per Ossama Meslek, a Lemaitre i 200. atleticalive.it. it. 18 August 2019. 21 October 2020.
  10. News: Dal Gambia al podio in un lancio a 50m (e 26). riflessimag.it. it. 13 May 2017. 3 July 2020.
  11. Web site: Results from ASIA 2022 – 17. AAA. 22 August 2022. 11 September 2022.
  12. Web site: Men's 4×100m Relay Results. results.accra2023ag.com. 20 March 2024. 21 March 2024.
  13. Web site: Women's 100m Round 1 Results. olympics.com. 30 July 2021. 10 August 2021. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006095200/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73B_ATHW100M--------------RND1--------.pdf. dead.
  14. News: Bass makes history at African Championships. World Athletics. 10 June 2022. 22 June 2022.
  15. Web site: Mondo Duplantis clears 6.12m and fast time for George Mills – overseas results. athleticsweekly.com. Steve Smythe. 4 July 2023. 10 July 2023.
  16. Web site: Bass upsets Ta Lou at 200m as African Games conclude in Rabat. IAAF. Yemi Olus. 31 August 2019. 7 September 2019.
  17. Web site: Women's 800m Round 1 Results Summary. olympics.com. 2 August 2024. 2 August 2024.
  18. Web site: West Africa championship, Conakry (Guinea) 12-14/05/2017. africathle.com. 14 May 2017. 15 November 2017. 2 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230602021132/http://www.africathle.com/2017/05/14/ecowas-championships-conakry-guinea-12-14052017/. dead.
  19. Web site: Mariama T Jallow Great Manchester Run 2013 Result. greatrun.org. 14 July 2013. 10 August 2013.
  20. Web site: Sheffield Half Marathon 2013 Results. sheffieldmarathon.com. 12 May 2013. 10 August 2013. 13 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130813031845/http://www.sheffieldmarathon.com/results/2013. dead.
  21. Web site: National Records – Marathon. ARRS. 14 February 2016. 13 January 2017.
  22. Nusrat Ceesay transferred to Gambia from 31 May 2011
  23. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Results. directathletics.com. 20 April 2012. 21 April 2012.
  24. Web site: Long Jump Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 6 May 2018. 23 February 2020.
  25. Web site: Triple Jump Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 5 May 2019. 23 February 2020.
  26. Web site: West Africa championship, Conakry (Guinea) 12-14/05/2017. africathle.com. 14 May 2017. 20 November 2017. 2 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230602021132/http://www.africathle.com/2017/05/14/ecowas-championships-conakry-guinea-12-14052017/. dead.
  27. Web site: 5th Islamic Solidarity Games – Women's Full Results. TAF. 29 August 2022.
  28. Web site: 50m Results. fidal.it. 21 December 2019. 4 August 2020.
  29. Web site: 60m Results. World Athletics. 3 May 2024.
  30. Web site: 800m Results. laportal.net. 21 January 2018. 16 March 2018.
  31. Web site: Pole Vault Results. sportresult.com. 23 February 2020. 16 March 2018.
  32. News: Quali für Lamin mit 5.30 m im ersten Anlauf.. turnverein1861.de. de. 5 February 2020. 16 March 2018.
  33. News: Duplantis tops 6.00m in Dusseldorf, narrowly misses 6.17m world record. World Athletics. Bob Ramsak. 4 February 2020. 23 February 2020.
  34. Web site: 60m Results. World Athletics. 19 February 2020. 7 March 2020.
  35. Web site: Long Jump Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 6 February 2016. 23 February 2020.
  36. Web site: Triple Jump Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 24 February 2019. 10 March 2019.

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