The following are the national records in athletics in Sierra Leone maintained by its national athletics federation: Sierra Leone Amateur Athletic Association (SLAAA).
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
X = annulled due to doping violation
NWI = no wind information
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | ||
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100 m | 10.09 | Gibrilla Pato Bangura | 29 July 2009 | Loughborough, United Kingdom | |||
200 m | 20.75 | Josephus Thomas | 16 August 1997 | London, United Kingdom | |||
400 m | 46.04 | Felix Sandy | 9 April 1988 | Fresno, United States | |||
800 m | 1:51.23 | Prince Amara | 9 July 1995 | Cwmbran, United Kingdom | |||
1500 m | 3:52.29 | Victor Sesay | 11 January 1973 | All-Africa Games | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
3000 m | 8:52.24 | Darrel Gooding | 12 April 2014 | TCNJ Invitational | Ewing, United States | [1] | |
5000 m | 14:20.9 | Hilton Gooding | 22 March 1985 | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |||
10,000 m | 31:06.29 | Alifu Massaquoi | 18 July 1970 | British Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | ||
15 km (road) | 51:15 | Idrissa Kargbo | 13 April 2014 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | [2] | |
20 km (road) | 1:08:38 | Idrissa Kargbo | 13 April 2014 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | [3] | |
Half marathon | 1:11:26 | Mickael Motori Charles | 11 March 2007 | Paris Half Marathon | Paris, France | ||
25 km (road) | 1:25:11 | Idrissa Kargbo | 13 April 2014 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | [4] | |
30 km (road) | 1:43:28 | Idrissa Kargbo | 13 April 2014 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | [5] | |
Marathon | 2:32:52 | Idrissa Kargbo | 13 April 2014 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | [6] | |
110 m hurdles | 14.06 | Benjamin Grant | 25 May 1992 | Corby, United Kingdom | |||
400 m hurdles | 52.18 | Benjamin Grant | 31 May 1992 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||
3000 m steeplechase | 9:15.61 | Modupeh Jonah | 1 November 1989 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |||
High jump | 2.07 m | Quintin Saliah Konteh | 24 December 1999 | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |||
Pole vault | 3.60 m | Sam Sillah | 19 September 2009 | British Athletics League Qualifier | Abingdon, United Kingdom | [7] | |
8 June 2013 | Abingdon, United Kingdom | ||||||
6 July 2013 | Kingston, United Kingdom | ||||||
Long jump | 7.84 m | Thomas Ganda | 9 May 1992 | London, United Kingdom | |||
Triple jump | 15.81 m | Osman Cline-Thomas | 29 August 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
Shot put | 16.01 m | Tony Soalla-Bell | 30 July 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
Discus throw | 44.75 m | Tony Soalla-Bell | 26 July 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
Hammer throw | 31.66 m | W. Y. Kanu | 26 December 1980 | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |||
53.75 m | Kevin Fofanah | 18 April 2019 | Aggie Invitational | Greensboro, United States | [8] | ||
58.87 m | Kenya Sei | 10 May 2024 | West Georgia vs Life U Throws | Marietta, United States | [9] | ||
Javelin throw | 49.60 m | Alfred Sesay | 26 December 1991 | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |||
Decathlon | 6288 pts | Sam Sillah | 27–28 September 2008 | Bedford, United Kingdom | |||
11.28 (100 m), 6.70 m (long jump), 10.35 m (shot put), 1.97 m (high jump), 53.53 (400 m) / 15.56 (110 m hurdles), 30.07 m (discus), 3.40 m (pole vault), 46.36 m (javelin), 4:59.36 (1500 m) | |||||||
20 km walk (road) | |||||||
50 km walk (road) | |||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 38.91 | Pierre Lisk Tom Ganda Josephus Thomas Sanusi Turay | 2 August 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | ||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.47 | Horace Dove-Edwin Felix Sandy Benjamin Grant David Sawyer | 30 September 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | ||
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100 m | 11.40 | Maggie Barrie | 6 July 2019 | Montverde, United States | |||
200 m | 23.27 | Maggie Barrie | 21 April 2018 | Jessie Owens Track Classic | Columbus, United States | [10] | |
400 m | 51.36 | Maggie Barrie | 13 May 2018 | Big Ten Championships | Bloomington, United States | [11] | |
800 m | 2:07.53 | Agness Mansaray | 29 May 2016 | Shippensburg, United States | |||
1500 m | 4:46.03 | Melrose Mansaray | 11 August 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
3000 m | 10:10.9 | Hannah Bantamoi | 26 December 1981 | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |||
5000 m | |||||||
10,000 m | |||||||
10 km (road) | 36:14 | Mamie Konneh-Lahun | 13 April 2014 | London, United Kingdom | [12] | ||
15 km (road) | 54:54 | Mamie Konneh-Lahun | 13 April 2014 | London, United Kingdom | [13] | ||
20 km (road) | 1:14:34 | Mamie Konneh-Lahun | 13 April 2014 | London, United Kingdom | [14] | ||
Half marathon | 1:19:03 | Mamie Konneh-Lahun | 13 April 2014 | London, United Kingdom | [15] | ||
25 km (road) | 1:34:47 | Mamie Konneh-Lahun | 13 April 2014 | London, United Kingdom | [16] | ||
30 km (road) | 1:55:07 | Mamie Konneh-Lahun | 13 April 2014 | London, United Kingdom | [17] | ||
Marathon | 2:46:20 | Mamie Konneh-Lahun | 13 April 2014 | London, United Kingdom | [18] | ||
100 m hurdles | 13.38 | Eunice Barber[19] | 14 September 1996 | Talence, France | |||
400 m hurdles | 57.84 | Aisha Naibe-Wey | 15 May 2016 | ACC Championships | Chapel Hill, United States | [20] | |
57.26 | Aisha Naibe-Wey | 25 May 2015 | Lokeren, Belgium | ||||
3000 m steeplechase | |||||||
High jump | 1.83 m | Eunice Barber | 1 May 1997 | Lamballe, France | |||
Pole vault | |||||||
Long jump | 6.75 m | Eunice Barber[21] | 5 June 1998 | Pierre-Bénite, France | |||
Triple jump | |||||||
Shot put | 12.87 m | Eunice Barber[22] | 27 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | ||
Discus throw | 33.45 m | Onike Jones | 1966 | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |||
Hammer throw | |||||||
Javelin throw | |||||||
Heptathlon | 6416 pts | Eunice Barber | 14-15 September 1996 | Talence, France | |||
13.38 (100 m hurdles), 1.79 m (high jump), 12.23 m (shot put), 24.75 (200 m), 6.48 m (long jump), 49.92 m (javelin), 2:11.94 (800 m) | |||||||
20 km walk (road) | |||||||
50 km walk (road) | |||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 47.45 | Fatmata Bash-Koroma Ekundayo Williams Tennah Kargbo Aminata Kargbo | 31 July 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:57.20 | Sarah Bona Fatmata Bash-Koroma Fatoumata Camara ? | 12 May 2001 | Bakau, The Gambia |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | ||
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60 m | 6.65 | Ibrahim Kabia | 13 March 2010 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [24] | |
200 m | 21.43 | Foday Sillah | 21 February 1993 | Liévin, France | |||
400 m | 53.48 | Rashid Moiwa | 1 March 2024 | World Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [25] | |
800 m | 2:00.67 | Salieu Jalloh | 7 February 2015 | Ghent, Belgium | |||
1000 m | 2:33.92 | Darrel Gooding | 22 January 2016 | NYC Gotham Cup | Staten Island, United States | [26] | |
1500 m | |||||||
Mile | 4:20.34 | Darrel Gooding | 30 January 2014 | Metropolitan Championships | New York City, United States | [27] | |
3000 m | 8:34.04[28] | Darrel Gooding | 30 January 2016 | John Thomas Terrier Invitational | Boston, United States | [29] | |
60 m hurdles | 7.90 | Benjamin Grant | 9 January 1993 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||
High jump | |||||||
Pole vault | |||||||
Long jump | 7.41 m | Thomas Ganda | 16 February 1992 | AVIVA Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||
Triple jump | |||||||
15.15 m | Francis Keita | February 1991 | London, United Kingdom | ||||
Shot put | 15.51 m | Tony Soalla-Bell | 7 February 2004 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | |||
Weight throw | 18.49 m | Kenya Sei | 24/25 February 2024 | UAA Indoor Championships | New York, United States | [30] | |
Heptathlon | |||||||
5000 m walk | |||||||
4 × 400 m relay |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | ||
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60 m | 7.48 | Ngozi Musa | 22 January 2016 | Lexington, United States | |||
7.32 | Fatmata Bangura | 30 January 2010 | London Games | London, United Kingdom | [31] | ||
200 m | 23.83 | Maggie Barrie | 26 February 2016 | Big 10 Championships | Geneva, United States | [32] | |
300 m | 38.17 | Maggie Barrie | 17 February 2017 | Ohio State College/University Tune-up Invitational | Columbus, United States | [33] | |
400 m | 55.15 | Maggie Barrie | 16 January 2016 | Kentucky Invitational | Lexington, United States | [34] | |
800 m | 2:17.60 | Eunice Barber | 25 February 1996 | Nogent-sur-Oise, France | |||
1500 m | |||||||
3000 m | |||||||
60 m hurdles | 8.32 | Eunice Barber | 9 January 1997 | Liévin, France | |||
High jump | 1.80 m | Eunice Barber | 7 March 1997 | World Championships | Paris, France | ||
Pole vault | |||||||
Long jump | 6.86 m | Eunice Barber | 15 February 1998 | Bordeaux, France | |||
Triple jump | |||||||
Shot put | 13.05 m | Eunice Barber | 7 March 1997 | World Championships | Paris, France | ||
Pentathlon | 4558 pts | Eunice Barber | 7 March 1997 | World Championships | Paris, France | ||
8.39 (60 m hurdles), 1.80 m (high jump), 13.05 m (shot put), 6.35 m (long jump), 2:18.17 (800 m) | |||||||
3000 m walk | |||||||
4 × 400 m relay |