List of Gambian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in the Gambia maintained by the Gambia Athletics Association (GAA).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
Awaiting ratification
Record not kept by GAA
Not ratified or later rescinded by GAA
Men
Event
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Record
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Athlete
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Date
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Meet
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Place
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Ref.
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100 m
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10.16 (+1.1 m/s)
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Suwaibou Sanneh
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30 May 2013
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Twilight Series #3
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New York City, United States
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[1]
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10.15 (−1.1 m/s)
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Ebrahima Camara
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19 June 2022
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Thonon-les-Bains, France
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10.15 (+1.5 m/s)
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Ebrahima Camara
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22 July 2023
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Open de France
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Bondoufle, France
|
[2]
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150 m
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15.68 (+1.0 m/s)
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Tijan Ketia
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22 September 2020
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Miting Ciutat de Barcelona
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Barcelona, Spain
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[3]
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200 m
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20.45 (+1.8 m/s)
|
Adama Jammeh
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26 June 2016
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African Championships
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Durban, South Africa
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[4]
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400 m
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45.48
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Dawda Jallow
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3 April 1993
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Atlanta, United States
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800 m
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1:47.20
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Edrissa Marong
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20 April 2019
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African U18 and U20 Championships
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Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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1500 m
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3:50.77
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Ansu Sowe
|
25 August 2007
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World Championships
|
Osaka, Japan
|
[5]
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3000 m
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8:32.8 h
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Nfamara Njie
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18 April 2015
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Lecce, Italy
|
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5000 m
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14:11.13
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Nfamara Njie
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18 October 2020
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Italian Championships
|
Modena, Italy
|
[6]
|
10,000 m
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29:24.43
|
Nfamara Njie
|
10 April 2022
|
Regional 10000m Championships
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Correggio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
|
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10 km (road)
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29:51
|
Muhammad Lamin Bah
|
30 October 2022
|
1st Marathon Lleida 10k
|
Lleida, Spain
|
[7]
|
Nfamara Njie
|
6 October 2024
|
Arezzo 10
|
Arezzo, Italy
|
[8]
|
Half marathon
|
1:04:20
|
Nfamara Njie
|
16 February 2020
|
Gensan Giulietta & Romeo Half Marathon
|
Verona, Italy
|
[9]
|
Marathon
|
2:18:42
|
Ousman Jaiteh
|
8 December 2019
|
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Reggio Emilia, Italy
|
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110 m hurdles
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14.70 (−1.6 m/s)
|
Menseh Elliot
|
30 June 2012
|
African Championships
|
Porto-Novo, Benin
|
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400 m hurdles
|
55.43
|
Lamin Sanneh
|
16 May 2015
|
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Dakar, Senegal
|
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54.26
|
Habib Jallow
|
13 May 2017
|
NSIC Conference Championship
|
Saint Paul, United States
|
[10]
|
3000 m steeplechase
|
9:25.03
|
Nfamara Njie
|
24 September 2017
|
Ravenna Italian Club Championships
|
Ravenna, Italy
|
[11]
|
High jump
|
2.18 m
|
Sheikh Tidiane Faye
|
November 1974
|
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Banjul, The Gambia
|
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Pole vault
|
5.40 m
|
Lamin Krubally
|
19 September 2020
|
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Zweibrücken, Germany
|
|
5.50 m
|
Lamin Krubally
|
18 August 2019
|
CAS International Meeting
|
Schifflange, Luxembourg
|
[12]
|
Long jump
|
7.95 m
|
Babou Saine
|
26 April 1991
|
|
Springfield, United States
|
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Triple jump
|
15.05 m
|
Jim Malleh Wadda
|
July 1978
|
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Banjul, the Gambia
|
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Shot put
|
12.62 m
|
Ismaila Kah
|
31 July 1993
|
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Banjul, the Gambia
|
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Discus throw
|
36.94 m
|
Dodou Jatta
|
4 April 1970
|
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Dakar, Senegal
|
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Hammer throw
|
|
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Javelin throw
|
49.60 m
|
Ismaila Kah
|
26 June 1993
|
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Banjul, The Gambia
|
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50.26 m
|
Abdourahman Gumaneh
|
7 September 2019
|
Campionati Nazionali AICS
|
Cervia, Italy
|
[13]
|
Decathlon
|
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100 m (wind)
|
Long jump (wind)
|
Shot put
|
High jump
|
400 m
|
110 m h (wind)
|
Discus
|
Pole vault
|
Javelin
|
1500 m
|
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20 km walk (road)
|
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50 km walk (road)
|
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4 × 100 m relay
|
39.44
|
The Gambia Sengan Jobe Momodou Sey Alieu Joof Ebrahima Camara
|
28 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Turkey
|
|
39.27
|
The Gambia Sencan Jobe Adama Jammeh Kebba Makkalo Ebrahima Camara
|
12 August 2022
|
Islamic Solidarity Games
|
Konya, Turkey
|
[14]
|
39.24
|
The Gambia Sencan Jobe Ali̇eu Joof Ebrahima Camara Adama Jammeh
|
20 March 2024
|
African Games
|
Accra, Ghana
|
[15]
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:13.21
|
The Gambia K.M. Lamine M. Ismaila J. Bakary Ebrima Ceesay
|
21 July 2007
|
All-Africa Games
|
Algiers, Algeria
|
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Women
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref.
|
100 m
|
11.12 (+1.3 m/s)
|
Gina Bass
|
30 July 2021
|
Olympic Games
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
[16]
|
11.08 (+0.1 m/s)
|
Gina Bass
|
8 June 2022
|
African Championships
|
Saint Pierre, Mauritius
|
[17]
|
11.05 (+2.0 m/s)
|
Gina Bass
|
2 July 2023
|
Resisprint International
|
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
|
[18]
|
200 m
|
22.58 (+1.8 m/s)
|
Gina Bass
|
30 August 2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
[19]
|
400 m
|
55.32
|
Adama Njie
|
12 May 2001
|
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Bakau, The Gambia
|
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800 m
|
2:05.41
|
Adama Njie
|
28 June 2001
|
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Lagos, Nigeria
|
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2:03.91
|
Sanu Jallow
|
2 August 2024
|
Olympic Games
|
Paris, France
|
[20]
|
1500 m
|
4:45.3
|
Sokhna Saho
|
12 May 2017
|
West Africa Championship
|
Conakry, Guinea
|
[21]
|
3000 m
|
10:39.20
|
Mam Touray
|
11 June 2016
|
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Banjul, The Gambia
|
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5000 m
|
|
|
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|
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10,000 m
|
|
|
|
|
|
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10 km (road)
|
37:25
|
Mariama T Jallow
|
26 May 2013
|
Great Manchester Run
|
Manchester, United Kingdom
|
[22]
|
Half marathon
|
1:22:08
|
Mariama T Jallow
|
12 May 2013
|
Sheffield Half Marathon
|
Sheffield, United Kingdom
|
[23]
|
Marathon
|
2:45:00
|
Mariama Jallow
|
18 September 2016
|
Kassel Marathon
|
Kassel, Germany
|
[24]
|
100 m hurdles
|
14.70 (−1.4 m/s)
|
Nusrat Ceesay
|
12 June 2013
|
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Huelva, Spain
|
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400 m hurdles
|
57.24
|
Nusrat Ceesay[25]
|
20 April 2012
|
Azusa Pacific Bryan Clay Invitational
|
Azusa, United States
|
[26]
|
3000 m steeplechase
|
|
|
|
|
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High jump
|
1.65 m
|
Mama Gassama
|
11 May 2001
|
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Bakau, The Gambia
|
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12 October 2003
|
All-Africa Games
|
Abuja, Nigeria
|
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10 July 2004
|
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Dakar, Senegal
|
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Pole vault
|
1.50 m
|
Hadja Fanta Sidibeh Jambo
|
19 April 2009
|
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Castellar del Vallès, Spain
|
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Long jump
|
5.73 m
|
Fatou Tiyana
|
29 June 2007
|
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Bakau, The Gambia
|
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5.91 m
|
Rohey Singhateh
|
6 May 2018
|
MIAA Outdoor Championships
|
Kearney, United States
|
[27]
|
Triple jump
|
11.02 m
|
Nusrat Ceesay
|
4 August 2013
|
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Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
|
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12.05 m
|
Rohey Singhateh
|
5 May 2019
|
MIAA Outdoor Championships
|
Warrensburg, Missouri
|
[28]
|
Shot put
|
10.72 m
|
Mariama Conteh
|
13 May 2017
|
West Africa Championships
|
Conakry, Guinea
|
[29]
|
Discus throw
|
21.24 m
|
Fatou Ceesay
|
13 April 1968
|
|
Dakar, Senegal
|
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Hammer throw
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Javelin throw
|
25.52 m
|
Jankey Sowe Dem
|
5 May 2013
|
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
|
Heptathlon
|
|
|
|
|
|
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100m H (wind)
|
High jump
|
Shot put
|
200m (wind)
|
Long jump (wind)
|
Javelin
|
800m
|
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20 km walk (road)
|
|
|
|
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50 km walk (road)
|
|
|
|
|
|
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4 × 100 m relay
|
47.18
|
The Gambia Jabou Jawo Amie Ndow Victoria Decker Georgiana Freeman
|
11 August 1984
|
Olympic Games
|
Los Angeles, United States
|
|
43.83
|
The Gambia Ola Buwaro Wurrie Njadoe Maimuna Jallou Gina Bass
|
12 August 2022
|
Islamic Solidarity Games
|
Konya, Turkey
|
[30]
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:52.8
|
The Gambia
|
14 May 2017
|
|
Conakry, Guinea
|
|
Indoor
Men
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Date
|
Meet
|
Place
|
Ref.
|
50 m
|
5.89
|
Mustapha Manga
|
21 December 2019
|
Parmameeting di Natale open
|
Parma, Italy
|
[31]
|
60 m
|
6.71
|
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure
|
19 February 2006
|
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Korsholm, Finland
|
|
Sulayman Bah
|
31 January 2015
|
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
|
6.63
|
Ebrahima Camara
|
13 February 2024
|
Belgrade Indoor Meeting
|
Belgrade, Serbia
|
[32]
|
200 m
|
21.30
|
Momodou Sey
|
30 January 2022
|
|
Boston, United States
|
|
400 m
|
46.62
|
Dawda Jallow
|
28 February 1991
|
|
Gainesville, United States
|
|
800 m
|
1:51.92
|
Omar Jammeh
|
21 January 2018
|
Baden-Württemberg Championships
|
Mannheim, Germany
|
[33]
|
1500 m
|
4:06.32
|
Nfamara Njie
|
31 January 2015
|
|
Bari, Italy
|
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3000 m
|
|
|
|
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60 m hurdles
|
|
|
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|
|
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High jump
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Pole vault
|
5.30 m
|
Lamin Krubally
|
23 February 2020
|
German Championships
|
Leipzig, Germany
|
[34]
|
5.30 m[a]
|
Lamin Krubally
|
31 January 2020
|
VIACTIVE RaceArt Meeting
|
Bochum, Germany
|
[35]
|
Long jump
|
7.81 m
|
Sheikh Tidiane Faye
|
5 February 1977
|
|
Bloomington, United States
|
|
Triple jump
|
14.91 m
|
Jim Wadda
|
25 January 1980
|
|
Cosford, United Kingdom
|
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Shot put
|
|
|
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Heptathlon
|
|
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60m
|
Long jump
|
Shot put
|
High jump
|
60m H
|
Pole vault
|
1000m
|
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5000 m walk
|
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4 × 400 m relay
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Women
Notes
- ^ not recognized by World Athletics
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