List of Guyanese records in athletics
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 :
Awaiting ratification
Record not kept by AAG
Not ratified or later rescinded by AAG
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
[citation needed ]
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
10,000 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 h
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
100 m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Shot put
High jump
400 m
110 m h (wind)
Discus
Pole vault
Javelin
1500 m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
39.59 A
GuyanaClifton Schultz Dennis Collison Aubrey Wilson James Gilkes
20 October 1975
Pan American Games
Mexico City , Mexico
4 × 200 m relay
1:24.42
GuyanaAdam Harris Winston George Jeremy Bascom Stephan James
25 April 2015
Penn Relays
Philadelphia , United States
[ 9]
4 × 400 m relay
3:09.00
GuyanaJermaine 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
GuyanaAkeem 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
10,000 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
GuyanaShenika 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
GuyanaJasmine 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]
GuyanaAshlynn DeCruise Aliann Pompey Angilla Corlette Ashley DeCruise
14 June 2008
USATF-NJ Masters & Open Outdoor T&F Championship
West Long Beach , United States
Mixed
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 OT
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 [ a]
Patrick Harding
18 February 2001
Syracuse , United States
Heptathlon
60m
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
60m H
Pole vault
1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 200 m relay
1:28.08
GuyanaJeremy 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 A
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 y
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 A
Myrtle Chester
14 March 1981
Pocatello , United States
60m H
High jump
Shot put
Long jump
800m
4295 pts [ 47]
Najuma Fletcher
18 February 1995
Syracuse , United States
(55 m hurdles) , (high jump) , (shot put) , (long jump) , (800 m)
4203 pts [ 47]
Najuma Fletcher
3 December 1994
Morgantown , United States
7.6 h (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
GuyanaShenika King Iana Amsterdam Natricia Hooper Jenea McCammon
27 January 2018
Dr. Norb Sander Invitational
New York City , United States
[ 36]
4 × 400 m relay
Notes
^ outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
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