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

h = hand timing

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 10.16 (+1.1 m/s) Suwaibou Sanneh 30 May 2013 Twilight Series #3 New York City, United States [1]
150 m 15.68 (+1.0 m/s) Tijan Ketia 22 September 2020 Miting Ciutat de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain [2]
200 m 20.45 (+1.8 m/s) Adama Jammeh 26 June 2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa [3]
400 m 45.48 Dawda Jallow 3 April 1993 Atlanta, United States
800 m 1:47.20 Edrissa Marong 20 April 2019 African U18 and U20 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1500 m 3:50.77 Ansu Sowe 25 August 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan [4]
3000 m 8:32.8 h Nfamara Njie 18 April 2015 Lecce, Italy
5000 m 14:16.42 Nfamara Njie 1 June 2017 Ponzano Veneto, Italy [5]
10000 m 30:03.77 Nfamara Njie 14 May 2016 Rome, Italy
10 km (road) 29:51 Muhammad Lamin Bah 30 October 2022 1st Marathon Lleida 10k Lleida, Spain [6]
Half marathon 1:07:02 Muhammad Lamin Bah 24 October 2021 33rd Half Marathon Mollerussa Mollerussa, Spain [7]
Marathon 2:18:42 Ousman Jaiteh 8 December 2019 Reggio Emilia, Italy
110 m hurdles 14.70 (−1.6 m/s) Menseh Elliot 30 June 2012 African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin
400 m hurdles 55.43 Lamin Sanneh 16 May 2015 Dakar, Senegal
54.26 Habib Jallow 13 May 2017 NSIC Conference Championship Saint Paul, United States [8]
3000 m steeplechase 9:45.50 Peter Ceesay 15 April 1989 Wichita, United States
High jump 2.18 m Sheikh Tidiane Faye November 1974 Banjul, The Gambia
Pole vault 5.40 m Lamin Krubally 19 September 2020 Zweibrücken, Germany
5.50 m Lamin Krubally 18 August 2019 CAS International Meeting Schifflange, Luxembourg [9]
Long jump 7.95 m Babou Saine 26 April 1991 Springfield, United States
Triple jump 15.05 m Jim Malleh Wadda July 1978 Banjul, the Gambia
Shot put 12.62 m Ismaila Kah 31 July 1993 Banjul, the Gambia
Discus throw 36.94 m Dodou Jatta 4 April 1970 Dakar, Senegal
Hammer throw
Javelin throw 49.60 m Ismaila Kah 26 June 1993 Banjul, The Gambia
50.26 m Abdourahman Gumaneh 7 September 2019 Campionati Nazionali AICS Cervia, Italy [10]
Decathlon
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
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
Ali̇eu Joof
Ebrahima Camara
Adama Jammeh 		12 August 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey [11]
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

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 [12]
11.08 (+0.1 m/s) Gina Bass 8 June 2022 African Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius [13]
11.05 (+2.0 m/s) Gina Bass 2 July 2023 Resisprint International La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland [14]
200 m 22.58 (+1.8 m/s) Gina Bass 30 August 2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco [15]
400 m 55.32 Adama Njie 12 May 2001 Bakau, The Gambia
800 m 2:05.41 Adama Njie 28 June 2001 Lagos, Nigeria
1500 m 4:45.3 Sokhna Saho 12 May 2017 West Africa Championship Conakry, Guinea [16]
3000 m 10:39.20 Mam Touray 11 June 2016 Banjul, The Gambia
5000 m
10000 m
10 km (road) 37:25 Mariama T Jallow 26 May 2013 Great Manchester Run Manchester, United Kingdom [17]
Half marathon 1:22:08 Mariama T Jallow 12 May 2013 Sheffield Half Marathon Sheffield, United Kingdom [18]
Marathon 2:45:00 Mariama Jallow 18 September 2016 Kassel Marathon Kassel, Germany [19]
100 m hurdles 14.70 (−1.4 m/s) Nusrat Ceesay 12 June 2013 Huelva, Spain
400 m hurdles 57.24 Nusrat Ceesay[20] 20 April 2012 Azusa Pacific Bryan Clay Invitational Azusa, United States [21]
3000 m steeplechase
High jump 1.65 m Mama Gassama 11 May 2001 Bakau, The Gambia
12 October 2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria
10 July 2004 Dakar, Senegal
Pole vault 1.50 m Hadja Fanta Sidibeh Jambo 19 April 2009 Castellar del Vallès, Spain
Long jump 5.73 m Fatou Tiyana 29 June 2007 Bakau, The Gambia
5.91 m Rohey Singhateh 6 May 2018 MIAA Outdoor Championships Kearney, United States [22]
Triple jump 11.02 m Nusrat Ceesay 4 August 2013 Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
12.05 m Rohey Singhateh 5 May 2019 MIAA Outdoor Championships Warrensburg, Missouri [23]
Shot put 10.72 m Mariama Conteh 13 May 2017 West Africa Championships Conakry, Guinea [24]
Discus throw 21.24 m Fatou Ceesay 13 April 1968 Dakar, Senegal
Hammer throw
Javelin throw 25.52 m Jankey Sowe Dem 5 May 2013 Barcelona, Spain
Heptathlon
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
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 [25]
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 [26]
60 m 6.71 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure 19 February 2006 Korsholm, Finland
Sulayman Bah 31 January 2015 Gothenburg, Sweden
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 [27]
1500 m 4:06.32 Nfamara Njie 31 January 2015 Bari, Italy
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault 5.30 m Lamin Krubally 23 February 2020 German Championships Leipzig, Germany [28]
5.30 m[a] Lamin Krubally 31 January 2020 VIACTIVE RaceArt Meeting Bochum, Germany [29]
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
Shot put
Heptathlon
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref
60 m 8.70 Jankey Sowe 7 February 2010 Oviedo, Spain
7.16 Gina Bass 4 February 2020 PSD Bank Meeting Düsseldorf, Germany [30]
7.11 Gina Bass 19 February 2020 Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais Liévin, France [31]
200 m 28.25 Hadja Sidibeh Jambo 11 January 2009 Vilafranca, Spain
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles 11.16 Hadja Sidibeh Jambo 17 January 2009 Vilafranca, Spain
High jump 1.41 m Hawa Sawaneh 8 February 2015 Val-de-Reuil, France
Pole vault
Long jump 5.05 m Jankey Sowe 30 January 2010 Vilafranca, Spain
5.70 m Rohey Singhateh 6 February 2016 UNK Indoor Invitational Kearney, United States [32]
Triple jump 9.11 m Hawa Sawanah 15 February 2015 Val-de-Reuil, France
12.13 m Rohey Singhateh 24 February 2019 MIAA Indoor Championship Maryville, United States [33]
Shot put
Pentathlon
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

  1. ^ not recognized by World Athletics

References

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  2. ^ "Miting Ciutat de Barcelona 2020 Results" (PDF). RFEA. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ "African Championships 2016 – Men's 200m Results". CAA. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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  20. ^ Nusrat Ceesay transferred to Gambia from 31 May 2011
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  33. ^ "Triple Jump Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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