List of Jamaican records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Jamaica maintained by its national athletics federation: Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA).

Outdoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
50 m	5.47+ (+0.9 m/s)	Usain Bolt	16 August 2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	[1]
60 m	6.31+ (+0.9 m/s)	Usain Bolt	16 August 2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	[2]
100 m	9.58 (+0.9 m/s)	Usain Bolt	16 August 2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	[3]
150 m (bend)	14.44+ (-0.3 m/s)	Usain Bolt	20 August 2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	[4]
150 m (straight)	14.35 (+1.1 m/s)	Usain Bolt	17 May 2009	Manchester City Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	[5]
200 m	19.19 (-0.3 m/s)	Usain Bolt	20 August 2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	[6]
300 m	30.97	Usain Bolt	27 May 2010	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[7]
400 m	43.93	Rusheen McDonald	23 August 2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	[8][9]
800 m	1:45.21	Seymour Newman	29 June 1977		Helsinki, Finland
1000 m	2:17.0 #	Byron Dyce	15 August 1973		Copenhagen, Denmark
1500 m	3:39.19	Steve Green	28 August 1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada
Mile	3:57.34 #	Byron Dyce	1 July 1974		Stockholm, Sweden
3000 m	7:55.78	Mark Elliot	24 June 1989		Lucerne, Switzerland
5000 m	13:20.39	Kemoy Campbell	2 May 2015	Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational	Palo Alto, United States	[10]
10000 m	28:32.44	Mark Elliot	6 July 1989		Aarhus, Denmark
10 km (road)	29:47	Mark Elliot	2 November 1991		Montgomery, United States
Half marathon	1:09:10	Wainard Talbert	3 December 2005		Negril, Jamaica
Marathon	2:16:39	Derrick Adamson	25 November 1984	Philadelphia Marathon	Philadelphia, United States
110 m hurdles	12.94 (+0.8 m/s)	Hansle Parchment	5 July 2014	Meeting Areva	Saint-Denis, France	[11]
200 m hurdles (straight)	23.02 (+1.4 m/s)	Leford Green	17 May 2014	Manchester City Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	[12]
400 m hurdles	47.60	Winthrop Graham	4 August 1993	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland
3000 m steeplechase	8:52.82	Lionel Scott	4 May 1985		Indianapolis, United States
High jump	2.34 m	Germaine Mason	9 August 2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Pole vault	5.35 m	K'Don Samuels	7 July 2012	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Irapuato, Mexico	[13]
Long jump	8.62 m (+0.7 m/s)	James Beckford	5 April 1997		Orlando, United States
Triple jump	17.92 m (+1.9 m/s)	James Beckford	20 May 1995		Odessa, Ukraine
Shot put	21.69 m	O'Dayne Richards	21 July 2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	[14]
			23 August 2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	[15]
Discus throw	68.19 m	Jason Morgan	6 June 2015	Peak Performance Classic	Pearl, United States	[16]
Hammer throw	65.57 m	Caniggia Raynor	17 April 2015	UCM Mule Relays	Warrensburg, United States	[17]
Javelin throw	71.18 m	Orlando Thomas	23 January 2016	Big Shot Invitational	Kingston, Jamaica	[18]
Decathlon	8644 pts	Maurice Smith	31 August–1 September 2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	[19]
	10.62 (+0.7 m/s) (100 m), 7.50 m (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 17.32 m (shot put), 1.97 m (high jump), 47.48 (400 m) / 13.91 (-0.2 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 52.36 m (discus), 4.80 m (pole vault), 53.61 m (javelin), 4:33.52 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)	1:40:11	Byron Williams	15 April 1972		Brighton, United Kingdom
4x100 m relay	36.84	Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt	11 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	[20]
4×200 m relay	1:18.63	Nickel Ashmeade Warren Weir Jermaine Brown Yohan Blake	24 May 2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[21]
Swedish relay	1:46.59	Puma Reggae Team Christopher Williams (100m) Usain Bolt (200m) Davian Clarke (300m) Jermaine Gonzales (400 m)	25 July 2006	DN Galan	Stockholm, Stockholm	[22]
4x400 m relay	2:56.75	Jamaica Michael McDonald Greg Haughton Danny McFarlane Davian Clarke	10 August 1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
100 y	9.91+ (+1.1 m/s) ^[WB]	Veronica Campbell-Brown	31 May 2011	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[23]
100 m	10.70 (+0.6 m/s)	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	29 June 2012	Jamaican Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	[24]
150 m (bend)	16.46 (−1.5 m/s)	Merlene Ottey	27 September 1989		Trapani, Italy	[25][26]
200 m	21.64 (+0.8 m/s)	Merlene Ottey	13 September 1991	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
400 m	49.30	Lorraine Fenton	19 July 2002	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco
800 m	1:57.88	Kenia Sinclair	21 July 2006		Rethymno, Greece
1500 m	4:01.84	Yvonne Mai-Graham	25 July 1995	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco
Mile	4:24.64 #	Yvonne Mai-Graham	17 August 1994	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland
3000 m	8:37.07	Yvonne Mai-Graham	16 August 1995	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland
5000 m	15:07.91	Yvonne Mai-Graham	1 September 1995	ISTAF	Berlin, Germany
10000 m
10 km (road)	33:56	Korene Hinds	15 January 2011	Bermuda International 10 K	Hamilton, Bermuda	[27]
Half marathon	1:28:20	Tamica Thomas	2 December 2006		San Diego, United States
Marathon	3:08:47	Jill Vincent	5 June 2000		Negril, Jamaica
100 m hurdles	12.45 (+0.8 m/s)	Brigitte Foster-Hylton	24 May 2003	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States
200 m hurdles (straight)	27.15 (-1.1 m/s)	Delloreen Ennis	25 May 2013	Manchester City Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	[28]
400 m hurdles	52.42	Melaine Walker	20 August 2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	[29]
3000 m steeplechase	9:27.21	Mardrea Hyman	9 September 2005	World Athletics Final	Fontvieille, Monaco	[30]
High jump	1.95 m # [31]	Marisa Cadienhead	24 May 2002		San Angelo, United States
Pole vault	3.40 m	Maria Newton	10 May 1998		, Ashford, United Kingdom	[32]
Long jump	7.16 m A (-0.1 m/s)	Elva Goulbourne	22 May 2004		Mexico City, Mexico
Triple jump	15.16 m (+0.7 m/s)	Trecia Smith	2 August 2004		Linz, Austria
Shot put	18.28 m	Kimberly Barrett	29 May 2004		Gainesville, United States
Discus throw	61.34 m	Kellion Knibb	30 May 2014	NCAA East Preliminaries	Jacksonville, United States	[33]
Hammer throw	64.30 m	Daina Levy	22 June 2013	Jamaican Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	[34]
Javelin throw	61.10 m	Olivia McKoy	10 July 2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas
Heptathlon	6527 pts	Diane Guthrie-Gresham	2–3 June 1995		Knoxville, United States
	13.86 (100 m hurdles), 1.86 m (high jump), 13.80 m (shot put), 24.91 (-1.3 m/s) (200 m) / 6.92 m (long jump), 49.04 m (javelin), 2:20.82 (800 m)
20 km walk
4×100 m relay	41.07	Jamaica Veronica Campbell-Brown Natasha Morrison Elaine Thompson Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	29 August 2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	[35]
4×200 m relay	1:30.04	Jamaica Simone Facey Sheri-Ann Brooks Anneisha McLaughlin Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	25 May 2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[36]
4×400 m relay	3:18.71	Jamaica Rosemarie Whyte Davita Prendergast Novlene Williams-Mills Shericka Williams	3 September 2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	[37]
Sprint medley relay	3:34.56	Sherri-Ann Brooks (200 m) Rosemarie Whyte(200 m) Moya Thompson 51.7 (400 m) Kenia Sinclair 1:57.43 (800 m)	April 2009	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States
4×800 m relay	8:16.04	Jamaica Kimarra McDonald Simoya Campbell Natoya Goule Samantha James	3 May 2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[38]

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
50 m	5.61+	Michael Green	16 February 1997	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
60 m	6.44 (heat)	Asafa Powell	18 March 2016	World Championships	Portland, United States	[39]
	6.44 (semifinal)					[40]
150 m	15.66	Lerone Clarke	11 February 2010	Botnia Games	Korsholm, Finland
200 m	20.52	Omar Brown	11 March 2005	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States
300 m	32.97	Davian Clarke	28 February 2003	BW-Bank Meeting	Karlsruhe, Germany
400 m	45.37	Pete Coley	24 February 2002	SEC Championships	Fayetteville, United States
800 m	1:46.70	Alex Morgan	9 March 1996		Indianapolis, United States
1000 m	2:19.96	Mario Vernon-Watson	12 February 2000		Allston, United States
1500 m	3:40.7	Byron Dyce	8 February 1974	Millrose Games	New York City, United States
3000 m	7:40.79	Kemoy Campbell	20 February 2016	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	[41]
5000 m	13:43.34	Mark Elliott	11 February 1990		Gainesville, United States
50 m hurdles	6.58	Richard Phillips	28 January 2011	U.S. Open Track and Field	New York City, United States	[42]
60 m hurdles	7.41	Omar McLeod	20 March 2016	World Championships	Portland, United States	[43]
300 m hurdles	36.02 OT	Dinsdale Morgan	4 February 1998	Pirkkahall	Tampere, Finland	[44]
High jump	2.30 m	Germaine Mason	8 February 2003	Hochsprung mit Musik	Arnstadt, Germany
Pole vault	5.25 m A	K'Don Samuels	28 January 2011	Pole Vault Summit	Reno, United States
Long jump	8.40 m	James Beckford	9 February 1996		Madrid, Spain
Triple jump	16.99 m	James Beckford	4 March 1995		Manhattan, United States
Shot put	20.62 m	Dorian Scott	7 March 2008	World Championships	Valencia, Spain	[45]
Weight throw	21.60 m	Caniggia Raynor	6 February 2016	Mule Relays	Warrensburg, United States	[46]
Discus throw	63.40 m	Fedrick Dacres	13 February 2016	ISTAF Indoor	Berlin, Germany	[47]
Heptathlon	6035 pts	Maurice Smith	25–26 February 2005	SEC Championships	Fayetteville, United States
	6.94 (60 m), 7.11 m (long jump), 16.03 m (shot put), 1.98 m (high jump) / 7.88 (60 m hurdles), 4.50 m (pole vault), 2:39.32 (1000 m)
5000 m walk
4×400 m relay	3:03.69	Jamaica Errol Nolan Allodin Fothergill Akheem Gauntlett Edino Steele	9 March 2014	World Championships	Sopot, Poland	[48]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
50 m	6.00	Merlene Ottey	4 February 1994		Moscow, Russia
60 m	6.96	Merlene Ottey	14 February 1992		Madrid, Spain
200 m	21.87	Merlene Ottey	13 February 1993	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
300 m	35.69	Patricia Hall	14 February 2012	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France	[49]
400 m	50.93	Sandie Richards	14 March 1993	World Championships	Toronto, Canada
800 m	1:59.54	Kenia Sinclair	12 March 2006	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	[50]
1000 m	2:38.62	Kenia Sinclair	6 February 2010	Boston Indoor Games	Boston, United States	[51]
1500 m	4:12.86	Mardrea Hyman	15 February 2004	BW-Bank Meeting	Karlsruhe, Germany
Mile	4:32.33	Kenia Sinclair	3 March 2005		Gainesville, United States
3000 m	9:08.55	Korene Hinds	1 February 2003	Boston Indoor Games	Roxbury, United States
50 m hurdles	6.67+	Michelle Freeman	13 February 2000	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
60 m hurdles	7.74	Michelle Freeman	3 February 1998		Madrid, Spain
High jump	1.90 m	Marisa Cadienhead	8 March 2002	NCAA Division II Championships	Boston, United States	[52]
Pole vault	3.36 m	Sandé Swaby	23 February 2001		Lincoln, United States
Long jump	6.91 m	Elva Goulbourne	23 February 2002	SEC Championships	Fayetteville, United States	[53]
Triple jump	14.84 m	Trecia Smith	11 March 2006	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	[54]
Shot put	18.19 m	Kim Barrett	19 February 2005		Chapel Hill, United States
Pentathlon	4131 pts	Peaches Roach	29 January 2010	Penn State Invitational	State College, United States	[55]
	8.34 (60 m hurdles), 1.81 m (high jump), 10.60 m (shot put), 5.59 m (long jump), 2:22.28 (800 m)
	4138 pts #	Trecia-Kaye Smith	15 February 1997		New York City, United States
	8.18 (55 m hurdles), 1.72 m (high jump), 13.48 m (shot put), 6.15 m (long jump), 2:31.15 (800 m)
3000 m walk
4×400 m relay	3:26.54	Jamaica Patricia Hall Anneisha McLaughlin Kaliese Spencer Stephenie Ann McPherson	9 March 2014	World Championships	Sopot, Poland	[56]

+ = en route to a longer distance
A = affected by altitude
# = not recognised by federation
OT = oversized track

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External links

• JAAA web site