List of Ghanaian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Ghana maintained by Ghana's national athletics federation: Ghana Athletics Association (GAA).

Outdoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	9.98 (+1.6 m/s)	Leonard Myles-Mills	5 June 1999		Boise, United States
200 m	20.15 (+0.1 m/s)	Emmanuel Tuffour	24 September 1995		Johannesburg, South Africa
400 m	45.13	Ibrahim Hassan	21 April 1996	Mt. SAC Relays	Walnut, United States
800 m	1:45.13	Kennedy Osei	17 August 1994	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland
1500 m	3:46.62	Seth Bortey	22 August 1997		Ibadan, Nigeria
3000 m	8:41.83	Frederick Adongo	10 May 1998		Marietta, United States
5000 m	14:09.0	Robert Hackman	14 June 1974		Philadelphia, United States
10000 m	30:10.2	Alhaji Alhassan	30 September 1989		Accra, Ghana
Half marathon	1:07:12	David Zigah	22 February 2003		Dakar, Senegal
Marathon	2:18:43	Emanuel Amoo	11 November 1990		Lagos, Nigeria
110 m hurdles	13.60 (-0.2 m/s)	Keith Nkrumah	13 April 2013	Norfolk State University Relays	Norfolk, United States	[1]
400 m hurdles	51.22	Frank Mensah	21 May 1996		Lincoln, United States
3000 m steeplechase	8:57.54	Robert Hackman	1 September 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
High jump	2.24 m	Kwaku Boateng	8 August 1996		Kitchener, Canada
Pole vault	5.20 m	Jordan Yamoah	16 September 2015	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[2]
Long jump	8.43 m (-0.2 m/s)	Ignisious Gaisah	14 July 2006	Golden Gala	Rome, Italy
Triple jump	17.23 m (-0.5 m/s)	Andrew Owusu	19 August 1998	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal
Shot put	17.97 m	Kwabena Keene	20 April 2012	ACC Championships	Charlottesville, United States	[3]
Discus throw	52.98 m	Kwabena Keene	15 April 2010	ACC Championships	Clemson, United States	[4]
Hammer throw	50.16 m	Nicholas Gbeku	23 September 1977		Accra, Ghana
Javelin throw	82.94 m	John Ampomah	17 September 2015	African Games	Brazaville, Republic of the Congo	[5]
Decathlon	7800 pts	Atsu Nyamadi	6–7 April 2016	Bulldog Multis	Athens, United States	[6]
	11.15 (+1.8 m/s) (100 m), 7.51 m (-0.5 m/s) (long jump), 13.76 m (shot put), 2.00 m (high jump), 50.06 (400 m) / 14.63 (+1.5 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 45.35 m (discus), 3.75 m (pole vault), 64.07 m (javelin), 4:38.48 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)	1:32:54 *	Ahmed Tijani Sanni	29 April 2006		Cape Coast, Ghana
50 km walk (road)	4:42:15 *	Kofi Ali	29 April 2006		Cape Coast, Ghana
4x100 m relay	38.12	Ghana Abu Duah Eric Nkansah Aziz Zakari Emmanuel Tuffour	9 August 1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece
4x400 m relay	3:05.2	Ghana Henry Hagan Timothy Hesse S. Boateng Solomon Amegatcher	13 June 1992		Accra, Ghana

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	11.14 (0.0 m/s)	Vida Anim	20 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	[7]
200 m	22.80 (+0.9 m/s)	Vida Nsiah	17 May 1997		Clemson, United States
400 m	52.08	Mercy Addy	17 August 1989	African Championships	Lagos, Nigeria
800 m	1:59.60	Akosua Serwah	2 July 2004	Golden Gala	Rome, Italy
1500 m	4:20.2	Gifty Abankwa	8 April 1995		Accra, Ghana
3000 m	9:46.8	Gifty Abankwa	29 March 1992		Accra, Ghana
5000 m	16:31.8	Millicent Boadi	30 July 1999		Kumasi, Ghana
10000 m
Half marathon	1:16:30	Millicent Boadi	19 November 2005		Lagos, Nigeria
Marathon	2:44:44	Millicent Boadi	24 September 2005	Accra Milo Marathon	Accra, Ghana	[8]
100 m hurdles	13.02 (+1.8 m/s)	Vida Nsiah	27 April 2001	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States
	13.02 (-1.6 m/s)		28 April 2001
400 m hurdles	59.13	Ruky Abdulai	4 June 2006		Abbotsford, ?
3000 m steeplechase
High jump	1.85 m	Margaret Simpson	28 May 2005	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria
		Ruky Abdulai	24 July 2005		Abbotsford, ?
			26 May 2007		Fresno, United States
Pole vault
Long jump	6.70 m (+1.0 m/s)	Ruky Abdulai	24 May 2007		Fresno, United States
Triple jump	13.46 m (0.0 m/s)	Nadia Eke	2 April 2016	Florida Relays	Gainesville, United States	[9]
Shot put	14.10 m	Patience Djato	3 July 1993		Kumasi, Ghana
Discus throw	47.68 m	Julia Agawu	12 August 2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	[10]
Hammer throw	59.63 m	Linda Benin	22 May 2011	Championnats Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale	Bondoufle, France	[11]
Javelin throw	56.36 m [12]	Margaret Simpson	7 August 2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	[13]
Heptathlon	6423 pts	Margaret Simpson	28–29 May 2005	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria
	13.41 (-0.8 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.85 m (high jump), 13.01 m (shot put), 24.55 (+1.0 m/s) (200 m) / 6.32 m (+0.7 m/s) (long jump), 52.71 m (javelin), 2:21.71 (800 m)
Decathlon	6915 pts (ht) #	Margaret Simpson	18–19 April 2007		Réduit, Mauritius
	(100 m), (discus), (pole vault), (javelin), (400 m) / (100 m hurdles), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump), (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)	1:55:42 *	Jacqueline Ado Bludo	29 April 2006		Cape Coast, Ghana
4x100 m relay	43.19	Ghana Mavis Akoto Monica Twum Vida Anim Vida Nsiah	29 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
4x400 m relay	3:35.55	Ghana Helena Opoku Grace Bakari Georgina Aidoo Hannah Afriyie	27 July 1978	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
50 m	5.62+	Eric Nkansah	21 February 1999	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
60 m	6.45 A	Leonard Myles-Mills	20 February 1999		Colorado Springs, United States
200 m	20.89	Emmanuel Dasor	25 February 2016	Conference USA Championships	Birmingham, United States	[14]
	20.61 A OT	Leonard Myles-Mills	20 February 1999		Colorado Springs, United States
400 m	46.21	Emmanuel Dasor	25 February 2016	Conference USA Championships	Birmingham, United States	[15]
600 m	1:23.67	Emmanuel Dasor	9 January 2016		West Lafayette, United States
800 m	1:47.24	Kennedy Osei	25 February 1995		Birmingham, United Kingdom
1500 m
3000 m	8:45.99	Seth Bortey	22 January 2005		Carbondale, United States
60 m hurdles
High jump	2.08 m	Kingsley Adams	1973		United States
Pole vault
Long jump	8.36 m	Ignisious Gaisah	2 February 2006	GE Galan	Stockholm, Sweden
Triple jump	16.91 m	Andrew Owusu	24 January 1998		Lincoln, United States
Shot put	17.81 m	Kwabena Keene	27 February 2010	ACC Championships	Blacksburg, United States	[16]
Heptathlon
	(60 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump) / (60 m hurdles), (pole vault), (1000 m)
5000 m walk
4×400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m	7.18	Vida Anim	27 February 2004		Chemnitz, Germany
		Flings Owusu-Agyapong	16 January 2015	Gotham Cup	New York City, United States	[17]
		Gemma Acheampong	22 February 2015	Patriot League Championships	Annapolis, United States	[18]
	6.9 (ht)	Alice Annum	17 June 1975		Mainz, West Germany
200 m	23.34	Flings Owusu-Agyapong	12 February 2016	David Hemery Invitatonal	Boston, United States	[19]
300 m	39.50	Gemma Acheampong	6 December 2014	Boston University Opener	Boston, United States	[20]
400 m	56.10	Akosua Serwaa	11 January 2004		Leverkusen, Germany
	54.0 OT	Ruky Abdulai	10 February 2007		Seattle, United States
800 m	2:04.61	Akosua Serwaa	29 February 2004		Leipzig, Germany
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles	8.03	Vida Nsiah	8 March 1997	World Championships	Paris, France
High jump	1.81 m	Ruky Abdulai	28 January 2006		Seattle, United States
			27 January 2007
Pole vault
Long jump	6.34 m	Ruky Abdulai	10 March 2006		Johnson City, United States
Triple jump	13.48 m	Mathilde Boateng	22 February 2014	French Championships	Bordeaux, France	[21]
Shot put
Pentathlon
	(60 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m)
3000 m walk
4x400 m relay

ht = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
* = doubtful distance
OT = oversized track

References

1. "110m Hurdles Result". www.tfrrs.org. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
2. "Men's Pole Vault Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
3. "Shot Put Results". www.directathletics.com. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
4. "Discus Throw Results". www.directathletics.com. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
5. 2015 African Games javelin results
6. "Decathlon Results" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
7. "100 Metres Heats Results". IAAF. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
8. "Women’s National Marathon Records By Country/Territory" (PDF). www.static.worldmarathonmajors.com. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
9. "Triple Jump Results". deltatiming.com. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
10. "African Championships Day 3 Results" (PDF). www.marrakech2014.com. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
11. "Championnats Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale Results". www.tilastopaja.org. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
12. record set during heptathlon competition
13. "Women's Heptathlon - Javelin Throw Results" (PDF). IAAF. 7 August 2005. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
14. "Birmingham -AL- (United States), 24-25.2.2016 -Conference USA Championships- (indoor)". trackinsun.blogspot.de. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
15. "Birmingham -AL- (United States), 24-25.2.2016 -Conference USA Championships- (indoor)". trackinsun.blogspot.de. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
16. "Shot Put Results". www.directathletics.com. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
17. "60m Dash Results". www.tfrrs.org. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
18. "60m Dash Results". directathletics.com. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
19. "Boston -MA- (United States), 12-13.2.2016 -David Hemery Invitatonal- (indoor)". trackinsun.blogspot.de. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
20. "300m Dash Results". directathletics.com. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
21. Liquid Luna (25 February 2014). "Mathilde Boateng smashes Ghana’s triple jump record again". www.liquidsportsghana.com. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

External links

• GAA web site
• Ghanaian Outdoor Records - Men