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	4.45 m	Edward Abaye	5 July 1997		Kumasi, Ghana
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	[2]
Discus throw	52.98 m	Kwabena Keene	15 April 2010	ACC Championships	Clemson, United States	[3]
Hammer throw	50.16 m	Nicholas Gbeku	23 September 1977		Accra, Ghana
Javelin throw	81.55 m	John Ampomah	25 April 2015	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States	[4]
Decathlon	7532 pts	Atsu Nyamadi	8–9 April 2015	Bulldog Multis	Athens, United States	[5]
	11.22 (+0.8 m/s) (100 m), 7.31 m (+0.8 m/s) (long jump), 13.04 m (shot put), 1.97 m (high jump), 50.80 (400 m) / 15.06 (-1.1 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 43.50 m (discus), 3.75 m (pole vault), 65.63 m (javelin), 4:43.53 (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	[6]
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	[7]
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	13.37 m (+1.3 m/s)	Mathilde Boateng	11 July 2014	French Championships	Reims, France	[8]
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	[9]
Hammer throw	59.63 m	Linda Benin	22 May 2011	Championnats Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale	Bondoufle, France	[10]
Javelin throw	56.36 m [11]	Margaret Simpson	7 August 2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	[12]
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	20.95	Seth Amoo	11 February 2005		Nampa, United States
	20.61 A OT	Leonard Myles-Mills	20 February 1999		Colorado Springs, United States
400 m	46.60	Solomon Amegatcher	13 March 1993		Indianapolis, United States
	46.49 OT	Sam Koduah	15 February 1986		Moscow, 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	[13]
Heptathlon
	(60 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump) / (60 m hurdles), (pole vault), (1000 m)
5000 m walk
4x400 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	[14]
		Gemma Acheampong	22 February 2015	Patriot League Championships	Annapolis, United States	[15]
	6.9 (ht)	Alice Annum	17 June 1975		Mainz, West Germany
200 m	24.10 A	Monica Twum	24 February 2001		Reno, United States
	23.76 OT	Vida Nsiah	24 January 1998		Johnson City, United States
300 m	39.50	Gemma Acheampong	6 December 2014	Boston University Opener	Boston, United States	[16]
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	[17]
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

External links

• GAA web site
• Ghanaian Outdoor Records - Men

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