Ghanaian national track and field records

Vida Anim (start number 511) - here at the 2007 World Championship - holds several national records in the sprint area.

The Ghanaian track and field national records are the best performances of Ghanaian athletes who have been set in disciplines of track and field . The following lists are based primarily on information from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) as of June 30, 2017 (outdoor records ) and January 31, 2016 (indoor records). Achievements that are also current African records are marked with corresponding pictograms ( ).

Outdoor records

Men

discipline	power	athlete	date	place
100 m	9.98 s (+1.6) W.	Leonard Myles-Mills	06/05/1999	Boise ID
100 yd	9.40 s	Kofi Okyir	04/12/1974	Austin TX
200 m	20.08 s  H (+ 2.0) W	Joseph Amoah	June 5, 2019	Austin
400 m	45.13 s	Ibrahim Hassan	04/21/1996	Walnut CA
600 m	1: 15.91 min	Kennedy Osei	09/03/1997	Dortmund
800 m	1: 44.80 min	Alex Amankwah	05/19/2017	Marietta OH
1500 m	3: 43.34 min	Sampson Laari	05/26/2016	Jacksonville FL
3000 m	8: 26.68 min	Prosper Goku	07/06/2012	Kumasi
	8: 05.88 min (i)	Sampson Laari	01/14/2017	Nashville TN
5000 m	14: 02.22 min	Sampson Laari	04/15/2016	Norwalk CT
10,000 m	30: 10.2 min	Alhaji Alhassan	09/30/1989	Accra
half marathon	1:07:12 h	David Zigah	02/22/2003	Dakar
marathon	2:18:43 h	Emmanuel Amoo	11/11/1990	Lagos
110 m hurdles	13.63 s	Keith Nkrumah	05/25/2013	Greensboro NC
400 m hurdles	50.40 s	Keith Nkrumah	05/05/2012	Greensboro NC
3000 m obstacle	8: 57.54 min	Robert Hackman	09/01/1972	Munich
high jump	2.24 m	Awuku Boateng	08/08/1996	Kitchener
Pole vault	5.40 m	Jordan Yamoah	05/25/2013	Pueblo CO
	5.40 m	Jordan Yamoah	04/09/2016	San Angelo TX
	5.41 m (i)	Jordan Yamoah	03/11/2016	Pittsburgh PA
Long jump	8.43 m (- 0.2) W.	Ignisious Gaisah	07/14/2006	Rome
Triple jump	17.23 m (- 0.5) W.	Andrew Owusu	08/19/1998	Dakar
Shot put	17.97 m	Kwabena Keene	04/20/2012	Charlottesville VA
Discus throw	52.98 m	Kwabena Keene	04/15/2010	Clemson SC
Hammer throw	50.56 m	David Dadzie	05/19/2016	Delaware OH
Javelin throw	83.09 m	John Ampomah	07/08/2016	Cape Coast
Decathlon	7.811 pts.	Atsu Nyamadi	04/22/2017	Charlottesville VA
	1st day: 11.24 s (100 m) - 7.62 m (long jump) - 13.71 m (ball) - 1.93 m (high jump) - 50.49 s (400 m) 2nd day: 14 , 71 s (110 m hurdles) - 45.76 m (discus) - 4.40 m (pole vault) - 59.54 m (javelin) - 4: 42.51 min (1500 m)
20 km walk	1:32:54 h G	Ahmed Tijani Sanni	04/29/2006	Cape Coast
50 km walk	4:42:15 h G	Kofi Ali	04/29/2006	Cape Coast
4 x 100 meter relay	38.12 s	National relay Abu Duah Eric Nkansah Aziz Zakari Emmanuel Tuffour	08/09/1997	Athens
4 x 400 meter relay	3: 04.76 min	National relay George Effah Daniel Gyasi Kwadwo Acheampong Emmanuel Dasor	07/24/2015	Warri

Women

discipline	power	Athlete	date	place
100 m	11.14 s (± 0.0) W.	Vida Anim	08/20/2004	Athens
200 m	22.80 s (+ 0.9) W	Vida Nsiah	05/17/1997	Clemson SC
400 m	52.08 s	Mercy Addy	08/17/1989	Lagos
800 m	1: 59.60 min	Akosua Serwaa	07/02/2004	Rome
1500 m	4: 17.75 min	Agnes Abu	04/21/2017	Auburn AL
3000 m	9: 31.97 min	Lydia Mato	05/09/2015	Lincoln NE
5000 m	16: 31.8 min	Millicent Boadi	07/30/1999	Kumasi
10,000 m	35: 27.23 min	Lydia Mato	05/14/2015	Hutchinson KS
half marathon	1:16:30 h	Millicent Boadi	11/19/2005	Lagos
marathon	2:42:12 h	Sakat Lariba	09/21/2015	Accra
100 m hurdles	13.02 s (+1.8) W.	Vida Nsiah	04/27/2001	Philadelphia PA
	13.02 s (- 1.6) W.	Vida Nsiah	04/28/2001	Philadelphia PA
400 m hurdles	59.13 s	Ruky Abdulai	06/04/2006	Abbotsford
high jump	1.85 m	Margaret Simpson	05/28/2005	Götzis
	1.85 m	Ruky Abdulai	07/24/2005	Abbotsford
	1.85 m	Ruky Abdulai	05/26/2007	Fresno CA
Pole vault	2.50 m	Margaret Simpson	04/19/2007	Reduit
Long jump	6.70 m (+ 1.0) W.	Ruky Abdulai	05/24/2007	Fresno CA
Triple jump	13.93 m	Nadia Eke	05/13/2017	Saint Martin
Shot put	15.34 m	Claudia Ababio	04/14/2017	Baltimore MD
Discus throw	55.08 m	Claudia Ababio	04/08/2017	Charlottesville VA
Hammer throw	59.63 m	Linda Benin	05/22/2011	Bondoufle
Javelin throw	56.36 m	Margaret Simpson	08/07/2005	Helsinki
Heptathlon	6.423 pts.	Margaret Simpson	05/29/2005	Götzis
	1st day: 13.41 s (100 m hurdles) - 1.85 m (high jump) - 13.01 m (ball) - 24.55 s (200 m) 2nd day: 6.32 m (long jump) - 52.71 m (Speer) - 2: 21.71 min (800 m)
20 km walk	1:55:42 h G	Jacqueline Ado Bludo	04/29/2006	Cape Coast
4 x 100 meter relay	42.67 s	National relay Flings Owusu-Agyapong Gemma Acheampong Beatrice Gyaman Janet Amponsah	07/08/2016	Cape Coast
4 x 400 meter relay	3: 35.55 min	Helena Opoku Grace Bakari Georgina Aidoo Hannah Afriyie	07/27/1978	Algiers

Indoor records

Men

discipline	power	athlete	date	place
50 m	5.62 s	Eric Nkansah	02/21/1999	Liévin
60 m	6.45 s AH	Leonard Myles-Mills	02/20/1999	Colorado Springs CO
200 m	20.95 s	Seth Amoo	02/11/2005	Nampa ID
	20.61 s A H OT L	Leonard Myles-Mills	02/20/1999	Colorado Springs CO
400 m	46.60 s	Solomon Amegatcher	03/13/1993	Indianapolis IN
	46.49 s OT L	Sam Koduah	02/15/1986	Moscow ID
800 m	1: 47.24 min	Kennedy Osei	02/25/1995	Birmingham
1500 m	4: 10.24 min	Chris Symonds	07.03.2009	London (LV)
60 m hurdles	7.85 s	Keith Nkrumah	01/25/2013	Blacksburg VA
high jump	2.08 m	Kingsley Adams	03/03/1973	Kansas City MO
Pole vault	5.30 s	Jordan Yamoah	03/09/2013	Birmingham AL
Long jump	8.36 m	Ignisious Gaisah	02/02/2006	Stockholm
Triple jump	16.91 m	Andrew Owusu	01/24/1998	Lincoln NE
Shot put	17.81 m	Kwabena Keene	02/27/2010	Blacksburg VA
Heptathlon	5061 pts.	Atsu Nyamadi	02/26/2015	Birmingham AL
	1st day: 7.17 s (60 m) - 7.23 m (long jump) - 13.42 m (ball) - 1.93 m (high jump) 2nd day: 8.49 s (60 m hurdles) - 3.00 m (pole vault) - 2: 54.72 min (1000 m)

Women

discipline	power	Athlete	date	place
60 m	7.18 s	Vida Anim	02/27/2004	Chemnitz
		Flings Owusu-Agyapong	January 16, 2015	New York City NY (Armory)
200 m	23.40 s A H	Janet Amponsah	07.03.2015	Albuquerque NM
400 m	56.10 s	Akosua Serwaa	01/11/2004	Leverkusen
	54.0 s OT L	Ruky Abdulai	02/10/2007	Seattle WA
800 m	2: 04.61 min	Akosua Serwaa	02/29/2004	Leipzig
1500 m	5: 03.35 min Ay	Lydia Mato	07.03.2015	Albuquerque NM
3000 m	10: 10.73 min A.	Lydia Mato	03/06/2015	Albuquerque NM
60 m hurdles	8.03 s	Vida Nsiah	03/08/1997	Paris
high jump	1.81 m	Ruky Abdulai	01/28/2006	Seattle WA
	1.81 m	Ruky Abdulai	01/27/2007	Seattle WA
Long jump	6.34 m	Ruky Abdulai	03/10/2006	Johnson City TN
Triple jump	13.48 m	Mathilde Boateng	02/22/2014	Bordeaux
Shot put	11.42 m	Elizabeth Dadzie	01/30/2015	Warrensburg MO
Pentathlon	3594 pts.	Elizabeth Dadzie	01/30/2015	Warrensburg MO
	8.82 s (60 m hurdles) - 1.53 m (high jump) - 11.42 m (ball) - 5.74 m (long jump) - 2: 37.88 min (800 m)

Remarks

Footnotes

^G 0The best performances of the walkers were achieved on a route with a dubious route length.

^H 0The performance was achieved at an altitude of over 1000 meters above sea level .

^L. 0The value was reached on an "extra long route" with a length of over 200 meters.

^S. 0The distance of the 60-meter and the 60-meter hurdles was only 55 meters.

^W. 0The value in brackets indicates the wind in meters per second . A positive value means tailwind, a negative value means headwind . A (w) indicates that the tailwind was more than 2 meters per second when the performance was achieved.

literature

• Indoor Records (2016) - Mark Butler (Ed.): IAAF World Indoor Championships Portland 2016. Statistics Handbook. Monaco 2016, IAAF Communications Department ( online ).
• Outdoor Records (2017) - Mark Butler (Ed.): IAAF World Championships London 2017. Statistics Handbook. Monaco 2017, IAAF Communications Department ( online ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 100 Meters All Time ( English ) In: iaaf.org . Retrieved July 2, 2012.
2. ↑ All-time men's best 100 yards ( English ) In: alltime-athletics.com . Retrieved July 2, 2012.
3. ↑ 200 Meters All Time ( English ) In: iaaf.org . Retrieved July 2, 2012.
4. ↑ All-time men's best 600 m ( English ) In: alltime-athletics.com . Retrieved July 2, 2012.
5. ↑ ^{a b} National Records Half Marathon ( English ) In: arrs.run . Retrieved July 2, 2012.
6. ↑ Long Jump All Time ( English ) In: iaaf.org . Retrieved July 2, 2012.
7. ↑ TRIPLE JUMP 1998 ( English ) In: iaaf.org . Archived from the original on February 13, 2002. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
8. ↑ Men (All-time lists) ( English ) In: ghanaweb.com . Retrieved July 2, 2012.
9. ↑ 100 Meters 2004 ( English ) In: iaaf.org . Retrieved July 2, 2012.
10. ↑ ^{a b c} Women ( English ) In: ghanaweb.com . Retrieved July 2, 2012.
11. ↑ Long Jump 2007 ( English ) In: iaaf.org . Retrieved July 2, 2012.
12. ↑ 50 Meters All Time ( English ) In: iaaf.org . Retrieved July 2, 2012.

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